Anti Aircraft Guns Fire At Unidentified Object Off California Coast
In early morning operations the Western Defense Command reported no bombs were dropped nor planes shot down after anti aircraft guns fired at an unidentified object moving slowly along the coast from Santa Monica toward Signal Hill. Ground observers noted searchlights and possible U.S. Army pursuits, while reports varied on identity and pursuit. All areas from the San Joaquin valley to the Mexican border were blacked out during the incident.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Western Defense Command
4Th Interceptor Command
Santa Monica
Signal Hill
Army
Associated Press
U. S
H. G. Landis
Venice
San Pedro
Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor
U.S. Army
Long Beach
California
San Joaquin
San Diego
Riverside
Ellwood Tidelands
Roosevelt
Soviet unlikely to permit U S base use in Siberia
Tokyo reports government in formation board spokesman Tomakazu Hori said the Soviet government was exceedingly unlikely to allow the United States use of military bases on the eastern Siberian coast. He added the government is wise and will not take such foolish steps. Ban lifted at Miami port allows pleasure and fishing craft to depart after Coast Guard order.
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Tokyo
Tomakazu Hori
Government Information Board
United States
Siberian
Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Seven U S Planes Rout 23 Japanese Craft In Java
War Department report says seven American P-40 pursuit planes intercepted nine Japanese bombers aided by 14 fighters over Java and turned them back. One bomber and one fighter were shot down. four bombers and two fighters damaged. American planes suffered no losses. In the Philippines MacArthur forces conducted aggressive local actions with success along Bataan.
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Washington
War Department
Java
Philippines
Department
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Netherlands Indies
Bur
Rev. R. S. Harp Jr Declines Baltimore Rector Call
Rev. Reno S. Harp Jr rector of Trinity Episcopal Washington told his congregation Sunday he declined the call to lead the Church of the Ascension and Prince of Peace in Baltimore. He cited the Baltimore parish offer as hard to refuse but chose to stay with Trinity Church. Bishop Freeman attended the annual visitation and confirmed a class of 47 presented by Harp.
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Reno S. Harp, Jr
Trinity Episcopal Church
Washington
Church of the Ascension
Prince of Peace
Baltimore
Harp
Maryland
Trinity Church
Freeman
President Roosevelt Attacks Farm Price Bill Over Selfish Interests
President Roosevelt addressed the Senate dispute on farm prices by delivering a letter calling the bill a reflection of selfish interests. He warned restricting government stock sales would cause irreparable damage to the war effort and to farmers as the nation faced critical times.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Lettter
Steps Taken To Remove Bottleneck At Jug Bridge
Tuesday night actions by Frederick Kiwanis Club committees united local civic groups to press State road authorities for swift removal of the Jug Bridge bottleneck on Route 40 over the Monocacy. Detours via Route 26 or Route 240 are in use as trucks and buses are banned and cars are limited to 10 mph. A new bridge is deemed essential, with public defense and war needs cited, as Kiwanis names a Public Affairs committee to push for timely construction.
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Frederick
Frederick Kiwanis Club
Ben Rosenour
Liberty Road
Monocacy
Ceresville
Washington Road
Frederick Junction
Kiwanians
Pas
Hagerstown-Frederick
Hagerstown
Myersville
Kiwanis Public Affairs Committee
Otho J. Keller, Jr
James H. Grove
Lamar Barrick
Ernest Berger
T. Delaplaine
Robert L. Smith
Jap Admiral Dies In Battle Off Borneo
The Navy Ministry announced Rear Admiral Shusaku Shibuya was killed in action yesterday off Borneo during a battle reported from Tokyo broadcasts.
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Borneo
Tokyo
Navy Ministry
Shusaku Shibuya
One Jailed and One Sought by Sheriff
Five windows were broken at Sidney Dixon's beer parlor near Point of Rocks after James Schwartz and Julian Hale were ejected for disorderly conduct. Schwartz was jailed by Deputies Buhrman and Rhoads. Hale remains at large with an assault charge added. A hearing is expected tonight.
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Point of Rocks
James Schwartz
Julian Hale
Jefferson
Schwartz
Hale
Sidney Dixon
T Ley
Cairo Fighting Hampered By Severe Sandstorm
Cairo dispatch reports military operations on the Libyan front were hampered by a severe sandstorm, hindering land and air actions and contact with Axis forces. The communique noted a patrol surprise assault north of the Tmimi El Mechili trail with enemy casualties and no own losses.
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Cairo
Tmimi- el Mechili
Condition Serious for Surviving Motor Accident Victim
Mildred E. Sewell of New Market, the sole survivor of a South Market street crash that killed six Negroes, remained seriously ill at Frederick City Hospital. Tony Sarg, 59, renowned artist and puppeteer, showed slight improvement at Manhattan General Hospital after an appendectomy last week.
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Mildred E. Sewell
New Market
South Market Street
Frederick City Hospital
Tony Sarg
New York
Manhattan General Hospital
Indictments Hit Unionist George Blake in Maryland Trial
Four February grand jury indictments target George Blake a union organizer with a 23 year FBI record. Charges include two false pretense one sodomy and assault and battery and another assault and battery. Blake fled after posting bail and is sought nationwide. County officials plan extradition if located.
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George Blake
Frederick County
Blake
Walter Jackson
Schoars
FBI
Louisiana
Kansas City
Sheriff's Office
Freighter Is Torpedoed Off Atlantic Coast
The Navy said the Norwegian freighter Blink was torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. Six known survivors in Baltimore described a six hour life or death struggle in a swamped lifeboat amid shark infested seas. The 2,70 ton ship likely lost 24 lives with two torpedoes exploding in the engine room.
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Baltimore
Blink
Navy Department
Atlantic
Donkeyman
U. S. Marine Hospital
New York blackout claim fuels wartime propaganda
The Tokyo press seized on a California coast shelling by a Japanese submarine, with Asahi reporting New York ordered an immediate blackout though none occurred. Kokumin warned occupation of the U.S. mainland was once again deemed possible while Panamanian fate loomed, and Nichi Nichi described the strike as a grave spiritual blow to Americans.
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New York
Tokyo
California
Asani
Kokumin
United States
Panamas
Three Large Jap Transports Sunk Port Moresby Bombed
Japanese bombers attacked Port Moresby in New Guinea with 70 bombs in a daylight raid the previous day and another raid today. casualties and damage details were not immediately available. Salamaua was also bombed and naval units were seen near Timor.
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Port Moresby
Canberra
Australia
New Guinea
Salamaua
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Rabaul
Timor
Vimor
Royal Australian Air Force
Darwin
New Britain
Paper Bomb A Nazi Plant Near Papen in Ankara
Reuters dispatch from Ankara reports papers stamped with the German Embassy found on an unidentified man killed by a bomb he carried near German Ambassador Franz Von Papen. Papen and his wife were shaken but unharmed. Turkish officials say the man was blown apart and believed to have carried the explosive. Berlin Rumor: British or Russian agents blamed.
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London
Reuters
Ankara
Franz von Papen
von Papen
Boulevard Attaturk
Rome
Berlin
Ti Popolo di Roma
Italian Air Force Claims Malta Attacks Hit Key Objectives
Italian broadcasts report continued air attacks on Malta with day and night operations. Several enemy planes were destroyed and important military objectives hit as Italian forces press the Mediterranean campaign against the British base at Malta.
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Rome
Broadecasts
Malta
Mediterranean
Japs Pay Heavily In Vain Effort To Crack U S Line
Article reports a stalemate on Bataan with Japanese efforts to breach General MacArthur's line faltering. Describes artillery duels, retreats, and suspected reinforcements shifts as U S and Filipino forces tighten the siege and Japanese casualties rise into thousands.
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U.S. Line
Clark Lee
Gen. MacArthur
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor
New Jap Push In Burma Area Is Expected
American volunteer flyers and RAF pilots claim one of their heaviest blows over Burma destroying 20 enemy planes and sweeping positions along the Sittang river front. A new Japanese push into northeastern Shan states is anticipated as British troops delay near the river. Rangoon is semi deserted after compulsory evacuations, curfew imposed, and lend lease trucks rush toward China while Burma Road stays open.
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Rangoon
Burma
Sittang River
Daniel Deluce
Mandalay
Sittang
Hangoon
All-India Radio
CBS
United States
Burma Road
Shan State
Thailand
Indo-China
Confusion Over Air Alarm and Fire Sirens in Frederick
Residents report difficulty distinguishing between an air raid alarm and a fire siren after exposure to both within 24 hours. Sunday tests from three points were not heard by some, while Monday morning engines responding to a chimney fire sounded like an air raid to others. Many waited to hear City Hall whistle, which no longer blows for fires.
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Frederick
City Hall
Java Airfields Bombed As Allied Planes Hit Palembang
Allied bombers struck Japanese airdromes on Java and near Palembang in Sumatra as the Dutch East Indies reports note a sixth day of airfield softening ahead of a planned invasion. Japanese planes conducted reconnaissance and raids while a Tandjong Priok harbor strike broke up, minor fuel drums burned, and clashes over Batavia and Soerabaja yielded limited damage.
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Bandoeng
Java
Macassar
Celebes
Dutch East Indies High Command
Palembang
Sumatra
Bali
Tandjong Priok
Batavia
Soerabaja
United Nations Fleet
United Nations’ Pacific Command
Allied Planes Claim Fatal Blow in Java. UN Says 1000+ in Southwest Pacific
Imperial headquarters claimed 68 Allied warplanes destroyed in Java, while a Navy spokesman said more than 1,000 Allied planes operate in the southwest Pacific. Submarine activity affecting Japanese shipping, airfield strikes at Bandveng and Batavia, and damage to a light cruiser were reported. Also notes clock adjustments at Baker Memorial, a deadly fire at Sandhill hotel in Aberdeen, and a Dry Goods Association poll showing 78 percent favor a federal retail sales tax.
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Tokyo
Imperial
Java
United Nations
Pacific
Netherlands East Indies
Domei
Batavia
Bandveng
Buitenzorg
Tijililitan
Maru Tashiro
Naval Press Section
Central Cooperative Council
Southwest Pacific
Singapore
Indian Ocean
Miri
Sarawak
Borneo
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Russia
Niowepa
U.S
Bataan Peninsula
R. S. Harp, Jr
Jug Bridge
Kiwanis Club
Navy
Blirk
Dili Harbor
Koepang
H. V. Evatt
House of Representatives
Germany
Japan
Evatt
Commonwealth
Manila Bay
Lingayen Gulf
Luzon
Formosa
MacArthur
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Homma
Fourteenth Army
Manila
Lingayen
Alimonan
General MacArthur
China
Baker Memorial Carillon
Aberdeen
N. C
Sandhill
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Hrghive
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