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Evening star., 1943-11-16
HOnOred at Sh0wer

Mrs. Harold Manley was the guest
of honor at buffet supper and
shower given Monday evening by
Miss Teresa Finney at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Argyle
Finney. Mrs. Manley is the former
Miss Eleanor Mary 1goe of Bangor
Me.
Other guests at the party we're
Miss Madeline Elliott, Miss Mar
garet Patterson, Miss Louise Bod
mer. Mrs. j. Calvin Jones, Mrs.
John Condran and Miss Betty EN-
brey
Evening star., 1943-11-16
.Layf0nsviHe
Social News

Mrs. Robert McClosky of Etchi-
son has left for Miami, where she
will join Mr.. McCloskey, who is
stationed there for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Stewart
and Mrs. Samuel Riggs were hosts
at dinner Thursday for 1t. and
Mrs. James C. Christopher of Be
thesda, who left yesterday for Sc
attic, where 1t. Christopher has
been assigned.
Miss Vashti Bartlett has gone to
Silver Sands, the Bartlett winter
home at Passe-a-Grille, Fla. Miss
Bartlett's brother-in-law and sister
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Griffith will
join her the middle of December.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
.DHer McNair
Is Engaged

Capt. and Mrs. Frederick Valette
McNair of Annapolis announce the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Duer McNair, to 1t William Seuf-
ferle Escavaille, U. S. A., son of Mr.
and Mrs. William M. Escavaille, jr.,
OF Washington.
The wedding will take place
Saturday in Honolulu where 1t
EScavaille is stationed,
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Mr.. Dennis at Home

Mr.. William F. Dennis has re-
turned to his home on Wyoming
avenue from the hospital, where he
has been seriously ILL., He is slowly
improving and has joined Mrs. Den
mis- and her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nelson
Riker of Kentucky, who came to be
with Mrs. Dennis when Mr.. Dennis
was taken Ill some weeks ago.
Evening star., 1943-11-16

McGraw Of the WACS who returned
from overseas about two months
ago.
Nine. Linn was presented by Mrs.
Norman Littell, wife Of the Assistant
Attorney General, and Col. Hobby
was presented by Mrs. Hale Shena-
field. who presided in the absence
OF the president, Mrs. Francis B.
Sayre,
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Vice President Dinner Guest;
Cuban ENJOY Host at. Lunch

The Capital the scene Of numerous parties among
the Outstanding events yesterday and today the
United States Ambassador joseph
evening the luncheon Cuban Ambassador and
Sonora de Concheso today.
The President Henry Wallace were the ranking
which gave at Tearon their
Khnge road. The formerly
the late Mr. and Mrs Parmelee Of Cleveland and
purchased the from their estate and
remodeng the house efor.
TOXIN
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Surprise Party

Miss Margaret Eleanor Jones of
Mount Rainier. whose marriage to
Corpl. Edwin B. Donaldson, jr, will
take place next month, was given
surprise miscellaneous shower
Thursday evening by Mrs. Helena
Gardiner and Mrs. Edith Beall at
the home of Mrs. Beall in Indian
Spring Village.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Marguerite Simpson
Is Recent Bride

The marriage of Miss Marguerite
Simpson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Richard Simpson of Alex
andria, to Staff Sergt. John Fred
erick Wallace, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Frederick Wallace also of
Alexandria. took place October 8.
The Second Presbyterian Church
was the scene Of the ceremony, the
Rev. Frederick Vaughn Poag, pastor
OF the church, omciating.
The reception was held in the
Anchorage after which Sergt. and
Mrs. Wallace left on their wedding
trip.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Charlotte Kipe
To Be Married

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kive OF Los
Angeles, announce the engagement
of their daughter. Miss Charlotte
kive, to Mr.. Gerald M. Alter, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Alter of
Mason City, Iowa. Both Miss Kive
and Mr.. Alter now live in WASH
jngton.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Informal Musicale

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Dawson
entertained Saturday evening in
their home on Glenwood road when
an impromptu program of music was
given by the hosts and their guests.
In the company were 1t. and Mrs.
Harold Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Row.
land Snyder, Mrs. Virginia McCrillis
Miss Betty Baum and Capt. Nathan
Kriloff.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
4lbha Phi to Meet

Washington Alumnae Chapter OF
the Alpha Phi International Fra
ternity will meet at o'clock tonight
with Elizabeth Lawton, 1904 Seven
teenth street NV. Mrs. William H.
Hutchinson, governor for district 7,
will report on the recent Chicago
meeting of the Executive Board.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
H announcement

Announcement is made of the
marriage Of Miss Doris Heavier to
Mr.. Nathan Sheckels, both of Rock
vile, the ceremony taking place
November 8 in Frederick.
The Rev. William Spreukel, pas
tor of the Frederick Lutheran
Church, officiated in the presence
of several friends of the couple.
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Sen0rita Bernardin0
Goes to Nev York

The new Chairman of the Inter-
American Commission of Women
Senorita Minerva Bernardino will
60 to New York Friday for several
days, during which she will have
conferences with members of the
commission now in New York. She
will be back the first of the week
Evening star., 1943-11-16
Home From Colorado

DR.. and Mrs. William J. zaumeyer
and their two little daughters, Mar
garet and Carol. have returned to
their home in Chevy Chase after
spending the summer in Greeley,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Dutch Myers
from Burma,
Here Feb. 25

Carl r. Myers, the 'last man
up the Burma Road" before the
Japanese marched in, will de-
scribe his experiences as assist
ant director of Red Cross relief
in China here at the Mount
Clemens High school, February
Is at BIS p. m.
Joining the American Red
Cross national staff Immediately
after World War /, Myers first
job was directing recreational
work among the soldiers at Fort
Selling, MINI.
In 1920 he was sent on a Red
Cross relief expedition to ST.
IBERIA and Manchuria. Among his
duties there was the care of
480 child war orphans for nine
weeks. The children were being
transported from European
Russia through Siberia to Rus
sian Island off Vladivostock. Be-
fore the Red Cross took charge,
the children, who were making
the trip in railroad box cars and
sleeping in tiers one above the
other, were ill of typhus, chol-
era. dysentary, and other dis
eases. They were being fed only
black bread and tea once q day
See RED CROSS-Page 2
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LANSING, Feb. 10 - R =
Col. lie Roy Pearson, State Sc
lectivs Service Director, today
offered some helpful hints to
the married man who expects to
be drafted soon.
Literally thousands of them,
he said, are plagued by uncer-
tainty Of how to proceed to ar
range adequate care of depend
ents, how to dispose of fixed OBJ
legations such as payments on
homes, automobiles, household
equipment, loans at banks, and
what to do about their life in
surance policies. And most of all
they want to know when Uncle
Sans draft machinery is apt to
reach out to bring them into the
armed forces.
To ease the minds of the
heads of families. Col. Pearson
pointed out the existing orders
do not call for induction Of mar
ried men who have children
born prior to September IA,
1912, land their cases will not
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
FRENCH SEANEN EAGER TO FIGHT
Richelieu Gives Allies Edge In Heavy Warship Class

first-line battleships," he told me
I'VE know that the Allies, at the
start Of 1913, barely had enough
to match those of their oppon-
ents. With the Richelieu, they
unquestionably will have the ad-
vantage. She will become very
important in future months.
Captain Deramond consider
ed only ships of $4,000 tons or
more in making his comparison.
Battleships of smaller displace-
ment, however, also serve as
first-line fighting craft, includ-
ing all but, the newest battleships
Of the United States and British
navies. Captain Deramond
would not give the details On
which he based his comparisons.
The United States and Britain
have not announced how many
Of their new S,000-ton or big
ger battleships are In commits
sion.)
The captain suggested that the
safe journey from Dakar, with a
propeller missing and speed
greatly reduced. might well be
termed IN Allied victory.
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Dor where we can be refitted in
complete safety"
POWERFUL UNIT
Twice tested in battle before
commissioning, the Richelieu has
surprised Naval experts with her
strength and soundness, Captain
Deramond said, observing that
when reconditioned she would
be one of the most powerful
warships a 4 OF - probably
among the worlds first ten.
I'VE will welcome the chance
to fight any single battleship the
enemy possesses" he said SOL
EMMY. land, if necessary, will
sail happily to fight one against
two"
The trip from Dakar was
planned without particular ap-
prehension although. as q rou-
tine precaution, the ships time
of departure was kept q care
See FRENCH FLEET-Page :
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Warren Man
Hurt in Blast
Go. Explosion
Rips Out Wall

Warren Township Fire Cap
tain Chester Skarupski At noon
today blamed escaping natural
gas for an explosion that injur-
ed Leo Osadchuk, q 45-year- old
war worker, and badly damaged
Osadchuk's one story frame
house at 1927 Continental ave.
nue., a half mile from the Hud-
son Naval Arsenal plant.
Skarupski said Osadchuk was
attempting to build q fire in his
furnace at 6:56 q. m. today when
sparks apparently ignited the
natural gas escaping from 4
nearby pipe.
The force of the explosion
blew out the east wall of the
dwelling, shattered all Of its
windows and broke 4 window in
a nearby house.
Osadchuk was rushed to Sara
toga hospital, Detroit, where he
was treated for second and third
degree burns on the face and
hands, Skarupski said.
Osadchuk's wife, also q war
worker, escaped injury even
though she stood nearby her
husband at the time Of the ex-
plosion. Their son, Stephen, 10,
had Loft ~ atfend clssses NJ T in.
coin High school q few moments
earlier
Skarupski said the resulting
fire was quickly extinguished
when firemen turned off the gas.
He recalled q similar explosion
three weeks ago in which . man
in his wife were burned and
their combined grocery store
dwelling was virtually demolish.
ed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
50 Blood Donors
from City Needed
i'm New Baltimore

Fifty donors from Mount
Clemens will be required to
complete the quota of $50 set
for the New Baltimore Blood
Bank on Friday, Macomb Coun-
ty Red Cross chapter officials
revealed today.
The Mobile Clinic. which will
gather one pint of blood from
each of the donors, will be avail
able to the Mount Clemens
group between the hours of $50
and 4 pm.
II prospective Mount Clemens
donors will telephone No. 1854
to signify their willingness to
participate in the program Red
Cross officials will endeavor to
see that transportation Is pro-
vided, they said today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Draft Head Gives Helpful
Advice to Married Men
Settlement Of Personol Affoirs
Essentiol; Outline Given

be reopened until specific or
ders to do so are issued by Mai.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. ma
tional (draft) director" He de-
clined to speculate on q prob
able date.
LOCAL POWER
mo matter who Is your en-
ployer, your local draft board is
the Big Boss and it will be a
helpful boss to the extent of its
strong ability if you will let it,"
Col. Pearson cautions against
waiting until the last minute 20
set financial affairs in order.
The man who wonders what to
do about his life insurance
premiums while he is away is
wise to consult his insurance
agent and the draft board, too,
to inquire into protective ar
rangements for his policies, de-
tails of war clauses, and gov
eminent insurance.
He should see the banker
about his loans, the holder Of
his mortgage or land contract
about the payments on his
house if he is buying one, the
vendor from whom he purchas-
ed an automobile, refrigerator
or other article, the internal
revenue collector about the in
come tax - and consult his own
attorney. a member Of his local
bar committee for war work. or
registrants' advisers attached to
the local draft board, on these
problems. making of will,
granting power of attorney, pro-
tecting important legal papers,
etc.
ARMY AND YOU
Draft boards, he said, are
supplied with pamphlets entitled
See ADVICE-Page 2
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80 Accepted
from Board |
Leave for Fort
Custer on Friday

Eighty men, accepted for U. S.
Army service at Detroit Friday,
today were ordered to leave the
USO Club on Broadway at 6:57
q. m. Friday for Fort Custer.
Others in the group of 1872
sent to the induction station
likely were accepted for duty in
the Navy, Chef Kroner, chief
clerk for Draft Board No. said
today. All of the men involved
live in Mount Clemens and War
rem township.
The men will be served break
fast at the USO Club by the
VFW Auxiliary. They will also
receive q package containing
cigarettes, candy and q light
lunch.
Those accepted are:
Paul w. Ladd (group leader)
Frederick S q n k uer, Kenneth
Strassburg, Lester Clark, James
Seifert, LaVerne Rummler. Wal
ter Belbot, George Kortjohn,
James Adair, Robert Walters,
Leo Szymanski. Melville Nap
per. James Kendall. John Berry.
Harry Deptula, Kenneth Har-
der, George Heller, Donald Nc
MILAN. William Pleimann, Will
liam Siebenschuh, Harold Stat
ford, Joseph Jablonoski. Erwin
King, Kenneth Wells, Carl Jas
mund. Dale Pence, Edward Kar-
czewski, Gordon Conrad. Carl
See DRAFTEES-Page 2
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Richmond Meat
Packer Agrees
to Abide by 0PA

Federal Judge Frank A. Pic
ard Monday signed a consent de-
cree in which Ray Weeks, Of
Richmond, accused of violating
OPA meat restrictions, agreed
not to violate OPA orders in
the future.
Although Weeks quota was
141,0 900 pounds, he packed
289, 900 pounds of beef in the
last quarter of 1912, and during
the first quarter of this year.
with his quota reduced to 10000,
Weeks. packed $4,000 pounds.
A. D. Ruegsegger, chief en-
forcement attorney for OPA
here. said.
Weeks agreed to observe CELL
ing prices. Ruegsegger said his
sales had been / to 4 cents over
the ceiling.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
II JAP WARSH|PS sunk OR DAMAGED
Light Vote
Marks All
Primaries

Township political leaders to-
day eyed the April S general
election following Mondays pri-
mary marked by the lightest
vote in years.
Even in always turbulent
Warren township, voters stayed
away from the polls. In Warren
Justice of the Peace Stanley
Guzdial failed to win the Repub-
lican nomination for the post he
now holds and William G.. Kew,
given wide publicity after it was
CLAIMED he is not q legal resident
of the township, ran poor
third in seeking the Democratic
nomination for Justice Of the
Peace, short term.
In Lakes only contest incum-
bent Treasurer Roy Smith easily
won the nomination to succeed
himself, defeating Fred E. Rohl-
man. 278 to 1913.
Veteran Republican uper-
visor Otto Sherlock of Clinton
was nominated again, defeating
Walter Schroeder, 498 to 266,
also in the only contest.
BEAUFAIT WINS
Harrison township Republi-
cans nominated Ralph Beaufait
over Fred liver johnson for
clerk, 252 to 225, and renominat-
ed Raymond Tippie as treasurer
with 304 votes over Ray Quack-
enbush (132) and Stanley Bar.
ron (48(., Other COP. cansi
dates were unopposAa, - !.
Warren township dopesters TO-
day looked forward to another
contest involving Supervisor
Earl Tallman and his perennial
opponent William Strich. Both
were unopposed, Tallman poll.
ing 526 votes, Strich 403.
Guzdial lost to former Justice
Ark Moss (165) who edged out
incumbent Constable Jesse
Weeks (l6D. In other COP
contests Robert Jennings (228)
was nominated for short term
See PRIMARIES-Page 2
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Fast Time
Assured
for City

The Mount Clemens City
Commission Wednesday will fol-
low Detroit's lead in officially
adopting Eastern War Time,
Mayor Donald r. Westendorf
predicted today.
Westendorf said the commits
sion will act on q resolution
keeping Mount Clemens on the
present fast time. Unanimous
approval is expected.
Selfridge Field continued on
fast time and South Macomb
communities likewise will fol-
low Detroit, also by resolution.
Confusion on the time issue
existed in rural North Macomb
where some farmers turned
their clocks only to find nearby
villages and schools still operat-
ing on Eastern War Time.
The farmers complained also
they are unable to follow radio
programs still presented on fast
time.
Conrad Turrell. clerk of both
Romeo and Bruce township,
See TIME-Page Z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Reds Slug Way
Into Suburbs
OF kharkov
Russions Carve
Poth to Key
Noxi Stronghold

The Russians with numeri-
cally far superior forces" have
succeeded in penetrating the
suburbs of Kharkov in the
Ukraine, the German High Com
mand acknowledged in its oom-
munique today, but said German
Divisions defending the city
were fighting stubbornly and
destroyed 20 Soviet tanks.
The communique, broadcast
by the Berlin Radio and record
ed in New York by the Associ-
ated Press, said the Russians
were using massed tank and in
fantry in their attacks and that
they lost a total of 157 tanks yes
terday.
Renewal of Soviet attacks on
the far Northern end of the front
southwest of Lake linen were
reported, but they were said to
have been repealed, partly in
hand-to-hand fighting. An at
tempt to break the German De-
Tense line between Volchov and
LAde Ladoga also was thrown
back, the Germans said.- ..~
The Russians were credited
with having made local pene.
trations" north of Kursk, but the
communique declared the troops
which made them had been
sealed off.
Russian attempts to break
through in the Donets region
were reported to have been re-
pulsed with heavy losses in
men and material.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Guests Routed

BOSTON, Feb. Is -R-A
three-alarm fire In the Reid
Hotel drove 1873 guests to the
street before dawn today. Fire.
men said that 50 far - they
knew there was nobody trap
ped in the building, which Is
located only q few hundred feet
from the charred ruins Of the
Cocoanut Grove night club,
where . fire on Nov. 2S cost
$50 lives.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Report Frank Murphy
in Texas Hospital

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 16-(P)
The Times Herald says SUI
preme Court Justice Frank Muir
ply was removed from plane
here early today and taken to a
hospital in an ambulance.
The Times Herald said it had
been unable to determine the
nature of Justice Murphy's ILL
ness or whether it was serious.
Justice Murphy was EN- route
to the west coast to visit a
brother who was injured in acct
dent.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Aerial Canopy
Covers SAVAGE
|ArI1lored Battle
Key y. S. Air Base
in Tunisio Folls
to Gsrmon Troops
BY ROGER GREENE

Associated Press War Editor
American tanks, blazing into
action under an umbrella of u.
S. fighter planes, were reported
today to have hurled the Ger
mans back six miles in the Faid
region of central Tunisia in the
first big armored battle of North
Africa.
The hard hitting Americans,
many Of them untried in battle,
scored their success against vet
eran armored troops of Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel.
Faid lies IS miles inland from
the Gulf of Gabes.
Other Nazi columns, however,
had forced American and French
troops to evacuate the key air
base at Gafsa, go miles south
west Of Faid Pass.
REDS GAIN
While the North African bat
tie theater famed anew, Adolf
Hitler's High Command &C.
knowledged that Russian troops
had entered the outer suburbs
Of Kharkov, the great German
citadel 400 miles west Of Stain
grad. .r8. ,ss-
Dispatches from the Tunisian
front said Rommel had thrown
100 to $50 tanks into action on
the high plateau between Faid
and Sbeitla where ancient char
ioteers battled in the days Of the
Cathaginian Empire.
The attack by Rommeps crack
armored forces, sent ahead of
his main armies retreating from
Libya, was believed to have been
supported by part of the 10th
armored division of Col. Gen.
Jurgen Won Arnim's Axis Tunis-
ian forces.
Front-line reports said that II
the Americans won the fierce
tank battle now raging in the
faid region. the Axis southern
See TUNISIA-Page 2
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CARSON CITY, New, Feb. 1s
OR-A bill introduced In the
Navada assembly proposes out
Iawing alienation Of affection or
breach OF promise actions. The
bill declares the laws should be
repealed because they have been
abused and many innocent per-
sons have been embarrassed and
humiliated By masterpieces per.
sons.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
MOnitOr.Leader
Carries Ration
Form Wednesday

wednesdays Daily Mon
itor.Leader will carry the
special declaration for N
which must be filled out BY
every applicant for War
Ratjon Book No. 3. Watch
fer Il. Clip Il out and take
4 with you when you reg
istsr fer War Ration Beck
Ne. : next week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Plane Crashes

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Feb. l6-
R)-The 18th Naval District
Public Relations Office reported
that = plane on . routine flight
crashed In taking off and ex-
ploded last night with slight
injuries to the personnel" No
other details were given.
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late X X X
bulletins


NEW DELHI, Feb. Is - R)
RAJ bombers raided the Japa-
nese-occupied airfield ut Hello,
Buxma last night after . day Of
offensive patrols over various
parts Of Burma and . bombing
attack on Yegyanbyin, Akyab
Island, 4 British communique
said today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16
Heavy Cruiser
(hitagoLos
Off SoIonlons
Navy Reveals
Results Of Sovoss
7-Doy Aerial Attoeks
WASHINGTON, Feb.

Is - (AP) - Fifteen
Joponese ships including
II dsstroyers were sunk
or d'o m q 9 ed, end two
American worships. inelvdiag
the heavy cruiser ChieegoS
were lost in q week Of fusiews
seo-oir fighting in The Sete-
mon Islonds orea besinRia1
Jonuery -. the Navy ca
nouneed todoy.
The japanese also lost . total
Of 60 or 81 planes destroyed -
20 American planes lost In tho
fighting. which resulted frem
enemy attempts to remove Sena0
Of their forces from GuadalcaAal
island before American treepe
could conquer It completely and
from American movements -
reinforce the island. go
AERIAL DEATH BLOWS
The 9,050-ton Chicago WnD
lost as a result Of two air q.
tacks, the first Of whieA ~
delivered hy the knsSG:s a II
evening of January -. AZ int,
time the Chicago, operating -
a part of a force Of cruisers and
destroyers covering American
transport movements, was e.
verely damaged by a-rial tor.
pedoes. The next day. while
in tow to a base. the Chicago
was attacked by Is enemy tor
pedo planes which succeeded In
sinking her. Twelve of the -
planes were shot down by Unit.
ed States aircraft.
The other American ship lost
was a destroyer but next Of kin
have not all been notified and
the Navy withheld Identification
of the vessel for that reason.
American losses also included
three motor torpedo boats.
Personnel casualties on the
Chicago were described In .
navy communique as mot large"
and the next Of kin have all been
notified.
Those who were saved from
the stricken ship included Cap
tain Ralph Otis Davis, 50, o&
(108 Woodlawn Road, Roland
Park) Baltimore.
NO SURFACE ACTION
The fighting covered the sev.
en-day period was all of air at-'
tacks on surface vessels and
there were no reported incidents
of warship smuggling it out against
warship.
However, for at least part Of
the time, major fleet engage
ment appeared imminent. Tho
Navy communique said that late
in January American Reconnais-
sance planes had located heavy
See SOLONINS-Page 8