Oh My Aching Army Rigs Of Civilian Life Bring Veterans Back
The final NEA dispatch from Fort Bragg reports thousands of veterans reenlisting as civilian life grows harsher and pay gains fail to deter. Induction centers across seven large posts show a strong desire to rejoin for steadier housing, GI benefits, and chance to study later, though manpower shortages loom and barracks remain substandard. Morale varies by post with officers wary of cuts to permanent commissions while re enlisted troops praise army life despite housing and caste tensions.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
NEA
Army
Greenville Army Air Base
S. C
War Department
James M. Gavin
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Benning
Ft. Knox
Services Held for U S Pilot Lieut Leonard Gage Larsen
Memorial services were held at Highland Park Presbyterian Church for Lieut. Leonard Gage Larsen who died on a bombing mission near Paramushiro. Larsen, a former Highland Park High School student, NTAC and Texas A and M graduate, served in the RCAF before joining the USAAF in 1944 and was listed as missing in May 1945. He is survived by his wife Mary Jane Bragg and daughter Mary Elizabeth, and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herman Larsen of Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
Leonard Gage Larsen
Paramushiro
Japan
Larsen
Herman Larsen
la Crosse
C. L. Larsen
Charles Street
Highland Park High School
NTAC
Texas A. and
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
United States Army Air Forces
11Th Air Force
King George
Mary Jane Bragg
Mary Elizabeth Larsen
Mrs. H. Larsen
Flashes Of Life Hurry Home
A San Diego police traffic sergeant notes that ten times as many injuries occur as workers hurry home between 4 and 6 p m compared with morning commutes between 7 and 9 a m. The remark reflects sympathy for exhausted drivers and the risks of peak homeward traffic.
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San Diego
Bill Thien
Men will outnumber women at eastern college of education
CHENY Wash registrar George F Wallace said for the first time in the school’s 56 year history men will outnumber women students this fall. He notes two coeds asked him to keep figures secret lest more women arrive. One quipped half the men may be married. the other echoed the line.
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Cheny
Wash
Eastern College of Education
George F. Wallace
Glass Window Crash Hits Paul Zintek Shop in Springfield
A motorist missed a turn and crashed a car through the plate glass window of Paul Zintek’s shop in Springfield. Zintek rushed out, assessed the damage, and returned to work at his business installing plate glass windows.
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Springfield
Paul Zintek
Zintek
Agricultural states lose 50 million to hailstorms each year
Ten leading American agricultural states suffer an annual loss of about fifty million dollars due to hailstorms. This figure highlights the financial impact on farmers and regional economies from severe weather events.
Airlines Complete Year Without Fatal Accident
Chicago report shows eighteen airlines had zero fatal accidents in 1945, led by United Air Lines with the aviation safety award for the second year. Trans World, Braniff, and Northwest also posted no fatalities, while Delta won the 30 to 125 million mile group with a 1935 record.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United Air Lines, Inc
Council
United
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Trans World Airlines
Braniff Airways, Inc
Northwest Airlines, Inc
Delta Air Lines
Japanese Thought Police Chief Hanged for Beheading Two Airmen
Shunio Tomono a member of Japan's feared thought police has been hanged for the beheading of two American flyers Sgt Allen Nicks and T Sgt Joseph A Demaria. The men were prisoners after their B 24 crashed near Cholon French Indo China on June 12 1945. Tomono carried out the executions the following month announced by the Southeast Asia Command in Singapore.
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Tokyo
Shunio Tomono
Japan
Southeast Asia Command
Singapore
Allen Nicks
Joseph A. Demaria
Cholon
Indo-China
Tomono
Jeepable terrain defined for U S Army maps
The term jeepable describes ground too rough for vehicles except jeeps and is used on United States Army maps marking passable routes. It signals limited mobility areas and impacts planning for troop movement and supply lines.
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U. S
Bystander Killed In Siam Bombing
In Bangkok a grenade at a political rally killed a bystander and seriously injured pro royalist editor Tagnai Suvannadhat who had just returned from exile. Eight others were hurt including MP Kukrit Pramoj. police say the suspect acted from personal hatred toward Suvannadhat.
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Bangkok
Tagnai Suvannadhat
Proroyalist
Kukrit Pramoj
Suvannadhat
Mexico declares all-out war on crime wave
Mexico launches nationwide crackdown as authorities fight a deepening crime wave. Government and security forces mobilize resources to curb violence and restore public safety amid rising cartel activity. Local communities brace for intensified policing and checkpoints nationwide.
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Mexico
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