Bombers Hit Genoa and Turin in Second Night Raid
The big RAF and Commonwealth air force raid over northern Italy included Halifax bombers led by Wing Commander Len Fraser. Genoa and Turin suffered notable damage at Savona and surrounding ports while three crews did not return. A Lancaster flew most of the way home on three engines as the raid involved four motored bombers and small Manchester aircraft.
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Air Force
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Vancouver
H. G. Shockley
Savona
Ligurian
Alps
Halligan
Blueprint to reshape postwar rural Britain housing plan
The plan envisions eliminating cold comfort farms and rural slums, replacing them with semi detached villas set in green fields. Cottages for farm workers reduced, village facilities built including hall theater library and canteen, with centralized services and no main road traffic.
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ministry of works
obs
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Red Troops breach Nazi defence line near Stalingrad
Moscow dispatch reports Red Army troops broke through the German front northwest of Stalingrad. A northside factory held by two tank supported infantry brigades repelled German attacks despite a rain of bombs. Russian communique says a breach widened the Soviet front and German forces retreated after day-long fighting, with losses estimated.
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Associated Press
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ata
Red Star
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Nerther
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Halsey Receives Pacific Command in WWII
Vice Admiral William F. Halsey selected to command United States naval forces in the South Pacific area, relieving Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley. Ghormley's future duties to be announced. Halsey has led key operations in the Solomon Islands campaign and will report to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
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William F. Halsey
United States
South Pacific
Robert L. Ghermies
navy
Ghermles
battle of the Solomons
Hale
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Chester
ciner
Packie
Siensk aed
African timetable shows key North Africa dates in 1940s war
The record lists major milestones in the North Africa campaign including Axis and Allied moves from September 17 1940 to September retreat before El Alamein. It notes Tobruk and Bengasi sieges, captures of prisoners, and shifts of frontline positions across Libya and Egypt.
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Loan Total Gets Biggest Boost Friday
Canada's Third Victory Loan saw its largest day yet with 93,673 applications and 62,085,450 in new subscriptions, lifting the national total to 253,768,059. Seven insurance firms participated including Biowarch Life Assurance and Worthenafe Assurance Co.
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Canada
Biowarch Life Assurance Co
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Worthenafe Assurance Co
Eddie Rickenbacker Reported Missing In Pacific Flight
U S flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker is overdue after a Pacific hop from Oahu. The War Department said he is missing with a bomber crew possibly aboard the aircraft, in an area southwest of Honolulu where Amelia Earhart vanished years ago.
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All-Out Drive Hits Axis Lines In North Africa Push
A major Allied offensive at El Alamein in Egypt sees the British Eighth Army strike the Axis line with air and sea support. Royal Navy shelling Matruh accompanies land blows as Montgomery’s forces reinforce and push toward Rommel's positions amid reported fierce fighting.
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Don Whitehead
Associated Press
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Vichy Government Nearing End Amid French Turmoil
Associated Press reporter Fred Vanderschadde notes that the Vichy regime appears close to collapse as Laval allies pack bags and Admiral Darian considers a new governing base in Africa amid lingering resistance from remaining forces.
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FRED VANDERSCHADDE
Associated Press
Vichy
centhmen
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France
Pierre Laval
Jean Darian
Hallowe’en gifts go to milk fund in Alberta town
Children in LaCombe Alberta plan to forgo door to door Hallowe’en treats and give all collected gifts to a milk fund aiding British children in the war zone. Calgary report notes Minister Angus Macdonald urges readiness before any second action.
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LACOMBE
Alfa
Edmonton
CALGARY
Oct
Angus Macdonald
Jap Forces Closing In Near Guadalcanal
Allied bombers hit Japanese naval lines in the Pacific as Japan reportedly establishes positions on Russell Island 30 miles northwest of Guadalcanal. Navy officials say 12 Japanese planes were destroyed and a second probe repelled while heavy Allied bombardment continues.
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santa
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Australis
U S Faces Hefty War Debt Burden Across Allies
The United States spends about 6.9 billion dollars monthly on war costs while tax receipts total around 1.2 billion, placing the U S under a heavy debt load compared with Canada and Britain. Strong emphasis on high taxes reflects historic revenue aims as the page continues.
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Canada
Air Raid Alarms Echo as War News Hits Global"
News briefs report air raid sirens in Vichy France and the arming world as broadcasts note governors summoned in Dakar. Other items cover Canada transatlantic mail service talks, Skoda factory sabotage shootings, Dieppe veterans returning to Canada, a US draft training amendment, and the death of Vancouver lawyer Martin Griffin KC.
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