Allied Air Units Pound Supply Lines Near El Alamein
Allied air forces and British ships targeted Rommel’s supply routes in the Mediterranean as U S bombers and submarines pressed to cut Axis lines. A BBC report cited Ankara dispatches that Axis reinforcements were en route from the Balkans to North Africa, pulling troops from Yugoslavia and Crete to bolster Rommel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDWARD KENNEDY
Associated Press
CAIRO
El Alamein
Erwin Rommel
United States
Mediterranean
BBC
Ankara
Aus
North Africa
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Crete
Rommel
Memterranean
desert
El Daba
More Sinkings In St. Lawrence
A 14 ship convoy was torpedoed off Cape Chat. Prime Minister Mackenzie King pressed for consultation with Navy Minister Macdonald before addressing the matter in parliament. Macdonald was absent. King said any statement would come from the minister at his discretion. In other news, Finland’s first minister to the Vatican arrived from Helsinki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Cape Chat
Mackenzie King
Navy
Macdonald
Mr. King
Taade
VATICAN
BERNE
A Gripenbjerg
Finland
Vatican City
Helsinki
British boats sink, damage Nazi minesweepers off coast
Bay 2 Axis Mine Boats report that two British patrol vessels engaged six Nazi minesweepers off the German occupied coast. The clash at point-blank range left two Axis minesweepers sunk and three enemy ships crippled, while both British vessels returned without casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LORDON
admirality
admiralty
Whooping cough vaccines discussed at AMA Atlantic City meeting
At a United States Medical Association gathering in Atlantic City doctors report on preventing whooping cough in newborns. They describe vaccinating pregnant mothers to pass antibodies to infants, noting potential mental effects and timing limits for infant vaccination. The effort involved about 150 billion germs given to mothers in two week injections, with no pregnancy harm observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Atlantic City
Philip Cohen
Samuel Jerome Scadron
Justice Minister Withdraws Charge Against Col Drew
Ottawa July 10 Justice Minister Laurent advised the house that he instructed D L McCarthy of Toronto to withdraw a charge against Lt Col George A. Trew of Ontario for alleged breach of the Defence of Canada Regulations. The charge related to Col Drew's comments on the Hong Kong report. McCarthy and Deputy Justice Minister Varcoe supported withdrawal, citing careful consideration of secrecy and wartime needs. The move drew criticism as unfair to Col Drew and sparked debate over parliamentary discussion of the Hong Kong inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Laurent
house of commons
D. L. McCarthy
Toronto
George A. Trew
Ontario
Drew
Horal Commission
Hong Kong
St. Laurent
chatre
McGarthy
Department
justice ‘Department
McCarthy
Han- Fon
Col. Drew
belter
MeeCarthy
ment
F. P. Varcoe
Col Drew
army
Liman Duff
Lyman
United States
Hitler Restores Von Brauchitsch To Command Chief
Stockholm via Daily Mail reports Hitler has yielded to high command and restored Field Marshal Walter Von Brauchitsch as commander in chief. He now directs general staff work of summer offensive in Russia while Fedor Von Bock, directing central front operations, reports to Brauchitsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Stockholm
Daily Mail
Hitler
Walter Von Brauchitsch
Von Brauchitsch
Russia
Berlin
Fedor Von Bock
Kharkov
Crown Drops Drew Charge Against Lt Col Drew
Crown withdraws a charge of breach of Defence of Canada Regulations against Lt Col George A. Drew Ontario Conservative leader. Public discussion of the Hong Kong royal commission report could not proceed while the case was in progress. The withdrawal followed Drew’s criticism of the report linked to Canada’s Hong Kong expedition investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TORONTO
The
Crown today
Defence of Canada
George A. Drey
Ontario
Hong Kong
royal commission
D. L. McCarthy
H.C. crown
Col. Drew
commission
Mr. McCarthy
J. D. McNish
Col
Drew
Axis naval auxiliary and ship are sunk
The admiralty said a British submarine sank a medium sized merchant ship and a naval auxiliary bound for Libya. The merchant ship was in a strongly escorted convoy to North Africa and the auxiliary ship was attacked later, according to a commander's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
admiralty
Libya
Ervin Rommel
North Africa
Call Up Men 35 to 40 In Ottawa Area
Ottawa announces call up notices will begin for 5800 men aged 35 to 40 and 5750 men in the 20-year-old class in Military District No 3 covering Ottawa and eastern Ontario. An official says married men prior to July 15, 1930 who have since divorced are considered single and subject to compulsory service if within the callable age group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Military District No. 3
Ontario
war services department
Enemy Tanks Lead Fierce Assault In Voronezh Conflict
German tank forces crossed the Upper Don and pressed toward Voronezh as a second major battle raged near Rossosh with German reserves driving a deep salient into Russian lines. Red Star said conditions west of Voronezh were complicated and near Rossosh very difficult, while a counterattack threatened to relieve pressure on Voronezh. Russians withdrew toward Rossosh to avoid flank, as Germans poured in reserves and extended their bridgeheads across the Don.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
OSCOW
Upper Don
Voronezh
Rossosh
Red Star
Orel
Don
Ewald Von Kleist
Stalingrad
R A F Bombs Jap Convoys In Burma Campaign
New Delhi July 10 The Royal Air Force announced a new series of raids on Japanese targets in Burma and said convoys of troops and supplies are moving toward India under heavy bombing. In 46 days some 200000 pounds of bombs have been dropped with many Japanese casualties. Barracks at Kyitkyina Kalemyo and other buildings were attacked and railway lines on the Mandalay Myitkyina route damaged. River boats on the Chindwin were machine gunned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW DELHI
Indias
R.AF
Burma
India
Kyitkyina
Mandalay -Myitkyina
Kalemyo
Gungaw
Myktha
Chindwin
20 Bodies Found In Mine After Explosion Fire
Morgantown West Virginia July 10 Rescue workers located the bodies of 20 men from the Pursgrove Company s No 2 mine where an explosion and fire trapped two crews of miners four and a half miles inside the workings yesterday Company officials said 70 of the mine s 300 employees were inside at the time of the blast and 260 men had been definitely checked off as save
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MORGANTOWN
W. Va
Pursgrove Company
No. 2
save
U S Greek Pact Signed After War Objectives Agreement
Secretary Hull and Prime Minister Tsouderos in London sign a master lend lease pact after Roosevelt and King George reach a complete agreement on war objectives. The accord aligns United States support with Greek war efforts as World War II intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Cordell Hull
Miniter
Emanuel 5
Tsouderos
xmtermmment
London
Roovervelt
King George
Insurance of War Risks in Canada Moves to Third Reading
Ottawa dispatch reports a government plan for war risk damage insurance, introduced March 27 by Finance Minister Ashley, advancing through committee stages to third reading. A long debate featured a ministerial comparison between Russia’s dire plight and House delays over a $50 limit on war risk claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Asley
Russia
RAF Mines Enemy Waters During Night Operations
London July 16. The air ministry announced British bombers laid mines in enemy waters overnight. A published communique reported one bomber missing from the operations and two coastal command patrols yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
air ministry
coastal command
Spies Deglamorized 2 in Wartime Agents
A washington military tribunal hears eight Naz saboteurs with few distinguishing traits. The piece notes espionage has shifted to mass production, with agents becoming ordinary workers from past conflicts. The portraits reveal the anonymity of the operatives behind modern sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BILL BONT
Associated
Fresh Stall
NEW YORK
Mata Riari
Russ Fliers Smash Nazi Arctic Bases
Moscow reports heavy damage to German airdromes in northern Norway and Finland as Soviet air forces strike multiple airports on the Kola peninsula. Russian fronts say they destroyed 38 German bombers and fighters, damaged 27 others, burned a hangar, and damaged a warehouse while contending with German raids on Arctic supply convoys.
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MOSCOW
Norway
Finland
Red air force
Arctic
Russia
war front
Halds
Turpite
Britain
United States
Mumansk
Kola peninsula
Red army
RUSS FIERS
Nimitz Escapes As Crash Kills His Co Pilot
The Navy reported Admiral Chester W. Nimitz escaped serious injuries after a west coast air crash that killed co pilot Lieutenant Thomas Morton Roscoe, 29, of Oakland. Several passengers survived with minor injuries. Nimitz, later set to receive the Distinguished Service Medal from Admiral Ernest J. King for actions at Coral Sea and Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
United States navy department
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific fleet
Nimitz
Hawaiian
Ernest 3
King
U.S
Coral Sea
Midway
navy
west coast
United States
Thomas Morton Roscoe
Oakland
Calif
Nimliz
Malta Downs 17 Axis Planes in 24 Hours
Malta reported by British communique that defenders shot down 17 Axis aircraft in the last 24 hours. Four were downed in the morning and the rest Thursday. Other items include a failed Russian landing attempt on Crimea and plans to employ Japanese workers on a highway project in British Columbia.
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MALTA
VALETEA
CRIMEA
BERLIN
D.N.B
Kerch preinsula
VANCOUVER
A. H. L. Melior
British Columbia Security Commission
Hastings Fark
Hope-Princeton
southwastern
British Columbia
ISLAND
HELSINKI
Semetinsaart Ysiyod
Leningrad
Vetsinki
Gulf of Finland
WESTERN ATLANTIC
NEW YORK
United Nations
United States navy
Allied
Atlantic
Peatl Harbor
HOUSE OF COMMONS
OTTAWA
C.P
SPINNEY
EDMONTON
G. W. Spilingy
Oslaga
chaiman
national war finance committee
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oPTES
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Crash
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