RAF Destruction of 50 Planes and Matruh Bombardment
Cairo reports the RAF and Royal Navy destroyed over 50 Axis aircraft on the ground near Matruh during a heavy bombardment. Ships, jetties, and craft in the harbor were hit. one small tanker was sunk. British air operations targeted Axis planes, tanks, and trucks around El Alamein and Sidi Barrani as Rommel’s supply lines faced intensified raids.
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French Say Haifa Oil Lines Cut
French newspapers report insurgents cut Mosul oil lines to Tripoli and Haifa in two places on the Syrian frontier. Earlier dispatches note raids by native bands, prompting British reinforcements and patrols. confirmation from other sources remains lacking.
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Earth tremor rattles Lima today
A strong earth tremor was felt in Lima at 4 10 am. No damage or facilities reported. Local authorities issued no alerts and residents described the shaking as brief but noticeable.
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Peru
Death Takes Annenberg in Rochester at 64
ROCHESTER July 2 WPI M L Annenberg 64 immigrant newsboy turned publisher and financier died at St Marys hospital after an operation. He was released on parole June 3 from Lewisburg federal penitentiary where he served 23 months of a three year sentence for income tax evasion. He rose from humble beginnings to head the Philadelphia Inquirer and a racing publications empire.
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No Traces Found Of Parachutist
San Francisco July 21 reports say military authorities searched the Mohave desert near Lancaster California but found no evidence of a parachutist landing.
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Churchill Defers On Elections After War-Time Pause
London July 2 Winston Churchill refused to commit to a general parliamentary election before 1993 ends amid calls for a public sentiment review. Debate also touched wartime security powers, with Torred naval officer Robert Tatton Bower warning the home secretary could arrest and detain from archbishop to laborer, potentially setting a dangerous precedent. The war has left Britain without a general election since 1935, with parliament life normally five years but extended during war.
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War Worker's Stitched Heart Beats Amid Double Pneumonia
Stanley Kolbusz a 49 year old Holyoke war plant worker remained in critical condition at Sydenham hospital after four stab wounds inflicted by three men in Harlem. Doctors reported a 50-50 chance of recovery as he received oxygen and a unique operation using his own blood returned to his veins following Saturday’s surgery.
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French Fleet Move Talked
Washington July 23 The possibility of moving the French naval squadron from Alexandria to Djibouti was discussed in official circles It could solve the problem of getting nine warships out of Alexandria to prevent Axis capture Britain would consider the plan if Djibouti arrangements allow UN observers to monitor the demilitarized fleet The proposal may be made to Admiral Godfroy in Alexandria to secure a safe exit for the ships
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Airlines to Ship Supplies Overseas
Washington reports a major shift as commercial airlines will operate substantial numbers of transport planes for U.S. Army Air Forces. Brig. Gen. Harald George, commander of the air transport command, says eight of the nation’s largest carriers will fly overseas routes, absorbing all planes possible through December. Details on exact numbers remain military secret, but the move signals a vast, coordinated effort to move supplies to overseas fighting forces.
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Rejection of Spy's Data on Japs Revealed
A British officer Rutland was exposed as a spy for Japan with ties to American intelligence. Admiral Keyes urged reconsideration of Rutland’s case arguing his wartime service and potential value to naval intelligence during early 1940s. The official secrets act and government deliberations framed the debate.
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Jutland
Herbert Morrison
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Pear Harbor
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Tremendous expansion of the government rubber program
Senator Nottis UndeNeb forecasts a sweeping rise in the synthetic rubber drive as farm bloc pressure pushes for an independent agency to oversee rubber production from grain alcohol. Norris says output could grow from 800,000 to 2,000,000 stems yearly due to mounting military demand, with grain alcohol supplying a larger share of total production.
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Hawley Titny Construction Firm Chartered in San Antonio
A charter to Hawley Titny Construction Company, Incorporated, of San Antonio, was issued Wednesday. Capital stock of the company is set at $600. Directors include Mifred D Hawley, Ivan HW Riley, and TY Stanfiel. Classified under 97-A In Light Want Ads.
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Reach for Glass Hurts Shoulder
Mrs Rebecca Floris age 28 from 320 tumbiad to start ink stalled matory Golumius street suffered a dislocated shoulder when reaching for a glass of water after priming a carburetor with gasoline an explosion followed. Gilbert Garcia 22 and his father Guadalupe Garcia w ere ordered to remain in a dark room for 24 hours after exposure to flame while son welded with an acetylene torch. Boyd Moran 32 sustained second degree burns from an incident at their home on Howard street.
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Howard Street
Screen Actor Weds New York Model in Hollywood
Hollywood announces the marriage of Eddie Novs, former husband of Arm Sheri dan, and Jane Dos a French-born New York model. It was Miss Dee auld’s first marriage and Horis’s fourth.
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