First Nurses From Bataan Reach America
The first group of U. S. Army nurses evacuated from Bataan have safely arrived in America, nine, with 14 others, reaching Australia or San Francisco from the 85 stationed at Bataan. They endured four months of torture in the Philippine jungles, treating Japanese prisoners and civilians amid bombings, cramped beds, malaria threats, and perilous escapes to Corregidor and Australia.
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New York
Bataan Peninsula
New York Tribune
San Francisco
Herald Tribune
Allen Raymond
Philippine
Bataan
San Nessco
Australia
Corregidor
Bagio
Juanita Redmond
Army Nurse Corps
Swansea
S. C
Manila
Redmond
Eunice Hatchett
Lockhart
Tex
Base Hospital No. 1
Limay
Florence MacDonald
Brockton
Mass
Harriet G. Lee
Boston
Sue Downing Gallagher
Petersburgh
Mary Lohr
Johnstown
Labor Leaders Confer On Row At Flagstaff
Labor leaders meet with Governor Osborn and Atty. Gen. Conway in Flagstaff to decide actions against merchants who ordered union organizers out during a five day lock up. Unofficial reports say talks covered organizing Flagstaff culinary workers and bartenders and protecting pickets if needed.
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Phoenix
Flagstaff
Osborn
Joe Conway
Marion Ledbetter
Phoenix Central Labor Council
al Williams
Dean Sisk
W. H. Allen
William L. Stratton
George Sebesteyn
John Lane
Bill Waggoner
Bill Gray
Donald A. Baldwin
R. C. Nichols
Promptness Will Bring War Stamps in Bridgeport
The Bullard Co. announced a payroll bonus plan to reward punctual employees with war savings stamps totaling about $30,000 weekly. Workers who punch the clock on time and work full weekly hours receive a ten percent premium in stamps, including overtime, plus a weekly distribution of $950 in war savings bonds.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bullard Co
Land-Based Craft Win First Round
Washington reports that land based air forces led the first phase of the Midway battle, with B 17 flying fortresses and allied Army Marine and Navy aircraft repelling Japanese carrier forces. The analysis suggests air power may have prevented further Japanese attempts in the Pacific.
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Washington
United States
Hawaii
Midway Island
Delos C. Emmons
Midway
Pacific
Aleutians
Clark Lee
Associated Press
Emmons
Allied Staffs In Contact On Second Front
London reports Allied staffs are in contact on creating a second front in Europe in 1942. Britain United States and Russia may limit immediate invasion prospects with bombing raids and commando actions. Sources say the Allies will take the initiative when ready and Germany faces intensified Allied pressure.
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London
Europe
Washington
Moscow
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Britain
Atlantic
United States Army Air Corps
Royal Air Force
Germany
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Viacheslav Molotov
Adolf Hitler
Russians hail agreements as end of Hitler
Moscow reports quote Izvestia celebrating the London Washington pacts as a 20 year military and post war alliance with Britain and the United States. The second front pledge and faster Allied arms shipments are seen as speeding Nazi defeat in 1942 and paving post-war collaboration among the three powers.
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Moscow
U.S
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Izvestia
London
Washington
Vyacheslav Molotov
Britain
Europe
Josef Stalin
Absentee Voting Hurdles For Arizona Military Outlets
Arizona soldiers abroad face a notarization requirement for absentee ballots. Attorney General Joe Conway says officers cannot administer the oath but efforts are under way with Senator Ernest McFarland to pass a law granting military officers authority. Ballots from outside the US may be certified by US diplomats. those inside may be certified by local judicial officials. Applications must be filed with the county recorder in the voter's residence, with an authorized notary present.
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Phoenix
United States
U. S
Conway
McFarland
Congress
Midway Victory to Free U S Forces
Pearl Harbor June 12. After Midway, American reinforcements may be sent to western Pacific bases as Japan's defeat reduces invasion threat to the U S mainland. Both sides used dive bombers and torpedo planes to sink carriers, followed by heavy bombers against remaining ships.
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Army
Marine
Navy
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Western Pacific
Pacific
United States
Coral Sea
Hawaiian Islands
Japan
Alaska
Russia
Coffee orders: majority of restaurant patrons choose it
The article notes that about 77 percent of all restaurant patrons order coffee with their meals, highlighting coffee as a common accompaniment in dining settings. This statistic indicates a strong consumer preference for coffee alongside food orders.
Tax Exemption Doubtful For New Veterans
Phoenix report notes Congress has declared war with multiple nations but state laws may need updating or a constitutional amendment to extend property tax exemptions to new veterans. Current rules grant $2,000 real property exemption only to residents before Jan 1, 1927, with other conditions and battles named.
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Phoenix
Congress
United States
England
Mexico
Arizona
Japan
Germany
Italy
Rumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Mexico Bars All News Broadcasts Nationwide
Mexicans on the west coast tune American and South American radio stations after an order from the ministry of public works and communications prohibiting news broadcasts on Mexican stations until further notice. XEHF in Nogales Sonora received the order yesterday with no explanation beyond a warning of drastic steps for noncompliance.
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Nogales
Sonora
Hex
Ministry of Public Works and Communications
XEHF
Tax exemptions filed by veterans rise in recent period
Tax commission records show 6 131 veterans filed exemptions on property valued at 6 013 095 dollars, down from 1940 levels near 7 million. Officials estimate the current conflict will double the number of exemptions in the near term.
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Tax Commission
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Edward G. Robinson
Larceny, Inc
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Zigic
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Hitler
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