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January 22, 1942

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Headlines from January 22, 1942

British Launch Malaya Offensive; Singapore Downs 13 Air Raiders

By the Associated Press

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES on the Malayan Front, Jan. 21 -- British artillery roared into action at 2 P.M. today as infantrymen moved forward to attack a strongly reinforced Japanese Army threatening the western flank of the British defenses in Northern Johore.

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Front Page 1 -- No Title; BRITISH LAUNCH DRIVE AT WESTERN END OF MALAYA LINE BRITISH IN MALAYA LAUHCH OFFENSIVE

By Unknown Author

Singapore bombed

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FARE RISE OF 10% GIVEN TO RAILROADS; I.C.C. Grants Increase 'to Meet, in Part,' Higher Pay, Costs -- Total Put at $45,000,000 FARE RISE OF 10% SET FOR RAILROADS

By the United Press

ICC grants 10% passenger fare increase; mil men excluded; freight rate rise reptd pending

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ROUTED NAZIS FLEE MOZHAISK POCKET; Try to Stem Vast Russian Tide -- Multiple Northern Drive Pounds Leningrad Ring ROUTED NAZIS FLEE MOZHAISK POCKET Scenes in the Moscow Area as the Russians Began Their Sweeping Offensive Against the Germans

By Daniel T. Brighamby Telephone To the New York Times

Germans flee Mozhaisk pocket; northern sector battles multiply; USSR forces hammer at Leningrad ring; USSR silent on Theodosia; troops push drive against Finns; Germans rept USSR Donets drive repulsed

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GARGO CRAFT SUNK; 30 Saved From Latvian Freighter, Only 3 From the City of Atlanta NAVY HIDES ITS BLOWS Survivors of U.S. Vessel Tell Here of Watching Comrades Die in Sea 46 LOST AS U-BOATS SINK 2 MORE SHIPS Survivors of Another American Ship Sunk by the Enemy in Atlantic Waters Arrive Here

By Charles Hurdspecial To the New York Times

U S SS City of Atlanta sunk by U-boat, Jan 19, off U S east coast; sinking described; survivors illus

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1942Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer (died 2025)^[†]

Dimitris "Mimis" Domazos was a Greek professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder. His nickname was "The General" (Greek: "Ο Στρατηγός").

Headlines from January 22, 1942

British Launch Malaya Offensive; Singapore Downs 13 Air Raiders

Front Page 1 -- No Title; BRITISH LAUNCH DRIVE AT WESTERN END OF MALAYA LINE BRITISH IN MALAYA LAUHCH OFFENSIVE

FARE RISE OF 10% GIVEN TO RAILROADS; I.C.C. Grants Increase 'to Meet, in Part,' Higher Pay, Costs -- Total Put at $45,000,000 FARE RISE OF 10% SET FOR RAILROADS

ROUTED NAZIS FLEE MOZHAISK POCKET; Try to Stem Vast Russian Tide -- Multiple Northern Drive Pounds Leningrad Ring ROUTED NAZIS FLEE MOZHAISK POCKET Scenes in the Moscow Area as the Russians Began Their Sweeping Offensive Against the Germans

GARGO CRAFT SUNK; 30 Saved From Latvian Freighter, Only 3 From the City of Atlanta NAVY HIDES ITS BLOWS Survivors of U.S. Vessel Tell Here of Watching Comrades Die in Sea 46 LOST AS U-BOATS SINK 2 MORE SHIPS Survivors of Another American Ship Sunk by the Enemy in Atlantic Waters Arrive Here

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