British Bombing Power Seen Surging in Europe
Air Commodore H N Thornton told the American Society of Newspaper Editors that Britain now forecasts a much greater weight of bombs on German and Nazi industry than ever before. He argued Allied air force parity with the Luftwaffe has been reached, while Russian and Italian efforts falter, and Japanese wastage outpaces production. He warned Germany may fear a renewed Allied push to destroy munition sources to speed victory.
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New York
H. N Thornton
Washington
American Society of Newspaper
Britain
Thornton
British
Air Ministry
Russia
R.A.F
Luftwaffe
Warsaw
Rotterdam
London
Coventry
Plymouth
Belgrade
Mediterranean
North Africa
Europe
Labor Rationing A Definite War Time Possibility
Elliott M. Little, director of national selective services, told a Canadian Press luncheon that labor rationing is a definite wartime possibility. He urged tougher regulations if needed and said newspapers play a key role in informing the public and shaping cooperation in the selective service program.
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Toronto
Elliott M. Little
National Selective Services
Canadian Daily Newspaper Association
Mr. Little
Little
Peace Feelers and War Manpower Policies Across Issues
London and Stockholm report Hitler sends peace feelers to Britain, rebuffed as before. A Cologne banker linked to Von Papen failed in talks, while Canadian Seamen urge a robust merchant marine. Selective service chief notes restricted occupations may include bakeries and newspapers, prioritizing essential labor and morale.
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London
Stockholm
Hitler
Britain
Russia
Daily Mail
Cologne
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Plebiscite urged for April 27 vote on war powers
Canada plans a national plebiscite on April 27 asking voters to approve releasing the government from commitments that limit military recruitment. The government urges an affirmative vote to grant the government a free hand in war conduct, with leaders of all three major parties supporting the affirmative.
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Parliament of
Canada
House of Commons
Wheat Substituted for Molasses in Canadian Industrial Alcohol
J D Lorimer, chemicals controller, says Canadian distillers will use wheat as the base for industrial alcohol to relieve a molasses shortage. An estimated 2 to 3 million bushels of wheat annually will be needed. Shortage caused by disrupted imports from the Philippines, Hawaii, Cuba, and the West Indies. A new method will be required in the initial processing step. Industrial alcohol supports explosives and war industries. In Libya a South African stretcher bearer in the British campaign is recommended for the Military Medal for outstanding behavior.
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Ottawa
J. D. Lorimer
Munitions and Supply Department
Philippines
Hawaii
Cuba
West Indies
Canada
United States
Mr. Lorimer
Pretoria
Libya
Expect Hitler's Next Move Will Be For Oil Fields
New York observers forecast Germany’s renewed push toward the Caucasus oil fields in Russia, tied to Japanese plans against India. A successful drive could reshape the Middle East theatre and influence the broader war outcome. Russians still contest Rostov, Sevastopol, and the Kerch peninsula while considering counteroffensives toward Smolensk or Staraya Russa. Leningrad remains a pivotal question mark in the siege.
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Hitler
New York
Germany
Russia
Caucasus
India
Middle East
Rostov
Taganree
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Kerch
Crimea
Smolensk
Moscow
Shortage Halts Highway Passenger Service in Chungking China
Regular highway passenger service in southwest China has been suspended due to gasoline shortages tied to the Burma road disruption after Japan invaded Burma. Commercial and military trucks will keep operating and may carry limited passengers. Toronto mayor Fred J. Conboy enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Rifles (Reserve) and was sworn in at University armories.
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Chungking
China
Burma
Toronto
Fred J. Conboy
Queen's Own Rifles
University Armories
Bretons in St Nazaire Brace for Ongoing Street Fighting
After the March 28 raid on the German held French port, Bretons near St Nazaire engaged in sporadic street fighting with German forces using British firearms. Reports claim hostages were shot and camps in the area filled as cordons were imposed and fighting continued beyond the raiders’ withdrawal.
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London
St. Nazaire
Daily Mail
Mail
Madrid
Atlantic
United States
Gete
Wartime Farm Problems Conference Held in Ottawa
Agricultural officials from across Canada met to close a two day wartime farming conference in Ottawa. Discussions focused on supply priorities and farm machinery quotas for 1943, with emphasis on boosting sheep production by 1,000,000 to reach 4.5 million. The meeting reviewed Britain bound farm products and domestic needs, including butter cheese and milk, and noted a 4.95 percent rise over 1941 in dairy requirements.
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Ottawa
Canada
Agricultural Supplies Board
Britain
Dominion
J. F. Singleton
Dairy Products Board
United Kingdom
Agriculture Department
Food Ministry
W. A. Brown
Special Products Board
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Belmont
Ont
Trenton
Gananoque
Toronto
L. W. Pearsall
Bacon Board
Rush Ship Building Accelerates Vancouver Yards
Vancouver shipyards plan full time production under a wartime schedule approved by unions. Austin Taylor of Wartime Merchant Shipping Limited says outputs rise to five ships per four previously built, with about 25 percent higher overall production. The plan enforces six days work with two three-shift cycles, no weekend layoff, across all west coast yards.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Austin Taylor
Wartime Merchant Shipping Limited
Mr. Taylor
West Coast
Mitchell
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Merchant Marine
The
Canadian Seamen's Union
John M.combe
Canadian National Railways
Thurstan Topham
Ners Nior
CNR
Jay
Tin Fish
A. B
Peter Soroko
A. B. Kelly Mitchell
A. B. James Stillwell
Great Lakes
B. W. Browne
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Way Passenger Service
Communist Party
Rush Ship Building
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