Baltic Tension Escalates Amid Finland Russia Talks
Helsinki reports show M Erkko stating Finland maintains daily contact with Nordic powers after Stockholm talks. He notes Finland will defend independence and neutralize the Moscow delegation despite ongoing Soviet demands, while negotiations may continue if the situation allows.
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Liberal sweep in Quebec reshapes provincial parliament
In Quebec Thursday, the Liberal Party won a landslide securing 68 seats to 19 former, while the National Union led by Premier rads holds 1 seat with 71 in the Dominion Parliament. Duplessis keeps his seat though five of his ministers are defeated as Canada pledges stronger wartime solidarity under Prime Minister McKenzie King.
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Coc
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Canada
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Germany
Italy Strives For Peace Amid War Localisation Hope
Rome reports the Tribunal states Italy will avoid military initiative for now while aiming to shorten the war as belligerents wish. The Rome radio blames the Versailles postwar settlement for much of the conflict and notes the invasion of Poland sparked wider hostilities.
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Tribunal
Italy
Europe
Poland
New Zealand Air Pilot Survives Berlin Broadcast Claim
New Zealand air pilot and NBC commentator H R Baukage returned from Berlin stating that a radio broadcast from the German naval hospital at Wessermuende on September 13 was not a fake. He interviewed survivor Ed wards, an Irishman, a lottery winner, and Booth, noting Ed- wards and others were shot down.
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Berlin
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Germany Eyes Major Offensive Amid Frontline Clashes
German planning intensifies as Berlin’s chiefs confer with the General Staff while French and British forces report limited skirmishes on the Western Front. Bad weather halts major moves but aerial losses mount and talks of a renewed assault circulate in German circles.
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Hitler's Peace Terms Rejected by Lord Lothian
Speaking to the Problema Club Lord Lothian argued against accepting an armistice as it would let Hitler consolidate power and set the next attack. He warned there was no lasting peace without universal autonomous freedom and said Britain should not erode Germany’s rights or seek a flawed truce.
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Jamaica
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Soviet protests over contraband list anger London experts
In Moscow Russia protests Britain over a contraband list claiming fuel, paper, cotton and food items violate neutral trade and threaten civilians. London experts call the Soviet stance fantastic, noting the 1909 London Naval Treaty was not ratified by Russia and that inspections of neutral shipping are lawful.
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Pepureday. Jet
Rusitian
Britain
London
Myscow
Russia
MenUon
Poland
South Africa Back Smuts As Prime Minister Support Grows
Johannesburg correspondent reports opinion across the Union swinging to General Smuts after Hertog defeat. Ninety two percent of the Witwatersrand United Party backs the Government, while Zoutpansberg Centre Party remains solidly behind the Cabinet.
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Johannesburg
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Witwaters-Rand United Party
Zoutpansberg
Checking Russian Expansion in Istanbul Conference
The Rome AP dispatch reports Turkey Iran Irak and Afghanistan meeting in Istanbul as co signatories of the Sandbad Pact meant to curb Soviet expansion toward the Dardanelles and Persian Gulf. Turkish troop movements cited 200000 picked troops from Ardahan while a Kars Dahdan dispute could be settled by negotiation.
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Rome
British Associated Press
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Austrians Call for Freedom From Nazi Rule
In Vienna on Thursday an anti Nazi radio broadcast from an undisclosed site claims the British Empire allows its parts to decide participation in the war. It questions Hitler daring to grant such a choice in Austria and asserts a desire to leave the Reich.
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Pen and press clash over war flow in Lords
Lord Astor argues that with Western Front lull the pen may shorten the war. Cabinet should reorganize the Ministry of Information. Len MacMillan defends the ministry, noting cost cuts and expanded press attaches abroad. He cites US propaganda stance and an Alexander Korda film on the Royal Air Force to be released abroad.
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Ministry For Information
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Come Bela
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Hitler
Alexander Korda
Royal Air Force
Australia
Co operation of workers in Allied unions agreed
The British and French trade unions forming an Allied Committee to defend mutual interest and support the war effort will meet monthly in London and Paris. The committee comprises seven representatives from each country including the chairmen and secretaries of both the Trades Union Council and the French body. The Prime Minister has ordered full cooperation from government departments with the Trades Union Council and allied unions assisting various ministries.
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Ministry For Economic Welfare
Arms embargo revokes licences under Neutrality Act
Washington reports that under the Neutrality Act invoked on September 5, export licences valued at about £18,750,000 have been revoked to France Britain and Australia. Helium exports to New Zealand and Canada were halted due to embargo. Senate rejected Johnsons amendment to make invocation mandatory and La Follette’s proposal to cap wartime exports was also rejected.
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Germany Alone Stand Against Allied Support Speech
Rotterdam The Times correspondent notes Captain von Ribbentrop did not claim allies, signaling Germany would face Britain and France alone. Press discussion says war to the death with England, weapons strength now decisive, while Italian and French papers echo a lone Nazi stance and Versailles blame.
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Empire War Effort Coordinating With Dominion Allies
Dominion Secretary Anthony Eden broadcast that pooling resources for air power shows collaboration with the Dominions yields practical results. He says Britain will receive pilots and personnel of the highest standard, with aims for closer European unity and international peace after victory. Talks with Dominion ministers to follow in London, focusing on food, munitions, and training depots. Dominion navies cooperate with Britain, and other measures include mobilization and overseas service preparations.
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Anthony Eden
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Britain
Herr Willer
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Turkey
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Board of Trade
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Review of War Pressed in House of Commons speech
In a Commons speech Prime Minister Chamberlain said there had been few major Western Front operations in the past week and forces held a line of common frontiers with French and German troops. He noted reserves and materials for the British Expeditionary Force arriving and troops occupying positions. The Aircraft Fighter Command engaged German bombers with two shot down in the morning of October 21 and probably four or five in the afternoon.
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House of Commons
Mr. Chamberlain
Sentry Attacked at Mascot Aerodrome Injury Report
Private D. Stuart, 21, was struck on the head while on sentry duty at Mascot aerodrome. A rifle in his hands exploded upon impact, rendering him unconscious. Other guard members investigated. Stuart appeared to see someone tearing an air compressor before the incident.
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Rock On
Indian Status Constitutional Changes Not Expected in War Time
Bombay correspondent reports that the President of the Congress instructs provincial committees to refrain from violence and aggression. Orders become operative when Congress Ministers resign from provincial legislatures, possibly next week. The union ministry argues democracy principles endure during war and India’s reallocation remains essential.
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Promising Boy Describes Yorkshire Disaster At Sea
John Taylor aged 15, a bugler aboard the freighter Yorkshire, spoke of the catastrophe at Blackpool while staying with his widowed mother. He recounted a mother and two daughters clinging to the deck as the ship sank, a girl named Hazel Armstrong rescued, and his own escape by lifeboat hours later. The captain went down with the ship and Taylor expressed a wish to join the navy if his mother agrees.
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Blackpool
John Taylor
Yorkshire
Hazel Armatrong
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New Zealand Unit Volunteers Drift Into Camp
Volunteers from New Zealand drift into a camp under challenging conditions. The unit, led by Mr. Jordan of the High F, shows purpose and free will despite rain and hardship. Muster rolls list volunteers as they begin their duties at a remote location near Nestee Creek.
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