End Menace to Air Line Into China
American bombers smashed Myitkyina airdrome in central Burma making it unusable for attacks on planes ferrying war goods to China. Monsoon conditions and ground defenses further hindered Japanese operations along the India China ferry route as U S air force reports noted. Port Hedland on the Australian coast was raided by Japanese planes described as squadrons, marking a southern reach of attacks from Tokyo.
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India
C.P
Myitkyina
Burma
China
United States air force
PORT HEDLAND
TOKYO
imperial headquarters
Darwin
Australia
Tumor
United States
Il Duce Warns Against Idle Second Front Dream
Mussolini in a balcony speech from Gorizia July 31 warns Italians against idle dreams of a second front. He says law will be applied unrelentingly to those who nurture such notions and asserts there will not be a second front here or elsewhere. The Axis and tri-partite powers hold the means for victory.
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BERNE
Switzerland
Mussolini
Gorizia
Italy
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
Axis
War length speculation and 1918 strategy parallels
The piece cites Minister of Labor Humphrey Mitchell predicting a ten year war and recalls a 1918 London meeting where Sir Robert Borden and British leaders planned a summer 1919 attack. It notes the difficulty of any 1918 final, and mentions Germany’s surrender within six months. London correspondence urges wealth in wine as a lighter aside.
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HUMPHERY MITCHELL
Vancouver Sun
Robert Borcen
Canada
London
Robert
Secret Session Hearing Attlee Message In Commons
The house of commons met in secret session to hear a statement by Clement Attlee the dominions secretary and deputy prime minister. The nature of the message was not disclosed. The session lasted about 20 minutes. The house of lords also held a brief secret session.
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ONDON
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Clement R. Attlee
dominions
house of lords
Fear 12 Die As Saginaw Bay cruiser sinks
STANDISH, Mich Aug 4 A cabin cruiser with 13 aboard sank in Saginaw Bay near Point Ayres sighted submerged with one survivor Mrs Louis Repke 23 of Bay City who swam seven miles to shore. The body of Cecil Day 40 pilot recovered 214 miles east of the wreck. Sheriff Johannes said little hope anyone else survived.
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STANDISH
Mich
Saginaw Bay
Point Ayres
Cecil Day
Point Audres
Louis Repke
Bay City
Hepke
John Johannes
Barley Delivery Reports Strong Sample At Burdett
From Burdett: the first barley load of the year arrived at the United Grain Growers elevator hauled by John Polk. The sample weighed 57 pounds per bushel and indicated a solid start to the harvest.
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BURDETT
United Grain Growers elevator
John
Nazis Try To Burn Crops In British Fields
London August 4 The Daily Express air correspondent reports German forces have attempted to torch Britain’s record harvest by dropping incendiaries on ripening corn during wardings in recent weeks Farmers are uniting to fight fires in fields.
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LONDON
Daily Express
Britain
Allied bombers sink camouflaged Japanese ship near Selamaua Lae
Allied bombers sank a camouflaged Japanese vessel during raids on Selamaua and Lae in New Guinea, with Allied Headquarters announcing the strike today.
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Aus
Nazi Casualties Reported in Vienna Hospitals
The BBC cites the Wiener Tagblatt claiming about 100000 German soldiers are passing through Vienna culture hospitals for the wounded, presumed casualties from the Russian front.
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BBC
Vienna
Neur ‘Wiener Tagrblatt
Fire Panic Kills Three In Montreal Stadium
A crowd panicked by a fire during an amateur show at Ontario stadium in Montreal. Three people died, including Mrs Mathilda Cote and Denise Wistaff, plus an unidentified woman. many injured amid a chaotic exit blockage. Police and the venue owner reported about 1,500 attendees at the event.
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MONTREAL
C.P
Ontario
Mathilda Cote
Denise Wistaff
Montreal Rovyais
Laurent Lapre
Elizee Julien
Noted Golf Star Killed in Air Crash Near Yorkton
CALGARY, Aug 4PO Kemp Wetherall Richardson 33 a noted Calgary golf star and Royal Canadian Air Force flying instructor was killed in a Yorkton Saskatchewan crash yesterday. LAC Norman A McBrien of Oshawa Ont also died. Richardson born in Calgary leaves brothers Johnny and Robert, parents, and a golfing legacy including city amateur titles and the Ashdown trophy. He joined the RCAF 14 months ago and earned his wings at Dauphin Manitoba last January.
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CALGARY
Kemp Wetherall Richardson
No. 11 Service
Yorkton
Sask
Royal Catedian Air Force
Norman A. McBrien
Oshawa
Ont
Richardson
RCAF
Dauphin
Man
Johnny
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Kemp
Robert
Cost Of Living Bonus Up Aug 15
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics announced a 1.2 point increase in the adjusted cost of living index, boosting Canadians’ bonuses after Aug 15. The rise generally adds 60 cents to the current bonus or 2.4 percent of income for workers earning under $25 a week, with quarterly revisions and prior index data cited.
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C.P
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prices and Trade Board
Tea in Fractions How Rationing Will Work
Ottawa announces tea and coffee rationing details under wartime prices and trade measures. Tea is issued in fractional ounce packages with coupon values for retailers, adults receive one ounce of tea or four ounces of coffee weekly, and children under 12 get no ration.
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OTTAWA
Prices and Trade Board
The Jeep Comes Into Its Own In Canadian Army
The Jeep has become the general utility vehicle of the Canadian army overseas. About eight of these sturdy cars are used by held units and headquarters as the army commands deploy, and generals frequently drive them. The jeep replaces small cars and station wagons in many units, with artillery and anti tank regiments using it to pull two pounder guns. Commanding officers use it for reconnaissance and rapid movement, as it can extricate several men from a hole if stuck.
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ROSS MUNRO
ENGLAND
Emeland
G. L. McNaughton
H. D. G. Grevaz
proves corps
artilery
Russians Fall Back Near Salsk After Battle
A Soviet communique says Red Army fell back to new positions in the Salsk region about 100 miles southeast of Rostov after repelling German assaults. German forces claimed capture of Voroshilovsk and reach toward the Kuban river. Cossacks volunteer to bolster defences as Italian and German units clash near Stalingrad. Red Star reports counterattacks and disrupted German advances.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
OSCOW
Red army
Salsk
Rostov
Voroshilovsk
Kuban river
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Kretskaya
Red Star
Izvestia
Don
Red air force
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Semeon Budyonny
Car Sitting Becomes Local pastime in Hamilton
Gasoline and tire rationing fails to deter Hamilton motorists who adopt car sitting downtown. They park on busy streets and watch crowds pass by, finding entertainment in the daily bustle amid wartime controls.
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Ont
Gas Ration Czar Denied Gas By Station Attendant
Leon Henderson, ration czar, sought gasoline in Washington but was turned away by Station Attendant John Leigh who insisted fuel be delivered into the car’s tank. Henderson then called a taxi to reach his destination.
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John Leigh
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dais office
Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 42nd Birthday Quietly
London reports Queen Elizabeth II marks her 42nd birthday with a private lunch at Buckingham Palace. The King and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose join her. no official observances planned. The Queen requests only token gifts, directs cheque proceeds to wartime charities, and floral tributes to hospitals as congratulatory messages pour in from across the empire.
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C.P. Cable
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Buckingham Palace
empire
Nehru Predicts Swift Campaign For Indian Independence
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said the All-India Congress will vote this week on ratifying the civil disobedience movement and a detailed program will be drawn up with a short, three month campaign aimed at complete independence. He rejected compromise and noted dissent from the Indian Communist party. In London Ontario a park display features the Union Jack, Stars and Stripes in patriotic annual plant designs.
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India
C.P
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehra
aAll-India Congress party
froe
Bombay
Nehru
congress
Indian Communist party
PATRIOTIC PARK
LONDON
Ont
Victoria Park
W. E. Poster
Civil servants in armed forces total 473 in Canada
Edmonton August 4 Civil service commissioner Mark Robertson said today four hundred seventy three civil servants are serving in the armed forces including twenty eight women.
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EDMONTON
armed forces
Mark Robertson
civil service
News Bullets From War Fronts and Bombing Raids
World war bulletins report Soviets blowing the Manych dam to flood the valley and halt German advances near Salsk in the Caucasus. U S Navy credits a squadron with downing 34 Japanese planes in four actions and 18 more possibly destroyed. RAF raids hit Akyab Burma jetties and wireless station while British sea forces hunt Japanese ships in the Bay of Bengal. Gandhi proposes negotiation if India frees itself, with caveats. a training-plane crash near Cardston leaves two injured. Yugoslav forces report reprisal destruction of the village Jezin in the Fiume district with executions and expulsions.
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BBC
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Salsk
Caucasus
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