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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1942
Page
2
The census bureau reported the whooping cough death rate declined from 17 per 109000 in 1910s to 22 per 109000 in 1940 with 2036 deaths. It notes 1940 had the lowest rate aside from 1938 when the rate was 21 per 109000.
United States Army airmen at MacArthur’s Headquarters in Australia report three Distinguished Service Cross awards for extraordinary heroism. Master Sgt. Charles T Reeves, Capt. Stephen M Smith, and First Lieut. Jack Donaldson earned the DSC for actions in combat against Japanese forces from January to February. Reeves manned a forward gun to repel 20 attackers, shot down two fighters, and scored direct hits on a cruiser off Borneo. Smith continued air attack despite severe wounds to defend the air base. Donaldson led a small boat operation on Bataan, neutralizing a fortified enemy position under heavy fire to protect allied forces.
Home weather for tourists reports mixed conditions across major cities. Highs and lows vary from 56 to 04 degrees with varying humidity readings around 86 percent in some locales. City forecasts include Albuquerque Amarillo Austin Boston Brownsville Chicago Fort Worth Houston New York Oklahoma City and others.
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