125000 Wounded Yanks Evacuated From War Zones
The article notes 125000 wounded or sick Americans flown to U S base hospitals in 20 months including 1015 in September, with 25000 wounded flown in North Africa and Sicily by the 12th Air Force. Lt Col Richard L Meiling reports planes succeeded with nearly all wounds treated, except poison gas casualties.
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Philadelphia
United States
North Africa
Sicily
12Th Air Force
Association of Military Surgeons of the
Richard L. Meiling
Air Surgeon's Office
Army Air Forces
Washington
Col. Meiling
Mili
Propaganda and policy moves in wartime Washington
Editorial notes two actions to curb enemy propaganda as the Maguson bill moves toward repeal of the Chinese exclusion act. It argues Tokyo used a staged independence for the Philippines and a puppet leadership to gain sympathy while criticizing past U.S. immigration limits that restricted Chinese entry and naturalization.
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Washington
Pacific
Roosevelt
Congress
Philippine
Tokyo
Philippines
Immigration Debate Winds Around Magnuson Bill
The article notes strong opposition to repeal and discusses two amendments likely to reach a vote. One halves all immigration quotas for ten years, the other suspends all immigration for the duration. It questions if either offers a viable alternative while noting the Chinese exclusion act repeal is also on the table.
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Magnuson
Martin Dies
Texas
Hazen Reflects on Bidding Errors in Major Bridge Hand
Lee Hazen of New York discusses a late night bridge hand with four top players. He admits early mis bids from opening A842 to a five diamond contract and explains how East's decisions and a misread lead to Hazen completing six diamonds as West overlooks a potential clash to beat the contract.
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Lee Hazen
New York
Hazen
Peng
East
West
Tables Turned for Mama in WAC Training Center
Fort Oglethorpe Ga. The tables are turned for a mother and daughter at the third WAC training center where the mother must say Maam Private Irene W Park of Fort Plain New York finds herself addressing her daughter Lt Anna E Park with that form of respect as they train side by side.
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Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
WAC
Irene W. Park
Fort Plane, N. Y
Anna E. Park
Public appeal response fuels charity drive feedback
Parents thanked readers for rapid help after a radio appeal for a 43-year-old boy in Cleveland requiring transfusion. The piece credits Pittsburgh and Cleveland papers for public service and asks to stay informed by 8:30 Sunday nights while promising to publish Gerald L. K. Smith backers list.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Gerald L. K. Smith
Nazis Move In as Prague Welcomes New Protector
Prague greets Dr. Wilhelm Frick and Police General Karl Hermann Frank with public displays and threats during a blackout. The Czechoslovak government in exile says arrests rise as occupation authorities bolster troops and crack down on patriots amid ongoing sabotage and fear of German evacuees.
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New York
INS
Wilhelm Frick
Karl Hermann Frank
Prague
Protectorate
Reich
BBC
Moscow Radio
Air Service Command surpasses largest corporations in scale
The Air Service Command reports higher personnel, expanded warehouse space, and greater materials handling than the world’s largest corporations, signaling a major expansion of military logistics capacity.
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The
Air Service Command
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