French Troops Assist Ours In Raid on Arabs Near Oran; FRENCH TROOPS AID OURS IN ORAN RAID
By Frank L. Kluckhohnwireless To the New York Times
US pilots and parachutists roles described
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November 16, 1942
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ALLIES IN JUNCTION; Australians and U.S. Troops Converge for Attack on Buna JAPANESE CAUGHT IN TRAP On Beachhead With Backs to Sea as Allies Close In From the West and South ALLIES IN JUNCTION IN EAST NEW GUINEA
By F. Tillman Durdinwireless To the New York Times
Allied planes raid Rabaul area and Kihiki airfield, Bougainville
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9 States to Blackout In Biggest Test Yet
By the Associated Press
9-State blackout planned, 7th Defense Region
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Notable Births
1942Willie Carson, Scottish jockey and sportscaster[†]
William Fisher Hunter Carson is a Scottish retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At only five feet tall and riding at an easily maintained weight of 7 stone 10 pounds (49 kg), Carson was much in demand as a jockey up to his retirement in 1996 at the age of 54.
1942Joanna Pettet, English-Canadian actress[†]
Joanna Pettet is a Canadian and English former actress.