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conferees, at their request, instructed to approve House mgr's rept extending life to Dec 31 with $350,000,000 additional borrowing power and no subsidy ban, Sen; bill approved, House
US repts: Jap ships sunk or damaged by US submarines since Pacific war start
Jap air strength decline discussed
arguments; ct reserves decision; counsels pors
1943John Casper, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut[†]
John Howard Casper is a former American astronaut and retired United States Air Force pilot.
1943World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily begins, leading to the downfall of Mussolini and forcing Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk.[†]
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.