Bradley Drives Vast VA in Postwar Efficiency Push
General Omar N. Bradley leads the Veterans Administration, merging military discipline with democratic efficiency. He decentralizes operations, oversees loans totalling over 3.4 billion dollars for 639,200 GIs, and manages benefits, training, and guardianship for millions of veterans and dependents.
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Age Study of the Flying Public Highlights Youth Pilot Spike
The Civil Aeronautics Administration reports nearly half of pilots are aged 20 to 29 while these groups size 19 percent of adults 16 and older. Earnings show few in these ages reach $5,000 yearly, and pilot presence falls after 35. By 65, pilots largely retire though some remain active.
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Top Secret Northrop Rocket Wing Flight Revealed
Washington reports a 1944 test of Northrop MX-324 a rocket powered flying wing piloted by Harry Crosby at Harper Dry Lake California It paired with a Lockheed P 38 tow plane and marked the first man controlled rocket powered flight with the craft reaching speed and landing after five minutes of flight
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Mussolini Died a Coward Declared by Executioner Audisio
Walter Audisio, identified as Il Duce's killer by the Italian Communist Party, said Mussolini died a coward as he fired five shots from a submachine gun. He described Mussolini trembling under guard and noted Clarice Petacci shielding him before her death in Dongo on April 28, 1945.
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United States Protests Swedish Trade Restrictions
The United States strongly protests Sweden's new import rules under a bilateral accord that would favor Russian imports over American ones. The State Department note says the program permits some imports from Sweden while restricting similar US shipments, with officials implying a Sweden Soviet Union link without naming Russia.
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