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  3. BID FOR SPRINGBOARDS ON 250-MILES FRONT

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Allied troops are on the offensive along 250 miles of the southern front from the Swiss border to the Mass, in Eastern Holland. ...

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  4. WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED

    The Chinese very thoroughly destroyed this railway bridge 10 miles north of Kweilin in a fruitless effort to halt the southward advance of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. CRISIS IN GERMANY

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The Gestapo on Tuesday publicly hanged 21 persons in Cologne as part of a move to ...

    Article : 340 words
  6. HOW AMERICANS ADVANCED TOWARDS METZ AREA

    Supported by heavy tanks, American infantrymen of the Third Army race across an open field during the advance into the Metz area. They are now engaged in breaking down the defences guarding the fortress, which is the key to the whole Saar region of Germany. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. WAR FRONT SUMMARY

    British troops in Eastern Holland are only a mile from the Maas below the important town of Roermund. The Americans ...

    Article : 158 words
  8. Jap. Force on Ormoc Road in Trap

    LEYTE.—A trap is about to be sprung on a strong Jap. force holding the northern portion of the Ormoc road, on Leyte Island, in the Philippines. AMERICAN forces in a double ...

    Article : 498 words
  9. French to Control Ruhr, Rhine

    LONDON (A.A.P.)—The German occupation zone allotted to France by the three major Allies will cover the Rhineland ...

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  10. NEW DRIVE AT BUDAPEST

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Soviet storm battalions are pouring through a new break-through area 10 miles from Budapest ...

    Article : 244 words
  11. ROCKETS IN PEACE-TIME

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—American planning for the post-war use of rockets and robot planes is well advanced. ...

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  12. Japs. Hope for Terms

    NEW YORK (A.A.P.).—Japan still hopes to escape unconditional surrender. United Press says private reports ...

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  13. QUEEN MARY OF THE AIR

    LONDON.—The Brabazon airliner to be built at Bristol will probably be jet propelled. The proposed route for this giant ...

    Article : 93 words
  14. Berlin Gets More 4000-Pounders

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—R.A.F. Mosquitoes attacked Berlin on Wednesday night with 40001b. bombs. Lancasters in the afternoon bombed ...

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  15. Belgian Patriots Want to Fight

    BRUSSELS (A.A.P.).—Tension is mounting in Belgium following the order that members of the resistance movement should hand in arms before ...

    Article : 99 words
  16. DUTCH TO HELP FREE N.E.I.

    Major-General van Straten, Chief of Staff of N.E.I. Army, had conferences with Dutch officials in Washington en route to Holland to raise immediately ...

    Article : 99 words
  17. Drive Toward Kunming

    CHUNGKING (A.A.P.).—The Chinese High Command admits that Japanese columns have driven 43 miles west of Liuchow along the ...

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  18. Warsaw "Flaming Prison House"

    ROME (A.A.P.).—Addressing the Polish colony in Rome, the Pope said the sufferings of Poles within past weeks had ...

    Article : 83 words
  19. British Subs.: SINK 69 SHIPS

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The Admiralty says a further 23 supply ships and one anti-submarine vessel have been sunk ...

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  20. CATHEDRAL ON LEYTE

    American forces used the space in front of Palo Cathedral, Leyte Island, for a supply dump. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  21. MELBOURNE

    MELBOURNE.—Armed thieves who staged a hold-up in a Collingwood tailor's shop last night got away with suit material valued at £150. ...

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  22. British Demobilisation Plans Debated: Apprehension on Transfers to Far East

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—Britain had been wound up to a greater extent than ever before in terms of manpower, and the greatest anxiety no w as to unwind it in orderly fashion, or it would snap, the Minister of Labour (Mr. Bevin) said during a demobilisation debate in the Commons. IF IT SNAPPED, there would be ...

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  23. HIMMLER TO SUCCEED HITLER

    STOCKHOLM (A.A.P.).—Himmler was formally appointed as Hitler's successor by order of Hitler himself at a meeting of party leaders at the ...

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  24. AMERICANS KNOW NAZISM NOW

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—"Americans when they first reached Europe were largely non-political and anxious only to end the war and get home at the ...

    Article : 181 words
  25. MURDERER CUT UP VICTIMS

    LOS ANGELES (A.A.P.).—Two women were raped, slain and mutilated in nearby down-town hotels by a modern "Jack the Ripper," who ...

    Article : 164 words
  26. COMMANDOS RAID MELOS

    ROME (A.A.P.).—A small commando landing was made on Melos Island, N. of Crete, on Tuesday. Casualties were inflicted on the ...

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  27. CREWS TOLD SINKING OF TIRPITZ WILL SHORTEN WAR: STORY OF EARLIER RAID

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—The Secretary for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair) told members of the Lancaster crews who sank the German battleship Tirpitz: "You have struck a blow at German power, which is already beginning to crumble. You have shortened the war." SIR ARCHIBALD described the ...

    Article : 236 words
  28. MEMBERS OF F.F.I. MARCH IN LONDON

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—London yesterday warmly welcomed 200 members of the French forces of the Interior, including 50 girls, who marched through ...

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  29. DIGEST OF THE LEADERS

    STATEMENTS this week by the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) and the Minister for Home Security and Minister Assisting the ...

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  30. BOMBER RIDDLED WITH OVER 1000 BULLET-HOLES

    LONDON (A.A.P.).—With three engines of their Fortress shot out and the fuselage riddled with over 1000 holes from flak, cannon and rifles, nine U.S. fliers survived a crash landing in Belgium with only minor injuries. ...

    Article : 151 words
  31. Round-Up of Nazis in Sweden

    STOCKHOLM (A.A.P.).—Swedish police are rounding up suspected Gestapo leaders and other German agents in Sweden and ordering them to leave ...

    Article : 76 words
  32. Italian Cargo Subs. Scuttled at Singapore

    NEW DELHI (A.A.P.).—An Italian naval officer, who has escaped from Singapore, says large Italian submarines carried models of machine. ...

    Article : 77 words
  33. FRENCH POLICE OCCUPY ANDORRA STATE

    PARIS (A.A.P.).—French gendarmes have occupied the pocket State of Andorra, in the Pyrenees, it is officially stated. ...

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