Unsung officers praised for wartime harbor defense
Washington dispatch credits Maj. Gen. George F. Moore Brig. Gen. Charles C. Drake Brig. Gen. Albert M. Jones Gen. James R. N. Weaver and others with vital but unsung roles in defending Corregidor and Luzon. It notes MacArthur and Wainwright directing battles from Corregidor and highlights hidden contributions across tanks supply and coastal defense.
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Washington, D. C
MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
George F.re
Corregidor
Moore
Charles C. Drake
Albert M. Jones
Luzon
Manila
Wainwright
Bataan
James R. N. Weaver
Joseph P. Vachum
William E. Brougher
Bradford G. Chynoweth
William F. Sharp
Allan C. McBride
Clyde A. Selleck
Clinton A. Pierce
Arnold J. Funk
Philippines
Suspended I-A Draft Category for Reconditioned Recruits
The army introduces a new I-A category Suspended I-A for men who are unfit for dental reasons nasal obstructions or correctible hernias or diet controlled stomach troubles. They may be sent to hospitals for three day reevaluations. After correction and re examination they may be moved to full Class I-A.
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Army
Bulkeley’s PT boats near misses in Philippines raid
Lieut John D Bulkeley and his squadron in the Philippines struck twice in Subic Bay sinking a 5 000 ton enemy warship the second raid slipping between destroyers to hit a Japanese light cruiser Both PT 34 and PT 35 were lost with one crew captured and the other destroyed in Cebu Bulkeley held Navy Cross and learned of a newborn son as his daughter Joan turned 18 months old In Sweden reports describe heavy RAF bombings on Lübeck with torpedo bombs flattening the port and destroying docks and buildings amid claims no substantial remnants remained of the port facilities
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John D. Bulkeley
Philippines
Bulkeley
Subic Bay
Cebu
New York
Bulkeleys
Joan
Sweden
Royal Air Force
Luebeck
Baltic
Stockholm
the Or
Descripon
Peace Is Hailed By War Labor Board Chief Davis
War Labor Board chairman William H. Davis reports strike stoppages in war production are negligible at 0.06 of 1 percent and first quarter 1942 strikes down to one fifteenth of 1941. AFL CIO peace rift centers on NAM ads. Separate notes discuss French fleet questions and Roosevelt’s order seizing enemy patents amid wartime intel on German royalties and American production.
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Wall Street
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
Agriculture Department
WPB
OPA
California
Washington
Vincent Harrington
Iowa
LeMars
John Bull
Bull
War Labor Board
Production Board
William H. Davis
Green
Murray
AFL
CIO
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Roosevelt
United States
Philadelphia
State Department
Germany
Invasion Hints Rise as Polish Troops Move East
After General Marshall's return hints of a European invasion by Allied forces emerged. Reports from Cairo say tens of thousands of Polish troops have been sent to the Middle East to form a resisting force against any German thrust toward Syria.
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Marshall
Europe
Cairo
Middle East
Syria
New Style Tax Proposal Aims For Production Boost
Eleanor Roosevelt cites Joseph E. Goodbar’s plan for a pay with added production tax, taxing 25 percent of all income with a 25 percent productivity boost funded by emergency war output. She discusses India China relief, air travel impact, and a Rosenwald Fund visit to Langley Field.
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Joseph E. Goodbar
Treasury Department
Goodbar
Langley Field
Rosenwald Fund
Hampton, Va
MacLean
Tooms
Opinions and editorials Released by Western Union
An editorial note states opinions reflect the columnist views and may differ from the paper's stance. The piece is distributed by Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Cinderella Fleet first of its kind sails Atlantic in search of U boats
In New York the 110 foot Cinderella PC 505 submarine chaser commission sailed from the Atlantic for U boat patrols. Navy personnel call it Cinderella while production continues in small yards across the nation. In Cleveland scrap shortages cut Republic Steel output by 150000 tons over five months as government moves ease the scarcity. In London Sir Stafford Cripps returns from India amid mixed assessments of mission success.
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New York
Atlantic
Navy
Cleveland
Republic Steel
London
Stafford Cripps
India
Engjand
Self Made Man Comment Sparks Fashion Jibe
A puzzling exchange about being a self made man fuels a debate on bragging versus apology. The scene hints at a stylish skeptic who notes one man’s talent for changing fashions and fooling women, highlighting social dynamics and wit.
Golf Instructor Advises Movement Without the Ball
The golf instructor tells the colonel to practice driving movements without the ball, but the colonel counters by saying that is exactly what he is trying to overcome. The exchange highlights training approaches and a humorous clash of intent between coach and trainee.
Automobile crash yields eerie adage about minds and bodies
A terse local remark links an automobile accident to a paradox about presence of mind. The quoted line implies that some observers view the absence of a body as preferable to the presence of mind in perilous situations.
Noisy Confession Leads to Light Fine at Court
The defendant denies drunkenness, claiming intoxication only, while the magistrate adjusts the penalty from ten dollars to a ten dollar equivalent, a sawbuck, in a terse exchange.
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