Delayed Bullet Explosions From Water Shock Explain Wounds
A study by Col George R Callender shows a high velocity rifle bullet compresses water in a can during impact, triggering a delayed explosion as pressure waves rebound. The analysis clarifies how bullets can tear tissue even when penetration seems clean and notes bullet precession as an additional factor. Canadian planes collide during navigation training near Rivers Manitoba, killing nine RCAF crew.
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H. W. Blakeslee
Science
New York
George R. Callender
Army Medical Corps
Brandon
RCAF
Rivers
Man
Roosevelt Proclaims Columbus Day Setting Oct 12
President Roosevelt designated October 12 as Columbus Day in a proclamation honoring a great Italian during a period when Italians strive to win back an honorable peace among nations. The statement ties the holiday to broader efforts for peace and national dignity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Letters From War Fronts Describe North Africa Visit
An assembled set of excerpts from servicemen letters written in August describe furloughs, meeting Delbert Fick and Ray Christensen in Australia and North Africa. The notes recount family ties, longing for fried chicken, mixing with Allied troops, and impressions of Arab cities, language barriers, and Red Cross clubs aiding soldiers in North Africa.
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England
North Africa
Red ‘Cross
Discharge and Food Tales From Africa and Europe
A correspondent reflects on wartime dining in Africa and Europe describing rationing in England, prices for fruit wine and Scotch, Red Cross snack bars for service members, and the thrill of a new Flight Officer appointment alongside an unimpressive uniform.
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England
U. 5
U. 8
Red Cross
Africa
Ray
Schools Take Back 1,600,000 Workers
Washington reports a 1.6 million decline in the nation's labor force from August to September as census figures show unemployment at 800,000, the lowest on record. Total employment stood at 32.5 million, down 1.4 million from the prior month but up 106,000 from a year ago.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Tom
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