B-Dimension World Seen For Alabamians
A long range program from the Department of Education aims to prepare Alabama youths for the B-Dimension World. E R Plowden, state supervisor of trade and industrial education, has trained thousands of boys and girls in tool use and practical skills, with many youths entering camps while still in high school as part of the initiative. Plowden and Dr E F Norton, state superintendent, have discussed with aviation, engineering, and education leaders to map out preparations for the near future.
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Trade and Industrial Education
Iave
Camp Megit
High Arpool
Plunden
FE. B. Norton
Johnny
Hfts
Education chiefs chart 3D world teaching shifts
Dr Norton and Professor Plowden discuss retooling school curricula for a nearer three dimensional world. They expect changes in geography and physics, with broader reforms to social studies and international relations, aiming to build a practical home based training program in Alabama. They meet with federal and private partners to share ideas and plans.
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Norton
Privates Maintain Privacy Of Bath In New Guinea
An infantry division resting after seizing an airfield in Hollanda invasion bathes at a creek. A Japanese sniper appeared from jungle near the shore. the men fled, fought, and killed three snipers, then resumed the bath in naked concealment.
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New Guinea
Hollandia
War divorce fears loom after the war end
Dorothy Dix warns that postwar divorces may surge as couples split after wartime romances fade. She discusses the fragility of war marriages, the likelihood of disillusionment when spouses return, and the challenge of preserving families and orphaned children amid a potential wave of separations.
A New Twist To An Old Folk Tale On Italian Front
Brazilian troops on the Italian front popularize a folk saying about the snake smoking to describe intensifying shelling. Lt. Gen. Mark Clark proposed a smoking shake as the Brazilian shoulder patch, with the insignia to be ready soon.
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Mark Clark
Wet Christmas at Sea Tests Navy Resolve
Joseph P. Catanzaro recalled a South Pacific Christmas when a damaged ship ordered abandonment. He jumped with a bottle in hand and toasted Christmas in the sea as the crew fled the water.
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Pittsbugh
Calif
South Pacific
Joseph P. Catanzaro
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