10 Jul 1941
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
1
A Soviet communique reports a night air battle in which Russians claim to have shot down 32 German Junkers 88s with five Russian planes lost. The fighting ended in a rout of the enemy as Soviet pilots outmaneuvered their opponents at high altitude.
Rome reports British daylight attack on Syracuse with three Italian seaplanes destroyed and several others damaged. Casualties described as numerous. Italian high command confirms raid on Syracuse and a night attack on Naples as RAF offensives widen in North Africa and Syria.
Wendell L. Willkie said isolationism remains sound, comparing it to people buying slaves in 1861 and supporting prohibition in 1932 to illustrate continued resistance to external ties. He spoke to reporters in Washington on July 10.
Mexico City officials publish a contract by the navy ministry to deliver the former German liner Orinoco and three expropriated fighters to the Mexican Navigation Company. The firm will operate ships between Mexico Canada the United States and South America. The Orinoco renamed Puebla was seized April 1 at Tampico.
Japanese vessels are taking more than 400,000 barrels of oil from the Los Angeles harbor this week. The development flags growing oil shipments by wartime Japanese trading lines amid escalating tensions in the Pacific.
A Time magazine report from Berlin describes Germany under a military dictatorship with Nazi leaders disappearing. Albert Ley is out. Goebbels may cooperate. Karl Boemer vanished. Hess flight raids moved 20 truckloads of men in North Berlin. internal tensions noted.
Sen Taft says United States planning naval air base for Great Britain in Northern Ireland with logic favoring bases in Iceland comparison. He cites Wendell Willkie call for bases in Northern Ireland and Scotland and argues Ireland location could free British troops and move American forces to the islands. Contends Iceland occupation lacked congressional authority.
President Roosevelt warned that war and aggression abroad threaten the liberty of the 21 American republics and the Christian civilization they cherish. In a broadcast message to Argentina on its independence centennial he praised the nations’ unwavering devotion to liberty and their forefathers' sacrifices.
Berlin reports the German high command Dow keeps details of the fighting with Soviet Russia hidden again. A general statement says operations in the east progress relentlessly and notes the capture of Salla with Finnish aid. Officials warn silence may continue for days amid conflicting reports from Vichy and other fronts.
The News Chronicle claimed Viscount Halifax, British ambassador to the United States, would quit Washington and return to London to join the war cabinet. A British embassy statement dismissed the report as speculation with no confirmation.
London reports German radio says Australian troops occupy Beirut the Syrian capital as Vichy forces evacuate Beirut northward under General Dentz. Vichy claims Britain has not replied to armistice terms while talks with Petain officials unfold amid ultimatums and ongoing fighting.
A New York exhibit by the Inventors of America displays gadgets from a mechanical mouse triggering a light 2d match to a pill dinner. Highlights include a bath tub safety strap-hangar a pants clip a reflector for cyclists a crutch with a seat and anti slip slippers. A Brooklyn inventor headlines with an alarm wrist watch that doesn’t ring. The pill man touts twelve nickel sized discs as a full day’s diet.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King may fly to England for a conference of Empire statesmen. Western observers believe the move is probable as King completes a broad tour from Ottawa to the Pacific coast. He has inspected armed forces, met thousands of service personnel, and studied wartime machines and operations.
The New York Post front page editorial calls on President Roosevelt and Congress to declare war immediately, arguing the U.S. is already in the war through aid to Britain and must fight to preserve liberty and democracy. It says delaying would worsen the nation’s position and likens neutrality to a betrayal.
Ottawa July 10 Brig R M Gorssline director general of army medical services told a House of Commons sub committee that the number of Canadian soldiers returned from overseas medically unfit is not unduly large but cases with peptic ulcers have caused concern. He said the reason for the high ulcer cases has not been found though British authorities reported many similar cases among men on active service.
Britain’s air production chief Lt Col J T C Moore Brabazon said U S made bombers will allow heavy raids on Berlin within months. He warned London’s past raids will seem mild next to Berlin attacks and urged full wartime bomber imports from the United States.
Alberta government officials said the province will likely default on a 730000 bond issue maturing July 15. The 4 percent bonds were issued in 1926 for general revenue and payable in Montreal Toronto New York and London.
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