Navy Admits Ship Losses and Construction Gap
Navy reports total merchant ship losses exceed 2 million tons more than known Allied construction due to incomplete statistics. Statement after talks between Navy Secretary and Senator Brewster notes figures may shift with full construction data. Submarines account for just over half of vessels sunk since 1939. new ground near Weimar expands anti-aircraft training at Camp Hulen with a new Colorado River bridge opening maneuver space.
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Warhington
Ihénary
Navy
Nox
Brewster
R.fe
Senate War Investigating
Knot
Lae
Weimar
Colorado River
Columbus
Camp Hulen
Richard A. Purcell
Jap Expansion Checked Says King at New York Dinner
Admiral Ernest J. King told a New York chamber of commerce dinner that Japanese expansion in the Pacific has been checked and the submarine menace in the Atlantic can be controlled within four to six months. He warned that Japan faces similar submarine threats and cited evidence of Japan's inadequate shipbuilding.
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New York
Ernest J. King
United States
Pacific
Atlantic
United States Chamber of Commerce
King
Fleet Command
Frenchmen Arrive in London to Back De Gaulle
Five influential French exiles including HenriQueue former food minister in Reynaud's cabinet and others reach London to pledge support for General Charles De Gaulle. Arrival observed by French headquarters. Also listed are figures from Blum cabinet, North Africa escapees, and a French trade organization secretary.
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London
Cabieb
Warles de Gaulle
Nociced
Henri Queue
Paul Reynaud
Tierre Dienol
Leon Blum
Georges Suffern
North
Georges Bulsion
Latay
Marcel Folmsoe
Christian Trade
19 000 000 Tons Ships to Be Built During Year
New York April 26 nearly 19 000 000 deadweight tons of dry cargo vessels and tankers will be constructed in American yards this year. Admiral Land called it the greatest shipbuilding chapter in world history and said production could reach 20 000 000 tons annually if steel and manpower are available. He noted 1 600 000 shipyard workers plus nearly a million in feeder plants and reported current allocations of dry cargo tonnage among navy, lend lease, civilian shipping, and navy use.
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New York
United States
Malsstan
Hirty
United States Chamber of Commerce
Land
Admiral Land
Hiver
Shiups
Britain
Russia
China
Navy
Central
South America
The Light Victory Mart Ad Offer
A truncated classified notice promotes Light's Victory Mart as a place to sell unwanted items and become your own boss. It invites readers to call Dial P-1231 to place an advertisement and join the buy and sell business.
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Victory Mart
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Persia
Sale
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