Allied Air War Hits New Peak in Coastal Raids
American air forces launched daylight bombings on three French targets along the coast and Bordeaux. Liberators hit Bordeaux while four engine bombers raided Lorient and Keroman, with crews reporting very good bombing results and pilots like Lieut. David J. Alexander praising Kiel damage as a comparison. Reconnaissance indicated Lancaster crews attempted to breach two major German dams Sunday night.
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French
U. S
Lorient
Keromanu
Bordeaux
Tess
Kiel
David J. Alexander
Hot Springs
Germany
Dambusting raids breach Ruhr dams in WWII offensive
Allied air forces blasted the Mohne and Eder dams in the Ruhr Valley, flooding the region and wiping out power stations. The Sorpe reservoir was attacked with limited reported results while the campaign aimed to cripple German war plants and disrupt transport. British and American air crews faced anti aircraft fire with losses and returns of enemy planes.
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Adolf Hitler
Mohne
Eder
Air Ministry
Germany
Weser
Sorpe
Ruhr Basin
London
Lorient
Bordeaux
Keroman
Enrons
France
Rome
Berlin
Focke-Wulff
Cherbourg Peninsula
Caen
Coxy-De-Furnes
Roosevelt Faces Veto Threat In House Tax Battle
Washington scene as Republicans push to pass Senate approved skip-a-year income tax bill despite President Roosevelt veto warnings. Key figures include Republican Martin and Speaker Rayburn with talks of a conference to resolve tax abatement versus withholding plans and potential compromises.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Martin
Massachusetts
Congress
Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate
Rooseveltes
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means
D., Ga
Senate House
Rens. Gearhart
Luce
Gearhart
Mr. Amul
Hospital Ship Sunk by Japanese With 64 Rescued
The hospital ship sank within three minutes after being hit off Brisbane while en route from Sydney to New Guinea. Of 363 crew and medical staff, 64 were saved as survivors described the submarine surfacing and the ship’s rapid destruction. Sister Eleanor Savage, the lone surviving woman passenger, sustained injuries but aided others through prayers.
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Brisbane
Sidney
New Guinea
Eleanor Savage
Sydney
Sister Savage
Frank Davidson
All Bran Meat Patties Recipe Feature
A playful recipe touts All-Bran Meat Patties using FELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN for crunchy texture and added vitamins minerals and proteins. The blurb emphasizes bridging nutrition with flavor in a simple home dish.
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Tomn Kellogg's Al-Brar
Survivors recount Centaur sinking off Queensland coast
Davidson and others describe escaping on rafts after the Centaur went down, drifting off 27 miles offshore while looking for land. They watched for airplanes and ships, saw seven planes and a big ship, fired rockets, and were eventually rescued by an Allied vessel as sharks circled and the hospital ship’s red crosses remained visible.
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Davidson
Queensland
Neon Sign Stirs As Relief Base Promoted
Fragmentary lines describe a neon sign and a relief base for soothing chafing. Mentions a medicated coat between skin and bed utilizing Mexican Heat Powder. Source text is garbled but centers on protective clothing or coating and relief products.
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