Current Events February 2, 1943; JAPANESE EFFORT TO REGAIN SOLSOMONS / PLANS MADE TO BRING UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER / JAPANESE KISKA RAID FAILS:

               San Mateo Times

              SAN MATE0, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1943

Get War Work or Fight, Edict

30 Days Given

Men to Find

Defense Job

McNutt Issues List of

Occupations; No Deferments

WASHINGTON, Feb. .2.—

(U.P)—The selective service bureau partially lifted the ban on

drafting: fathers today by abolishing deferments on April 1,

regardless of dependents," for men engaged in 29 occupations

employed in 19 Industries.

JAPS SEEK

TO REGAIN

SOLOMONS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—(UP)

The"navy announced late today;.that:,.the Japanese are

making a major effort to regain control of the entire Solomons

area and that both sides have suffered losses in a series of air-naval

action.

The navy's communique did not locate the scene of action.

The Japanese, who on Monday were the first to announce a

sea battle was in progress, said that the action was west of

Rennell island. This is approximately 180 miles south of

Guadalcanal.

Big Ally Campaign

Near Unfoldment

Churchill in

Middle East

Setting Stage

CAIRO, Feb. 2.—(U.P.)—

A gigantic allied grand strategy program neared the action stage

today after a secret visit by P r i m e M i n i s t e r Winston

Curchill to the Middle East, climaxed by a two-day conference

with President Isniet Inonu and other Turkish political and military

leaders.

From Casablanca, It was revealed last night that

Churchill had come to Egypt after his momentous Casablanca conference

with President Roosevelt, at which the basis was laid for allied

offensive action to crush the axis into unconditional surrender.

Japs Fail in

Alaska Raid

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—(UP)—

American and Japanese airmen have exchanged n^v blows along

a wide arc of the Pacific from the Aleutians to the Solomon islands

the navy announced today. Army planes attacked Japanese

shipping at Tarawa island in the Gilbert group while other Amer-

ican airmen carried out four raids on Japanese bases in the Central

Solomons. A fifth American attack by flying fortresses was

turned back.

Meanwhile, Japanese planes made two fruitless attacks on

United States positions in the Western Aleutians, presumably in

the Andreanof islands.

American surface forces also were represented in the latest actions,

which covered four days. A destroyer shelled enemy barges off

Cape Esperance on Guadalcanal island.