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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1942
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union reports a major Milne Bay victory as Allied forces rout Japanese troops. Soviet bomber raids devastate German cities while offensive operations capture key air bases used by Chinese forces.
MacArthur headquarters reports Milne Bay cleared of Japanese forces with heavy losses, tanks and equipment captured. The Milne Bay operation thwarted a Japanese bid to turn the flank toward Port Moresby. In the Solomons, Marines hold Guadalcanal as mopping up continues and positions on six islands are strengthened.
The recapture of Chuhsien and Lishui, key eastern Chinese airport cities, marked major Allied gains. In weeks of fighting, the Chinese counterattack erased Japanese advances from the May and June Chekiang Kiangsi campaign. Both towns lie within 700 miles of Japan and could threaten U.S. bombers targeting the homeland. Officials attributed the gains to Japanese overextension rather than decisive Chinese superiority.
The Moscow radio says Red bombers stepped up attacks on Berlin Koenigsberg Danzig and Stettin with more cities targeted as nights lengthen. Nazi claims say Soviet bombs fell randomly amid broader eastern front fighting near Stalingrad and around Mozhaisk.
President Roosevelt linked meatless days to saving shipping space for war effort. He explained meat conservation would shift U S meat to support Britain and other fronts, replacing beef from Argentina Australia and New Zealand on overseas routes.
Former ambassador Joseph C. Grew warned that a crushing defeat of the Japanese militarists is needed to secure lasting peace in the Pacific. He stressed that reliance on sacrifice and production must not replace decisive action against Japan, and warned against any stalemate in the war. Henry J. Kaiser announced a goal of launching ten thousand freighters within 18 days after keel laying and outlined plans for large cargo planes.
The nation adds 45 000 post offices and rural carriers offering free V mail forms. Letters are photographed, miniaturized to film, sent overseas, then developed and printed on arrival. Army officials urge more use to save cargo space on ships.
Allied air campaign intensifies with British long range bombers striking southern and southwestern Germany for two nights. A successful Rotterdam raid by U S Army Air Forces Flying Fortresses dropped tons of bombs on port facilities and dockyards.
Washington focus on due process for Axis crimes as President stresses trials in occupied countries. Reports note warnings against vigilante justice and reference Nazi saboteurs in Washington as example of legal standards. Discussion includes combat psychology, Groupes Francs, and jujitsu influenced tactics shaping war ethic.
Training centers urged in colleges as pre induction measures. German claim counters Dieppe raid open front theory. Brigadier Hurley back in Washington after Pacific service. Graf Spee internment escapes noted. Dr Belisario Porras, Panama leader, dies at 85. Germany forecasts record 1942 potato crop amid rationing.
In the desert prelude to the reopening of the Egyptian offensive British and Axis forces clash daily. U S bombers support these raids as Rommel digs in near El Alamein while the British Navy targets supply lines to cut Axis routes. RAF and U S planes strike Tobruk and El Daba and destroy Axis ships off Libya.
The Office of Information says America is ankle deep in the war with 7,000 American fatalities, including 3,000 civilians. British empire losses total 130,000 dead and 62,000 civilians with native troops mainly Indian. Chinese casualties reach about two million soldiers killed and five to ten million civilians. A Washington Union Station restaurant sold 3,000 pies over a single weekend. Civilians receive classes in spotting enemy planes, even in towns near aircraft plants.
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