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Thanking all the citizens of New York for their enthusiasm and help during the household scrap metal campaign, Mayor La Guardia yesterday characterized the collection of more than 130,000 tons of scrap as "a magnificent job."
Camden surprise test evacuation; illus
Japanese bomb US airfield and shore positions; lose 17 planes in 2 raids; issue hinges on sea fight; map
2-yr change in air warfare revd; Churchill and Morrison warn of possible new Ger tactics, civil defense display, Wembly
2 Jap destroyers hit, Kiska; Japanese reptd reinforcing Kiska garrison; US staff officers promoted and officers and enlisted men awarded medals
1942Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author (died 2021)[†]
Andrew Henry Vachss was an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths.