WASP pilots prove mettle in noncombat Air Force role
In World War II era coverage, the Women Airforce Service Pilots under Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Love are described as taking on demanding noncombat duties. WASPS, aged 18 to 34, tow targets, fly at night for searchlight training, and support flak practice while living in barracks and earning $150 monthly, separate from regular Army units.
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Aviatrix Jasqueline Cochran
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Texas
Army Air Forces
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London air raid leaves two dead in nightly bombardment
During a London raid last night two people were killed and four injured as enemy planes sparked heavy anti aircraft fire. A bomb struck the London area amid the alert as the capital endured another air raid episode.
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London
Ration Roundup Details on Remaining Stamp Validity
The notice lists valid through dates for Meats Fats and groceries. Book G H J K stamps expire December 4, L M expire January. Green Book four stamps A B expire December 20, D E expire January 20. Sugar five pounds good through January 15. Airplane sheet stamps 1 and 1½ good indefinitely. Gasoline 8 A coupons three gallons through February 8 in northeast and southeast. 9 A three gallons through January 21 elsewhere. B and B coupons two gallons except Rocky Mountains and Far West where three gallons. Fuel Oil period one through January 3. Period two valid November 30 to February 8 except south January 25. Period three valid November 30 in Midwest/South. March 14 Midwest, February 22 South. January 4 Eastern/Far Western areas. through March 14 general. Every coupon equals 10 gallons per unit, most units multiple.
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Associated Press
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Allied Troops Mass For New Pacific Drive Offensive
Allied forces prepare the largest naval and ground buildup in history for a major Pacific campaign aimed at Japanese island defenses across the Philippines Indies and surrounding waters. Experts expect selective island sieges encirclement or bypassing with minimal early fleet engagement from Japan.
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William L. Worden
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Japan
Tarawa
Philippines
Indies
Pacific
Great Britain
Toto
Kuriles
Central Pacific
Taft seeks to curb OWI political materials in vote bill
Senator Taft proposed an amendment to servicemen vote legislation to bar government funded political material from being sent to service members. He cited OWI lapel buttons bearing Roosevelt’s image distributed overseas and argued such propaganda should not reach soldiers though direct mail from political groups would still be allowed.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Office of War Information
OWI
Roosevelt
Hybrid duck shot by Joseph W Hicks in Chicago hunt
A hunter, Joseph W Hicks, reported a hybrid duck he shot this week in Chicago. The bird shows mixed features including pintail and mallard markings, a mallard wing speculum, and sprig-like tail feathers.
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Chicago
Joseph W. Hicks
Secret Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Meeting Reveals Censorship Mixup
War briefing explains a public wartime secret about a Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Chiang Kai-shek meeting and the timing of its release. The censorship office weighed immediate use of Reuters dispatches from Lisbon against the White House 30 hour embargo and the need to avoid aiding the enemy.
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Chiang Kai- Shek
White House
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Persia
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Lisbon
America
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