The Pittsburgh Press (June 16, 1942)
NAVY ABANDONS BATTLESHIPS FOR CARRIERS
Plane power is recognized in naval vote
House group approves 500,000 tons of new aircraft carriers
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NAVY ABANDONS BATTLESHIPS FOR CARRIERS
In Mediterranean –
Allies blast six warships
Two huge British convoys smashed, Axis says
By Walter Collins, United Press staff writer
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4 union men indicted on ‘kickback’ charge
Army depot employees paid $50,000, U.S. alleges; other quizzes due
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Navy spotters put Japs on spot in Midway victory
Fliers in own words tell story of first battle of its kind in U.S. history
By Robert J. Casey
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Allied heroes laud Pittsburgh’s war production, urge bond buying to keep vital supplies flowing
30,000 cheer 15 Allied fighting men in patriotic demonstration at Forbes Field
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Navy’s overpayment of $1,926,568 for ships reported to Senate
Comptroller General to try to recover money from Tampa Shipbuilding Company and George B. Howell, owner; Maritime Commission involved
By Fred W. Perkins, Press Washington correspondent
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6 more boats fall victims to submarines
Western Atlantic total since mid-January rises to 277
By the United Press
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Congress sees teenage draft request in ‘43
Roosevelt apparently ready to accede to War Department wishes
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Allies bomb Balkan targets for weeks, Vichy French say
Axis wonders what bases U.S. uses
By Dana Adams Schmidt, United Press staff writer
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Doctor-hero gives honors to wounded
Man lauded by Roosevelt describes evacuation of hospital cases
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