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  2. U.S. BOMBERS ATTCK RANGOON Severe Damage Inflicted

    An American Army communique issued in Washington at 2 p.m. states: "Major-General Brereton reports from India that heavy American bombers raided the docks and other military installations at Rangoon on April 29, inflicting severe ...

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  3. NOT UNDER-RATED.

    "The Times," in a leader, says: "When Dr. H. V. Evatt left Australia there was no little misapprehension there of the attitude of London and ...

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  4. HAMBURG BATTERED. BRITISH AIR OFFENSIVE.

    While the Luftwaffe made another reprisal raid on Exeter last night, strong forces of bembers attacked decks and shipping at Mamburg, ...

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  5. LOCAL CLASHES. ON RESSIAN FRONT.

    The Messes communique to-day emphaslead the local nature of the fighting on Russian fronts. A Supplementary report states that ...

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  6. SPANISH MOVE,

    The United Press declares that a move to reorganise the Government of Spain to include conservative elements opposed to greater ...

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  7. INDIA'S POLITICAL POSITION Lord Privy Seal Explains

    The Lord Privy Seal (Sir Stafford Cripps) in a postscript to the 9 pm. B.B.C. news, gave a lucid summary of the pressent political situation in India, and followed this with some general considerations of post-war problems from the stand ...

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  8. GERMAN LOSSES.

    A Moscow communique states that the Russians in various sectors of the Leningrad front in three days killed 2000 Germans, The Russians occupied ...

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  9. NAZI BATTLESHIPS.

    The Scharaherst, Gueisenan and Prias Engon sailed from Brest on February 11 in an effort to concentrate with other German ...

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  10. NEWS FROM THE CRIMEA.

    "The Times" Stockholm correspondent says that most of the meagre news from ttie Russisn front comes from the Black Sea and Arctic extremes. ...

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  11. POLAND'S DAY

    On the eve of the coming Russlan campaign, poland will have in the field largor forces than she could muster at any moment since ...

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  12. ALARMS IN FRANCE.

    An air-raid alert was sounded in Marseilles at 1.45 a.m. Anti-aircraftguns went into action north of the town against unknown planes. No bombs ...

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  13. DIFFERING VIEWS.

    "There were many differences of opinion concerning these suggestions, so much that it seemed to me that our plan just about hit off the happy ...

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  14. LOSS OF RANGOON.

    Military observers view the recent developments without surprise. They maintain that the strategic loss of Rangoon cut off the possibility of ...

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  15. RAPID ADVANCEMENT.

    The Tokio official radio says that Japanese troops have advanced 30 miles eastward from Cota Bato, on Mindanao Island, Philippines. ...

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  16. FOLLOW STALIN'S ORDER.

    Red Army units on the whole front to-day swore to carry out Stalin's May Day order to make 1942 the year of the Germans' final defeat. "Pravda" ...

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  17. POST-WAR PLANS.

    Sir Stafford Cripps, when broadcasting, said: "The great " majority of people now realise that it is personal human values that count, not merely ...

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  18. SWEEPS BY SPITFIRES.

    The Air Ministry states that many squadrons of Spitfires carried out a sweep during the morning over the Calais area, flying at 27,000 feet. Near ...

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  19. HEAVY LOSSES.

    A Chungking communique says that fighting is progressing in the vicinity of Mandalay, which was evacuated on Friday morning while the Chineas were ...

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  20. PLANE LOSSES.

    A Moscow night communique says there were no important changes on the front Twenty-five German planes were destroyed yesterday for the loss ...

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  21. MORTAL FEAR.

    Mr. Noel Baker, M.P., said in a speech, to-day that the collapse of Hitler, Musselial, and Japanese militarists was coming in sight. ...

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  22. BOGUS CIRCULARS.

    The circulation of 100,000 begus circulars in Paris alleging that an extra, bread ration would be available caused hundreds to quouse up ...

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  23. MR. WARD'S CHARGES.

    Allegations which the Minister for Labour (Mr. E. J. Ward) made in Parliament last week against the management of certain mines to justify ...

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  24. BOMBS ON LASHIO.

    The American Volunteer Group communique says that Chinese bombers, acting for the first time on the Burma front, supported by American ...

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  25. FEATURED IN LONDON.

    The fall of Mandalay is the principal feature of London morning papers though details are very meagre, mainly from Chungking. The "Daily ...

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  26. JUMPING-OFF BOARD.

    The Tokio official radio quotes the Domei agency as saying that the fall of Mandalay has converted the city into a "jumping, board for the Japanese ...

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  27. FASCISTS SHOT.

    The Moscow radio says that many prominent Fascist Party members were arrested and shot at the end of last month because the were opposed to ...

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  28. REACHED SWEDISH BORDER.

    Three members of the R.A.F. shot down in s raid on Trondheim on April 27 reached the Swedish border. They baled out when the plane was shot ...

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  29. GENERAL GIRAUD.

    Where is General Giraud Commander of the Ninth French Army in 1940, who escaped from a German prison camp at the fortress of Koenigstein? ...

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  30. BLATANT PROPAGANDA.

    The "Daily Mail," pointing out that the Ministry had stated there was nothing to report on the night of May 2. describes the German report of ...

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  31. PITIFUL SIGHTS.

    The "Daily Mail's" correspondent somewhere in Burma writes: "I left Mandalay while the city was still on fire. Homeless people fringed the ...

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  32. BRIGADIER-GENERALS FUNERAL.

    General MacArthur and many nigh officers of the Allied forces were present at the funeral of Brigadier-General Harold George to-day General Sir ...

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  33. FRENCH RETALIATE.

    The German radio, broadcasting in Russian, said the Laval Cabinet in the presence of Marshal Petain, Had decided to retaliate for the RAJ1, raids on ...

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  34. JAPANESE ADMIRALS.

    It is announced in Vichy that Admiral Darlan received the Japanese Admirals Nomura and Abe, who are going to Berlin and Rome respectively ...

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  35. BRITAIN PLANNING.

    The Minister for Labour (Mr. E. Bevin), in a speech, said that Britain was working out plans for the right moment for other unnameable fronte ...

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  36. WATCHMAN REINSTATED.

    The management of Stanford main mine has submitted to Regulation 77. An order was made on Friday directing the reinstateinen of the dismissed ...

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  37. IN MIDDLE EAST. ENEMY BASES RAIDED.

    Bombers on the night of May 1 effectively raided aerodromes at Menidi and Maritsa, and a submarine base at Portolakl Bay, Leros. We also at ...

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  38. JAPANESE ELECTIONS

    The Tokio official radio says that the Domei agency reports that the almost complete returns of the April 30 elections for a new House of ...

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  39. STATE OF CHAOS.

    The "New York Times" correspondent at Istanbul states that a special agent who escaped from Yugoslavia last week disclosed that Yugoslavia was ...

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  40. DR. STAUNING.

    The Berlin radio, quoting a Copenhagen message, announced the death of a former Prime Minister of Denmark (Dr. Stauning). It was reported ...

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  41. MALTA'S RAIDS.

    Malta was twice raided on March 3. once by a small Italian formation strongly escorted by, German fighters, of which one was destroyed and one ...

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  42. MILK RATIONING.

    The Minister for the Interior (Senator J. S. Collings) issued an ordinance to-day under which each member of each family and every visitor to Can ...

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  43. VOLUNTEER BLOOD.

    The president of the American Federation of Labour (Mr. W. Green) and the president of the Congress of Industrial Organisation (Mr. Philip ...

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  44. RAILWAY SABOTAGE.

    Fresh raliway sabotage in occupied France resulted in the killing of 15 German soldiers when a train was wrecked last week near Caen. ...

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  45. CAR BLOWN UP.

    A car in which,the Spanish Minister of Labonr (Senor Jose Giron) was about to leave for Valladolid, was blown up in front of his Madrid home on May ...

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  46. WOMAN BATTERED.

    The battered and naked body of a woman was found at 6.45 o'clock on Sunday morning in the recessed doorway of a beauty salon in 'Victoria ...

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  47. SOVIET MARINES.

    Marines defending Kronstadt and Sebastopol have congratulated Malta on its award of the George Cross. Kronstadtsent this message: "We are ...

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  48. ESCAPED AIRMAN. RECAPTURED IN TEXAS.

    Lieutenant Hans Krug (22), a Nazi bomber pilot, who escaped from a canadian internment camp, has been recaptured here after a 16-dayon ...

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  49. HOSTAGES EXECUTED.

    The Vichy radio says that 55 French hostages have been executed at Lille as a reprisal for the assassination of two German soldiers. ...

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  50. FEDERAL TAXES.

    Earners of £500 and over pay pearly ten times as much in the Common wealth taxation as the group earning £300 and under, though the latter ...

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  51. HAWAII WARNED.

    Lieutonant-General Delos Emmons warned 3500 air-raid wardens in Honolulu: "The strategic location and importance of Hawaii indicate that we ...

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  52. GLEN DAVIS FIRE.

    A fire in the married men's quarters at the Glen Davis shale oil works on Saturday night destroyed nine homes, and left 31 people, including children, ...

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  53. MILITARY OBJECTIONS.

    The hearing of consciontions objectors' applications for exemption from military service has been suspended for the present. Several applications ...

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  54. PATROLS WITHDRAW.

    A General Headquarters communique said that small parties of the enemy patrolling eastwards of their forward positions yesterday were forced to ...

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  55. FOREIGN PLANES OVER SWITZERLAND.

    A report from Berne says that foreign planes flew over Swiss territory three times last night. Bad weather prevented anti-aircraft operations. ...

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