Allies Refuse Bataan Air Support, MacArthur Describes Shortage
Melbourne dispatch reports the American air force on Bataan was minimal after January 1 with at most five pursuit ships and one observation plane. MacArthur repeatedly asked for bomber support but received none, leaving battered Allied troops without air cover as Japanese advances continued.
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Melbourne
Australia
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Clark Field
Philippine
High Command
Archibald P. Wavell
MacArthur
Corregidor
Manila
Order Occupation of Detroit Home Unit by Negroes
The federal government ordered Detroit to proceed with filling the Sojourner Truth housing project with Negro residents amid a racial controversy. John B. Blandford Jr. placed responsibility on the city government and discussed potential federal or state troops to assist. The initial move was halted by white residents, with more than twenty people hospitalized.
Berlin radio accuses Roosevelt of gangster methods
The Berlin radio on Wednesday night accused President Roosevelt of using gangster methods to suppress the periodical Social Justice, prompting a charged exchange on wartime information control.
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New York
Berlin
Roosevelt
Social Justice
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Elected Pan American Chair
Alberto Guani of Uruguay was elected chairman of the emergency Pan American consultative committee for political defense of the continent during a Wednesday session in Montevideo. The move aims to coordinate regional defense efforts amid rising tensions.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Alberto Guani
Government Fixes Woodpulp Prices
The Office of Price Administration set a single ceiling for domestic and foreign wood pulp with freight allowances by mill location. Groundwood pulp used for newsprint saw a rare domestic price bump to $46 per delivered ton, aligning with current import levels and roughly 80 percent of U S groundwood being imported from Canada.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
United States
OPA
Canada
Dolls Made by Bell Workers Cheer Occupied Lands Girls
The Red Cross notes fifty five girls living in enemy occupied lands will be brightened by dolls crafted by women employees of Northwestern Bell Telephone company. Sewing on the dolls, ranging from a Hollywood star to a Negro mammy, is done by these workers to bring happiness to the afflicted girls.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Red Cross thanks for helmets and sweaters and local sewing
A letter of thanks for helmets and sweaters sent to Lowry Field Colorado is received at headquarters signed by Red Cross field director Helen H Krupp. Nearly 100 knitting cards remain out and can be returned to 2316 B avenue NE or production HQ to aid the motor corps. Historic Dumbarton House Washington turned over to Red Cross for the duration. RNA Grace McCurdy club meets Friday for Red Cross sewing. Australian enlistment rate: 25 percent of males aged 18 to 45 by June 20.
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Lowry Field
Colo
Helen H. Krupp
Red Cross
Philip W. Shive
B Avenue NE
Dumbarton House
Washington, D C
RNA Grace McCurdy Club
James Taylor
First Avenue
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