Three Doolittle airmen freed from Japanese captivity
Lt. James H. Hite, Lt. Robert L. Nielsen, and Sgt. Deshazer, all former Doolittle raid crewmen, were rescued after months in Japanese custody. They described harsh confinement, no Red Cross parcels, and periods of solitary, then recounted their crash landing, capture, and eventual return to Chungking via Sian and Peiping. Nielsen recalled a daring Tokyo raid and a perilous sea escape, while DeShazer and Hite detailed the long confinement and eventual release on Aug. 20.
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Spencer Moosa
Sed
Chungking
Japan
James H
Peiping
Chase J. Sen
Hum
Utah
Robert L. Hite
Tex
Wecob
Deshazer
It's
Sgt. DeShazer
Nielsen
Sian
Hite
Free China
Nagoy
Nagoya
Tokyo
Red Cross
Shanghai
Nanking
America
Hirohito
Shangri-La
Roosevelt
Tokyo Bay
China
Wake Island
Cowboy Lingo Baffles British Cadet at Texas School
TERRELL Aug 24 A British Flying school cadet learns Texan slang when told to come up and “wet your whistle” then fly again. An instructor explains the phrase means rest and water before another flight.
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Terrell
Wall Street Rebounds Sharply as War-Conversion Prospects Rise
The weekly stock market advance in New York shows its widest recovery in fourteen months, led by motors and rubber stocks after the government clears reconversion and civilian output. The 60-stock AP composite ends up 1.9 points for the week and 1.2 points higher to 88.4 in the final session, a peak not seen since 1937.
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R&gs
New York
Aus
Washington
Motors
Thorsday
Burse
Associated Press
Navy shuts V-7 midshipmen enlistments nationwide
The Navy announced an end to new entrants in the V-7 naval reserve midshipmen program. About 5,000 trainees will finish their courses at Columbia, Notre Dame, Cornell, Fort Schuyler, and the U S Naval Academy.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Reserve
Columbia
Notre Dame
Cornell
Fort Schuyler
New York
U. S. Naval Academy
Market Wrap Ebbs and Flows Mixed Across Commodities
Markets closed with mild moves as CHICAGO WHEAT rose 5/8 to 1/4 high er and CORN held steady to up 1/4 amid unfavorable weather. RYE gained 5/8 to 3/4 on rising distilling demand. CATTLE and HOGS showed nominal changes while STOCKS AND BONDS remained closed.
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Chicago
Wheat and grain futures ease after early upturn in Chicago
Traders cited selling pressure and hedge activity as wheat futures slipped while other grains held firm for the fifth straight session. Prices for corn oats rye and barley showed mixed moves with grains in Fort Worth quoted for local delivery. Butter and eggs in Chicago remained nominally unchanged on spot trades.
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Grai
Chicago
Aus
New York
Fort Worth
Reporters Granted Entry to Poland and Bulgaria
The State Department announced that Poland and Bulgaria will permit immediate entry for a number of American newspaper correspondents. Poland will admit one representative each from AP, UP, and INS, with further applications possible later. Bulgaria will clear seven reporters who had applied, totaling all approved applicants.
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Washington
State Department
Poland
Bulgaria
Truman
Berlin
Russia
Europe
Associated Press
United Press
International News Service
Three Lubbock Men To Fly U S Airborne Troops Into Japan
Three Lubbock fliers Capt. Jack Telford 1st Lt Clyde H Plemons and Flight Officer Harold Humphries will pilot C 54 transport planes carrying paratroopers into Japan Monday or Tuesday They are among sixteen Texans in the troop carrier group The typhoon delaying landings pushed original date back by 48 hours with Japan air and sea forces watching from the Ryukus region
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Lubbock
Jack Telford
Clyde H. Plemons
Harold Humphries
Japan
Avalanche Journal
Ryukyu Islands
Associated Press
Telford
and Humphries
Jordan Telford
211
Ave
Lubbock Army Airfield
West Base
Love Field
Dallas
Hamilton Field
San Francisco
Capt
Texas College of Mines
Plemons
J. H. Plemons
Pacific
National Guard
South Plains
Navy weapon to counter atomic threats eyed by warship guns
The Navy unveils a radar controlled gun aimed at shooting down hostile aircraft up to 50 000 feet from a battleship. Secretary Forrestal says it could shield the fleet from atomic attack though newer bombs may evolve. The automatic gun would fire as radar detects a target, with future tests planned to gauge effectiveness near waterborne threats.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Congress
America
Navy to announce soon on V-12 program in Annapolis
In Annapolis the Navy stated an upcoming announcement regarding its V-12 program will be released shortly. Officials did not specify details but confirmed the information will address the program's implementation and implications for service personnel.
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Annapolis
Navy
San Diego unit sets distance record in sea rescue flight
A San Diego air sea rescue plane set a distance record when it flew a naval officer with appendicitis from the Mexican coast to a naval hospital district. Lt. Warren W. Newman of Ann Arbor was taken from the ship to the plane at Salina Cruz and flown to Corpus Christi after an open sea landing.
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San Diego
Calif
Smercy
Ac Naval Hospital
Warren W. Newman
Ann Arbor
Mich
Salina Cruz
Acapulco
Newman
Corpus Christi
Sharp Drop Seen In Aviation Employment
Seattle August 25 employment in the nations aviation industry once topping 2 000 000 will shortly drop to 300 000 says Mead subcommittee chairman Hugh Mitchell Democrat of Washington. Representatives of major aircraft companies forecast a growing future envisioning planes of unbelievable speed through jet propulsion and atomic energy developments.
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Seattle
Hugh Mitchell
Wash
Mead Senate Light Metals and Aviation Investigation Subcommittee
Veterans Hospitals Approved in Fresno and Seattle
The Veterans Administration announced approval for construction of two veterans hospitals, Fresno California a 250 bed general medical surgical facility on a donated 20 acre site on Fresno avenue and Seattle Washington a 300 bed general medical surgical hospital on Beacon Hill. No construction dates were given. There are 106 oil fields in Wyoming.
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Washington
Fresno
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Veterans Administration
General Medical-Surgical
Downtown
Eneral “Medical-Surgical
Beacon’ Hill
Wyoming
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Vance Hatchery and Leghorn Farm
Shallowater
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Kansas City
Colorado
U. S
Air Corps
36Th Division
Frederick
Okla
Florida
Air Transport
Army
Commerce Department
Government Disposal Agency For Consumer Goods
Cecil Plemons
F/O Humphries
W. E. Humphries
Broadway
Feather Cole
Red and Regal Blow
Ticheck Liberge
Addreu
Freeda
Securities Cas
Labor Day
Midland, Texas
Toots
Mansfield
Big Spring
Sunny Edwards
Odessa
N. A. Pittcock Aspermont
Roper
Midland Fair, Inc
MAAF
Ent Company
Lubbock City Bus Company
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