Navy rifts and veteran groups clash amid wartime power plays
Amid postwar maneuvering Admiral King publicly challenged Forrestal during a press conference about political comment by navy personnel. The piece notes battles between the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars over recruitment, policy stances, and influence, with Goering and Pacific strategy hints shaping looming shifts.
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Admiral King
Navy
Forrestal
Naval Operations
Ernie King
King
Frank Knox
Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Fightine
Halsey
Jor
Tgfjo
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
VFW
Congress
Pearl Harbor
CIO
AFL
VEW
14Merican
Batnion
Ational Serion
Warren Atherton
South’ Pacific
Atherton
Fur- Towers
Record Betting Boom Drives 1944 Horse Racing Ahead
Figures from major tracks show betting totals surging to far above prior records as the 1944 season exceeds expectations. New York Chicago New England California and Detroit report heavy gains with bets potentially surpassing a billion dollars by season end.
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New York
Chicago
New England
California
Detroit
Saratoga
Fair Grounds
Cleveland Fans Donate to Sandlot Players Fund
Cleveland sport fans contributed $15,000 to a fund providing equipment and free medical care for sandlot ballplayers in the city. J. Rufus Klawans, president of the Pacific Coast professional league, began his career under A. A. Stagg at the University of Chicago in 1909. Walter Brown of Toledo pitched the first no hit no run game in the American Association season, beating Milwaukee 1-0 with four walks.
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Cleveland Sport
Pacific Coast Professional Football League
J. Rufus Klawans
A. A. Stagg
University of Chicago
Walter Brown
Toledo
Milwaukee
Brown
U S Rocket Armament Shown On P 47 Thunderbolt
U S army officials report increased effectiveness of the rocket armament shown loading a projectile into the side of the P 47 Thunderbolt. Nazis complain the weapon is unfair and limits their cover. Arrows point to the rockets mounted on both sides of the aircraft.
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Yank
U. S. Army
Glamour and Gossip From Hollywood and Broadway
A roundup of film and stage notes highlights Laraine Day’s glamorous shift from nurse to richest girl in Bride by Mistake and Johnnie Johnston’s nine week signing with The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street. Also notes Victor Borge Kostelanetz Lily Pons Eleanor Steber Percy Faith CBS Music While You Work stats and other industry tidbits.
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Aon
Laraine Day
Mary Lamont
RKO
Alan Marshal
Chamber Music Society of
Lower Basin Street
Johnnie Johnston
Victor Borge
Andre Kostelanetz
Lily Pons
Persian Gulf War
Eleanor Steber
Percy Faith
CBS
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