New Airfields Around Capital Provide Top Fighter Protection
Seventy four P 47 fighters roared over Camp Springs as Major General Ralph Royce demonstrated in a two day tour the capital region's enhanced air defense. The dispersal field near Washington features three runways, 4350 acres, and a 400 mph top speed for the planes, with quick-launch ground crews and camouflaged, well spaced aircraft to deter takeouts. Dr Pero Pena former Paraguay president died aged 80 in Asuncion per Guatemala radio via OWI.
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First Air Force
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Army
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Ralph Royce
Richmond
Philadelphia
Camp Springs
London
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Solomons
Pearl Harbor
Maryland
New York
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Ike
Air Force
Royce
Unclear Fragment Highlights Military and Material Figures
Fragmentary text references large military and material quantities such as four hundred thousand and five hundred thousand. Mentions steel, shells, helmets, and sailors with implied production or supply ideas. No coherent event or date is provided.
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Switzerland
U.S. Army
War Time Health Perspiration and Salt Balance in War Labor
The article explains increased perspiration under heat and stress, noting daily fluid losses can reach 3 to 10 quarts in hot conditions. It warns about sodium chloride loss, dehydration risks, and recommends salt intake or salt tablets, plus anti perspirants like aluminum chloride and care to avoid fabric damage.
Catholic survey finds civilian war workers unwelcome in boom areas
Four field consultants for the United Service Organizations report that many regions fear overcrowding, rising rents, and strain on food and childcare as civilian workers flood in. New Englanders and locals in the west, south, and southwest express hostility to outsiders, while Texas communities and far western deserts show stronger hospitality to service men and families.
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Washington
Natornal Catholic Community Service Branch
United Service Organizations
New England
Dorothy Catherine Sullivan
New Haven, Conn
West Coast
South
Miss Weary
West
Southwest
Miss Mealey
Miss Smith
Texas
Desert
Far West
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