Axis Aces Press Close To El Alamein In Egypt
Air forces pound Axis lines as Rommel's two German and two Italian divisions hold the front near the coast. British and U.S. air power raid supply bases and communication routes while Auchinleck seeks a decisive blow to Rommel's armored strength. Egypt remains calm amid nightfire and desert clashes as Jock Columns and New Zealand artillery push forward.
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Tobruk
Claude Auchinleck
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Egypt
Cairo
Nile Valley
No Man's Land
Jock
Jock Campbell
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Eighth Army
France
Axis forces report 2000 British captured near El Alamein
Italian and German sources claim 2000 British soldiers captured in the Battle of El Alamein area, with 30 guns and many armored vehicles seized or destroyed. Italian airmen credited with five British aircraft. two Malta airfields bombed and 16 defending planes shot down. The High Command also notes Russian ship loss near Sevastopol.
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Rome
Malian Hight Command
Bert
el Alamein
Alexandria
Hallan
Malta
High Command
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Sevastopol
Balaklews Bay
Anzacs Wreak Havoc in Desert No Man's Land
Report from Egypt on July 2 details Anzac forces in a pill box near the British front line. The Nile battle intensifies as Allied troops press operations in the desert.
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Desert
No Man’s Land
By Richard D. McMillan
Egypt
the Nile
Churchill Faces Press Clash as War Unity Persists
Debates in Parliament and editorials across London papers defend Churchill’s leadership while urging constructive criticism. Critics urge closer unification of commands and stronger use of science and tech for design and supply amid ongoing war.
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London Daily Herald
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London Daily Mirror
the Mirror
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America
Tobruk
iLondon Daily Sketch
Lord Kemsley
Daily Mail
London News Chronicle
Ministry of Defense
Alexandria Evacuations Continue Amid Looming Battle
The evacuation of anti Axis civilians continues in Alexandria as dawns bring quiet streets and scarce military presence. Residents seek plans and money as bombs echo, while the city awaits the next move amid limited panic and ongoing material activity.
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eHect
Delta
Biz Butte
Jessel and Lois Andrews Separate Temporarily
Hollywood July 3 comedian George Jessel and his wife Lois Andrews have separated temporarily. Jessel said he has writing to do and they believe it is better apart. Andrews, 21, signed a contract with 20th Century Film yesterday, and they have a daughter born October 22.
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Hollywood
George Jessel
Lois Andrews
Jessel
Ney
Miss Andrews
20Th Century Film Studio
5 Year Extension Of War If Suez Is Lost
Washington July 3 Congress member Andrew J. May predicted that loss of Suez and Alexandria would push the war five years beyond the worst forecast. He urged the United Nations to deploy oil and equipment to Africa, warning that losing the Mediterranean and Middle East would lengthen the war and blame German weapon superiority for earlier victories.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
D.ky
House Military Affairs Committee
Lss Wit
Alexandria
May
United Nations
Mediterranea
Igoot
Generzichip
Army Trails More Spies In Panama
Axis spy ring operations uncovered across Belize and the Panama Canal Zone lead to mass arrests. Key figures include Honduran registry vessel La Plate and British Honduras contacts. General Andrews coordinates actions with British and Honduran authorities. Authorities report sabotage of an American observer seaplane and capture of Gough and accomplices in Belize awaiting British legal action.
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Belize
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Gough
Canal Zone
Cristobal
United States Naval Air Station
Coco Solo
Atlantic
Panama
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Lperson
Cuba
Jamaica
Cozumel
Barrios
Guatemala
Honduras
William F. Shedd
Caribbean Defense Command
Guatemala City
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Laguna
Kursk Battle described as Germans press near Sevastopol
Dispatches from Pravda detail the Kursk offensive with German losses described as heavy and second-line troops deployed as Soviet forces fight back. The report notes German advances near Belgorod Volchansk and Sevastopol with Soviet counterattacks across multiple sectors.
Nazis Claim 185 Mile Break in Russ Lines
Berlin dispatch reports German and Axis troops breached the Russian front across about 185 miles stretching 300 kilometers. The High Command cites several focal Red Army attacks repelled and heavy losses, with 50 000 prisoners taken at Sevastopol and substantial materiel captured or destroyed.
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Berlin
Red Army
Sevastopol
Crimea
Farm Supply Bill Pushed By Roosevelt In War Food Drive
Roosevelt urged full time farm employment as Congress stalled on the Agriculture Department's 680 million appropriation. Seven national farm and labor leaders had written him, urging action, while budget officials warned July checks depend on new funds by July 6 as the new fiscal year began.
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William Green
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Philip Murray
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L. G. Ligutti
National Catholic Rural Life Association
Benson ¥. Landis
Federal Council of Churches
Farm Security Administration
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Agriculture Department
Nazi Census Effort Reported in Alsace Youth Campaign
German authorities, backing the Hitler Youth, reportedly ordered a census of Alsace children ages 20 to 14. The regime also opened several German language kindergartens and staged an exhibit in Strasbourg as part of Alsace Germanization efforts.
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Berng
Hitler Youth Organization
Nevel
Lar Poutroye
Strasbourg
1000 Machinists Return to Work in Vancouver Yards
About 1,000 machinists in three Vancouver shipyards returned to work on a trial basis after a week on strike. They quit to protest a plan for seven day week staggered shifts voted at a union meeting last night to oppose.
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Vancouver
B.C
Toss Away Lifebelt Advice to Seamen Trapped in Oil
Athens, July 3. Lieut. Comdr. B. L. Boynton of the Navy aviation preflight school urges sailors to shed lifebelts in blazing oil to escape death. In flame tests swimming instructors demonstrate escapes, saying removing the belt prevents entrapment and improves chances when oil surfaces burn on the sea.
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Athens
B. L. Boynton
Navy
Boynton
Distrust Basis for Breach of Promise Suit
Washington Supreme Court dismissed a breach of promise suit by Mrs. Margaret Gable against Jay C. Allen after overturning a Seattle Superior Court judgment. The court found she could not have believed the 30 year relationship promise under oath, stating she would not believe the appellant even under oath.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
Supreme Court
Seattle
Jay C. Allen
Margaret
Gable
Allen
Jobless Man Held In Plot to Extort From Film Stars
George Baker a 24 year old unemployed truck driver was held by Federal agents on extortion charges related to threats to the families of Harold Lloyd and Bing Crosby. He demanded 1000 dollars from each and warned harm to their children if not paid. His arrest ended a two week vigil at the Los Angeles post office. Baker confessed to sending the letters saying he was out of funds and hoped to scare the actors into sending money.
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Hollywood
George Baker
Harold Lloyd
Bing Crosby
Baker
Los Angeles
FBI
Enforcement Of Auto Use Levy Studied
Washington reports indicate poor sales of the new federal auto use tax stamps as many owners avoid the windshield stickers. Treasury officials consider enforcement methods while noting funds are insufficient to police millions of cars and many vehicles are laid up or exempt from the tax. About 29.89 million stamps were sold in the last fiscal year.
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Washington
Treasury
Office of Price Administration
Mexico Pays Vast Oil Expropriation Sum
Mexico's foreign ministry says the country will pay 7,998,663 dollars to the United States immediately as part of the 1938 expropriation settlement of American oil properties. The U S Mex Commission valued the properties at about 24,000,000 dollars, but ratification and company acceptance remain unsettled.
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Mexico
U.S
Mexico City
Foreign Ministry
United States
25 Years Later Prospector Finds 100 Tons Rubber
A rumor becomes fact as a lone prospector uncovers 100 tons of buried coupling hose in a South San Francisco lot. The discovery triggers a rubber rush after 25 years of concealment, with city excitement and speculation over ownership and value.
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