Polish Ace Sawicz Emerges From Europe Sky War
Warsaw born Squadron Leader Tadeusz Sawicz, leader of a Polish fighter squadron, is highlighted as a premier air ace aiding Allied efforts. The article notes his numerous missions, high decorations, and reluctance to discuss exploits while underscoring Polish valor and relentless combat against the Luftwaffe.
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Ce Ene
London
Luftwaffe
Tadeusz Sawicz
Warsaw
Sawicz
Ira C. Baker
Sey
USAAF
Virtus Militari
Rey
Poland
Coastal Batteries Duel Across Dover Strait Early Dawn
British coastal guns opened fire on a German convoy in the Dover strait shortly after dawn, clashing with German guns from the French coast. The exchange lasted nearly three hours with shellfire in the Dover area, sending residents to basements for hours before the alert ended. In Seattle, a separate item notes the Treasury approving corsages made with game bird feathers to be paired with war savings stamps.
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London
Dover Strait
Dover
Seattle
Wash
United States Treasury Department
Famed Bomber Returns Home To Tour Plants
The Flying Fortress Hell's Angels arrives in England after weathering 48 raids and heads to the United States with its ground crew for a tour of assembly and parts plants. Captain John R. Johnston of Orlando leads five other Fortress fliers. navigator Capt. Harold Fulcham and Lt. Parley Madsen are prisoners after going down over Germany.
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U. S
Britain
Hell's Angels
United States
John R. Johnston
Orlando
Fla
England
Irl Balwin
Yakima
Wash
Harold Fulcham
Lubbock
Tex
Parley Madsen
Provo
Utah
Germany
West Coast Attacks Aided By Shore Signals
Washington report cites shore signaling as key in early war west coast attacks. Dewitt states removal of Japanese from the area in 1942 reduced signals and submarine attacks, noting intercepted radio messages and limited Justice Department action. Pearl Harbor period saw ships leaving west coast attacked by enemy submarines.
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Washington
Switt
Western Defense Command
Dewitt
Justice Department
Pearl Harbor
West Coast
Oil Company Employees Return To Work In N J Bayonne
Bayonne New Jersey January 20 After a 15hour conference Tide Water Associated Oil Company and its 1600 workers reached a settlement ending a strike by over 1000 union workers at the Bayonne refinery The agreement requires promotions and job classifications in the instrument and electrical departments to be based on seniority The backtowork movement was led by the day shift among those who walked out previously
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Bayonne
N. J
Tide Water Associated Oil Company
Y Od
War plant walkout labeled sabotage by disputes official
Union delegates at the plant hailed a settlement while Ed ward P. Forest announced the agreement and workers returned to duty. Harold F. Sylvester of the War Labor Board called the walkout sabotage in yesterday’s brief unrest at the facility.
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Russia
U. S
Edward P. Forest
Arold F. Sylvester
War Labor Board
Joan Berry to Testify Before Federal Jury
U S Attorney Carr expects a federal grand jury to hear testimony from Joan Berry a 23 year old film aspirant who has sued to name Char I Chaplin as the father of her 3 12 month old daughter The inquiry includes Berry s civil rights claims after her vagrancy arrest a year ago and a suspended sentence from Beverly Hills Judge Charles Griffin later expunged the record after Berry withdrew the guilty plea
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Los Angeles
U. S
Charles H. Carr
Joan Berry
Charles Chaplin
Charles Griffin
Beverly Hills
Carr
Miss Berry
Griffin
Chaplin
Failures Of Liberty Ships Attributed To Welding Stresses
Rear Admiral Howard Vickery, vice chairman of the Maritime Commission, says ship failures are in proportion to the number built and blames welding stresses rather than Liberty ships alone. He defends Kaiser against claims of exclusive fault and notes other types show higher failure rates in proportion to production. Rent control in parts of North Carolina extended to February 1 affecting Asheville, Mecklenburg, Rocky Mount, Nash andTaticenbe counties.
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Portland, Ore
Jen
Howard Vickery
Maritime Commission
Vickery
Henry J. Kaiser
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Asheville
Meen County
Rocky Mount
Nash and
Taeticenbe
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