Rescuers Save 29 Off Torpedoed Tanker
Norfolk reports 29 survivors from the torpedoed Francis E Powell as rescue efforts continue after the tanker was attacked off the Atlantic coast. Seventeen sailors were brought ashore at Lewes, Delaware, and others were picked up by coast guards and fishermen. The Pan Maine remains missing, with limited contact since the attack.
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Francis E. Powell
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Powell
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Philadelphia
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Japs Retreat in South China Battle Reported
A Chungking radio report indicates a severe battle developing across a wide area of South China. Japanese forces pushed 5000 troops from Canton toward Shektung and Tseng Cheng, faced stiff Chinese resistance, and were forced to retreat along the front with heavy losses in men and equipment.
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Subs Believed to Have Mother Ship Off North Atlantic
Survivors of a Norwegian tanker sunk in the western Atlantic say a mother ship released a pack of U boats. Berlin broadcasts report two US tankers sunk in recent submarine operations, including the Pan Maine. A German sub surfaced and offered survivors cigarettes and biscuits before leaving. Twenty one seamen survived in a lifeboat after ten days at sea. three died.
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San Antonio Police Radio Broadcast Sparks Street Dances
Police radio broadcasts caused dancing in the San Antonio streets on Wednesday amid a mysterious song played over the station frequency. Gerald Morgan, operator, was questioned as investigators sought an explanation for the broadcast and its source.
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Gerald Morgan
Cuban cabinet approves pay hike for public employees
In Havana Cuba the cabinet decreed pay increases for public workers. Salaries up to 250 pesos monthly rise 20 percent while those over 250 gain 40 percent. The army reorganized with Cal Martel Lopez Migoya set as major general and navy chief Julio Diez Arguelies named commodore.
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Officer Appointed Automotive Officer of 36th Infantry Division
Major General Fred Walker designated Captain Ernes Rambe of San Antonio as automotive officer and assistant G4 for the 36th Infantry Division. He takes on the assignment at Bowie Camp with Weld orders approving the transfer.
200 Feared Sub Victims After Torpedoed Vessel Sunk
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, a large ship carrying 321 aboard was torpedoed and sunk. About 200 feared dead or missing, with survivors recounting a chaotic sinking as the vessel broke apart and the crew tried to abandon ship.
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Puerto Rico
Coame
New York
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J Suredvora
Vesta
Survivors Reach Canadian Port After Submarine Sinking
Twelve Greek steamer survivors reach an Atlantic Canadian port after three days in an open boat. Twenty-one shipmates died in the sinking. Survivors report a submarine with a red cross on the conning tower surfaced about an hour after torpedoing. The captain spoke good English and gave rations.
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Biscuita
Ambassador Grew's Return Sought
President Roosevelt began arranging steps to bring Joseph C. Grew back to the United States. He scheduled a meeting with Breckenridge Long, assistant secretary of state, who is handling diplomats stranded by the war. The White House said Long is especially interested in restoring Grew to the country.
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Joseph C. Grew
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Breckenridge Long
White House
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Grew
Raid over Henan leaves 700 enemy dead on Cheungkiang outskirts
Chinese reports say seven enemy aircraft bombed no targets but machine gunned open fields outside Mengtsa near the Indo China border yesterday. The raid destroyed a detachment of about 700 men before the planes returned to their base in the French area.
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Esterday
Cheungkiang
Henan
Indo-China
Mengtsa
Prench
Puerto Rico Gazetteer Plans Local Folklore Notes
Preparation has started at the University of Puerto Rico for a new gazetteer of the island. It will include place names brief accounts of origins and notes on local folklore.
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Fio Piedras, Puerto Rito
University of
Puerto Rican Revenues Rise in Motor Fuel Taxes
Puerto Rico tax reports show motor fuel levies bringing in 2,889,126.66 dollars for the isla government for the year ending June 30. The treasury department release cites rising revenue from fuel taxes and notes sustained fiscal activity in San Juan.
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