State Dept Officer In 20th Year Of Service
Michael James McDermott celebrates his 20th anniversary as public relations officer for the State Department. Known as Mac, he leads the Division of Current Information and serves on the War Information Commission, shaping public opinion and arranging news releases including Moscow conference results. Born in 190...
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Washington
INS
Department of State
Michael James McDermott
State Department
Mac
Division of Current Information
Inter-Departmental Commission On War Information
Cordell Hull
Moscow
Cairo
United States
McDermott
Horatio Alger
Peabody
Mass
Massachusetts
War Department
Paris
Hasker H. Bliss
Supreme War Council
Bainbridge Colby
Polish Protests Over Nazi Brutality Toward Children
Madame M. Michalowska of the Polish interior ministry cites reports from underground and neutral correspondents detailing German atrocities against Polish youths. Accounts include executions of 12 year olds, flogging of girls 14 and 16, mass shootings of Boy Scouts, deportations to labor camps, and children in gas chambers and munitions work.
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London
TNS
Poland
Madame M. Michalowska
Ministry of the Interior
Madame Michalowska
Freedom Movement
Warsaw
Lublin
Majdanek
Mme
Michalowska
Jimmy Stewart Refuses Air Promotion At British Base
Capt. Jimmy Stewart, leader of a Liberator squadron at an air base in England, turned down a promotion to major saying he would not be raised until junior officers are promoted. Friends cite his Wings earned the hard way and note his restrained public profile. He has flown three raids and continues to command with notable performance.
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England
Jimmy Stewart
Hollywood
Mr. Smith
Washington
Clark Gable
Stewart
Now Is Time to Keep Quiet on War's Future
Washington reports January 27 advisory board of censorship urges editors to withhold any disclosure of military secrets as Europe nears a critical stage. Even inadvertent slips or speculative remarks could cost thousands of lives, the board warns.
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Washington
Censorship Office
Europe
Late-night habits of a celebrated pianist officer
An officer finds Jimmy Stewart working late at 2 a.m. He replies that many work late at the office. Friends note Stewart avoids social gatherings but appears at the officers' club where he is lively as the group's pianist and favorite entertainer.
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Jimmy
Stewart
Officers’ Club
Japanese misfire bombs Bougainville near Empress Augusta Bay
In a wartime communique the Japanese dropped 12 bombs by mistake on Bougainville near the American beachhead at Empress Augusta Bay. Our naval spokesman reported one Japanese plane was shot down by our AA battery, described as ungrateful.
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Guadalcanal
Solomons
Bouganville
Empress Auguste Bay
Naval
Newspaper Board Affirms Faithful Regard For Censorship Code
The board states it will give earnest and constant consideration to the censorship code all newspapers have subscribed to. It adds that now is the time to demonstrate continued faith and adherence to the code.
Food costs loom at Bronx Zoo in 1977
The Bronx Zoo faces rising feeding expenses for 1977. Officials estimate a total cost of 53000 dollars to feed the animals, about 13000 dollars more than the previous year, even with non rationed items.
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New York
Bronx Zoo
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