Daylight RAF Bombers Hit Bremen In Broadside Raid
Royal Air Force bombers scored direct hits in a daylight raid on Bremen with big aircraft diving low over rooftops to target a large factory in the waterfront area. The operation followed a night raid on Essen and Krupp works, as fighters reported several enemy losses.
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London
Royal Air Force
Bremen
Germany
France
R.A.F
Air Ministry
Norderney
Ralston cites veterans in pledge to beat Germans
Defence Minister Ralston told a joint Canadian Corps Association luncheon and American Legionnaires that veterans of the First World War will prevent any belief that Germany is unbeatable. He warned the war may last longer than expected but Canada will see it through, inviting questions from those seeking proof by recalling Chateau Thierry St Mihiel Argonne Vimy Passchendaele Valenciennes.
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Toronto
Cpi
Defence
Ralston
Canadian Corps Association
American Legionnaires
Canada
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Vimy
Passchendaele
Valenciennes
Iceland
Army
Navy
Wheeler
Marshall
Hiram W. Johnson
Rep
California
Congress
Alva B. Adams
Colorado
George W. Norris
Ind
Nebraska
Joseph F. Guffey
Dem
Pennsylvania
City Glances Bank Clearing Rises This Week
Bank clearing this week totals 325757, up from 384951 last week but higher than 242407 reported a year ago. Chamber of Commerce inquiries signal a strong motoring tourist season ahead. A patent granted for a bathing cap with wig attachment.
Liverpool airman wins posthumous Victoria Cross
CANBERRA J H Edmondson of Liverpool NSW is posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing a commanding officer at Tobruk on April 13. Despite wounds he pressed on under heavy fire, killed one attacker, then aided the officer and killed two more. NAIROBI Gen Gazzera seeks surrender talks as remaining Italian forces in Ethiopia are to capitulate in Galla Sidamo.
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J. H. Edmondson
Liverpool
New South Wales
Edmondson
Tobruk
Libya
Nairobi
Kenya Colony
Gazzera
Ethiopia
Galla Sidamo
Funeral services for airmen killed in accident Saturday
Funeral services for FO B. C. H. Simms and LAC B. A. Belcher killed in yesterday's accident near No. 24 S.F.T.S. will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Pattison Funeral Home in charge. Simms, 26, hailed from Stoke on-Trent England and Belcher, 30, from Droitwich Worcestershire.
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FO B. C. H. Simms
Lac B. A. Belcher
S.F.T.S
Pattison Funeral Home
FO Simms
Stoke on-Trent
Staffordshire
Lac Belcher
Droitwich
Worcestershire
Hat Excellent Response In Medicine Hat Recruiting Drive
F G C Norcombe RC A F recruiting officer in Medicine Hat drew over 80 applicants from Monday to Thursday this week. At least 10 men have already traveled to Calgary for medicals, with others to follow as active trades quotas and general duties are set. One nursing orderly, J W Plummer, was accepted after Calgary medicals and returned Thursday. Others named include Frank Anderson Fred Pierce Verne Askew William Congram Cyril Kyle George Baker David Floyd W H Wardell and G Austin.
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F. G. C. Norcombe
R.C.A.F
Medicine Hat
Calgary
J. W. Plummer
FO Nurcombe
Frank Anderson
Fred Pierce
Verne Askew
William Congram
Cyril Kyle
George Baker
David Floyd
W. H. Wardell
G. Austin
Roosevelt Pleads End To Backbiting
President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his Fourth of July address calls for an end to backbiting and sabotage at home. He warns that freedom abroad requires united effort and vows the United States will not survive as a liberty oasis amid dictatorships. He urges speed, efficiency, and resolve, even at personal cost.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Willkie Urges U S War Aid To England Now
In a July 4 broadcast Wendell L. Willkie urged immediate U S naval action to ensure England receives American goods to stave off collapse. He warned England's survival is tied to liberty and called Americans of 1941 to decisive action, saying wishful thinking has ended.
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England
Wheeler Claims U S Plans to Occupy Iceland
Montana Senator Burton Wheeler alleges the U S Army seeks authority to station draftees and National Guardsmen outside the western hemisphere to defend the nation. He asserts a plan to relieve British forces in Iceland and move U S ships and planes into Atlantic routes amid wartime tensions. The proposal draws isolationist criticism in Congress.
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Iceland
Washington
United States Army High Command
Western Hemisphere
Congress
Burton Wheeler
Den
Mont
George W. Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
Selective Service Act
Philippines
United States
West Manisphere
Red Cross Receives Welcome Donation From Buffalo
Local Red Cross authorities report a cheque for 28 dollars and 65 cents from Mrs. M. S. Chapbell of Buffalo Alberta. The funds come from a recent dance held in Buffalo and express appreciation for the community and the Buffalo Red Cross auxiliary's efforts.
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Red Cross
M. S. Chapbell
Buffalo
Alta
The War Reviewed by Kirke L Simpson
The piece analyzes a Nazi bulletin claiming Red army resistance is breaking along the 2000 mile front from the Black Sea to the Arctic. It notes a possible Russian withdrawal on the Black Sea flank and discusses the strategic implications if Stalin orders a historic retreat. It compares potential outcomes with Japan’s China war experience.
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Russia
Joseph Stalin
Hitler
Red Army
Black Sea
Arctic
Prut
Dneister
Bessarabia
Ukraine
Baltic
Stalin
Nestern
Japan
China
Fifth columnists in Romania alleged by refugee
A Romanian refugee in Jerusalem claims 30,000 Bessarabian Communists form a world-wide fifth column behind Romanian lines. He says they were present in Bessarabia when Russia occupied the province and were ordered to Romania to supply repatriation for Russia’s use, guiding parachute troops to oil tanks with German involvement.
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Jerusalem
Rumania
Bessarabia
Russia
German drive on Moscow checked by Soviet counterattack
Reports from the Eastern Front cite Red Army counterattacks that halted three German offensives into Russia as Berlin claims pursuit toward Moscow continues. Nazi forces cross the Berezina river while main thrusts target Borisov and Bobruisk amid mounting losses. In the Far East Japan weighs blocking aid to Russia with Vladivostok routes under discussion.
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Hitler
Berezina River
Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Stalin
Ukraine
Gulf of Finland
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Japanes
Pacific
Vladivostok
British Indian Force Seizes Inland Tools Near Deir-Ez-Zor
Middle East command announced British Indian troops advancing from Iraq into eastern Syria along the Euphrates seized five guns, two planes and many vehicles at Deir-Ez-Zor. No other major developments were reported in Syria, East Africa or North Africa.
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CATRO
C.P
Dier-Ez-Zor
Syria
Iraq
Euphrates River
Middle East
Deir-Ez-Zor
Aleppo
Mediterranean
East Africa
North Africa
Russians Push Northeast of Baranovichi in WWI Update
Report from July 4 1916 notes Russian forces advancing northeast of Baranovichi between the Stvr and Stokhod rivers. Also Turkish forces capture Kermanshah in Persia from Russians after a two day battle. Rumors say German influence stirs Romanian public opinion against Germany.
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Baranovichi
Stvr
Kermanshah
Persia
Income Tax Revenue Up Sharply in June
Ottawa date July 4 income tax collections for June totalled 28 477 189 with a net increase of 22 777 205 over last year 5 699 984 Revenue Minister Gibson announced the higher rates and a larger national income plus the installment plan starting earlier this year drove the rise.
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Ottawa
Gibson
Nation must face Nazi menace, Mackenzie King warns
Edmonton July 4 Prime Minister Mackenzie King told service clubs and Chamber of Commerce members the Nazi threat is drawing closer to the hemisphere. He outlined Hitler's expansion and urged citizens, especially leaders, to recognize the danger and defend freedom and national future.
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Edmonton
Hemisphere
Mackenzie King
Mr. King
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
United States
Atd
Latin America
Hitler
Chicago calls for mechanics in Montreal recruitment
The Montreal recruiting office received a mobile call from Chicago offering two skilled mechanics. The caller confirmed they would arrive the next day to fill an available spot, prompting immediate action from local staff.
Site of 1908 Siberia Meteorite Hit Found
Researchers identify the meteorite impact site in Siberia but swampy terrain hinders drilling to recover fragments. The 1908 event left a massive crater and global scientific interest continues as teams assess feasibility of extraction from the wetlands.
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Siberia
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