Sailor recalls shooting down own planes during Sicily raid
Memphis sailor Gordon B. Manley recalls July over Gela Sicily where U S Navy gun crews shot down 23 German transport planes. He says the fleet faced heavy air attacks as fires burned ships and smoke blanketed the coast, but insists the gunners acted to survive not to blame. He notes no paratroopers were aboard and crews helped rescue troops.
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Columbia Tower
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Navy
Griffith Hails Suarez as Promising Third Baseman
COLLEGE PARK Md Marc ark Griffith veteran of the Washington National baseball club praised Luis Suarez on his first appearance at the corner noting he looks mighty good and resembles Os Bluege in smooth fielding and potential.
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Washington Nation
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Alphabet origins derive from Greek letters alpha and ta
The word alphabet comes from alpha and beta with the beta later replaced by ta in some references. This origin reflects the first two letters of the Greek alphabet and traces how it became the term used for orderly letter sequences.
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Training School Funds Scrutiny Hits Former Supervisor
Raleigh March 25 The state auditor lists 1220.87 not satisfactorily accounted for by Rev L L Boyd former Morrison Training School superintendent at Hoffman covering July 1 1940 to July 31 Auditor cites unreimbursed items drug bills rolls recreation fund and other irregularities. Invoices in monthly folders did not equal reimbursement checks and sometimes included personal items.
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State Auditor's Office
L. L. Boyd
Morrison
Hoffman
Auditors
Boyd
Rumanians In Ankara Confirm Occupation Report
In Ankara a Rumanian official says he has only brief information about the situation. A strong possibility exists that the Rumanian legation in Turkey, or many officials, will refuse to continue functioning due to the occupation. A separate note states 1944 public high school enrollment in the United States trails 1940-41 peak by about one million students.
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Ankara
Turkey
United States
Bulldozers Lead Kwajalein Aftermath Drama
On Kwajalein Island the bulldozers are the principal actors as the battle ends. American troops clear the ruins of Japanese buildings, move thousands of tons of dirt, and establish a modern airport and roads. Bodies and stench recede as sanitation work proceeds and the island air brightens.
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Europe
Russia
Recess Arranged for Senate and House Easter Break
Washington March 25 Leader Barkley announced a tentative agreement for an Easter recess from March 30 to April 12. Both chambers aim to complete legislative business swiftly before the two week holiday. In Thomasville Walter Fuller, 34, a lumberman, was injured in an afternoon accident and remained in serious condition at City Memorial Hospital.
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