LEYTE, Dec 11.—With the fall of Ormoc yesterday to American troops the Japanese have lost their main port of entry for reinforcements to ...
Article : 546 wordsKANDY, Dec 10.—A powerful new British fleet has been formed to operate in the Pacific theatre. This is the first major step taken to ...
Article : 428 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—"Strong formations of American infantry and armour attacking on a 12-miles front east of Aachen advanced up ...
Article : 504 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—"After on exceptionally quiet night British troops at dawn today began a large-scale sweep of the eastern suburbs of Athens," states Reuters correspondent at British HQ. "There has been very little shooting since yesterday morning, the lull lasting for 16 hours ...
Article : 533 wordsLONDON, Dec 11,—The latest frontline reports state that the Germans are pushing out of blazing Budapest, the capture of which appears imminent, says the Moscow correspondent of the British United Press The Russians are closing in from three sides. The German retreat is ...
Article : 426 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec 11.—The New C-in-C of the British Pacific Fleet (Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser) and the Vice-Admiral (Administration) of ...
Article : 852 wordsCOLOMBO. Dec 11.—The Japanese In North Burma have given up three of their Important bases—Naba, Indaw and Katha—without a ...
Article : 325 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.-The pact of alliance and mutual aid between France and Russia was signed at the Kremlin at 4.40 am yesterday ...
Article : 321 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—"The Times" correspondent in Athens states: "With the knowledge that it might take months of steady fighting to ...
Article : 296 wordsWASHINGTON, Dec 10.—The War Production Board has reported that none of the major categories of combat munitions met the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 411 wordsADMIRAL SIR A. J. POWER. Commanding East Indies Fleet. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 22 wordsCANBERRA, Dec 11.—The transfer of a large part of the naval strength of Great Britain to the Pacific theatre is involved in the ...
Article : 589 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—The Stockholm correspondent of "The Times" says that during the weekend Budapest ceased functioning as the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 135 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec 11.—RAAF Beaufighters scored their second lighthouse "kill" in a week in a devastating cannon attack at ...
Article : 71 wordsLONDON. Dec 11.—The Associated Press correspondent in Athens says the danger of epidemics in Athens and Piraeus is causing ...
Article : 246 wordsNEW YORK, Dec 11.—Tokio radio quotes the Japanese communique as saying that six Japanese planes yesterday rammed and sank ...
Article : 75 wordsNEW YORK, Dec 11.—A Tokio radio report says that Super Fortresses penetrated the Tokio area at 10.30 pm yesterday and this ...
Article : 300 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—The British United Press correspondent in Athens says that E.L.A.S. mortars yesterday afternoon dropped four ...
Article : 258 wordsNEW YORK, Dec 10.—The "Herald-Tribune's" Leyte correspondent states: "With the deepwater port of Ormoc in our hands the ...
Article : 101 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—The Norwegian Minister of Justice (Dr Terje Wold), speaking yesterday after his return from liberated territory in ...
Article : 175 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—Last night's Moscow communique was as follows: "North-east of Budapest the Russians continued their offensive ...
Article : 103 wordsMELBOURNE, Dec 11.—RAAF Kittyhawks operating the South-West Pacific area which rarely carried any missile heavier than a 500lb ...
Article : 110 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—The Paris correspondent of the Associated Press reports that General Eisenhowever told members of the ...
Article : 86 wordsCHUNGKING, Dec 1I.—Today's Chinese Army High Command communique states that the Chinese Army has recaptured Liuchai, which ...
Article : 63 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—The Allies have approved of the new Italian Cabinet, states Reuters Rome correspondent. Members of the ...
Article : 232 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—"Marshal Malinovsky's assault an both sides of Budapest has burst open a short road to Vienna," states Reuters ...
Article : 198 words"The tragedy of brothers killing each other the day after their liberation from the most hideous tyranny is shocking; the E.A.M.'s ...
Article : 288 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—Lieut-Commander A. B. Palmer, DSC, of Sydney, known to AIF men in the Middle East in 1941 as "The Pirate ...
Article : 259 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—Mr Harold Macmillan, Resident Minister in the Central Mediterranean, who has been in London for consultation, has now ...
Article : 99 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—The Swedish newspaper "Aftontidningen" quotes reports from Germany that four British Secret Service agents who ...
Article : 117 wordsLONDON, Dec 11.—Commenting on the Kandy announcement that a new British fleet will operate in the Pacific, and the Admiralty ...
Article : 101 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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