Allied air raid on Wilhelmshaven and other targets
Britain and United States heavy bombers attacked Wilhelmshaven in clear daylight, dropping up to 1,500 tons and hitting shipyards oil depots and U boat facilities. RAF and allied air forces supported missions against French coastal targets while losses ran to 53 bombers. Thousands of pamphlets were scattered with Atlantic Charter messages among the debris.
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Wilhelmshaven
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Wailhelmshaven
Paris
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North Sea
Frankfurt
Brunswick
Hannover
Hitler
Allied bombers hit Alexishafen and Bougainville targets in Pacific
Allied heavy bombers plastered Alexishafen on the New Guinea coast with 77 tons of bombs, leaving fires at the base while other sorties hit En Amele and Nabanob missions. Allied naval units bombarded Bougainville targets including Buka and Choiseul while PT boats shelled Miba River installations. The operations, though hampered by weather, marked major strikes in MacArthur's Southwest Pacific theater.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
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Nabanob
Alexishafen-Madang
Aorong
Dutch New Guineas
Solomons
Buka
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Miba River
Bougainville
Empress Augusta Bay
Choiseul Island
Dorothy Dix On Cinema Morality Shapes Young Women
Dorothy Dix argues movies mold girls more than mothers and history figures. She urges cinema to celebrate modesty, dignity, and righteous standards, warning that steamy fashion and vulgar humor undermine character and future marriage prospects. The piece critiques the glamour culture and emphasizes restraint.
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Army Man Horizon 15 Puzzle Clue List Includes Many Names
A fragmented OCR style entry lists a long chain of clues and answers across military terms, chemicals, abbreviations, and common words. The garbled page shows hints like Erbium symbol, Ballot, Nova Scotia abbr, Office of Price Administration, and various cross referenced terms. The item reads as a puzzle or word list rather than a single event.
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Nova Scotia
Office of Price Administration
Millions Voted For Farm Labor Recruitment Program
Washington reports conferees agreed on a 30 million dollar appropriation to fund 1944 farm labor recruitment. House had proposed 27 million and 120000 alien workers. War Food Administration to import and house foreign workers while extension services handle intrastate recruiting. Also kept authorizing loggers from South America for lumber camps to aid agricultural distribution. Regional WFA offices, including Atlanta and San Francisco, may be retained.
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