Jap Destroyer Force Beaten Off By Planes
Allied headquarters in Australia reported MacArthur’s air force repelled a fifth Jap destroyer relief attempt at Buna Gona in Northeast New Guinea. Heavy bombers scored two direct hits on the leading destroyer as Japanese carrier and cruiser losses were noted. Allied ground forces halted counterattacks with heavy Jap losses while air forces bombed Lae, Gasmata, and enemy fighters were shot down over Rabaul. Japanese attacks on Allied medical units were condemned.
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Australia
Jepa
Buna
Gona
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
High Command
Soputa
Lae
Gasmata
New Britain
Rabaul
Ration and War Work Rights Spun From Press Conference
The chief executive urged clear public understanding of worker rights for those switching to war jobs. He cited Selective Service Act protections and asked for equal treatment of workers leaving civilian jobs for war duty. An executive order by the President to set civilian job priorities could compel career shifts. Separately, Col. Lee, once Maryland park candidate, appears slated as Montgomery park commissioner, earning 4100 annually, after a congressional defeat by J Glenn Beall.
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Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Roosevelt counters false claims on wartime jobs numbers
President Roosevelt denied claims that 2,500,000 federal workers hold desk jobs and clarified that over 60 percent are in war production. He cited 500,000 in arsenals and shipyards, 90 percent of Garand rifles and 75 percent of battleships produced by government employers. He noted postal workers total 317,000 and asserted no overall postal rise, with most workers in war production outside Washington. The Army, Navy, and Air Force civilian staff totals were outlined, including 890,000 in Services of Supply and 220,000 for the Air Force, while Navy civilians reached 518,000, most in shipyards and torpedo plants.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy Services of Supply
Army Air Force
Navy
Naval
Save Rights Of Those In War Work Pleads Roosevelt
President Roosevelt appealed to employers to preserve the rights of workers in war industries. He urged safeguarding wages, hours, and union rights as national urgency grew and production intensified across defense plants.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Sen
Lee To Get $4,100 Job In Montgomery
Lieut. Col. E. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring was sworn in as a member of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission after Governor O'Conor appointed him. The appointment was confirmed by the county board, succeeding Lacey Shaw who had been elected a member.
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Hoard
Maryland National Commission
Col. Lee
State House of Delegates
Montgomery
Congress
J. Glenn Beall
Rockville
E. Brooke Lee
Silver Spring
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
O’conor
Lacey Shaw
Year Of Naval Action In Pacific Reveals Fleet Strength
A chart based on the latest estimates shows American naval strength in the Pacific after a year of war. The analysis accounts for 1942 new construction and reflects better performance by the U S Navy amid ongoing battles since December 7, 1941.
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Pacific
Japan
Federal employment counts mislead about workers' roles
Roosevelt notes that the count of federal employees is misleading because it does not reveal the type of work performed by federal workers, obscuring the actual nature of government labor.
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Roosevelt
Maryland convicts listed for transportation bond details
Thirty five inmates from Maryland institutions are mentioned including 28 from the House of Correction 24 from the Maryland Penitentiary and three from the Baltimore City jail. Lester Dorsey a colored man from New London was in default of a $250 peace bond. He was brought here Tuesday by Constable Charles W Smith on a peace bond sworn to by Pauline Williams of New Market. An official notes 300000 women will enter transportation jobs before the war ends.
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Maryland
House of Correction
Maryland Penitentiary
Baltimore City
Lester Dorsey
New London
Dorsey
Charles W. Smith
Pauline Williams
New Market
Office of Defense Transportation
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