Chaplain on Ship Uses Broadcast to Stabilize Sailors
On the California battleship in the Pacific, Chaplain William J. Kenealy former dean of Boston College Law School broadcasts from below decks. He relays exact battlefield impressions with Irish humor and psychological insight to ease anxiety, telling sailors what is happening topside and keeping morale high amid wartime danger.
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Father Kenealy Broadcasts Rally Sinking Troops in Battle
In the Battle of Surigao Strait on October 25 Father Kenealy used twenty loudspeakers aboard to narrate the action including lineups and shelling. Officers said his broadcasts eased tension and kept sailors informed amid hours of combat.
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U S Casualty Totals Rise in War Report
Secretary of War Stimson announced updated U S war casualties totaling 761 564 with Navy at 87 755 and Army deaths and missing rising since last week The report shows 156 266 killed and 395 178 wounded for the Army and 33 192 killed and 40 258 wounded for the Navy Prisoner figures and returns to duty are noted with shifts in classifications.
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Army Police Rescue Sinatra at Newark Armory
Army police rescued singer Frank Sinatra from a crowd of more than ten teenage girls at the Newark armory. He arrived with his press agent George Evans for a preinduction physical, after which agents escorted him inside as fans cried out in the icy snow.
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Publisher Liedy Retires From Schenectady Gazette
Austin N. Liedy retires as president and treasurer of Daily Gazette Co. after 23 years in the post. John G. Green named his successor, former vice president and secretary. Liedy remains a director and was a charter member of the Associated Press.
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Ledo Road To Honor Stilwell With Name
Chinese News Service reports the Ledo Road will be named after General Stilwell. The road from Ledo in India to the Burma Road junction stood as a feat of engineering amid jungle, monsoon, and enemy obstruction. Chinese spokesman praised Stilwell’s modesty and credited his leadership with linking China to the outside world despite harsh conditions and losses.
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Army Seeks Over a Million Tank Shoes Monthly in 1945 Plans
The army projects the need for more than one million tank track shoes each month as production rises to meet 1945 schedules. Each medium tank requires about 53 shoes for operation and maintenance, with factories urged to increase output to supply expanded fleet needs.
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