Island Arsenal Tests and Production Rise at Rock Island
NEA Service reports Rock Island arsenal, a manufacturing lab for artillery and armor, has expanded with modern equipment and about 30 products from 155 mm howitzers to machine gun belts. Recoil devices are crucial, and the arsenal is debuting medium tanks and refining armor plate tests as it nears peak output.
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NEA
Lock Island
A.gavern- Ment Arsenal
Secre Island
Forse
Rock Island
Ysler
LSU Cadets Train For Command Voice and Drill
Baton Rouge feature notes LSU cadets learn to bark commands with authority using a microphone and tape recorder to refine delivery. The article highlights football QB prospects practicing vocal arousal and discipline under sergeants, aiming to project leadership on the field.
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Ee AP
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Uniersity
Zoes
Series of Six Community Meets in Proving Ground
A series of six community meetings will take family applications for aid in the Proving Ground area. Locations include Ozan Citty Store at 1:30 Friday July 25 Golf Chapel at 9 Saturday July 26 Zion Church at 9 Monday July 28 Belton Church at 1:30 Monday July 28.
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Proving Ground
Proving Ground Area
Ozan
Citty Store
Golf Chapel
Zion Church
Belton Church
Star Office
Edson in Washington describes swapped consular agents
The piece explains a dramatic exchange where some 350 American consular staff and their families return from Europe to the United States, signaling a shift in diplomatic presence. It notes limited U S posts in key capitals like Berlin and Rome, with embassies staffed by military and naval attaches and a reduced diplomatic footprint across occupied Europe.
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Washington
Navy
West Point
New York Harbor
Italy
Germany
United States
Europe
Norway
Denmark
Albania
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Yugoslavia
Greece
Latvia
Esthenia
Lithuania
France
United
Murder in Convoy: Rollins at Aldershot and London
Lieutenant Rollins endures a grim duty run after a perilous convoy attack as he navigates post landing life at Aldershot Camp and a return to London. The chapter traces his strained romance with Joan and his struggle to live with remembered moments as Nazi pressure looms.
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Rollins
Joan
Alory
Greg
Wirately
England
Aldershot
Jean
O. C
Gree
Rolling
Hoe
London
Mel
Canada
Ing
Admiralty
R. A
Loch Lomond
Waterloo Station
Leutenant
Tandon
Simpson's
Wight
Simpson’s
Greek Street
Soho
Diplomats and Consuls Amid World War II Europe
The piece lists U S diplomatic staff in five neutral European states Sweden Switzerland Spain Portugal and Eire and notes key figures including Robert D Murphy in Paris and William D Leahy in Vichy while naming agents in Bern Madrid Stockholm Lisbon and London and Moscow with Winnant and Steinhardt stationed in the two capitals.
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Pennsylvania
London
Belgium
Poland
Norway
Netherlands
Paris
Robert D. Murphy
Wisconsin
West Point
United States
France
Vichy
William D. Leahy
Europe
Sweden
Switzerland
Spain
Portugal
Eire
David Gray
Florida
Batle Atha Chath
Dublin
Bert Fish
Worlda
Lisbon
Leland Harrison
Illinois
Bern
Alexander W. Weddell
Virginia
Madrid
Frederick A. Sterling
Texas
Stockholm
Moscow
John K. Winnant
New Hampshire
Laurence A. Steinhardt
New York
Tate
Britons Stand in Food Line
London watchers report the wartime food shortage tightening as rationed staples expand to jam butter tea and cheese while butter cuts bite families. Protests reach Food Minister Lord Woolton as queues return and be ready to harvest home gardens. Housewife codes urge restraint and smart shopping amid rising meat value and restaurant advantage.
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Lord Woolton
England
Britain
Lord Wonl Bton
Steinhardt Leads Noted U S Diplomatic Service Team
Steinhardt is rated one of the ablest men in the diplomatic service. His staff numbers 16, and in all the U S S R there are only two other U S foreign service officers, a consul and vice consul at Vladivostok. At London is a permanent staff of more than 50.
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Steinhardt
U. S
Foreign Service Folicers
Vladivostok
London
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