Rommel Drive Stopped Short In Smolensk Sector
Moscow silent as Nazis report a huge new Russian offensive near Smolensk while heavy German pressure continues at Sevastopol. BBC London broadcast claimed a large town recaptured on the Kalinin front, but Soviet confirmation was lacking.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
OSCOW
Red army
Smolensk
Sevastopol
Crimea
B.B.C
London
Kalinin
Moscow
Kerch penin- Soviet
Kharkov
Allies To Launch Big Drive At Proper Time
Britain and the United States plan a great attack on Hitler when the proper time comes Sir Stafford Cripps declared at a meeting marking the June 22 German invasion of Russia and the Anglo Soviet pact. He said the timing could not be disclosed and cited Molotov as knowing more. Messages from MacArthur and Timoshenko praised Allied unity and resolve as the weekend observance continued.
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LONDON
Britain
United States
Hitler
Stafford Cripps
Churchill
Stafford
Russia
Vyacheslav Molotov
Sir Stafford
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Semeon Timoshenko
Red army
Cuba and U S Sign Military Co Operation Pact
Havana June 20 Cuba and the United States signed a treaty of military co operation providing for an air base near Havana for training United States and British jets and for anti submarine operations. Cuba calls itself a co belligerent ally in the joint war effort against the Axis.
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HAVANA
Cuba
United States
Cuban state department
The Left Hand Corner on Fleet Street Horse Incident
London correspondent reports a horse van incident in Fleet Street where a wheel axle failed and a white horse calmly nudged a second cart’s tailboard with its nosebag to help steady the rescue. The dialogue includes a Cockney quip as the scene unfolds aboard the halted wagon.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Todss
Fleet Street
British Subs Sink Three Big Japanese Vessels
Canadian Press reports British submarines sank three large Japanese ships in the Straits of Malacca. The action occurred in the Straits which separate Malaya and Sumatra. the admiralty did not provide the exact date.
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Straits of Malacca
admiralty
Malaya
Sumatra
Emden Docks Bombed in Heavy RAF Assault
Canadians and RAF pressed heavy air raids on Emden and Osnabruck amid renewed attacks on the German coast. The air ministry said a strong force of 250 to 308 planes participated in the Emden raid, the first after weather suspensions, following prior strikes that reported major damage to Emden.
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France
EMDEN
LONDON
C.P
RALF
Osnabruck
Germany
air ministry
Mac Gets His Wings at Calgary Flight School
Calgary June 20. Courage story of LAC Mac McGruther 20 of Edmonton who earned his wings after surviving a doomed Avro Anson crash near Bragg Creek. He suffered severe injuries including a smashed hip and broken leg but endured two days on a mountainside as rescuers finally carried him to an ambulance. After long recovery he resumed training and rejoined the air wing with the 32nd course. his squadron leader praised him for having what it takes.
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CALGARY
LAC “Mac” McGrather
Edmonton
LAC McGruther
Bragg Creek
M. Sutherland Brown
LAC
F. W. Greenfield
Madison
Sask
ted
Col Beltner nospiral
Simonton
Italian Claims on Capture Amid War Material Losses
Italian authorities claimed today the capture of important depots of war materiel and hundreds of prisoners in Libba as German efforts pressed for ceding 1,000 ships of French merchant tonnage in the Mediterranean. Reports note French ports, ships, and military actions under frontier strain as Paris and London exchange terse dispatches. The Rowers News Agency cited torn lines from a French front.
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KOMErem Tahan
hielk command
Libba
LONDON
Puen Laial
Mediterranean
Calgary Slavs Mark Anniversary Of Russian Attack
Calgary residents rally at St Georges Island park to mark the first anniversary of Germanys invasion of Russia. The All Slavic Peoples Committee sponsors the event to show support for a second European front and the 20 year air pact between Russia and Britain. Mayor Anieres Datson will speak.
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CALGARY
Germany
Russia
St Georers Taand park
All-Slav Peoples Committee
ghass
Great Briain
Anires Datson
Churchill And Roosevelt Mapping Counter Blows
Washington reports both Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt are believed to be mapping counter blows to a potential Axis summer offensive across Europe Asia and Africa. The White House maintains silence as strategy discussions unfold and observers note possible moves toward an invasion of Europe and intensified eastern front activity.
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WASHINGTON
Churchill
Roosevelt
Europe
Asia
Africa
White House
European
Berlin
Tokyo
Conscripts May Become Special RCMP Officers
Ottawa reports an order in council published in the Canada Gazette allowing certain men called for compulsory military training to join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Special constables. The measure applies to those deemed unfit for military training but fit for RCMP duties, provided postponement has not been granted.
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OTTAWA
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
RCMP
Imrie Rites On Monday
Funeral services for John Mills Imrie 58 former Edmonton Journal executive die in his sleep held at Robertson United Church at 4 pm Monday Rev Dr W G Wilson officiates Southam family represented by W W Southam of Montreal and publishers from Vancouver Winnipeg Calgary and Edmonton papers present Interment in Edmonton Cemetery
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EDMONTON
John Mills Imrie
Edmonton Journal
Robertson United church
W. G. Wilson
W Southam
Montreal
Southam
Southam Company Limited
E Nichols
Ritchie Speeds His Defences As Tobruk Prepares For Siege
AIRO June 20 An 8th Army detachment moved to strengthen Egypt defenses as two Axis columns veered west of Bardia after engagement about 25 miles from the town. Rommel’s main forces reportedly reorganized for a potential major assault on Tobruk, with siege operations and possible by passing the port under British control. Tobruk’s garrison remains cut off from overland supplies while Rommel weighs reducing its fortifications to use the port as a base in a Nile retreat.
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AIRO
Neil Ritchie
8th army
Egypt
Bardia
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
Rommel
Nile
Salum
Budget Will Boost Taxes By R K Carnegie
Ottawa June 20 Finance Minister J L Asley plans to unveil a budget next Tuesday to raise national revenue for war expenses. He is expected to consider higher individual and corporate income taxes, increased excess profits, and heavier levies on liquor soft drinks transportation and amusements. The challenge remains to raise revenue without boosting living costs and inflation.
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R. KE. CARNEGIE
OTTAWA
J L. Asley
house of commons
Asley
Bloody Terror Sweeps Austria Purge of Anti Social Elements
London dispatch reports Nazi Germany enlarging a purge labeled anti social elements in Vienna and Lower Danube Austria. DNB details define anti social as criminals and dissenters. campaign targets include those deemed unreliable, with possible labor camps or education camps. The push signals intensified Nazi control and extends beyond Austria into the Reich. The report notes Hitler’s regime may be guiding via wartime powers, with sentencing to come from authorities.
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Austria
LONDON
Jane WiCPI
Viennia
lower Danube
DNB
Tanks Ambushes Turn British Libyan Campaign
A wartime communique describes British tanks slipping into an ambush as German 50th and 84-millimetre guns thwarted a British advance near Bardia. The clash, labeled a black day for the 8th Army a week ago, involved the 15th German armored division and the 50th Northumbrian infantry, with a radio message noting British difficulties.
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Bardia
divi
Pope Ailing Forces Canceled Vatican Audiences Next Week
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII is ill with feverish bronchial catarrh and will cancel all audiences until next week. Officials say condition not believed serious though strain from recent engagements contributed.
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VATICAN CITY
C.P. Reuters
Pope Pitts
Vatican
Mere Man Shows Wartime Aircraft at Wright Field
The article describes the US Army B-49 Flying Laboratory being displayed at Wright Field with the aircraft in full war paint. It highlights the large retractable gear pocket likened to a cave in the wing and notes the scale of the aircraft relative to a mechanic shown working on an undercarriage wheel.
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army
Wright Field
New Road Into China Mapped To Aid Supply Line
CHUNGREING, June 20. Tolling over rugged terrain, two survey groups map a new supply route from India to China. The line from northeast India to Sikiang aims for operation before year end, replacing the Buona Reid closed by Japan. The path covers about 380 miles by land, 450 miles airline distance, with mountains forcing long curves. Freight may shift to bullock and pack ponies by Christmas, as motor trucks use the Burma Road for freight handling.
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CHUNGREING
India
China
Sikiang
Changking
Burma Road
Le Havre Targeted in Heavy Allied Raid
RAF fighters accompanied Boston bombers in an afternoon strike on Le Havre. Four Axis planes were destroyed and six British fighters reported missing after the mission.
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LONDON
RAF
RESSIA
MOSCOW
ssa
NEW YORK
ttaien
Montenesto
Yugoslavia
BBC today
CBS
CHURCHILL
iCP
Clement Wiice
dominions
United States
Attlee
N.Y
Fifly
Greenwich Village
Manhattan
Great Atlant Paper Company
Washington Street
LEN HARVEY
M—ICLP
Cabiri
Freddie Mills
Beurnemouth chalienger
stretant
HENDERSON
WASHINGTON
Jané
Ofuce
Leon Henderem
congress
STB
BARRANQVILLA
Colombh
Flers
Rio Hacha
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