Vulnerable polar routes prompt AAF defense plan
The Army Air Forces warn that Europe Asia and America face attack via polar routes from the Arctic frontier. Berlin Chicago Moscow and Tokyo Chicago comparisons show polar distances shorten striking ranges. The AAF proposes a long range bombing force and air national guard units to defend the northern frontier and deter atomic threats.
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F. McMenamindoe
Washington
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AAF
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Moscow
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San Jacinto
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States To Get Battle Flags For Armistice Day
Columbus Ohio. Battle flags flown by American troops in defeat and victory are being prepared for shipment to each state for a nationwide ceremony on Armistice Day, November 11. Flags will return home to their respective states for the memorial observance.
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Columbus
United
Flags Return Ceremony Planned for National Guard Divisions
The East Columbus army depot prepares 46 state units for return ceremonies on November as photos record battle flags from national guard and regular army units. About 25,000 flags stored here began as homescoming began over a year ago. A Corregidor flag found in Malinta Tunnel survived a 1942 surrender. Regular army flags will be preserved at the depot with nationwide plans to be announced by War Department and National Guard Bureau.
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States National Guard
East Columbus Army Depot
National Guard
United States
Corregidor
Paul E. Lenhart
Malinta
Army
War Department
National Guard Bureau
Grizzlies Rampage Prompt Montana Trapping Debate
In Kalispell, Montana the Daily Interlake urges repeal of trapping laws protecting grizzlies after three attacks. A bear killed a camper with a rifle shot, another chased a forester and tore off his shoes, and a boy diverted a bear to save two hunters. A dog was killed by the bear.
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Kalispell, Mont
Montana
Kalispell Daily
Interlake
Cowboys Get Nylons and The Steers Too
Alliance Nebraska AP News reports cowboys are adopting nylon ropes for corrals, despite objections. Nylon ropes, lighter and tougher, replace hemp in branding and inspections, with Cecil Wilson among early adopters. Army use inspired postwar nylon adoption. a 600 foot coil weighs 20 to 28 pounds versus 40 to 48 for Manila hemp.
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Alliance Neb
Cecil Wilson
Nebraska Brand Committee
Alliance
Cyclist Fined For Riding Alcohol Impaired
Elyria Ohio. John Tatara fined $15 after state patrol arrested him for riding a bicycle while intoxicated on a country road. The law imposes a $200 fine for operating a vehicle while intoxicated but Judge C C Lord said the vehicle type would be considered.
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Elyria, O
John Tatara
Tatara
C. C. Lord
Court Quiets Local Fortune Teller in Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky AP report, a juvenile court ruled that Frank Gilbert the fortune teller may practice privately after he complained noisy children disturbed his meditations. A warrant was sworn to keep a neighbor's children away from his door as Trial Commissioner Lawrence Wetherby ordered.
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Louisville Ky
Frank Gilbert
Gilbert
Tosa
Lawrence Wetherby
Hen lays egg shaped like chick on British Columbia farm
A hen on James Hull’s farm in Cloverdale, British Columbia laid a shell-less egg that resembles a fully developed chick embryo. The unusual egg has a head, beak and eye indentations, with legs absent.
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Cloverdale
B. C
James Hull
Unclear Tokyo Bomb Target Hint From Pilot Rumor
Fragmentary note describes a wartime claim that a Japanese premier doubted Tokyo could be spared from an atomic bombing. It cites a pilot predicting Tokyo as a potential target and mentions rumors spread about an August drop and credibility concerns among officials.
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Tokyo
Kantaro
Suzuki
Japan
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