Reds Push Nazis Back In Soviet Counteroffensive
Moscow reports growing confidence as the German push falters in the fifth day of fighting. Russian counter offensives shift to the northern and central sectors while forces west of the Dnieper hold steady. Izvestia says Romanians’ oil hub at Ploesti remains under air attack as Red troops recapture Rogachev and extend a line along the Dnieper.
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Dnieper River
Black Sea
Dnieper
Red army
Leningrad
Moscow
Ploesti
Rogachevy
Zhlobin
Bobruisk
Izvestin
Rogachev
Zhiobin
German claims progress on Stalin Line front
Associated Press reports Berlin says the assault on the Stalin line continues and Soviet counter-attacks are repulsed with bloody losses. DNB cites Soviet units at Bjelaja near Pskov wiped out by German fire. ongoing battle in the Prkhov region east of Pskov.
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Associated Press
ERLIN
high command
Stalin line
Red army
high eommand
eastern front
DNB
Bjelaja
Pskov
Prkhov
Pskov-Porkhov
Novgorod
Pilot Dies in Air Crash at Saskatoon
A Royal Air Force student pilot from No. 3 Service Flying Training School was killed when a twin engined training plane crashed in a field five miles south of Saskatoon at 2 30 this morning. Frt Lt C G Durham announced that details and the student's name would be released later after next of kin notification. The student pilot was from England.
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SASKATOON
Royal Air Force
No. 3
Service Flying Training School
C. 2G
Durham
England
Left Hand Corner Profiles Oliver Lyttelton, War Cabinet Liaison
The Vancouver Province highlights Oliver Lyttelton as a member of a famous cricketing family. From Cairo he will guide Britain’s Near East diplomacy and economy, following in the footsteps of his father Alfred Lyttelton, a renowned cricketer and statesman who died in 1913 after an injury in a local match. He was part of a notable eight-brother brood with strong ties to Eton and cricket.
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Oliver Lyttelton
Cairo
Near East
Vancouver
alfred Lyttelton
W. E. Gladstone
Lyttelton
Eton
Alfred
Lyttelton boys
England
Dollar a Year Men Get Pro Rata Pay in Defense Program
Washington PT July 16 Today paid 262 dollar a year men in the United States defence program but only 13 had a full year and earned a whole dollar. The rest received pro rata amounts from two cents to one dollar as the fiscal year ending June 30 was covered. Treasury computed pay at 814 cents per month for each day on the payroll. Total payments amounted to 126 thousand dollars.
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WASHINGTON
United States
treasury
Axis Vessel Is Destroyed In Libyan Coast Raid
Cairo reports British bombers destroyed at least one Axis vessel in an early morning convoy attack off the Libyan coast. A second ship was damaged amidships, while RAF heavy bombers hit Greek mainland airfields and Crete, and fires broke out at Messina. RAF planes claimed six Junkers 87s and a Messerschmitt 109 shot down while guarding shipping off Libyan coast.
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CAIRO
Egypt
Libya
Royal Air Force
Middle East command
Heraclean
Crete
Eleusis
Athens
Messina
Sicily
Suez Canal
R.A.P
Great Bitter Lake
Port Said
Libyan
Jap Govt Resigns. Konoye Cabinet Quits
In Tokyo on July 16 the cabinet of Prince Fumimaro Konoye, aligned with the Axis and neutral with the Soviet Union, resigned suddenly to strengthen domestic policy amid wartime uncertainties. Konoye handed the resignation to the emperor at Hayama. the emperor ordered the government to stay until a new one is formed. The imperial couple planned to return to Tokyo promptly. Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka was mentioned in the dispatch.
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TOKYO
Fumimaro Konoye
Japan
Russia
Prince Konoye
Hayama
Yosuke Matsu
Invalid Hooper Drives 18 Miles Daily to Gloucestershire Factory
Pred Hooper, a 29 year old in a wheelchair, travels 18 miles each day to an airplane factory in Gloucestershire. The round trip takes three hours, reflecting his daily commute by chair.
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LONDON
Pred Hooper
Gloucestershire
Harriman Arrives in London After Talks With British Leaders
American aid organizer W Averell Harriman landed in London after nightly talks with British leaders in the Middle East spanning several weeks. He heads a U S committee coordinating aid to Britain.
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LONDON
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Britain
Gibraltar
Middle East
Fred Snelling Elected Grand Chancellor of Knights of Pythias
Fred Snelling of Hamilton was elected grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias at the order's concluding sessions in St Thomas Ontario on July 16. He succeeds William Smith of Toronto.
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KNIGHTS OF
PYTHEHIAS ST. THOMAS, Ont
Fred Snelling
Hamilton
Knights of Pythias
William Smith
Toronto
Force Nazi Planes To Withdraw
London reports claim German fighters pulled back from the Soviet front to bolster western defences. RAF night bombers hit Duisburg and Ruhr targets despite bad weather, a German airdrome in occupied France was bombed, and a coastal convoy ship was struck off the French coast.
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LONDON
Germany
Royal Air Force
Duisburg
Ruhr
Margate
Russian Fliers Morale High in Moscow Report
A British intelligence note from Moscow says Soviet air force morale is high and pilots are holding their own against the German air arm. Soviet fighters reportedly attack fiercely and successfully, with Soviet planes described as a powerful intact force. A request has been made for more fighter aircraft.
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LONDON
Moscow
Production resumes at Canadian Cottons plant after walkout
Hamilton Ontario July 16 workers return to jobs after a walkout demanding 10 percent wage increases. Humphrey Mitchell, chairman of the labor disputes board, says conciliation board hearing must wait until employees resume work.
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HAMILTON
Ont
Canadian Cottons Company
Humphrey Mitchell
labor disputes board
Baby Kathleen Gray Dies After Lung Operation
Halifax reports the death of seven month old Kathleen Gray of Pictou Newfoundland at the Children's Hospital. She died after an operation on Monday to remove a hayseed from her lung. Doctors chose immediate surgery over waiting for a special instrument from Philadelphia.
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HALIFAX
Kathleen Gray
Pictou
children’s hospital
Philadelphia
Three RAF Fliers Die Near Vauxhall
ETLAW July 16 Three RAF fliers from Medicine Hat service flying training school were killed Wednesday morning in a crash eight miles north of Vauxhall on the Clarinda Stock Farm. The identities were not known immediately and the plane was wrecked. Enquiry at Medicine Hat training school confirmed three deaths but provided no further details.
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ETLAW
R.A.F
Medicine Hat service
Vauxhall
Clarin‘dale
R.A F
Medicine Hat
Herald
Gas Price Hike Under Four New Regulations
Ottawa July 16 Canadian consumers pay an extra cent a gallon for gasoline kerosene and distillate as oil controller G R Cottrelle enforces four new rules. Measures include restricting motor vehicle fuel sales to certain hours prohibiting credit transactions and limiting sales by unlicensed dealers.
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OTTAWA
G. R. Cottrelle
Canada Gazette
Canada sets Thanksgiving Day for Oct 13 in 2nd Monday plan
Ottawa July 16. Canada will observe Thanksgiving Day on October 13 this year the second Monday in October. Hon P F Casgrain secretary of statis announced the proclamation naming October 12 as a day of general thanksgiving will be issued shortly.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
P. F. Casgrain
statis
Earthquake in Nagano Kills Five in Japan
Five persons were killed and many injured during a quake in Nagano prefecture. The tremor struck last night, causing widespread damage and fear among residents. Authorities reported numerous injuries and ongoing rescue operations.
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TOKYO
Nagano
Soviet Warships Shell Riga in Baltic Assault
Reuters reports Soviet warships shelled Riga, capital of former Latvia, while Russian planes bombed the city and German bombers attacked the Red fleet unsuccessfully. The report, aired from Moscow via Stockholm, details a coordinated Baltic strike.
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LONDON
C.P
Riga
Latvia
Reuters
Stockholm
Moscow radio
West Point sails with 464 Axis officers to Lisbon
The United States navy transport West Point sailed from New York at 3 p.m. ECT with 464 German and Italian consular officers their families and other Axis agents aboard for a seven day trans Atlantic voyage to Lisbon. The ship, formerly the America, begins its maiden trans Atlantic voyage under navy induction and faces war peril as it heads to Lis bon with British safe conduct.
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NEW YORK
United States navy
West Point
Macleod Boy Drowned In River Bathing Accident
Allan Barr a 19 year old river employee from Ardenville drowned while swimming near the bridge west of Macleod. Ronald Lauder, Maxine Elliott, and Florence McNab tried to save him as the river ran eight to sixteen feet deep before his body was recovered after about 40 minutes. The RCMP directed the search and revived attempts failed.
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MACLEOD
Oldman
Allan Barr
Barr
Ronald Lauder
Lauder
Maxine Elliott
Florence McNab
youngg
Scattered Trouble Across Regina Farmers Face Pests
Saskatchewan farmers report scattered trouble this year from insects and disease. Minister J G Taggart said grasshoppers are behaving, sawfly causes some issues, and horse disease encephalomyelitis is under control in the region around Regina on July 16.
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REGINA
Saskatchewan
J. G. Taggart
International Clash Over Roosevelt War Plans
Berlin newspapers attack President Roosevelt accusing him of engineering U S armed intervention in Europe. They claim Washington plans to team with England to unite fleets and provoke a battlefield entry, with cited sources like Willkie and Churchill.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Willkie
England
Europe
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
constitutional law
inter
Air Raid Casualties Totals Given in Commons
Britain's civilian air raid casualties from January 1, 1940 to June 30, 1941 were 41,900 killed and 52,878 hospital cases, parliamentary secretary to the ministry of home security announced in the House of Commons.
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LONDON
Britain
ministry of home security
house of commons
Heat Sparks Three Deaths Across British Columbia
Vancouver reports three deaths linked to a heat wave that pushed temperatures to a yearly high. Alexander McGowan 35 a railway worker died after slipping from a third floor window. William Murphy a war veteran collapsed on a downtown street. Signalman R P Cara 31 of the 10th Fortress Signal Company died when his motorcycle left a highway near her. Police noted tar on pavement may have contributed.
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VANCOUVER
British Columbia
Alexander McGowan
ralway company
William Joseph Murphy
R. P. Cara
10th Fortress Signal Company
Toronto packing house union seeks conciliation board
The packing house workers organizing committee asks the federal government for a conciliation board to probe the dispute between Canada Packers Ltd and 1500 employees in three West Toronto plants. Fred Dowling, union rep, said the union seeks recognition and wage and hour adjustments under a collective bargaining agreement.
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TORONTO
packing house workers’ organizing committee
Canada Packers Ltd
West Toronto
Fred Dowling
British Troops Remain in Iceland Say Officials
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons that the position on British troops in Iceland is clear and remains a matter of time before any change. Other items note Canada’s two month recruiting yielded 34,625 enlistments, Alberta defaults rise past 15 million, DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 56 games, city thermometers reach 92, ship owners oppose St Lawrence plan, Nazi flyer Meelders receives highest decoration, a 15,000 ton ship hit by RAF, and conscientious sectors ordered to work camps in Alberta.
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ICELAND
LONDON
C.P. Cable
Eden
house of commons
OTTAWA
C.P
Defence
Ralston
ALBERTA
EDMONTON
IC.P
DIMAGGIO
CLEVELAND
Joe DiMaggio
Al Milnar
Yankee Indians
Henderson Lake
ST. LAWRENCE
WASHINGTON
United States
St. Lawrence seaway
NAZI FLIER
BERLIN
Werner Meelders
Baron Manhfred Von Richthofen
Hitler
Germany
Von Richthofen
RAF
air ministry
Royal air Force
Rotterdam
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KIEV
Axis
Greece
JAP GOVT
HAYSEED
R.A.F. Fliers
Aim
U.S
Lisbon
Oldman River
Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische Morrespendens
foreign office
Churchill
Stalin
Lokal Anzeiger
Atlantic
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