Banker’s mansion purchased by Vichy
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Trend rising to mobilize all for war
Administration aide sees presidential action within month
By Lyle C. Wilson, United Press staff writer
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Newsprint prices frozen at $50 a ton
Washington, March 26 (UP) –
An order freezing maximum standard newsprint prices at $50 a ton for the next 60 days was issued today by Acting Price Administrator John E. Hamm. The order expires May 30 and on or before that date, Mr. Hamm said, a “permanent” price ceiling would be issued.
Officer of U.S. destroyer tells of Java Sea battle
Reveals how his ship ran Jap gauntlet to reach Australia after naval disaster
By Brydon C. Taves, United Press staff writer
A graphic, human story of the battle of Java, an Allied naval defeat that will go down in history as a game fight against hopeless odds, is told today by an American naval officer who was there.
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Japs: Wake raid repulsed; U.S.: Yeah, like a hurricane
There isn’t much left of island now, except smoking ruins left by Navy attackers
By Robert J. Casey
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Simms says –
Andaman grab assures Jap drive on India
Islands’ fall is warning to Cripps to speed-up peace overtures
By William Philip Simms, Scripps-Howard foreign editor
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Senator armed for objections to NYA, CCC ban
Amendments will abolish agencies, retain units essential to war
By Daniel M. Kidney, Scripps-Howard staff writer
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On the home front –
Deferment pleas should accompany questionnaire
Appeals must be made within 10 days of notification of 1-A classification and cannot be made after final examination except by board’s agent
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U.S. War Department (March 27, 1942)
Army Communiqué No. 163
Australia.
President Quezon and members of the War Cabinet of the Philippine Commonwealth government have joined General MacArthur in Australia. Since the beginning of the war, President Quezon has occupied joint headquarters with General MacArthur and has carried on the functions of the government of the Commonwealth in close cooperation with the general. With the approval of the American and Australian governments, these arrangements are being continued.
Philippine theater.
During the past 24 hours, enemy bombers made seven successive attacks on Corregidor. On March 26, the fortified island was bombed almost continuously from early morning until midnight. A short lull occurred about sunset. The raids in the afternoon and at night decreased in intensity.
Most of the bombs fell in the bay. Those that struck the island did little damage. Our anti-aircraft fire is believed to have hit several enemy planes. Early today, the aerial attacks on our fortifications were resumed.
In Bataan, there were a number of sharp clashes between patrols. There were troop and truck movements behind the enemy lines, which indicated that increased activity may be expected. One of our patrols successfully raided a strong enemy position. Japanese dive bombers attacked our rear areas, but without success.
There is nothing to report from other areas.
U.S. Navy Department (March 27, 1942)
Navy Communiqué No. 64
Atlantic and Eastern Pacific areas.
On March 25, General Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army, and Admiral King, Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet, with a view to increasing the effectiveness of anti-submarine warfare along our coast, issued instructions for a closer cooperation between the naval commanders of the sea frontiers and the Army defense commanders. These instructions govern operations over the sea for the protection of shipping and for anti-submarine and other operations against enemy seaborne activities.
In accordance with these instructions, Army defense commanders have allocated Army air units to the naval commanders of the sea frontiers. Command of the air units so allocated is vested in the naval sea frontier commanders.
The cooperation between these forces and the Navy anti-submarine and patrol forces has been close and effective. In most ports the operating centers of these commands have already been combined in one room. The new system of operating control under one service will eliminate any possible uncertainty regarding jurisdictional limits and will insure the smooth and effective working of our intensified anti-submarine campaign in the waters off our coasts.
Unity of command already exists for all Army and Navy forces in the Hawaiian Islands and in the Caribbean, those at Hawaii being under the Navy, those at Panama being under the Army, and those along the eastern Caribbean being under the Navy.
There is nothing to report from other areas.
The Pittsburgh Press (March 27, 1942)
24-hour raids are stood off by Corregidor
Sharp land clashes and troops moves point to start of drive
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They’ll return with MacArthur –
Quezon safe in Australia with Filipino government
Escape of native leader, family and cabinet seen as new pledge that islands will be freed
By Don Caswell, United Press staff writer
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Senator charges ‘treason’ –
Arnold connects Standard Oil with Jap rubber deal
Truman aroused by revelations of Nazi use of U.S. secrets
By George Reedy, United Press staff writer
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Electric refrigerator ‘freeze’ order lifted
Washington, March 27 (UP) –
About 75,000 electric refrigerators in the hands of retail dealers were removed from a previous “freeze” order today by the War Production Board. Today’s order permits retail dealers to sell all the household electric refrigerators they had on hand as of Feb. 14. The new order does not lift the ban on gas and kerosene refrigerators.