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  2. BRITISH FOOD CUTS

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The British Food Minister, Colonel Llewellyn, has announced a cut in British rations to operate from next week. ...

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  3. MURRAY RIVER LOW

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—For the first time since locks were established on the Murray, the river ceased to flow at Echuca. ...

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  4. MR CHURCHILL RESIGNS AS PRIME MINISTER

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Winston Churchill has tendered his resignation as Prime Minister to the King. An official announcement of the dissolution of Parliament is expected shortly and meanwhile, it is considered ...

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  5. Tarakan Battle Reaches Mopping Up Phase: 5000 Japs Reported Killed on Bougainville

    MANILA, Wednesday.—Operations on Tarakan Island have now reached the mopping up phase as Australians and Netherlands Indies troops with air and naval support continue to liquidate Japanese forces in the hills. Over Borneo proper, escorted heavy ...

    Article : 245 words
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    FREAK OF THE WEEK.—The propeller of a Wildcat fighter was embedded in the trunk of a coconut palm when the plane swerved off the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. SHURI BESIEGED

    GUAM, Wednesday.—US troops besieged Shuri today and threatened to outflank the eastern anchor of the Jap line, the town of Yonabaru. ...

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  8. British Naval Pilot's Trenchant Letter

    LONDON, Wednesday.—A British naval pilot serving in the Far. East has sent a letter to a London newspaper addressed to the British public asking for ...

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  9. Monty Posted to Allied Control Council

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. Churchill announced to day the appointment. of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery as the British member of the ...

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  10. MORE ALLIED TROOPS MOVE TO POSITIONS NORTH OF TRIESTE

    ROME, Wednesday.—British and American forces of the Eighth Army have pushed deeper into the Adriatic province of which Trieste is the capital and yesterday they occupied positions along a line running north from Trieste to a point east of Gorizia on the lsonzo River. ...

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  11. JAPS IN BURMA FIGHTING STUBBORNLY

    KANDY, Wednesday.—Japanese rearguard forces in Burma are suffering heavy casualties In their efforts to keep open their escape routes through ...

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  12. Funeral of Kapooka Victims

    WAGGA, Wednesday.—The funeral of the 26 dead of the Kapooka camp tragedy took place this afternoon. Four army trucks carried the coffins ...

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  13. Frigate in Duke's Convoy Destroyed U-Boat

    LONDON, Wednesday.—It was revealed today that a British frigate, HMS Nyasaland, destroyed a U-boat while convoying the ship which ...

    Article : 73 words
  14. AMERICAN BOMBERS RETURN TO US

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Sixty five heavy bombers of the US Eighth Air Force in Europe have arrived in the United States. ...

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  15. Newsreel Film of Nazi Prison Camps

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A British newsreel film revealing conditions in Nazi prison camps will be released simultaneously in Sydney, Melbourne ...

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  16. US Forces on Mindanao Liberate Malaybalay

    MANILA, Wednesday.—The US 31st Division on Mindanao has liberated Malaybalay, provincial capital of Bukidnon, and secured the nearby airfield against scattered enemy resistance. North of Davao, the 24th Division advanced four miles against moderate opposition to Bunawan. ...

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  17. No Settlement to Levant Dispute

    LONDON, Wednesday.—There has been no new development in the dispute between France and the Levant. The French Minister in Beirut, ...

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  18. British Scientists Develop New Aviation Fuel

    LONDON, Wednesday.—It was revealed today that when the RAF asked for an aviation fuel better than the 100 octane petrol it was then ...

    Article : 124 words
  19. "Luckiest Ship Afloat"

    CANBERRA, Wednesday.—"The luckiest ship afloat" is how her crew describes the Australian built Tribal class destroyer, Warramunga, which ...

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  20. AUSTRALIA WINS 'TEST'

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Australia, after dismissing England for 294 in the second innings, won the unofficial three day test match at Lords ...

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  21. FANTASTIC JAP SECRET WEAPON AIMED AT AMERICAN MAINLAND

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Us Army and Navy authorities revealed to-day that a fantastic Japanese secret weapon has been launched against the Pacific coast of the United States with futile results in damage achieved. The new Japanese weapon is a free ...

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  22. Plan to Reimburse From Enemy Funds

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Americans who lost property abroad during the war may be reimbursed in full from enemy property and frozen ...

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  23. More Chinese Successes

    CHUNGKING, Wednesday.—The Chinese High Command claimed further successes today for Its troops on scattered China fronts. ...

    Article : 52 words
  24. U-Boat Attracts Londoners

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The first German U-boat to visit London, U776, tied up at Westminster Bridge after having been sailed up the Thames by a British ...

    Article : 54 words
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