Current Events August 20, 1942; MARINES AND AIR ASSAULTS BRING SUCCESSES IN PACIFIC;

                The Vidette Messenger

       VALPARAISO, INDIANA THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1942

LEADERS STUDY RESULTS OF RAID

Call Parley

For Invasion

Discussion

U.S. Marines

Bolstered By

Air Assaults

MacArthur Bomber Forces

Hammer At Jap Naval

Units In Solomon Area.

Nazis Suffer

Heavy Losses,

Vichy Report

French Civilians Killed

And Wounded In Allied

Raid On Dieppe.

BY RALPH HEINZEN

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

VICHY, Aug. 20—German troops

suffered "extremely heavy looses'

in the Dieppe battle, it was reported

in French sources today,

and 30 French civilians were killed

and "hundreds" wounded in the

encounter.