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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1944
Page
3
HAL BOYLE reports from Argentan as Allied armored spearheads seal a 300 square mile trap for German forces. Generals believe 12 divisions are surrounded with 190000 to 200000 troops, while Canadian French American and British units clamp the encirclement from Caen to Mortain.
The census bureau reported 260,679 marriage licenses in cities of 100,000+ in the first half of 1944, down 6.4 percent from 278,494 in the same period of 1943. It forecast a continuing decline until many men are discharged from the armed forces.
In France on July 31 American military police discuss policing challenges mirroring any army. A German MP leader and Pvt. Carl Willmy compare approaches to speeders, AWOLs, and discipline with humor, noting tempo, crowding, and front line punishment realities.
New York Aug 16 UPI William Lear president of Lear Avia forecasts at least 100000 landing fields across the United States after the war and a new era of commuter plane service. He says a person earning 3500 dollars annually could own and operate a plane eventually while he personally flies his Beach AT-18 between Piqua and New York for meetings and conferences.
Lear, a major in the Civil Air Patrol, makes brief stops between shifts to discuss postwar production ideas. He works weekends in the field, then returns to a factory lab where he yields new concepts and inventions. He travels to Piqua for another busy day of activity.
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