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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Feb. 25, 1942 

* Battle of Los Angeles - Air Raid
* Japanese airplane attack ? UFO's ?

The front page has a two column headline: "War in California: Intern Japs, Congressmen Demand; Sub Raider Is Still Loose" with subheads. (see images)
This is a report on what is known as the "Battle of Los Angeles".  This event was a curious incident of World War II, the result of a rumored attack by the Japanese upon the coast of California. It was ultimately a false alarm…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 9, 1999

* "Rage Against the Machine" rock band
* "Battle of Los Angeles" album tour stop
* Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York
* Concert advertisement - Zack de la Rocha

Page 115 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE" at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)
Background: On December 3, 1999, Rage Against the Machine performed at Nassau Coliseum…

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Feb. 24, 1942 

* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17

The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Army and Navy Planes Hunt Jap Sub Off Pacific Coast" with subhead. (see) This brief yet very historic shelling only caused minor damage to the oil field—a pump house and a single oil derrick were destroyed—but its implications were severe. The bombardment at Ellwood was the first shelling of the mainland…

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Feb. 24, 1942 

* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17

The front page banner headline proclaims: "SUB SHELLS WEST COAST" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

Background: On February 23, 1942, the Japanese submarine I-17, commanded by Kozo Nishino, surfaced off the coast of Goleta, California, and…