Army News Service covers the election
New York (UP) –
The Army News Service maintained a 30-man staff around the clock to send full election results to U.S. troops in war theaters throughout the world.
ANS sent 25,000 words by radio and 25,000 by cable to Army newspapers and radios in London, Rome, Paris, Alaska, Australia, Cairo and China.
Full bulletin service was maintained throughout the night. Today, ANS will send the results of all state elections.
G.I.’s give ‘priority’ to election news
San Francisco, California (UP) –
The Army Signal Corps, broadcasting the nightly communiqué from Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters at Leyte, the Philippines, interspersed its reading of war bulletins with the frequent reminder to its San Francisco outlet: “Please don’t hesitate to interrupt us if you have some election news.