[Homer_J_Simpson]

Indies Base Struck – 2-3
Singapore Ready to Meet Assault – 3-4
The War Summarized – 3
U.S. Marines Help Smash Invasion Barges at Bataan – 4-5
Bataan Vigilance Balks Japanese in Attack Under Bright Moonlight (Lee) – 5
Pacific Patrol Partners: Bomber, Carrier, Destroyer (photos) * – 6
100,000th Man Enlists in Navy Since Dec. 7; 500,000 Fleet Goal All to Be Volunteers – 7
An Additional Pictorial Communique on the Attack at Pearl Harbor – 9
Sharp Senate Talk over Pearl Harbor (Barkley) – 10
Inland California May Get Aliens (Davies) – 11
Policy on Loans to China (Krock) – 12
Prelude in the Snow (Baldwin) – 13
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 14-16
Cards of Identity for All Favored (Gallup) – 16

* Which carrier? What type of plane? What did the censor white out? Extra credit – which destroyer is trailing?

[umgud]

Good morning Homer. THX for the post.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/feb42/f04feb42.htm

Japanese planes strike Allied warships
Wednesday, February 4, 1942 www.onwar.com

In the Dutch East Indies... Dutch and American ships attacking in the Makassar Straits are repelled by Japanese aircraft. Two American cruisers are damaged in the fighting.

In Malaya... Japan demands the surrender of Singapore. British authorities there refuse. General Wavell continues to bring in reinforcements despite the overwhelming odds against success in battle against the Japanese. Wavell wants the island to hold while Allied forces elsewhere in the East Indies are being strengthened.

[Lancey Howard]

It seems the Congress was arguing over their own version of the "Patriot Act" during the 1940s. Let me direct your attention to page 10 and the story:

SHARP SENATE TALK OVER PEARL HARBOR.

According to the story:

"Sharp debate arose in the Seante today on assessing the responsibility for Pearl Harbor."

Debate grew out of a denial by Senator Truman of charges by popular radio and newspaper columnist Walter Winchell (who also happened to be a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve) that:

Senator Wheeler blocked passage of a wire-tapping bill which, if enacted, might have led to knowledge of alleged Japanese plots against Hawaii and consequent defense against the Pearl Harbor attack... Legalized wire-tapping would have permitted discovery of Japanese plans against Pearl Harbor.
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A devastating sneak attack against America, a wire-tapping bill, an opinionated radio personality...
Things sure were crazy 70 years ago, weren't they?