Monday, March 8, 2010

CURRENT EVENTS FEBRUARY 16, 1942


Monday February 16, 1942
The Lowell Sun and Citizen Leader

JAPANESE CAPTURE 60,000 AT SINGAPORE

London Reports About Two-Thirds of Lost Garrison Colonials-No
Evidence of Any Extensive Evacuation-Greatest Test for Churchill
Australian and Indian
Troops Got Worst of It
Sumatra Situation Causes Grave
Concern—Burma Outlook Confused—Main
Battle Awaited in Libya—Homeland Jittery

JAPS TAKE OIL BASE
Palembang in Batavia Lost to Dutch
But Allied Planes Inflict "Great Destruction
BATAVIA, N. E. I. F'eb. 16 (AP)---

What May Be All-Out Drive on MacArthur Opens
Jap Artillery Opens Up Against Defenders of
Batan—Aerial Activity Resumed

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