Decline in Nazi air strength outlined by Aeroplane
London reports Germany's first line air strength on all fronts may not exceed 5,000 aircraft, with 1,300 in Western Europe and 1,300 in the Mediterranean zone. The Aeroplane magazine notes losses of leaders and pilots, training shortfalls, and production curtailment as Allied air forces outpace Nazi air power.
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London
Germany
Aeroplane
Luftwaffe
Europe
France
Norway
Mediterranean
North
Africa
Italy
Sicily
Greece
Crete
Balkans
Russia
Problems Facing Agriculture In Post War Period
Toronto reports Dr J F Booth warns retention and expansion of markets essential for postwar agriculture. He foresees long readjustment without market gains and calls for regulatory planning. Prof Swanson notes wheat as key yet fragile in recovery with transport, storage, prices, and finance as hurdles. He estimates Europe needs 10 million tons of shipping to export 320 million bushels.
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Toronto
J. F. Booth
Ottawa
The
Canadian Political Science Association
Dr. Booth
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Booth
Canada
W. W. Swanson
University of Saskatchewan
Dominion
Prof. Swanson
Swanson
Europe
Yugoslav Army Plans Training in Canada
Dr Izider Cankar the Yugoslav minister to Canada spoke to The Canadian Press about plans to train a new Yugoslav army and air force abroad to fight the Nazis. He praised Canadian hospitality toward Yugoslav forces and said training should begin soon though he declined to specify locations. He noted many Yugoslav citizens in North and South America who may join.
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Ottawa
Draja Mikhailovitch
Yugoslavia
Canada
Izider Cankar
Cankar
North
South America
Chess in Army Training Curriculum Urged by Canadian Official
Ottawa urged to include chess in military training. Bernard Freedman of the Canadian Correspondence Chess Association argues chess teaches war strategy and should be a formal part of the curriculum. He notes the Defence Department says chess is popular among troops and is supported by voluntary recreation programs.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Bernard Freedman
Canadian Correspondence Chess Association
Department of National Defence
Freedman
Russia
Freezing Eggs in Edmonton Under Wartime Storage Measures
Edmonton refrigeration plants jammed with shell eggs for export to Britain. Plants freeze eggs into blocks to save freezer space while top grade eggs are stored for drying and export. Since March eggs must ship overseas as powder to save ocean space. A drying plant in Edmonton is under rapid construction while imports for equipment delay progress.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Britain
United States
C. E. Christensen
Antiquaries Head Urges Safeguard of Valued Documents
A. W. Clapham president of the Society of Antiquaries appeals to members to rescue historical documents from the waste paper drive. He warns valuable archival material could be lost if culled for paper and urges careful screening of items offered.
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London
A. W. Clapham
Society of Antiquaries
Mayors Seek Indemnity for Federally Owned Plants
The fifth annual conference of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities urged the Dominion government to require federally owned defence plants to pay municipalities a fair indemnity covering taxes that would be due if the plants were privately owned.
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Ence
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Dominion
Roosevelt proposes equal lend lease basis with Soviet Russia
The United States circulated a draft lend lease agreement to Soviet Russia. Cordell Hull delivered it to Maxim Litvinoff in a 45 minute talk and did not reveal contents. The move aims to align Soviet Russia with Britain and the United States in post war world trade principles emphasized by Hull and Roosevelt.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Cordell Hull
Litvinoff
Mr. Hull
Russia
Great Britain
United Nations
Roosevelt
Britain
Hul
Manion Seeks Wider ARP Duty at Mayors Conference
Ottawa's Hon R J Manion, director of civil air raid precautions, told the 15th annual Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities conference that ARP is a duty for all able citizens not in the armed forces. He urged volunteers for civil defense and said municipalities must organize efforts.
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Ottawa
R. J. Manion
Afth
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
A.R.P
Dr. Manion
Ottawa Officers Lose Pleated Cuffs in Uniforms
Wartime restrictions curb officer attire in Canada as Defence headquarters bans cuffs and pleated fronts on trousers. Officers may wear existing cuffed pleated trousers until worn out, but new style must be cuffless and pleatless per Wartime Prices and Trade Board guidance.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence Headquarters
Prices and Trade Board
Roosevelt Honors Doolittle in Medal Ceremony at White House
President Franklin D. Roosevelt pins the Congressional Medal of Honor on Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle for leading the bold Tokyo raid. Also present are Gen. H. H. Arnold, Mrs. Doolittle, and other officers.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
James H. Doolittle
White House
Doolittle
Tokyo
Japan
H. H. Arnold
Air Force
Planning Giant Aerial Offensive on West Front
British and U.S. strategists map a massive aerial assault to strike Germany nightly with 200 tons of bombs and new large bombs. Somervill and Gen. Lee accompany a U.S. delegation as air experts agree one night could see 1,000 bombers over Germany and RAF plans to use bombs larger than 4,000 pounds. The plan targets Nazi industries and supply lines ahead of a Western Europe invasion.
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Germany
London
U.S
Britain
B. Somervill
U.S. Army Services of Supply
Somervill
W. Lee
Army Ground Forces
R.A.F
Western
Europe
Belgian Sabotage Claims Hitlers Front By De Brouchers
London. Belgian socialist worker Louis de Brouchers told the British Labour Party conference that Hitler will be beaten on production fronts. He cited sabotage by Belgian workers and a manufacturer estimate that Belgian output fell about 60 percent, arguing overrun countries are liabilities not assets.
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Hitler
London
Labor Party
Louis de Brouchers
de Brouchers
de Breuckers
Farm Labor Shortage In The West Stirs Commons Debate
Ottawa report notes an acute shortage of harvest labor in western Canada as coarse grain acreage rises. Farmers struggle with seeding, enlistments, and workers leaving for eastern industry, while discussions consider Reserve Army training and potential revisions to National War Services regulations and related committee reviews.
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Ottawa
E. E. Pertey
Con
Qu’Appelle
House of Commons
Canada
Perley
War Services
Thorson
National War Services Boards
National War Services
Hanson
Alberta Tar Sands Pipeline Idea Discussed in Commons
Resources Minister Crerar told the House of Commons that responsible interests have considered building a pipeline from northern Alberta tar sands to southern centres. He noted tar sands began as road material and may become an oil source in the future amid debates on Alberta oil royalty rates.
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Ottawa
Crerar
House of Commons
Alberta
Alberta Natural Resources Act
J. R. MacNicol
Con
Toronto- Davenport
Edmonton
Jasper National Park
MacNicol
Internee Escapee Recaptured Near Pembroke Camp
Emilian Hakel, a 20 year old civilian internee at Peta wawa camp, escaped but was recaptured by a Veterans Guard member about 15 miles from the camp. Hakel had previously escaped last April and was recaptured within hours. Tokyo announced a government plan to move Japanese colonists specialists and workers into conquered southwest Pacific territories to develop natural resources.
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Pembroke
Ont
Emilian ~ Hakel
Petawawa
Veterans Guard
M Hakel
Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
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L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Baedeker
F.D.R
West Front
National War Services Department
Ation
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