Yorktown Log Goes Down in Pacific War History
The Yorktowns wartime log becomes a historic record of the Pacific campaign. Descriptions recall its rise as flagship of the Battle Fleet, its role in Midway and Coral Sea, notable pilots Lieut. E. Scott McCuskey and George Henry Gay, and its sinking after Pearl Harbor era actions.
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R Clausen
Iated
Yorktown
Lawn
Midway
Hawaii
Pacific
York
Pearl
Gilbert and Marshall
Thos Town
New Guinea
Salamauac
Tulagi
Solomons
Coral Sea
E. Scott McCuskey
Stuttgart
Ark
George Henry Gay
Houston
Tex
Senate committee agenda and inflation bill debate
The Senate and several committees plot hearings on inflation measures and related bills. Subcommittees review defense housing and education labor topics while a separate inquiry covers aircraft procurement as the routine session continues into Monday.
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Education and Labor Committee
Rstate Commerce
Es' C. Petrillo
Oing
Stars of yesterday relay strong showings in majors
AP roundup highlights Joe DiMaggio homering with two on in a 7 4 Yankees win over the Tigers Pete Coscarart drove in two for the Pirates in a 3 2 win over the Dodgers Harry Gumbert mowed down Ernie Lombardi as the Cardinals held the Braves to six runs in a 6 4 decision Roger Wolff blanked the White Sox as the Athletics beat them 4 0 Babe Young sparked the Giants with seven RBIs in an 11 1 win over the Reds Les Fleming contributed in the Indians 6 4 victory over the Senators Hank Wyse shutout the Phillies 8 0 and Tes Mughson pitched a night game for the Red Sox in a 5 1 win over the Browns.
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Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Hills
Tigers
Pete Coscarart
Pirates
Dodgers
Harry Gumbert
Cardinals
Ernie Lombardi
Braves
Roger Wolff
Athletics
White Sox
I F
Biicking
Harry Feldman
Babe Young
Giants
Feldman
Young
Reds
Les Fleming
Indians
Ifit Henver
Rius
Senators
Iank Wyse
Cubs
Phillies
Tes Mughson
Red Sox
Browns
Dodgers Fall to Pirates in Closest Rivalry Rematch
In a tight 65 . Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Dodgers while Brooklyn kept sole second place over St Louis Cardinals. Buxton earned a 4 1 win as Cardinals faded. Three years back Mak lowered the world record for 10,000 meters to 29:52.2 and 28:55.6 for six miles in Helsinki. Sky Larking was mentioned with no clear context.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St Louis Cardinals
Buxton
Taista
Helsinki
Mrs Ethel V Mars Con Tender in Champagne Stakes Loss
Mrs Ethel V Mars led the entry in a two year old trial when her horse broke a leg during the Champagne Stakes and the race was destroyed.
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Ethel V. Mars
Explorer’s Tale Credits River Name to Amazon Legend
An explorer’s report of a tribe of fighting women in Brazil inspired the naming of the mighty Amazon River in South America. The account links a local warrior culture to the river’s iconic identity, shaping geographic lore and cartographic history.
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Brazil
Amazon
British Civilian Defense Staffing in World War II
On September 18, 1942, about 1,500,000 British men and women were engaged in civilian defense work and more than 4,500,000 in the Fire Guard. The note contrasts wartime engine maintenance from World War I, where aircraft engines required overhaul after 50 hours, with modern engines able to run around 600 hours without repairs.
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