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Killed in Action. Stuart Emeny, 40, distinguished London News Chronicle war correspondent; in the Burma plane crash which killed Major General Orde Charles Wingate. Courageous Emeny first became known for his coverage in 1935-36 of the Ethiopian War. In 1942 another correspondent disquieted Indian press officials with a cable from Cairo: ENEMY REACHES CAIRO INDIAWARDING TOMORROW...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 10, 1944 | 4/10/1944 | See Source »

...quiet rose mild Mrs. Thelma Cazalet Keir, veteran Tory reformist and sister of the late Major Victor Cazalet, killed in the plane crash that brought death to Poland's Premier-General Wladyslaw Sikorski. Mildly she proposed an amendment granting equal pay to women teachers. Gently the Government's respected Richard Austen Butler, President of the Board of Education, objected that equal pay had nothing to do with the Education Bill, should be considered at some other time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Pride & Petulance | 4/10/1944 | See Source »

Baby Satan already had its motors running and was veiled in blue exhaust smoke. Five of us wormed our way through the hatches into the seats, adjusted our crash helmets and plugged in our earphones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: MOP-UP ON KWAJALEIN | 2/21/1944 | See Source »

...jumped by more Zeros-at least ten of them-and maybe twelve," Lieut. Jones said. "Our gunners really went to work and such shooting you never did see. In 40 minutes I saw three Zeros explode and five more crash into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEN AT WAR: Seven Died | 2/21/1944 | See Source »

After Dark. Despite their spit & polish, the girls are still girls. The men flock to the Reserves' recreation hall and, when they are not invited, try to crash it. In their barracks, after dark, the girls turn up in ruffly nightgowns, tailored pajamas, housecoats, satin robes and all kinds of footgear, from fancy mules to fleece-lined booties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - Birthda | 2/14/1944 | See Source »

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