Soviet Assault Near Stalingrad Deepens Deep Grave Crisis
Soviet dispatches say German forces 400 miles from the Ukraine reach near Stalingrad but are blocked by encircling Red Army infantry. Moscow reports grim fighting as German spearheads regroup north of the city and dive bombing increases. In the Caucasus, Russian troops regain initiative with a midnight drive claiming 200 Germans killed and 26 tanks disabled, amid reports of Paratroopers behind lines.
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Caucasus
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Moscow
Ukraine
Volga
Stalingrad
Red army
great Volga
Stalin
RZHEV
Red Star
giory
Pravde
Prokhladnenski
Krasnodar
Sychevka
Tram rails repurposed into war arms roll from factories
London scraps 16,000 tons of tram rails and more than half the rock has been recovered for munitions. Old paving and gates are being repurposed for asphalt and countrywide metal salvage for armaments. About 206,000 tons of metal collected, enough for large battleships in weight equivalence.
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RITAIN
Lord¢n
Britain
isom
London
London Pays Kent Tribute in King's Brother Funeral
London mourned as the Duke of Kent is carried from Euston Station in drab war paint. The coffin, draped with his standard and lilies, was removed from a train alongside three of his entourage who perished in a Scotland crash. Donations to navy army air force funds urged. King and Queen return, with Duke of Gloucester and his wife arriving via special train.
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LONDON
Duke of Kent
Windsor
Euston
Scotland
John Lowther
Michael Strutt
Hales
navy
army
air
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Gloucester
Churchill
Destroyer Ingraham Sunk After Fog Collision
The US destroyer Ingraham was sunk after a sea collision in fog in the Atlantic. Built at Charleston navy yard, launched Feb. 15, 1941, she was named for Captain Duncan N. Ingraham of Charleston. Next of kin have been notified.
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WASHINGTON
A. P
Ingraham
Atlantic
navy department
Charleston
D.C
navy yard
Duncan N. Ingraham
You Can't Win Tampa War on News Respecters
The Tampa Times notes reporters faced shifts as eight months of service pull many from the field. An expensive young woman reporter is assigned to the pod and now attracts interest from army and navy auxiliaries seeking her.
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TAMPA
Fla
The
Tampa Times
army
navy
Chinese regain key air base in East China Chekiang
Chinese dispatches report re-entry into Chuksvien in western Chekiang and occupation of the vital airfield outside the city. Japanese attempts to destroy the field failed as Chinese columns entered at 4 am and seized the airfield soon after. Lashur, another major air base, also fell under Chinese control amid fierce urban fighting. About 200 miles of the Chekiang-Kiangsi railway, previously in Japanese hands, was recovered as forces push to expand reoccupation.
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HUNGKING
Chuksvien
Chekiang province
east China
Japan
high command
Lashur
China
Cheklang-Kiangsi
Fierce New Guinea Fight Flares As Japs Flee Solomon Islands
A fierce battle in southeastern New Guinea grows as American naval and air forces push to break Japanese grip. Allied losses in Tulagi area shrink the theater to Milne Bay and Buna as Japanese planes and ships are attacked and destroyed. The clash signals a likely temporary setback for Japan with several warships damaged and a transport casualty noted amid heavy combat.
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New Guinea
Solomon Islands
JOHN H. WIGGINS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
United States
Tulagi
Solomons
Pacific
Milne Bay
Port Moresby
Australia
Buna
New Guthea
U.S
navy
ganner
New Zealand
Reuters
Marines wipe out 330 Japs on Makien Island raid
Eyewitness accounts from Lt Col Carlson and Maj Roosevelt describe a 46 hour Pacific operation on Makien Island in the Gilberts. Marines, volunteers aged around 22, conducted a nighttime surprise landing destroying enemy forces, ships, and installations. Roosevelt notes his son Maj. Roosevelt was shot at but unharmed, natives aided the operation, and snipers caused key damage before surrender.
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PEARL HARBOR
United States
Makin Island
Gilberts
James Roowrelt
John M. Haines
Coronado
Calif
navy marine
Cel Evans F. Carken
Plymouth
Conn
Maj
Roosevelt
Pacific
Carlen
Nicaragua
China
Col Carlson
Japanee naval marines
isgoun
Opel Carlson
adap
RAF Raids Kassel and Gdynia Hit Nazi War Machine
In two night raids the RAF targeted Kassel, a major Me 262 fighter engine site, and the Baltic port of Gdynia to disrupt Nazi war production. About 600 aircraft took part, extending the strikes deeper into Germany. Two RAF fighters were downed, and two Hurricanes were lost in the Channel actions. The push aimed to curb German industry and support Soviet Russia while targeting U-boat bases and the Ga-elles? battleship area along the Baltic.
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ONDON
C.P
Kassel
Baltic
Gdynia
Poland
R.A.F
Germany
air ministry
France
channel
United Nations
Britain
Messerschmitt
Ruhr
Rhineland
Soviet Russia
Baltke harbor
Gaelseian
Red navy
Hassel
RAF
Losses 729 From Dieppe
The National Defence Department released its 15th casualty list since the Dieppe raid, noting 729 total losses with 153 dead, 445 wounded, 10 undiagnosed, and 121 missing. The report includes one death in Hong Kong and states several names are withheld for security reasons.
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OTTAWA
National defence department
Dieppe
Hong Kong
Todey
Steel Workers Issue 2 Day Wage Ultimatum
In Sault Ste Marie Ontario and Sydney Nova Scotia steel workers press a 55 centan hour wage demand with a 48hour deadline. Union officials say the USW guidance directs action within 48 hours if wage talks fail, as executives urge a favorable reply tonight.
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SAULT STE. MARIE
Sault Ste Marie
Sydney
Aus
Sidney Jocal
United Steel Workers of
Amer
KH Millard
W. zi
Algoma
German Romanian column near Novorossisk reported
Reuters quotes Vichy radio placing a German Romanian mobile column within 20 miles of the Black Sea port of Novorossisk, intensifying siege tension near the strategic shoreline.
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LONDON
Reuters
Vichy radio today
Black sea
Novorossisk
Vining Heads Wartime News Bureau
Charles Vining, chairman of Canada s new wartime information board, organizes a national war news unit to direct home and abroad communications. The existing public information bureau under G H Lash will be absorbed, with headquarters likely in current bureau offices.
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CHARLES VINING
OTTAWA
wartime information board
bureau of public information
Supreme Court
Mr. Vining
senate
department
public information bureau
G. H. Lash
bureau
Bombing at National Popular HQ kills one, wounds twenty two
A Paris dispatch reports a bomb exploded in a suburban meeting of Marcel Dent's National Popular headquarters killing one person and wounding 22 others. Separately, Vichy authorities scrapped a monument to the French Republic for scrap metal.
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VICHY
Marcel Dent
National Popular
Paris
municips
Two Killed in Montreal Munitions Fire
MONTREAL Aug 28 Two men were killed two buildings destroyed and damage unofficially estimated at 100 dollars caused today by two explosions at the Canadian Industries munitions plant at Beciel 20 miles from here Details on the cause were not available immediately The dead are Maurice Blanchard 35 Beloeil and Maurice Lajoie 26 St Hilaire
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MONTREAL
Canadian Industries
Belceil
Maurice Blanchard
Beloell
Maurice Lajoie
St. Hilaire
Duce Cruiser Hit By RAF Off Antikythera Island
Cairo reports a torpedo attack by RAF on the Italian cruiser of the Giuseppe Garibaldi class off Antikythera Island northwest of Crete. A second, possibly oil tanker, vessel was attacked nearby. a sinking ship was seen with its bow above water. Desert operations near El Alamein were limited to air activity and light artillery.
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CAIRO
SLA.F
Antikythera Island
Crete
tubther
2 Alamein
Tom Moore Re-elected Leader of Trades and Labor Congress
Tom Moore of Ottawa was unanimously re-elected president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada for a 22nd consecutive one year term at the Winnipeg convention. No other nominations were made as he did not attend the 38th annual session due to ill health.
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WINNIPEG
Svm Moore
Ottawa
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Flying Fortresses bomb French factory in MeaulLe near Albert
US bombers struck Meaulle arpling factory near Albert in northern France in their sixth air attack, returning safely to base. British raids hit Sicilian towns Geis and Comise per Italian report. Earthquake devastates Tirana region. several dead or hurt. Two Lethbridge boys graduate at MacDonald Bombing and Gunnery School in Manitoba. Terrific storm devastates 3.5 million acres in Saskatchewan. Winnipeg awards contract for No. 5 Air Observer School establishment. Edward Walter Nesbitt, veteran Ontario industrialist and former Liberal MP, dies.
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LONDON
United States
France
arpling
Meaulle
Albert
RAF
EGYPT
KROME
Sicilain
Geis
Comise
high command
TIRANA
ALBANIA
BERNE
Switzerland
tabre
Aloanie
Therday
MacDONALD
MAN
No. 3
Wan
A. M. Davison
BA. Wobick
Lethbridge
S. L. Waitehead
Claresboim
S. Sapreneff
Trail Sareke Balers Rockey
Trail
B.C
REGINA
Jolla
Saskatchewan
WINNIPEG
Claydon
OClaydon Construction Company
compaxns
Air Observer School
ONTARIO
DIES
WOODSTOCK
Edward Walter Nesbitt
house of
song winess
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Royal
Kent
C.P.E. CAX
Canadian Pacific Railway company
H. B. Boxen
Chuksien
East
Lishui
USS
Unite States
RAP
Radiophoto
FIERCE NEW
EASSEL
NEA NOVOROSSISK
Tom Moore
Labor Congress
Niewspa
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