Submarine Activity and Russian Tactics Dominate War Analysis
Weekly analysis notes US Navy patrols sinking Japanese submarines and guarding Midway. It also reports Russian paratroop offensives near Mozhaisk trapping German forces, amid German defeats and von Reichenau’s death. MacArthur’s Luzon defense is stretched as Bataan fears rise and Corregidor links to Allied defense.
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Pacific
Uncle Sam
Battlewagons
Midway
Johnson's
Pearl Harbor
Bay of Tokyo
Long Island
MacArthur
Luzon
Washington
Bataan
Corregidor
Tokyo
Malaya Front Tensions Rise as Japan Presses Singapore
Reports indicate a final air and ground battle looms near Singapore with the Japanese crossing the Maui River and establishing a bridgehead. Allied countermeasures include arriving Australian troops and Buffalo fighters, while optimism grows that the tide may turn despite major General Bennett's caution.
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Malaya
Pacific
Singapore
Maur River
Maui
Malayan
Maui River
Malaya Front
Bennett
Forrmacn
Labor: A Peace Offer in the Unions Rift
John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers leader and AFL split founder, suggests peace talks with Philip Murray and William Green before wartime. He argues conditions now favor unity in labor, and that a coordinated approach would benefit the public interest, after years of failed attempts.
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John L. Lewis
AFLL
United Mine Workers
AFL
Philip Murray
C.so
William Green
Roosevelt
Lewis
America
Submarine losses and Libyan victory in World War II
German submarine losses mounted as the Atlantic campaign continued with U S patrols. A V Alexander said thousands of U boats crew losses and captures, while Churchill returned to Bermuda. British forces then stormed Halfaya pass in Libya, with 55 500 Axis prisoners. Solum’s fall trapped Halfaya.
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Atlantic
United States
Germany
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Reich
Hitler
Royal Navy
Singapore
Churchill
Bermuda
Hellfire
Halfaya Pass
Solum
Halfaya
Mediterranean
Open Secret Blocks U S and Britain in Pacific War
A long meditation on a hidden Pacific zone 2000 miles wide where Japan supposedly hides bases and war materiel. The piece argues this hornet’s nest shields Japan’s fleet and threatens supply routes to Singapore the Philippines and the Netherlands Indies. It notes past U S cautions and the difficulty of obtaining accurate reports from within the area.
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WNU Service
H Street
Nashington
D. C
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Britain
United States
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Netherands Indies
Hawaii
Marshall Group
Wake Island
Caroline Group
Guam
Saipan
Cap
Pacific
America
Netherlands Indies
Mama
General MacArthur
Belief in American Resolve Amid War Spirit
A Philadelphia era column blends wartime patriotism with calls for sacrifice and unity, praising the Spirit of 1776 and the American resolve. It contrasts self interest with national duty, invokes Washington to Gettysburg as enduring ideals, and lauds allied nations while promising resilience in hard battles to come.
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Uncle Sam
Breeds Hill
Valley Forge
Ticonderoga
Princeton
Gettysburg
San Juan Hill
Manila Bay
Belleau Wood
Soissons
America
Propaganda Material Shown by Rep Dies
Rep Martin Dies of Texas, chairman of the Dies Committee, is pictured inspecting a large pile of propaganda material described as anti Jewish and allegedly to be distributed in the United States by Nazi controlled agencies.
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United States
Iola
Rep
Martin Dies
Texas
Miscellany: Lockups and Attitudes on Palestine
Washington reports over 100 German Japanese and Italian business concerns padlocked while 93 operate under federal supervision. Cleveland Zionist leader Dr Abba Hillel Silver urges Britain or America to arm defenseless Palestine to defend their homeland and push independence.
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Washington
Cleveland
Abba Hillel Silver
Britain
America
Palestine
Conservatives urged clear goals before postwar policy
The piece notes Mariner Eccles urges conservatives to define what to conserve as a supreme allied council for postwar plans may sit in Washington. It also reports final steps toward closer US Mexico transport and communications links with three aerial trunklines in daily use. It lists Hitler’s call number Berlin 11 6191 and references the new British Who’s Who for lookup.
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Supreme Allied Council
Washington
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Mexico
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
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Edward C. Wayne
U.S. Navy
Unier
Mozhaisk
Walther von Reichenau
West
Siaos
Red
von Reichenau
von Brauchitsch
Carole
Carole Lombard
Indianapolis
Hollywood
Lombard
Las Vegas
Miss Lombard
Indiana
U. S
Baukhage National Park
Navy
Congress
United Nations
Far East
North Atlantic
Delbert Clark
Douglas Silver
Stokes
Virginia
Maryland
Clark
New York Times
Coolidge
Defense
Asphinipr
Tam
Spirit of
Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Hiller
Tojo
Mussolini
Man of Galilee
T Belore
Louis
Maurice Reniner
Fashion Originators Guild
Fred Beck
Grays
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Bankhage
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