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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1942
Page
12
London reports that East African forces joined British troops in Madagascar, with the expansion of control noted after the initial landing on May 5. The dispatch cites the ongoing Allied operations and the widening presence in the Madagascar theater.
Durban on the east coast of South Africa experienced a citywide power outage from night through dawn. The all clear was sounded at 9 50 a m today after the blackout. School children were sent home this morning due to the outage.
San Francisco June 1. Second Lieut James H Mitchell of Cleveland died in a lighter plane crash while attempting a risky landing to avoid a hangar fire. His actions likely saved 200 men. The crash killed Mitchell and an enlisted man on the ground. Jerry Foster, an Alice druggist and community leader, died after a heart attack at his home. He was 36 and survived by his widow and two children.
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