Keep It Flying Across Magazines During Fourth of July
A 1942 letter to W. R. Hearst urges distributing the American flag on magazine covers nationwide. It notes publishers with over ninety thousand circulation will feature the flag, with the U S Treasury promoting war savings stamps and stores showcasing flag covers. A New York exhibition by leading photographers and artists will award outstanding flag imagery.
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U. S. Treasury
United States
New York
America
Waal Macnamara
British Bombers Lose 19 Planes in Raid on Warnemunde
London May 9 British heavy bombers pressed night attacks on Warnemunde Rostock and Lubeck targets to destroy German air works and seaplane base. The raid cost 19 aircraft with fierce German defense and strong use of searchlights. Goering’s air force faced significant losses as Allied forces sought to cripple Nazi aviation at its bases.
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London
Wamermende
Bal' Ue
Rostock
Archibald Sinclair
Warnemuende
Chari
Galais
Goering
Rostock Heinkel Works
Santh
Japs Plan Nonpulsory Military Service in Korea
Tokyo dispatches report Japan will extend conscription to Korea in 1944 as part of a broader policy to mobilize manpower across occupied territories. Korea’s population of about 23 million would make this the largest conscription effort among Japanese colonies and conquered lands.
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Berlin
Korea
Tokyo
Commandos for U S Being Trained
United States Marines are at a training camp for commandos studying tactics of Firinlin’s toughest fighting men. Axis planes were downed over Malta and eastern Libya in air battles, according to a Royal Air Force communique.
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U.S
London
United States Marine Corps
Firitlin
Cairo
Malta
Libya
Turk Paper Lands U.S. Ambassador
Istanbul newspaper Aksam praised U S Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt for his work in fostering closer US Turkey relations. It said in Ankara he has earned love and respect and strengthened Turkey's hopes for future good relations with America.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Aksam Today
United States
U. 8
Laurence Steinhardt
Ankara
Steinhardt
Aksam
America
Nazis Lose Flier With 85 Victories
Berlin reports the German high command announced the loss of one of its oldest and most successful fighter pilots, Lieutenant Koeppen. The comm unique described him as a victor in 85 air engagements and bearer of oak leaves to the Knight's Cross, who failed to return from a flight.
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Berlin
Geranan Air Force
High Command
Koeppen
Knights Cross
Crass
Prince Bernhard Returns to London After US Visit
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands arrived in England today following a visit to the United States, as reported by the Netherlands news agency.
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Prince Bernhard
London
Prince Bernhard of
Netherlands
England
United States
Ancia
San Antonio Hears First Air Raid Sirens
San Antonio tested air raid sirens Saturday to gauge their coverage as city leaders consider nationwide siren deployment. Five horsepower units would occupy Fire Station Nos. 1, 2, and 3, with locations listed, while two horsepower units would brighten 15 remaining city sites.
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San Antonio
Houston
Nacogdoches
Mary's
Market
Commerce
Fria
Matamoras
A. , Hart
Cigillan Defense
John N. Reynelds
Fast Enemy Subs Sink 2 Ships in Gulf Action
The Eighth Naval District announced fast submarines with officer crews familiar with Gulf waters sunk two merchant vessels inbound to port during daylight on Wednesday. One ship went down under torpedo attack, the other was shelled and abandoned after steering gear was damaged. Forty-seven aboard survived aboard rafts and a lifeboat, with some reporting a German sub using near-clear English as it watched.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Eighth Naval District
Tne
Atorfieds
Augusto A, Senna
New Bedford
Mass
Linstead Triumph Over Acworth in Putney By-Election
In Putney the Conservative Hugh Linstead defeated Independent Capt Bernard Acworth in a parliamentary by election overturning a national trend. Final returns Linstead 7889 Acworth 2939. Acworth, a retired naval officer, had advocated negotiating a separate peace with Japan citing their strength.
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Wumun
Maye
Putney
Hugh Linstead
Bernard Acworth
Churchill
Linstead
Acworth
Truck Kills Six In Auto Crash At Tilghiway Intersection
A collision at a Tilghiway intersection in a northwestern Pennsylvania town early today left six dead. Victims include Hugh Davis, 28, of New Castle, his three sons Sohn, Fred, and Edward, 3, and 1, Mrs. Maxine Bartlet, 31, of New Wilmington, and her daughter Geraldine, 6. Davis’ wife and another passenger were seriously injured.
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Amputo
Pennsylvania
Hugh Davis
New Castle
Davis
Sohn
Fred
Edward
Maxine ‘Bartlet
New Wilmington
Geraldine
Sk the
Ear Davis
China Press Hails Coral Sea Victory Fronted by Allied Win
The Chinese press hailed the Coral Sea naval battle as an Allied victory. Sao Tang Pao noted the Democratic world had awaited the eve of decisive action as Japan was bombed on April 18. The reports emphasize a turning point in wartime momentum.
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William Randolph Hearst
Los Angeles
Iexaminer
California
Hearst
Los Angeles Examiner
Towan
UU LS
OEY Yang
Coral Sea
Sao Tang Pao
Army Organ
Tipelots
Japan
Japs Headed for Naval Exhaustion
Washington reports strong caution that Japan faces naval exhaustion from losses as American shipyards outpace sinking. Analysts say replacement rates determine long term balance, with heavy cruiser and destroyer losses eroding Nippon’s fleet while carriers and battleships remain formidable in early war.
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Washington
Seoul
Australia
Fin Offichut
Stave Ab
Nippon
Plane crash kills Aviation cadet Nicholas LeCompte in New Mexico
In a Friday crash at Randolph field near Davis Monthan, aviation student Nicholas LeCompte, 22, of Baltimore Maryland, died instantly while flying solo a testing plane. He previously trained at Fine Fan and had a diplomatic mission to Russia. Technical Sgt Francis Denery, 39, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions during a 20,000 mile flight to Moscow from Bolling Field Washington DC between September and October.
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United States
Lowell H. Smith
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Moscow
Flying Sergeant Awarded DFC for wartime flights
Flying Sergeant awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for multiple wartime flights from Bolling Field to Prestwick Scotland in September 1941. The record notes service at Tucson airbase and prior enlistment details plus earlier work as an auto and airplane mechanic.
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Prestwick
Scotland
Denery
Tucson
Washington
Air Corps
Alany
N.Y
Churchill on Air Explores Britain Vichy Ties on Sunday
Churchill is expected to dwell on Britain's relations with Vichy via a 9 p.m. broadcast marking the second anniversary of the Allied invasion preceding France's fall. Speculation centers on how far Churchill might push strains with Vichy and London since Pierre Laval became French head and the British invaded Madagascar.
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Churchill
Britain
Vichy
France
Oburehti
London
Pierre Laval
Madagascar
Island French Still Fighting
Radio reports two resistance centers remain active in Madagascar south of Diego Suarez and near the British occupied area. Twelve British planes have been shot down as the island supposedly grows scarcer, with French forces retreating from Diego Suarez after its fall.
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London
Aus Puri
Madagascar
Ims
Diego Suarez
Diegs Suncez
Famine Sweeps Northern Tupei Province in China
Chunghing May 3 reports famine sweeping northern Tupei province causing acute distress to about 700,000 people as aid efforts lag. The dispatch notes thousands die in the crisis and widespread hunger spreads through the region.
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Chunghing
Clidesy News
Tupei
Woman in Death Leap Identified
A blonde who leaped from the Genesee hotel's eighth floor Thursday has been identified as Mrs. Mary Margaret Miller, 96, of Chicago. The death occurred in Buffalo New York, and authorities are handling the investigation as a fatal incident at the Genesee hotel.
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Buffalo
Genesee
Mary Margaret Miller
Chiaga
Norsemen Escape With Nazi Vessel
Norwegian patriots steal the 29 ton Gallegund, board as passengers, sail to England avoiding German patrols. The ship later reappears in a British port after a daring night operation.
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London
Gallegund
England
Jnvenile
Allied Victory Declared in Great Sea Battle Off Australia
Allied headquarters in Australia said the sea battle off the northeast coast of Australia ended temporarily with Allied forces repelling the Japanese invasion armada. MacArthur announced the loss figures for Japan were relatively light, while Allied ships and aircraft inflicted heavier damage, and warned against over optimism. The battle stretched along the Coral Sea, with Japanese ships and carriers taking major hits as U.S. and Allied forces maintained pressure.
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Australia
Northast
New Caledona
Port Ireaby
New Guinea
United States
Tavastay
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West Jong
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Douglas Macarthur
Ivasion
Japan
Tokyo
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Australas
Tolls High Vet Yanks Greet Mothers Day Messages</T:
Melbourne reports nine to one and foreign costs for American servicemen sending home greetings. Rates quoted include thirty five cents per word plus full address, ten cents per word for private notes, and fifteen to twenty dollars for a telephone call. Thousands of service members crowded stations to dispatch messages.
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