Soviets Fall Back Toward Rostov and Stalingrad
Soviet forces retreat toward Stalingrad and Rostov as German infantry and heavy tanks press through Don steppe wheatfields. Report on Kamensk area fighting and rail-cut claims accompanies counts of German losses and continued German advance toward the Volga bend.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
OSCOW
Don steppes
Red army
Stalingrad
Rostov
Volga
tower Don
Caucasus
Voronezh
Millerovo
Millerevo
Rostov-Moscow
Kamensk
Donets
Inflation is Debated in Ottawa Budget Debate
In the Canadian house of commons the six hour discussion on monetary reform continues with Arthur Slaght urging a 1.2 billion national currency issue. G McGeer argues reforms once seen as dangerous are now essential, backing a publicly owned central bank and currency issuance.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
Hanson
Arthur Slaght
Lib
Parry Sound
Osley
McGEER
G G. McGeer
Vancouver- Burrard
mouse
Canada
national central bank
Coronation Gifts From Transjordan to King George VI
A London Times Jerusalem correspondent notes Emir Abdullah of Transjordan sent to King George VI a lavish coronation gift package. It includes a silver tray one metre in diameter weighing 633 c, five branched candelabra, single candlesticks, a red silk tent, and medallion items from Jerusalem craftsman Socolka. Containing 35 000 pieces, the gifts marked a ceremonial gesture from the Emir through the London crowd.
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Abdullah
Transjordan
Saudi Arabia
Socolka
Jerusalem
George VI
Lord Alimaby
London ‘Times
Cholly Knickerbocker Creator Maury Paul Dies
Maury H. B. Paul, 62, famed as Cholly Knickerbocker the New York Journal American society editor, died early today in his East Side apartment after a 10 week illness from a heart ailment.
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NEW YORK
Maury H. B. Paul
Cholly Knickerbocker
New York Journal-American
East Side
Paddy Finucane Killed In Action Over France
Wing Commander Brendan Paddy Finucane ace with 32 German planes credited was killed near the French coast after a German bullet disabled his Spitfire during a mass attack on German targets in France. His wing leader Aikman, 23, of Toronto, avenged him with a ground strafing attack on the gun post at Pointe Du Touquet.
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LONDON
C.Pr
Brendan
Paddy) Finucane
E.AF
air ministry
France
Finucane
PO. FP
A. Aikman
Toronto
Pointe Du Touquet
English
F.A.F
aikman
Soldier Settlement Act Recommendations Stated in Commons
Ottawa July 17 The land settlement committee chaired by Cy mas MacMillan tabled recommendations to aid settlers under the Soldier Settlement Act. Proposals include extending payments up to 20 years, reducing interest for eligible servicemen, an adjustment committee to review debts, and closer cooperation between the director of soldier settlement and the veterans' alliance board.
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OTTAWA
C.P
land settlement committee
house of commons
Cymas MacMillan
Lib
Queens
soldier settlement
wer veterans' alignance board
Mackenzie Hing
Fratisek Paviask
Canada
Patiasek
Montreal
Baltic Ports Bombed Hard
A force of Britain’s four engined bombers attacked submarine yards near Lubeck and shipyards at Flensburg late yesterday. Daylight raids opened with Ruhr targets as the strikes continued into night. Two bombers are missing and observers noted use of daylight precision bombing aided by night cover for return.
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LONDON
C.P
Britain
Germany
Leubeck
Flensburg
Ruhr
Luebeck
air ministry
Kiel
Rostock
Danzig
Allies Hold Line As British Add General Lee Tanks At Alamein
British troops in the Alamein desert centre press to hold newly won positions as General Lee tanks are deployed to strengthen defense. The enemy tanks were reported knocked out in a still indecisive central battle, with air support by RAP bombers and fighters continuing around the clock.
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Associated Press
AIRO
Fi Alamein desert
General Lee
General Grant
General Grants
US Bombers Hit Hankow Base In Yangtze Raid
US headquarters says a bomber attack on Hankow on the Yangtze river produced very satisfactory results. Fighters escorted the bombers in the Hankow raid and in a separate July 3 strike on the Nanchang air drome.
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CHUNGRING
United States
Hankow
Yangtze river
Nanchang
11 Czechs Slain in Nazi-Occupied Bohemia
A Czech government spokesman said patriots were executed in Bohemia and Moravia last week on charges including possession of firearms, illegal slaughter of cattle, and concealment of crops.
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LONDON
Bohemia and
Moravia
Canadian National Railways Revenue Gain Report
CNR Montreal reports gross revenues for the week ended July 14 totalled 7.821 million dollars, up from 3.544 million the previous year, a rise of 2.277 million or 41.1 percent.
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MONTREAL
Canadian National Railways
Parachutes Report Seen Near Roosevelt Estate Believed balloons
Dawn search for six parachutes over Hyde Park area renewed but townspeople think objects were festival balloons. A farm superintendent’s report sparked a small FBI and police response. locals point to a religious holiday celebration with fireworks and balloons.
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N.Y
President Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U S Fliers Raid Kiska and Aleutian Losses Reported
The U S Navy states army aircraft dropped 56 bombs on Japanese shore installations at Kiska. American losses include 44 dead and 39 wounded, plus one civilian killed. Dutch Harbor Fort Mears Fort Glenn and Urak suffered attacks affecting Dutch Harbor. Northwestern ship damaged. No material change in the Aleutians since July 11.
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WASHINGTON
United States navy
Aleutians
Hiska
Dutch Harbor
Fort Mears
Fort Glenn
Urnak
Northwestern
army
navy
War Marriages Boost U S Wedding Rate in 1950 Census
Washington reports that wartime marriages created a record level of nuptials with 1,679,000 weddings last year. The rate averaged 126 per 1000 population, up 7.3 percent from 1949 and 221 percent above 1939, highlighting wartime social shifts.
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WASHINGTON
United
Modern Speed
Carrie Pieh traveled from her ranch to Glasgow in Montana using multiple transit modes. She rode wagon train to a ranch, then joined the Raton train, Fort Parker, Culberham, Sidney, a bus to Glindive, Miles City, Jordan, and a final mail stage to Haxin. The 402 mile journey took four days and cost $17.
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GLASGOW
Mont
Carrie Pieh
Raton
Fort PRK
Culberham
Sidney
Glindive
Miles City
Jordan
Haxin
Deadly Voronezh Defence Amid German Attacks
The article reports heavy German assaults on Voronezh from the south at the Don and Voronezh rivers while Germans cling to the city’s west. Allied troops push them back northwest of the city, leaving ravines and fields littered with wreckage and bodies as Russian forces claim large German casualties, including 60 000 dead in a recent assault.
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Don
Voronezh
bac
Tavestia
Sevastopol
Escaped Nazi Caught on Job In Quebec Farm
Police announce the capture of Hermann Maiwald a 23 year old German merchant seaman who escaped yesterday from a military hospital at Ste. Anne de Bellevue. He was taken into custody early today on a farm near the Derval airport after obtaining a job there the day before.
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MONTREAL
CPh
Hermann Maiwald
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Derval
Secret Session Over St Lawrence Probed By Ottawa
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons there will be two secret sittings to discuss war incidents in the lower St Lawrence river. The move follows yesterday's request by J Roy Gaspe and others for a secret session amid offshore ship sinkings and war fears. King consulted with Navy Minister Macdonald and said more study is needed before deciding on a secret session.
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OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
house of commons
Washington
Canada
United States
Australia
United Kingdom
E. E. Perley
Con
Qu‘Appelle
MacKinnon
Adacannon
OTTAW
C.P
house of commans
lower
St. Lawrence river
King
Ind
Gaspe
Hansel
Navy
Macdonald
St. Lawrence
J. Ray Gad
Gasper
Eling
Hanson
Ray
defence
ROYS
Roy t
Howe Breadner Face Blackout Charges in Ottawa
Air Marshal L S Breadner and Munitions Minister Howe faced blackout regulation charges. Breadner was fined 510 and 2 costs for leaving lights on at his home during the June blackout while Britain was his absence. Howe received summons to Hull district court July 22 for allegedly failing to extinguish a burning match and covering his pipe bowl when warned.
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OTTAWA
CPI
L. S. Breadner
Howe
Breadner
Britain
Hull district court
Bombs fall on London during first alert in four months
News briefs report a lone enemy raider dropped bombs in the Greater London Area Friday afternoon with slight damage and no casualties. Other items note RAF activity in Burma and local murder cases in Ontario and Manitoba.
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LONDON
Greater London
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