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September 1, 1942

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Communal Eating Compulsory in Reich

By Telephone To the New York Times

Communal eating reptd compulsory

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British Army Kept on Alert; DESERT BATTLE ON AS NAZIS ATTACK

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. 31 -- An Axis attack on the front that extends southward from the region of E1 Alamein was expected monlentarily all day yesterday. The tenseness that set in early last week in the forward positions of the British Eighth Army increased,

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Navy Will Launch or Start 150 Vessels on Labor Day; LABOR.DAY TO SPEED 150 NAVAL VESSELS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Navy to launch or lay keels for 150, Labor Day

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TALK BY PRESIDENT; He Says Foe Feels Navy's Might and No Longer Asks Where It Is

By W.h. Lawrence

Naval Med Center, Bethesda, Md, dedication; text

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SCHOLARS CONFESS THEY ARE CONFUSED; Scientists and Philosophers to Bring 'Men of Affairs' to Next Columbia Conference

By Unknown Author

Science, Philosophy and Religion conf statement on safeguarding future

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1942C. J. Cherryh, American author and educator^[†]

Carolyn Janice Cherry, better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award–winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance–Union universe, and her Foreigner series. She is known for worldbuilding, depicting fictional realms with great realism supported by vast research in history, language, psychology, and archeology.

Headlines from September 1, 1942

Communal Eating Compulsory in Reich

British Army Kept on Alert; DESERT BATTLE ON AS NAZIS ATTACK

Navy Will Launch or Start 150 Vessels on Labor Day; LABOR.DAY TO SPEED 150 NAVAL VESSELS

TALK BY PRESIDENT; He Says Foe Feels Navy's Might and No Longer Asks Where It Is

SCHOLARS CONFESS THEY ARE CONFUSED; Scientists and Philosophers to Bring 'Men of Affairs' to Next Columbia Conference

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