LONDON, April 26.—The South-East Asia communique today stated: "Yesterday we captured Mapao Hill, a feature north of the Imphal Plain, ...
Article : 251 wordsLONDON, April 26.—The massive pre-invasion air offensive which is pulverising Hitler's "Western Wall" defences and smashing the war potential of the Reich continues with undiminished ferocity. The Press Association considers it probable that about 3,000 planes were sent ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 338 wordsLONDON, April 26.—The Russians have begun a big offensive on the lower reaches of the Dniester. Today's Rumanian communique ...
Article : 285 wordsLONDON, April 26.—Referring to neutral supplies to Germany the Foreign Secretary (Mr Anthony Eden) in the House of Commons ...
Article : 152 wordsWASHINGTON, April 25.—The White House announced today that President and Mrs Roosevelt entertained the Australian Prime Minister ...
Article : 599 wordsLONDON, April 26.—In the course of his speech of which a lengthy summary appeared in "The West Australian" yesterday] when ...
Article : 945 wordsWITH GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HQ, April 26.—The fall of Hollandia aerodrome is believed to be imminent. Closing in on the three airfields from north, east and west the American forces are now dose to their objectives, having seized Japan's most vital New Guinea air and sea ...
Article : 452 wordsLONDON, April 26.—The political correspondent of the "'Daily Express says that Spain is believed to be on the verge of agreeing to limit ...
Article : 83 wordsLONDON, April 26.—About 500 Flying Fortresses and Liberators with nearly 750 escorting planes patterned three important French airfields at ...
Article : 326 wordsKARACHI, April 22.—India I quiet. The great bulk of her people are content and, for them, prosperous. I do not think they take much ...
Article : 774 wordsLONDON, April 26.—The Swedish Government refused to accede to the Allied request that ball-bearing exports to Germany should be ...
Article : 293 wordsWITH GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HQ April 26.—With the fighter strip at Aitape in use and two American forces at Hollandia virtually in ...
Article : 250 wordsLONDON, April 25.—Last night's, Moscow communique stated that no major changes had occurred on any sector of the front. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 182 wordsMELBOURNE, April 26.—"The successful landings in the region of Hollandia are the first milestone on the long road which must be ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 297 wordsLONDON, April 26.—Unusual RAF tactics defeated fighter packs over South Germany last night. There is no reason to think the fighter were ...
Article : 439 wordsNEW YORK, April 25.—Admiral King, C-In-C of the US Navy, in an address at a Lotus Club dinner today, declared that the combined ...
Article : 340 wordsLONDON, April 26.—United States troops improved their positions In the Anzio beachhead on Monday for the second time in four days by ...
Article : 309 wordsWASHINGTON, April 25.—A Pacific Fleet communique announces that US forces occupied Ujelang atoll, the westernmost of the ...
Article : 190 wordsLONDON, April 26.—A Mustang group escorting the bomber mission over south-west Germany on Tuesday had what returning pilots ...
Article : 72 wordsLONDON, April 25.—The Geneva correspondent of "The Times" reports that 12 American bombers (not eight as stated previously) landed on ...
Article : 56 wordsLONDON, April 26.—The people of Britain spent £56,000,000 sterling less on food last year than in 1942 and £38,000,000 less on clothes. says ...
Article : 166 wordsWASHINGTON, April 25.—The United Press reports from Alaskan headquarters that the secret occupation and fortification of Shemya ...
Article : 117 wordsMONTREAL, April 25.—The Canadian Press Agency states that an RAF Liberator transport crashed into a group of old brick houses in ...
Article : 128 wordsLONDON, April 25.—The German Overseas Newsagency quotes a Berlin military spokesman as saying: "According to a last-minute report from ...
Article : 146 wordsLONDON, April 26.—The Yugoslav communique today states: "Partisans, supported by Allied naval and air forces, disembarked on Mljet ...
Article : 66 wordsLONDON, April 26.—French circles in London learn that a colonial administrator. M Edouard Jean Louveau, has reached Algiers ...
Article : 70 wordsLONDON, April 26.—Berlin radio, referring to the raid on Munich on Monday night, said: "There is great indignation because cultural ...
Article : 58 wordsLONDON, April 26.—An Admiralty communique yesterday was as follows: "Light coastal forces of the Royal Navy on an offensive patrol ...
Article : 251 wordsOTTAWA, April 26.—Official figures for Canadian war casualties to February 29 last are: Dead, 14,999: wounded, 7,889; missing, 2,647. Air ...
Article : 32 wordsNEW YORK, April 25.—The "Herald-Tribune's" Washington bureau states: "The Navy Department has instructed its public relations ...
Article : 150 wordsLONDON, April 26.—A small number of enemy planes crossed the south and south-east coasts of England late last night. Some flew ...
Article : 200 wordsApril 26.—It can now be revealed that RAN vessels played a conspicuous part in the operations against Hollandia and Tanahmerah Bay. ...
Article : 299 wordsLONDON, April 26.—A warning that participants in unofficial strikes might be opening the door to Fascism was given by Mr James ...
Article : 266 wordsLONDON, April 25.—In a broad-cast today from Moscow M. Manuilsky, a member of the executive committee of the Communist Party, said: ...
Article : 126 wordsNEW YORK, April 25.—The "New York Times" bureau at Washington says that Mr De Valera, President; of Eire, has not only refused to ...
Article : 98 wordsExcept where otherwise designated. the overseas intelligence published in The. West Australian" is transmitted to Australia by the Australian Associated Press ...
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