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Article : 221 wordsSirdar Singh, president of the Indian League of America, declared that Japan was training Indian, Burmese and Siamese troops for the ...
Article : 93 wordsTwo German bombers were destroyed over Britain last night. Before midnight a small number of enemy planes dropped bombs at ...
Article : 116 wordsMr. Churchill collected the biggest cigar that he had ever seen during his visit to King Farouk. The cigar measured 11.8 inches. Mr. Churchill ...
Article : 75 wordsLONDON, Saturday.—The R.A.F. heavily bombed a German convoy off Holland last night. The ships were heavily escorted but, nevertheless, the ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Mon 24 Aug 1942, Page 1
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