Das ‚Inselhüpfen‘ freut ihn nicht mehr –
MacArthur fühlt sich auf falschem Weg
Von unserem Berichterstatter in der Schweiz
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Das ‚Inselhüpfen‘ freut ihn nicht mehr –
U.S. Navy Department (February 17, 1944)
CINCPAC Communiqué No. 34
At daylight yesterday morning, February 16, (West Longitude Date), powerful naval task forces of the U.S. Pacific Fleet commenced an attack on the Japanese naval base at Truk with several hundred of our planes participating. No further details available.
The Pittsburgh Press (February 17, 1944)
BEACHHEAD BATTLE RAGES
Allies halt troop, tank charges
German increase attacks over field littered with own dead
By Robert V. Vermillion, United Press staff writer
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Vatican denies Papal villa shelters Germans in Italy
Shelling or bombing of Castel Gandolfo ‘uncalled for,’ Pope’s aide charges
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Yanks batter Truk outpost
Bombing range extended nearer to Japan
By William F. Tyree, United Press staff writer
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Yank takes on 14 Zeros, and gets 3
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713 Jap planes smashed against Allied loss of 146
Adm. Halsey’s HQ, South Pacific (UP) –
An official compilation today showed that the South Pacific Air Force has destroyed definitely 713 Jap planes since the start of the campaign to neutralize Rabaul, Dec. 17 to Feb. 13, against loss of 146 Allied planes, a ratio of 4.9 to 1 in favor of Allied fliers.
House sends subsidy ban to President
Measure approved by vote of 249–188; veto is believed certain
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736 Yanks wed in 1 area
Wellington, New Zealand –
Marriages in New Zealand between New Zealand women and U.S. servicemen totaled 736 up to Dec. 31, the government reported today.
Charlie turns to tunes –
Joan lets lawyers worry; she’ll get along all right
Federal attorney to proceed with Chaplin charges, despite result of paternity blood test
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War costs go up
Washington –
U.S. war expenditures in January amounted to $7,416,000,000, an increase of $465,000,000 over December, the War Production Board reported today. From July 1, 1940, through Jan. 31, 1944, the government had spent $160,800,000,000 for war purposes, the WLB said.
Free bond sale tops subsidy test figures
Record-breaking results confront advocates in Congress
By Robert Taylor, Press Washington correspondent
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In Washington –
Dies charges near treason by ‘Peace Now’
Pacifist outfit declared clearly seditious; probe asked
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‘Let there be light’ is plea for Capitol
Washington –
New subject for congressional decision: When should “the lights go on again?”
The great dome of the Capitol, formerly floodlighted in a way that impressed inhabitants of Washington as well as visitors, went into darkness soon after Pearl Harbor.
David Lynn, Architect of the Capitol, is boss of the floodlights. His attention was called today to reports that the great beacon atop the Empire State Building, which can be seen far at sea, has been permitted to blaze again.
Mr. Lynn said:
The big difference is that our dome marks the U.S. Capitol. But I’ll talk with some of the Congressional leaders about it.
Draft tightens deferment for farm workers
Hershey: Aim is to place men where they’re most valuable
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200,000 troops return to U.S.
Rotation of men overseas is explained
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