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  2. MANNERHEIM ILL

    HELSINKI, Tuesday.—Marshal Mannerheim, Finnish President, has been forced to leave office temporarily owing to ill-health; the Prime Minister ...

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  3. DEVELOPING NIGERIA

    LONDON, Tuesday.— Britain is to make available another £6,500,000 for the development of Nigeria, West Africa; this brings the total amount ...

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  4. FIRST ARMY TANKS INSIDE COLOGNE

    SHAEF, Tuesday.—US First Army tanks and lorried infantry, supported by a terrific artillery bombardment, broke into Cologne, third largest city in Germany, on three sides and more than one third of the ruined ...

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  5. 5,000,000 Japs Must Be Whipped Before Victory

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—"The Japanese High Command still controls more than 5,000,000 men, and this powerful force must be whipped before Japan can be defeated," US Navy Secretary, Mr James V. Forrestal, warned on his return to Washington from a 23-day inspection of ...

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  6. Leading Generals Missing in Crash

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.— Two of Australia's leading generals—Major General G. A. Vasey and Major General R. M. Downes—are ...

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  7. AUSTRALIAN SUCCESSES ON THREE FRONTS

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— After a three weeks' combined air and land assault, a strongly fortified Jap hill position in the Aitape area of ...

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  8. RAAF Liberations in Big East Indies Attack

    MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Strong formations of RAAF Liberators from north-west Australia carried out a concentrated attack on targets in ...

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  9. Sydney Sun Transport Dispute Settled

    SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Editions of the Sydney Sun appeared on the streets again late this afternoon after a settlement of the dispute between ...

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  10. £146,000 FOR AES

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—War Cabinet to-day approved the granting of £146,000 to Army Education Service, including the publication of Salt, for ...

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  11. Japs Gear War Effort to New Pitch

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—the Japanese Government is gearing up its war effort to an even higher pitch. Tokio Radio to-day announced that ...

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  12. RED ARMY OVERWHELMS STARGARD

    MOSCOW, Tuesday. —More than 4000 Nazis were killed in bitter street battles which raged in the heart of Stargard, Nazi bastion barring the way to Stettin, before the Nazi commander ordered his badly mauled [?]isions to pull out, Stalin revealed today when confirming Stargard's capture. ...

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  13. 137,000 Now Repairing London's Bombed Homes

    LONDON, Tuesday.—More than 5,400 building firms employing 137,000 men were now engaged in the repairing of London's bomb-damaged ...

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  14. FLYING BOMBS OVER SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND

    LONDON, Tuesday.— Flying bombs were sighted winging their way over the south-east coast of England last night, and fighters and AA gunners ...

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  15. Tropical Storms Lash Queensland Coast

    BRISBANE, Tuesday. — Tropical storms are still lashing the north-east coast of Queensland, and all rail traffic has been held up in the ...

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  16. FIVE JAP DIVISIONS WIPED OUT ON LUZON

    MANILA, Tuesday.—More than half of the 10 Jap divisions under the command of General Yamashita on Luzon have now been destroyed, and ...

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  17. 45 NATIONS FOR SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE: POLAND NOT INVITED

    WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—All 45 members of the United Nations have been invited to attend the San Francisco conference on world security to be held on April 25. Poland will not be invited to take part until the Polish Government of National Unity is formed and recognised by the ...

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  18. ELAS Guerrillas Hand Over 49,000 Rifles

    ATHENS, Tuesday.—ELAS guerrillas have shown their willingness to cooperate by handing over more arms than were specified under the ...

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  19. George Black Dead

    LONDON, Tuesday.—George Black, one of Britain's foremost entertainers, has died in London at the age of 54, following an operation. He became famous ...

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  20. FIFTH ARMY SUCCESS

    ROME, Tuesday.—US and Brazilian troops of the Fifth Army in Italy have captured hill positions 12 miles south-west of Bologna, Lieutenant ...

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  21. SPECTACULAR ADVANCE IN BURMA

    KANDY, Tuesday.—In the most spectacular advance of the Burma campaign, British 14th Army armoured columns swept 85 miles east from the Irrawaddy in five days to capture Meiktila, the Clark Field of Burma, and most important rail, road, and air base on the central front, Admiral Mountbatten announced today. More than 30,000 Japs in Mandalay are now cut off from their supply bases to the south. ...

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  22. STOP PRESS

    LONDON, Tuesday.— Mr Churchill visited the Western Front during the week-end and conferred with General Eisenhower and Field Marshal ...

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  23. Three Leaders in Team for Loan Broadcast

    CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, Opposition Leader, Mr. Menzies, and Country Party Leader, Mr. Fadden, will be ...

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