Pacific offensive grows as US landings near Munda
Allied forces land at Rice Anchorage and Zanana near Munda on New Georgia as Gen MacArthur reports a heavy naval battle in the Kula Gulf. In the clash July 5–6, 9 to 11 Japanese cruisers and destroyers were sunk or damaged while the USS Helena was lost. Air operations over Salamaua and Vila continue with heavy bombing and aerial combat, US and Australian troops pressing toward the Japanese base area.
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Marlin Spencer
Associated Press
Australia
United States
Munda
New Georgia island
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Kula Gulf
U.S S. Helena
PACIFIC
Japan
Salamaua
New Guinea
Mubo
Rice Anchorage
Bairoko
gulf
Rendova island
Vila
Allied air assault pounds Sicily and Sardinia in fifth day
Allied operations in North Africa report a prolonged air offensive over Sicily and Sardinia. Heavy bombings hit Gerbini and surrounding airfields while escorting fighters claimed ten Axis planes down with five Allied losses. Western Sicily saw dense bombardment and strafing of targets as RAF bombers joined night raids on Gerbini.
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RELMAN MORIN
Associated Press
ALLIED
NORTH AFRICA
Sicily
Sardinia
Gerbini
Borizzo
Germans Driving To Encircle Kursk
The Russians report three days of heavy fighting near Kursk as German forces seek encirclement. Moscow claimed 30,000 Mazis killed and 1,539 tanks, 649 planes damaged or destroyed, with gains only near Belgorod. Russian communique warns against optimism, noting German strength remains high.
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William McGuffin
Associated Press
OSCOW
Kursk
Orel
Belgorod
Moscow
D.N.B
international information bureau
Sugar beet plea for more sugar in Canada Commons
In the House of Commons on Wednesday J H Blackmore urged expanding sugar beet production to meet Canadian needs. He criticized past leadership, suggested home-grown beet sugar could cover 18 percent of requirements, while dissenters warned the economic sacrifice of full self-sufficiency would be too great. The debate on price boards and sugar rationing continued as Blackmore’s remarks continued on page three.
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OTTAWA
Canada
J H Blackmore
Lethbridge
house of commons
New
Democracy
Blackmore
Tisley
Left Hand Corner on a noble dream for a better world
Marvin Jones of the Hot Springs conference on food and agriculture envisions a future where global hunger is ended, surpluses are redirected to feeding, clothing, and shelter, and scientific progress serves constructive ends. He urges a peaceful world with neighborly aid and a tyrant-free balance of power. The Ottawa Journal notes the Senate and Mr. Jones shaping the real work to make this dream real.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Marvin Jones
Hot Springs
earth
serrow
Henry F Grady
Ottawa Journal
Senate
Mr. Jonés
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Uboat war report and Kiel disturbances from Sweden to press
A Swedish paper relays German opposition quarters claiming Nazi Elite Guards occupied Kiel wharves for two days amid disturbances. The broadcast quoted Rear Admiral Luetzow said Allies have the upper hand against U boats, echoed by BBC and CBS. The piece ends with a wartime slogan urging an end to the war and down with Hitler.
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NEW YORK
Luetzow
Berlin
BBC
CBS
STOCKHOLM
Goteborg
Fair To Small Businesses in Wartime Canada
Ottawa July 8 Prices Board officials defended wartime measures as fair to small businesses. Finance Minister Ilsley told the Commons that the board’s policies favor large firms less than they appear, and that independent small businesses receive fair allocations of consumer goods based on past activity. He dismissed Diefenbaker’s criticisms as unsubstantiated, citing statistics and industry statements to show equitable distribution and restrictions on new competitors.
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OTTAWA
Prices Board
Ilsley
house of commons
John Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
Mi Isley
business association
Diefenbaker
Decorations For 2 Canadian Soldiers
Ottawa July 8 Defence Minister Ralston announced the Military Cross for Capt William Harold Victor Matthews Milne's Landing BC and the Military Medal for Sgt George Alfred Hickson DC M of Kitchener Ont for gallant services in North Africa Hickson previously won the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Dieppe becoming the first Canadian to win two battle decorations in the war Matthews 28 a Canadian Infantry Corps officer enlisted in a Scottish regiment from BC and promoted to captain last September His wife Mrs Sheila Maxwell Matthews resides at Milne's Landing Sgt Hickson 28 earned the DC M at Dieppe after his platoon commander and senior NCOs were killed and he led the platoon against strong enemy positions
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OTTAWA
Ralston
William Harold Victor Matthews
Milne’s Landing
George Alfred Hickson
DCO
Kitchener, Ont
North Africa
Hickson
Dieppe
Matthews
Canadian Infantry Corps
British Columbia
Sheila Maxwell Matthews
Vancouver Island
Wheat board finances and farm subsidies debated in Commons
Ottawa July 9 Hon J G Gardiner said financing of wheat board operations and carrying charges used 861 225000 in handling wheat with no period. about 150 000 000 in direct subsidies, totaling over 1 000 000 000 for farm purposes. Henry Hanson pressed eastern Canada questions on acreage bonuses and farm aid, while Gardiner argued western farmers shifted to coarse grains for national feed and price support. Ontario storage and transport costs cited, with Nova Scotia apple growers also receiving help.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
J. G Gardiner
Gardiner
Henry Hanson
York-Sunbury
eastern Canadas
Hanson
eastern Canada
Canada
United States
Fort William
Nova Scotia
Hansen
Wing Commander Gibson Receives Victoria Cross at Buckingham Palace
A cheerful Guy Gibson holds the Victoria Cross at Buckingham Palace after the British raid leader’s award ceremony. The jubilant moment recalls his leadership of the voi d bomber raid that destroyed the Moehne and Eder dams, drawing public adoration.
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Guy Gibson
Buckingham palace
Hiviers
Gibsons
Moehne and
Eder dams
Allied invasion forces move from Gibraltar toward Europe
Berlin radio says battle units of the Allied Mediterranean fleet, reinforced by American cruisers and aircraft carriers, departed Gibraltar. The AP-recorded broadcast claims Allied forces massed between Morocco and Syria include 44 infantry divisions and 15 to 20 tank formations with parachute and airborne units planned to create one or two bridgeheads.
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LONDON
Berlin
Gibraltar
Europe
Morocco
Syria
Canada can meet beet sugar needs without imports says minister
Hon James Gardiner told the Senate finance committee that Canada could produce all necessary beet sugar within the country with much from British Columbia. He noted 18 percent of Canada’s sugar consumption is domestic and whether this rises after the war depends on price competition. He also denied any beef exports to the United States since July 1, 1942, saying reports to the contrary are false and no permits have been granted since that date.
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Herald
Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
James Gardiner
Senate finance committee
W. A. Buchanan
Liberal
Lethbridge
Buchanan
United States
Gardiner
Stirling Youth Drowns In Hot Day Pool Tragedy
STIRLING July 8 The heat wave claimed a first victim Dale Hartle 15 drowned in a swimming pool south of town with friends nearby They attempted rescue but he sank an hour passed before divers found the body A doctor from Lethbridge arrived but efforts failed Water in lungs minimal officials suspect a heart attack Funeral plans have not been set.
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STIRLING
Dale Hartle
H Jacobs
Lethbridge
Russell Hartley
French General Bergeret Relieved by National Liberation
Gen Jean Marie Bergeret, attached to French air forces in West Africa under Gen Giraud, has been relieved of duties by the French Committee of National Liberation, a decree published in the official gazette disclosed Wednesday.
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ALGIERS
Jean Marie Bergeret
West Africa
Giraud
French Committee of National Liberation
W H Ley To Probe Alta Mine Wages
The National War Labor Board appoints WAL Ley as referee to study wage rates in Alberta coal fields after the United Mine Workers sought higher pay to match Crows Nest Pass. An interim rate of five dollars a day was set for Edmonton and Carbon fields, with Ley to survey the field and confer with workers and operators in Calgary next week.
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OTTAWA
National War Labor Board today
WAL Ley
Alberta
United Mine Workers
Crows Nest Pass
Edmonton
Carbon
Ley
west
Calgary
No Tax Deduction For Temporary Farm Help
Ottawa July 8 CP No tax deduction for temporary farm help. Revenue Minister Gibson said wages are subject to income tax but if total pay is below the taxable level no deduction is needed. Question by H A MacKenzie Lib Lambton Kent. Col Gilman explained the policy in the House of Commons.
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OTTAWA
Gibson
house of commons
H A. MacKenzie
Lib
Lambton- Kent
Col. Gilman
German Divisions Mass for Kursk Offensive in 1943 Battle
German communique says about 450000 men in 30 divisions including 14 tank divisions entered the Kursk operation. The plan aims to encircle and annihilate Soviet troops along the Kursk salient arc. Initial attack bulged the line in a great semi circle from Greif to Belgorod. Berlin radio and foreign commentary discuss the battle as Kursk and note German air reinforcements.
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Kursk
Orel
Belgorod
Greif
U S Submarines Sink Ten Japanese Ships in Pacific
The navy department announced that American submarines sunk 10 enemy non combatant ships and damaged four others in the Pacific. Other items report wheat nearing five year highs on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, and various wartime notes from London, Ottawa, and New York, including an inquiry into a Japanese agent tied to the New York Daily News.
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U.S
WASHINGTON
navy department
Pacific
WINNIPEG
CPF
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
prairies
Chicago
bO. CALDER
LONDON
Klying
Jack Calder
RC UK
Eire
England
Kenyon Field
Juma
N.Y. DAILY NEWS
NEW YORK
Frederick Heizer Wiizht
state department
MEDICINE HAT
C.P
Mire J. Chomitre
hom
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Lake Childress
Tex
Munda Air Bas
Southwest Pacific
ZANANA
RELENTLESS
Isley
W.P.T.B
PARLiaAMENTAR
New Democracy
agriculture department
Robert Fair
Battle River
A HAPPY V.C
NAZIS
Sen. Buchanan
W.H. Ley
Alta
Kurt Jeserich
Transocean
Red Army
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