Tucson Air Cadets Tour Davis-Monthan Air Field Visit
Seven members of the Tucson cadet squadron toured Davis-Monthan Air Field to inspect Liberator bombers and ground crews. They observed link trainer sessions, radio code practice, gunnery training, and maintenance on the Squaw, with R S Griffith leading the visit and Cadet Max Inger among the group. Sgt Quinsler bought a $100 bond during the tour.
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Tucson
Civil Air Apg
Davis— Field
Link Section
Ploesti
Eair Corps
Griffith
R. S. Griffith
Don Horn
Bassett Quinsler
Catherine @eiber
Raymond Sanchez
Leon Tasler
Maxinger
Quinsler
Cherokees Own 64000 Acres in Great Smokies NC
The eastern band of Cherokees controls a 64000 acre tract in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, outlining expansive land holdings and tribal stewardship.
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Great Smokies
North Carolina
Mother Dies Before She Learns Of Fate Of Son
BISBEE June 8 A widowed Arizona war mother died before learning the government verdict on her son Charles reported missing in action in New Guinea after a late telegram to Mrs Carmen Sotelo 63 a Spain native longtime resident of the town Her other son Manuel is stationed in Panama.
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Bisbee
Arizona
Carmen Sotelo
Charles
New Guinea
Victory Day Concert at Carnegie Hall Planned
Orchestra director Mark Warnow sets a victory concert for the night of Germany's surrender at Carnegie Hall. The hour is midnight to avoid conflicting events, with rehearsals underway and hall preparations complete.
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New York
Germany
Mark Warnow
Carnegie Hall
Doctors Protest Draft Ruling On Premedical Deferments
The Journal of the American Medical Association criticized a selective service decision denying deferments to premedical students unless they enter medical school by July 1, 1944. It warned of a physician shortage as hundreds of physicians die yearly and proposed raising the issue to Congress and the President.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Congress
Journal
United States
French Missionaries Amid Indo China Visit Early Record
French missionaries traveled to French Indo China during the eighteenth century, according to archival notes. The account highlights early religious outreach and regional contact prior to later colonial developments.
Army’s Amphibious Ducks Move Troops Across Land and Water
The Army’s amphibious craft known as Ducks can carry about 35 soldiers on land and 50 on water. They deflate tires for water travel and reinflate on shore, with tire pressure chosen for terrain. The craft, 31 feet long and eight feet wide, uses a hidden dry engine mechanism and deploys a propeller in water to move offshore.
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Washington
War Department
Shredded Ralston Biscuits Promising Breakfast Boost
A nostalgic ad touts Shredded Ralston biscuits described as crisp bite sized treats. It promotes whole wheat energy and a dream inducing flavor that appeals to men as a strong start to the day.
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Ralston
Jap Officials Protest Shooting At Tule Lake Center
The Japanese government filed a strong protest with the United States over the fatal shooting of Shio chi James Okamoto by an Army sentry at Tule Lake relocation center in California. Katsuo Okazaki said six Japanese internees have been killed in U S camps and protests follow. A Modoc county coroner's jury ruled Okamoto was shot in the line of duty on May 26.
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United States
Tule Lake
Calif
Shiochi James Okamoto
Katsuo Okazaki
Japanese Board of Information
Tokyo
U. S
Okazaki
Modoc
Okamoto
Charles Lederer
Fall of Rome Cost Yanks 2,379 Men Says Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson reported that a three day period of heavy fighting before the fall of Rome cost American forces in Italy 1,379 casualties. He cited total casualties in the Italian campaign from the landings last September through May 30 as 57,529: 9,904 killed, 38,554 wounded, 9,011 missing.
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Washington
Stimson
Rome
Italy
Tourists Visit Grand Canyon Area May 1944
Grand Canyon area visitors totaled 5936 in May, raising the first five months of 1944 to 32763. The May 1943 figure was 8966, with 43498 recorded for the same five months.
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Grand Canyon Area
Grand Canyon
National Parks Service
Polk County Thermal Belt Claims Vast Plant Diversity
The thermal belt of Polk County North Carolina is described as having the greatest variety of plant life of any section in the United States.
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Polk County
N. C
United States
Japan protests to United States over incident
The article notes Okazaki did not specify through which foreign government Japan had lodged its protest to the American government regarding the incident, leaving the exact channel undisclosed.
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Anese
Okazaki
Japan
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Army
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Sears
Gay
Sally Sears
Evor
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