First Photo of Raid on Rome GNs?Gnas Banner Capture
The story reports Allied advances in Sicily with American forces capturing Castelvetrano Sciacca and moving toward Palermo amid heavy fighting near Catania. It notes British and Canadian actions, air raids on Crotone and Naples, and reports of Italian and German casualties and surrenders as Axis defenses collapse.
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San Stefano Quisquina
Palermo
Enna
San Caterina
Caltanissetta
Menfi
Castelvetrano
Sciacca
Caltabellotta
26th Assieta division
Simeto
Catania
Sir Bernard Montgomery
8th Army
Crotone
Naples
Lawak
bevore
Russians Sweep 90 Towns Near Orel Reach Moscow Front
Russians report a massive offensive near Orel advancing within nine miles of the German stronghold and claiming gains of four to nine miles over 90 villages. Soviet forces say they destroyed hundreds of German tanks and aircraft while reporting heavy casualties on the German side. The Berlin radio counters with differing tallies, while the London broadcast notes fighting near Leningrad and continued Soviet pressure.
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OREL
MOSCOW
London
ler
Bukj
Orel- Bryansk
Bryansk
Optukha
fallen Mtsensk
Zolotarevo
The Left Hand Corner Gipsy Chieftain New Footwear Tubeless Tires
The article notes wartime housing repairs in Britain with 20,000 homes to be refurbished by year end at a cost of £4,060,000, at a rate of 1,000 houses monthly. Over 2,500,000 lightly damaged homes received first-aid repairs and are reoccupied. about 150,000 were demolished or pulled down.
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Ministry of Health
Ministry of Works
Britain
War Services units and Japanese labor scrutiny in Commons
Ottawa reports detail possible reassignments for Canada’s civilian fire-fighting corps overseas as bombing in Britain winds down. LaFleche says trained fire units may join armed forces with equal pay and pensions. Crerar notes Japanese workers on British Columbia road projects under detention, with a $2.2 million appropriation, while controlling movement of soldiers dependents to the United Kingdom to avoid postwar chaos.
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OTTAWA
War Services
LaFieche
house of commons
Canada
Britain
LaFleche
army
Miniter Ciera
Erith Columbia
Crerar
British Columbia
house
Yale
T Reid
lib
New Westminster
Hope-Princeton
United Kingdom
beng
Ottawa Parliament Hopes Rise Then Dim Over Debates
Ottawa July 22 The House of Commons moved closer to ending the parliamentary deadlock by passing the last government bills but stalled again on a long debate over communists and Witnesses of Jehovah. To finish the week the chamber must approve hundreds of millions in appropriations.
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OTTAWA
House of Commons
Main Features of New F C A A Act Summary
The Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act expands farmer debt adjustment to Manitoba alongside Alberta and Saskatchewan. It keeps the May 1 1935 cap but lets farmers with two thirds pre date debt seek adjustment of all debts. Provisions allow reopening cases from pre January 1939 compositions and set up new administration with county or district courts replacing review boards, with appeals to a single judge of higher court.
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Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Farmers Debt Bill Advances And Fitness Council Passed
The house moved the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act aimed at prairie province farmers and approved establishing and funding a national council on physical fitness. Estimates remain as ministers promise continued coverage on Page Three.
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prairie province
national council on physical fitness
B N A Act Bill Passes
London July 22 The British North America Act amendment bill to permit postponement of redistribution of Canada House of Commons seats after the war passed all stages in the Commons The bill originated in the Lords and received Royal assent The debate included MP Price urging removal of a constitutional anomaly and Eden indicated urgency from the Canadian government to dispose of the measure in one sitting
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LONDON
C. P. Cable
house of commons
Canada
commons
Hous of Lords
Price
Labor
Dominions
Allies Scoop Axis In Rome Raid Propaganda Battle
United Nations beat Axis at the propaganda game by releasing Rome bombing details minutes after the first explosions. Allied signals, shortwave transmissions, and rapid coordination across Algiers Washington and New York enabled a swift broadcast. Elmer Davis in London spoke on ongoing joint British-American propaganda plans ahead of Europe invasion.
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Axis
Rome
United Nations
Anais
Paserst
Algiers
France
North Africa
central Europe
New York
Algnis
Italy
aba
DAVIS
LONDON
Elmer Davie
United States office of war information
OWL'S
Roosevelt
OWT
Brendan Bracken
weel
Africa
United States
Europe
Navy shells Italian port of Crotone in Taranto Gulf
Allied headquarters report Royal Navy cruisers bombarded Crotone on the Gulf of Taranto for five minutes in the early hours. No damage to British ships reported. Objective cited to cut Axis reinforcements to Sicily via a coastal railway route. General Eisenhower noted continued German reinforcements to Sicily as 38 fast motor launches shuttled across the Messina Straits.
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Gethbridge
LETHBRIDGE
ALBERTA
AXIS
Royal
Navy
Adopt
Crotone
Isle
ONDON
C.P
Reuters
North Africa
Royal Navy
Gulf of Taranto
Desmond Tighe
Mediterranean
London
Sicily
Rome
Dwicht D Eisenhower
Sicil
tod
Messina
40000 Prisoners Reported in Sicily Drive
London reports Canadian and American forces have taken about 40,000 prisoners in Sicily. American spearhead units along the southwest coast are about 30 miles west of Agrigento with further advances toward nearby Scresc.
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LONDON
Almiers radio
Sicily
dutine
Wheat In Store and Burns Fatal in Medicine Hat
The Do linton Bureau of Statistics reports Canadian wheat in store or in transit in North America totals 538447 bushels as of midnight July 3, up from 469350 bushels the previous week. In Medicine Hat, July 22, rove Abra Chetmere dies after a fire in the basement of her home on July 8, hospitalised with severe burns for two weeks prior.
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OTVAWA
Dolinton Bureau of Statistics
hopital
Biggest Raid of Pacific Ends Allied Advance
Allied headquarters report the July 22 attack in the Southwest Pacific as the heaviest air strike yet on Japanese positions at Bairoko Harbor near Munda New Georgia. More than 150 bombers, with fighter cover, dropped 133 tons of bombs and strafed the area in a day long raid. The communique says the raid supported ground forces, and hints American troops advanced from Fnora Inlet toward Japanese positions at Wile.
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ALLIED
Southwest Pacific
United States
Bairoko Harbor
Munda
New Georgia Island
sirone
Alted
Fnora Inlet
Burexo
Selemons
William F
Russians report capture of Bolkhov north of Orel
Moscow dispatch says Soviet forces captured Bolkhov tightening the advance north of Orel. losses include over 50,000 enemy killed or wounded, 6,000 prisoners, 775 tanks destroyed or disabled, 900 plus aircraft. Also reports Russian gains of 312 tanks, 720 guns, 800 mortars, 1,400 machine guns in other actions.
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OREL
LONDON
CC P
Bolkhov
Red army
CLEVELAND
JohnS. McCarrens
Forest City Publishing company
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Whirsday
H. L. Kobrak
TURER NORWEGUIN
admiralty
North sea
ONTARIO
PORT ARTHUR
Ont
C.P
Guenther Krebs
Petawawa
hursday
L. McArthur
Canadian National Railways police
Monnepayne
MIDNAPORE
bit
Vaughan Francis Ganderton
Mandnapore
Alta
RAF
G.P. Cable
J. ALF. MacLachlan
R.A
A. G. Page
Paris
MacLachlan
Malta
WASHINGTON
William PF
United States Marines
Sitka
Alasia
Unit Pacific
Charles Paddock
navy
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DANIEL DE LUCE
Associated Press
7th Army
Uatania
Sicilian
Grosseto
15th armored
NAZIOFF
Marsala
mar halling
James Fascon
Toronto
parteey
Sqindr Jo Mf Carthy
United States Army Signal Corps radiophoto
International Soundphoto
Leningrad
Malo
Donets
Berlin
high command
Gipsy Chieftain
ALFRED
Leeds
Yorkship Post
F.C.A.A
Ateters
Walington
Tialiin
Vatican City
globe
Chungking
Stockholm
Robert Sherwood
othe
war information overseas branch
QWE
pray
Pacific
MARLIN SPENCER
Oren Madang
New Guinea
gasea
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