U S Planes Hit Java Front as War Expands
American air forces report mounting assaults in the Far Pacific with heavy tolls on Japanese ships and aircraft. MacArthur and Filipino forces engage near Bataan while Roosevelt notes daily contact with the enemy and growing air reinforcements in the Dutch East Indies.
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Washington
Java
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Indian Ocean
War Department
East Indies
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Bataan
Dutch East Indies
Pacific Southwest
Roosevelt
U. S
Ivasion
Sumata
Bali
Balik ‘Apan
Borneo
Macassar
Christ
Tas
St Ar
Food Is Tops and Girls Wow Say Tommies at Post
British and Scottish troops arrive at a U S Army post in the metro area in kilts tam o shanters and dirks. They praise American food and nightlife while noting beer tastes strong and the old army game of blackjack.
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U. S. Army
New York
Metropolis
Manhattan
Glasgow
U. S
Three Torpedo Attacks Sink British Tanker La Carriere
Survivors tell of two attacks within four hours and a final hit at 2 AM that sank the 5,685 ton La Carriere off Guanica Puerto Rico. Forty two crewmen scrambled into lifeboats. three men died en route. Captain Cairns remained in the water giving orders as the ship vanished.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
London
la Carriere
Guanica F
R. H. Cairns
Guanica
Trinidad
New York
Forty Thalia crew members reach Colombia after torpedoing
Forty of the crew of the American tanker Thalia have arrived in Colombia with one missing of forty one. Twenty nine reached Bahia Honda in lifeboats and were sent to Uribia. eleven more arrived later and were taken to Baranquilla. Several rescued sailors had minor wounds.
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U.S
Bogota
Colombia
War Ministry
Bahia Honda
Uribia
Baranquilla
FBI raids seize aliens in Florida resort area
FBI raids across Palm Beach and Broward counties lead to 29 arrests bringing total to 60 in three nights. Officers confiscate guns, radios, cameras, two coded documents, Italian flag, Axis propaganda and other items as written codes are sent to Washington. Local hearings will determine internment for the detainees.
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Miami
Fla
FBI
Florida
Palm Beach
Fort Lauderdale
R. G. Danner
Broward
Danner
Washington
Palm Beach County
Delray Beach
Lake Worth
Beach
Marriage Announcement for Louise Grasse and Charles VanAuken
Old Forge announces the marriage of Louise Grasse of Deferlet to Charles VanAuken of Thendara. The ceremony took place February 21 with both families listed.
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Old Forge
Herbert Grasse
Deferlet
Louise
Charles, VanAuken
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