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September 11, 1942

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Headlines from September 11, 1942

Foe Checked Nearer Port Moresby; Both Sides Lose Heavily in Battle; BITTER FIGHTING RAGES ON NEW GUINEA JAPANESE SLOWED IN NEW GUINEA PUSH

By Byron Darntonwireless To the New York Times

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Friday, Sept. 11 -- The fighting between Australians and Japanese on the trail that leads from Buna to Port Moresby. New Guinea, is approximately midway between the Gap, high point of the trail, and the southernmost ridge of mountains above the rolling valley at the coastal end of which Port Moresby is situated.

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Lola Falana

1942Lola Falana, American actress, singer, and dancer[†]

Loletha Elayne Falana or Loletha Elaine Falana, better known by her stage name Lola Falana, is an American singer, dancer, and actress. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1975 for her performance as Edna Mae Sheridan in Doctor Jazz.