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  2. TREMENDOUS PIPE LINE IN ENGLAND

    LONDON, Saturday:— The story has just been released of a pipe line 5000 miles long which has been built in England. The decision to commence its construction was reached during the blitz in 1940 when it was absolutely essential for the defence of the ...

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  3. US ADVANCE FROM BEACHHEADS UNCHECKED

    GHQ, PHILIPPINES, Saturday.— On Luzon island, the American advance south of the beachheads in Lingayen Gulf continues unchecked and the troops have reached the main road and railway running to Manila at San Carlos and Malasiqui 12 miles from the coast. This is the deepest penetration reported officially ...

    Article : 435 words
  4. Allied Thrust in Ardennes Salient Makes Progress

    SHAEF, Saturday.—British and United States infantry and tanks are continuing their drives into the heart of the German salient in the Ardennes with von Rundstedt's forces managing to keep just out of these reach. Observers put the German rearguard at about five miles east of ...

    Article : 362 words
  5. Don't Watch Eclipse

    SYDNEY, Saturday.—The British Medical Association has issued a warning that it may be dangerous to watch the partial eclipse of the ...

    Article : 74 words
  6. Greek Truce Confirmed by London

    LONDON, Saturday.—The British Government has confirmed the true signed between General Scobie and the ELAS guerrillas in Greece. ...

    Article : 216 words
  7. NEW RUSSIAN ASSAULT REPORTED

    MOSCOW, Saturday.—The Germans have reported a new full-scale Russian offensive in Poland, but there is no confirmation of this from ...

    Article : 163 words
  8. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

    LONDON, Saturday.—Britain's Minister for Labour, Mr. Bevan, spoke of the need for exploiting science at a meeting of the British ...

    Article : 155 words
  9. Jap Convoys Smashed off French Indo-China

    PEARL HARBOUR, Saturday.—US carrier planes operating with the US Pacific Fleet off French Indo-China, have sunk 25 Japanese ships and badly damaged another 13. The ships sunk included a light cruiser and several destroyers and destroyer escorts. ...

    Article : 192 words
  10. JAPS LOST GREATEST BATTLESHIP

    PEARL HARBOUR, Saturday.—Admiral Nimitz said today that it has been ascertained that in the great Philippines naval battle last October, ...

    Article : 85 words
  11. CAUGHT WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON

    LONDON, Saturday.—Mosquito bomber air crews were pulled out of their beds early this morning to attack German transport columns ...

    Article : 83 words
  12. Fighter Ace's Windshield Spattered with Charge of Anti-Aircraft Shell

    MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Flying so low that his windshield was spattered with the charge of an anti-aircraft shell, Squadron Leader J. L. Wadely, of Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia's number three fighter ace, recently destroyed the gun position which attacked him in the Halmaheras. ...

    Article : 176 words
  13. Pravda Lays Down Law to Hungary

    MOSCOW, Saturday.—Outlining the minimum conditions she must fulfil to regain her position in the community of nations, the Moscow ...

    Article : 65 words
  14. PROTEST AT NAZI BLOCKADE

    STOCKHOLM, Saturday.—The Swedish Legation in Berlin has protested to the German Government about the extension of the German blockade ...

    Article : 58 words
  15. Lancasters Attack U-boat Base in Daylight

    LONDON, Saturday.—Two squadrons of RAF Lancasters in daylight yesterday attacked the German U-boat base at Bergen, Norway. ...

    Article : 98 words
  16. Koiso Calls Commanders to Conference

    WASHINGTON, Saturday.—Prime Minister Koiso of Japan has called all Japanese army, navy and air force commanders to a conference in Tokio to ...

    Article : 35 words
  17. Withdrawal is Jap Strategy in Burma

    CHUNCHING, Saturday.—General C Wedemeyer, Chief of Staff to General issimo Chiang Kai Shek said the overall Jap strategy in north Burma ...

    Article : 136 words
  18. Commandos Land on Burma Coast in Hunter's Bay South of Akyab

    CEYLON, Saturday.—Troops of the 15th Indian Corps have made a fresh landing on the Burma coast in Hunter's Bay at a point 30 miles south-east of Akyab. The landings were made by commandos, most of whom were from the United Kingdom and the object is to cut off the ...

    Article : 195 words
  19. SHARP PATROL CLASHES IN ITALY

    ROME. Saturday.—Both the Eighth and Fifth Army fronts in Italy have flared up with sharp local clashes In the narrow strip of ground between ...

    Article : 62 words
  20. One Dead, Two Wounded in Sydney Shooting Affray

    SYDNEY, Saturday.—Two Sydney detectives are wounded and one man is dead as the result of a shooting affray in Sydney today. ...

    Article : 173 words
  21. Fraser Back in New Zealand

    AUCKLAND, Saturday.—The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Peter Fraser, returned today from a tour of New Zealand's island ...

    Article : 98 words
  22. Stephen Early to Visit Europe

    WASHINGTON, Saturday.—President Roosevelt's special representative, Mr. Stephen Early, will shortly visit Europe. ...

    Article : 47 words
  23. V-BOMB TOLL

    LONDON, Saturday.—In the 24 hours ended midnight last night V—bombs and rocket bombs killed 350 civilians in southern England. ...

    Article : 51 words
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