Thursday, July 8, 1948

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The Headlines

West Offsets Air Hindrances To Maintain Berlin Supply; Overcomes Soviet 'Bussing' and Scrambling of Landing Signals -- Warned to Remain in Corridor -- U. S. Planes Carry Coal WEST OVERCOMES BERLIN AIR BLOCKS

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Woody Woodpecker

Kay Kyser and his Orchestra with Gloria Wood

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On This Day

• The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called the Women's Air Force (WAF).

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
• John D. Rockefeller (1839)
• Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
• Igor Tamm (1895)
• Nelson Rockefeller (1908)

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Long-Playing Record (LP), Velcro & Holography Theory.

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