Napoleon's Elba Falls
Allied forces landed French detachment on Elba island securing it for the Allies near Corsica. In Italy the 8th Army advanced to Foligno Spoleto and Trevi while Grosseto fell to the American 5th Army and contact with Teramo neared the Adriatic coast.
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ROME
A.P
Elba
Napoleon
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Corsica
Italy
8th Army
Foligno
Terni
Spoleto
Trevi
Adriatic
Teramo
5th Army
Grosseto
Orvieto
Edmonton Girl Dies In Jap Camp
Mrs. Garnet G. Morris formerly Margaret Helen McLeod of Edmonton died January 27 in a Japanese internment camp in the Philippine islands. The death and details reached her relatives via the department of external affairs through the International Red Cross in Geneva. She had lived in the Philippines five years after time in Arizona. Her husband, a mining engineer at Baguio, and their two small children were also in internment camps.
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EDMONTON
Garnet G. Morris
Margaret Helen McLeod
Philippine islands
department of external affairs
Ottawa
International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Morris
Philippines
Arizona
Baguio
Young Black Youth Executed in South Carolina
In Columbia South Carolina on a Friday in June 1771 a 14 year old Black boy named George Junius Stinney Jr was executed by electric chair for the confessed murder of two white girls who were beaten to death with a railroad spike making him the youngest person ever to die in the electric chair in the state.
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COLUMBIA
S.C
George Junius Stinney, Jr
Courageous Wife Rescues Engineer From Gestapo Siege
London report recalls Raymond Aubrac and his wife Lucie who faced Gestapo imprisonment in France. She, then an expectant mother, risked everything to visit Gestapo HQ and secure a marriage to legitimize their unborn child. She warned of a rescue plan as Aubrac awaited execution.
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Gestapo
France
London
Raymond Aubrac
Lucie
England
Vichy
M. Aubrac
Lions
ison Aubrar
Festepo
U K Veterans Bill Moves Toward Civilian Reentry
Ottawa reports Commons members were told duty to prepare for returning service personnel rests on every member and party. Pensions Minister Mackenzie backs revisions to reestablishment programs as second reading ends. Defence officials cite post discharge protections and three advisers on discharge affairs. Col Gibson denounces Globe and Mail cartoon over wartime liquor order.
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OTTAWA
Commons
Mackenzie
veterans affairs department
Defence
Ralston
defence department
Col. Raisson
défence department
Gordon Graydon
Col
Gibson
Toronto Globe and Mail
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
Finnish Minister Procope Ordered Out of U S
The State Department on Friday accused Finnish minister Hjalmar J. Procope and three advisers of activities inimical to U S interests and ordered them to leave. Procope and counselors received passports. they and families are confined to homes under surveillance until transport with safe conduct can be arranged, possibly weeks. Alexander Thesleff acts as charge d affaires in Helsinki with a skeleton staff and Flud Coulhon as charge d affaires for the American legation.
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WASHINGTON
state department
United States
Hjalmar J. Procope
Procope
legation
Alexander Thesleff
Helsinki
Flud Coulhon
Nova Scotia Ship Watuka Sunk By U-Boat Off Halifax
The 1621 ton Nova Scotia steamship Watuka was torpedoed March 22 near Halifax while carrying coal from Louisbourg. One man died, 25 crew escaped in a leaking lifeboat and a small jollyboat. survivors were picked up by the minesweeper Anticosti about an hour later.
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HAtTIFAN
Canadian Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Watuka
Atlantic seaboard
Halifax
Louisbure
N.S
samx
Lord Clyde, Scotland's Justice General, Dies
Lord Clyde, 80 year old lord justice general for Scotland, died Friday in Edinburgh. A former member of parliament and former lord advocate for Scotland, he had been a member of the Scottish bar since 1889.
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EDINBURGH
Lord Clyde
Scotland
parlaament
Finns Flee Viipuri City as War Push Intensifies
Stockholm reports compulsory evacuation of Viipuri toward which Russian forces press with heavy armor. Refugees flee from Karelia as a large battle rages near Suiranmaki. Red Army reportedly uses rocket artillery. Finns pull troops eastward from Ahvenamaa to reinforce positions.
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STOCKHOLM
Viipuri
Helsinki
Karelian
Suiranmaki
Red Army
Dagens Nyheter
Ahvenammaa
Aland
Gulf of Bothnia
Lord Davies Dies Welsh Coal Magnate at 64
Lord Davies of Llandinam in Montgomeryshire Wales a Welsh coal magnate and tuberculosis crusader died Friday. He was 64 and had suffered lung cancer for a considerable time.
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LLANDINAM
Montgomershire
Wales
C.P. Cable
Lord Davies
Session Sask. House Favours CCF Rule Amid Shakeup
Regina June 17 Premier elect T C Douglas forecast a session of Saskatchewan's new legislature after October as the CCF swept to power with at least 43 seats. He signalled legislation to curb mortgage company property centralization, with a phased program and annual department proposals. A deferred Cumberland election is set for June 24 to complete the five member roster. Soldiers overseas and three allied members will vote for one term. Potential ministers include John C Sturdy and J H Brockievank with five officials to be chosen.
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REGINA
Saskatchewan
T. C Douglas
CCF
C.C.F
Douglas
Cumberland
United Kingdom
France
Mediterranean
Canada
Newfoundland
J. W. Corman
Moose Jaw
John C. Sturdy
Saskatoon
J. H. Brockievank
C.C F
Ald. C. M Fines
Pegina
C. C Williams
King George Decorates Gen Keller in France
King George decorates Maj Gen R F L Keller of the Canadian 3rd Division in an open air investiture near France's front lines. The simple ceremony aboard a tree grove lawn featured Montgomery and officers as the king awarded the British Empire ribbon and cross. Keller, in battledress, discussed the 3rd Division's Normandy role and coastal assault methods before resuming the front.
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ROSS MUNRO
FRANCE
C P. Cable
R. F. L. Keller
western
Europe
Keller
Kelowna
B.C
ross
Montgomery
Aled
spone
eiphere
tesee
Kinsg
Keler
Normandy
Nazi Robots Bring Death over Southern England
German explosive robot planes crossed the English Channel in poor weather to blind fire on southern England. A nurses home was hit, killing and injuring several. rescuers feared others buried as fire and flood trapped victims. British and American raids targeted Pas-de-Calais as pilotless craft crashed and bomb shelters filled with anxious civilians.
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LONDON
Germany
Engtish Channel
England
PAS-DE-CALAIS
Saipan assault breaks Japanese resistance at Charan-Kanoa
United States forces report breaking Japanese resistance on Charan-Kanoa beach Saipan after a night bombardment and mid June advances. Nimitz says a major element began advancing June 13 half a mile in one sector as naval bombarding off Saipan continued. Tokyo initially reports one division ashore. American forces pursue further gains amid ongoing battle.
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PEARL HARBOR
United States
Charan-Kanoa
Saipan Island
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Pacific fleet
Nimitz
Charan-Kanvan arca
Saipan
Tokyo radio
New Guinea
Brak Island
Schouten
Netherlands New Guinea
Tarancance
Mags
Day in Parliament Defines Postwar Policy Debates
The Canadian Parliament discussed government legislation as Pensions Minister Mackenzie presented veterans measures. Joe Foley advocated restoring service personnel to defense duties, and Defence Minister Ralston noted forces’ interests. Finance Minister Tsiessa cautioned on a budget date while State Secretary McLarty and Revenue Minister Gibson outlined voting rules and a Canada United States tax convention to avoid double taxation.
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Monga
House of Cetreer uy Daiscuss
House beard
Mackenzie $a
Joe Gutey
evect
pers
uill
Veterans’ Affairs Department
Defence
Ralston
defence department
ais parce
Tsiessa
McLarts
Gibson
Canada
United States
Attack by invaders repulsed at Chin home in Vancouver
An all-out counterattack by armed assailants against a Chin house in Vancouver was repulsed by locals. The attackers fled leaving a revolver crow bar flashlight hats and a watch. A Chin walking casualty declined hospital care for facial lacerations and scalp wounds.
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VANCOUVER
ha chaba
Pas-de-Calais Raid by Allied Heavy Bombers
Allied air forces struck Pas-de-Calais installations linked to German pilotless craft as part of a twilight raid. American heavy bombers and escorts joined British Mosquitos Lancasters and Halfaxes in bombing Sterkrade and a Duisburg synthetic plant, despite miserable weather. 33 bombers were lost, including two Canadians.
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B. AUSTIN BEALMEAR
Associated Press
sUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Allied Expeditionary Force
R.A.F
Pas-De-Calais
France
Duisburg
Berlin
R.C.AF
Sterkrade
Ruhr
Pas-De-Calaiis
air ministry
Pas-De- Calais
United States
Fas-De-Calais
Hitler
Fischer Tropsch
art Sterkrade
American Casualties in Normandy Top 3,283 Killed
In France on June 17, General Bradley disclosed American casualties since the Normandy invasion total 3,283 killed and 12,690 wounded, with 15,883 total for the first ten days of the campaign. He praised soldier courage at the beachhead and noted higher losses on the central beachhead than expected, while western peninsula casualties were lower. An estimated 8,5900 prisoners were captured or evacuated, and German divisions in France numbered 69 to 70 with 16 others testing against the area.
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FRANCE
Normandy
J.Gen. Bradley
U.S
Bradley
conton
Liberals Win South Saskatchewan Seat Disputed
Partial results show Liberal candidate leading in a South Saskatchewan riding with three seats decided and several races undecided. The Cumberland result was delayed to June 24 while other northern constituencies await final tallies. In other news, a midair collision near Langley Field, Virginia, claimed six Army airmen as both aircraft attempted landing.
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LANGLEY FIELD
Americans In 3 Mile Gain In Normandy Front
Allied dispatches report American forces advancing two to three miles north and west of St. Sauveur Le Vicomte, securing river crossings on the Douve. British and Canadian units made limited gains near Caumont and Troarn as Allied operations at Cherbourg edge forward amid bad weather slowing ships and air support. Casualties for the opening western front stood at 3,328 killed and 12,600 wounded, with German counter-attacks described as costly.
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SHELUS
Arethusa
atom
Hawkins
King
Source
Urania
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
Allied Expeditionary Force
St. Sauveur Le Vicomte
Douve
Aled
Troarn
Briish 6th airborne division
C.P.Reuters
Eisenhower
army of
interior
Normandy
Orne
Cherbourg
SHAEF
Orne river
Brevale
Escoville
eoutheast
Caen
Mg command
cckshia
Pasent
narey st Trnain
Caumont
Tilly Sur Seulles
Sidney Mason
Reuters
Tilly
Caymon
Keller's Division Reaches Caen Outskirts in Six Days of Fighting
Canadian forces under Maj Gen R F L Keller push inland from the Normandy coast, capturing towns and repelling German counterattacks to firm positions near Caen on the Orne river. After six days of brutal combat, the division consolidates perimeter defenses as preparations for the next phase begin.
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Caen
Orne
Faeland
Sabotage, Axis retreat feared as French fighters hit rail
French patriots and guerrillas behind Nazi lines sabotaged 70 locomotives and blew bridges in the Rhone valley. 506 Germans were captured. American HQ reported no confirmed Nazi withdrawal from Cherbourg amid patrol signs. Allied forces land Elba and push along Italian coast. Foligno, Spoleto, Trevi captured. 21,900 prisoners taken in Fifth Army drive.
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FRANCE
hed Expeditionary force
C.P
Cherbourg
Bradley
supreme headquarters
VANCOUVER
Jack Ellison
Cardsten cawbor
Joe Keeler
Coleman
ELBA
CPTTALIAN
ROME
tter
Portoferraio
Porte Longene
8th Army
Foligno
Spoleto
Trevi
Adriatic
Teramo
FIFTH ARMY
5th Army
Cassino
Florence
Carrara
Lucca
Pistoia
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