Second Front Faces Hitler
London reports Adolf Hitler faces a mounting crisis as the Eastern Front erupts and Mussolini’s fall threatens to trigger a new two front war. Berlin may pull 100 divisions from the East or form a new Allied front by drafting occupied-country troops, risking coasts and exposing defenses. The piece likens current events to 1918 with Turkey Bulgaria Austria and Hungary in play.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
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Balkan Peninsula
Norway
France
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
Austrian
Hungary
Radio stations resume air with Vv code signal
Radio stations in New Signal New York report Brefani broadcasts returning to air with the Vv code for idling. The prior Vincere signal is replaced in Italian broadcasts following Mussolini's downfall, with multiple stations recording the change.
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Mussolini
New York
Brefani
Prema
De Gaulle says France must join Italy settlement
General Charles de Gaulle declared in a broadcast from Algiers that no settlement with Italy could be reached without France. The US foreign broadcast intelligence service said the statement followed an earlier notice that a significant address would be made, as the French Committee of National Liberation chaired by de Gaulle and Giraud met in a plenary session.
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Italy
New York
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Algiers
United States
Wheat Board May Get Monopoly On Feed Grain
Ottawa reports Trade Minister MacKinnon says proposals to grant the Canadian wheat board a monopoly on handling oats and barley to prevent supply holdups for eastern farmers are under serious cabinet consideration but no decision has been reached. The cabinet wheat committee is watching the situation closely.
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Ottawa
MacKinnon
Canadian Wheat Board
Cabinet Wheat Committee
Sea mystery as crewless invasion barge adrift in mid Atlantic
A Royal Navy crewed barge found in the mid Atlantic漂浮着空的登岸浮吨载着洛克希德拦截者飞机, 表面受损但仍能航行, 被拖至贝尔法斯特码头。若干救生艇空置, 另有碎片漂浮。
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Royal Navy
Atlantic
London
mid-Atlantic
Belfast
Fall of Mussolini Shakes German Public Mood
Stockholm reports from Berlin describe widespread emotional reactions to Mussolini’s fall. Germans, longScarred by unreliable press, show cautious resignation, with officials unsure of Italy’s impact on the war and Nazi propaganda urging disciplined reporting.
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Sweden
Mussolini
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Hiller
der Fuehrer
Aftontidningen
Transocean
Despatch
Madrid
Spain
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Hess
Zixchange Telegraph
Zurich
Swedish airline seeks new equipment amid heavy wartime traffic
WINNIPEG Swedish government air line reports traffic between Sweden and Great Britain remains heavy despite wartime hazards. Government aviation officials say the carrier needs new equipment to handle the continued demand and ensure stable service during the war.
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Winnipeg
Sweden
Great Britain
Production up London in second quarter 1943
Capt Oliver Lyttleton production minister told the House of Commons that United Nations munitions output in the second quarter of 1943 was three times that of the Axis.
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London
Oliver Lyttleton
House of Commons
United Nations
Axia
Rommel Located in Salonika as Berlin Published Photos
Berlin radio reports Rommel located in Salonika Greece after photos in Berlin papers show the former North African commander arriving there. Greeks host German Balkan garrison while Allies threaten a Middle East drive. prior rumors placed Rommel in France or Greece with one claim of a downed flight near Sicily.
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Berlin
London
Erwin Rommel
Salonika
Greece
Balkans
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Rommel
Middle East
France
Sicily
Argentine government takes control of eight foreign plants
In a Buenos Aires decree the government assumes supervision of eight key industries including one British and six American owned plants that produce farm machinery automobiles and tires. The move aims to investigate charges of violations of price limits and stock requirements under commercial laws.
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Mail to the North: CPR and allies expand Arctic routes
Canadian and American postal officials completed a northern tour to coordinate mail service across the Yukon and Alaska. W. E. Allison announced efforts to use air, river, road, and rail to deliver more mail, meeting growing demand in far northern posts. The party traveled by CPR air from Edmonton to Norman Wells and Whitehorse, by river boat to Dawson, then south by air, joined by U.S. Army Postal Corps officers and senior Canadian postal staff.
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W. E. Allison
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Lew Jn
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Dawson
George Herring
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Ottawa
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Calgary
G. H. Clarke
Thomas Reilly
Walters
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U.S. Army Postal Corps
Farm Machinery Plans To Supply Co operative Outlets
Regina notes two day session at Hotel Saskatchewan as Canadian Co operative Implements Ltd sets up supply lines for tractors and farm machinery to prairie outlets. Dealings with National Farm Machinery Cooperative of Shelbyville Indiana are part of the distribution plan, linking Canadian and U S co operatives.
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Saskatchewan
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National Farm Machinery Cooperative
Shelbyville
Ind
National Farm Machinery Co-operative
Co-Operative Associations
Canada
United States
Allies Will Not Return North African Possessions to Italy
London. Foreign Secretary Eden stated in the House of Commons that the Allies would not return Italy to reclaim any North African possessions even if Italy surrenders. He answered clearly no when asked about the possibility.
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Italy
London
Eden
Air
House of Commons
Trans-Canada air mail and passenger totals surge
During the first half of the year Trans-Canada Airlines carried air mail more than twice the 1942 level, express shipments more than tripled, and passenger numbers rose by over 27,000 compared with the same period last year, indicating a strong growth in service demand.
Food Shortage After War Has Been Predicted
London. Britain’s agriculture minister R. H. Hudson warned in the House of Commons that the first two years after the war will be a time of great stringency on the food front. He forecast shortages of food, transport, fertilizers, machinery, farm implements, and gasoline, and urged mobilized agriculture for years to come while maintaining current food output and protecting soil fertility. He called for larger Moesteck supplies and quality improvements.
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London
Hudson
Britain
House of Common
Clear Majority Coalition Strength in South Africa Election
Field Marshal Smuts' coalition held a commanding lead as vote counting began. With 56 seats decided, Smuts' government had 4 seats to the anti-war opposition's 2, and Smuts himself was re-elected in Standerton.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Field Marshal Smuts
Smuts
Standerton
Canada to Fly First Lancaster Bomber Overseas
Ottawa reports the initial Canadian built Lancaster bomber will be flown abroad carrying a print of Train Busters, Canada's war movie. Stars include D. M. Bitsy Grant DFC of Watrona and Flying Officer J A Morton of Didsbury Alberta. After a premiere for Royal Canadian Air Force men in England, Canadian release dates will be announced.
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Watrona
J. A. Morton
Didsbury
Alta
Royal Canadian Air Force
England
Canada to maintain tea and coffee rations on present basis
Ottawa reports that tea and coffee rationing will stay at current levels for some time due to insufficient stockpiles. R. T. Mohan, prices board administrator, said the decision responds to numerous public and trade inquiries sparked by the United States move to increase coffee rations.
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Ottawa
Canada
R. T. Mohan
Prices Board
Ruling Changes Wheat Gristing for Family Use
Ottawa reports a policy shift effective Aug 1 that allows prairie wheat producers to have unlimited gristing for family use outside of delivery quotas. Earlier, current year allowances were 40 bushels from quota and later 100 bushels outside the quota, as announced by Trade Minister MacKinnon.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
MacKinnon
Prime Minister Churchhill accepted an honorary fellowship
London report notes Prime Minister Churchill accepted an honorary fellowship from the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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