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  2. DIEPPE COMMANDO

    LONDON, Aug 21.—In a communique issued last night Combined Operations Headquarters stated that during the raid on Dieppe 1 of the greatest air battles of the war developed and the Germans were forced to call up aircraft reinforcements from other parts of occupied France and ...

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  3. ALLIED AIR SHIELD.

    LONDON, Aug 21.—Blenheims, Bostons and Mustangs from the Army Co-operation Command and also Hurricanes and Spitfires kept ...

    Article : 342 words
  4. DON BEND BATTLE

    LONDON, Aug 21.—In an all-out effort to crash their way through to Stalingrad endless columns of fresh German reinforcements have been thrown into the Don bend battle. The Laftwaffe has been pounding both banks of the Don River, but it is reported that the Russians have not ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. IN THE SOLOMONS.

    WASHINGTON, Aug 20.—The following communique was issued here today: South Pacific area: "US marines are engaged in mopping-up ...

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  6. CONTINENTAL REPORTS

    LONDON, Aug 21.—The Berne correspondent of the "New York Times" says that the Berlin propaganda stories about the ...

    Article : 440 words
  7. CHINA CONFLICT.

    CHUNGKING, Aug 21.—Chinese forces have recaptured the key towns of Kweiki and Shangjao (Chekiang Province), on the main ...

    Article : 175 words
  8. BIG AIR SWEEP.

    LONDON, Aug 21.—A Joint American Army and British Air Ministry communique issued today stated that many squadrons of RAF, ...

    Article : 349 words
  9. SITUATION SURVEYED.

    AUCKLAND, Aug 20.—A Press Association correspondent at a s Pacific port states that the present apparent lull in the Solomons should ...

    Article : 315 words
  10. ATTEMPTED DESERTION.

    CHUNGKING, Aug 21.—The American Associated Press correspondent states that the National Military Council has ordered the ...

    Article : 107 words
  11. SUBMARINE ATTACKS.

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20.—An American Associated Press correspondent reports that the Brazilian coastal steamer Jacy was sunk by a ...

    Article : 281 words
  12. NAVY'S PART.

    A British destroyer flotilla fired many hundreds of 4-inch shells into military targets at Dieppe and the nearby cliffs and beaches. A naval ...

    Article : 428 words
  13. BOMBING GERMANY.

    LONDON, Aug 21.—A survey of the effects of intensifying the heavy bombing of Germany was given today by an official of the Ministry for ...

    Article : 323 words
  14. QUIET IN NORTH.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Aug 21.—In the north-eastern sector which for weeks has been the scene of the most intensive battle ...

    Article : 299 words
  15. CANADIANS' COURAGE.

    OTTAWA, Aug 20.—The Minister for Defence (Mr Ralston) announced that the Canadians who participated in the Dieppe raid ...

    Article : 41 words
  16. EGYPTIAN THEATRE

    LONDON, Aug 21.—Today's Cairo communique stated that there were no land or air operations of importance to report yesterday. On the ...

    Article : 166 words
  17. BATTERY STORMED.

    The "Daily Mail's" war correspondent with the commando force which was the first to reach Dieppe's beaches, at Varengville, says: "A ...

    Article : 473 words
  18. USA PILOT'S SUCCESS.

    SAN SALVADOR (Brazil), Aug 20.—Jack Lacey, pilot of a Catalina, described how he sank a German submarine off the coast of Brazil ...

    Article : 126 words
  19. RAAF SQUADRON'S RECORD.

    MELBOURNE, Aug 21.—A RAAF fighter squadron until recently held the Middle East record 1-day bag of 15 enemy aircraft. Sgt Richard ...

    Article : 246 words
  20. NOT ALL BARBAROUS.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Aug 21.—Some members of the Japanese navy apparently have more humane ideas regarding treatment ...

    Article : 368 words
  21. RABAUL ASSAULTS.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Aug 21.—Two American heavy bomber squadrons which have been at work continuously since the ...

    Article : 437 words
  22. UNLUCKY CHANCE.

    A Reuters correspondent with the raiders writes: "For 8 hours I watched our forces battling against concentrated opposition. The sky ...

    Article : 483 words
  23. EAST INDIES OIL.

    WASHINGTON, Aug 21.—Mr Farish, president of the Standard Oil Company, told a Senate committee today that Standard Oil wells ...

    Article : 71 words
  24. THE AVRO-LANCASTER.

    Described as the world's largest and fastest bomber, the Avro-Lancaster is proving its worth for carrying heavy bomb loads in long distance operations. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  25. USA WAR CHIEFS.

    WASHINGTON, Aug 21.—President Roosevelt has summoned high Anglo-American war chiefs to a conference at the White House. ...

    Article : 47 words
  26. GERMAN RADIO.

    LONDON, Aug 21.—The German long-wave radio. Deutschlandsender, which normally closes down for a certain period in the morning, ...

    Article : 44 words
  27. AMERICAN AIRCRAFT.

    NEW YORK, Aug 21.—Squadron-Leader Clive Caldwell, of the RAAF, returning to Australia after 17 months in the Middle East, visited ...

    Article : 86 words
  28. THE PRESS PRESENT.

    Over a score of British, American and Canadian war correspondents, photographers and newsreel cameramen accompanied the commandos on ...

    Article : 134 words
  29. HEROIC NEGROES.

    SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. Aug 21.—The first American negro soldiers to be decorated by General MacArthur in the South-west Pacific ...

    Article : 154 words
  30. NEW TYPE OF FREIGHTER.

    NEW YORK, Aug 21.—The "Herald Tribune" states that the Lend-Lease Administrator (Mr Stettinius) has revived experiments on the Sea ...

    Article : 115 words
  31. LOSS OF THE CANBERRA.

    CANBERRA, Aug 21.—To decide upon some practical way of expressing the sympathy felt by the residents for the relatives of men lost ...

    Article : 80 words
  32. REGENT'S SON KILLED.

    LONDON, Aug 21.—Stephen Horthy, son of the Hungarian Regent (Admiral Horthy) has been killed on the eastern front. He was ...

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  33. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS.

    Except where otherwise designated the overseas intelligence published in "The West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...

    Article : 34 words
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