Knox backs lend lease and warns of critical action
Navy Secretary Knox told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Allies are on the threshold of decisive offensives against the Axis and urged a three year extension of the lend lease act beyond June 30. He cited 1400 ships and 4000 aircraft transferred and noted French and Brazilian cooperation in convoy duties and war effort.
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Knox
Congress
United States
Gore
House
Jendlease
Bearn
Brazil
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Hettlemants
White House
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Bowles
Senate
Marvin Jones
Treasury
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Bomber and Pursuit Plane Collide in Louisiana
A collision between a Barksdale medium bomber and a pursuit plane from DeRidder air base near DeQuincy northeast of Lake Charles caused the bomber to crash and burn. Several airmen aboard the bomber were killed while the pursuing pilot Lieutenant Kamp parachuted to safety as his plane also burned. None of the dead were from the San Antonio area.
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Barksdale
DeRidder
DeQuincy
Lake Charles
Kamp
San Antonio
Cox Warns of Typhoid Danger in Texas War Time
In Austin March 9 state health officer Dr George W Cox warned that a rise in typhoid fever could become a major health menace under wartime conditions. He said nearly all typhoid cases stem from contaminated water or food and that warmer weather may bring higher incidence.
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Cox
Austin
Texas
George W. Cox
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Kelly Leads In Bond Drive At Kelly Field During War Loan
Final report by Maj. Foster W Merker shows Kelly Field personnel, San Antonio Air Service command station, gave the largest payroll unit contribution to the Bexar County war finance committee. Field exceeded its $1 5 million goal by 176 486 with military bonds totaling 377 007 and civilian employees 1 298 959. Payroll deductions rose over 100 percent and cash deductions over 200 percent.
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Kelly Field
San Antonio
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