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The second of these excerpts is continued from July 31. The third is continued from July 22.

Winston S. Churchill, Closing the Ring

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2 Key Towns Taken (Middleton) – 2-3
PT Boats Battle Sea for 2 Nights (Matthews) – 3
Released Italians Seek to Join Allies – 3-4
Mutual Congratulations on a Job Well Done (photo) – 4
Capture of ‘Bloody Ridge’ in Sicily Like Victory of Hill 609 in Tunisia (Boyle) – 5
War News Summarized – 5
Ploesti Oil Raid Damage Big; Plane Loss Tops 20, Foe’s 51 – 6-7
Mussolini Gone. It is Cause for Rejoicing in Milan (photo) – 6
Red Army in Orel, Reich Radio Says – 7-8
Our Airmen Sever a Japanese Communications Link in Burma (photos) – 8-9
OWI Director Forecasts Invasion of Continent by Way of England – 10
Palestine Arabs Fear Loss of Land (Suzberger) – 10
Tanks’ Vital Role in War (Baldwin) – 11
8th Air Force Gets ‘Home Folks’ Visit (by W.H. Lawrence) – 11
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 12-13