Allies pound Essen Jena air hubs in Sardinia and Pantelleria raid
Allied air forces bombed Villacidro and Decimomannu in Sardinia and Pantelleria, destroying planes on the ground and wounding airfields. One Allied pilot survived a 18 minute dogfight after 4,000 fragmentation bombs fell on Decimomannu. Italian communique noted damage to Sardinia and Pantelleria while Sicily was hit.
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Noland Norgaard
Associated Press
ULIED
North Africa
A.P
Villacidro
Decimomannu
Sardinia
Pantelleria
Italy
North African
Rome radio
Sicily
thewir
Ewerte
Sousse
Gulf of Palmas
Malta
Middle East
Mediterranean
Greece
Cairo
Aegean
Ses
Bombs Hit Main Kiska Camp in Japanese Held Island Action
Washington May 28. The navy department announced US air forces bombed the main camp on Kiska Island May 25. Bomb fragments targeted gun emplacements and surrounding areas as Allied forces pressed the campaign. Also Washington May 28. US troops attacked the third main Japanese position on Attu Island near Lake Cortes and indications suggested the enemy force on Attu was breakdown into small pockets of resistance.
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WASHINGTON
R.C.AP
United States
Kiska Island
navy department
ATTU
Attu Island
Lake Cortes
mann
Boyer and Wife Expect First Child in December
Hollywood gossip notes that actor Charles Boyer and his wife Pat Pater son film actress are expecting their first child in December. They have been married ten years.
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HOLLYWOOD
Charles Boyer
Pat Paterson
Left Hand Corner Reveals War Cost In Air Link To Beatty Ancestry
The Toronto Telegram reports Canadian Pacific figure Sir Edward Beatty's ancestors are traced via a chatty anecdote from a ticket clerk in New York, Abs J Smith seeks son James Smith now thought to work in telegraphs with Postal and other firms. Refs Belfast News Letter. Continued on page 1.
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Sir Edward Beatty
OUIS BRUNETTE
Canadian National Railways
Fifth avenue
New York
Toronto Telegram
Abs. J. Smith
Scotland
Winnipeg
James Smith
Brunstie
Smith
Abs. Smith
OK Country
Chicago
Bruntie
dJones Smith
EDWARD BEATTY
Belfast
Wilfred Abbott
Coleraine
mere
Abe
sessenday
CPR
Montreal
Sir Edward
South
Eden Pledges Italy And Germany Will Be Bombed To Defeat
Ottawa dispatch reports Canadian Defence Minister Ralston declares Canada will aid defeat Japan as it fights Germany. He disputes claims of two wars, says Canada will do whatever it can to help defeat Japan in the Pacific. Eden in London vows bombing Italy and Germany to utter defeat and destruction of Fascism, asserting Britain will press air attacks with all power.
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Eden
Italy
Germany
OTTAWA
CP.1J
Canada
Japan
Ralston
house of commons
Howard Green
Cor
Vancouver South
Green
Pacific
Col. Ralston
ORTSMOUTH
Eng
C.P
Mussolini
Hitler
London
Britain
Goering
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Potatoes Shortage Measures Discussed by Parliament
Ottawa May 28 Douglas Abbott parliamentary assistant to Finance Minister Isley said the prices board is requisitioning carloads of potatoes to areas of greatest need in British Columbia and beyond. He outlined seed potato labeling rules and noted exports of certified seed potatoes were restricted. Also noted were quinine supply controls and a venereal disease briefing to the Commons committee outlining action sectors and the need for medical and social measures to curb syphilis in Canada.
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OTTAWA
Douglas Abbott
Isley
house of commons
prices board
British Columbia
Abbott
beard
nual
south Pacific
O—Li-CoL
HL Williams
pensions department
house of commons social security committee
Canada
J. Archambault
Quebec
Gordon Bates
Health Leagis of
Day In Parliament Digest for June Debates
The Canadian Parliament reports ongoing debate in the House on a 53.89 billion appropriation bill awaiting passage while the Senate adjourns until June 6. Yesterday, Defence Minister Ralston voiced Canada’s stance against Japan, aiding efforts to defeat Japan as in World War II, and defended the Dieppe raid as a tragic yet valuable exploit. He also introduced a first reading of a bill amending the criminal code to tighten betting on horse races. The Senate did not sit.
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house of commons
senate
house
Defence
Ralston
Canada
Japan
Germany
H. A. Bruce
Toronto Parkdale
Dieppe
Fires 2000 Feet Up By Halifax and Wellington Squadrons
Canadian bomber groups Halifax and Wellington squadrons returned from the Essen raid reporting fires roaring to 2000 feet through heavy smoke. Pilots described two big explosions and a blue blaze lighting the sky, with some ships damaged by intense flak. Many Canadians flew in crews aboard RAF Lancasters during the operation.
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LOUIS V. HUNTER
LONDON
CP. Cable
Halifax
Wellington
Essen
Jim Alexander
Nanaimo
Fred Piper
Tuxford
Sask
PO Bern Heintz
Regina
mqmadrons
Art Lewis
Lethbridge
Airo
Robert W. Randolph
Winnipeg
Fit Sqn
William M. Roberts
Macgregor
Man
Kuban Fight Still Raging
Soviet and German lines clash in the Kuban delta with claims of large offensives near Novorossisk and Kerch Strait. German reports say 150000 Russians seek a major breakthrough while front dispatches warn of repelled infantry assaults and contested air battles amid heavy aerial activity.
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WILLIAM McGAFFIN
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Kuban
Kerch Strait
Novorossisk
Red army
Red air force
Akyab Bombed as Burma Land Action Reported
New Delhi May 2 C RAF bombers with fighter escort exploded bombs across Akyab Island village while Hurricanes machine gunned a bridge and enemy positions south of Buthedaung. All raiders returned safely according to a British communique. Western Burma land action above Maungdaw Buthedaung area was limited to patrolling.
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NEW DELHI
RAF
Akyab Island
Buthedaung
Burma
Maungdaw-Buthedaung
US Requisitioning Idle Farm Machinery Amid War Boost
Washington May 28 The War Food Administration announces government requisition of idle farm machinery to boost food production. Officials say windfall of implements left by Japanese on west coast farms will be prioritized, with farmers offered reasonable prices for any equipment taken.
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WASHINGTON
war food administration
United States
Massive RAF Raid Pounds Ruhr Krupp Arsenal
British air raids hammer Essen and nearby Ruhr targets with waves of bombers delivering well over a thousand tons to Krupp works. Mosquito bombers strike Jena wounding Zeiss and Schott glass works as RAF fighters press daylight operations into northern France and Belgium.
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Krupp
JENAONDON
C.P
Dortmund
Duesseldorf
air ministry
e Essen
R.A.F
Essen
RAF
France
Jena
Carl Zeiss
Schottgiess
Germany
Belgium
Britain
air’ ministry
R . ‘W. Reynolds
Berlin fears nerves war in Europe by Allied blitz
Berlin reports that German officials warn Axis peoples to guard against an Allied nerve war, with propaganda leaflets targeting Italy and the Balkans, ongoing bombing raids over the past 48 hours, and a vast Allied air power buildup in North Africa as observed by Svenska Dagbladet's Berlin correspondent.
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STOCKHOLM
Italy
Balkans
Berlin
Svenska Dagbladet
North Africa
Abitibi Appeal Opens London Privy Council Hearing
The Abitibi Power and Paper Company appeal opened in London before the Privy Council Judicial Committee. The first day reviewed the case history with Lord Aikin as chairman and Lords Thankerton MacMillan Wright and Russell of Killowen in attendance.
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LONDON
CP. Cable
Abitibi Power and Paper Company, Limited
privy council
Lord Aikin
Thankerton, MacMillan, Wright and Russell
Killowen
Bombers Hit Ichang in China and Other War Updates
May 28 report from the Chinese central news agency says Chinese bombers escorted by fighters attacked Ichang on the Yangtse river, inflicting damage on military installations while attackers returned safely. A six alarm fire swept Oakland's Gihad warehouse district, threatening Moore Drydock yards and Liberty ship construction. A German quake near Stuttgart damaged chimneys and injured several. In Ontario, a crash-triggered fire destroyed a general hire and post office, with three dead and a village threatened. Canadian officers joined Attu observers with U S forces to study Japanese tactics and battlefield methods.
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ICHANG CHUNGKING
A.P.1
Ichang
Yangtse
Hupeb
OAKLAND
Cailf
Gihad
agnare
Moore Drydock Company
GERMANY
STUTTGART
LONDON
DNB
ONTARIO
DUNBARTON
Ont
C.P
of & J
VANCOUVER
CP-1
Attu
United States
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Great Britain
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Kiska
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munitions department
E. T. Sterne
Java
Garvin Porter
Balboats, Sark
Set
Charles Glover
Windhorst
Sgt. Lewis
T Lewis
Hugh Lewis
The
Herald composing
Mier
No 3
ELT
Big Caucasus
AKYAB
U.S
Ruhr Arsenal
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