Doolittle promoted
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Timor garrison still fighting
Dutch and Aussie forces intact in mountains
By Brydon C. Taves, United Press staff writer
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French diplomatic revolt against Laval to expand
Latin envoys, others in U.S. expected to quit Vichy foreign service in protest
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Reading Eagle (April 24, 1942)
FDR maps vast new arms output
Big speedup in production delights him
President hints another WPB program may be added to original
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U.S. fliers’ internment tests Soviet-Jap ties
Plane landing in Siberia after Tokyo bombing deepens mystery
By the Associated Press
Japan, still puzzled about the “mystery base” from which U.S. bombers raided Tokyo six days ago, asserted today that Washington had not yet issued a communiqué on the assault because:
It has no way of communicating with the American warplanes which attacked Japan.
A Japanese spokesman, Tomokazu Hori, said this meant that nine of the raiders had returned to their bases.
While Tokyo thus sought to draw information from Washington, Russia announced that one of the U.S. bombers had made a forced landing on the Soviet Maritime province, facing the Sea if Japan, and had been interned with its crew in compliance with international law.
Washington remains mum
Official Washington sources said they have “no comment” to make in connection with the internment of the crew of a U.S. bomber in Russia.
Russia’s action appeared to be an already-completed test of the year-old neutrality pact between Tokyo and Moscow, but U.S. Embassy officials in Kuybyshev said Ambassador Adm. William H. Standley had been informed of the circumstances and had asked Washington for instructions.
Russia is still technically at peace with Japan, and Tokyo newspapers stressed that fact along with the hope that friendly relations between the two countries might be strengthened through “Russia’s better understanding of the Greater East Asia war.”
The newspaper Asahi said:
There is no reason why Japan and Russia should quarrel.
Another Tokyo comment asserts that:
Britain and the United States stand little chance to pit Russia against Japan.
Protect Liberty Bell
Philadelphia, April 24 (AP) –
Precautions have been taken to protect the historic Liberty Bell if Philadelphia is subjected to air raids.
The bell has been mounted on a cart and, at the first sign of danger, guards will wheel it to a secret specially-built bombproof shelter.
Tanker crew believes ship sank Axis sub
Tampico, Mexico, April 24 (AP) –
The crew of the government oil tanker Faja de Oro have filed a sworn statement saying they believed their vessel ran down and sunk an Axis submarine, local port authorities disclosed today.
Third Engineer Carrascoso, who was on deck at the time, said:
I saw the periscope of a submarine shrouded in spray just after we struck.
President’s mother leaves $1,089,872
Poughkeepsie, NY, April 24 (UP) –
Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, mother of the President, left an estate estimated – after deductions of funeral and administrative expenses and debts – at $1,089,872.33, it was disclosed when a transfer tax appraisal was filed here.
The state tax of the state total $48,431. Funeral and administrative expenses and debts amounted to $38,489.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who died Sept. 7, 1941, bequeathed nine-tenths of her estate and her Hyde Park property to the President.
The tax appraisal was filed in Surrogate’s Court by Henry T. Hackett, of Poughkeepsie, an executor and attorney for the estate.
Roosevelt send approving second front in Europe
Churchill gets letter backing acts
President’s message supports decisions made with Marshall
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Jap broadcast hints Houston survivors
By the United Press
A Japanese propaganda broadcast indicated today that there had been survivors from the American cruiser Houston which was lost in the Battle of Java.
The only name given was that of Cdr. Arthur Laurence Maher, who, the Japanese broadcast said, had been vice commander of the Houston.
The Dōmei News Agency, in what the Tokyo radio represented as an interview with Maher, quoted him that only a few of the Houston’s complement had been saved by Japanese naval units. He was quoted by the Japanese propagandists that three torpedoes struck the Houston in rapid succession and that she began to settle when struck by a fourth.