U S Supplying Russians In Siberia As War Aid Shifts
U S lend lease aid to the Soviet Union in Siberia continues to aid against Japan as shipments to European Russia stop. Leo Crowley told the House Appropriations Committee the program aims to shorten the war and save Allied lives, with broader totals for 1944-46 totaling about 3.13 billion dollars. He outlined no new funds needed for Latin America or North Africa in 1946 and noted redeployment will end for France Belgium and the Netherlands by year end with repayment planned for future assistance.
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Belgium
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Nevills Finishes 150 Mile Colorado River Voyage to Lee's Ferry
Norman D. Nevills, famed Mexican Hat boatman, completed a 150 mile descent of the Colorado from Mexican Hat to Lee's Ferry with a three-boat party. The 20 day trip faced cataracts and rapids, taking longer than expected though Nevills has previously navigated the Grand Canyon. The group included Nevills' wife, Francis and Weldon Heald, Randall Henderson, and Mr. and Mrs. Farquhar. After arrival they toured the Grand Canyon National Park.
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San Francisco
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France to Try Petain and Laval in Treason Trial Docket
Paris dispatch reports France’s high court set August 5 as the treason trial date in absentia for Pierre Laval, unless he returns from Spain. Marshal Petain’s trial was postponed from July 5 to finish the case.
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Paris
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Gen Cousins Praises MAAF And Tucson
Maj. Gen. Ralph P. Cousins lauds Marana Army airfield near Tucson as a top basic pilot training site. He notes nearly 10 000 pilots trained there and praises the cooperation of Tucson and southern Arizona while fielding the temporary Sept 9 closure and future plans.
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War Department
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Air Transport Command
Weather Parley Opens To Aid Ocean Flying
In Los Angeles on June 26 representatives from U S Army air forces Navy air navigators and university meteorologists and astronomers meet to form an institute of navigation to improve methods and instruments Dr Samuel Herrick of UCLA said the group will publish a journal on air navigation as institute secretary.
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Germany's Cities Flattened Burnt by Allied Bombing
United Press dispatch observes immense destruction in German cities from RAF night raids and USSTAF daytime bombing. The article notes Spaatz led precision daytime missions targeting plants and oil facilities, including Merseburg Leuna, with RAF contributing night strikes.
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Royal Airforce Bomber Command
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Carl A. Spaatz
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Spaatz
England
Britain
Ific Spaatz
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Merseburg- Leuna
Berlin
Inside Germany shows vast destruction after Allied advance
Reporter describes widespread devastation across major German cities after bombing and fighting. He notes half of urban buildings destroyed, bridges and industrial sites in rubble, and thousands of corpses buried beneath ruins while civilians crowd into crowded shelters and ruined cellars.
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U.P
Reich
Cologne
Essen
Mulheim
Duisberg
Nuremberg
Hannover
Magdebuerg
Bremen
Hamburg
Braunschweig
Ludwigshafen
Munich
News at Noon Faces News on Tucson Broadcast
Wednesday afternoon program notes a clash between News at Noon and a competing segment labeled 3:18 featuring Jimmy Sings Tee Onn and a later entry 3:4 The Aunt in Tucson.
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Shortest GI in Europe Receives Discharge
Pfc. Russell Brown of Milroy, Pennsylvania, named the shortest GI in the European theatre by Stars and Stripes, has received his discharge at the new personnel center in Indiantown Gap. Brown stands four feet ten inches and holds battle stars for Normandy, northern France, Rhineland, and Ardennes.
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Russell Brown
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Stars and Stripes
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Eisenhower Arrives Quietly in Washington
General Dwight D. Eisenhower slipped into Washington after a week of receptions with minimal fanfare. A small group greeted the train and he gave a tired smile to photographers before joking that his arm was about to drop off from waving to millions.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Biggest Sea Animals on the Globe Are Whales
A compact look at the largest sea creatures, led by whales as the planet’s most massive marine animals. The note highlights their size range and notable species across oceans and habitats.
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Whales
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