Sound waves kill and injure men in war
War reports by Commander Bartholomew W. Hogan show lethal compression waves from explosions cause death without external wounds. In water the shock is stronger and wider, with brain and paralysis effects observed in Marines and sailors, including apathy and memory issues, while air bursts produce devastating internal damage near the blast.
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New York
Bartholomew W. Hogan
Medical Corps
U. S. Navy
International College of Surgeons
Hogan
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Naval Hospital
Oakland Calif
Due
Abbott
Economic Stabilization Aide Tops U S Puzzle Clue
The puzzle grid references a U S economic boss and clues ranging from animal hair to rivers. Across entries include plane surface and wrenching terms while down clues converge on nouns like avenue and exhibit.
Copyright terms and legal Q&A from early publication
The text outlines that original copyright lasts 70 years with a 28 year renewal option, notes wills may be signed on Sundays, defines libel and slander, cites Chinese casualty figures given by ambassador Wei Tao Ming, gives a lend lease estimate to Russia via Iran of about one million tons monthly, lists common home accident killers with falls and burns prominent, warns frost must stay under a quarter inch on refrigerators, and cites German slave workers at about 12 million including prisoners.
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Russia
Iran
Persian Gulf
Germany
Reich
Hitler
Grandi Tip Told to Replace Guariglia as Ankara Envoy
A French radio report claimed Count Dino Grandi former Italian justice minister and ex ambassador to London would become ambassador to Ankara replacing Rafaele Guariglia. No confirmation was issued. Also noted fever at Waikiki and a historical date of the Bull Run battle.
Wood Favours Annual Star Golfing Show
Detroit PGA stars join forces as Craig Wood leads the American Ryder Cupers to an 8 1/2 to 3 1/2 win over Walter Hagen’s challengers at Plum Hollow. Wood proposes an annual all star match with two captains and two squads to face Britain every other year.
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Detroit
Raig Wood
Wood
Walter Hagen
Plum Hollow
Red Cross
Coast
Lawson Little
Harbert
Jimmy Demaret
Little
Gene Sarazen
McSpaden
Chicago
Tom O'Shanters
O'Neal
Buck) White
Military Charged With Anti Union Attitude By AFL
A North Carolina AFL building trades council protest committee plans to travel to Washington to accuse army and navy officers and U S employment service staff of pressuring contractors in the Carolinas to hire non union workers. The group named L N Burl as vice president and elected trustees while setting a Charlotte meeting for Sept 12 to elect secretary treasurer.
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P. T. Siler
Greensboro
A. N. Hudson
Durham
H. S&s. Sewyer
Charlotte
Apple
Hudson
D. B. Kelly
Wilmington
Army
Stettin Being Evacuated amid War News
A Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reported that Stettin, located 85 miles northeast of Berlin, was being evacuated as World War II pressures intensified.
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Stettin
London
Reuters
Stockholm
Berlin
War era probe targets federal hires amid furore
The Ramspeck civil service committee examines cases of questionable promotions including a Yale graduate with a $5600 analyst post and a $1000 messenger later earning $4600. Observers urge broad weed out of unfit workers beyond dramatic figures to improve federal staffing.
Axis Prisoners Fail To Break Out Of Camps
Sixteen of about 30 000 Axis POWs in the southwest have attempted escapes with all failures recorded. Escapes occurred at Camp Hood in Texas and Camp Chafee in Arkansas, with others near Roswell New Mexico and Madill Oklahoma. Attempts included cradled hiding, tunneling, and disguises as contractors or buried graves.
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Dallas
Tex
Southwest
Mexico
Eighth Service Command
Oklahoma
Louisiana
New Mexico
Arkansas
Texas
Associated Press
Camp Hood
Roswell
N. M
Camp Chafee
Ark
Madill
Okla
Civil Service Committee Exposes Education Gaps in Promotions
The House civil service committee's investigations likely guide actions to curb rapid promotions and upper bracket appointments. Case reviews include a soda jerker turned personnel director and a bell hop turned job placement officer, with concerns over lack of degrees from Yale or Columbia. Observers call many so called sensational exposures storms in a teacup, yet needed to keep government service free of incompetents and crack pots.
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House of Civil Service Committee
Yale
Columbia
Ramspeck Committee
Civilian Goods Production Will Stay Tight
Washington August 9 War Production Board chairman Donald M. Nelson said unrestricted civilian goods production will not resume while materials stay tight. He stressed continued manufacturing of cook stoves and farm machinery to maintain health and welfare, noting military and essential civilian demand for critical metals exceeds available supplies. He cited carbon steel needs for Q4 at 19.5 million tons vs 15.5 million ton supply, and pointed to copper aluminum and alloy steel becoming extremely tight due to manpower shortages.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
Nelson
Forgotten Los Angeles Items Left by Air Passengers
Dorothy Roberts of American Airlines lists items travelers leave behind most including single shoes, briefcases, umbrellas, rubbers in pairs, and overcoats. Other noted losses include an upper plate, an X ray photograph, three aces and two ki from a deck, and a memory improvement book. Trout can travel through water at 30 miles an hour.
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Los Angeles
Airlines
Dorothy Roberts
American Airlines
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