RAF raids strike German targets across coast and inland districts
British RAF aircraft bombed German territory and Channel shipping in renewed operations over Boulogne and coastal areas. Ground anti aircraft fire shot down at least three jets as raiders attacked residential districts while roving fighters faced heavy cloud cover and limited city penetration. High explosive and oil bombs started small fires that were quickly subdued and a single major blaze was observed before the nuclear signal. Royal observers noted civil defense should expect fierce reprisal raids as Germany shifts to bolster morale amid the Russian front pressures.
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Germans Report Big Fires Set in London
German raiders set large fires in London last night in retaliation for British raids on German cities. One German bomber sank a 1,000 ton ship west of the Faeroe Islands and damaged another 5,000 ton vessel off Scotland. A British bomber was shot down off the west coast of France.
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Boy Hurt on Roof Taken Off Building In Canvass Basket
A 14 year old boy who fractured his right leg while on the roof of the Paradise Theater was rescued after four hours. Firemen used a canvass basket with pulley lines to lower him to the ground from the sixth floor where Steve Bodner and two others climbed to aid him. He was transported by police ambulance to county hospital.
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Steve Bodner
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Bodner
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123D Battalion
Reds Claim Breakdown Of Nazi Blitz
A July 28 1941 digest describes Soviet and Allied war updates amid German offensives. It cites Nevel Smolensk Zhitomir sectors, claims of destroying German divisions, and Soviet air and naval actions including strikes on Baltic and Black Sea targets.
Fielder Trapped By Fence Creates Two Base Homer
Park City Utah July 28 Harry Colbert of Wasatch League hit a two base ball that became a four base play as he scored when teammate Jack Green was freed from barbed wire. In Chicago Olga Syss aged 18 was rescued from Lake Michigan after wedging her knee between pilings and a fire lieutenant used grease to free her.
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Jack Green
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Chicago
Olga Syss
Lake Michigan
William Hughes
Miss Syss
Harvey saves brother with one hand in dramatic fall
Harvey, 11, climbed to a shed roof and caught Melvin, 7, by the shirt tail as he toppled from a third floor window. The tug ripped the shirt but Melvin landed with only cuts and bruises, a doctor credits the boy with breaking the fall.
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Nazi Gains Inch Toward Leningrad Marked By Heavy Luftwaffe Hit
German advances near Leningrad and Mogilev were reported as Nazi forces widened gains on the Soviet front. Germany claimed air and ground successes including 128 Russian planes shot down and 23 000 prisoners taken after encirclements, with reports of heavy bombs on Moscow and the capture of weapons and vehicles.
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242 Convicted Under Compensation Law
New York City employers were convicted for failing to carry workers compensation insurance in June. The state charged evasion by fake partnerships or contracts in 54 cases, with 42 convictions reported by Industrial Commissioner Frieda S. Miller.
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Frieda S. Miller
New York City
Rockaway Beach Attendance Near 1 Million on July Day
New York notes a scorching July Sunday at Rockaway Beach with crowds approaching one million visitors. Beachgoers flocked to the city’s shore as hot weather drew families and vacation crowds despite the heat.
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