This place was attacked yesterday by Flying
Fortresses. One plane is missing.
General Alexander saw a first visit to
Palermo, the Sicilian capital and
visited also the bishop there who
has agreed to co-operate with us.
The Americans announced a little
while ago that Flying Fortresses had
today bombed industrial targets in
Germany. Further details are not
yet available but the Germans say that
Bonn was bombed.
Last night one town in the country
got a sharp attack.
During July 167 civilians were killed in
this country by air raids and 210
people injured.
Mr. Churchill arrived in the USA.
The Russian advance on Kharkiv
makes good progress and they are
closing in. There is only one line out of
Kharkiv left to them i.e. to the South
Okhtyrka has been captured. In the S.W.
Pacific aircraft carried out attacks
on Japanese shipping off New Ireland
also 18 supply barges were sunk off New
Guinea. Lord Woolton has been touring
Warwickshire agricultural district
and spoke at Stratford-upon-Avon.
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