Shangri-La Diary Chapter on a 1946 New Guinea crash
CPL Margaret Hastings narrates 47 days in Hidden Valley after a C 47 crash in New Guinea. She details the peril from the crash, her escape, and the survival effort alongside WAC colleagues and Lt. Jobs McCollum as fires rage and rescue remains uncertain.
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WAC
Margaret Hastings
Hidden Valley
New Guinea
Shangri-La
Miss Hastings
Miss Flassings
Wilhelmina
Oranjes
Prosson
John McCallum
Genneline
McCahoni
Jobs McCollum
Mac Colemain
McCollom
McCollin
McCollum
Kenneth Deviet
Erawa
Owego
Father
J. F. Morton
Tinian Becomes Major B29 Base in Marianas
Tinian Island has evolved into the largest B29 base in the Marianas, with two airfields originally built from former Japanese strips. It hosts two B-29 wings, supports operations from Saipan and Guam, and serves as part of a widening Allied air network. Civilian population includes a mix of Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese.
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Tinian
Joy 4
Marianas Island
Ak Japan
Aircraft Corp Fie
20Th Ale
Tiniat
Saipan
Guam
20Th Air Force
Paeifte
Russia Faces Worker Shortage Across The Soviet Union
Soviet trade union official Vassili Kuantsovsky touring the United States says Russia suffers a serious shortage of workers. He notes older soldiers are being drafted back to factories and asserts reconversion will need more than 30 million workers. He also mentions German prisoners used for rebuilding work.
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Washington
Russia
Vassili Kuanitsovy
United States
Kusnetsky
San Francisco
Egyptian Lawyer Faces Death Sentence After Axis War Declared
Cairo July 24 18 year old Egyptian lawyer Mahmud Slawy pleaded guilty to shooting and complicity with Premier Ahmed Past last February after wartime declaration against the Axis. A military court sentenced him to death today.
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Cairo
Mahmud [Slawy
Ahmed
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