U Boat Attacks West Coast Oil Field First Mainland Strike
Edward C Wayne reports a U boat shelling of a West Coast oil field marking the first assault on the U S mainland. Japan consolidates new positions as the Battle for the East Indies continues. Editorial note states opinions are the columnist's.
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West Coast
U. S
East Indies
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Santa Barbara
Cailif
Elwood
Java
Bali
Straits of Macassar
Sourabaya
Tokyo
Sumatra
Churchill Heeds Critics and Shifts War Strategy
Amid a Pacific crisis and Roosevelt fireside address, Churchill restructures his cabinet with Sir Stafford Cripps taking a key government role. Java battles unfold with Allied and Japanese forces trading losses as air power shifts in Southeast Asia.
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Churchill
Stafford Cripps
Russia
Commons
Java
Australians Rally For Defense In Wartime Outlook
Wartime analysis notes Australia as a key pivot for Allied action in the Far East. It cites Port Darwin bombings, a mobilized population ready to fight, and U S assistance, while contrasting Allied spring offensives with Hitler's expected moves.
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Australia
Port Darwin
United States
Far East
Java
W. W. Chaplin
East Indies
Cape York
Sydney
Melbourne
Hitler
White House
Roosevelt
Alaska
New York
Ireland
Burma
Iceland
Aruba
Gar ner defends morale amid wartime doubts in Uvalde interview
In Uvalde Texas former vice president John Nance Garner says there is no lack of morale or complacency among the people. In Washington Senator Gillette accuses powerful interests of blocking agriculture from supplying grain alcohol for synthetic rubber production.
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Uvalde
Texas
John Nance Garner
Washington, D. C
Gillette
Fat Wonderland echoes in wartime economy report
A war era analysis notes production curves rising after congressional appropriations surpassing 71 billion dollars for war. A returning correspondent likens America to a fat wonderland of food and furs and frills.
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Washington
America
Recent Defeats Prepare U S for New Sacrifices
Bauerkage argues that after Pearl Harbor the United States must endure further losses and sacrifice. He notes record peacetime mobilization, plans to arm millions, and the shift from purely producing to protecting and delivering supplies to allies, warning of Axis threats and the need to fund defense bonds.
Briefs on Civil Defense Attack and Rehabilitation Policy
The piece notes the Civil Defense attack would test government faith by exposing dodges in crisis. It cites Federal Security Administrator McNutt urging governors to prioritize vocational rehabilitation and employment for physically handicapped veterans and wounded service members amid defense production demands. Buy Defense Bonds.
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America
Uncle Sam
Sam
Veterans Administration
South America
Office of Civilian Defense
McNutt
Defense
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Clivenden
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