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‘Buzz’ out of action – it’s his appendix
Somewhere in Australia (INS) –
For the first time since the United States entered the war, Lt. Col. Boyd “Buzz” Wagner, of Johnstown, Pa., is out of action –and his appendix, not the Japs, is to blame.
The noted officer, now chief of the Allied Interceptor Command, had an emergency operation for appendicitis a few days ago.
He was said to be progressing satisfactorily.
1,900 phone men strike
Cleveland (UP) –
Approximately 1,900 installation, maintenance and repair workers of the Ohio Bell Telephone Company went on strike today after breaking off negotiations for wage increases.
Japan claims 68,000 tons of shipping sunk
Berlin (UP) –
Japanese submarines during the past week have sunk 68,000 tons of enemy shipping off the West Coast of the United States, in the Indian Ocean and off Australia to bring the total claimed by Japanese forces since Dec. 7 to 374 ships, aggregating 2,600,000 tons, the German Transocean News Agency reported from Tokyo.
The report was accompanied by an analysis from Japanese Naval Headquarters which said that the attacks on Midway and Aleutian Islands had dashed all hopes of United States supremacy in the Western Pacific and:
…furthermore seriously endangered enemy positions in the Eastern Pacific.
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Chinese raise $6,500 for gifts to U.S. fliers
Chungking (AP) –
Appreciative Chinese have raised $6,500 to buy gifts for airmen of the United States Air Force in China who, like their predecessors in the American Volunteer Group, have become popular heroes.
Several organizations announced today they would pay a “comfort” visit to the Americans at the front Aug. 14, China’s Air Force Day, as a tribute to:
…their brilliant success against the Japanese.
Red Cross prepares cards for soldiers
Philadelphia (UP) –
Special cards to notify relatives of the arrival of Americans soldiers on foreign soil were announced today by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Red Cross.
The chapter said the War Department would prepare the cards, which will be signed by soldiers assigned to foreign duty and mailed at the point of embarkation after the soldiers reach their destination.
War crimps birthday of U.S. Coast Guard
Washington (AP) –
War has put a crimp in the celebration of the Coast Guard’s 152nd birthday, but individual Coast Guard bases fitted observance into their war duties.
For men at sea, the day meant little more than an extra fancy menu at the mess table.
The international lifeboat races, formerly held at New York on the anniversary, were cancelled but several Coast Guard stations, particularly at New York and Curtis Bay, Md., held small boat races.