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     Oran Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1943, Oran, Oran                               F a a Oran pail a vol. 1 no. 64 thursday july 29, l s. Newspaper one Frene yank forces in Sicily take Allied bombers fascist party dissolved 4 towns advaiue15mtes new Goins give allies control Orer six Roods a a # Allied Force Headquarters july 28 a american forces Nao flt convince the army that the Marine Falls 2,000 it feet and lives Pearl Harbor a first it. Gilbert Percy 22tyear-old san Francisco Marine Corpse fighter Pilot is in a naval Hospital Here after an adventure that would Al blast Hamburg four nights by Newman government awarded1 Honor of being second most bombed City pilots bomb Jap ship with gasoline in Sicily have advanced at least 15 Miles eastward along a North coast Belt which extends Inland 20 Miles and they now occupy from North leathernecks Are As Tough As they say they Are. The apparently indestructible californian fell 2,000 los Angeles two p-38 phots Home from the War in the Pacific Are credited with a new method of eliminating japanese shipping. The pair maj. John w. Mitch la Enid. Miss., and capt. Thomas g. Lanphier jr., Panama c. Z. London july 28�?the heaviest found an enemy freighter under ousting of Duce won t alter War status Sadoglio feet into the sea from a disabled concentrated air attack of the War a camouflage net. They raked the to South the towns of Cefalu pol plane during a South Pacific air yearned a step Aast vessel Orth their guns but decided Izzi be Tralla and Alimena Mili action when his Parachute did not f the damage was too Small. Turning solution it Rome july party in Italy de and ing applied to open to suffer Only bruises and a broken Pelvis. Quot when i hit the water i thought i heard something crack. I guess that was my Pelvis a he explained. Natives rescued him from a reef tary sources revealed Here today. The new Advance gave the allies a 4 greater control Over at least six. Strategic roads and set the stage a / a 4. For the fight which will decide Fin ally the fat of the Island. _. As the americans closed in on which he swam after the fall the Northern Axis defences and Percy has five zeros to his credit the canadians engaged German troops in an intense see saw Bat tie on the Central front the battled for the strategic Comer of Sicily nearest Italy appeared to be reaching the slugging stage. Ac-1 a cording to the latest information a released Here the Allied front Runsa roughly South from the Small Porta of Cefalu to Petralia and Alimena v then Southeast to Enna Bud Dusa v and Ramacca and finally East. Along the Goma Lunga River i. The coast. Germans Are believed Here to hold Strong positions along a line it running South from san Stefano i on the North coast to Nicosia russians closer to Orel despite London july 28�?heavy red Southeast to agora and Catena army columns smashed closer to Day a Hanover was their 72 hours and for the fourth con pack. They dive bombed the Secu Tive night Allied bombers a a in freighter with their auxiliary tanks very great strength attacked spa Png gasoline All Over the decks. Hamburg again the air minis try announced today. I?1611me an her j8?8 and Cut Loose with incendiary bul to Hoffrt of Hamburg a Raivy s netting the ship afire from second largest City am boat build Stem t0 Steril ing Center is now second on the list of most bombed cities in the world having Writh Bremen suffered 104 attacks. Cologne still Heads the list with 120 raids. The continuous battering of Hamburg began Over the weekend with Allied bombers setting the Ball rolling on saturday night with the mightiest raid of All time followed by Daylight attacks the following Days. Another group of forts from the 8th Saaf wept Over Hanover Center of the nazi rubber tire Industry. Last week the americas heavy bombers destroyed a Large percentage of the German synthetic rubber  when they attacked the Large Plant at null. Yester was italian Mainland blasted by new bombing raids vision ref the key City 0f_orcl yesterday Over first on the German processing installations in Lioni Calitri battered by forts Mountain a id Moscow said that Strong soviet saturday 4 to so 28totentotsw� very favourable armies advancing along three rail re nth Italy a transportation system Fly ways. Two highroad and three Riv anal a in Iamb targets fortresses of the Northwest Nova then Down in no ring run wn&Quot"�fiernaxffqstothem55ishis55i a fill that at one Point reached a cres Stose the Raf and United  swy a Tad ooh 19 counter attacks the states air Force started their with its natural a i barriers delaying italian Ero Parent a a a by a Star a Lead �anjvanl��?0rthsn France african strategic air Force after performing in a More or less Aux Yance in the Orel sector of from a a get Vato no Ern frae Days of in activity yesterday Illary Eda City taking Oyer fatigue two to Toree Miles. Raty in habitat Ting Over a Estern Eppe resumed their attack on Railroad duties such As entrenching details de localities and Road repair work. Allied troops sources concede that the bulk of in their closest approach to the two italian Field divisions Quot after City the russians seized a Railroad rounding up All the pack animals station 17 Miles to the South while available has made its Way to the another column advanced to Posi Axis held Corner of the Island. As tons Northwest of the Oka River yet there Haye been no reports of russian armies Southwest of the saturday 50 enemy planes have Yards and installations on the ital been shot Down. Combined Raf i amp a Mainland. Flying through and u. S. Losses have been 23 bombers and three fighters. The effect on italian troops of the collapse of Mussolini a fascist gov City maintained heavy pressure on the narrow German Supply Corri it is known Here that the Axis Dor we red inks so a Der is making attempts to reinforce its Fantry lines to the North. Sicilian forces. What has not been revealed is How Large or How Suc a Moscow said two thirds of a German tank division which rushed to Martinique gets lend lease Aid heavy weather which made visibility poor the forts hit the Railroad Yards at Lioni and Calitri in the Vicinity of Naples. While the flak was Light the fortresses were intercepted by 15 to 20 enemy fighters Over Lioni. Three of the attacking planes were shot Down. Victories were credited to to sgt. Kenneth Thompson of Ventura. 111., to sgt. Anthony Torres. Of new York City and sgt. August Evans of Dayton Ohio. The much bombed Cap Dichino 28 a the fascist has been dissolve severe measures Are be enforce the Dis announced last night by radio Rome. The order to disband was issued by the new Cabinet headed by Mussolini a successor Premier marshal Pietro Sadoglio. The end of fascism in Italy coincided with the 60th birthday of its founder Benito Mussolini whose whereabouts remained unknown to the outside world. The death sentence for the fascist party was imposed following widespread reports of rioting and demonstrations in All principal italian cities. Even before the ban was formally issued the official italian radio had repeatedly announced that fascism in Italy was no More and that the nation had turned to its King and its finest Soldier in its hour of crisis. Alt Hogh the italian radio itself claimed that a order had been re established the great body of news from Neutral As Well As German sources left Little doubt that Italy was Seething with unrest. The nations chief Industrial City Milan was apparently a Center of anti fascist demonstrations. A Tramway strike of some proportion was admitted in German broadcasts. There were any number of rumours about italian peace proposals none of which were confirmed. Over the Ankara radio Carne a statement that a a the italian government shows willingness to negotiate with the  Stockholm papers made much of a Swiss Rumor that marshal Sadoglio was already discussing the conditions of an armistice with Allied officials at the Vatican City. London july 28 a As world tension mounted and wild and conflicting rumours flew across the intimation a airwaves. Italian ratio spokesmen yesterday stressed marshal Pietro a Doglio a pledge Icess Ful these attempts Are but the Aid of the foot soldiers was de ,�?ztx1 Quot Quot Toa a a a _ Allied air Force has been taking stroked. Washington july 28 thebe Gbo my Billly bbl a ill Lilli  a High toll of German Ju-52 trans the communique also reported first benefits of Allied control have Ai drome near Naples was pit again a Quot or ports which have Fried to reach local russian successes at Belgo reached Martinique and Guada on the night of july 26-27 by Raf the Island. Rod. Leningrad and in the Don Lupe in the form of 6,200 tons of wellingtons which started two big american forces along the line Basin. German equipment destroy american lend lease goods it was fires in the target area. Direct hits to fax in War out the anchored at Lelafu on the Tyr de on All fronts yesterday included announced Here by lend lease and were made on the runways and air a Ormano a Tuph rare Henien sea Are still 100 Miles 90 tanks and 44 planes the com mini Strator Edward r. St  buildings. Explosions were from la Essina the key Northeast Munique said. Essential goods sent to the in seen after the wellingtons had re them City. But judging from meager meantime the German military Pover shed islands in the West in turned 20 Miles from their target. Battle front reports they Are and commentator Dittmar in an a Dies included food medical sup in the same night both Raf dancing steadily against stiff Parent attempt to condition the plies cloth and lubricating Oil. The Craf wellingtons visited opposition. The real test is expect German people for the loss of Orel latter product is expected to be is Monte Corvino Ravella Ai drome in made by radio Rome. Thus on de to come when they bump into night broadcast that German specially valuable because it will in Southern Italy and started fires the surface there were no signs the Maln Gerna i Totlian line reverses on the easter front were Able fishing boats vehicles and among a a a Ai drome buildings on the that the downfall of Mussolini had Side of Germany while Allied capitals enthusiastically endorsed prime minister Winston Churchill so a wholesale surrender a speech to the House of commons. No reference to that speech has yet been continued on Page 4 about 18 Miles away to the East due to numerical superiority in Mena. \ a a a Quot Canadian troops engaged in and materials. A some stiff fighting and made pro a the British and americans in \ Gress against Strong opposition in the last War had countless masses 0 \ Evv difficult country on the Central of men and material at their Dis a a it front where the allies yesterday postal a he said. The same is were reported to a ave repulsed a today of our russian   big whim a not or Oey a reporter Indi Washington Ezra  news of the 8th army Sec eating heavy German equipment event rec Noet Narf student today then the East was that con losses said that German tank we a Ustel me of Cichy us trained in today. Communique Crews had been fighting As infant Iwuc which said activity on the Easu to men in the Orel sector for Sev in a or was largely confined to Era it Days. Indictment on charges of treason. The bearded 57-year-old York writer performed u. S. Axis agents face indictment a Field. During the Day another for mation of Saaf b-17 flying fortresses carried out an unescorted raid on Capua Ai drome 20 Miles North of Naples. It was the first time that this Ai drome had been hit and several Large fires continued on Pago 4 Rome Ero quotes Jet a i Quot Detroit a americans part in world cooperation after the War a a a a a a a a a York july 28�?enough on radio Rome will be brought to was discussed by Vii amp president _ Berne. Switzerland a evac a picnic acid has been extracted from trial when he is caught the jury Henry a. Wallace in a s it each Here Tion of civilians from overcrowded duds among the japanese bombs specified. Recently. He said the american Rome following the air raid reach dropped on China to Dye this years others charged with treason for people intend that the Atlantic de 150,000 a Day it was reported chinese Blanket Supply it was re German broadcasts and to be tried charter will . Here. Casualties of the combing ported by the new York committee when caught Are Frederick have been officially set at 717 kill of the National War fund which Helm Altenbach. 48, Dubuque. De. They include the commander has attributed the information to Iowa lord Haw Haw of the italian police Force. Gen. United China Relief. So Many Jap Henry Best 47, Sumpter s. Hazon. Bombs have been duds that the Douglas Chandler 50, Olney i Lily Rome a government bureaus have chinese have been melting Down Constance Drexel. 48, Philadelphia been closed for the remainder of canisters and recasting them in Jane Anderson 50. Atlanta july because of the raid damage to farm implements the report Max Otto Koisch with 40, he Berlin radio said. Said. York 11 changed either the italian or the Allied positions. Among outstanding Allied offi Virv it Vav a a vials Only Secretary of the Navy Frank  ventured the guess a v. V a that King Vittorio Emmanuele and a v. V Jaa Arshal Sadoglio the new italian a a a Prener in a might soon attempt to e Italy out of the War. Other Allied leaders including a a v. V ,.� a president Roosevelt and Secretary a a v a of state Hull confined themselves praising or. Churchill a speech a v Post War plans amp forceful statement of Allied the presidents views were v Jvn a or of a expected to be Inore fully revealed Tubin a radio address Winch was Wallace stresses a we shall not be satisfied a he declared a a with a peace which will merely Lead us from the concentration Camps and muss murder of fascism into an International Jungle of gangster governments operated behind the scenes by pier crazed Money mad  scheduled to reach North Africa Edify this morning. Editorial. Ii Moscow papers took the Churchill line that the allies should hit Italy hard and prompt-1 if surrender is not forthcoming. Perhaps the most significant word spoken by president Roosevelt on the italian crisis yesterday was a rebuke to the office of War information for calling King Vittorio Emmanuele Quot moronic in an italian language broadcast. The continued on Page 41  
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