Allies Offered U S Education Scholarships Plan
New York reports educators and foreign representatives approved an expansive postwar scholarship program. Greece, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Norway back exchanges to train occupied-country students and teachers in reconstruction fields. Costs shared by home and host nations and private groups. Selection based on merit, not race or creed.
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New York
United States
Greece
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Stephen Duggan
Institute of International Education
Europe
New York University
United States Committee On Educational Reconstruction
Charles M. Thompson
State Department
Ralph E. Turner
England
Allot Half Ton of Coal To Britons for 2 Months
London reports the ministry of fuel will cap coal purchases at 1120 pounds for November and December for southern England homes and kitchens while northern regions including Wales and Scotland may buy 1456 pounds. Licenses needed to raise allotments.
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London
Ministry of Fuel
England
Wales
Scotland
Wild Rice Declared Luxury Item By Price Office
The Office of Price Administration exempted wild rice from price controls marking it a luxury and minor commodity. Officials said the move would not affect overall cost of living, reflecting its limited availability and demand.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Polish Kosciuszko Division Enters Battle on Russian Front
Moscow broadcast reports the Polish Kosciuszko division has entered action against Germany on the Russian front. It notes even slips of girls joined the battle with hearts of heroes and that the division was created with Marshal Stalin’s consent.
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New York
Union of
Moscow
Kosciusko
Tadeus Kosciusko
Stalin
Plastic surgery miracles at English hospital aid war maimed
An American flier arrives at Queen Victoria hospital in East Grinstead and leaves with a skin graft nose made from his hip. The hospital performs hundreds of procedures under Dr Archibald H McIn doe, aided by American funds and the Mayo Clinic influence. Patients regain confidence, work, and even marry, with nurses who marry patients and a hopeful wartime spirit in a village frontline.
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East Grinstead
Eng
Queen V Victoria Hospital
Archibald H. MclIndoe
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
E. C. Padgett
Kansas City
Britains
Sovres
Machine Gun Aids Fight On Rust and Corrosion
Pittsburgh scientist Dr. Earl A. Gulbransen at Westinghouse uses an electronic diffraction camera as a vacuum tube driven weapon to study atomic coatings on steel aluminum and copper. His work aims to extend bearing life for aircraft and auto engines improve tin plate adhesion and lower cost stainless steel production.
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Pittsburgh
Earl A. Gulbransen
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Westinghouse
Goats Bequeathed Spark Estate Petition Fallout in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles three hundred goats were left to Jesus Sanchez who sought executor status over a beneficiarys estate. Neighbors dispute arose with Francis Godde seeking administrator duties citing pasture damage and goats described as obnoxious and abhorrent. Superior Judge Thomas C Gould appointed Sanchez.
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Sanchez
Los Angeles
Jesus Sanchez
Francis Godde
Thomas C. Gould
Lights and Laughter Across the Rails and Rooms
A bustling collage notes bridge on trains with players using tabs and bags for stakes on Port Washington locals. It also reports Jack Marshall expanding Belly Laffs for the Boys, spoon shortages at a New York hotel, and Bits on Kate Smith names and radio rates, with various showbiz vignettes from New York venues.
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Port Washington
Pennsylvania
Jack Marshall
Belmont Plaza
Glass Hat
Marshall
Chee
Breadless meals ordered in Algiers decree
Algerian authorities issue decrees banning bread in restaurants to enforce a daily ration of 300 grams per person until the next harvest. Bread is allowed only for transient civilians or soldiers.
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Algiers
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Harl McDonald
Ormandy
McDonald
Academy of Music
Charlie McCarthy
Kate Smith
Bob Hawk
Floyd Gibbons
Judy Canova
New Guinea
Rockefeller Center
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