General MacArthur Returns to Luzon and Presses Japanese
General MacArthur's Luzon return places American bayonets in the jugular vein of the Japanese empire as bases are sought for air and sea control. The plan aims to open routes to the Dutch Indies and support further assaults toward the Asiatic mainland and Japan.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Jan
MacArthur
Luzon
Philippines
Malaya
Dutch Indies
South China Sea
China Sea
Asiatic
Japan
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Three Weeks Old Baby Abducted in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth a three week old girl Mildred Louise McGill was abducted by a woman described as a 25 year old attractive blonde with a mole under her right eye. Police hunt continues as parents urge the kidnapper to honor three hour feeding needs. the child was taken during a visit by a hospital aid group. The search involves state and local officers with no motive yet known. Also noted a Belfast collision killed 15 and injured at least 50 near Ballymacarrett Junction.
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Fort Worth
Mildred Louise McGill
McGill
C. A. McGill
Misplaced: Haney Checks Into Portland Hotel After Bus Trip
Charles J. Haney arrived in Portland from Los Angeles and secured a hotel room a few blocks away, then left. The terse note records a brief transit event with no further details.
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Portland
Ore
Charles J. Haney
Los Angeles
Sailors React With Childlike Yells Amid Plane Attacks
Aboard a Philippines cruiser during an air raid drill the sailors rush to battle stations like kids rushing to a ball game. Carol Ammon of Reading, Pa, describes the adrenaline and relief after a shootdown as the crew yells, “like a Halloween party.”
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James Hutcheson
Philippines
U.P
Carol Ammon
Reading
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