War Bill Aims Record Military Spending In 1942 Budget
Washington reports the largest single appropriation in world history for the War Department. The 42 billion package funds Army personnel air corps ordnance transportation and more, with the Air Corps set to receive about 11 billion and plans to produce 60 000 airplanes in 1942 and 125 000 in 1943.
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Service Club Opens in Australia with Multi Floor Amenities
A new service club has opened in an Australian city as the first of four planned. Built by American businessmen with Red Cross funds, it features a 150 bed dormitory with hot showers and first aid, a restaurant serving breakfast and snacks, a soda fountain and American cigarettes. A lounge offers writing or reading, an information desk for invitations, a theatre that can host dances, and an adjoining building with ping pong, pool, checkers and chess.
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Allies Minefield Tactics In Atlantic War Report
An article notes Allied convoying off the Atlantic and Caribbean with Army minesweepers aiding Navy. It cites 14 ships sunk in early June by Axis submarines, including five US vessels, and records total merchant losses surpassing 300 since Pearl Harbor. A survivor account recalls mine incidents aboard a sub chaser and a collier.
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