RAF To Try New Twin Attacks In Air Bombing
London March 2 United Press war correspondent Walter Cronkite reports an air observer predicts a shift from 1000 plane raids to twin attack tactics already used against Schweinfurt and Augsburg. The observer says multiple waves to one target increase concentration and reduce bomber collisions.
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Walter Cronkite
United Press
London
Mar
Royal Air Force
Schweinfurt
Augsburg
RAF
Air Ministry
RAF Bomber Command
Pittsburgh schools close as union strike halts classes
Pittsburgh public schools 130 in number with about 82000 pupils shut down by a strike of 1000 workers demanding higher wages. The union initially sought a $1 raise, then 40 cents per day, while the school board offered 30 to 50 cents. The union refused, arguing larger raises go to better-paid workers.
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Pittsburgh
Mar
Pitts
Measles Rise Pushes Health Board Totals Higher
Phoenix reports for last week show 684 communicable disease cases, up 145 from the prior seven days. Measles led with 224 cases, up 66. influenza or enza accounted for 189 and pneumonia 57 as other notable illnesses in the period.
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Phoenix
Mar
Re Board of Health
Enza
Building in 1943 Sees Higher Output Than 1941
Washington report shows 38.8 million board feet of construction in 1943, up 1 million from 1941 but down 4.4 billion from 1942. The estimate reflects activity through the year, indicating gradual recovery from earlier wartime reductions.
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Washington
Mar
Traffic Deaths Rise 30 Percent in January 1944
Chicago March 2 The National Safety Council reports January 1944 traffic deaths totaled 2330, up 30 percent from January 1943. The figure marks the fourth time this five month period has more fatalities than the prior year, yet totals remain 18 percent below 1941 and 27 percent under January 1942.
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Chicago
Mar
Naional Safety Council
Coral and bee lifework linked in distant Pacific note
A fragment notes solitary coral species and the peculiar reef life in the Pacific. It adds an odd estimate that a single pound represents the life work of about 1,000 bees.
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Pacific
Naval reserve officer commissions sought in city
Rear Admiral I C Johnson announced Lt Harold Warnock USNR will arrive to accept applications for naval reserve commissions. He will operate at the Navy Recruiting station March 9 and 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Openings include medical chaplain and general sea duty officers. general sea duty requires a college degree or two years of college with five years of professional experience.
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Adm
I. C. Johnson
11Th Naval District
Harold C. Warnock
USNR
Naval Reserve
Lt. Warnock
Navy
Adm. Johnson
County Agent Sees California Floods and Dams in Action
Pima county agricultural agent Co. B. Brown returned from Pasadena with firsthand notes on four days of heavy rains that drenched California cities. He cites groundwater replenishment, potential surplus for personal use, and minimal flood damage due to detention dams and flood control districts. He notes nine inches fell near Pasadena, snow down to 4000 feet, and mentions utility strikes as major disruption.
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B. Brown
Pima County
Pasadena
California
Brown
West Coast
Los Angeles
Santa Cruz River
Pantano Wash
Navy appoints eligible men to sail and base posts
Applicants under 35 must appear with birth certificates college transcript and three letters of recommendation. Those selected may be assigned to Navy ships or advanced bases, indicating a broad service scope for qualified entrants.
Man Walks 60 Miles Over Big Horn Mountains
An unidentified man, about 35, reportedly walked from Lodge Grass Montana to Shell Wyoming over the Big Horn Mountains in three days. The 60 mile trek passed through steep, snow covered terrain as he carried a heavy bed roll while seeking work in Wyoming's Big Horn Basin.
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Big Horn Mountains
Greybull
Wyo
Dayton
Shell
Lodge Grass
Mont
Wyoming
Big Horn Basin
Fleming Wins In Race For Mayor Of Phoenix
J R Fleming and his administration ticket, backed by the citizens good government council, won the Phoenix municipal primary. Fleming led Rutherford by about 2000 votes for mayor. Ollerton and Stone led Tate and Echols for the city commission, with Stewart’s allies also stepping aside. Fleming will succeed Mayor Newell Stewart on May 1.
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Phoenix
Mar
J. R. Fleming
Citizens Good Government Council
Fleming
Charles H. Rutherford
M. L. Ollerton
Roy D. Stone
William F. Tate
Samuel B. Echols
Newell Stewart
J. Carl White
Floyd A. Ford
Stewart
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Pittsburgh Union of School Help Strikes
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Tucson
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Caleve Growers of
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Simmons
White Knight
Janne Penissen
W. James
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