Nazis On Drive Toward Astrakhan Threaten Volga Waterway
German forces advancing from the Kotelnikovski region southwest of Stalingrad push toward Astrakhan at the Volga delta while another column drives toward Stalingrad. Reds report a deep wedge north of the Don bend and German crossings at Krasnodar.
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Stalingrad
Caucasus
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
OSCOW
Kotelnikovski
Astrakhan
Volga
Caspian
Red army
Kotskaya
Don bend
Russia
Elista
U S Raid On Tokyo Changed Jap Plans
The raid forced Japanese leaders to consolidate defenses against air attack and alter invasion plans toward India. Japan widened northern moves through Surina to China and increased Aleutian landings to sever bomber bases, while Burma Road closure cut China's supply. Britain strengthened Middle East defenses while China hopes Allied attacks on Burma after the rains.
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Japan
India
Surina
China
Aleutian Islands
Alps
United States
Alaska
Burma
Far East
Britain
Middle East
Rangoon
British Army education schemes reveal postwar career goals
Enrolments show soldiers sailors and airmen plan for study in spare time with engineering leading subjects. Banking state management and accounting attract large numbers, while few want to become grocers. Estate management forestry and agriculture appeal, hinting at desire for open air work after peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
historto
Alberta Funeral Directors Convene 14th Annual Convention
A large turnout is expected for the Alberta Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association 14th annual convention in Galgary to begin Monday, continuing Tuesday and Wednesday with members from across the region.
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GALGARY
Alberta Funeral Directors’ and Embalmers’ Association, Inc
act
Gandhi's Prison Aide to Congress Leaders Confined
Report describes a site near Poona known as the lovely palace of the Aga Khan where Mohandas Gandhi and many All-India Congress leaders are believed confined in a government hold.
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te Aga Khan
Poona
Andis
Mohandas Ganthi
all- India congress
Royal Navy Bombards Rhodes in Precise 12 Minute Strike
A British naval squadron shelled Rhodes for twelve minutes causing fires and extensive damage. Reuters reported the surprise attack was accurate and well timed with planes providing flare and spotting support. The operation, led by Rear Admiral P L Vian, entered waters undetected before firing.
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ONDON
Rhodes
Reuters
Mediterranean
Turkey
Dodecanese
John Mixon
Nixon
Exchange Telegraph Agency
P. L. Vian
Nazis Raid East Anglia in Dawn Bombing Blitz
Nazi raiders scattered incendiaries and bombs over East Anglia and fired on the Dover Strait after dawn. British reports say small groups dropped incendiaries on towns with little damage, while Berlin claimed fires at Eastbourne and hits on Portsmouth naval docks. Parachute flares preceded incendiaries and high explosives later extinguished.
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LONDON
East Anglian
Dover strait
Ipswich
Reuters
Berlin
Eastbourne
Portsmouth
navai
Red subs bag seven German ships in Baltic action
Pravda reports two Russian submarines returned to port after sinking seven German transports in the Baltic including a 10,000-ton vessel. A second report says three Red Navy subs reached a Baltic port after sinking nine German transports and a U boat.
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MOSCOW
Baltic
newpaper
Pravda
Japs Admit U S Marines Gain Foothold in Solomons
Japanese dispatches acknowledge U S Marines landed on one Solomons island and fought fiercely to hold beachheads 900 miles northeast of Australia. Navy reports show progress consolidating three beachheads while Allied air power gains control of skies in the southwest Pacific.
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U.S. Marines
Solomons
C.P
United States
Solomon Islands
Australia
Washington
Pacific
Sydney
Tulagi island
Berlin
Tokyo
Seemann
United States navy
RAF Bags 10 Axis Planes In Mediterranean Air War
British RAF claims at least ten enemy planes shot down during the Axis attack on a large Mediterranean convoy this week. The report notes airfields around El Daba and Puka in Egypt were targeted, with fighter and bomber operations continuing and ongoing air losses.
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CAIRO
PFizeF
Mediterranean
R.A.F
El Daba-Puka
Egypt
Alexandre
BERLIN
United States
BIKi
Malta
high command
Nazi subs get food in Caribbean
Lt Gen Frank M Andrews, head of Caribbean defenses, said there is strong evidence that U S submarines are getting some help in the Caribbean area such as fuel fresh vegetables and water but they have no base in the usual sense of the word.
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SAN JUAN
Puerto Rico
Frank M. Andrews
United States
Caribbean
Ams
Lake Fleet Joins Navy for Ocean Duty
Inland Canadian lake freighters from major ports are being turned over to the admiralty for deep sea service. About $250000 will be spent to fit ships with life rafts and anti submarine gear to relieve coal and ore transport shortages. The latest move brings canal-sized lake freighters taken for deep sea duty to nearly 70.
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Canada
admiralty
Polish mayor of Warsaw ghetto dies amid deportation fears
London reports a Polish government source says J. M. Czerniakowicz, mayor of Warsaw’s Ghetto, died by his own hand. He allegedly feared for 100,000 Jews whose names he was asked to list for deportation to an unknown destination in the east.
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LONDON
J. M. Czerniakcv
Warsaw
Ghetto
Odor Crisis in Bronx Prompts City Probe
A recurring severe rotten egg and mudflat smell troubles Clason Point in the Bronx. Health chief Dr John Joberwacer and staff search for the source after wind shifts renew the odor. Residents demand action, while Mayor La Guardia seeks top mine bureau experts. A silver lining notes the smell repels mosquitoes.
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Bronx
lawman
John Joberwacer
health department
sani
Clason Point
NEW YORK
Willard Beach
ste‘ens
FP Ho
bureau of mines
Washington
Peach
India Considers Death Penalties to Avert Gandhi Riot Wave
British authorities study drastic measures to curb attacks on railways and telegraph lines amid rising violence after Gandhi's nonviolent independence drive. Calcutta riots injure eight as police disperse demonstrators. Bombay officials arrest two councillors and mayor as Congress eyes new actions around Aug 24.
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HOMBAY
Mohandas HK
Gandhi
India
Calcutta
great eastern
Rejkot
western Indian states agency
Bombay
Dr. Ghorpure
Sa Kha‘gir
All-Indian Congress
Yusud Meyerativ
Vichy Envoy to Turkey Joins Fighting French
Ankara report says Jean Heller the Vichy ambassador to Turkey until last June left yesterday for Syria to join the fighting French. It is rumored he may be given a post in Washington by General de Gaulle.
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ANKARA
Jean Heller
Vichy
Turkey
Syria
Washington
Charles De Gaul
Western Desert Air Action Report
Radio reports from Moscow claimed German forces killed 96 of 600 French prisoners at a Stettin camp and wounded 112 others by machine gun fire. In Cairo on August 15 United States fighter pilots joined RAF in action in the western desert.
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NEW YORK
Aus
Moscow
Stettim
CBS
CAIRO
United States
RAF
western desert
Over 200 Gas Stations Closed For Violations
Canada wide action closes 96 stations in Montreal 59 in Toronto 37 in Vancouver and 35 in Winnipeg for oil control and rationing infractions. Stations may reopen later at 2 cents. repeat offenders face three month or wartime duration closures. Police padlocked outlets enforcing wartime regulations.
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ORONTO
C.P.j
G. R Courefie
Montreal
Toronto
Vantouver
Winnipeg
Mr. Cottrelle
Mrr
Cottrelle
Mx. Cat
tree
Marines Seize Islands in Solomons Amid Pacific War Hits
Dispatch from Washington reports American marines believed to have seized Makambe and Gavalu near Tulagi as U.S. Pacific Fleet ships close in on Japanese naval power. News notes also describe Luftwaffe raids in England and other wartime events.
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SOLOMON ISLANDS
LONDON
C.P
Walter Farr
Daly Mail
Washington
United States
Makambe
Gavalu
Tulagi
Solomen islands
England
GANDEYS
INDIA
BOMBAY
Mahadev Desai
Mohandas Gandhi
Jeader
Desai
Congress party
Netherlands
NORTH AFRICA
ANKARA
Lurker
Greece
Mars
MONTREAL
GTFRL
iC.P
Angebert Savard
Anita Laplante
PHILADELPHIA AW
YANKEES
Phiadelphia Athletics
tro rene
New York Yankees
Spud Chandler
Boxton Red Sox
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Red fleet
Black Sea
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U.S
Office of Scientific Research
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GANDHI’S. PRISON
ROYAL NAV
East Anglia
OTTAWA
Royal Canadian Air Force
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south seas
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Tulaed
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United Nations
Tulagi harbor
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