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  3. ON TACLOBAN AIRFIELD

    A P-38 Lockheed Lightning fighter is the first plane to land on the renovated Tacloban airstrip on Leyte island. The strip was completed and repaired in record time with the help of Chinese and Filipino civilians. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. WAR FRONT SUMMARY

    The last portion of Belgium has been liberated with the collapse of resistance at Zeebrugge and in the pocket south ...

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  5. SHATTERED QUAYSIDE AT BOULOGNE

    Bomb shattered warehouses on quayside of Boulogne Harbour which was finally cleared by the Allies. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. COLLAPSE AT ZEEBRUGGE MEANS ALL BELGIUM CLEARED

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—German resistance at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge collapsed yesterday and all Belgium has now been liberated. ...

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  7. How Bomber Dived on to Flagship

    Australia, flagship of the Australian squadron, was damaged during Philippines operations when a Jap. bomber which had been struck by her guns, dived into the foremast, exploded and killed Captain Dechaineux, injured Commodore Collins, killed ...

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  8. Over 200 Germans Downed in Biggest Air Battles of War

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—American bombers and fighters in the biggest air battle of the war, destroyed 208 enemy planes on Thursday. At night about 1000 R.A.F. bombers delivered the heaviest blow of the war to Dusseldorf, administrative centre of the Ruhr. ...

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  9. MOPPING UP ON LEYTE

    LEYTE (A.A.P.).—Japanese delaying positions in the Leyte valley have been overrun and a junction has been effected ...

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  10. BAG OF THREE DESTROYERS

    ROME (A.A.P.) — The British destroyers Wheatland and Avanvale, operating in the Adriatic, engaged and sank two enemy destroyers on ...

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  11. Flying Bomb Film

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The Ministry of [?] gave a showing of "V1," one of the most dramatic documentary films produced during the war. ...

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  12. "INVASION!"

    PEARL HARBOUR (A.A.P.). —Tokio's claim of the reinvasion of Peleliu island, southern Palaus, now appears to have been an unsuccessful sneak ...

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  13. TRUCK DRIVER CONVICTED

    MELBOURNE.—A jury in the Criminal Court yesterday found L.A.C. Angus Victor Carmichael (45), of Essendon, ...

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  14. FIERCE STORM IN ITALY

    ROME (A.A.P.) — An unusually heavy rainstorm has again brought operations in Italy to a standstill. Reuters says British infantry and ...

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  15. CHURCHILL TO VISIT PARIS

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Mr. Churchill and Mr. Eden have accepted "with great pleasure" an invitation to visit Paris as guests of the provisional ...

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  16. Salonika Wrecked

    ATHENS (A.A.P.) — The Germans completely wrecked the harbour at Salonkia before they left. Demolitions in the town are very ...

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  17. Roosevelt's Envoy to China

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.). — Pres-Roosevelt has directed Mr. Donald Nelson to return to China at the earliest possible date. ...

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  18. PARIS KILLER FOUND

    PARIS (A.A.P.).—Dr. Marcel Petiot, who is accused of murdering over 50 persons in his house at Rue le Sueur, has been arrested. ...

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  19. GEN. MacARTHUR'S NEAR MISS

    LEYTE (A.A.P.).—Gen. MacArthur had one of his closest escapes from death when a Japanese strafing attack put a .50 calibre bullet into the wall ...

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  20. PACIFIC WAR MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

    WASHINGTON (A.A.P.).—"The advance on Japan is many months ahead of our most optimistic schedule," Pres. Roosevelt revealed yesterday. ...

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  21. FRANTIC GERMAN BID TO DEFEND BUDAPEST

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—With powerful Russian tank spearheads just 20 miles south of Budapest, the Germans in the city are frantically dragooning their Hungarian allies into digging defences around the capital. ...

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  22. WANT COAL MINES NATIONALISED

    SYDNEY.—The central executive of the Miners' Federation will ask the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) in Canberra next week to nationalise the 10 ...

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  23. BIGGEST BOMB LOADS IN OCTOBER

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Enemy targets in Western Europe were hit by over 100,000 tons of bombs during October—the greatest weight of high explosives yet launched in any month. THIS WAS accomplished despite the ...

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  24. Chinese View on Stilwell's Recall

    CHUNGKING (A.A.P.).—The Chinese Foreign Minister (Dr. Soong) yesterday issued the following statement:— "When Gen. Stilwell was recalled the ...

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  25. LEND-LEASE FOR RE-SALE

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—Pres. Roosevelt and Lord Keynes, the British Financial Adviser, are at present discussing a supplemental "second phase" of ...

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  26. AUSTRALIA'S MOVE FOR INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES: PRIVATE INTERNAL SERVICES

    CHICAGO (A.A.P.).—Australia, with New Zealand support, will move at the International Air Conference for the appointment of an international air authority to operate international routes on behalf of all nations. THE AUSTRALIAN Minister for Air ...

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  27. KEY BRIDGE IN SIAM HIT

    COLOMBO (A.A.P.).—U.S. Liberators made a 13-hour flight on Wednesday to bomb the important railway bridge at Dara in Siam. ...

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  28. B.E.F. LOSSES IN 1940

    LONDON.—Statistics prepared by the Belgian Government show that in May. 1940, British military losses were greater than those of Belgium and ...

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  29. No Regular Broadcast of Parliament

    CANBERRA.—In a letter to Mr. Alan Fraser, M.P., the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) states that regular broadcasts of Federal Parliamentary sessions ...

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  30. DIGEST OF THE LEADERS

    BRITAIN'S social security plan, based on the Beveridge report, has been before the House of Commons this week. Britain is far ...

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  31. BELGRADE MOST WAR-TORN OF LIBERATED CAPITALS

    LONDON (A.A.P.) .—Belgrade (Yugoslavia) appears to have suffered more damage than any European capital yet liberated, says Reuters correspondent at Bari. FIRST arrivals from Belgrade say ...

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  32. New Canadian Defence Minister

    OTTAWA (A.A.P.) — Gen. McNaughton, former Commander of the Canadian Army, was sworn in yesterday as Defence Minister to succeed Colonel ...

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  33. FIVE MORE V.C.'s: FIJIAN INCLUDED

    LONDON (B.O.W.).—The London Gazette announces the award of five Victoria Crosses. They go to: Major R. H. Cain, of the Royal ...

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  34. NAVY'S NEW FIGHTER

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The Fleet Air Arm has a new two-seater tighter, reconnaissance aircraft, named the Fire fly. Its speed and range are still ...

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