Heavy Allied Bombers Face Japanese Invasion Fleet
Allied heavy bombers roared out to meet a major Japanese invasion fleet moving toward north Java. Dutch, British, American and Australian forces fought a fierce defense with mobile units, tanks, motorized columns, and night air attacks sinking 30 Japanese ships and damaging many more. The Dutch reported strong counterattacks, while U S airmen spotted the fleet near Batavia and Soerabaja.
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H. McDoug
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Dutch Indies
Batavia
Bandoeng
Soerabaja
United Nations
United
High Command
F. M. Hardison
B.S. Barr
Dutch High Command
Pacific
Netherlands East Indies High Command
Netherlands Indies
Java Sea
Rembang
Soerbaja
Japan Presses Burma Drive Near Sittang River
Reports from Manualay Burma dated March 2 describe Japanese frontal pressure on the lower Sittang with large forces moving toward Shwe-Gyin, aiming to flank the Burma defense and sever the Rangoon Mandalay railroad. Observers doubt Rangoon can hold. Japanese massing threaten to trap southern Burma defenses.
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Sittang
Shwe-Gyin
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Mandalay
London
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Rangoon-Mandalay
Mallon Analyzes War Victories And Military Practice
Paul Mallon explains why certain WW strategies succeeded and revisits historical military lessons. The article clarifies points of tactics and decision making, drawing on past campaigns to illuminate current thinking.
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Paul Mallon
Mallon
Amarillo snow ranks among heaviest in decade
Snow across the Plains brought about 9 inches with .67 inch moisture near Amarillo making it the third largest in 10 years. The weather bureau forecasts slight warming tonight with a low of 18 degrees this morning and partial relief from cold.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Thawing conditions expected in Amarillo with a drop to colder temperatures tonight. West Texas will see rising afternoon highs followed by cold nights less extreme than the prior night. Del Rio Eagle Pass area and eastern New Mexico likewise report mild afternoons and chilly evenings with slight cooling. Temperature range 18 to 34 degrees, noon at 35. 0.05 inch precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio- Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Roosevelt reorganizes U S Army into three units
President Roosevelt issues an executive order creating three main Army units under the Army chief of staff the Army ground forces the Army air forces and the services of supply a move to speed and coordinate military action He also allows for overseas departments task forces base commands and theater commands as needed by national security.
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U.S
Roosevelt
United States Army
Army Chief of Staff
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Army Air Forces
Service of Supply
Services of Supply
Henry L. Stimson
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Cavalry
Field Artillery
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Army Air Corps
British Torpedo German Tanker Blasts Convoy in Channel
British motor torpedo boats torpedoed a German tanker and heavily engaged enemy escort ships and shore batteries in an attack on a convoy in the English Channel, the admiralty said today.
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London
English Channel
Admiralty
Texans To See Moon In Eclipse Tonight
An eclipse of the moon will begin at 4 27 P M CWT today and appear as a partial event in Texas. The peak occurs at 7 21 P M and the eclipse ends at 10 15 P M. The second eclipse of the year is set for August 25.
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Dallas
U.P
Texas
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