Texas Coast Blanked In Night Light Ban
The Eighth Corps orders a blackout along the Gulf coast from New Orleans to Brownsville to hide ships from submarines. Maj. Gen. Richard Donovan issues the rule covering 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise within ten miles inland and 25 miles of the coast for cities over 100,000, excluding Houston and New Orleans unofficially. Dimouts already affect Port Arthur and Galveston as U boats attack Gulf ships, sinking a Norwegian cargo vessel May 27 with 192 sailors lost.
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Eighth Corps
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Brownsville
Richard Donovan
Southern Defense Command
Walter Krueger
Gulf
Houston
Port Arthur
Galveston
Texas
United States
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
MacArthur
Fleeing Schoolgirl Slashed to Death in Boston
A teenage girl named Pichella Briand from Woburn was slain near the Charles River basin as she fled a knife-wielding man while walking to Fisher Business School. Three Boston University students pursued and captured the killer, later identified as Harry Adams, 45, a Somerville resident and restaurant dishwasher.
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Boston
Charles River
Pack Bay
Boston University
Pichella Briand
Woburn
Fisher Business School
James Leonard
Harry Adams
Somerville
Three Midget Jap Subs Sunk in Sydney Harbor
Sydney harbor came under attack as three Japanese midget submarines were believed destroyed in a failed raid. MacArthur announced the submarines were sunk by gunfire and depth charges with only minor harbor damage.
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Sydney Harbor
Melbourne
U.P
Pearl Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Australia
Sydney
Girl Scout Court of Awards Held for District Six
Girl Scout Court of Awards for District Six will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday night at Horace Mann School. Troops 14, 28, 16, 3, 17 and 13 will take part. Badges will be presented by Mrs. William King, Mrs. Perry Vermil lion, Mrs. Earl Mayne and Miss Ida Mae McClure.
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Girl Scout Court of Awards
Horace Mann School
William King
Perry Vermillion
Earl Mayne
Ida Mae McClure
Lowered Draft Age Postponed
Washington reports that a three month period could decide whether Congress will be asked to draft 18 and 19 year olds. Senator George of Georgia expects a later decision after summer campaigns, noting possible 18 year old conscription if the war lasts into 1943 and beyond. The War Department has not yet fixed policy.
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Washington
Congress
George
Georgia
War Department
Army expansion figures spark Taft push for draft safeguards
Senator Taft cites estimates showing the army could grow to 4.5 to 5 million within a year without drafting 19 year olds or men with families. The discussion signals political pressure to preserve young and family resources amid reform proposals.
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Taft
Ohio Republican
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