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bombed target in the Munich area today.
Political leaders in Italy have refused to
support Marshal Badoglio and Signor
Bonomi has been asked by Prince Umberto
to form a government. No important
changes were reported from Russia yesterday.
Only local fighting near Jassy where a height
was captured. Today the Germans report
fighting at Jassy and Tarnopol. Off the Western
hip of Dutch New Guinea a Japanese cruiser
was damaged by bombers. Stocks of food in
this country are good. The milk ration will go
down from 4 to 3 pints on account of the
drought. Extra sugar will be available for
jam making. It is hoped to restore the
cheese ration before the winter. 17000 tons
of lemons will arrive from Sicily also
raisins from Cyprus, dried fruits from Turkey
oranges from Africa and Palestine, apples
from Canada, apricot pulp and bitter
oranges from Spain. Landings of fish have
increased. A new dehydrated product is
potato powder and experiments are
being carried out with the dehydration of
herrings. Complaints were made about
luxury restaurants and it was also said
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