American planes kept up their attacks
on the Carolines. The result of the
bombing of the Jap base of Truk are
now announced and American
planes gave it a thorough bombing.
201 [?] planes were destroyed as well as
19 ships. American losses are 17 planes
and one ship moderately damaged.
Attacks on Rabaul continue with
100 tons of bombs dropped and 15
planes destroyed in the air and on the
ground. In yesterday's progress by
the Russians on the N. Russian
fronts over 100 villages and places
were captured near Lake Ilmen
and the Red Army is rushing westward
to Pskov.
interrupted
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