No Damage In 40 Minute Raid Off Oregon Coast
Six to nine shells hit the coastline near Seaside Oregon about 11 30 last night fired from an unidentified offshore craft the army reported Firing lasted about 15 minutes with no damage or casualties and no further details were immediately available Seaside lies near the Columbia river mouth and from Vancouver Island distant region.
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SAN FRANCISCO
United States army
Seaside
Ore
western defence command
fourth army
Columbia river
Vancouver Island
Submarine Raid Fails to Score at Estevan Point Station
The Defence Minister said two enemy craft likely took part in Saturday night’s shelling of the Estevan Point wireless and telegraph station on Vancouver Island’s west coast. About 30 shells fired over 40 minutes caused no damage. British Columbians remained calm as similar Seaside Oregon attacks circulated, with surface raider theories surfacing in Victoria.
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Lonely Radio
Vancouver Island
UAWA
C.P
Ralston
house of commons
Estevan Point
Col
west coast
Kenneth Stuart
Col. Ralston
Pacific
VICTORIA
Andrew McGavin
Estevan
McNaughton Favored to Lead Allied Offensive
The Gazette cites a Washington dispatch stating Lt Gen A G L McNaughton is heavily favored to lead the United Nations force opening the second front in Europe likely in 1942. The British war office backs him and Roosevelt and Marshall reportedly support the choice.
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MONTREAL
The Gazette
Washington
B. Shapiro
A. G. L. McNaughton
United Nations
Europe
British war office
McNaughton
Roosevelt
Isley Budget Delayed To Tomorrow Night In Commons
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Isley announced in the house that the budget will be presented tomorrow night at 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 6 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time rather than in the afternoon as usual.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Isley
house of commons
E.D.T
Horse bot flies threaten work horses in wartime Canada
An article discusses bot fly infestations in horses used on farms and industrial ventures in Canada. It explains signs of infestation such as head bobbing and unmanageable behavior caused by throat bot flies and details the horse bot fly’s habits and location on the animal.
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Canada
SLAVERBROOK
Lord Braierbrook
Formosans Attack Japanese Naval HQ in Amoy
Central News reports Formosan rebels throw bombs into Japanese naval headquarters at Amoy on June 17, killing many Japanese and stirring consternation in Fukien province port.
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CHUNGHING
Chinese new agency
Central News
Amoy
Fukien
McNaughton Stock Rumors Stir U N Command Debate
Washington reports speculating Lt Gen A G L McNaughton as possible supreme Allied commander in Europe faced skepticism from Stephen Early. Roosevelt’s secretary called the stories highly speculative as officials note American public reactions to campaigns in Malaya and Libya.
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J. F. SANDERSON
WASHINGTON
A. G. L. McNaughton
Britain
United Nations
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
McNaughton
Lyttelton Returns from US Trip with Churchill Talk
Britain's minister of production Captain Oliver Lyttelton arrived near London after a US visit and says he conferred with Prime Minister Churchill following Churchill's own arrival in the United States.
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LONDON
Oliver Lyttelton
Britain
United States
Churchill
Churchill Roosevelt Talks Show Progress In War Talks
Washington reports progress in Churchill and Roosevelt conferences with military experts from both nations. A joint statement is expected, but specifics on opening a second front or North Africa strategy were not disclosed.
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CHURCHILL-ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON
Churchill
Roosevelt
White House
United Nations
Stephen Early
Europe
North
Africa
Canada backs Russia as war rages in Middle East
In Ottawa Prime Minister Mackenzie King praised the Russian people and pledged Canada would help if possible as Middle East war conditions were described as the toughest since the conflict began. Navy Minister Macdonald warned conscription for overseas service may come suddenly and stressed it is a Canadian war, not merely imperial. Shells fired at Estevan Point were not fully identified.
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OFFAWA
C.P
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Middle East
King
Russia
Canada
Mr. King
M.7. Coldwell
C.C
Rusdani
MACDONALD
OTTAWA
Navy
National Resources Mobilization Act
iShells
Estevan Point
Vancouver Island
Mr. Macdonald
Hold Japs To No Gains In Chekiang Kiangsi Rail Fight
The Chinese high command said Japanese gains were almost zero over six days of fighting for the central 50 mile Chekiang Kiangs railway area. Chinese troops, pushed back briefly, closed on points behind Japanese lines threatening their communications. Reports placed clashes at Lungyu near the rail line and around Chuhsien, with heavy fighting in the hills near Keangfeng across the Kiangsi border.
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CHUNGKING
Chekiang-Kiangs
Lungyu
Pye Chekjang-Kiangsi
Chuhsien
Keangfeng
Kiangsi province
Sevastopol falls under crushing German siege advances
Germans widen the siege at Sevastopol as Soviet defenders retreat from northern and southern forts under enormous pressure. Reports say heavy casualties approach 100000 for the Axis in three weeks while a new wedge of infantry artillery and tanks drives into the defenses.
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HENRY CASSID
OSCOW
Sevastopol
Crimean
HENRY GC. CASSIDY
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Sevasiev BOl
Russia
Michael Kalinin
Soviet information bureau
Ukraine
Hitler
Crimea
Ritchie Loses 25,000 To Smashing Axis Drive
Airo dispatches report Tobruk fallen under Axis attack as 25,000 of Lt Gen Neil Ritchie’s Eighth Army are said captured. British forces retreat toward the Egyptian border with clashes 12 miles northwest of Fort Capuzzo as Tobruk’s loss threatens the entire Middle East position.
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Ritchie
Axis
AIRO
Tobruk
Middle East
Libya
Fort Capuzzo
Egypt
Neil Ritchie
8th
Royal Canadian Air Force Demon squadron scores first victory
London June 22 report of RCAF crews led by Pilot Officer D J Urquhart of Sydney Nova Scotia. His Hudson bomber hit a medium enemy vessel despite heavy opposition returning safely. Crew included J A Thain Wyoming Ontario and A C Wauthier Toronto wireess operator and H A Cordell Russell Ontario. Two Canadian squadrons took part in the RGAF raid on Emden starting fires in the dock area.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
Royal Canadian Air Force
D. J. Urquhart
Sydney
N.S
J. A. Thain
Wyoming
A. C. Wauthier
Toronto
H. A. Cordell
Russell
RGAF
Emden
R.A.F
Germany
British observers critique campaign in Libya
London dispatch notes British and Allied leaders face a crisis after a major Libyan defeat. Observers say the situation may delay a second front this year and prolong the war, with Churchill under pressure as Britain weighs options and U.S. reactions.
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LIBYA
DREW MIDDLETON
Associated Press
LONDON
Evrope
Germany
Axis push toward Fort Capuzzo and Egypt border
Reports from Berlin claim German troops moved from Tobruk toward Bir El Gobi and Bardia near the Egyptian frontier. A British communique notes an Axis column approaching Fort Capuzzo and contact with British forces near Sidi Azeiz. It adds Tobruk’s fate remains unresolved as Rommel eyes a swift strike into Egypt.
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Bir El Gobi
Bardia
Fort Capuzzo
Egypt
Berlin
Tobruk
Sidi Azeiz
Libya
Erwin Rommel
RITCHIE
Coast to remain on alert after Estevan shelling
British Columbia defence services stayed on alert after Defence Minister Ralston said Saturday night’s shelling of the Estevan lighthouse and Dominion government radio station on Vancouver Island was carried out by two enemy crafts. German losses and Allied patrols are reported in other wartime updates.
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VICTORIA
British Columbia defence services
house of commons
Defence
Ralston
Dominion poveinment
Estevan
Vancouver Island
LONDON
admiralty
English Channel
North Sea
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California Shipbuilding Corporation
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Christian X
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England
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C.P.1
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Ion Antonescu
Rumania
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