Bringing Up Father May 25th 1942 (lots of high officers)

To have bit idea what news people read then next to Bringing up Father comic strips in May 1942, check below. Lots of need for high officers' meetings... (note also the correction for "officer´s" ;-) )

May 20. Japanese complete the capture of Burma and reach India.
May 21. Adolf Hitler delays a planned invasion of Malta indefinitely, as he is afraid of losses to airborne troops after the experience on Crete.
May 22. Mexico declared war on Germany, Italy and Japan.
Mar 23. During the Second Battle of Kharkov, German forces trapped the Soviet 6th and 57th Armies in a pocket at Izium.
May 24. A 15-minute test blackout centered on Detroit was held starting at 10 p.m., with neighboring communities.
May 25. A small Japanese fleet steams out of Hokkaido en route to Alaska. The Japanese stage an attack on the Aleutians that they hope will draw attention away from the real target of Midway Island in the South Pacific.