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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
1
Allied forces press offensive in the Pacific with a naval strike on the Solomon Islands as Britain foils a sabotage plot in India while Nazi forces profit from the Russian campaign.
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Eight months after Pearl Harbor Allied forces push in the Solomon Islands and Coral Sea region with a major US Navy operation described as America's first great offensive in the Pacific. The effort targets Japanese bases as part of broader naval and air strikes and possible land actions. Meanwhile CIO and AFL labor leadership discuss peace terms and potential United Labor front amid long-running rivalries and organizational disputes.
British authorities arrest Mohandas K Gandhi and nearly 200 All-India Congress leaders as they plan nationwide non violent civil disobedience against Britain. Riots erupt in Bombay and Ahmedabad amid looted grain stores, signaling rising resistance during World War II.
Manpower officials warn one in four women aged 18 to 44 may be drawn into munitions and other war jobs to ramp up production. A nationwide registration could catalog female labor resources. Army and Navy leaders pledge large scale cargo plane production to support logistics and troop movements, with significant shares allocated to cargo aircraft.
Guglielmo Ferrero, famed Italian historian and antifascist, died in Geneva at age seven years after his works were seized by Mussolini. He taught at the University of Geneva and wrote The Grandeur and Decadence of Rome. In Washington, the War Production Board announced a cutback ending most typewriter production by October 31, with limited government output and a 10 to 1242 percent drop from last year.
A nationwide black market steel scheme prompts two federal probes. Price Administrator Leon Henderson leads an inquiry after Frank Higgins alleges his New Orleans yard bought steel at inflated prices. Separately Rep Carl Peterson heads a House subcommittee probe into the Higgins contract cancellation for 200 liberty ships amid steel-shortage claims. Senate challenges from Sen Harry S Truman target the Navy Bureau of Ships over tank landing boat models versus Higgins ships.
British officials report German U boats no longer targetting American coastal waters as convoy systems expand in Panama and Caribbean zones. Allies credit increased air defense and shipcraft production for reduced sinkings while warning Nazis may shift to heavily convoyed North Atlantic supply routes.
War driven labor pressures strain U S farms as the McNutt commission considers broad mobilization for workers students and even employers. The July labor demand hit a record high with only 42 available per 100 needed. Wages rose sharply with farm pay 42 percent higher than last year and parity prices lagging. Farmers face local shortages between peak seasons while migrants and constructed housing reshape labor markets. Some relief may come from reassigning construction workers with farm experience as war needs wind down next year.
The Library of Congress curates an exhibit of materials published in 64 of the 11L languages of the Soviet Union. In aviation, 39,000 women now work in aircraft manufacturing, up from 1,900 nine months ago. Hawaii hosts Americanization meetings for Japanese descent with 807 attendees. A 2500-pound bomb dropped from a bomber at 200 MPH from 10,000 feet lands over a mile and a quarter ahead of its release point.
Advertises Prince Albert tobacco as the top gift for soldiers sailors Coast Guardsmen and Marines noting surveys show it is the most appreciated and desired smoke among service members Local dealers feature Prince Albert in the pound can as an ideal gift for men in the service.
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