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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1942
Page
3
Congress approves Public Law 623 codifying flag display rules detailing when to hoist, how to raise and lower, and where to place the U S flag in ceremonies. It covers hours, weather, procession order, half staff, and proper conduct during public events and funerals.
Fort Des Moines Iowa August 29 1943 436 members of the first WAAC officer candidate class were commissioned General George C Marshall lauded the corps and Oveta Culp Hobby received a welcoming message noting the women’s enthusiasm talent and future war service as the first group joins the Army.
The Justice Department gave no official comment on Marshall Field III's claim that the anti trust case against the Associated Press arose from a complaint filed by the Chicago Sun. The complaint names the Chicago Sun and the Washington Times-Herald as unable to gain AP membership.
Braddock Heights resident Miss Fulmer eyes a low key 16th birthday on September 7. she has just received a felicitations letter from President Roosevelt and remains active in Washington affairs through connections to Ruth Adams and Speaker Rayburn. several local social notices follow including wedding invitations and club anniversaries.
An Army transport crash near Cor Tumbos, OF, left 20 aboard with four passengers rescued by a burned survivor who freed himself and aided others until police arrived. The scene drew mention of a captain entering US Army service and several local residents returning from visits or furloughs as the era's wartime notices fill a Middletown column.
Reports say officers opened fire on a rioting crowd around a Patna province police station killing six Indians and wounding 38. The government communique dated August 29 provides the confirmed tally from the incident.
This article records a 1944 proclamation approving rules for flag display and the pledge of allegiance. It notes civilian respect by standing, military personnel rendering a salute, and empowers the Commander in Chief to alter rules by proclamation. The text closes with approval date June 22, 1944.
Devadas Gandhi son of Mohandas K Gandhi and editor of the Sindustan Times was discharged by 9 magistrates at his hearing on a line death related to India regulations. Greece compares closely in size and population with Illinois, slightly smaller in both.
New York reports district immigration director Byron H. Uhl said 62 remaining Gripsholm detainees may be released this weekend. Orient–born passengers were questioned after docking on August 2 while others released. several from the diplomatic exchange sailed to the United States under security scrutiny.
Italian speedboats operate on Lake Ladoga breaking Soviet lines near Leningrad and claim to have sunk a Russian gunboat. Dispatches say crews were ferried to Lake Ladoga and transported to German ports, with vessels supplying Axis cocaine routes.
One hundred thirty five officers and men from ten French ships arrived at Casablanca after internment or sequestration in the United States. The crews came from the Normandie Scheherazade Wisconsin Touraine Port Royal Michigan Indiana Vannes Memowe and Alencon.
German high command released a broadcast stating the Dieppe raid Aug 1 aimed to establish a continental bridgehead rather than an ordinary raid. They report Allied losses and a captured British staff officer as proof, while denying an invasion and listing aircraft and naval units involved.
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