Current Events May 29, 1942: HEAVY LOSSES CONTINUE ON COASTAL SHIPPING:

THE RACINE JOURNAL-TIMES

RACINE, WIS., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 29, 1942.

Brazilians Man U. S. Planes

To Swoop Down on Axis Subs;

Strong Reprisals Expected

Brazil Fighting Without Formal War Declaration

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 29—(U.P)

—Brazilian pilots, flying United

States-made planes, stalked- German

and Italian submarines far out

at sea today.

Brazil was virtually at war with

the axis, and diplomatic quarters

believed that the axis would not

be long in attempting to make

stronger reprisals than sinking unarmed

Brazilian ships.

U. S. Gaining

In Atlantic

WASHINGTON, May 29.—(AP)—

Despite heavy losses inflicted on

American coastal shipping by nazi

submarines, naval experts said today

that the United States was

slowly winning the main campaign

in the battle of the Atlantic. They

emphasized, however, that only

steadily increasing production of

both war and merchant ships could

clinch the ultimate victory.

The greatest present need, it

was said, is for more defensive

craft—subchasers, blimps and patrol

bombers—manned by experienced

personnel.