Soviet Tanks Launch Counter Attack on Dnieper Front
German reports say massed Red armoured formations strike Nazi lines on the lower Dnieper as the Soviet counter-offensive claims five villages recaptured along a 1200 mile battlefront. Tass notes a western direction not disclosed, while Leningrad fronts tighten the ring with 50 miles of new advance toward Novgorod.
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Dnieper
Red Army
Tass
Moscow
Red
Hitler
Leningrad
Novgorod
Nazi Bomber Over Iceland Spotted Over Reykjavik
A single German twin motored bomber flew low over Reykjavik Iceland today and was chased out to sea by fighter planes. It dropped no bombs and marks the first such incident since Roosevelt announced American naval forces occupied the island in cooperation with Iceland and Great Britain.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Reylkjavik
Roosevelt
Atlanic
Great Britain
Detroit Transit Strikes Paralyze City Amid Union Dispute
Detroit street cars and buses remain idle after a 4 am strike tied to an AFL CIO jurisdictional fight. In New Jersey, 17,000 CIO workers walked out two weeks earlier at the Shipyard, while 400,000 workers seek emergency transport. Police stand by as the federal offer to turn Kearny yard to the Navy faces no resumed work on $493 million in defence contracts.
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Washington
Detroit
New Jersey
C.il.o
A.F.L
C.I.O
Motor City
Furward J. Jefferies
State, County and Municipal Workers of America
C.I.0
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny, N.J
United States Navy
Canadians Envision Victory Through Air Training Plan
Air Minister Power urged Canadians to see the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan as a wartime effort driven by people and purpose. He said output could rise three percent above original aims while outlining the vast scale of the program as a colossal enterprise for a 12 million population.
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Montreal
Air Minter Power
Rotary Club
Aucheor
Nummber
Maj. Power
German wounded fill Romanian cities amid war strain
The BBC report picked up by CBC says all Romanian public buildings overflow with German wounded from the Russian campaign. It cites 300,000 wounded in Bucharest and notes overcrowded hospitals for Germans in Poland and even Norway.
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Ottawa
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
British Broadcasting Corporation
Rumania
Bucharest
Poland
Norway
Menzies Attacks Japan Motives Over Far East Tension
Australian Prime Minister R G Menzies accused Japan of stirring Far Eastern tension and said Tokyo has means to ease the crisis. He told the House of Representatives that encirclement talks are meant to mislead about Western plans and called Japan’s occupation of French Indo China bases an unjustified aggression against British and American interests.
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Canberra
C.P
R. G. Menzies
Japan
Pacific
Mr. Menzies
America
Great Britain
China
Britain
United States
New Medical Head London
Brie Hoyt, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, becomes director general of British Army Medical Services. He succeeds Lt Gen Sir Wim MacArthur who retires from the post.
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London
C.F
Brie
Hoyt
University of Edinburgh
British Army Medical Services
Wim. MacArthur
Canadian Sailors Overseas Enlistments Rise Before War Ends
Thousands of Canadian sailors are overseas with many times more expected to be deployed before the war ends, reflecting a surge in naval manpower and sustained wartime mobilization. The report notes the broad scale of service and ongoing commitment from Canadian forces.
Nazis Tighten Silence on Bombing Raids Reach
London reports Nazi authorities curb information on Western Germany raids. Refugees are barred from leaving. Lisbon dispatch says closing American consulates aids censorship. Jews with visas face new hurdles and threats discourage sharing experiences amid the Russian campaign.
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London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Lisbon
London Daily Telegraph
United States
King's Air Crossing to Britain for War Cabinet Talks
Prime Minister Mackenzie King arrived in Britain after a non stop Liberator bomber Atlantic crossing from Canada. He will base in London for about three weeks to meet Churchill and the war cabinet and visit Canadian forces, with plans to discuss Canada’s future role in the war. He called air travel delightful and said he may travel by air everywhere after this.
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Britain
Mackenzie King
Canada
Newfoundland
Mr. King
London
King
Churchill
United Kingdom
Vincent Massey
Vincent
Mr. Massey
Dominions
War Cabinet
Massey
Sir Arthur Bromley
Dominions Office
RAF Birds Sweep over Channel and Occupied France
Royal Air Force fighters and bombers carried out extensive operations over the Channel and enemy occupied territory. Morning sweeps over northern France, attacks on Ostend harbor, Hazebrouck guards, and shipping off the Dutch coast plus 12 enemy fighters destroyed. Three RAF bombers and 12 fighters lost. three pilots known safe.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Channel
France
Ers
Ostend
Hazebrouck
Bomber Command
RAF
Kiel
Germany
King's first plane trip across Atlantic to confer with Churchill
Prime Minister Mackenzie King completed a secretive Atlantic flight to Britain for talks with Winston Churchill and war leaders. He travels with Norman A. Robertson Brig G P Vanier and a senior staff, while Canada overseas formations receive visits. The party departed quietly, with a 36 hour silence on whereabouts.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
North Atlantic
Churchill
King
Norman A. Robertson
Brig
G. P. Vanier
France
Welter J. Turnbull
Mr. King
J. W. Pickersgill
J. Edouard Handy
John Nicol
Prime Minister's House
R. K. Carnegie
Brian A. Tobin
British United Press
Gregory Clark
Toronto Star
Faster Seattle to Komsomolsk Route Found for Russia Aid
The coast and geodetic survey announced a quicker shipping path for war supplies to Russia. The proposed route runs from Seattle to Komsomolsk in Siberia, avoiding western gale zones and offering potentially safer passage from Japanese interference than the Vladivostok route.
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Washington
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Russia
Vladivostok
Seattle
Komsomolsk
Siberia
Greeks Arrive in Pretoria Stirring Union Cafes and Shops
The exiled King of Greece and his family make Pretoria their adopted home and spark excitement in cafes and fruit shops across the Union, highlighting the presence of Greek royalists in South Africa.
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Pretoria
C.P
South Africa
Greece
Union
Four New Polio Cases in Alberta Reported
Edmonton in Aug 20 reports four new infantile paralysis cases, bringing Alberta's total to 43 with two new Edmonton residents among the patients. Both are mild. Manitoba faces its worst poliovirus outbreak with nine deaths and 544 cases, eight above the 1935 high.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Manitoba
Italy Orders Cuban Consulates Closed in Italy
Rome reports the Italian government ordered all Cuban consulates in Italy closed by September 3 after Cuba asked the Italian consul general to leave Havana by September. The move follows Cuba's request dated August 15.
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Rome
C.P
Italy
Cuba
Pass Drop New Leg For Bader
London Aug 20 A metal leg for Sqdn Ldr Douglas Bader to replace his broken limb was dropped from a fighter plane during a Royal Air Force sweep over German held France. The Daily Express said the whole squadron carried out the drop in a tightly packed formation sending the artificial limb floating to the ground.
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London
C.P. Cable
Sqdn
Douglas Bader
Royal Air Force
France
Daily Express
Bader
Eight Lives Lost Air-Liner Crash Near Sao Paulo
Eight people were killed and three slightly injured when a Panair do Brasil airliner crashed on a mountain near Sao Paulo. North American passengers included Prof. Philip C. Jessup and Hugh Davies. David Novak survived and helped others before dawn.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Panair Do Brasil
Here
Philip C. Jessup
New York
Hugh Davies
Harrisburg
David Novak
Stewart
British Warships Enter Jibuti After Shelling French Ship
Two British warships steamed into the blockaded French Somaliland port of Jibuti following a dispatch boat shelling a French vessel offshore. The fact was relayed in four radio broadcasts from the Jibuti intercolonial station.
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Vichy
Iran Given One Week To Answer Expulsion Request
Britain grants Iran about a week to respond to the Anglo Russian demand for expulsion of 3000 German tourists and technicians. British and Russian troops watch Iran's frontiers while Tehran strengthens defense and calls up three more army classes raising force to about 200000.
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London
Britain
Iran
Persia
Teheran
Colyer resigns. Larson to succeed at TCA
D B Colyer resigns as vice president of the TCA and will be replaced by O T Larson, as announced by H J Symington KC president. The move signals leadership change within the transportation group.
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Montreal
D. B. Colyer
TCA
O. T. Larson
H. J. Symington
K.C
Long predicted oil shortage hits the east coast
Washington reports that gasoline stocks in the east have dwindled to about ten days of supply. Deputy petroleum coordinator Ralph K. Davies warns of a perilous situation and potential stricter measures beyond current rationing as east and coast stocks fall sharply.
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Washington
C.P
United States
Ralph K. Davies
Davies
Office of Price Control
Cat Coast
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Novak
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Jibuti
The
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Geo. A. Drew
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