Axis Bases Heavily Hit by Allied Bombers in Sicily Messina Raid
Allied air units from the Middle East dropped hundreds of high explosives and incendiaries on Messina Sicily in daylight. Bombs hit the naval oil depot and railways. RAF fighters struck a seaplane base at Preveza Greece, destroying a schooner and setting vessels aflame. One enemy fighter was reported destroyed and all Allied planes returned safely.
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CAIRO
United States
Middle East
Sicilian
Messina
Alled dewartere
North Africa
RAS
Mediterranean
Preveza
Greece
Aegean Sea
Grecian
RAF
NOLAND NORGAARD
Associated Press
Italy
Day In Parliament The war bill debate continues
The House of Commons will continue debate on the 3,890,000,000 war appropriation bill resolution. Defence Minister Ralston saidCanada's overseas army role was decided by those shaping strategy and would not necessarily be the spearhead of an offensive. The Senate did not sit.
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TODAX
house of commons
FESTORLAL
house
Defence
Ralston
Canada
senate
The Left Hand Corner The mis tress of a French premier
A vivid sketch of Mme de Portes as Paul Reynaud’s confidante and power behind the scenes. The piece claims she chaired General Staff meetings, influenced the Supreme War Council, prepared state papers, and pressured decisions that helped trigger Reynaud’s resignation and the fall of France. She is portrayed as domineering, unattractive, and central to the Vichy tale.
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Mme ‘de Portes
Paul Reynaue
Vincent Guest
Supreme War Council
Reynaud
genersist
French Republic
France
Winston Churchill
Paul Reynaud
Wa Moroces
Detain
Vichy
Reds Gain In Central Area Front Claim
Moscow May 26. Soviet front reports shift of land action to north central sector with four settlements captured. Russian air forces pound German lines and supply hubs while bombardments hit Rostov area and Donets approaches. Soviet official notes Germans struggle after Stalingrad but warn of renewed large scale summer campaign in 1943.
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MOSCOW
Rosvavl
Yelnya
Spas Demenskoe
Rostov
Lishchansk
Donets
widday
Leningrad
Red Baltic Sta
Nikolai Akimov
Stalingrad
Middle
Don
Caucasus
Motorists Lose Two Gas Coupons After June 3
Ottawa May 26 Motorists who apply for gasoline ration coupons after June 3 will have the first two months of the fiscal year April and May canceled. They will not receive a full 12 month allowance. The present ration is three gallons per coupon. Coupons cover the fiscal year 1943-44.
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OTTAWA
No Allied Commander Free Yet For Big Invasion
Washington, May 26. Prime Minister Churchill said no steps had been taken to appoint an Allied commander for a large invasion. He warned Italian leaders to quit the war and appealed to the people to seek safety from destruction. Churchill indicated the war tide favors the United Nations and emphasized continued heavy bombings against Japan.
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WASHINGTON
C.P
Europe
Churchill
Roosevelt
United Nations
JAPAN
India
Churchill meaie
Parliament Labor vs Shipbuilding It Moves Coal Miners Question
In Ottawa May 28 Labor Minister Mitchell said coal mining needs outweigh shipbuilding and suggested selective service plans to move about 200 shipyard workers to coal mines. MPs Nielsen and Gillis pressed for inquiry as 200 miners were trained for shipbuilding and may face reassignment. Mitchell argued the plan lacks sense and could disrupt either industry.
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OTTAWA
C.P.J
Mitchell
house of common
Dorise Nielsen
Unity
North Battleford
Clarence Gillis
Aspe Grcweuve
Pictou
Nielsen
Picton
MACDONALD STEAKS
Miz
Edsel Ford Dies At 49 In Detroit Suburb
DETROIT May 26 Edsel Ford 49, son of Henry Ford, died at his home in Grosse Pointe Shores. He led Ford Motor Co for 24 years and died after a long illness stemming from stomach ailments and complications. he had four children Rose Josephine and three sons Henry Benen and William.
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DETROIT
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Grosse Pointe Shores
youmagre Ford
Ford company
wees
Henry
Benen
William
ectete
Josephine
Edsel
Canuck Toll Is Fourteen
Canadian Press report details daylight German air attacks on two coastal towns killing and wounding Canadian soldiers. The list of dead includes R. G. Binden, A. Byron, H. Evans, W. Jackson, B. J. Marsoisis, D. J. McMartin and H. B. Moffat, with many others missing or injured as bombs collapsed buildings trapping victims.
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ROSS MUNRO
wrass
R. G. Binden
Verdun
Que. Tor
Canadians Safe Overseas Reinforcements Arrive in Britain
A British port reports reinforcements for the Canadian army arriving in Britain to join Dominion troops waiting for a European front. The force includes infantry, armored divisions and ancillary units such as artillery, ordnance, ASC, medical corps and engineers. Defence Minister J L Ralston wished them God speed before departure from Canada. The Atlantic crossing was calm and uneventful with 57 steerage aboard.
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CP. Cable
Cawadien
Britain
armed services
Defence
J. L. Ralston
ordnance
army service corps
medical corps
engineers
Atlantic
Germans Using Liquid Air Bomb Claims From Rome Radio
A Rome radio report said the German air force was deploying a liquid air bomb with a purported 300 to 850 yard destructive radius. The broadcast described Channel explosions felt in the region, with details varying on impact and range.
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LONDON
Rome
regiatia Ek Reet
Assassination Plot Tied to Croatian Fascist Group
A dispatch reports gunfire near Zagreb last Friday linked to the assassination of a Croatian Fascist official. Ottawa also notes over 25 Royal Canadian Air Force aircrew overseas in the British training plan have been commissioned for meritorious service and efficiency.
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BERNE
Budapest
Dugo Ceo
Zagreb
OTTAWA
Air Force headquarters
RCAF
Settan Crichton Robbie
John Leslie Moffatt
Admonton
Tremendous Bomb Load In Major RAF Daylight Raid
An armada of RAF heavy bombers attacked Dusseldorf last night in a continuing offensive aimed at Germany's arms centers. About 500 bombers participated, with many four motor giants carrying heavy explosives. Twenty seven Canadian bombers were reported missing as observers weighed the tonnage possibly equalling Dortmund’s record. The raid followed by a forceful across the channel push toward Calais as Allied planes press the attack on Axis targets.
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ONDON
C.F.1
RAF
Dortmund
Deesseldorff
Germany
Dusseldorf
R.C.A.F
air ministry
Duesseldorf
FRANCE
bomberg
channel
Calais
Britain
Brighton
Sweeps Continue On Jans In Burma
In Burma, FAP fighters pressed sweeps into Japanese occupied territory in the upper Chindwin district. British communique reported low altitude attacks on enemy objectives and destruction of roads and transport. The bulletin noted Allied planes were lost during the operations.
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NEW DELHI
Burma
upper Chindwin
atroa
Canada Army Role Questioned by Defence Minister
In Ottawa on May 6 Defence Minister Ralston said Canada’s overseas army would be shaped by those with major strategic input and advisers. He cautioned the force would not necessarily form the spearhead of any offensive, and noted debate over war appropriation as officials pressed fiscal limits. Col Ralston stressed battle experience comes from deployment, not mere status.
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OTTAWA
Ralston
commons
Canada
spd
howe
John RR. MacNicol
Toronto Davenport
Chinese and Japanese clashes update from Chungking
Central News Agency dispatches report Chinese repelling a Japanese advance near Chungking while other items note Allied and colonial forces in Jamaica and Canada. May 26 summaries include a German air force general crash, youths in Canada given suspended sentences, Nazism reports of a large convoy through the Strait of Gibraltar, and election talk in Ireland.
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CHUNGKING CHUNGEoras
China
west Central
wid Wotacday
JAMAICA
HAMILTON
Ont
Argiil and Sutherland highlanders
Princess Leube
Eatlatien
Jemnsicn SEar ENERGY
IQNE DUBIAN
Preeaktr De ‘Valera
Loethbridge
Arther Bearnest
RC Thebers
NEW YORK
Treamerta
wrepsynod
Algeciras
Spain
sren Wedpesiay
Strait of Gibraltar
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G. School
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Farrell
New Zealand
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Reds
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J. F. SANDERSON
Ait
Malcolm MacDonald
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England
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Tpr
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Cornwall
H. B. Moffat
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Canada Army
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Hong Kong
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