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October 30, 1942

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Headlines from October 30, 1942

NEW UNIT TO RULE PAY STABILIZATION OVER $5,000 A YEAR; Seven Regional Offices to Be Opened Next Week Under Guidance of Treasury BONUSES ARE PERMITTED And Some Salary Increases Will Be Allowed -- Appeals to the Courts Are Curbed NEW UNIT TO RULE PAY STABILIZATION

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Asst-Sec Sullivan says appeals may be taken on matters of law

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FORTRESSES POUND FOE'S SHIPS AT BUIN; Big Blast Set Off on One of 5 Craft -- Bayonets Rout Enemy in New Guinea Wilds FORTRESSES POUND FOE'S SHIPS AT BUIN

By the United Press

US bombers blast Buin; hit 1 Jap ship, straddle 4; raid Rabaul; at least 17 Jap ships hit in previous wk's raids, Rabaul; Australian troops make bayonet charge south of Alola; remove strong Jap defense post; Allied planes raid Kokoda-Alola supply trail; 2 Jap planes raid Port Moresby

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BENNETT ATTACKS SLUR ON WAR IN 'AD'; Asks That Dewey Repudiate Charge 'New Deal Wanted and Hurried Us Into' Fight BENNETT ATTACKS SLUR ON WAR IN 'AD'

By Unknown Author

Atty Gen Bennett scores ad charging New Deal with hurrying US war entrance

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U.S. LINES PIERCED; But Foe Is Driven Back by Counter-Attacks -- Rekata Bay Raided 'NAVY SHOW' TALK DENIED Stimson Declares Solomons Action Had the Approval of Joint Chiefs of Staff 3 BLOWS REPULSED ON GUADALCANAL

By Charles Hurdspecial To the New York Times

US forces repel 3 Jap attacks, Guadalcanal; regain original positions; US planes attack Jap positions, Rekata Bay and west of Henderson field; Stimson says US attack plan was not solely naval decision; US fliers describe US position, Guadalcanal; map

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RUSSIAN LINE FIRM; 1,500 Germans Killed in 100-Yard Advance of Big Siege Force INVADERS CLAIM NALCHIK Push Toward Caucasus Heights but Are Routed Near Tuapse as Troops Freeze in Snow Russian Line Holds Firm at Stalingrad; Nazis Pay Dearly for Slight Gain in City

By the United Press

USSR lines firm; 1,500 Gers killed in 100-yd advance; Gers claim Nalchik in Caucasus heights push; USSR repts Ger rout near Tuapse; many Ger troops freeze in snow

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Notable Births

1942Sven-David Sandström, Swedish composer and historian (died 2019)^[†]

Sven-David Sandström was a Swedish classical composer of operas, oratorios, ballets, and choral works, as well as orchestral works.

Notable Deaths

1942Walter Buckmaster, English polo player and stockbroker, co-founder of Buckmaster & Moore (born 1872)^[†]

Walter Selby Buckmaster was a British polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Historical Events

1942World War II: Lt. Tony Fasson and Able Seaman Colin Grazier drown while taking code books from the sinking German submarine U-559.^[†]

World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks and aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the deadliest conflict in history, causing the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.