LONDON. June 28.—The great battle for Egypt for Egypt began yesterday afternoon. The English Army is at grips with the main Axis forces in the Mersa Mahuh region and the fighting is Fierce and bitter. Both sides are throwing in infantry as well as armour ...
Article : 1,366 wordsLONDON, June 28.—Fierce battles are still raging to the south-east of Kharkov, where Marshal Time-shenko is reported to have regrouped ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,115 wordsATLANTA (Georgia), June 27.—A Marine Corps spokesman announced today that the first major expeditionary force of the United States ...
Article : 76 wordsLONDON, June 27.—The Prime Minister (Mr Churchill) has returned safely to London, after a visit of a little over a week to the United States, where he had discussions with President Roosevelt and took part in a number of conferences. ...
Article : 600 wordsLONDON. June 28.—The anxiety about the turn of events in the Middle East was dealt with by the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry ...
Article : 416 wordsWASHINGTON. June 27.—President Roosevelt has disclosed that in May 4,000 planes were produced; more than 1,500 tanks, and 2,000 ...
Article : 234 wordsLONDON, June 28.—Today's Air Ministry communique states that a strong force of bombers was over north-west Germany last night, with ...
Article : 239 wordsMELBOURNE, June 28.—The only air activity reported from Northern Australia over the weekend was Allied raids on Lae and Salamaua, ...
Article : 405 wordsWASHINGTON, June 27.—The White House has revealed that during Mr Churchill's visit he Inspected battle manoeuvres at Fort Jackson ...
Article : 382 wordsWASHINGTON, June 26.—The War Department announced today the establishment of a world-wide military air transport system. to ...
Article : 101 wordsLONDON, June 28.—Enemy planes were over western and southern England last night in small numbers. Bombs were dropped at several ...
Article : 120 wordsLONDON, June 28.—The Cairo correspondent of the "Sunday Times" says that the chief reason for the Eighth Army's reverse in ...
Article : 582 wordsNEW YORK. June 26.—Eleven thousand employees in 4 war production plants of the Yellow Truck Company, at Pontiac, Michigan. ...
Article : 158 wordsLONDON, June 28.—The Berlin radio said today that RAF bombers were over north and north-western Germany last night with Bremen as ...
Article : 38 wordsJOHANNESBURG. June 28.— Broadcasting a recruiting appeal last night the Prime Minister (Field Marshal Smuts) said that South ...
Article : 175 wordsLONDON, June 28.—Describing the raid on Bremen on the night of June 25, when the second largest port in Germany became the third ...
Article : 444 wordsNEW YORK, June 28.—The Chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Mr Edgar Hoover) has revealed the arrest of 8 enemy saboteurs who ...
Article : 382 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, June 28.—A 55-minute air battle between 3 Japanese Zeros and an Allied reconnaissance plane over ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 148 wordsLONDON, June 28.—The correspondent of the Independent French News agency at Beirut says that Mussolini is reported to be sending ...
Article : 133 wordsLONDON. June 28.—The Rome radio announced today that General Baldasarre, an army corps commander, and General Piacenza were ...
Article : 31 wordsLONDON, June 28.—A British United Press message from Johan-hesburg says that a report is circulating there that General Ritchie ...
Article : 46 wordsLONDON, June 28.—The Admiralty issued a communique on Friday evening announcing that 3 enemy supply ships en route to Libya had ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 214 wordsOTTAWA. June 27.—The Prime Minister (Mr Mackenzie King) said yesterday on returning from Washington that while the situation was ...
Article : 158 wordsLONDON. June 28.—It has been revealed that although Canterbury Cathedral was not directly hit in the recent raid, high explosive tore two ...
Article : 103 wordsWASHINGTON, June 27.—President Roosevelt's Secretary (Mr. Stephen Early) disclosed yesterday that Mr Roosevelt and Mr Churchill had ...
Article : 335 wordsJUNEAU (Alaska). June 27.—The Army and Navy report that 550 natives from the Pribilof and Atkha Islands have been evacuated to ...
Article : 178 wordsLONDON, June 28.—The freighter Tongariro, while on its way to Britain from Australia laden with meat and wool, sank a large Japanese ...
Article : 175 wordsWASHINGTON. June 26.—Mr L. J. Hartnett. Australian Director of Ordnance Production, has arrived here for the purpose of ...
Article : 162 wordsLONDON, June 28.—It can now be revealed that airmen and members of the ground staff of the United States Army Air Corps are now ...
Article : 56 wordsLONDON, June 28.—Walter Goering, 21-year-old nephew of Marshal Goering, who was a lieutenant in a Nazi fighter squadron, has been ...
Article : 35 wordsLONDON, June 28.—Authoritative quarters categorically deny American reports that a British troop transport arrived in Singapore 2 or ...
Article : 31 wordsLONDON, June 23.—It is reported from Rome that 2 more vessels carrying Italians repatriated from East Africa have arrived at ...
Article : 46 wordsLONDON. June 27.—The latest British weapon removed from the secret list is the Sten tommy-gun, tens of thousands of which are being ...
Article : 142 wordsWASHINGTON, June 28.—The War Department has decorated 23 members of the squadron of Army bombers led by Brig-General James ...
Article : 106 wordsLONDON, June 28.—A communique issued in Valletta says that 7 enemy fighters were shot down over Malta in the 24 hours to 5 pm ...
Article : 99 wordsLONDON, June 28.—A report from Vichy states that three French women and three French men have been sentenced to death at Lyons on ...
Article : 29 wordsLONDON, June 27.—In a statement issued tonight the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, the ...
Article : 101 wordsLONDON, June 27.—Since the outbreak of war. It was officially stated today, the Ministry for Labour and National Service has registered nearly ...
Article : 74 wordsOTTAWA. June 26.—National Defence Headquarters announced to-day that an explosion of an undetermined origin at an army installation ...
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