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February 26, 1942

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Headlines from February 26, 1942

SENATE OVERRIDES PRESIDENT'S PLEA; PEGS PARITY PRICES; Farm Members Get 50-23 Vote to Prohibit Sale of Surplus Stocks to Halt Rise ASSAIL ATTACK ON BILL Chief Executive Had Warned of 'Damage to War Effort' by 'Grasping for Few Dollars' SENATE OVERRIDES PRESIDENT'S PLEA

By Henry N. Dorrisspecial To the New York Times

bill, with amendment limiting its life to Dec 31, 1944, passed by Sen despite Roosevelt lr to Vice Pres Wallace opposing it; Brown compromise amendment rejected; Sens comment

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BURMA PERIL RISES; Area to West in India Is Evacuated as Enemy Strengthens Position DEFENDING FLIERS SCORE Britons and Americans Knock Down at Least 30 of Foe and Sink River Boats BURMA PERIL RISES; RANGOON IS ABLAZE

By David Andersonspecial Cable To the New York Times

Chittagong dist areas, Bengal Bay, to be evacuated

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NAVY RECORD TOLD; Three U-Boats Sent to Bottom, 4 Damaged in Western Atlantic 15 OF JAPAN'S WARSHIPS One or Two Aircraft Carriers -- 38 Noncombatant Vessels in Toll Listed by Knox Three U-Boats Sunk in Western Atlantic; 53 Japanese Ships Navy's Toll Since Dec. 10

By Charles Hurdspecial To the New York Times

Sec Knox repts on US Navy record and Allied losses to Feb 24

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BURNING RANGOON LOOTED, SAYS FLIER; American Reports a Third of City in Flames -- Defending Airmen's Score Is 10 to 1 BURNING RANGOON LOOTED, SAYS FLIER

By the United Press

Decorations awarded to 13 Amer Volunteer Group fliers

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LOS ANGELES GUNS BARK AT AIR 'ENEMY'; 5-Hour Blackout Marks Vain Search for 'Invader' -- 2 Die in Crashes -- 30 Arrested WHEN LOS ANGELES'S ACK-ACK GUNS WERE AIMED SKYWARD YESTERDAY MORNING Los Angeles Fires at Unseen Foe In Reported Aircraft Invasion

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Los Angeles met dist reptd aircraft invasion; area blacked out and anti-aircraft guns active; Western Defense Command statement; accidents; Sec Knox calls alarm false; illus

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1942Jozef Adamec, Slovak footballer and manager (died 2018)^[†]

Jozef Adamec was a Slovak football forward and manager.

Headlines from February 26, 1942

SENATE OVERRIDES PRESIDENT'S PLEA; PEGS PARITY PRICES; Farm Members Get 50-23 Vote to Prohibit Sale of Surplus Stocks to Halt Rise ASSAIL ATTACK ON BILL Chief Executive Had Warned of 'Damage to War Effort' by 'Grasping for Few Dollars' SENATE OVERRIDES PRESIDENT'S PLEA

BURMA PERIL RISES; Area to West in India Is Evacuated as Enemy Strengthens Position DEFENDING FLIERS SCORE Britons and Americans Knock Down at Least 30 of Foe and Sink River Boats BURMA PERIL RISES; RANGOON IS ABLAZE

NAVY RECORD TOLD; Three U-Boats Sent to Bottom, 4 Damaged in Western Atlantic 15 OF JAPAN'S WARSHIPS One or Two Aircraft Carriers -- 38 Noncombatant Vessels in Toll Listed by Knox Three U-Boats Sunk in Western Atlantic; 53 Japanese Ships Navy's Toll Since Dec. 10

BURNING RANGOON LOOTED, SAYS FLIER; American Reports a Third of City in Flames -- Defending Airmen's Score Is 10 to 1 BURNING RANGOON LOOTED, SAYS FLIER

LOS ANGELES GUNS BARK AT AIR 'ENEMY'; 5-Hour Blackout Marks Vain Search for 'Invader' -- 2 Die in Crashes -- 30 Arrested WHEN LOS ANGELES'S ACK-ACK GUNS WERE AIMED SKYWARD YESTERDAY MORNING Los Angeles Fires at Unseen Foe In Reported Aircraft Invasion

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