Nazi Metal Plant At Duren Blasted By U S Bombers
London reports daylight raids by Eighth Air Force on the metal plant at Duren in Western Germany and the airfield at Gilze-Rijen Holland. Eleven enemy fighters were destroyed as new double-barreled escort tactics were used. The Schweinfurt ball bearing plant raid six days earlier cost heavy bomber losses. RAF commentators noted the growing German fighter strength and the strategic impact of daylight bombing on Germany, with comparisons across fronts and nights of bombing in 100-day periods.
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London
Eighth Air Force
Duren
Geren
Gilze -Rijen
Holland
Samberg C
Schweitfuss
Lune
Amer Thunderbolt
Schweinfurt
Streen
RAF
Germany
Western Front
Mediterranean
England
Ly An
Gena
Britain
Europe
Mass Production Origin and the Interchangeable Rifle
Eli Whitney secured a 1798 government contract to manufacture rifles using machine tools. His approach produced gun parts that became interchangeable, marking a watershed in mass production and the path to standardized firearm manufacture.
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Eli Whitney
Brothers in arms two soldiers stationed abroad in World War II
Pvt William Wilson and Pvt James Robinson are brothers and sons of Mrs Alice Wilson Robinson of Free ds. Wilson entered service in September and has served in North Africa South Africa and is now in Sicily. Robinson was inducted May 14 1942 and is stationed at Camp Swill with Co E 18289rd G.S. Regt. 33724g as his address.
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William Wilson
Armed Forces
North Africa
South Africa
Sicily
James Robinson
Camp Swill
Co. E
G.S
Alice Wilson Robinson
Freeds
Vast 8000 Navy Men Share World Wide Communion Service
About 8,000 officers and men from Frederick attended a world wide Communion Sunday service at the Naval Training Station Sampson New York held in a 600 foot hall. Denominations represented included 16 faiths with 40 navy choir members leading sacred music. Civilian clergy and 18 Protestant chaplains assisted, while HUD bluejackets and WAVES ministers also participated.
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Frederick
Naval Training Station
Sampson
N.Y
Navy
America
Great Drill Hall
Clergeen
Geneva
N. Y
Hhuejeekers
River Battle Report From Southwave China Clash
The Chinese High Command said Japanese forces attempting to cross into Southwave China pushed near the Salven River and advanced south along the western front. The report notes heavy fighting as the enemy presses southward while Chinese defenses hold along key lines.
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Chunking
Chinese High Command
China
Trieste Wrecked by Explosions Reported by Tass Agency
London reports via Tass that Italian shipyards at Trieste on the Adriatic were wrecked by explosions. The Italian yards, seen by Germans as vital for repair and construction, damaged the 35,000 ton Impero battleship, a project Hiller fans hoped to finish in weeks.
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Trieste
London
Tass
Adriatic
Hiller
Birthday Anniversary Of Rotary Observed
Rotary celebrated its 23rd birthday with a talk by Father Sauer on ethics and a Golden Rule message. Guests included Dr. David Ever Kefouver, Har Leiherz, charter members and guests from Ames, Baltimore, Camp De trick, and Rabbi Israel Halpern, among others.
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Rotary
Cai
William P Sauer Ag
Saint Rey
Father Sauer
Busic
Pomme
David Ever Kefouver
Har
Leiherz
Tha Pia
Comen Hines Vel
Ro Ames Hendricad
Holme PD Baker
Woorfield
Lewis Corvenaugh
Danes Gandrill
J. Maurice Buegheimer
Owpon
Myer Levine
Baltimore
Capt
D. M. Medlar
Camp Detrick
Rabbi Israel Halpern
Meeling
New Explanation From Association President on SEC Attack
Elner Walzer, president of the association, disclosed today a plan to name newspapers and columns the President charged helped foster an undercover move to undermine the Securities and Exchange Commission. The proposal aims to expose the instigators and defend the agency's integrity.
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Roosevelt
Beeun
Securities & Exchange Commission
Elner Walzer
Supplies Shipped to French West Africa in 1948 Half-Year
The United States shipped 19,722 tons and the United Kingdom 40,848 tons of civilian supplies to French West Africa during the first six months of 1948, the British War Cabinet announced.
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London
United States
United Kingdom
French West Africa
British War Cabinet
Physician Says City Water Safe
A mild diarrhea epidemic in Frederick County and the Elstern seaboard is blamed on raw milk and staphylococcal carriers. Dr E C Kefauver, county health officer, says treated municipal water is free of contamination, though precautions include boiling water in low wells. He urges thorough hand washing to halt spread and notes most cases are mild with no fatalities reported. The illness should be diagnosed as diarrhea, not dysentery.
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Frederick County
Elstern Seaboard
E. C. Kefauver
Kefauver
Frederick City
Reasons Given for Cigarette Rise and Pimlico Handle Rise
Baltimore tobacco dealers cited five reasons for rising cigarette consumption including more smoking among soldiers and civilians, preference for American brands, and greater spending power. In Annapolis the Maryland Racing Commission reported Pimlico’s first eight days’ average daily handle at $56,503, up $2,474,104 from 1942 for the same period.
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Baltimore
Mutuel
Annapolis
Maryland Racing Commission
O'Conor
Pimlico
Pim
End of war to bring air force manpower to tenfold
The statement predicts the United States Air Force and its aircraft personnel will reach about ten times the strength recorded at the end of the previous war, reflecting rapid expansion as the conflict concludes. The goal underscores a postwar buildup of aviation power and related personnel.
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United States Air Force
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Westamins
Marty Porminer
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Westminster
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