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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1945
Page
2
General LeMay calls for rigorous training of B 29 crews before and during combat readiness. He stresses equipment readiness outruns personnel readiness and warns against lax crews, advocating careful, costed training after deployment to ensure effective mission performance.
The article recalls General LeMay as the architect of systematic bombing in Europe and the Pacific. It notes his rise to the youngest general rank, command of the Twentieth Bomber Command in China Burma India, and later roles shaping heavy bomber strategy and training practices. It also quotes his comment on tailoring payloads to crew capability and emphasizing practice missions.
The piece details General LeMay with awards including the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, and DFC for pioneering African air routes and strategic bombing. It notes his hard training ethos, blunt speaking style, and the impact on bomber crews, plus related local wartime notices and community events in Hoosick Falls and surrounding areas.
The American Legion announces a $4,000 college scholarship for the winner of its national high school oratorical contest. Second, third, and fourth place receive $730, $553, and $250. Over 125,000 boys and girls in four states compete in first round contests, with finals at State Teachers College Buffalo NY on April 16.
Fragmentary crossword clues mention a dating sword and scattered letters. The readable fragments include terms like Sas Basan St Satetanet and 35 Ths which Spronds dirt, suggesting a puzzle with unusual wordplay and mixed language fragments.
War Rensselaer Chapter C ES holds a meeting to organize a March 3 food sale led by Mrs. Wilma Casey. Aims for an apron sale under Mrs. R H Beaumont. Displayed button collections by several members. Next meeting March 15 features a January February March birthday party. Brevities note a Mizpah Class activity.
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Thomas H. Robinson Jr. in the 1934 kidnapping of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll, a Louisville society matron, under the Lindbergh Kidnap Act. Justice Black wrote the opinion with Justice Rutledge dissenting.
Four men were killed at a Long Island grade crossing when a New York bound Long Island Railroad train struck their auto. The victims were William Daningburg fifty of Garden City, his brother Harry forty three of Amityville, and Louis Guelcher and Harry V Westertind both of Amityville.
Authorities said the College of North Tonawanda and Tonawanda combined yesterday exceeded their Red Cross quota by 405 percent, surpassing the 3.00 target in the current drive.
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