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Advertising : 306 wordsWASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The full story of the American air raid on Japanese production centres on April 18 was told to-day, when Brigadier-General James Doolittle, who led the attack, was personally presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor by ...
Article : 970 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—Quoting a front line despatch, the Moscow Radio said this afternoon that the Russians continue to advance on the Kharkov front, smashing stubborn resistance. The Germans were throwing in numerous tanks and motorised ...
Article : 1,056 wordsFlying personnel of the R.A.A.F. operating with the R.A.F. in Libya, standing on one of the mighty Blenheim bombers which they fly with such deadly effect to the enemy. German and Italian forces have experienced keenly the impact of the skill and daring of the Free French, South African, R.A.F., and Australian flying units who are supporting Britain's Eighth Army in the Middle East.—(Department of ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 72 wordsCHUNGKING, Tuesday.—The Chinese spokesman declared that his Government, had come into possession of an officially approved ...
Article : 175 wordsLONDON, Tuesday. — Speaking in the House of Commons, Lieut.[?] Colonel Sir Edward Grigg (Cons.) said that there was a very different ...
Article : 293 wordsLONDON, Tuesday. — The war's greatest tragedy was revealed when a man, responding to the War Graves Commission's ...
Article : 76 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—Last night's raid on a north-eastern coastal town was severe. The raiders, despite heavy anti-aircraft fire, dive-bombed ...
Article : 65 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—Since May 1, 101 enemy aircraft have been destroyed by British planes over Malta. On Sunday night, fighters destroyed ...
Article : 51 wordsLONDON, Tuesday.—The Importance of the capture of Diego Suarez, the naval base at the northern end of Madagascar, is recognised, but vast ...
Article : 154 wordsWASHINGTON, Tuesday. — The Office of Facts and Figures reported that the Vichy Government had launched a short wave propaganda campaign ...
Article : 107 wordsNEW YORK, Tuesday.—The Federal Security Administrator (Mr. M'Nutt) said to-day that the Government proposed to set ...
Article : 95 wordsLONDON, Tuesday.—According: to the Moscow Radio a large number of parachutists landed in Denmark last week. It does not ...
Article : 79 wordsNEW YORK, Tuesday.—The Chungking Official Radio quoted the Central News as saying that an unexploded gas bomb dropped by a Japanese ...
Article : 64 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—A Vichy report states that, the railway between Nantes and La Rochelle was dynamited on Monday night, and an important ...
Article : 208 wordsLONDON, Tuesday.—General Alexander's forces are still holding out in Burma, with their backs to the Lushai Hills, which cut off Burma from India. ...
Article : 102 wordsLONDON, Tuesday.—Undeterred by their first experience of enemy fire, two R.A.A.F. trainees flew through a terrific screen of flak to score a ...
Article : 189 wordsCHUNGKING, Tuesday. — Reinforced Japanese forces are driving south-ward to Chekiang along the portion of the Chekinng-Kiangsi railway, which is ...
Article : 112 wordsNEW YORK, Tuesday.—The "Journal of Commerce's" Washington correspondent says that if the maritime industry obtains the steel needed, ...
Article : 71 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—A powerful force of bombers last night heavily bombed objectives at Mannheim (Germany) The submarine base at St. ...
Article : 307 wordsWASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The War Production Board Co-ordinator (Mr. Newhall) declared that nation-wide petrol rationing was inevitable by the ...
Article : 74 wordsCHUNGKING, Tuesday.—The Government has ordered the closure of all unnecessary tea-houses, because "tea drinking has crown too widespread, and ...
Article : 39 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—The Royal Society of Arts' Albert Medal has been awarded Field-Marshal Smuts. The inscription, reads: "Statesman, soldier, ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Thu 21 May 1942, Page 1
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