Chinese Drive North of Canton Expands Offensive in China
Chinese forces push 40 miles north of Canton along the Canton Hankow railway, recapturing Pakong and driving Japanese south. Reports say Chuhsien and Changshutan were seized as UN planes may bomb Japan from the Chuhsien field, with heavy Chinese losses on the Japanese side.
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CHUNGEING
Canton
Chunsién
Lishwi
China
central news agency
Canton-Hankow
Pakong
Kutungshan
Nangchanngau
Chekiang province
Chuhsien
United Nations
Japan
Changshutan
Tornado Hits New Zealand Town. Military Control Declared
Australian radio via CBS reported a tornado on the Waipaca kauri coast of New Zealand wrecking a township. The two minute strike left chaos, with the town placed under military control as sentries patrolled and a curfew ordered.
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NEW YORK
Waipacakauri
New Zealand
CBS
Left Hand Corner on Diabetes Life Expectancy and a Nazi Shooting
A Metropolitan Life Insurance Bulletin notes gains in diabetic child life expectancy after insulin, with figures showing substantial increases by ages 36 and 50 compared to pre insulin days. Separately, a Belgian German shooting report details Paul Romain Vandervort, seven, killed by a Nazi sentinel on a Brussels bridge.
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hatie
Metropolitan Life Insurance Bulletin
Wille
Neas
Belgium
Paul Romain
sevenatary
Herman Romain-Vandervort
Schadtberk
Brussels
bos
Bhereupon
aeither
Dieppe Loss Set At 856 Dieppe Loss
Ottawa reports casualties from the Dieppe raid with five men killed in action and five dead from wounds in the 1st army list. The combined lists include 56 confirmed deaths and 165 dead, 550 wounded, 13 not diagnosed, and 121 missing since the war began, with totals extending to 1 056 men reported dead or missing.
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OTTAWA
Dieppe
Italians Use Speedboats On Russian Lake
Italian broadcaster reports speedboats operating on Lake Ladoga near the Leningrad front. A Russian gunboat of about 1300 tons was sunk. Dispatch notes unclear transport method for the Italian craft, suggesting movement via Baltic ports to Finland for transfer to the lake front.
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ROMS
Ttalian
Ladoga
Leningrad
Lake
Riesiah
thes
Svetman
Baltic
ther
Finland
Axis
Typhoon devastates Kyushu and Honshu with heavy casualties
Berlin dispatch reports a violent typhoon in Japan killing at least 63 people and injuring 73 while causing extensive damage on Kyushu and parts of Honshu. About 550 houses destroyed, 240 washed away, and over 30,000 isolated by flood. Sailor formerly listed missing now safe but confined. In Fitchburg, Joseph A. Bond Jr. marked as missing after his ship sank in a collision. he later wires his parents he is alive but confined aboard-recent update says he is alive for a time.
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BERLIN
iens ocean dispatch
rem ‘Tokye
Kyushu
Honshu
nnspatch
FITCHBURG
Wass
United States navy
Joseph A. Bond, Jr
Bond
Hilbride
American Planes Sink Destroyer and Scatter Armada
The United States Navy reported that planes operating from the Solomon Islands attacked four Japanese destroyers. One large destroyer was sunk, another likely sunk, and a third badly damaged and burning. The ships were believed to carry supplies for units on Santa Isabel Island near Guadalcanal.
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ASHINGTON
United States navy
Solomon Islands
Santa Isabel island
Florida island
Guadalcanal
Australia
C.P
Milne bay
New Guinea
Beac
German claim on Dieppe raid losses and aims noted
Berlin said 2195 Allied prisoners were taken in the Dieppe operation on August 19 and that the raid sought to establish a continental bridgehead for an invasion of France. The German high command reported over 600 Allied dead returning to England and 537 dead, wounded, or missing, with the operation order found on site.
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BERLIN
high command
comunique
Dieppe
France
England
Pay Last Tributes To Duke Of Kent
Four kings and Queen Wilhelmina joined a simple funeral in St. George's Chapel for the Duke of Kent. The Duchess sobbed as the coffin was lowered and the King sprinkled earth. The service followed ROP rites, the first since WWI for a Windsor killed on active service.
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INDSOR
England
Geose VI
Haakon
Norway
George
Greece
Peter
Yugolavia
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Duke of Kent
St. George's chapel
Duchess of Kent
Ma v
cheir stats
Scotland
Wind
Albert Rasilie
duchees
Order of the Garter
house of Windsor
Pacific Raid Photo Shows Marines Training for Pacific Campaign
A released picture from Washington shows Major James Ronse with his commanding officer Lieut Col Evans F Carlson and Lieut M Plumies studying Pacific maps during final training phases. Background includes Marines likely to accompany Rear Admiral well and Cation on the Makin Island operation as part of the assault against Japanese held Gilbert Islands last August. Ottawa reports letters from Britain Broadcasters dated August 23 noting broadcasts from CBC and station Sonds.
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Washington
James Ronsewell
Evans F Carlson
Fira
M . Plumies
Pacific
marine command
Rearwell
Cation
Taig
Makin Island
Gilbert Islands
Nuremberg Hit Hard by RAF Raiders in Heavy Night Attack
Nuremberg, a major war industry and Nazi rally hub, and Saarbruecken were heavily bombed by British and Canadian air forces last night. About 30 bombers were lost from a larger force. many carried eight tons of explosives. Northern France targets also struck by smaller fighters. Folkestone reported RAF fighters crossing the channel toward occupied Germany. The sounds of gunfire and roaring engines marked ongoing combat over the Channel.
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Fress
ONDON
Nuremberg
great war industries
Hitler
Saarbruecken
air ministry
France
Folkestone
R.A.F
English channel
Géman
channel
British Submarines Sink Two Supply Ships in Mediterranean
British submarines in the Mediterranean have sunk a large tanker and a larger supply ship and scored torpedo hits on three other supply vessels. Four undersea crafts were cited for the new successes. Cmdr J. W Linton commanded one craft that attacked a convoy of two large supply ships with three destroyers. results of the attack were not observed but both supply ships are considered hit.
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LONDON
Mediterranean
admiralty
commandea
Cmdr
J. W Linton
Former Panama President Dies
Former Panama President Dr Selisario Porras died here last night of chronic bronchitis. He served Panama three times as president, and his death marks the end of a long political career.
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Panama
Selisario Porras
Republic of Panama
Police Fire on Crowd in Patna Riot Leaves Deaths
Indian authorities report a deadly clash as police open fire on a crowd of rioters near a Patna station. The incident follows civil unrest and prompts a government communique. Local officials confirm several fatalities and ongoing investigations.
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BOMBAY
Aux
Patcarmiree
todas
Four Alarm Fire at Philadelphia Harbor Destroys Docked Vessels
A four alarm blaze in Philadelphia Harbor on August 20 drew 22 fire companies and raged over three hours. Firemen and seamen were treated at hospitals for burns and injuries as debris faded. No damage estimate was immediately available.
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PHILADELPHIA
Philadelia Harbor
Soviets Repulse Attacks From North South
Soviet troops beat back German assaults north and south of Stalingrad, while a deep wedge held by Axis forces near the city and two fresh divisions sent in by the Nazi command signal a major defense crisis. Soviet counterattacks, air support, and a drive toward the Caucasus press the German lines, with 2,800 Axis dead reported and Red Army gains including recaptured villages near Rzhev and continued naval and transport losses for Germany.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
OSCOW
Stalingrad
Hitler
Izvestia
Don bend
Volga
Red army
Caucasus
Upper Volga
Rzhev
Moscow
Pravda
Black Sea
Baltic
Barents Sea
Red Star
Model
Flying Fortresses Bomb German Airdrome in Belgium
News wires report United States Army Air Force Flying Fortresses bombed Wertighem near Sear Coartral Belgium with fighter cover. Finnish communique says Russian planes attacked Helsinki in the heaviest raid on the Finnish capital, lasting four hours. Alberta harvest help agreement reached with equal funding by Dominion and province. French gunners claim downing a British aircraft near Port Lyautey. Bombers hit dits and power sites in Belgium and Lille-Lens area. Norwegian submarine sank a German transport at Hanmerfest harbor with many lives lost. Edmonton shop hold up by 17 year old Winnypeg boy subdued after altercation. Vichy protests train bombing that killed 25 and wounded 34 near Menars.
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BELGIUM
LONDON
United States army air force
Wertighem
Sear Coartral
ALBERTA
EDMONTON
Hom
MacMillan
VICHY
Rebat
Port Lyautey
EDMONTON STOREM
Moer Shapiro
New York Exchange
A.P
Britain
Madre
Menars
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United States service
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Satur
CBC
anointe
Zarnonien
LAC
Doug. Sonds
Subs Bay
India
ness
e basy
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