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July 30, 1942

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Notable Births

1942Pollyanna Pickering, English environmentalist and painter (died 2018)[†]

Pollyanna Pickering was an English wildlife artist and environmentalist.

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Headlines from July 30, 1942

PRESIDENT ORDERS STEPS TO MOBILIZE ALL FOR WAR WORK; Directs That Bill Be Drafted to Assign 60,000,000 to Jobs Geared to Country's Needs MAY REGISTER ALL WOMEN Aim Is to Coordinate Effort Here as Britain Did It by Essential Work Order MOVE TO MOBILIZE ALL FOR WAR WORK

By Louis Starkspecial To the New York Times

Roosevelt orders Natl War Service Bill drafted to provide for total manpower mobilization for assignment to essential services; registration of men and women ??? 65 age group seen; several drafts being considered

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RED ARMY STIFFENS; Germans Reported Held in Thrust 80 Miles From Stalingrad CAUCASUS BATTLE GROWS Both Sides Get Fresh Forces -- Berlin Claims Progress in South and East RED ARMY FIRMER; NAZI GAINS SLOWED

By Ralph Parkerwireless To the New York Times

Gers slowed south of Don as USSR uses reserves; Gers held in thrust 80 mi from Stalingrad; Caucasus battle grows; both sides get reinforcements; Gers claim gains, eastern and southern sectors; huge Ger losses reptd, Bataisk area; Voronezh battle grows; USSR repts little Ger progress; Tsimlyansk battle fluctuates; Gers rept Don tributaries crossed in north Caucasus drive

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