Fighter pilot killed
San Francisco, May 16 –
2nd Lt. Edward R. Cahill, Newark, NJ, was killed last night when his pursuit plane crashed and burned three miles north of Hamilton Field, San Rafael. Cause of the crash was not determined immediately.
They plot in ‘paradise’ –
Gestapo big shot kept eye on Nazi diplomats interned at swanky hotel
German envoy’s wife hates Hitler
By David Charnay and William Wallace (as told to Warren Hall)
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Goodman turned down by Army; late getting here
Swing leader insists on waiting in line with other draftees
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The transportation headache –
Inland waterway system is only one worry-free
By Dale McFeatters, Pittsburgh Press staff writer
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Freedom flier lost in action
Bombardier missing in Far East war theater
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FDR to his secretary: “Give this to Brigadier General Eisenhower, but not for 14 1/2 years.”
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The Pittsburgh Press (May 17, 1942)
U.S. pledges offensive war
Japanese losses in Coral battle listed as severe
Army and Navy report reveals Bataan heroes lived on 15 ounces of food daily
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Serves 14 months –
President sets Browder free
Attorney General ignored in commutation
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‘How are we doing?’ –
Two-year effort converts nation into vast arsenal
By Walter Leckrone, Scripps-Howard staff writer
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First inside story from ‘the rock’ –
Last days on Corregidor Island described by American woman
Diet mostly of starches; each day called reprieve from Japs
By Janet White
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