CBC to launch national news service via CBC staff
Canada’s CBC board approves a national news service to start January 1 prepared by CBC staff and carried by nine CBC stations and 25 private outlets. The service will be unsponsored and free to designated stations with wire costs for others. Dan McArthur will lead a four member editorial team in Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal and Halifax.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Board of Governors
Gladstone Murray
Sad
CBC
Dan McArthur
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Montreal
Halifax
MacArthur
Murray
CBC National News Service
Toronto Globe
MacLean Publishing Company
Ontario
Peter McArthur
Canadian Press
More Storage Space Ottawa Elevators Plan Annexes
Pressing need for extra storage space as the 1941 wheat crop nears market. Elevator companies on the prairies reportedly negotiate to cooperate on temporary annexes at Fort William and Port Arthur. The plan is privately funded with no direct federal government involvement.
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Ottawa
Prairies
Fort Willam
Port Arthur
Cost of Registration in National Census Detailed
A Commons return shows the cost to record age occupation and ability for 7,863,472 people registered in the National Registration last August was about forty cents per person.
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Ottawa
Penalties For Sabotage In Defence Industries
The senate approved legislation imposing drastic penalties for sabotage in national defence industries or materials. The measure targets acts harming production or supply chains and seeks strict criminal penalties and enforcement.
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Washington
Senate
Canada shifts to war production rapid industrial buildup
Munitions Minister Howe cited Arthur Greenwood on Canada becoming an industrial power for war. Industrial production rose sharply from 1939 to 1940 with huge gains in iron and steel textiles and cars. Contracts totaled 360 million dollars, orders reached 849 million, and production lines expand with shells engines tires ships and more.
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Ottawa
Canada
Howe
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
British Columbia
Department of Munitions and Supply
British Empire
CBC Reports 1940 Revenue Surplus From Ottawa Operations
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports for the year ended March 31 1940 a net operating surplus of 253 990 with income 3 752 061 and expenditures 3 498 071 License fees total 2 906 605 Other income includes commercial broadcasting 700 867 subsidiary hook ups 72 653 miscellaneous 24 485 and royal visit grant 47 449 Expenditures cover programs 1 150 658 station network 685 308 engineering operations 610 482 administration 162 989 commercial 108 119 press and information 63 539 interest on loans 23 837 and depreciation 316 274 CBC aired 29 889 broadcasts equaling 10 473 hours about 28 hours daily versus 18 810 broadcasts 7 020 hours about 19 hours daily in 1938 39.
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CBC
British Air Marshal Returns to Cairo After Greece Visit
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore travels to Cairo after reviewing Greek air force operations in Greece and meeting Premier Metaxas and General Papagos. He is welcomed by King George and reports Greek leaders express gratitude for RAF aid and adaptation under sudden conditions.
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Cairo
Egypt
Sir Arthur Longmore
Greece
John Metaxas
Alexander Papagos
King George
R.A.F
Viscount Rothermere Buried In Bermuda Graveyard
Viscount Rothermere, 72, famed British publisher and founder of a major newspaper group, was buried quietly in a Bermuda graveyard after a brief service at St Paul’s Church Paget. Lord Rothermere died in hospital in Hamilton and his body was taken to the church for the service. The grave was adorned with flowers ordered by cable from around the world.
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Bermuda
Viscount Rothermere
Britain
St. Paul's Church
Paget
Lord Rothermere
St. Paul's
Henry Marriott
Globe
Britain Looks to Canada for Arms Supplies
Arthur Greenwood told the Commons Britain's war output is insufficient and Canada could become a second arsenal. He said Canada’s help will surpass past efforts as production expands, while critics pressed for self reliance and full mobilization against Germany.
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Canada
London
Arthur Greenwood
War Cabinet
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North America
United States
Churchill
Greenwood
Leslie Horse-Delisha
Italy
Germany
Emanuel Shinwell
Labor
Wartime Labour Debate News Clip
The piece records sharp clashes over wartime labour policy. Hore-Belisha warns unemployment grows while Bevin argues conscription of labor would fail and cites industrial chaos turning to stronger output despite bombing.
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Hore-Belisha
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Science Aids War Washington Brightest Hope For Canada
Dean Mackenzie of the Engineering Institute of Canada says British scientists prepared for war by uniting researchers across fields under a wartime council. He notes rapid solve of magnetic mine and warns against repeating gas attacks, contrasting British offensive preparedness with Canada’s earlier defence focus.
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Washington
Britain
C. J. Mackenzie
Engineering Institute of Canada
Dean Mackenzie
Washington Society of Engineers
France
Maginot Line
Canada
Probed Windsor Shooting Leaves 19 Year Old Dead
Roland Croson died in hospital after a police shooting on Langlois avenue in Windsor Ontario. Constable G Fitz gerald's pistol discharged when he slipped on ice during a pursuit of Croson who residents believed was a prowler.
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Ont
Roland Croson
G. Fitzgerald
Croson
Langlois Avenue
Nazi Plans Alliance Engineered By Rossier London
Russia screens German Middle East offensive plans as Bulgaria balks at join. Moscow reports Bulgarian refusal to join the triple alliance and a Soviet mission in Sofia. Stalin tests Slav victory messaging. Bulgaria ends blackouts amid relief at avoiding war. German risk grows without Bulgarian support if Sofia resists.
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Rossier
London
Russia
Middle East
Moscow
Bulgaria
Sofia
Stalin
Turkey
Suez
Move in Britain to speed tempo of war effort
In the British House of Commons debate, J Bull urges immediate aggressive action against Germany and Italy. Officials indicate a shift toward offense with plans for a large mobilization by June and expansion of US aid, signaling readiness to strike in the east after Italian setbacks in Greece.
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London
House of Commons
J. Bull
Hitler
Mussolini
United States
Berlin
Atlantic
Great Britain
Home Guard
Mediterranean
Greece
East
Labor must sacrifice to win the war says ministers
Ottawa reports the labor minister argues for a possible 48 hour week or longer as war production grows and labor shortages bite. He cites cooperation rather than regimentation, noting Toronto Local 353 and Regina Local 1867 workers have already extended hours at regular wages to support government war effort.
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Ottawa
Canada
N. A. McLarty
House of Commons
Coventry
Birmingham
Bristol
Southampton
McLarty
Mr. McLarty
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Toronto
Regina Carpenters
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Labor's Responsibilities Adopted by New Orleans AFL
The American Federation of Labor adopted a resolution condemning racketeering in labor unions and authorized its executive council to act if unions evade their responsibilities.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Canada’s Steel Production Reaches Record October Output
Canadian steel furnaces operated at 92 percent capacity producing 186,091 tons of ingots and castings in October. This compares with 164,515 tons in September and 149,890 tons in October of last year, according to the Dominion bureau of statistics.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Eighteen Alsatians Sent to Camps for Irreverence
The Strasbourg Neustachrichten reports eighteen Alsatians were sent to German concentration camps for showing irreverence by words and gestures toward Nazi Germany. The paper notes the publication occurs under German censorship in Strasbourg.
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Switzerland
Strasbourg Neustenachrichten
Car Plates For Scrap Metal in Hamilton Ont
Hamilton motorists are called to aid the war effort by leaving 1940 license plates at service stations and garages for pickup as scrap metal by patriotic organizations. The plan invites car owners to contribute without major effort, supporting wartime industries.
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Hamilton
Ont
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