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...dies, his commanding officer or chaplain will write a letter soon afterwards to his next of kin telling, if possible, how, when and where the death occurred, and where the soldier is buried. For men who are wounded or taken ill, the hospitals to which they are assigned will forthwith send home full details of their condition, follow them up every 15 days with progress reports. To speed delivery, all of the supplemental news will be airmailed...
...described by the Army last week. It is the M-12, a bazooka-like rocket launcher consisting of a factory-loaded plastic tube and tripod, weighing 35 Ibs. in all. A one-shot piece designed for close-range use, it is fired by dry-cell batteries, is replaced forthwith by a new barrel; the empty goes to the rear for a new loading. By a wire hookup, several M-12s can be fired at once by the same gunner...
...prodigious. Once she went to Agua Caliente with Columnist Louella Parsons and Husband Docky Martin. In the gents' room of a Caliente tavern, Docky became involved with several brawling Mexicans. Miss Parsons, hearing the rumpus, asked Florabel what to do. "Hell," shouted Florabel, "rescue the poor bastard!" Forthwith, she dived into the room, grabbed Docky by the arm and hauled...
Last week, the Democrats contributed a cartoon showing Governor Dewey speaking from a platform that concealed a fatuous-looking cellar gang. Included in the gang was Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the news-slanting Chicago Tribune, and cousin of Daily News Publisher Joe Patterson. Captain Patterson forthwith called off the Battle Page. His reasons: below-the-belt hitting, fear of libel...
...make sure that its secrets remained secret, inadvertent passers-by were also hanged forthwith. For signature, the Feme stuck a knife in the gallows tree and carved four letters: S.S.G.G., for Strick, Stein, Gras, Grun (Rope, Stone, Grass, Green). Folklore interpreted this literally as noose, headstone and grassy grave...