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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1942
Page
3
United Press reports the Pacific Fleet rehearsing an attack on a Solomon Island objective. Destroyers lead, big guns fire, smoke and flame envelop the isle as battle planes bomb and dive bombers strike in the second phase.
First Lieutenant W. W. ONeill of Seminole Oklahoma recalls his crash into the sea while piloting an RAF fighter bomber near El Alamein. He blew up his life vest and swam two and a half miles to a beach where South African soldiers saved him. He is recovering in hospital.
In Havana President Batista replaces Prime Minister Carlos Saladrigas with Senator Ramon Zayda in a dawn announcement aimed at uniting the cabinet. Coalition friction over Communist party positions surfaces as a snag. A new military service bill seeks to remove exemptions for officials and allow foreign forces if needed.
Philadelphia August 17 George Metzger a blacksmith at 85 marks 72 years on the same job. He helped forge dies for the government during the Spanish American War and is again at work on current war production tasks.
Mrs. Bertha Mitchell testified in a Stratford case against Justice of the Peace John P. Lynch, denying accusations of nude meetings with him while recounting threats and a shooting that killed Patrolman George G. Miller. She described lights on, a gun, and Miller being shot after clashes near her home. China exports about 70 million pounds of peanuts and 58.9 million pounds of peanut oil in six months.
Cairo dispatch reports British light bombing planes scored direct hits on Axis reinforcement barges off the African coast. A communique said British patrols were active through Saturday night and attacked enemy positions and working parties in the northern and central sectors. Artillery exchanges were reported yesterday.
Serg Claude Weaver a 20 year old Royal Canadian air force pilot from Oklahoma City Oklahoma was awarded the distinguished flying medal for shooting down five German fighters and assisting in the destruction of one bomber over Malta in a single week. His citation called him an inspiring example.
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