Canadians In Action Are First Division
The Canadian 1st Division, landed in Sicily with Montgomery 8th Army, is the veteran formation of the Canadian army. Formed in 1939 under Lt Gen A L McNaughton, it has waited years for action after earlier deployments to Scotland, Norway, France, and Spitsbergen. Now the division is in full action in Sicily.
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LONDON
C.P
Sicily
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Britain
A. L. McNaughton
Scotland
Norway
Trondheim
France
Channel
Afterwar public works plans loom large in US
The Associated Press survey shows plans totaling about 3.68 trillion dollars for postwar public works. Cities outline vast programs to curb unemployment with projects ranging from highways and hospitals to sewers and schools. New York leads with a $700 million effort including 69 new schools as part of a broad nationwide push.
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United States
Associated Press
Virginia
Waterloo
Iowa
Montpelier
New York
Name Withheld For Canadian Sicily Commander
Ottawa reports Defence Minister Ralston could not reveal the commander’s name for security reasons. It was disclosed the 1st Canadian Division is in Sicily. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said security limits created a difficult position and noted announcements would come from Eisenhower or allied leaders when appropriate.
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OTTAWA
Ralston
house of commons
Sicily
Mackenzie King
Col Ralston
King
United States
Canada
Wellington
people of Canada
minis
Cel. Ralston
EISENHOWER
Dwight Eisenhower
R . Hanson
Yorrk-Sunbury
Col. Ralston
Chatelaill
Roosevelt
House to Sit on Saturday for Fast-Track Session
Ottawa July 14 The house of commons will commence Saturday sessions this week to speed up work toward adjournment possibly by July 24. The house had foregone Wednesday and Friday evenings off, with morning sessions held for the past week.
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OTTAWA
Lhe
house of commons
Two Royal Air Force airmen killed in Sask crash
ASSINIBOTA Saskatchewan July 14 two members of the Royal Air Force were killed when their training plane crashed near the airport at No 34 Service Flying Training School. Next of kin have been notified and the men's names will be released shortly.
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ASSINIBOTA
Sask
Royal Ai Torce
No. 34
Service Flying Training School
Aachen Is Demolished In Night RAF Raid
London reports a heavy night attack by the RAF on Aachen a key railway hub linking Germany with France and the Lowlands. RC AF squadrons joined the operation with seven Canadian bombers lost and twenty RAF planes reported, while Mosquitoes Beaufighters and Typhoons attacked northern French airfields. German ground defenses were harassed and a German plane was shot down over Holland. A daylight raid by hundreds of American planes followed the Aachen action, and a dramatic cross-channel display impressed spectators along Britain’s southeast coast.
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LONDON
A.P
R.A.F
Rhineland
Aachen
Germany
France
Europe
R.C.A.F
R.A
Holland
Britain
channel
Keith of Taber Gets "Double" In "Kids" Great Day
VALETTA Malta July 14 CP Cable Canadian kids of the Malta flying garrison blasted more enemy planes over Sicily. Allied fighters destroyed 22 planes with two Spitfires lost. Lieut Leslie Gosling North Battleford Sask scored a double kill raising his total to 11. FO George Keith Taker Alta made a double claim. L E Gregory Saskatoon credited with damaging one plane. A reception greeted FO Lloyd Stewart Fairhill Sask when he walked in to his base. he was shot down into the sea but rescued by the Royal Navy and returned uninjured.
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George Keith
Alta
L. E Gregory
Saskatoon
Lloyd Stewart
Fairshil
Sask
Royal Navy
Malta
DANTEL DE LUCE
Associated Press
NORTH AFRICA
acros Sicily
OREL
LONDON
C.P
Berlin
CATANIA
Algiers
Vllies
ALEXANDER
SICILY
TUERSDAY
MEDITERRANEAN
ARE
Harold Alexander
Dwight BD Eisenhower
ROMMEL
STOCKHOLM
Erwin Rommel
United States
R.A.F
France
CANADA
C.P. Cable
Britain
Arthur Salter
ministry of war transport
house of commons
Lethbridge
Safeway
Murray Lyle
Canadian Wool Board under Fire in Commons Debate
In Ottawa July 14 Finance Minister Ilsley rejected John Blackmore’s claim that the Wool Board curbed woollen production to build stock and lower producer prices. He cited high outputs and capacity mills, denied production strangulation, and noted a two year stock goal from 1942 permits.
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OTTAWA
Isley
house of commons
John Blackmore
New Democracy
Canadian Wool Board
Canada
Australia
BLACKMORE
Wool Board
Ilsley
United States
Russians On Attack Now
Russians launch local counter-attacks on the Kursk front after repulsing German efforts to enlarge the Belgorod bulge. Soviet and German reports paint heavy losses for both sides as fighting continues across Belgorod Orel Kursk sectors with tanks and planes significantly depleted.
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WILLIAM McGAFFIN
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Red
Kursk salient
Belgorod’ bulge
Red army
Kluge
Belgorod
tno
Orel
Speed Work In Commons Speed Work In Commons OTTAWA
Members of the house of commons concluded three days of debate on external affairs and Wartime Information Board matters. They will likely be home before August after a session that began in January. The house then moved to war estimates for public works and national war services, with discussions proceeding quickly. Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Brooke Claxton defended the WIB, outlining its role in disseminating news and supporting Canadian news services while spending less this year.
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OTTAWA
external affairs department
Wartime Information Board
house of commons
W.I.B
Mackenzie King
house
public works department
national war services department
finance department
W.LB
Gordon Graydon
Claxton
Sicily
J. R. MacNicol
Toronto Davenport
MacNicol
United States
J G. Diefenbaker
Con
Lake Centre
Britain
King
Givers
Givens
New York
noapers
Allied command boosts supply drops to Sicily civilians
In a July dispatch from North Africa, Allied forces unloaded supplies for Sicily’s southeastern civilian population. A London report cited Turkish circles saying Germany would refocus reinforcements to threatened frontiers after Italy falls. A Daily Express correspondent, aboard a cruiser off Augusta July 12, claimed Augusta had been subdued by a Greek destroyer.
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NORTH AFRICA
Sicily
LONDON
C.P
Morocco
Italy
London Daily Express
Augusta
Montys Message to His Troops Before Sicily Invasion
General Montgomery told the British 8th Army that the time has come to carry the war into Italy and Europe. He said Italians asked for it and now they will get it. He praised Canadian troops and welcomed American allies as they join the force. The task ahead is tough but achievable.
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LONDON
C.P
Sir Bernard Montgomery
8th Army
Sicily
Italy
Europe
ministry of information
Montgomery
Canada
England
Comiso Naro Captured In Sicily Ambush Evidence
Allied headquarters report rapid Axis prisoner counts and advancing Allied forces in Sicily. Comiso and Ponte Olivo fall to American troops near Ragusa as Montgomery's 8th Army pushes toward Catania. Naro seized 12 miles from Agrigento amid coastal advance. Airfield at Ponte Olivo captured. Porto Empedocle near Agrigento reports heavy Axis gathering.
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ONCON
C.P
Reuters News Agency today
Algiers
Catania
Sicily
LLIED
North Africa
COMISO
Ponte Olivo
Gela
Ragusa
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Sth
Sicilan
Augusta
DANIEL DE LUCE
Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
8th army
fallen Augusta
Naro
Agrigento
Porto Empedocle
Ponte.Olivo
Cormiso
Bernard L. Montgomery
Augusta harbor
Syracuse
Air and Sea Mastery In Sicilian Area Now Firmly Held by Allies
Allied forces report a day of heavy air and sea actions in Sicily and mainland Italy. Bombers and fighters destroyed enemy ships and targets, with widespread damage to airfields at Catania Milo and Enna, plus Vibo Valentia and Crotone on the toe of Italy. The operations involved American, British, and Canadian units, with substantial losses on both sides and several enemy aircraft shot down.
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Sicilian
8th army
Catania
Milo
Enna
Sicily
Middle East command
Vibo Valentia
Crotone
Mayjor
RAF
Russians Counter Attack East of Orel Breaches Repulsed
Allied war brief reports Russians attacked east and north of Orel breaching German lines but were driven back and breaches seated. Other items note Italian and Sicilian engagements, Malta air toll, and Canada shipbuilding progress.
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Spitsbergen
Life In
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RADHy
ASSINIBOIA
Ruhr
RC.AF
Low Countries
Keith
Taber
Les
Lethbridge Allaarta
Robert Fair
Battle River
LEADS YANKS
George Patton
U.S
Belgorod Bulge
Belgorod-Orel- Kursk
War Information Board
CATANTA
isle
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