Marines seize Kokum and Tulagi air base in Solomon Islands
Reports from Australian and New Zealand capitals say United States Marines have captured Kokum on Guadalcanal and the Japanese seaplane base off Tulagi. Allied forces press inland on three key islands and push toward Makambo and Gavutu as naval units clash in the Solomon Islands offensive.
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General MacArthur
Australia
Kokum
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Tulagi
Navy Department
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Tulagi- Florida-Guadalcanal
United States
Solomon Islands
United States South Pacific
Robert Lee Ghormley
South Pacific
Pacific Fleet
Chester W. Nimits
Adm
Ghormley
New Zealand
Gen. MacArthur
Florida
Malakaua
Makambo
Gavutu
Kukum
Lunwa Bay
MacArthur
London
The
Evening Star
Sydney
the Solomons
Solomona
British Cruiser Manchester and Carrier Eagle Lost in Mediterranean Battle
British admiralty announced one of the largest Mediterranean sea and air battles cost the cruiser Manchester and the aircraft carrier Eagle while delivering reinforcements and planes to Malta. Axis losses included submarines and cruisers, with claims of additional damage and recoveries to Tunisia noted.
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Eagle
London
Mediterranean
Britain
Manchester
Malta
Italy
Admiralty
Adiviiy
Andreus
Wasp
French
Tunisia
Narrows
Tyrrhenian Sea
Royal Air Force
Reds Retreat In Caucasus Amid Stalingrad Pressure
Soviet army reports say Red Army trapped German motorized infantry near Don River and repelled airborne reinforcement attempts on the northwest front. In the Caucasus region, Russians pulled back toward Black Sea bases as Nazis pushed toward Grozny oil fields along the Rostov Baku railway.
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Moscow
Red Army
Don
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Black Sea
Kranodar
Rostov-Baku
Grozny
Bryansk
Rzhev
Lake Seliger
Voronezh
Krasnodar
Novorossisk
Kuban
Kletskaya
Red Star
Navy seizes Bayonne General Cable plant ends strike
Navy takes control of the General Cable Corporation plant in Bayonne New Jersey after a three day strike. Workers vote almost unanimously to return to work at 4 PM following Admiral Bowen's announcement of government control. Rain and cooler weather followed as production resumes and the strike ends amid a Presidential seizure order.
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Bayonne
N. J
UPR
General Cable Corporation
Navy
Harold G. Bowen
The
Navy Today
United States
Army
Roosevelt
Michael Petrakian
Uncle Sam
War Labor Board
Barkley Pushes for Full Revenue Increase in Senate
Democratic leader Barkley said he would seek a substantial rise in the House approved revenue bill to provide the full 8.7 billion dollars in additional taxes requested by Treasury Secretary Morgenthau. He noted the Senate finance committee should find new sources to reach that amount rather than writing another tax measure this year.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Allied Air Offensive Hits MANDALAY Rail Link and Burma Bases
United States Army Air Corps heavy bombers disrupted a 125 mile Mandalay rail line in northern Burma and struck three major Japanese bases, including Myitkyina and Mogaung. Bridges north of Myitkyina and near Wuntho were destroyed. warehouses at Katha and docks on the Irrawaddy were attacked. no losses reported.
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United States Army Air Force
New Delhi
India
U.P
United States Army Air Corps
Mandalay
Japan
Burma
Myitkyina
Wuntho
Tausi
Pinbaw
Mogaung
Katha
Irrawaddy
Uncle Sam Can Attack Uncle Sam Can Attack
Page seven headline notes a discussion or feature about United States military policy or strategy. The brief references a possible or metaphorical attack scenario involving government action, with emphasis on national security questions and public response.
Rioting in India Escalates Amid Arrests and Firefights
Reports show about 40 official deaths from outbreaks with higher unofficial counts. In Bombay 34 killed or injured, 40 more arrested, and two deaths from prior injuries. Nagpur death toll at six with 15 injured as police and troops fire on crowds. Disruptions hit Ahmedabad mills, rail stations burned in several towns, and calls rise for British to grant Indian autonomy postwar.
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Bombay
New Delhi
Nagpur
Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Nizam of
U.P
South India
Tenali
Duggiran
Chirala
Midabrolu
Nasulipatan
Bazawadaward
Guntur
Giant Blimp Base Planned
Mrs. D. B. Elliott of Amarillo cites a Houma Daily Courier report announcing a giant blimp base to be built at Houma. The article says the lighter-than-air base will cost at least 10 million dollars and operate by next spring to patrol coastal waters against submarines.
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Amarillo
D. 8. Elliott
Jackson Street
Houma
OPA Obtains Injunction Against Houston Steel Dealer
The Office of Price Administration won a temporary injunction in federal court against a Houston steel dealer tied to alleged black market steel purchases by Higgins Industries of New Orleans.
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Atveland, O
Office of Price Administration
Federal District
Houston
Higgins Industries, Inc
New Orleans
Build Giant Planes Build Giant Planes
President Donald W. Douglas announced Douglas Aircraft is producing long range cargo planes in quantity for months. The C-54, largest engined cargo ship, is delivered to the army and flies continuously to Egypt and the Near East, with one month’s output nearly equaling seven years of airline production.
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Los Angeles
Donald W. Douglas
Douglas Aircraft Company
United States
Douglas
Egypt
Near East
Judge Gee to Return Home From Texas Trip
Judge W. E. Gee plans to return home tomorrow after a vacation to South and East Texas. A. A. Lumpkin spoke with Judge Gee by telephone from Waco last night, confirming he and his family are en route home. Rumors of illness in Waco were unfounded and the judge said he is feeling fine.
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W. E. Gee
Texas
A. A. Lumpkin
Judge Gee
Waco
Allied sailors report wolf pack attack on Russian convoy
London dispatch says sailors fleeing a sunk ship near a British port described a submarine wolf pack that attacked three times and persistently chased a large convoy home from a Russian port. Escorts rescued survivors as the convoy faced repeated depth charge danger.
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London
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Mild start with thundershowers this afternoon and cooler tonight. West Texas expects moderate temperatures with warm spells inland. Del Rio Eagle Pass and Pecos River east area show scattered storms this afternoon and night. New Mexico reports moderate temps with scattered storms near mountains east of Rio Grande. 24 hour min 66 max 82 precipitation .22 inch. Noon temp 74.
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Amarillo
Vicineity
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Pecos River
New Mexico
Rio Grande
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Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
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Panhandle
English Field
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Spearman
Dumas
Ft. Panhandle
Adrian
Claude
Russell Stationery Company
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Army Gunnery School
Harlingen
N. J. Gants
Pharr
Secretary of State For India
John Maynard Lbr. Co
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