How U S Naval Forces Expand Global War Effort
A World War II era map explains U S Navy deployment across theaters and home shores. It highlights the North Pacific Force advancing against Paramushiru and Kurile bases, the Northwest Sea Frontier along Alaska and Canada, and the Western Sea Frontier defending the United States with Pearl Harbor as a strengthened base for the main Pacific Fleet.
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America
U. S
North Pacific
Aleutians
Paramushiru
Kuriles
Panama Canal
Pacific
South Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Southeast Pacific
South America
Atlantic
Europe
Germany
Atlantic Fleet
Mediterranean
U.S
Hitler
Italy
Churchill
United States
South Atlantic
Bing Bong U S Pilot Leads Pacific Ace At Twenty Two
First Lieutenant Richard J. Bong known as Bing Bong leads the Southwest Pacific with 11 enemy planes down tied with Captain Tom Lynch for top ace. The Wisconsin farm boy and P-38 expert has flown 105 combat missions totaling 360 hours, surviving multiple hits and a daring return after his left engine was knocked out miles from Oro Bay.
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New Guinea
Tom Lynch
Catasaqua
Penn
Southwest Pacific
Bong
Richard J. Bong
Bing Bong
Poplar
Wisconsin
Superior State Teachers College
Japan
Oro Bay
Nation's Birth Rate Reaches 16-Year High in 1942
Census Bureau reports that in 1942 the birth rate reached 21.0 per 1 000 population, the highest since 1926, with 2 808 996 births and 1 385 187 deaths, despite wartime casualties abroad. Death rate fell to 10.4 per 1 000. maternal and infant death rates also hit new lows.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Power Used To Fortify Bases
Admiral Clark H. Woodward outlines how U S sea power fortifies overseas bases and lines of communication from Pearl Harbor to the Atlantic. He notes a rapid build up of ships and aircraft, the central Pacific focus, and the shift toward broader offensive options as bases like Lae Salamua and Rabaul come within reach. The piece emphasizes coordination with Britain and the importance of the Panama Canal to move forces, with Allied operations extending from Iceland to North Africa and beyond.
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United States
Perionnes
Europe
Far East
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Roo
Japan
Amercans
Halsey
East Central Pacific
Galapagos Islands
South- West Pacific
Southwest Pacific
South America
North Atlantic
Britain
Russia
Reykjavik
Iceland
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Hitler
River Spanned With Bridge Of Mahogany
In the South Pacific a 50 foot mahogany bridge was built by combat engineers to move heavy guns and tanks across a swiftly flowing river. Sgt Charles A Schue of Belle Vernon explains the wood mattered little for the task and the tree’s value abroad. The durable span served its purpose under wartime constraints.
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U. S
Pittsburgh
Pitts
South Pacific
Charles A. Schue
Belle Vernon
Lchue
Night sticks dug up for Seattle police to deter trouble
Seattle police have retrieved night sticks from storage. Assistant Chief Arthur L. Chaffee says the equipment provides officers a psychological lift and the sight of it often discourages potential troublemakers during patrols.
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Seattle
Arthur L. Chaffee
Labor Unions Vs. Devices That Are Labor Saving
The article contrasts labor unions and labor saving devices, citing Jimmy Petrillo and the American Federation of Musicians. It discusses anti trust challenges, the War Labor Board, and Supreme Court cases shaping union exemptions from antitrust laws, with historical parallels to Queen Elizabeth and early inventor Ged. It notes current government action, legal tests, and notable court dicta on unions acting in self interest.
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Elizabeth
James II
Queen Bess
Jimmy Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Antitrust Division
Justice Department
Petrillo
War Labor Board
WLB
Corwin D. Edwards
American Economic Association
Cosscs
Department
Supreme Court
Congress
Hutcheson
AFL
Carters’ Union
Machinists’ Union
St. Louis
Carpenters
Machinists
Pany
Carpenters’ Union
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India
China
Indian Ocean
Australia
Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Greenland
Africa
Rea
Spokane
Wash
Rosalie Joieman
Clark H. Woodward
U.S. Navy
Navy Department
Naval Service
International News Service
INS
SPA
Sevelt
Navy
Knox
U. S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Dutch Harbor
Hawaii
New Zealand
South Seas
Palmyra
Tonga Islands
Samoa
Auckland
Howland
Fijis
New Caledonia
Noumea
Guadalcanal
Solomons
MacArthur
New Guinea- Solomons
Lae
Salamaua
Rabaul
Lady's
Ment
Sartin Day Cleaning CO
the Chesterfield
High Point Enterprise
Joseph A. Loftus Washington
William Ged
Camp Grant
Lil
Mayme Kleber
Alexandria
Alvhrem J. Kleber
Wilkes-Barre
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