Battle Indecisive As British Battle For Rommel Continues
Indecisive fighting raged on the northern EB] Alamein front as British ground and air forces pressed the line. The 8th Army reported heavy artillery duels, with light bombers and fighter-bombers hitting enemy positions. RAF said German planes were shot down in air battles while Rommel’s supply centers and Tobruk targets were attacked. Malta activity increased as Axis raids persisted.
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El Alamein
Suez
ATRO
A.P
EB] Alamein front
8th army
Aus
Suez Canal zone
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
El Daba
RAF
Malta
Britain
Mediterranean
Birmingham Bombed by Nazi Raiders
London reports Birmingham, a major Midlands industrial hub, suffered a night raid that wounded several and caused extensive damage. A delayed-action bomb emptied a large hospital area, the post office was demolished, and numerous homes and shops were hit. Rescue squads labored through dawn as fire bombs fell in scattered Midlands districts. A ninth German bomber was shot down off the southwest coast.
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LONDON
C.P
Birmingham
Midlands
greater
Pires
Liberty Cut hair style boosts wartime efficiency
The Left Hand Corner announces the Liberty Cut, a wartime women’s haircut designed to save hairpins and time. Described as machine friendly and easy to maintain, it features a short crown, tapered sides, and a rounded head shape with optional shinling at the nape, needing re-tapering every three months and adjustable to suit preferences.
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Brittain
arost
Probe death of gagged woman at Vancouver hotel
Vancouver police investigated the death of an unidentified woman found naked and gagged in an east end hotel room. A roomer discovered her on the bed while a mongrel dog, reportedly owned by the woman, lay asleep under the bed to which it had been fed.
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VANCOUVER
east end
Col Ralston Defends Hong Kong Report
Ottawa reports Defence Minister Ralston defended the Hong Kong inquiry in the House of Commons saying the Canadian expedition achieved the key aim by buying time for the United Nations in the Pacific. He praised Canadians for their three week fight in Hong Kong against Japan and supported the royal commissioner’s findings.
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OTTAWA
Defence
Ralston
house of commons
Hong Kong
United Nations
Pacific
Lamar Duff
Col
Ottawa Debates Hong Kong Report Mark Hepburn Defence Pick
In the Ottawa House of Commons July 28 Lib Jean-Francois Pouliot named Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn as national defence minister candidate amid charges against ministerial balance. Bruce and Drew defend wartime defence ties and deny delays to Inglis Co. St Laurent defends RCMP use in Hong Kong inquiry amid critic Bruce.
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OTTAWA
Jean-Francois Pouliot
Temiscouata
Hong Kong
house of commons
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
national defence ministry
H. A. Bruce
Toronto Parkdale
Cal
George A. Drew
royal commission
Col. Drew
Canada
Bruce
Ross Marcdonald
Brantford
Col Drew
John Inglis Co
Toronto
St. Laurent
house of commons today
Vancouver
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
U.S. Court May Test Roosevelt's Power In Trials
Washington July 28. The Supreme Court opened a special term to hear habeas corpus pleas from Nazi saboteurs held by a secret military commission. If entertained, the petitions could lead to transfer of the cases to a federal district court and test wartime powers claimed by President Roosevelt.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Harlan F. Stone
F D R Saves His Pants
A mid century scene shows President Roosev lt arranging wardrobe help for M 2 Wolfkell a San Pedro shipbuilder weighing 336 pounds who seeks relief from WPB clothing limits. Jack Doron accompanied the deal seeking priority fabrics and a price ceiling while Wolfkell complains of waist size and urgent need amid shipyard work.
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Roostvelt
Wolfkell
San Pedro
Calif
Jack E Doron
WIS
WPB
Mr Roosevelt
California
California Mahatma Gandhi
Leon Henderson
Japs Drive 50 Miles In New Guinea
Allied bombers and fighters attacked Japanese positions in New Guinea while ground patrols pressed near Buna Gona. Japanese troops, expanding from their landing at Buna, have moved 50 miles inland toward Fort Moresby amid rough terrain. Air raids on Timor and a Darwin sortie caused limited effects.
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New Guinea
ALLIED
Australia
C.P.1
Japan
Buna-~Gona
Oivi
Kokoda
Buna
Papua
Port Moresty
Fort Moresby
Gene Mission
Gona
Owen Stanley Range
Port Moresby
Aled
Dutch Timor
Koepang
Darwin
Rostov Falls as German Drive Hurls New Forces Across Don
German mechanized assault expands across the Don south of Tsimlyansk threatening Rostov Novocherkassk and Bataisk as Red Star reports a massive, repeated tank and infantry push toward the Caucasus oil route. Russian troops reportedly withdraw while fliers strike German columns and devastating losses are claimed on both sides.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Meco
A.P
Germany
north Caucasus
Don
Tsimlyansk
Novocherkassk
Rostov
Soviet union
Caucasus
Russia
Red Star
Stalingrad
olga
Bataisk
trans-Con
Red army
Senate Begins Debate on Conscription in Canada
OTTAWA July 28 17 The Senate opened debate on a 2.1 amendment to the National Resources Mobilization Act to remove overseas service restrictions. Senators J H King C C Balantyne and C P Beaubien spoke in support. The issue marks 25 years since the Military Service Act debate of Sir Robert Borden era.
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OTTAWA
senate
Canada
Sir Robert Borden
J. H. King
C. C. Balantyne
C P. Beaubien
Con
Quebec
Shipping Losses Top 400-Mark
The Associated Press reports wartime sinkings near the Americas have surpassed 400 ships. About 11,766 rescued and 1,620 crewmen or passengers missing after U submarine attacks. A Havana onion boat failed with 16 tons of onions and cargo. Mexico confirms sinking of the American freighter Oaxaca in the Gulf of Mexico, fourth Mexican casualty.
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Treas
Americas
Pearl Harbor
Havana
wub
Gulf of Mexico
Oaxaca
Soviet forces claim heavy German losses near Stalingrad
Soviet report says on the Don front the army destroyed 25 German tanks and killed 700, with air raids incessant near Stalingrad. The Soviet air force damaged or destroyed 27 tanks 68 motor vehicles with troops and supplies and several anti aircraft guns as the battle line pressed within 50 miles of the Volga industrial hub.
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Don
Stalingrad
Volga
Soyet information bureau
Sabotage Wreck Kills 40 German Soldiers in France
Saboteurs wrecked a German troop train between Paris and Cherbourg, killing 40 soldiers. The EEC reported the Nazis were en route to Paris on leave.
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LONDON
C-P
EEC
Paris
Cherbourg
Rout Jnps In Chekiang
Chinese high command says Japanese forces were routed in heavy fighting near Kiargshan Chekiang near the Kiangsi border. Chinese repulse an attempted dislodge near Kiwatgieng in eastern Kiangsi. Heavy losses reported as Sinyane attacks repulsed and foothills of the Tabung mountains held in Hopeh. Three Japanese planes raided Hengrang Hunan with bombs. a town north of Sengyang attacked with no damage reported.
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CHUNGEING
Kiargshan
Chekiang
Kiangsi
Kiwatgieng
talloo
ding Bonen peer
Hopeh
Tabung
Hengrang
Hunan
Sengyang
Five U.S. Army Men Escape Philippines to Australia
Five United States naval officers who escaped Japanese forces in the Philippines reached Australia after a two month voyage in a primitive outrigger boat. Their improvised navigation tools included an alarm clock, a compass, a torn atlas page, and a partially working radio. A passing ship picked them up and brought them to Australia.
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AUSTRALIA
United States
Philippines
saids
News bulletins from war fronts and incidents across regions
Reports from Cairo and the Noe delta mention casualties from German raids, with alarms in the Nile area. Hamburg aftermath from a British raid tallies 99 dead and many injured. An oil barge explosion near Paducah results in three deaths and two missing workers. A German trawler sunk in the English Channel during a confrontation with British naval forces. Conservative circles in Ottawa discuss Meighen's stance within the party. RAF bombers strike targets in Burma including Akjab and Mandalay. Parachutist activity near Baltimore prompts military inquiry. In Manitoba, MLA E F Shannon, found unconscious after a mystery assault near St Boniface golf course, remains hospitalized.
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STEZ CANAL
CAIRO
Lutz Canal
Zeyptian
interior ministry
Noe
BERLIN
HAMBURG
PADUCAH
Ohio river
Z. C. Meyers
ENGLISH CHANNEL
LONDON
C.P.1
warchim
Cherbourt
France
admiralty
OTTAWA
Bere Deesday
Arther Meighen
Meighen
RAF
BUEMA
Barms
BALTIMORE
Washington
3rd Service Command
MANITOBA
M.L.A
ST. BONIFACE
Man
iC.P
E. F. Shannon
Dramscopa
Max L. Liberal
Springfield
St Boniface golf course
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air cargo committee
the
S war production board
Glen L. Marin
Col. Ralston
Minister of Defence
News+Herald
Hong Kong inquiry commission
F. P. Varcoe
Glen
commission
U.S
F.D.R
Don Allen
ROSTOV FALLS
Conunuec ca
Newspap
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