Allies Urge Adequate War Equipment for China
Madame Chiang Kai-shek told Canada's Senate and Commons that if Japan conquers China it would trigger the greatest cataclysm the world has faced. She said China has fought six years bearing a heavy burden, insisting resistance must be sustained with adequate material. She cited the Yangtze victory as proof progress is possible with limited resources.
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Reds Smash Nazi Tanks Near Sevsk On Soviet Front
Soviet dispatch from Moscow reports Red Army planes hit a German tank concentration near Sevsk in the frontline Ore sector before dawn. Four German planes were shot down in air battles northwest of Misensk and in the Orel sector, with direct tank hits recorded.
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Misensk
Orel
Moscow
Regulation Move Aims At Pram Sale Racket In England
The Board of Trade considers requiring a doctor's certificate proving pregnancy for women buying prams to curb a surge in second hand and renovated prams. Dealers say buyers often borrow babies to obtain higher prices, with queues forming before shops open. Managers report fake birth certificates and other frauds, prompting calls for identity checks and physician notes.
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England
Board of Trade
Manchester
London Daily Express
Day In Parliament Report on 1943-44 Estimates
The House of Commons and Senate debate war efforts and policy. Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek's actress guest is heard by the Commons while discussion of the 1943-44 estimates continues. The Senate passes first readings on five divorce bills amid Aluminum interests criticisms and Howe’s defense.
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WESTERDA
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Progressive house
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Dorise Nielsen
Unity
North Battleford
RAF Rips At Nazi Airfields From Denmark To France
London reports RAF bombers struck across the European continent in a fifth straight night of raids. British sources say raids reached near Berlin with signals of alerts but no confirmed damage or casualties. RAF targeted airfields railway lines and water transport during the widespread operation.
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France
Berlin
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Associated Press
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Parliamentar News Bulletins Ottawa Rubber Plant War Peace
Ottawa June 16 The government plans to keep rubber production for both war and peace He says the Sarnia Ontario synthetic plant will be government owned and operated to meet wartime rubber needs and peace needs after the war The plant can expand and a Canadian crew delivered rubber from the war torn south Pacific
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C.P.j
Howe
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Sarnia
Ont
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Lake Centre
Canada
south Pacific
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Winnipes
commone
navy department
navy
Howe Opposes Aluminum Inquiry Amid War Efforts
Ottawa parliamentary debate centers on aluminum interests as Howe defends the industry and war effort while others press for an inquiry. discussion covers prices, water power, and alleged monopolistic aims linked to hydroelectric resources and McCarthy’s earlier associations. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek address anticipated.
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Howe
J. W. Noseworthy
York South
Leighton McCarthy
United States
munitions department
Atlantic Air Mail In July Ottawa
Munitions Minister Howe announced in the house of commons that a trans Atlantic air mail service for forces and official passengers will start in July. It will not be a commercial service and aircraft seats will be allocated by the transport department. Lancaster bombers built at Malton Ontario will be used in the Canada United Kingdom cross Atlantic service, with the first Lancaster to be test flown at Malton soon.
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Howe
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transport department
Malton
Ont
Canada
Malion
Chaplin and Oona O Neill Obtain Marriage License
Charles Chaplin the comedian and Oona O Neill daughter of Eugene O Neil obtained a marriage license in Santa Barbara California today. Deputy clerk Ira Altschul issued the license at 840 am and the couple left the courthouse quietly. Chaplin listed his age as 40 and Miss O Neill as 18.
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Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neil
Ira Altschul
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Miss O'Neill
Miss O Neill
King decorates Eisenhower in secret North Africa visit
In a surprise North Africa tour, the King visited Allied battlefields and troops, awarded General Dwight D. Eisenhower the Knight of the Grand Cross, Order of the Bath, and met American and British forces including a beach crowd of 3,000 and a commando demonstration. The trip remained secret until today.
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ONDON
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Allied Bombers Dump More Bombs On Sicily
Allied heavy bombers backed by fighters attacked Axis airfields at Bocca Di Falco, Castelvetrano, and Castrivetrano in Sicily after RAF night raids. Medium bombers targeted Sciacca and Borizzo with fighters, and Wellington aircraft struck Marsala. Eleven enemy planes were destroyed. seven Allied planes missing. Italian reports claim Axis torpedo planes hit a convoy near Pantelleria and sunk or damaged several landing craft and transports.
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Borizo
Marsala
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Castelvetrano
Associated Press
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Berlin
Pantelieria
Rome
Algerian
TNT Scattered In Freighter Collision At Sea
In the north Atlantic two freighters collided, one carrying 1,200 tons of TNT. The explosive laden ship spilled cargo but reached an Atlantic port under her crew’s control. The incident occurred near midnight and prompted emergency signals as the cargo leaked through the hold.
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Mann
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Atlantic
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cemvey
Les Guetteurs Defend St Lawrence Peninsula Coast
Canada's new defensive group named Les Guetteurs shows readiness against raids along the St Lawrence coast. Civil military and police forces coordinate fast communications and night protection from land sea and air. Brigadier Atlee outlined the plan and praised the guards as a preventive shield against U boat threats and future incursions.
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Hull
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Chinese Make Big Advances Along Yangtze River
News dispatches report Chinese forces recaptured Tahuti near the Yaretse port of Shasi and reached Qechihken, a town about 33 miles south of Shasi, as Soviet tensions rose in Holland and reports circulated of Nazi pressure on Dutch conscripts and ex-servicemen. A construction accident in Muskwa, BC, claimed a 31 year old worker's life on an Alaska highway bridge project. Rumors of Nazi-Red peace talks surface in Stockholm with Swiss and German diplomatic traffic hinted, but details remain uncertain.
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Shas
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