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June 29, 1942

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If in Doubt, Put It Out

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U.S. WAR ON U-BOATS 'FIERCE,' NAZIS SAY; Berlin Communique Greeted as Sign Patrol Improves -- 3 Earlier Sinkings Revealed U.S. WAR ON U-BOATS 'FIERCE,' NAZIS SAY

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Gers claim 16 Allied ships sunk, Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mex

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LUNGE INTO DESERT; Empire Forces Grapple With the Invaders on 22-Mile Front NAZIS CIRCLE SOUTHWARD One of the Enemy's Three Columns Is Engaged After It Skirts Defense Line BRITISH AT MATRUH ATTACK AXIS UNITS

By David Andersonspecial Cable To the New York Times

LONDON, June 28 -- What is believed to be the decisive battle for the valley of the Nile began yesterday afternoon and has been raging throughout today over an area roughly 400 miles square that is identified by the name of Matruh.

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SPY AIDES IN CITY CAPTURED BY FBI; MORE ARE HUNTED; Hoover Shields Identities of Those Accused of Helping Men Landed by U-Boats QUICK JUSTICE PROMISED Biddle Says That He Will Deal With the Invading Saboteurs 'Swiftly and Thoroughly' SPY AIDES IN CITY CAPTURED BY FBI NAZI SABOTEUR CRUISING IN U.S. WATERS THREE YEARS AGO

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8 Nazi saboteurs reptd equipped with soc security cards, some of them forged

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Notable Births

1942Charlotte Bingham, English author and screenwriter^[†]

The Hon. Charlotte Bingham is an English novelist who has written over 30 mainly historical romance novels and has also written for many television programmes including Upstairs, Downstairs; Play for Today; and Robin's Nest. In her television work, she often worked with her husband, Terence Brady.

1942Mike Willesee, Australian journalist and producer (died 2019)^[†]

Michael Robert Willesee, was an Australian television journalist, interviewer and presenter.

Notable Deaths

1942Paul Troje, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (born 1864)^[†]

Paul Troje was a German politician and from 1893 to 1907 the mayor of Einbeck and from 24 August 1907 until 30 September 1924 mayor of Marburg.