Nazis Claim Kiev Is Now Mopped Up
Berlin dispatches claim a house to house mop up finished the capture of Kiev. Hitler’s headquarters said the garrison capitulated as flame throwers dive bombers and tanks sealed the city. The citadel was reached at 11 a.m. and the flag unfurled 10 minutes later amid rapid mopping up and near surrender of remaining forces. Continued coverage noted scanty details and that the entry was first announced yesterday.
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BERLIN
Kiev
Hitler
Ukraine
Germany
fantry
All Not Lost At Capital Of Ukraine
Moscow reports key defense of Kiev remains intact as Soviet lines hold against heavy fighting. Red Star notes gunners in Kiev fight to the death and the Red Army aims to inflict heavy losses on German forces. Odessa air actions claim fifteen enemy planes down. Nazi bombing on Moscow yields limited damage.
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Ukraine
Moscow
Kiev
Soviet information bureau
Red Star
Red army
Black Sea
Odessa
Alpine chasseurs
Strikers To Take Vote At McKinnon Industries
In St Catharines Ontario Robert S Stacey of the United Automobile Workers says a “back to work” move at McKinnon Industries is a company plan. A group of 180 workers now inside the plant want fellow strikers to return to work as talks continue. A general meeting Sunday will vote on the strike stance.
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ST. CATHARINES
Ont
Robert S. Stacey
United Automobile Workers of America
McKinnon Industries, Ltd
Ernest Johnson
Stacey
Norman McLarty
McKinnon Industries
Dig for Victory drives vast vegetable growth network
The Left Hand Corner notes the Dig for Victory drive boosts yields with 1.6 million allotments producing about £20 million yearly. Rail embankments nationwide host hundreds of tons of vegetables, Southern Railway reports 13 000 allotments on 500 acres, London holds over 38 000 allotments and parks farm 250 more acres plus 600 acres for sheep grazing. A Toronto Telegram item mentions RAF airman Filis Houston from Glasgow visiting Toronto’s Exhibition while facing typical wartime financial strain.
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Southern Railway
London
Toronto Telegram
Filis Houston
R.A.F
Glasgow
Toronto
Train Hits Yard Engine in Swift Current
In Swift Current Saskatchewan the second section of CPR westbound train No. 3 crashed into a yard engine. Several passengers were shaken. engineer J C Grant sustained head injuries after falling from the yard engine cab. Nurses and a military doctor on board gave aid. most passengers resumed their journey after a short delay.
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SWIFT CURRENT
Sask
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan
J. C. Grant
Vichy Frees 24 Union Leaders in Wider Release
Interior Minister Pierre Pucheu announced that 24 more union leaders released from seven concentration camps bring total liberations to 64 in a month. Officials say bona fide labor leaders wrongly arrested as Communists are being freed. Three more detainees were released from Val-Les-Bains including aviation gen Vochet Jacques Cazaux and deputy Tixier Wignan court. About 2,976 held in six camps in the unoccupied zone for crimes against the Petain regime and approximately 17,000 foreigners are held in eight camps.
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VICHY
Pierre Pucheu
Val-Les-Bains
Aviation
Vochet
Jacques Cazaux
essonies
Tixier Wignancourt
information services
Wignancourt
Marshal Petain
Petain
Great Fires Started At Baltic Port Stettin Target in RAF Raid
London dispatch reports Royal Air Force long range bombers focused on Stettin, Baltic port and key Russian front supply base, setting docks warehouses and rail yards ablaze. Two RAF planes lost, Coastal Command attacked Nantes with all returning safely. No confirmation of Berlin raid. Nazi claims contradicted by press.
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LONDON
C.P
Royal Air Force
Stettin
Germany
air ministry
Nantes
France
Oder river
Naz
Berlin
Press Association
R.A.F
Anti German Disorders Increasing in Holland
London dispatch reports rising sabotage and anti Nazi demonstrations across the Netherlands. Curfews in Hoensbroek, fines of 50,000 guilders in Enschede, and stoning of 50 W.A. men in Wouw highlight widespread resistance. Utrecht, Rotterdam, and other towns see rowdyism, resignations, and clergy withholding services to Nazis as officials plead for control.
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LONDON
Aneta
Netherlands
Holland
Nieuwsblad Van Het Noorden
HoensBroeck
Enschede
Arrival of U.S. guns for Australian troops announced
Canberra reports the arrival of the first shipment of United States made machine guns for Australian troops. The announcement was made today by Army Minister Percy Spender.
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CANBERRA
Australia
Percy Spender
United States of Europe Seen by Finnish Minister
Finnish trade minister Vaino Tanner in Berlin envisions a United States of Europe after the war. He says the union could be political as well as economic but only if Bolshevism is eliminated, and he declines to discuss Finland’s stance on Axis plans for a new order.
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BERLIN
United States of Europe
Vaino Tanner
Germany
legation
united states
Tanner
Finland
Bulgaria to Enter War on Axis Side Declares Emergency
The Sunday Dispatch reports King Boris of Bulgaria has decided to join the Axis in the war. British dispatches from Turkey note a Bulgarian radio announcement declaring a state of emergency in Bulgaria.
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BULGARIA
LONDON
C.P
Sunday Dispatch today
Boris
Turkey
Balkan
Britain U S Agree On Immediate Aid To Russia
London reports an agreement between U S and British missions to Moscow on immediate material aid to Russia. Harriman says the deal covers shipments now, not broad policy, with hundreds of American planes and tanks to be sent as transport allows.
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LONDON
C.P
Russia
United States
Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Lord Beaverbrook
James Chaney
George Brett
Middle East
Brett
Britain
Hanson Sees Bombed Area During London Tour
Canadian Conservative house leader Hon. R. B. Hanson toured the bombed districts of London for four hours with Ottawa colleagues and Ontario leader Lt.-Col. George A. Drew. He praised rescue workers and urged Canada to recognize their heroism, predicting George Medals for the firefighters. Hanson and Casselman then planned weekend visits with Viscount Bennsett, their former Ottawa leader.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
R. B. Hanson
the
Temple
city
east end
Ottawa house
Leonard O'Brien
Alan Cockeram
A. ©. Casselman
George A. Drew
Ontario
R. A. Bell
Hanson
Canada
George
Casselman
Viscount Bennsett
Ottawa
Hakone Maru Cleared For Homeward Voyage From Singapore
British authorities granted clearance for the Japanese vessel Hakone Maru to sail from Singapore tomorrow carrying nearly 200 Japanese nationals homeward bound from India Ceylon and Malaya.
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SINGAPORE
India
Ceylon
Malaya
Defence Exposition Opens in New York at Grand Central Palace
The biggest show in New York since the world’s fair opens today at Grand Central Palace. The national defence exposition runs through Oct. 18 and will illustrate every angle of the United States defence program.
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NEW YORK
Grand Central Palace
United States
Restore Russian Norge Relations
Moscow reported diplomatic relations between Norway and Russia were restored as Charge dAffaires Ivar Lunde arrived to reopen the Norwegian legation. It was expected Rolf Avvard, newly appointed minister to Russia, would arrive soon from Buenos Aires.
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MOSCOW
Russia
Ivar Lunde
Rolf Andvard
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Norway
Roosevelt To Face Attack In 1942 Elections
Senator R M Lafollette warned that foreign policy under Roosevelt and Willkie will be a target in the 1942 congressional campaigns. He said opponents should mobilize for political battles to oppose entering the war and criticized the president for ordering the navy into a shooting war while remaining a strong domestic policy backer.
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WASHINGTON
Pim
R. M. Lafollette
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Wisconsin
Lafollette
British air attacks on enemy ships near Tripoli report
Middle East air headquarters said British aircraft hit a liner and a merchantman near Tripoli Libya. Heavy bombers returned to the port and scored three hits on a liner and two on a merchant ship. Naval planes attacked a convoy in the Mediterranean, obscured by smoke.
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CAIRO
Middle East
Tripoli
Libya
PARIS
A.P
Marcel Cachin
L’Humanite
Daladier
BERLIN
Hull
NORWAY
OSLO
Finance ministry
BROOKLYN DODGERS
PHILLIES
PHILADELPHIA
Whit Wyatt
Merrill May
Hugh Casey
R.AF
LONDON
C.P
Royal Air Force
Netherlands
R.A.F
D.N.B
channel
BULGARIA
Reuters
Ankara
MOSCOW
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