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Bill Up to Senate – 2-4
The Day in Washington – 4
The International Situation – 5
British See Blow Within 2 Weeks; R.A.F. Raids Bases – 6
Troops Fill Up-State ‘War’ Area; Arms Shortage Stirs General Drum – 7-8
Fierce Air Fights Rage over Africa – 9
Canton, N.Y., Is Address For Men at Manoeuvres – 9
Roosevelt Plans Tour of Defenses (by Charles Hurd) – 10
Channel Air Tour Reveals No Ships – 11
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques - 12
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08/06/2010 4:33:24 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/aug40/f06aug40.htm
Italians mine Sicilian Channel
Tuesday, August 6, 1940 www.onwar.com
In the Mediterranean... The Italians place extensive minefields in the Sicilian Channel.
In the English Channel... There are German attacks on shipping.
In East Africa... Odweina is taken by the Italians.
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08/06/2010 4:37:37 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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