Inside Story Of Philippine Campaign Revealed By Returning Army Officer
Lieut Col Clear, a returning Army officer, praises the skill and courage of Bataan defenders in his eye witness report on the Philippines Battle. He describes Corregidor escape, the Bamboo Fleet, aerial support from makeshift airfields, and the endurance of troops amid starvation and disease. He recalls anecdotes of soldiers, officers, and a patrol dog named Rags, with notes on the broader strategic context and photographers. The Reader's Digest July issue features his 18 page account.
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Col. Clear
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Battle of the Philippines
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Reader's Digest
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Secrecy Shrouded Nazi Trial Advances In Quiet Session
The life or death trial of eight Nazis accused of entering the U S to burn and blast war production centers continued in a second secrecy shrouded session. A seven general commission will judge the men who rowed ashore from submarines and landed at night on deserted beaches as testimony from witnesses and the defendant Haupt emerged amid guarded doors and a carnival outside.
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Government provides student loans for war training fields
Washington July 9 government opened its purse for loans to more than 10 900 college students pursuing technical or professional degrees in six fields to speed war effort. Congress allocated 5 million dollars for loans to accelerate education in engineering physics chemistry medicine veterinary dentistry and pharmacy.
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Congress
United States Office of Education
War Manpower Commission
United States
Bracken Rejects Britons to Push Publicity in U S
The House of Commons cheered as Brendan Bracken declared that a high powered publicity mission aimed at forcing Britain on the American people would do more harm than good and that no more British lecturers would be sent to the United States because their efforts had already backfired.
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Rags
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Tired Kidneys Cause Sleepless Nights Ad Claim
Doctors say kidneys filter blood and keep you healthy but tired kidneys disrupt sleep. Some experience backache swelling under eyes and fatigue as wastes remain in blood. Don’t wait ask your druggist for Dear’s Pills or Doan’s Pills, promoted for over 44 years to aid kidney function.
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