Escaped Polish Camp Newsman Pursues Sikorski in France
A Polish internee recounts plotting escape from Camp Hangony with help from a Hungarian colonel. He travels to Budapest to fund a mass evacuation and aid Sikorski’s new Polish forces, risking capture as Hungarian police and guards pursue him.
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Poland
Europe
Ribbentrop
Olotov
Sikorski
France
Moscicki
Pilsudski-Beck
Wieniawa Dlugoszewski
Pilsudski
Beck
Dlugoszewski
Italy
Whladyslaw Raczkiewicz
Paris
Quai D’ Orsay
Raczkiewicz
General Sikorski
Camp Hangony
Budapest
Legation
Camp Hangong
Private Nikolay to Acting Polish Parliament Leader
A personal reminiscence recalls escape from occupied Hungary during World War II. The narrator helped 700 men obtain clothing and films for fake passports, evaded capture at the Yugoslav border, and reached France after a perilous trek to join General Sikorski. Tomorrow’s installment notes Nikolajczyk’s rise to acting chairman.
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Drava
Zagreb
Italy
France
Sikorski
Mikolajczyk
Coal research aims at smaller automatic boiler plants
Bituminous Coal Research Inc the industry cooperative agency is focusing on developing more automatic coal fired small boiler plants in the 30 to 300 horsepower range. Such plants are in high demand across American industry and could boost efficiency and reliability in many facilities.
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Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
Cooperative Research Agency
Taxi Cab Permit Delay in Thomasville Postponed
Thomasville moves to defer two WWII veteran taxi permit approvals for five cabs. A three member taxicab committee recommended the permits, but the full council will decide in a ten day to two week window. A special session is set for Jan 15 with further bids and possibly the taxi issue.
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Thomasville
Parmanency
Coal mining fatalities fall with production and exposure
Between 1942 and 1946 bituminous coal mining fatalities declined about 30 percent relative to tonnage produced and about 22 percent relative to miner exposure time.
Bees Break Loose In Belton Schoolyard Battle
In Belton Texas yesterday a swarm escaped from a transport truck at a traffic light before an elementary school. About 300 students were stung or frightened as bees pursued them into the building. Teachers and staff aided the children and treated several on site.
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Belton
Texas
Wedel Polish Chocolate Firm Faces Production Cut
Warsaw reports Poland's Wedel chocolate factory halted output of several confectionery lines amid restructuring. The move affects workers and local supply chains as the company seeks to adjust production to market demand.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wedel
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