World Happenings Briefly Told
Congress authorizes Roosevelt to extend lend lease aid to Allies for another year. Bermuda women win full voting rights in parliamentary and municipal elections. A German execution in Konigberg is reported for aiding British broadcasts. The third Soviet war loan tops 23 000 000 roubles in two days. Germans execute Norwegians amid charges of sabotage. Bevin affirms Polish government recognition by Britain in Allied councils. London blackout curtails Albert Hall entertainments. New York to Ireland flight sets 15 hours 30 minutes record, with 12-hour flights seen after the war.
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New York
Feynea
Ireland
Small But Efficient Britain's Midget Submarine Not Toy But Deadly Striking Weapon
Britain's midget submarine X craft is a submerged 50 foot vessel with four officers and one rating. Demonstrations on a salt water loch revealed its stealth and precision though many details remain secret. The craft travelled over 1 000 miles into northern Norway to attack the German battleship Tirpitz last September.
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Britain
Alten Fjord
Norway
Admiralty
Lost City Homes Beneath London Bombed Basements Revealed
Archaeologists form a council to uncover photograph measure and record centuries old houses beneath the City of London ruins beneath bombed basements. Miss K M Kenyon of the Institute warns treasures must be saved for future generations.
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London
England
Founda
K. M. Kenyon
The
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London News-Chronicle
Newsprint Output Drops in Canada US and Newfoundland
Newsprint production in Canada the United States and Newfoundland fell to 310714 tons in April from 332161 tons in March. Output for April remained roughly level with April 1943 figures reported by the United States Newsprint Service Bureau.
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Canada
United States
Newfoundland
United States Newsprint Service Bureau
Early Libyan Cushite Towers as Egypt Lighthouses
Early lighthouses on record were towers built by Libyans and Cushites in lower Egypt.
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Lower
Egypt
Victoria Cross Awards Across the Empire War
The tally shows 85 Victoria Crosses awarded in the war with 31 going to Dominions and India. Army VCs split 26 to Dominion or Indian soldiers and 24 to British army. Australians lead with 11, Indians seven, New Zealanders five, South Africans one. air forces account for 17 VCs with Australians three and New Zealanders two. All 18 naval VCs went to Royal Navy personnel.
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India
V.C
Royal Navy
Penicillin to Reach General Public in Five to Six Months
The Canadian Medical Association Journal reports that penicillin could be available for civilian use within five or six months. Two supply sources exist in Canada Connaught Laboratories in Toronto and a Montreal government lab operated by a major pharmaceutical firm. Part of weekly production goes to clinical testing in Montreal and Toronto and the Joint Services Penicillin Committee before civilian distribution for staphylococcal septicemia and meningitis. The U.S. Public Health Service notes additional penicillin for sulfa resistant gonorrhea rapid-treatment centers and reallocations to 24 state health departments covering 35 centers in April.
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Canada
Connaught Laboratories
Toronto
Montreal
Banting Institute
National Research Council
Joint Services Penicillin Committee
U.S. Public Health Service
V.D
Fossil Penguin Unearthed in New Zealand Region
The fossilized skeleton of the largest penguin ever known, about five feet tall, from 30,000,000 years ago was discovered at Duntreon, New Zealand. The modern king penguin reaches about three feet in height.
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Duntreon
New Zealand
Alexander Discovers Bananas in Indust Valley, 327 B.C.
Reports claim Alexander the Great found bananas growing in the valley of Indust in India during 327 B.C. The snippet notes the ancient journey and fruit discovery as part of a broader historical account.
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Alexander the Great
Valley of the Indust
India
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Canadian Broadcast Corp Wins Two Top Awards for Air Drama
Air drama They Are All Afraid by Sen. Peterson aired Feb 27 and cited among CBC network program awards. Peterson, from Regina, serves as assistant radio liaison officer in Army Public Relations. A Northwestern University graduate.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sen
Peterson
Regina
Army
Northwestern University
Pauls Preaching Motive and Hope in Corinthians Study
Devotional notes explore Paul's focus on Christ rather than self and his hope of a glorified body. It emphasizes living by faith, not sight, and the commitment to labor for Christ out of love and eternal perspective. References include 2 Corinthians 4 5 7 9 16 18 and Philippines 1 21.
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Paul
Christ Jesus
Jesus
Christ
God
Churchill’s Doctors Monitor Health Amid Invasion Strain
Prime Minister Churchill, age 70, works about 18 hours daily as invasion preparations press on. Doctors caution against overwork after two bouts with pneumonia in ten months, but he refuses to ease pace. Four dozen pairs of silk stockings would make one powder bag for a 16 inch gun.
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Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Manitoba University honors five with Doctor of Laws degrees
Five honorary Doctor of Laws degrees were conferred at the University of Manitoba convocation in Winnipeg. Recipients include Mr Justice Amk. Dysart as chancellor, Arthur MacNamara of Ottawa, A. W. Rieforth, H. E. Sellers, and Dr. B J Brandon. Dysart urged graduates to carry faith hope and charity into life as postwar opportunities unfold.
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Winnipeg
Amk. Dysart
University
J W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
Arthur. MacNamara
Ottawa
National Selective Service
A. W. Rieforth
United
States
H. E Sellers
Manitoba
National War Finance Committee
BJ. Brandon
Faculty of Medicine
Justice Dysart
Crossword Puzzle From Historic Page
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