Half Of Duesseldorf Destroyed
British observers report that about half of Duesseldorf was damaged by fire and explosives in a RAF raid Friday night. Heavy industries and munition workers were affected while officials said four German fighters were shot down. Incendiaries preceded the blast and fires spread across the town, with targets including Rhinemetal and Vereinigte Stahlwerke. Evacuations of families from the Rhineland to Poland and to other towns in German-occupied areas were noted.
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LONDON
Duesseldorf
Rhineland
Dues
seldorf
RAF
Rhinemetal iron and steel Works
Vereinigte Stahlwerke
in.ocan
Poman
Lodz
Britain
England
Left Hand Corner’s Odd Honorary Titles Cited
A jumble of whimsical affiliations assigns fictitious ranks and titles to a person, including honorary air cadet in a West Coast unit, honorary master sergeant, and various other honorary posts across diverse organizations. The text humorously lists unreal honors and references a reunion of brothers in Sydney after 31 years, with a continuation note on the back page.
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Office of Facts and Figures
West Coast Air Forces Training Centre Command
summar Fierces
SS marines
San Francico
Los Angeles
Northwestern Univer- Cow
McCARTHY
Chinese Nab Jap Outpost In Chekiang Aims At Wenchow
Chinese high command announced recapture of Tsingtien two miles northwest of Wenchow and said Japanese were retreating toward Lishur air base. Chinese forces also held several strategic points near Wenchow while fierce fighting raged outside the Japanese port. Japanese columns pressed toward Sungyang west of Lishui as heavy battles unfolded to the east of Sungrang in southern Chekiang.
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CHANGEING
high command
Tsingtien
Wenchow
Chekiang
Lishur
compaunique
Sungyang
Lishui
Chekiang province
Sungrang
Wheat to Greece Shipment Planned by Greek Minister in Canada
Montreal reports Greek minister L. Depasta arrived from Ottawa to finalize grain aid to Greece not under Nazi control. Plan calls for 15 000 tons of wheat and 710 tons of food with medical supplies aboard three neutral vessels. DIGBY NS bodies of two US soldiers and an unidentified man washed ashore near Digsby Neck, with more missing servicemen from recent shorelines.
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MONTREAL
G. L. Depasta
Canada
Ottawa
Greece
DIGBY
United States
Digsby Neck
Bay of Fundy
thore
BBC dispatches claim American air strikes hit Hong Kong dockyards
The BBC, quoted by CBS, reported that U S planes attacked Hong Kong naval dockyards a week earlier. It said Japanese ships under repair were damaged, and Kowloon and the Retak airfield on the mainland were demolished the same day.
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NEW YORK
BBC
CBS
Changking
Hong Kong
Kowloon
Retak
RAF Blasts Axis Troops Near El Alamein
RAF fighter bombers attacked Axis reconnaissance near Qattara on the southern front and shelled an enemy HQ and motor trucks. Allied bombers hit a large enemy supply ship at Derna, leaving it sinking, while three Axis fighters were shot down near Sidi Barrani and Matruh.
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GAIRO
El Alamein
Egypt
Qattara
RAF
Derna
eather
inster
Sidi Barrani
Matruh
Coupons On Sugar Cards To Be Used In War Ration
Ottawa August 3 The Wartime Prices and Trade Board set new ration rules limiting Canadians to one ounce of coffee or four ounces of coffee per week not both. Sugar is limited to eight ounces weekly, matching Britain. Unclear if restaurant meals or military personnel are affected.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
Britain
Prices and Trade Board
United Kingdom
Gatisda
month
rai
Nazis Admit Moving Dutch Jews to East
The German controlled Netherlands radio admitted plans to deport about 180000 Jews from occupied Holland. The broadcast claimed Jews and Radio Orange incited resistance to the German orders while confirming deportations proceeding at about 600 daily.
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East
LONDON
Netherlands
Holland
Europe
new order
Radio Orange
12 Sided Coin To Replace 5 Cent Piece Ottawa Announcement
Ottawa reports Canada will replace the round five-cent piece with a 12 sided coin minted from a different metal to save nickel. Finance Minister Tissey announced in the house of commons on Saturday. The new coin will not interfere with telephone pay stations, per H R Jackman of Toronto Rosedale.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Tissey
house of commons
H. R. Jackman
Toronto-Rosedale
Parliament Prorogues Meet Jan 27 in War-time Adjournment
OTTAWA Aug 3 After almost six months of continuous session parliament stands adjourned unto Jan 27, 1943 with Prime Minister Mackenzie King promising to consider revising House of Commons rules. The House approved nearly 150 million dollars in estimates and set aside a bill on natural resources for a later session. Leaders urged earlier discussion of estimates and a possible rules revision committee. King questioned wartime feasibility of a broad rules overhaul.
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OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
house of commons
Alterta
C C.F
Coldwell
King
finance
Insurance
labor, pensions and health
external affairs
governor-general’s office
prime minister's office
privy council officer
Britain Feels Pinch From War Mobilization
Britain, after nearly three years of war, faces manpower strain as it mobilizes both forces and industry for total effort. More than two thirds of the nation’s 33 million workers are already employed or in service, with millions more aiding accommodation, transportation, or voluntary work. The government weighs a second front and must plan around worker shortages while pursuing high industrial output to replace those called to the fronts.
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DOUGLAS AMARON
LONDON
Britain
France
Cossacks Counterattack as Nazis Press Don Front
Red Army jets and ground forces claim to repulse German advances along a 300 mile Don front with heavy losses reported by both sides. Don and Kuban cossacks strike in the Kushchevka region and near Kletskaya while Pravda highlights village resistance amid attempts to force Don crossings and widen footholds north of Rostov.
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Eddy Gimore
Associated Press
OSCOW
A.P
Red army
Rostov
Soviet information bureau
Don
Kuban cossacks
the
Caucasus
Caucasian
Kletskaya
Stalingrad
Don bend
Kushchevks- Salsk
north Caucasus
Communist party
Pravda
Kushchevka
Tsimlyansk
Kushichevka-Latsk
Fire Chief O Briant Perishes In Blaze At Home
Roxboro North Carolina August 3 fire Chief Henry E O Briant fell asleep on his divan and forgot to extinguish a cigarette causing the divan to ignite and the house fire claimed his life.
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ROXBORO
Henry E. OBriant
Kou
Three Alberta Boys Drowned In Lake Punting Incident
CAMROSE Alberta Aug 3 Three youths residents from the surrounding district about 75 miles southeast of Edmonton drowned shortly after noon today while punting a raft on Dried Meat Lake southeast of here. Drowned were Mike Sedorrwich 17 Daysland Henry Yucha about 10 and Charles E Mason nine both of Bawif
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CAMROSE
Alta
Edmonton
Meat Lake
here
Mike Sedorrwich
Daysland
Henry Yucha
Charles E Mason
Bawif
Japanese Raid on Hangyang Airdrome Attacked by 119 Planes
Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell warned of a Japanese assault on the Hangyang U S Army airfield in Honan with 119 aircraft taking part in a 36 hour raid. Seventeen planes were shot down and at least four more were likely destroyed. The attack marked a special effort by Japan to wipe out this outpost.
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CHUNGHING
United States army
Hangyang
Honan
Joseph ¥. Stilwell
Chaloult Is Not Guilty
Montreal August 3 Judge Edouard Archambault freed Rene Chaloult Liberal member of the Quebec Legislative Assembly from charges under the Defence of Canada Regulations. The judge condemned the speech of May 19 as a violation but liberated the accused after considering Article 398 good faith and other circumstances. The Defence of Canada provisions define a defense for criticizing government actions.
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MONTREAL
Edouard Archambault
court of sessions of the peace
Rene Chaloult
Liberal
Quebec Legislative Assembly
Defence of Canada
Chaloult
Archambanit
Bombing raids and naval losses sweep war front
Across theaters Britain and the United States coordinate air strikes in the Mediterranean and North Africa while German raids hit Reykjavik and Düsseldorf. Reports note ships torpedoed, ports damaged, and fires burning. Simon Lake urges cargo submarines to outrun torpedoes as US authorities confirm Atlantic losses and a New York betting commissioner is linked to a sensational killings case. Empire tea control rumors surface from Vancouver sources.
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U.S
CAIRO
Britain
United States
Mediterranean
North Africa
DUESSELDORF
LONDON
Rhintland
U.5
ICELAND
REYKJAVIK
SIMON LAKE
WASHINGTON
ATLANTIC
NEW YORK
Max Fox
Louis A. Pagnuves
VANCOUVER
C.P
Vancuver tea
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