Great Britain And U S Sign Oil Agreement
The United States and Britain signed a postwar oil pact to guide world petroleum policy. Ed ward F. Stettinius Jr and Lord Beaverbrook led negotiations establishing an International Petroleum Commission to assess demand and support orderly development and non discriminatory access. The interim agreement aims toward a multilateral treaty and sanctions framework to ensure ample oil for peaceable nations.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Edward F. Stettimius, Jr
Lord Beaverbrook
United Kingdom
Righteous cause stacks up well against Nazi fanaticism says Brig Lett
Brigadier Sherwood Lett of Vancouver, commander of the Canadian infantry brigade, told reporters in London that Canadian troops feel their righteous cause counters Nazi fanaticism. He recalled Amiens, Dieppe, and Louvigny actions, noting Dieppe helped unlock Fortress Europe and that planners chose unfortified beaches for Normandy.
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London
Sherwood Lett
Vancouver
Brig
Lett
Amiens
Dieppe
Louvigny
Caen
Indian fighters rout Germans near Arezzo in Italy
British Eighth Army Indian troops used kukris to blunt a German counter-attack northeast of Arezzo. The clash at Monte Castello forced the Germans to withdraw after heavy losses, with Indians counter-attacking and reportedly killing and wounding over 30, taking about 60 prisoners.
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Eighth Army
Italy
Arezzo
Army
Monte Castello
Will Never Unite Rat Co operation Between Canada And United States
Ray Atherton American ambassador to Canada stressed that cooperation between the United States and Canada would not lead to union. He said maintaining separate sovereignty and independence benefits the North American way of life and that mutual interests require a close postwar relationship.
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Canada
United States
Winnipeg
Ray Atherton
Atherton
United States Delays Postwar Security Talks
The United States has moved the start of postwar security talks with Britain and Russia from August 14 to August 21, citing the Soviet government need for more time. The delay extends the pre-conference period for Russo-Polish negotiations and may affect conclusions on the conflict.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
Italy relief food exports halted as crops prosper
War in Italy has passed the southern farmland with favorable crop prospects. Exports of food from the United States for relief have been stopped. Henry F. Grady, recently finished as special minister to Italy, made the remark.
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San Francisco
Italy
United States
Henry F. Grady
Zeigler Awarded Distinguished Service Order
Lieut Col William Smith Zeigler DSO acting brigadier commands the artillery of a Canadian division. A civil engineer in Edmonton before the war, he is a University of Alberta graduate. His wife Mrs Mildred F E L Zeigler resides in Edmonton Alta.
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William Smith Zeigler
Edmonton
University of Alberta
Mildred FE. L. Zeigler
Alta
Savings deposits in Ottawa chartered banks rise in June
The June 30 chartered bank statement reports savings on deposit totalled 2 194 544 000 in Canada, up from 2 093 865 000 at May 31, and 1 782 136 000 a year earlier, as shown in the Ottawa figures.
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Ottawa
Canada
New Zealand Pushes Commonwealth Pacific Air Route
Prime Minister Peter Fraser urged Parliament to create a British Commonwealth air route across the Pacific linking New Zealand with Britain via Canada and Honolulu. He said reciprocal U.S. rights could be discussed but priority lay in a Canada Britain path. Ottawa discussions hinted Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and possibly the U.K. would participate.
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Pacific
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Britain
Peter Fraser
Washington
Honolulu
Fraser
United States
Panama
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Turkey mobilizes as assembly orders civilian defense plan
The Grand National Assembly approves broad civilian mobilization to resist a potential German attack. Men 16 to 60 and women 20 to 45 are ordered to be ready to bear arms within a mile of home, with penalties for laggards. Authorities must arm civilians and evacuees, while police in Istanbul round up 444 undesirables.
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Ankara
Grand National Assembly
Turkey
The
Reich
Istanbul
Ottawa limits on housing loans under $275 million plan
A finance department spokesman said there is no formal cap on home values under the housing legislation but regulations may limit loan sizes. He noted a $50,000 house could not be permitted now due to priorities and material and labor shortages. The plan's 95 5 70 percent loan scale for $2 000 to $4 000 and beyond may be tapered as investments grow, his view with no official authority.
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Ottawa
Finance Department
B32 Bomber in Production at Consolidated Vultee
The U S office of censorship authorized disclosure that a large bomber rival to the B 29 is in production at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp Details on production status performance and size of the new bomber named the B32 were not released
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San Diego
United States Office of Censorship
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Ottawa Proclaims Thanksgiving Day on October 9
The Canada Gazette announces in an extra edition that Thanksgiving Day will be observed on October 9 this year. It identifies Thanksgiving as one of six statutory holidays the government recommends be generally observed.
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Ottawa
Canada Gazette
Canadian Greets Churchill A F Photo at Normandy Meet
Prime Minister Churchill visits Royal Canadian Air Force in Normandy and meets Group Captain W R MacBrien and Air Vice Marshal Harry Broadhurst. Churchill arrives by captured German Fieseler Storch and receives briefings from RCAF aircrew and groundcrew on operations in France.
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A.F
W. R. MacBrien
Ottawa
France
Churchill
Royal Canadian Air Force
Normandy
Italy
Harry Broadhurst
A.W.M. Broadhurst
RCAF
Five Hundred U Boats Sunk by Allies
A joint Anglo American statement under Churchill and Roosevelt says Allied forces have sunk over 500 German U boats since the war began. July saw U boat effectiveness decline as cross channel traffic faced renewed Allied pressure from air and sea power.
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London
Churchill
Roosevelt
Army of Liberation
Armor Plated Lorries Break German Lines With Allied Force
Canadian and British troops unveiled armored lorries carrying assault infantry to spearhead a breakthrough. Pathfinder guided transports moved with bombers as 12 shops prepared four experimental vehicles, then a larger fleet was ordered after early success.
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Flercely
Stoke-on-Kent Records 126 Foggy Days in Six Months
Stoke-on-Kent earns the grim tag as foggiest spot after recording 126 foggy days in a six month period, shaping daily life and travel disruptions across the town.
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Stoke-on-Kent
England
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