Yanks Bomb Jap Bases on China Coast
Maj. Gen. Claire J. Chennault’s 14th Air Force bombed Japanese rail yards and repair shops from French Indo China to the China Sea near Foochow. Sixty three tons of bombs struck Vinh during a daylight raid without Japanese fighter interference, according to Gen. Stilwell’s communiqué.
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Chungking
Claire J. Chennault
United States Air Force
French Indo-China
China Sea
Fooch
Vinh
Indo- China
Losses Seen Blow to Jap Flier Morale
Lt. Com. James E. Vose discusses Japanese morale after heavy air losses and factory output improving. He notes Tarawa defenses, new enemy fighters with 37 mm cannon, armor on planes, and pilot quality shifts. Vose leads SB2C Helldivers after SBD service, with multiple honors cited.
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Washington
James E. Vose
Midway
Ka- Vieng
Tarawa
Manville, R. I
Vose
Grumman
Rabaul
Vosej
Guadalcanal
Rekata Bay
Santa Cruz Islands
Chaplin Faces U S Indictment On Mann Act Conspiracy
Charlie Chaplin, 54, and six others were indicted in Los Angeles on Mann Act charges and conspiracy to deprive Joan Barry of civil rights. Chaplin appeared at the Federal building amid cameras, then signed arrest papers as other defendants surrendered or planned to surrender. The grand jury accuses acts in New York City in 1942 and California, including a bid to coerce Barry and press her to plead guilty.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Barry
Federal Building
Jerry Giesler
U. S
Charles Carr
Chaplin
Thomas Wells
Tim) Durant
Robert Arden
Rudolph Kliger
Claude Marple
W. W. White
Beverly Hills
Carr
Charles Grifin
Jessie Billie Reno
Miss Barry
New York City
Charles Chaplin
U S Air Force in Britain Grows to Equal RAF Strength
United States Army Air Force operations from Britain have expanded to match RAF numbers plane for plane. The shift follows WPB chair Charles Wilson noting Americans are no longer in a former status. Early raids began July 4, 1942, with six crews in a joint attack on a Dutch airfield, now eclipsing prior efforts as hundreds of bombers and fighters fly missions across Europe and the Mediterranean.
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London
American Army Air Force
Britain
Charles Wilson
WPB
Orm Uther
London Daily Express
U. S
U.S. Army
Holland
Rouen
Eighth
R.A.P. Bomber Command
Europe
Germany
Eighth Air Force
15Th Air Force
Mediterranean
Nettuno
Claire Carleton Wed to Fred Sherman in Hollywood
Actress Claire Carleton aged 30 married Fred Sherman 39 in Hollywood yesterday after a eight year friendship that began in London.
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Claire Carleton
Hollywood
Fred Sherman
New York
London
Soviet repulse stalls Nazi break attempt near Lwow and Dubno
Soviet forces drive back a large German push southwest of the frontline, sacrificing heavy losses for the enemy as Red Air Force raids destroy transports and supply lines. Reports say the First Ukrainian Army neared Dubno while Govorov’s Leningrad troops push toward Pskov with multiple facilities captured and encirclements reported.
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Sian
Red
Berlin
Dubno
Lwow
Old Poland
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Pskov
Latvia
Estonia
Luga
Lake Peipus
Luga Falls as Russians Seize Points and Equipment
Soviet forces captured Luga and nearby towns after heavy fighting that left over 1,300 Germans killed. Russian gains included 42 guns 61 mortars 2,000 rifles and tommy guns 170 trucks and millions of rounds. Home canning by women led to a vast stored reserve of 150 to 260 million cases amid wartime shortages.
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Luga
Smerdi
Pushtoshka
Navolok
Association
Canners Association Urges Holiday on Green Stamp Foods
The National Canners Association today debated urging the Office of Price Administration to declare a holiday on all green ration stamp processed foods. The move aims to ease shortages and stabilize prices during the rationing period.
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Canners Association
Chicago
National Canners Association
Office of Price Administration
Woman War Worker Ends Chicago Plant Strike
A Chicago war plant strike was halted last night by a female worker who is the mother of a sailor. Lt George Barnes of the police labor detail cited her as instrumental in stopping the strike ordered by the AFL United Auto Workers at Armstrong Brothers Tool Company after two workers were moved from day to night shift.
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Chicago
George Barnes
Barnes
A. F.of L
United Automobile Workers Union
Armstrong Brothers Tool Company
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City Bank
Witherill’s
Helmer Inc
Warren Street
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Famous Master
Abe
Lyman
Adam
S. Seling St
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W. L. Douglas
DR. Chase
Harrison ST
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Weed E. Osborne
Arate
California
Coronado
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Addis
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