News In Brief
“Sucking Mine".—The Beilin correspondent of tiie Stockholm newspaper Svenska Dagbladet" states that the Hermans have invented a new "sucking mine.” which are already being effectively used against tankers and troop transports. Trade Unionism.—The Anglo-Soviet Trade Union Committee concluded its third session in Moscow, says Moscow radio. Tile committee decided to continue the effort to secure collaboration with American trade unions. .it discussed n proposal for widening the committee by inclusion of North American and South American trade unions, ids' trade unions in enemy-occupied countries, Taihang.—Fighting is increasing in ferocity on tiie western slopes of Taihang Mountains where the Japanese have thrown in reinforcements replacing heavy casualties. Aerial Towing.—The War Department has announced that two fully-loaded gliders were towed on a record, non-slop flight of 1243 miles, carrying special maintenance equipment from Texas to North Carolina. The previous record was 1177 miles. Sea Patrol. —A Norwegian naval communique states that, a light coastal force of the Norwegian Navy on patrol in the North Sea last night Wits many times attacked by enemy aircraft. An F.W. 190 was shot down and two other aircraft were damaged. Tiie Norwegians suffered neither casualties nor damage.
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Northern Advocate, 26 July 1943, Page 5
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