Auchinleck May Try Offensive As Axis Retrograde Moves
British forces for a second day forced Rommel's Axis troops to retreat west of El Alamein. Generals Auchinleck and reserves are seen as enabling a British offensive. Heavy fighting produced casualties on both sides with Axis losses and airfield damage at El Daba, 35 miles west of El Alamein.
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Egypt
Suez
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Matruh
Claude Auchinleck
El Daba
Maoris Lead British Charge At El Alamein Moonlit Assault
New Zealand Maori troops, part of the Army of the Nile, spearheaded a bayonet attack under the Heeres moonlight to secure gains on the second day of fierce fighting near El Alamein. Their charge followed a day of extreme heat as German infantry were engaged in the clash.
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CAIRO
New Zealand
Severe Check to Nazi Ambitions in North Africa
Military reports say six German planes were destroyed and British losses included six planes. Dispatches describe British artillery ready to strike Rommel's tanks while pundits note a severe setback to Rommel's plans. Some fear a Libyan push remains possible, though British positions may prevent a forceful pursuit. A renewed Axis withdrawal is described as focal, with hope British initiative can disrupt Rommel's regrouping.
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VUELUM
Rommells
Egypt
Canadian railways test cafe dining car amid wartime rush
The Canadian National Railways introduces a cafe car named Coffee in Edmonton to speed meal service for wartime passengers. Eight cars were built with a central kitchen and two pantry sections, allowing meals to be served from both ends. The design aims to cut service time while preserving standard diner fare.
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Canada
Canadian National Railways
Girl to ferry command in Britain bound bomber runs
Hamilton Ontario July 6 19 year old Gloria Large becomes the first Hamilton woman named to ferrry command She will fly to Britain and then ferry bombers from factory airfields to air bases, a historic assignment signaling wartime women’s roles.
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Ont
Gloria Large
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Briain
Americans Surprise Nips In Aleutians
The United States Navy reports July 4 submarine attacks sank three Japanese destroyers in the Aleutians, with a fourth destroyed and others damaged. Additional attacks on transports and escorts followed as Japan’s western Aleutian occupation efforts faltered. All natives and most white residents of the western Aleutians and Pribilofs have been evacuated to Juneau, Alaska, with Attu residents remaining.
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Associated Press
ASHINGTON
navy department
United States
Aleutian Islands
Kiska Island
Agattu
navy
Japan
Aleutians
WASHINGTON
Kiska
Hopkins to wed at White House July 30
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt announced that Harry Hopkins special presidential assistant and Mrs Louise Macy of New York will marry at the White House on July 30.
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WASHINGTON
Franklin B. Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Louise Macy
New York
White House
Privileged report question in Parliament stalls access to prices board study
In Ottawa July 6, Finance Minister Miley said a Woods report on the baking industry circulated beyond wartime prices and trade board officials remains privileged and not public. R J Coldwell pressed for employees’ access as well, while Miley pledged to investigate further. Stirling cites Conservative pressure behind wartime measures and National Resources Mobilization Act debates, noting early calls for tank and freighter programs and criticising the government as a "Mutual Admiration Society."
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OTTAWA
Jilly
CP.J
Prices and Trade Board
Miley
House of Commons
R. J. Coldwell
D.C. house
J. D. Woods
prices board
Giley
Coldwell
Stirling
Mackenzie King
Hanson
Britain
T. L. Church
Con
Toronto-Broadview
A. A. Bruce
Toronto- Parkdale
Canada
Canadan
Howard Green
Vancouver Southy
Ube
Hail Storm Ravages High River District
From Our Own Correspondent High River July 6 a severe hail storm described as the worst since 1928 struck northwest of High River Sunday night. The storm spanned miles with a 3 percent mile width and caused widespread crop destruction from 100 percent to 30 percent in large areas. Homes and barns suffered damage with windows and roofs smashed. insurance was scarce and coverage came too late for many.
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HIGH RIVER
George Cowling
Charlie Gasser
Fred Hartwick
Turner Valley
Windy Hill
Tongue Creek
Highwood
World War II leaders pledge support for China anniversary
President Roosevelt spoke to Chiang Kai-Shek and the Chinese, praising their resistance and reaffirming the United Nations fight for victory. Prime Minister Churchill sent a message on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the war, stressing China’s struggle as the UN's fight and Britain’s resolve to aid.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
people of China
Japan
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Tome
Churchill
US Soldier Dives Off London Bridge
A United States soldier in London celebrated the Fourth of July with a bold stunt on London Bridge. He dived about 50 feet into the Thames in full uniform save for his tunic, swam to shore, and did the feat as a bet with two companions.
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LONDON
United States
London Bridge
Thames
Nazi Agents Go to Trial Wednesday
Eight alleged Nazi saboteurs captured after landings from Axis submarines on Long Island and in Florida are held under guard in district jail to face trial Wednesday by a special military commission. Formal charges accuse violation of the law of war, the articles of war, and conspiracy. The government is expected to seek the death penalty. The prisoners named by the FBI include Brest Peter Burger George John Cash Herbert Haupt Henrich Harm Herck Edward John Kerling Hermann Neubauer Richard Quirin and Werner Thiel.
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WASHINGTON
Long Island
Florida
FBI
Brest Peter Burger
George John Cash
Herbert Haupt
Henrich Harm Herck
Edward John
Japs Facing New Threats
Steady Chinese ground resistance and the rising power of the United States Air Force slow the Japanese in the Chinese-Japanese conflict year five. Japanese night bombing targets Hengyang Hunan while American volunteers and the 23rd U S Air Force pursue Japanese bases at Nanchang Hankow and Canton in a three day assault beginning July 1.
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Hunan
Flying Tigers
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Nanchang
Hankow
Canton
Work Like Hell
A group of Dutch Harbor veterans, many wounded, arrived in Seattle. Pte. Bob Milan urged civilians to work hard and keep silent to aid the war effort, stressing uninterrupted production and secrecy to prevent enemy awareness. He warned that the enemy has cars and can hear rumors that could aid counteraction.
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AP J
Dutch Harbor
Bob Milan
Chicago
British War Weapons Exhibit Opens in Washington
LtGen Gordon Nevil Ma Creage, head of the British army staff in Washington, asserts that more than a fifth of British convoys have been lost in the war. He reports Royal Navy sunk about 5250,000 tons of enemy merchant ships and notes about 6 percent of Britain’s national income goes to the war effort. He warns no one can profit from the war and that after taxes, most individuals will have at most $20,000 left for the year.
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WASHINGTON
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Gordon Nevil MaCreage
Royal Navy
Smithsonian
Macreaux
United Nations
Russians Fight Desperately To Halt Offensive
Moscow battles raged as Soviet forces resisted a major German push toward Don river and Voronezh. Reports claim German spearheads crossed the Don on a broad front, threatening the Moscow Rostov railway and oil regions. Fierce fighting centered near Belgorod and Volchansk with heavy losses on both sides and Soviet airmen destroying tanks and trucks while downing several German planes.
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Volchansk
Leningrad
Ben Wilmot Dies In Calgary
Winnipeg commercial traveller Benja min Earl Wilmot, 56, was found dead in a Calgary hotel bathroom from a hemorrhage. The body was found by a maid and taken for post mortem. Brother Harry G Wilmot of Calgary is named.
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Benjamin Earl Wilmot
Winnipeg
Harry G. Wilmot
US air force sinks two Japanese gunboats in Yangtse action
Reports from Chungking say United States air force units in China destroyed at least five Japanese pilots at Hanken and Canton airfields during opening strikes on Japanese bases. Casualty and exact details remain unofficial as reports filter out. Also noted is a drowning of a No. 75 S.F.T.S airman near Claresholm after heavy rains raised Willow Creek.
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