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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1944
Page
6
The article notes a new arrangement for professional golfers at a $15,500 open event in San Francisco. Sponsors or groups may cover caddy fees, a novel idea for the circuit, easing travel and entry costs for players. The move reflects changing support structures for pros entering the tournament.
A wartime report describes a dramatic airlift network forming a flying pipeline to supply advancing Allied forces in France. Giant transports shuttle essential fuel from Britain directly to frontline gas tanks, enabling sustained momentum and a pivotal operation in the campaign.
In late summer 1944 Allied forces push from east Paris toward the German border with four armies racing forward. A U S Ninth Troop Carrier Command mission deploys hundreds of C 47s to drop paratroops tow gliders evacuate wounded and haul freight. Despite fuel shortages engineers improvise a makeshift runway from hay mowers and field markers while cargo planes queue for takeoff under improvised ground control.
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