World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Sunday May 17, 1942
Day 990

May 17, 1942: Front page of The People, London, England.
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May 17, 1942: Front page of The Sunday Post, Glasgow, Scotland.
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May 17, 1942: Front page of The Sunday Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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May 17, 1942: Front page of The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C.
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Note the report in column 6: "Browder, Leaving Jail, Says He'll Promote Unity for Victory"


May 17, 1942: Front page of The Sunday Star-News, Wilmington, North Carolina.
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May 17, 1942: Front page of the Detroit Times, Detroit, Michigan.
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May 17, 1942: Front page of The Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee.
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May 17, 1942: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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Note the photo: "He Brings Home The Gold"
(Lt. Cdr. Frank W Fenno, Jr., was commanding officer of USS Trout SS-202 when this took place.)
 
Also note the report in column 5: "Bicycles To Be Rationed - Sale Of Vehicles Due To Begin In 3 Weeks"


May 17, 1942: Front page of The Montana Standard, Butte, Montana.
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Note the report in column 7: "Gestapo Arrests More Than 2,000 Dutch Residents"


May 17, 1942: Front page of The Ogden Standard Examiner, Ogden City, Utah.
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May 17, 1942: Front page of the Nevada State Journal, Reno, Nevada.
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May 17, 1942: Front page of the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California.
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May 17, 1942: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP.
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1. Durchbruchsschlacht beendet - Stadt und Hafen von Kertsch nach zähem Kampf genommen.
(Breakthrough battle ended - City and port of Kerch taken after tough fight.)



   
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