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Billboard Top Ten for the Week of July 3, 1943

#1 – “Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer” - Song Spinners
#2 - “Taking a Chance on Love” - Benny Goodman, with Helen Forrest
#3 - “All or Nothing At All” – Harry James, with Frank Sinatra
#4 – “Let’s Get Lost” - Kay Kyser, with Harry Babbitt
#5 - “Velvet Moon” - Harry James
#6 – “You’ll Never Know” - Willie Kelly
#7 - “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” - The Ink Spots
#8 – “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” - Duke Ellington
#9 - “As Time Goes By” - Jacque Renard, with unknown vocalist
#10 - “It Can’t Be Wrong” - Dick Haymes, with Song Spinners

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The index by author on Homer’s profile is now updated through August 1, 1943.

Rabaul is Hard Hit (Durdin) – 2-3
War News Summarized – 3
Navy Planes Hit Savagely at Foe on Munda and Vila (Shalett) – 4
‘Real Offensive’ Now On in Pacific, Knox Says; ‘Bulk’ of Navy is There (Davies) – 5
Cordon of Chinese Broken by Enemy – 5
Seconds from Disaster: Japanese Vessel Trapped Off New Guinea (photo) – 6
Sardinia Pounded – 7
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 8-9
Uniform Changes Modified by Navy – 9