Behind the B-29 Raids a Soldier’s Quiet Life
At a Mariana base, crews fly daily missions over Tokyo Kobe and Osaka. Young pilots share tents and quonsets, live like a fraternity, count missions, and face the risk of ditching while awaiting home leave.
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Robbin Coons
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Broken Vase Recreated At Local WAC Office
Puttering with broken vase pieces by WAC personnel Lt. R. M. Attick and visitors leads to a re assembled Indian vase on Sgt. Sgl De Gregorio desk. Navy recruiter Earl Mayer bought it as a gift but dropped it on stairs and shattered it, now called the dumptey dumpty vase as a quip about royal repair.
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Earl Mayer
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Beacon Overfield Telegrams Amid Silent Skies
A lone beacon lights the night as airfield families await news. Across hours of watchful waiting, the beacon symbolizes hope for airmen and those back home fearing telegrams confirming casualties or missing crews.
David O. Watson Dies in Phoenix After Long Illness
David O. Watson, 75, a retired mining man who lived in Bisbee for 21 years, died in a Phoenix hospital after a long illness. He came to Arizona from Dallas 39 years ago.
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300 Americans In Austria Organize Rule
More than 300 Allied control commission members enter Austria to set up a four power government in Vienna. They operate mainly from Salzburg and Klagenfurt with talks in Vienna among American British and French delegations. An American spokesman cites an independent plan for Austrian elections with candidate slate approval by Americans, while Western Allies coordinate plans without a shared standard of approval.
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Italy
Allied Control Commission For
Austria
Vienna
United Press
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British Commissions Refer to Austrians and G2 on Suspect
British commissioners defer to Austrian authorities and their G-2 for guidance on a suspected individual, stating decisions hinge on what their military intelligence records show about him.
Died Tuesday Mercer, Noted Baseball Writer and WBAA Leader
The New York Journal-American columnist and longtime baseball writer Mercer died Tuesday after a long illness. He was a former president and charter member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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New York Journal-American
Mercer
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Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Planning to store items at home requires cleanliness
If you store things at home, ensure they are clean before placing them away. Clean items reduce pests and deterioration and help maintain a tidy, safe storage area.
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