Sunk Tanker Allan Jackson Adds To Atlantic Sub Attacks
Survivors describe the fast sinking of the Allan Jackson after two torpedoes struck, flames leaping 100 feet as crewmen perished in oil-covered waters. Two other tankers Norness and Coimbra were torpedoed nearby with dozens rescued and many feared dead.
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North Atlantic
Allan Jackson
Naval Hospital
Norness
Long Island
Coimbra
New York
Winston Churchill
London
Atlantic
Onis B. May
Panama City
Fla
Ross F. Terrell
Jersey City
N. J
Germans Welcome Surrender at Hellfire Pass
Reporter Richard D. McMillan describes Allied relief at Hellfire Pass as British and South African forces freed a mixed group of exhausted Allied prisoners and German captors. Skimmed morale shifts and grim hunger mark the capitulation scene with vivid eye witness details.
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Hellfire Pass
Richard D. McMillan
U S Troops Win Brief Respite Amid S Ia Clash at Bataan
American and Philippine forces repel renewed Japanese assaults on Bataan despite heavy losses, with MacArthur reporting a temporary lull as Japanese air activity declines. The War Department notes Japanese measures in occupied Philippines and continued US counterattacks.
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U. S
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
MacArthur
Europe
Bataan
Franz Wiesblatt
United Press
Philippines
Russia
Manila
Corregidor
Japs Force Back Allied Defenders
Japan drives south through Malaya shrinking the line toward Singapore and threatens the base seen as pivotal in the Pacific war. British and Dutch briefings note clashes near Johore, Balik Papan air raids, and possible scorched earth plans as Churchill debates strategy after six weeks of rapid Japanese advance.
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Associated Press
Malaya
Johore
Gibraltar
Orient
Singapore
Johore Strait
Singapore Island
Southwest Pacific
Netherlands East Indies
Borneo
Balik Papan
Sabang
Sumatra
Minahassa
Celebes
Menado
Chungking
Kiangs
London
Churchill
Washington
Ottawa
Edgar Louis Granville
Amarillo to be inspected for defense area designation
Amarillo is to be inspected soon to designate the city as a defense area with priorities on housing materials for defense workers. Real estate and construction interests held a meeting Friday to discuss the move and a request for inspection was made.
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L. C. Capron
Burlington Railroad
Amarillo
Texas
C. S. Edmonds
Texas Lines
Burlington System
Fort Worth
Capron
American
Reds Retake Vital Front Piedmont? (rephrase within limits)
Russian forces launch renewed assaults along a 600 mile front from Kharkov to the Sea of Azov threatening Mozhaisk Orel Kursk and Kharkov as Moscow radio reports fierce street fighting and the fall of parts of Orel amid German bombing efforts Izvestia notes heavy fighting around Kursk and Kharkov as Red Army advances continue toward Smolensk and the Dnieper river
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Mozhaisk
Orel
Kursk
Kharkov
Sea of Azov
Smolensk
Dnieper
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Red Army
Oka
Izvestia
Donets River
Amarillo Firemen Begun On Pension Fund Start
Firemen in Amarillo receive a $4,000 check as the state begins a pension fund for smoke eaters. The back pay claim remains in court after a suit filed Saturday against the city. The fund, 1.6 percent of Amarillo fire insurance premiums plus 3 percent of salaries, is for retirement at 55 with 20 years' service and partial or total disability. Board members include Mayor Joe Jenkins as chairman, R B Manning, Chester Moore, Kathryn Burwell, and others.
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Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
R. B. Manning
Chester Moore
Kathryn Burwell
Price Control Dispute Widens Across Bipartisan Talks
Senator Brown of Michigan said a joint Senate House conference committee is farther from agreement than before after a two hour study of farm amendments to the administration price control bill. The main clash centers on linking farm prices to industrial wages, risking a potential 25 percent rise in food costs.
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Washington
Brown
Michigan
Senate
House Conference Committee
Danaher
Connecticut
Mexico Leads Unity Drive For Non Belligerent Status
Mexico presented a proposal at the Pan American conference to extend non belligerent status to all United Nations. Led by Argentina, most Latin American nations have declared the United States non-belligerent, allowing U S warships to enter and depart ports freely without 24 hour stay limits.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Mexico
Pan American Conference
United Nations
Argentina
United States
Weather and Diplomatic Notes From Across The Hemisphere
Amarillo area forecast calls for fair skies this afternoon and tonight with mild daytime warmth and a cooler night. Across West Texas temperatures show little change. min 25 and max 45 reported. In Washington and Buenos Aires, foreign ministers of 19 republics press Argentina and Chile toward severing ties with totalitarian nations, while the United States outlines six proposals on subversive activity health aviation and postwar issues. The Peru Ecuador boundary dispute was discussed by ministers Aranha Guinazu and Tobar Donoso with a tentative settlement seen. Dwight Newby’s report continues.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Argentina
Chile
United States
Red Cross
Peru
Ecuador
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Oswaldo Aranha
Julio Tobar Donoso
Brazil
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Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Build Now
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Detroit
Russell Stationery Company
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