U.S. Lines Pierced (Hurd) – 2
Japanese Flying Truce Flag Kill 28 of 30 Marines Who Honor It (Wright) – 3
Scouts in 6 Weeks Fly 500,000 Miles (Durdin) – 3-4
U.S. Bombers Rake Airport at Lashio – 4
War News Summarized – 4
On Guadalcanal as the United States Marines Continue Their Stand Against the Japanese (photos) – 5-6
Fortresses Pound Foe’s Ships at Buin – 7
Eisenhower Recalled for Parleys, Say Report Reviving Invasion Talk * – 7
Russian Line Firm – 8
Allies Strike Heavy Blows From Air in African Battle (Anderson) – 9
Four Allied Arms Join in Egypt Push (Sedgwick) – 10-11
British Infantry On the March as Axis Tank Halts (photos) – 10
Hitler Said to Aim for Mid-East’s Oil (Brock) – 11
Roosevelt Tells of Faith in Turkey – 12
Naval Superiority is Goal in Solomons (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 13
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 14-15
The Spirit of the Marines on Guadalcanal (photo) – 15
* It is uncharacteristically irresponsible of the Times to report the whereabouts of a senior U.S. commander. Roosevelt takes the publishers to task in tomorrow’s edition.
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/oct42/f30oct42.htm
Australians approaching Kokoda
Friday, October 30, 1942 www.onwar.com
In New Guinea... The Australian advance reaches Alola, about 10 miles south of Kokoda. One of the brigades is sent directly toward Kokoda, while the second is sent on a more easterly route.
In North Africa... Battle of El Alamein. The Australian 9th Division continues to battle the German 90th Light Division north and east of Tell el Eisa.