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  2. Back to London

    LONDON, Thursday.—Back to London is the thought that has been in the minds of hundreds of people for some time, and now their wishes ...

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  3. U-boat Helps Sailors

    LONDON, Thursday. — At least one German U-boat is doing a good deal to assist British sailors. When it was opened for public inspection in ...

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  4. Levant Dispute Causes Concern

    LONDON, Thursday.—Both the British and United States Governments are closely watching developments in the Levant, where there is considerable street fighting, particularly in Syria. Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, has told the House of Commons that reports indicate very clearly that the Syrian capital of Damascus ...

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  5. Australians Chasing Japs in Hills South of Wewak

    MANILA, Thursday.—Australian forces have advanced four miles into the coastal foothills south of Wewak, while in the inland sector other units, converging on the enemy from the west, have driven four miles east of Maprik through difficult jungle terrain. ...

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  6. Shuri Centre of Okinawa Battle

    GUAM, Thursday.— On Okinawa, the Japanese resistance appears to be centred in the Shuri Castle area. US Marines have taken virtually all of ...

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  7. SORTING OUT OF REFUGEES AND SLAVE WORKERS MAJOR TASK

    LONDON, Thursday.—A major task facing the United Nations in Europe is the sorting out of refugees and former slave workers who wish to return to their homes, says a correspondent at General Eisenhower's headquarters. In Austria, there is are unending ...

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  8. Allied Advance in South China Continues

    CHUNGKING, Thursday. — Chinese forces are advancing along, a 50-mile front toward the big US air base at Liuchow in southern China. ...

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  9. Midget Fleet Harassed German Shipping

    LONDON, Thursday.— The story has been told of how small Norwegian vessels, operating from a secret port, attacked German shipping during the ...

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  10. Yugoslavs and Italian Patriots Reported Fighting

    LONDON, Thursday.—An unconfirmed message states that fighting has broken out at Flume, on the Adriatic coast, between Yugoslav troops and Italian ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. Jap Plane Losses

    WASHINGTON, Thursday. — The US Navy Secretary, Mr. James Forrestal, announced today that more than 2500 Japanese planes were destroyed during ...

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  12. US Naval Bases Closed in England

    LONDON, Thursday. — The Admiralty has announced that most of the US Navy's 15 big bases in England have been closed. ...

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  13. 510 Tons of Bombs Hit Enemy Pockets on Luzon

    MANILA, Thursday.—In one of the heaviest attacks of the Philippines campaign, American planes hammered the Japanese with 510 tons of bombs in a series of assaults supporting US forces on Luzon. This pounding reduced a number of ...

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  14. British Merchant Navy Saved 4000 Lives

    LONDON. Thursday.—Merchant Navy ships saved more than 4000 lives during the Battle of the Atlantic. Announcing this, the Admiralty paid a ...

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  15. British and US Admirals Confer at Guam

    GUAM. Thursday. — Vice Admiral Rawlings. Task Force commander of the British Pacific Fleet, has arrived at Guam in the flagship King George V ...

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  16. US Navy Worried Over Ship Repairing Problems

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—The Navy Department has admitted the fact that it is frankly worried over the problem of repairing ships ...

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  17. 250,000 HOMELESS IN YOKOHAMA

    GUAM, Thursday. — Correspondents say reconnaissance photographs suggested that Tuesday's Superfortress attack on Yokohama was one of the most ...

    Article : 87 words
  18. Truman's Envoy to Visit Eisenhower's Headquarters

    LONDON, Thursday. — Mr. Joseph Davis, President Truman's special envoy, who has been conferring with Mr. Churchill and the Foreign Secretary, ...

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  19. "IT'S CURTAINS FOR ME BUT I'M HAPPY"—LAST RECORDED WORDS OF LIEUTENANT DERRICK, VC

    CANBERRA, Thursday.—A letter from an army officer, published in a Melbourne newspaper yesterday, regretting that such a soldier as Lieutenant Derrick, VC, DCM. should meet his death when he had already served his country well, was quoted in the House of Representatives last night by Mr. Guy, Liberal, Tasmania. He asked what action was being ...

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  20. Iran Demands Withdrawal of Allied Soldiers

    LONDON. Thursday.—The Government of Iran has sent a note to Britain, Russia and the United States, demanding that all Allied troops be withdrawn from ...

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  21. FRANCE TO DEMOBILISE 1,000,000 MEN

    PARIS. Thursday.—The demobilisation of about 1,000,000 men of the French forces is now in progress and will be completed by June of next year. ...

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  22. HOW JAP BALLOONS REACH US COAST

    WASHINGTON, Thursday.—A Government official said today that bomb carrying balloons, which had landed on the north American coast, had been ...

    Article : 102 words
  23. Japs Fight Hard to Control Escape Routes

    RANDY, Thursday. — Troops of the 19th Indian Division are facing stiff resistance as the Japanese fight hard to control another of their escape routes ...

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