Russians driving to Orel as German line buckles near city
Soviet communique reports Red Army units reach Pilotovka and Sush within five miles of Orel. German counterattacks fail, with about 2,000 German dead and 1,500 in the south. Donets Basin gains cited as Nazis halt southwest of Voroshniovgrad after five days of heavy fighting. 180 enemy planes destroyed along the front.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
OSCOW
Orel
Pilotovka
Sush
Domnino
Pilatovka
Red
Donets
Voroshniovgrad
Belgorod
Kursk
Leningrad
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Allies Press Italy: Eden Denies Peace Terms
London reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden rebuked German broadcasts by stating the Allies offered Italy no peace terms and seek unconditional surrender. The piece notes Eden’s reply amid claims Roosevelt discussed armistice concepts, and outlines growing belief in a heavy assault to end Mussolini’s regime before Germany strengthens its hold on the peninsula.
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LONDON
Anthony Eden
house of commons
Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eden
Geneva
Roosevelt
Mr Eden
Germany
Italian
Sicily
Typhoons Hit Axis Convoy Off Le Havre
British Typhoons set a supply ship and one escorting vessel ablaze in a night attack off Le Havre France. One plane was lost in the operation amid low altitude fighting. Bombers attacked Guipavas air field near Brest with three Spitfires and Typhoons missing.
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LONDON
C.P
R.AF
Britain
Hamburg
Germany
channel
air ministry
Le Havre
France
Guipavas
Brest
Germans Shoot 69 British POWs as War Crimes Noted
London report says War Secretary Sir James Grigg told Parliament that 69 British prisoners had been shot by Germans, some while attempting to escape, with Britain tracking further cases for potential postwar war crimes trials.
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LONDON
Cable
James Grigg
house of commons
Wen dell Willkie book hits authors quota debate
The sale of Wen dell Willkie's One World nears two million copies prompting discussion of publisher paper quotas. TheBritish publisher must balance runaway best sellers with other titles to satisfy wartime printing limits while maximizing readership. Battle of Britain has sold over four million, and Combined Operations moved over a million in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Willkie
London Daily Mail
Combined Operations
Warsaw Siege Fallout Reported On Back Page
London readers learn of the Warsaw bombing during World War II with devastation described as three quarters of the city ruined and about twenty thousand civilians killed in the German offensive. The note appears on the paper’s back page.
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London
Warsaw
SELASSIE DENOUNCES BADOLGIO IN TELETYPED OUTBURST
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie denounces Italy's Pietro Badoglio as the man who carried out Mussolini's orders to use poison gas against his people in a telegram to the News Chronicle. He calls Badoglio's war continuation a continuation of Fascist policy.
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LONDON
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
News Chronicle
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
Mussolini
Hale Selassie
Badogo
Airmen Die in High River Training Crash
Two airmen stationed at No. 5 EFTS in High River were killed when their training plane crashed near Mazeppa at 4 15 p m Monday. The airmen's identities will be released after next of kin notification and authorities will conduct an inquiry into the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HIGH RIVER
E.FT.S
Mazeppa
Plan flax subsidy increase for 1943 flax crop
Ottawa reports a 10 cent per pound rise in linen flax price by Canada and Britain to boost flax production. The move applies to the 1943 crop. Details of the method were not disclosed. A five cent per pound subsidy for town by product was also announced amid a drop in output. An advisory committee of growers will assist the association.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Dominion government
Hitler health causes anxiety in Germany report says
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm cites a Bern correspondent of Nya Dagbladet Allehanda saying Hitler’s health is very bad and apathy and low spirits are evident. The report notes German officials pressed physicians for a true report and that discussions of a possible successor have begun.
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LONDON
C.P
Reuters news agencs
Stockholm
Berne
Nya Dagngt Allehanda
Hitler
Germany
Heinrich Himmichr
Fuehrer
Hospital Contract Awarded to Bird Construction Winnipeg
Winnipeg August 4 150 bed military hospital construction for A4 Artillery Training Centre Brandon awarded to Bird Construction Company of Winnipeg. Announcement notes contract award and project scope.
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WINNIPEG
Brandon
Bird Construction company of
Strike Continues As 20000 Montreal Aircraft Workers Walkout
Montreal August 4 1943 20000 aircraft workers from Canadian Vickers Fairchild Noorduyn walk out demanding retroactive cost of living bonus of 275 a week to June 30 1942. The national war labor board lacks retroactive power and talks will resume only after workers return to jobs.
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MONTREAL
Aircraft Lodge 712
International Association of Machinists
AFL
federal labor department
Canadian Vickers Aircraft
Fairchild Aircraft
Noorduyn Aircraft
Robert Haddow
J. A Laplante
national war labor board
labor department
R BGC
Noorduyn
OTTAWA
Labor
Mitchell
Howe
Noordwyn Aviation Ltd
Fairchild Aviation Ltd
Canadian Vickers Aircraft Division
Contess
Sweden Will Guard Her Independence
Ottawa report states Sweden will guard its independence and uphold the dignity of the individual citizen. Per Wijkman, Sweden’s first minister to Canada, presented credentials to Earl of Athlone as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Canada, accompanied by his letter of credence from the king.
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OTTAWA
Sweden
Per Wijkman
Canada
Earl of Athlone
Wijkman
Foss Boulton Held Prisoner and Wounded in Action
From Our Own Correspondent Coleman May 13 Squadron Leader Foss H Boulton DFC reported by wire to be a German prisoner of war he is wounded though not known how severely a letter with more details promised He is the son of Mr and Mrs J H Boulton Coleman He flew over enemy territory in two missions that day and was said to be badly hit before radioing that his machine was in bad shape The DFC citation was issued from Ottawa on June 3 He served with the City of Ottawa squadron.
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COLEMAN
Atg 4
Foss H Boulton
J. H Boulton
Sydn
Ldr
Boulton
tim
Sqda Ld
Ottawa
City of Ottawa
Battle Of Catenanuova Proves Major Action For Canadians
Canadian infantry struck Catenanuova 10 miles south of Regalbuto after capturing Regalbuto. West Nova Scotia Regiment and Royal 22nd pushed through heavy artillery fire, seizing the town at 4 30 am. The action marks a pivotal Canadian operation in Sicily, with Centuripe also reported fallen and lines extending toward the Catania area.
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Belman Morin
Associated Press
North Africa
Mount Etna
Sicily
Caronia
San Stefano
Cape Orlando
Catenanouva
Catania
Centuripe
Agira
Naples
U.S
Sicilian
Taormina
Messina
Messina strait
Cape Arms
Rome
Regalbuto
WAMMER TAORMINSA
Carolia
Morini
Catann
ROSS MUNRO
Agd&ta
Catenanuova
cated
Mumo
West Nova Scotia Regiment
Royal 22nd Regiment of
Quebec
Enna
Cananuova
Ena
Catenamora
umits
Catenannova
Ontario Votes in War Time Polls In 1937 Style
Ontario voters went to the polls today in Canada’s wartime election amid heavy rain in some areas and light turnout elsewhere. Premier Harry Nixon Liberals face Geo A Drew Progressive Conservatives and E B Jolliffe CCF as about 1.5 million voters choose 282 candidates in 90 constituencies. Service members abroad vote by special polls as Ontario camps record ballots.
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TORONTO
Ontario
Hamilton
Timmins
Cochrane
Aus
Harry
Nixon
Liberal
Lt-Cel Geo A Drew
CCI
EB Jolliffe
thovn
RAF pilot Woodward wins DFC for 20 victories
London August 4 The award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Acting Squadron Leader Vernon Woodward of the Royal Air Force Vancouver and Victoria was announced Tuesday Since April 1941 he has destroyed nine enemy aircraft bringing his total to 20 He is praised for outstanding courage and devotion to duty.
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LONDON
Lo Vernon
Woodward
RAF
Vancouver
Victoria
French Fascist Secretary Shot in Paris Ambush
Paris radio reported the assassination of Jean Moncurie, secretary of Jacques Doriet's Fascist French Popular party, by three unidentified men. The broadcaster gave no timing or details, citing prior attacks on Dorit and his circle by French patriots.
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LONDON
Jug 4
C.P
Paris
Jean Moncurie
Jacques Doriet
French Popular party
Reuters
Dorit
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BADOGLIO
PLAN FLAX SUBSIDY
Adolf
Foss Boulton
FOSS H. BOULTON
D.F.C
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SYDNEY
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P. Cable
Joan Weelcott Forbes
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