British Counter Attack Halts Rommel Near Alexandria
British forces under unprecedented air cooperation mounted a strong counter strike that checked Rommel’s push toward the Nile valley. The RAF and Allied air forces reportedly destroyed 24 Axis planes. German assault strength waned while the 8th Army regained confidence after Libya defeats. Axis aircraft raided Suez and Cairo with limited casualties, and front lines near El Alamein continued to shift as fighting persisted.
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RAF
U.S
South African
Rommel
El Alamein
Suez
HARRY CROCKETT
Cano
Erwin Rommel
Alexandria
Nile valley
8th Army
Libya
Suez canal
Cairo
Egyptian interior ministry
Egypt
Sir Claude
RJ Mayor Dies At 59 In Montreal
Robert J. Magor 59 longtime president of National Steel Car Corp and noted Canadian financier died at Royal Victoria Hospital after an operation. A Montreal native his career spanned from Griffintown tea peddler to engineering adviser and utilities reformer. He began with Salada Tea, later managed his farmer’s firm, then shifted to mechanics before rising to corporate leadership. Continued on Page Three.
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MONTREAL
C.B.J
Robert J
National Steel Car Corrporation
Royal Victoria
Bosvital
old Tucker school
Salada Tea Company
aoiry
Mager
Griffintown
Magor
irm
John Megor sit Son
Airdromes In Holland Hit By RAF US Air Corps Raid
The Royal Air Force and United States air corps jointly raided three Holland airfields Hamstede Alkmaar and Valkenburg this morning. Bombs hit hangars administration buildings and dispersal points while Valkenburg was heavily machine gunned. It marked the first United States army air force participation in RAF Bomber Command operations from the British Isles.
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LONDON
Royal Air Force
United States air corps
Holland
air ministry
Hamstede
Alkmaar
Valkenburg
United States army air force
RAF
British Isles
Echouwen
Amsterdam
Maastricht
BOSTON
Netherlands
United States army air forces
boomber command
Explosion at Quebec shell filling plant injures workers
An explosion at a Cherrier Quebec shell filling plant injured three workers. Moise Leveille is critical, Homer Lamoureux serious, Alex Dalzil slight. About 75 workers escaped unharmed as the blast vented through the roof. cause under investigation and damage deemed minor.
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OTTAWA
Cherrier
Que
Moise Leveille
St. Paul L'Ermite
Homer Lamoureux
Montreal
Alex Dalzil
Leveile
Lamoureux
Notre Dame hospital
Loss of England’s priceless relics amid war damage
The article laments the destruction of irreplaceable relics in wartime England warning that noble buildings and millions of books are lost while noting some records at the University of London suffer water and incendiary damage. It stresses the urgency of preservation for future scholars
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UMAN
dicher
England
University of London
Beypiology
bath
Mocalla
Russians Repulse Kursk Germans After Heavy Fighting
Soviet front-line dispatches report a Russian counter attack in the Kursk sector repulsing German forces across a key stream. German strength mounted in Belgorod and Volchansk as they shift to cut the Moscow rail line toward the Caucasus. Sevastopol fallen, 300000 Nazi losses.
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MOSCOW
Kursk
Belgorod
Volchansk
Kursk-Belgorod
Voronezh
Caucasus
Rostov
Sevastopol
Crimea
Russia
Germany
Crete
Ambitious Channel Tunnel Club Holds Annual Meeting
In wartime London five Channel Tunnel Company figures gather for the annual meeting. Despite no dividends, they keep faith in the project with Barons D Erlanger and Sir Herbert Walker among attendees. The company holds about £23,000 in investments and £253 cash moved to the balance sheet this year. Shares, once £1, now trade around four shillings, with market prices between sixpence and ninepence, chiefly held as heirlooms.
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LONDON
iIn
Tobruk
Londo
Channel Tunnel Company
Herbert Walker
Southern Railway
England
Four New U S Raids On Japs Off Alaska
The United States Navy announced four new raids against Japanese forces in the Aleutian Islands. One attack targeted three transports and escort vessels off Agattu, south of Attu, after a patrol plane sighted them July 2 and Army bombers struck in the afternoon, with damage described as not observable.
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ASHINGTON
A.P.J
nfw
Aleutian islands
United States navy
Agatta
Attu
Passengers for Trucks in Wartime Ottawa ruling eased
Ottawa July 4 James Stewart Wartime Prices and Trade board announces trucks hauling goods may carry two passengers in the cab in addition to the driver, clarifying an April order that limited riders. No special permit needed for essential trips. permits for rural residents granted freely for necessary trips.
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OTTAWA
C.P
James Stewart
Prices and Trade board
Stewart
Sugar Bonus for U S Ration Card Holders Announced
The US Office of Price Administration announced a two pound sugar bonus for every ration card holder to be valid July 10 through August 7 due to heavier sugar shipments. Institutional users will receive 75 percent of normal consumption for September and October, up from 30 percent, while industrial users rise to 80 percent from 70.
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WASHINGTON
United States
office of price administration
OSTAWA
prices and trade board
Uniten Nations
Canada
British MPs Face Party Ousters Over No Vote
Conservative and Labor MPs who defied party orders and voted against the government in the no evidence motion risk expulsion or censures, though the large 475 to 25 vote may spare formal action. Prime Minister Churchill urged contrition as Libyan debate shifts influence. some MPs cited his Libya account as a factor in changing minds. The vote marked a personal win for Churchill amid political circles.
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LONDON
CP. Cable
Churchill
Libya
James McGovern
thei
Baltic Shipping Bet Berne Submarine Activity Worries Allies
July 4 report notes rising Russian submarine activity and British mine laying in the Baltic disrupts trade between Germany and Sweden. Navy authorities warn the sea lanes are increasingly perilous for merchant and guard vessels.
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BERNE
Baltic sea
Germany
Sweden
Soviet Guerrillas Kill 24000 Nazis in Orel Region
News agency reports Soviet guerrillas using rifles bombs and other weapons killed 24 000 Germans in the Orel region southwest of Moscow. The tally comes as Allied and Soviet forces intensify operations in western Russia during July.
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MOSCOW
C.P
Orel
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Hitler
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Cartier Lumber Company
P. J. Carrier
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Victoria Park
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TORONTO
Robert Cases
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