Sevastopol Front Tense After Counter Attacks
Sevastopol defenders counter attacked after a week of near constant German onslaughts and improved positions at the Crimean base. Russian dispatches said no major changes near Kharkov and the German high command reported gains in the new offensive. Red Star warned the Sevastopol situation remained extremely tense as losses mounted on both sides.
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MOSCOW
Crimean
Sevastopol
Ukraine
Fedor Von Bock
Kharkov
Postage stamps stay busy as war economy shifts printing
Wartime Britain keeps its postal flow steady with lighter postage stamp shades saving dye for war needs. Mail volume remains high as 2,000,000 armed forces and thousands in factories write letters home. Firms relocate offices, boosting mailings and new forms amid wartime regulations. Continued on page 17.
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Britain
Canadian Hudsons Bomb Axis Vessels Off Netherlands Coast
The air ministry reports two Hudson bombers from the Canadian coastal command scored direct hits on ships in a convoy off The Netherlands coast. One aircraft hit three times on the largest ship. a second scored on a vessel on its first mission. Weather hindered further attacks on Germany for a third night.
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LONDON
C.P
air ministry
Canadian coastal command
Netherlands
bomber command
Germany
Demon
Victoria
PO. K
Goodman
Edmonton
C. H. Cowan
Toronto
W. Wright
Kenton
Man
Invasion of Nazi Held Europe Aim For 1942
Allied United stance signals bold plan to open a second front in western Europe in 1942. Molotov in Washington reports full understanding with Roosevelt on the invasion, while Britain and Russia sign a mutual aid pact. Britain, Russia, and the United States push to crush Hitler as German forces mass in the west.
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Europe
United States
Russia
Britain
Soviet
Hitler
Associated Press
Soviet Russia
Vyacheslav Molotov
Washington
Roosevelt
London
Great Britain
Maxim Litvinov
Cordell Hull
China
congress
DREW MIDDLETON
ONDON
Moscow
western
Northern Ireland
Royal Navy
RAAF
Channel
Canada to Send Representative to Moscow Amid Pact
Ottawa reports no decision yet on the Canadian envoy to Moscow after the new ministerial exchange pact signed February 5. Discussed in Parliament, Canada has long backed recognizing the USSR and maintains ties through British channels while awaiting direct representation. Senate debate raised concerns over US involvement in Canada’s resource trades and the importance of safeguarding Canadian interests in British markets.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
Moscow
Russia
house of commons
M. a Coldwell
G.CF
house
United Kingdom
London
USSR
lme
Cabdadian
H. J. Mackie
L. D. Wilfress
trace
Col. Mackie
SENATE
A.D. McRae
Con
British Columbia
United States
Donald Nel
King
McRae
Fires Rage At Taranto Naval Base Amid Raid Series
Cairo reports RAF fires erupted in the Taranto dockyard area during Wednesday night's bombing raid, the third in a series on Tarento objective. Italian broadcasts claim British aircraft hit Taranto again last night for the fourth consecutive raid, with two torpedo boats reported lost to Allied torpedoes and mines.
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CAIRO
RAF
Tarento
ROME
Ialian high command
Taranto
Clases
Reuters
Cardin Defends Quebec Unity Against Conscription
Hon J A Cardin Lib Richelieu Vercheres says national unity is endangered by the government plan to repeal section three of the mobilization act opening conscription by order in council. He questions the need for the measure and accuses PM Mackenzie King of breaking pledges to Quebec electors. The Quebec liberal opposition plans further speeches as votes loom.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Quebec
house of commons
J. A. Cardin
Lib
Richelieu-Vercheres
Mackenzie King
Cardin
Independent In Election Edmonton Nomination Move Confirmed
Decision to nominate an Independent candidate to contest the Edmonton by election to fill an Alberta legislature vacancy was confirmed by supporters of the Independent Citizens Association of Alberta. About 30 people attended as preliminary organization of an Edmonton branch was completed under J Percy Page MLA. An executive committee of 20 to 25 members was endorsed to name officers and decide nominating convention timing.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta
Independent Citizens’ Association of Alberta
D. M. Duggan
J. Percy Page
M.LA
Joseph J. Julien
EW. S Kane
G W Auxier
BE. OH. Ayling
Hanes Harrison
R H. Settle
A. Blair Paterson
Hales
Weary Yanks Pitched Tents In 25 Below Weather
The first US troops arriving in Canada to start building the Alaska highway pitched tents in 25 below zero near Dawson Creek on March 9 at 1 30 am. The blizzard like cold, howling wind, and packed gear forced sleep in a frozen field as tents went up. Canada and the US agreed to duty free ship goods for the troops and to share the highway project costs, with the agreement lasting six months after the army leaves.
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SIGRID ARNE
Associated Press
ORT ST
JOAN
United States
Canada
Alaska
Dawson Creek
Fierce Fight 30 Miles Southeast of Tobruk
AIRO Egypt June 12 British tanks engage German armor about 30 miles southeast of Tobruk as three strong columns push northeast after forcing Free French from Bir Hacheim. Harmat near Knightsbridge crossing remains focal. supply lines cleared, Rommel aims to resume Tobruk drive. Continued on Page Three.
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AIRO
Egypt
Tobruk
Bir Hacheim
Harmat
Knightsbridge
El Adem
Germany
Eir Hacheim
Ain El Gazala
Une
Erwin Rommel
Tobruki
Gen Tinker Missing After Midway Battle
The U S war department reports Maj Gen Clarence L Tinker commander of the Hawaiian air force is missing after the Midway battle His bomber formation attacked the Japanese fleet June 7 and was last seen descending toward the sea A search found no trace The first American air general officer reported missing in action in the war Dargue and George died in accidents
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WASHINGTON
United States war department
Clarence L. Tinker
Midway
Tinker
Herbert A. Dargue
Harold A. George
Transport Czar's Job Over All Canadian Rail Transport
Ottawa reports Transport Controller T. C. Lockwood becomes the rail Czar with sweeping powers under a war treasures act order. He can regulate travel facilities and freight rates, superseding the board of transport commissioners and Wartime Prices and Trade Board. The aim is to move munitions and keep legitimate business moving during the war, with authority to redirect passenger equipment to freight as needed.
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Herald
Ottawa
OSTAWA
T. C. Lockwood
Canada
board of transport commissioners
Prices and Trade Board
Midway toll set as four Japanese carriers destroyed
June 12 API reports US navy sources indicate four Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed in the Battle of Midway. Alaska war council to be civilian defense agency chaired by Gov Ernest Groening. Over 300 Japanese killed as troop train derailed north of Truckowfu Kiangsu. Three American planes forced down in Ankara Turkey. American Volunteer Group claims seven or eight Japanese planes shot down over Kweilin. 18 Czech executions reported in reprisal for Heydrich. US resumes trade with French North Africa. Benes says Russian pact assures victory.
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MIDWAY
PEARL HARBOR
API
Midway Island
United States navy
ALASKA WAR COUNCIL
WASHINGTON
Ernest Groening
CHUNGRING
Jame
Central
Truckowfu
Kiangsu
TURKEY
LONDON
C.P.J
netral
Ankara
A.S
Kweilin
Kwangsi
HEYDRICH
C.P
Edward Benes
Vyeacheslav Mojotey
Rooevelt
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Atlantic
high seas
HENRY C. CASSIDY
Crimean nayal
General’s Daughters
R.C.A.F
R.A.F
ONTARIO
CENTRALIA
Ont
norchwest
Brill
Columbia
sNVASION—WASH
BLACKMORE
C. R. BLACKBURN
HON. GARDIN
Baalim
WEARY YANKS
S.E
Rommel
Gen. Tinker
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