Africa postwar role looms as key issue in peace talks
London dispatch notes that postwar Africa questions rise as Britain seeks bases from Tripoli to Dakar for strategic control. Analysts debate trusteeship of bases like Benghazi and Derna, while world org guardianship and Western Hemisphere risks shape the policy debate ahead of peace talks.
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Andrew Browne Cunningham
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Pantelleria
Tunisia
Sicily
London
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Dakar
World Organization
West Africa
Vest
Guadalcanal Now Place Of Comfort
J Norman Lodge recalls six months ago Guadalcanal as a muddy, mosquito ridden war zone. He reports improved roads, lack of enemy activity, abundant supplies, better medical care, electric light, and comfortable quarters. He notes meals in screened huts, fresh water, and salvaged furnishings, contrasting past privations with current relative comfort.
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Solomon Islands
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Charlie
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Tokyo Express
Skylark
Henderson
Philippine Mess
French Resident General Boisson Leads with U.S. Naval Aid
Pierre Boisson, the general governing the area, remains in command with support from an American naval mission aiding the administration.
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Kar
Pierre Boisson
Cornell Mess Hall Expansion Lets 1300 Men Dine
Cornell University completes a mess hall to seat 1,300 Navy trainees. The expansion will cover about 32,000 square feet with a total length of 265 feet and serve 2,600 trainees across three meals daily.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
U. S. Navy
Stamp For Autos Must Be On Car July
Windshield stamps with a $5 tax are required on Tucson area cars by July 1. Offenders face up to 30 days in jail or a $25 fine. a $5 late purchase option may follow the deadline. Local officials urge prompt purchase and visible display, with no set enforcement yet.
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Post Office
Internal Revenue Bureau
Arizona
Robert W. Taylor
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Five Hundred Italian Soldiers Captured by Greeks
London June 24. A Greek patriot force captured about 500 Italian soldiers including 18 officers after a 52 hour battle near the town of Siatista in western Macedonia, according to a spokesman.
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London
Siatista
Wester Macedonia
Greeks claim Greek forces inflict casualties and seize Axis booty
A Greek refugee government report says Greek defenders harmed Axis troops and captured large booty. A Polish spokesman alleges a Nazi terror campaign in Polar with mass arrests and village burnings. He cites about 1800 Warsaw arrests and 426 executions in recent days.
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Godzice
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