The Raft Survival of a Navy Bomber Crew in the Pacific
Harold F. Dixon recalls the January 16 1942 crash of a scout bomber over the South Pacific. Dixon, Gene Aldrich, and Tony Pastula survived 34 days on a rubber raft after their plane sank, enduring harsh seas, weather, and dwindling provisions before reaching a remote atoll.
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South Pacific
Robert Trumbull
Harold Yr. Dison
U.S.N
Gene Aldrich
Tony Fastula
U. S. Navy
Ately
Tony Pastula
Ton Pastula
Gene
Pastula
Aldrich
Tony
Lost air crew prepares water landing after radio beacon failure
A pilot and two crewmen confront a radio silence while drifting from their carrier plane. With dwindling fuel they improvise a water landing plan, gather gear including life raft and rations, and await rescue as the sea lies calm.
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Tony
Seltzer
Aldrich
Evening Shadows Rise Eastward in a Brief Note
A short, non-news literary fragment describes darkness rising to the east as the sun sets. It is framed as a cliffhanger with a note “Yo Be Continued Tomorrow.” Copyright 1942 by Henri Holt & Co. Inc distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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Henri Holt & Co. Inc
King Features Syndicate. Inc
Federal panel orders utilities to curb war tax pass‑through
Washington AP The Federal Power Commission orders Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line and Illinois Natural Gas to cut rates by 5 094 384 dollars and bars passing war tax burdens to consumers The action frames tax increases as a monopoly issue and cites the 1942 Emergency Price Control Act urging restraint to support price stability during the war
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company
Ninois Natural Gas Company
Congress
15000 Newsmen Join Armed Forces In War Effort
New York AP report shows more than 15000 newspapermen from dailies nationwide have joined the armed forces since October 1940. The count includes 2153 additional staff in government roles aiding the war effort, as publishers and editors back home push war stamp and bond drives and scrap drives.
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New York
Yanks Sink Large Japanese Merchant Ship Near Rabaul
Boeing B 17s and B 24s attacked Rabaul Harbor at dawn hitting a 15,000 ton Japanese merchantman and a near miss. The ship was engulfed in smoke and likely sunk, part of a four day US offensive in the Australia New Guinea theater.
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MacArthur
Boeing
United States Army Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Rabaul Harbor
Trobriand Islands
New Guinea
Buin
Bougainvile Island
Solomons
Buna
North New Guinea
Loribaiwa
Port Moresby
Gona
Toribaiwa
Darwin
Australia
U S Troop Arrivals in Africa Report
Paris radio cited Lisbon messages reporting that American troops had arrived in Africa. The report follows Reuters wire and notes unconfirmed details from wartime dispatches.
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U.S
Africa
London
Reuters
Paris
Lisbon
Africa region mentions and war department response
The report references Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the Gold Coast, the Belgian Congo, and the Union of South Africa in western and central Africa while noting the war department in Washington had no comment on it.
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Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Gold Coast
Western Africa
Belgian Congo
Central Africa
Union of South Africa
War Department
Washington
Americans in China blast 10 Jap trucks in Yun Nan raid
United States army headquarters in Chungking announced that American fighters destroyed 10 enemy trucks and a staff car in Yun Nan province on Saturday. All American aircraft returned safely.
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China
Chungking
INS
Yunnan
United States Army
Wavell Promises Second Front For Europe Soon
General Sir Archibald Wavell says American and British troops will fight onto the European continent as soon as possible though timing remains unknown. Labour leaders press for an immediate reply to Willkie’s call for aid to Russia. Ribbentrop counters with optimistic Germany Russia losses cited.
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London
Archibald P. Wavell
Wendell Willkie
Russia
Wavell
India
New Delhi
United States
Britain
China
Lord Strabolgi
Wimbledon
Churchill War Cabinet
Willkie
Strabolgi
Labor Party
Churchill
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Europe
Ribbentrop
Soviet Union
Federal employee count rises 5 percent in July
Federal workers total grew by 120,962 or more than 5 percent in July, the Civil Service Commission reported Sunday. The increase reflects government hiring across agencies during the month.
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Washington
INS
Civil Service Commission
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United States Navy
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Navy Cross
Harold Dixon
Pearl Harbor
Great Heart
Hamilton Seed & Coal CO
Oakland Avenue
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Cine
Twxt
Ay & Ne
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Iceland
US. Treasury
Cor von Hoover
Killian Company
Pendleton Rooms
Pendleton Shop
Killian
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