Japan failed to press Pearl Harbor attack, hailed as blunder
By AP Features' Writer and John Grover report that Army and Navy authorities privately deem Japan had a chance to seize Hawaii after Pearl Harbor. They call the missed invasion a colossal blunder comparable to Hitler’s failure to invade England after France’s fall, a turning point that might have altered the war.
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John Grover
Washington
Japan
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
England
France
Inadequate Defenses After Pearl Harbor Revealed
The commission found Hawaii lacked personnel and equipment to wage war before Pearl Harbor. Bombings disrupted even those defenses, with 500 planes destroyed on Hawaiian airfields and poor cooperation between Admiral Kimmel and General Short. Roosevelt notes lessons for future vigilance.
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Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Wolcott
Mich
Hawaiian
Navy
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor Defenses Readied for Possible Invasion
Civilian defense of the islands is on full war footing as air raid wardens train and inhabitants receive poison gas protection. Universal defense is unified under Admiral Nimitz. McCloy warns invaders would surely be hurt. lost planes and ships are replaced. Oahu is an armed camp with new airfields and ramped materiel.
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Pearl Harbor
John J. McCloy
Midway Island
Hawaii
Nimitz
Pacific
Oahu
McCloy
Transylvania Man To Face Charges
Brevard reports former Transylvania County Superior Court clerk Spalding McIntosh, whose four year term ended yesterday, held on $2,000 bond for embezzlement of public funds. A warrant was issued at the request of Solicitor Clarence Ridings Forest City. A county audit dated December 5 1942 found McIntosh owes 3088.76 to the county state and individuals.
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Brevard
Spalding McIntosh
Transylvania County
Clarence 90
Ridings
Forest City
C. L. Osborne
McIntosh
Invasion Looms Missed Chance Against Britain and U.S.
The text notes a failed December move by Hiro shto's forces similar to Hitler's inaction against Britain. It suggests Japan did not attack the weakened British and did not seize the U.S. territories a year earlier, missing a decisive opportunity.
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Hiroshto
Hitler
Britain
U.S
Contract Increase For Defense Plant in North Carolina
The Office of War Information announced a $300000 uplift in the Defense Plant Corporation contract with Fairchild Engine and Aircraft Corporation for extra plant facilities in North Carolina. The total commitment exceeds $3 million, with Fairchild to operate the facilities while title remains with the Defense Plant Corporation.
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Raleigh
Office of War Information
Defense Plant Corporation
RFC
Fairchild Engine and Aircraft Corporation
North Carolina
OWL
Fairchild Corporation
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