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  3. HEAVY DARWIN ATTACK PROVES COSTLY

    GEN. MacARTHUR'S H.Q., Friday.— Darwin was attacked yesterday by 49 Japanese heavy bombers and fighters, of which nine were destroyed by Allied fighters and ...

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  4. SUBMARINE VICTIM

    This unusual beam wireless picturegram, the first combat action picture taken the periscope of a United States submarine, shows a Japanese destroyer just before she went down in the Western Pacific. It was made from the vessel that fired two torpedoes into the destroyer. Arrows point to two men in white uniforms. Atop the forward turret can be seen the rising sun insignia. The line through the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. THREAT MORE GRAVE AS RUSSIANS FALL FURTHER SOUTH

    LONDON, Friday.—Facing superior German forces, the Russians were compelled to make further withdrawals south and south-east of Rostov yesterday. The thrust bin this direction against the Caucasus oilfield is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. Official Communique

    NORTH-WEST SECTOR-Port Hedland: Nine enemy heavy bombers attacked from a great height yesterday morning, with slight damage and one ...

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  7. Warning Emphasised

    With a heavy attack on Port Hedland and Darwin there is emphasis on the warning given on Tuesday that the Buna landing would conform to the ...

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  8. ALLIED STRATEGY CRITICISED

    NEW YORK, Thursday.—The "New York Times" in an editorial commenting on the second front problem sharply criticises President Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill's strategic leadership. ...

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  9. JAPANESE TROOP DISPOSITIONS

    CHUNGKING, Friday.— A Chinese army spokesman said to-day that the Japanese at present have 31 divisions in China, ...

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  10. NO LIPSTICK ON LETTERS, PLEASE

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.— The War Department [?] that the V-mail ( [?] of letters to speed [?] is now fully ope[?] ...

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  11. HARASSING AXIS

    LONDON, Friday.— Allied patrols continued to harass Axis forward units yesterday and last night, but other ground ...

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  12. Waiting for Them

    As Japanese bombers approached the targets in the Darwin area yesterday, allied Kittihawks were waiting for them and swept in to the attack. The ...

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  13. INTENTIO[?] SPAIN

    WASHINGTON, Thursday. — The position of Spain is believed to be causing some [?] in United Nations circles in Washington, and some ...

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  14. Sharp Raids on Midlands

    LONDON, Friday.— Eight German raiders were shot down over England last night and one was destroyed near its base ...

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  15. TO HEAD MILITARY MISSION : STAFF CHANGES

    CANBERRA Friday.—Lieut.—General V. A. H. Sturdee. Chief of the Australian General Staff, will go to Washington as head of the Australian military ...

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  16. Tax Concessions for Services

    CANBERRA, Friday.—Tax concessions to members of the fighting services in lower income groups will be provided in the budget, in addition to ...

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  17. OFFER TO INDIA STILL STANDS

    LONDON, Thursday.—In a statement in the House of Commons to-day about the political situation in India, Mr. Amery, Secretary for India, declared ...

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  18. Patriots Kill 4000 Italians

    LONDON, Thursday.—Moscow radio says Yugoslav patriots killed 4000 Italian troops in an engagement near Kosnan. ...

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  19. FIRES GREATEST DANGER

    LONDON, Thursday. — The Home Secretary (Mr. Morrison), replying to the Commons in a debate on civil defence, emphasised the importance of ...

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  20. Brushes with Enemy in North Sea

    LONDON, Friday. — British light forces were active during the night and had three brushes with the enemy in the North Sea and English ...

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  21. GIANT CARGO PLANES AS TRANSPORTS

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—The plane manufacturer Mr. Glenn Martin, in a broadcast to-night, declared that giant air transport planes capable of carrying 150 fully-equipped soldiers anywhere on earth within five days, ...

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  22. U-BOAT SHORT OF RATIONS

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.— The Navy announced to-day that a Nazi submarine sank a medium-sized merchantman 1000 miles off the Atlantic ...

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  23. Four Jap. Fighters Down in China

    CHUNGKING, Friday.—A communique from General Stilwell's head- quarters says Japanese planes again unsuccessfully attempted to raid ...

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  24. LITVINOV SEES ROOSEVELT

    WASHINGTON, Thursday. — President Roosevelt conferred with the Russian Ambassador (M. Litvinov) to-day but they declined to reveal the nature ...

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  25. PITH OF THE LEADERS

    ONE of the latest books on the Soviet, "Our Russian Front," by Anna Louise Strong, presents a reassuring estimate of Russia's ...

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  26. DESTROYERS' VALIANT ATTEMPTS TO SAVE STRICKEN BRITISH CRUISER

    LONDON, Thursday.—The Admiralty ha s announced details of two recent naval engagements amid pack-ice, snowstorms and heavy seas or the convoy route to Murmansk. The statement gives an account of an attempt for two days by British ...

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  27. TWENTY-NINE DAYS ON A RAFT

    HARLEY ARCHIE OLSON, 6ft. 2in. radio operator on an American merchantman which was torpedoed 300 miles off the coast of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  28. SABOTEURS' TRIAL

    WASHINGTON, Thursday. — Argument on the petition of seven of the alleged German saboteurs for trial by civil court instead of a military ...

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  29. U.S. REPAIR SERVICE

    LONDON, Thursday.— A United States army European headquarters communique reveals that four more American air force generals have ...

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  30. PRUSSIAN PRINCE KILLED

    LONDON. Thursday.— Rome radio says Prince William of Hesse, husband of Princess Marianne of Prussia, has been killed in action on the Russian ...

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