Sailor qualifies as expert; two ships sink under him
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The Pittsburgh Press (July 29, 1942)
COUNSEL CHARGES FDR ROBBED SPIES OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Biddle raps appeal for civil trials
Claims saboteurs ask privileges not given American soldiers
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U.S. consumers facing more food shortages
Dozens of commodities listed by Agriculture Department; President Roosevelt warns ‘many sacrifices lie ahead’
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U.S. troops arrive on coast of Africa
London (INS) –
American troops have arrived on the West African Gold Coast, Lord Swinton, British Minister, revealed today in a broadcast.
Talking from Accra, capital of the Gold Coast, Lord Swinton said:
The Americans are here with us, as they are everywhere in this worldwide conflict. I already have experienced the cooperation and frank partnership of General Fitzgerald, commanding the United States forces.
British girls warned against war weddings
London (AP) –
A warning against ill-considered marriages of British girls to American or other foreign soldiers in Britain was issued today by Dr. George Bell, the Bishop of Chichester.
He advised parish priests before accepting marriage notices to obtain written assurance that the prospective bridegroom was unmarried and of sound character.
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FBI ‘deluged’ with tips on three Nazi saboteurs
Washington (UP) –
Federal Bureau of Investigation officials said today they have been “deluged” with tips that three wanted German saboteurs have been seen in virtually every section of the country.
Sought are Walter Kappe, instructor in the sabotage school at Berlin; Rheinhold Rudolf Barth, former Long Island Railroad draftsman, and Joseph Schmidt, former farmer, hunter and trapper in the province of Alberta, Canada.
Officials said they were gratified with the public’s reaction to a plea to be on the watch for the confederates of the eight saboteurs now on trial here.
Flying Tiger coming home
Birchrunville, Pa. (AP) –
Peter Wright, who bagged 13 Japanese planes over Rangoon as a member of the American Volunteer Group, wired his father here:
Got last Jap for AVG.
The 23-year-old flier is en route home from Calcutta with 13 other “Flying Tigers.” He was a bomber pilot on a U.S. aircraft carrier before joining the AVG last year.