Nazi Losses Soar in Yank Bomber Sweep
Allied daylight raid over Germany involved about 700 American bombers with 500 escorting planes. Initial tallies credit 126 bomber losses and 27 fighters, with total enemy losses and damage later adjusted. Heaviest US loss in a single air operation to date, including nine direct hits on the main machine shop at Oschersleben and significant strikes on Meppen Dortmund area factories.
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Nine Die in Collision of Flying Fortresses
Orlando report says nine officers and enlisted men were instantly killed in a head on collision of 190 Flying Fortresses twenty miles south of Brooksville Army air field on Thursday during a combat training mission. Brig Gen Hume Peabody announced the loss as the Army Air Forces investigated the crash.
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Jet propelled fighter plane praised by first U S pilot
New York Jan 14 INS reports Robert M Stanley Bell Aircraft ace test pilot explained jet propulsion on WNBC. He described air intake compression fuel ignition and rearward exhaust driving the plane forward. He noted jet craft maintain efficiency at high speeds and altitudes while propeller planes lose propeller efficiency near 500 mph.
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Van Gets 3 Years On Draft Charge
Walter sentimentss inklin, 36, Bowie, was sentenced to three years in prison after a jury found him guilty of failing to report for induction. U. S. District Judge W. A. Keeling imposed the term on Friday following the Thursday verdict.
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Taking Others Places Bombers Move Up in Grim Aerial Game
In a dramatic briefing from London on an American air raid over central Germany Tuesday, more than 700 bombers pressed toward Berlin targets including Navy fighter plants and key industrial sites. Fighters and rocket planes engaged in intense dogfights as crews reported many ships lost and others returning severely damaged.
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Unknown Yank Flier Fights 30 Nazi Planes
In a daylight raid on central Germany, an anonymous Mustang pilot attacked a formation of 30 Nazi fighters, diving with guns blazing. Bomber crews say he may have killed up to six enemy planes, while five American fighters did not return.
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LaGuardia Forgives World Series Buzzing Filer
New York January 14 11 Ldeut Jack Watson of Thessapolis the army flyer who sparked a crowd by buzzing over Yankee Stadium during a world series was forgiven by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Watson piloted the battered Flying Fortress Meat Hound back to England after his crew bailed out over Germany. The mayor sent a message saying he was delighted to forgive and wished Watson safe landings and soon a reunion.
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Air Mines Towed By Nazi Planes Description Hits Fortresses
German radio described new tow-bombs used in a three hour raid against American Fortresses. Air mines towed at 16 feet high and 150 mph were released to create devastating blasts. Luftwaffe pilots used rockets and armored fighters to target damaged bombers in coordinated strikes.
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Minnesota U Campus Picketed Strikers Force Class Cancellations
Picket lines blocked main entrances at the University of Minnesota as about 800 campus building service workers walked out at midnight. The strike ends months of bargaining for a labor agreement and union recognition for Local 113 APL as bargaining agent. Norman Carle says enough workers would protect patient health as armed service personnel were stationed at the university hospital and livestock operations continued at the university farm.
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Public Buildings Service
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University Hospital
Armed Services
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University Farm
Spaatz Says Allied Bombing Halves German Fighter Output
Lt. Gen. Gari A. Spa atz, commander of the Allied bombing force, told a transatlantic press conference that bombing has knocked out about 40 percent of Germanys planned fighter production in H2 1943. Sir Richard Peck joined the discussion noting 20 of Germanys 90 industrial cities crippled. Spa atz said German fighters are generally inferior, with rocket-firing planes used mainly against unprotected bomber formations.
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Beware Coughs Following Flu
An old warning signals post influenza coughs may lead to chronic bronchitis if untreated. Creomulsion claims to reach the bronchial trouble, loosen phlegm, and soothe inflamed membranes. Consumers are urged to try a bottle with a money back guarantee if the cough does not improve.
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