Allied Planes Hammer Axis Lines All Day
British forces battled Axis armor along the southern Egyptian front near El Alamein as USAAF joined RAF in large scale air operations. A British sally on the El Alamein northern flank yielded German prisoners while Rommel pushed with an estimated 500 to 600 tanks toward potential gaps near Himeimat and Gambut Sidi Barrani.
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R.A.F
United States army air force
Erwin Rommel
Alexandria
Nile
Suez canal
Rommel
El Alamein
Ruweisat ridge
El Himeimat
Qaitara
Gambut
Sidi Barrani
Himeimat
Alamein
The Escape of a Nurse Breach Between Laval and Petain
London correspondence in the Ottawa Journal says rumors of a breach between Laval and Petain are discredited. Laval gains ground with pro German alignment while Vichy remains restrained. Petain’s resistance weakens, sparking speculation on Nazi demands and French reaction amid wartime shortages.
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Laval
Petain
Knight
England
London
Ottawa Journal
Vichy
France
Hitler
Observer
Willkie in Middle East on Far East tour
Wendell L. Willkie, en route to Russia and Asia, arrived in Cairo and was welcomed by U S and British officials. He plans visits to Russia, China, Turkey, Arabia, Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Iran on a mission for the government to explain the American war effort and unity behind it.
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CAIRO
Wendell L. Willkie
Russia
India
China
Willkie
Alexander Kirk
United States
Egypt
R. G. Casey
Middle East
Russell L. Maxwell
North Africa
Turkey
Arabia
Palestine
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Roosevelt
Stalingrad Holds Against German Attack On Day Seven
Reporting from Moscow on September 2, Associated Press describes fierce combat as Soviet defenses resist a major German tank assault on Stalingrad near the Don bridgeheads and Volga. Russians launch a counter-attack to roll back the wedge and slow the German advance.
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EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Stalingrad
Volga
Fedor Von Bock
Red army
Don
RZHEV
lower Volga
Prussia
Poland
Warsaw
India Awaits Jap Action Amid Gandhi Call for Independence
The monsoon has passed and Hindus perform coconuts ritual as the potential battle for India nears. Gandhi's passive resistance campaign shapes this tense moment, threatening cooperation with British and American forces in Burma unless Britain grants immediate independence.
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PRESTON GROVER
Associated Press
BOMBAY
India
Mohantal Gandhi
Gandhi
All-India Congress
Burma
Britain
Power Back In Dominion Addressing 5.C.AF Visit
Air Minister Power lands in Quebec City from New York after trans Atlantic clipper trip from Britain where he conferred with Royal Canadian Air Force officers and visited RGA squadrons. He will go to Ottawa after a Quebec press conference. Air Marshal Breadner did not accompany him back. Power is shown in a Spitfire cockpit talking with RCAF men at a Canadian air station in Britain.
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C.AF
TAWA
C.P
Power
Quebec City
New York
United Kingdom
Royal Canadian Air Force
RGA
re sett
H.CAF
Ottawa
Quebec
L. S. Breadner
Major Power
Britain
S. L. De Carteret
N. R. Anderson
air staff
Pearkes Icon of Courage Named Pacific Command Chief
Ottawa reports Maj Gen G R Pearkes VC will take command as general officer commanding in chief Pacific forces. Described as fearless, fit, and fair, Pearkes embodies a legendary fighter persona. Guerrilla warfare along the Pacific coast could suit his bold leadership style, observers note.
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OTTAWA
C.P
George” Pearkes
G. R. Pearkes
V.C
Pacific
Pearkes
George
Ration Cards For 18 In Family Prompt Mix Up
OTTAWA Sept 2 A rationing official joked about a mix up after a father declared there were 18 in his family. The officer asked for all names, and the father laughed he would get the list from his wife, saying he was beat and needed time to go home.
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OTFAWA
Bahr Convicted Spy Gets 30 Year Prison Sentence
Herbert K. F. Bahr was convicted of conspiracy to aid Germany as a spy and received a 30 year prison sentence in Newark New York on September 2 to 4. The case highlights a bold wartime espionage attempt with Bahr as the principal defendant.
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NEWARK
Herbert K. F. Bahr
Germany
Prussia Raided as Russian Air Campaigns Reported
German night command said Russian aircraft raided Prussia and narrowly tipped fires in Warsaw during a rapid offensive on September 2, marking intensified air activity over Berlin and surrounding theaters of war.
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BERLIN
Prussia
Poland
Warsaw
Mob Gathers Around Two U S Soldiers After Irish Hanged
In Belfast on September 2 crowds forming around two American soldiers reacted to the hanging of Thomas J Williams an 18 year old Irish Republican Army member for the policeman's death The incident began when police tried to disperse a crowd of about 300 The soldiers were not harmed and two demonstrators were arrested on rioting charges The scene was largely contained with only mild protests outside the jail
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BELFAST
Northern Ireland
United States
Thomas J. Williams
Irish Republican army
Williams
New Guinea Battle Rages Near Kokoda Sector
Allied headquarters in Australia reports Japanese troops pressing toward Bert Moresby in the Kokoda sector of New Guinea. Allied ground forces are in close engagement as fighters conduct two heavy strafing attacks on enemy positions and lines of communication. Javanua forces spar for weeks in the jungles near Kokoda while air bases at Port Moresby receive supplies.
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ALLIED
Australia
Milne Bay
Bert Moresby
Kokoda
New Guinea
Javan bua
Owen Stanley mountain range
Port Moresby
Cairo Bombing Kills Five and Injures Three in Raid
Five killed and three wounded in a Cairo area air raid last night. In Edmonton, harvest work is underway with students granted school leave. Ross Sheppard's superintendent notes volunteers from Edmonton high schools for field labor during the harvest period.
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CAIRO
EDMONTON
Ross Sheppard
Vital Nazi Cologne Center Bombed by Allied Raids
The Saarbruecken railway hub in western Germany endured a massive night raid by British and Canadian bombers described as another Cologne. Over 200 bombers were involved with three lost. the attack flattened parts of the city while crews reported fires, flak holes, and a narrow escape from enemy fighters. Wing Cmdr Walsh led the operation, with 22-year-old PO John Higham and crew confirming intense northeastern district damage and subsequent Spitfire attacks.
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Alan Randal
ITH
R.C.A.F
ENGLAND
C.P
Saarbruecken
Germany
Cologne
Coventry
Arthur Walsh
Winnipeg
R.AF.R.C.A.F
Gemany
air ministry
France
Assiniboia
Sask
Fit
S.C. Lee
Minnedosa
Karl Sveinson
Eliros
Art Loach
Torontoe
Den Morrison
Chalk River
Ont
Beefless days plan for Australia urged by minister
Canberra reports Commerce Minister Willan J. Scully announced that Australians will be required to forgo beef two days weekly to free meat for the armed forces. The minister suggested substituting more rationed rabbit and lamb to cover needs.
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CANBERRA
Willan J. Scully
Worthingtons Wallopers Bring Canadian Dagger To Britain
Canadian forces under Maj Gen F F Worthington arrive in Britain strengthening the armored division training near an expansive camp. The bulk of Worthingtons Wallopers join air force crews and nursing staff in overseas deployment as Dieppe remains a topic at the barracks with Montreals Hosptital unit among arrivals.
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Berlin
WORTHINGTON
WALLOPERS
BRITAIN
DOUGLAS AMARON
ENGLAND
F. F. Worthington
RCAF
air force
cerner
Dieppe
tarracks
Patt
lis
aie
Montreal
Hos
Roosevelt Nears Wage Stabilization Decision
From reliable administration sources Roosevelt has about decided to stabilize wages and is debating whether to include salaries. Wages and salaries are described as major decisions to be made before his Labor Day message on the cost of living.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
War bullety blitz and arrests across theaters
Soviet bombers raid Warsaw hitting German military and industrial targets while U S plans and other war updates stream in from Belfast to Quito. Arrests include Graf Spee crew member and Gestapo arrest rumor Julius Streicher with Chinese forces nearing Kinzhou enviro urban area. Retired Ecuadorian commander entangled in a coup plot. Pat Lenihan and other Western Canada internees freed.
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WARSAW
MOSCOW
Evssian yadie
BELFAST
U.S. ARMY
United States army
WASHINGTON
GRAF SPEE
BUENOS AIRES
chamber of deputies
Herbert Drees
JULIUS STREICHER
GESTAPO
LONDON
C.P
Daily Express
Steckfrom
Jultus Streicher
Nasi Jenbalter
Franconia
KINHWA CHUNGRING
Kinhwa
ECUADOR
QUITO
APJ
Virgilio Molina
PAT LENIBAN
CALGARY
OTTAWA
Hull
Canada
Pat Lenihan
N. Swankes
Coleman
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Rio de Janeiro
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Cologned
Europe
Nick Turnour
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Turnour
Allan Ross
Holand
Man
John Knight
Arthur Dorey
Tantalion
N.S
David Lawton
OQaint Taha
Lawton
VITAL NAZI
Gen. Worthington
amy service corps
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