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Planes in flight. The ship in the foreground is a C-46 transport, originally designed as a commercial plane to carry a crew of five men and thirty-six passengers. Its load capacity in military service has been greatly increased. The more distant plane is a P-40 fighter, distinguished for its effectiveness in middle-altitude work with the RAF (Royal Air Force) in England and Africa, with the AVG (American Volunteer Group--Flying Tigers) in China and with the AAF (Army Air Force) in the South Pacific

Planes in flight. The ship in the foreground is a C-46 transport, orig...

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Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun, is a hand weapon for which every branch of the service finds many uses. Its portability and effectiveness makes it a favorite of our modern Army

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, fam...

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Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun, is a hand weapon for which every branch of the service finds many uses. Its portability and effectiveness makes it a favorite of our modern Army

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, fam...

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Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, familiarly known as the Tommy gun, is a hand weapon for which every branch of the service finds many uses. Its portability and effectiveness makes it a favorite of our modern Army

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .45 caliber Thompson sub-machine gun, fam...

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Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .30 caliber machine gun is a powerful weapon of great range and effectiveness. It is used in various forms on planes, tanks, ships and other types of mechanized equipment

Fort Knox. Machine guns. The .30 caliber machine gun is a powerful wea...

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Citations of individual production merit awarded. The first five Citations of Individual Production Merit have been awarded to five war workers, War Production Drive Headquarters has announced. The citation is the highest honor conferred for individual achievement. It is granted only for ideas or suggestions that have an outstanding effect on the entire war effort. Clinton R. Hanna, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a research department manager for the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., suggested a method of increasing the effectiveness of Army tanks. This method is a military secret

Citations of individual production merit awarded. The first five Citat...

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C.I.O. counsel hits A.F. of L. criticism of National Labor Relations board. Washington, D.C., Lee Pressman, C.I.O. counsel, today took issue with the A.F.L. proposals to "safeguard" unions against NLRB "favorism" by providing that the Board's decisions shall not become effective until confirmed by the courts. Testifying before a Senate education and Labor Subcommittee, Pressman asserted that such an amendment to the Wagner Bill guaranteeing collective bargaining under Federal contracts, loans, or grants would eliminate the effectiveness of the board, 3/24/38

C.I.O. counsel hits A.F. of L. criticism of National Labor Relations b...

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