Has No Securities Hess still confined under same conditions
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons that Rudolf Hess remains under the same confinement imposed on arrival after his 1941 flight from Germany. Eden denied Hess brought 15 000 pounds worth of British securities or that any family member is in Britain.
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House of Commons
Britain
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William J. Thorpe
Labor
Hess
Allied shipping to North Africa sails with low losses
Naval sources report over 11 million gross tons of Allied merchant ships sailed to North Africa between November 8 and May 8. Losses to enemy action stood at 2.16 percent.
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North Africa
The Eighth Army in Africa and Its Young Veterans
The Eighth Army has repeatedly led war news in Africa, becoming a symbol of a great fighting force. For over two years, desert campaigns have produced battalion commanders under 30 and brigadiers in the mid-thirties, with armoured divisions from the United Kingdom and infantry including the Fifty-First Highland and Fiftieth Division alongside troops from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and India.
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Africa
United Kingdom
England
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Supply lines keep Eighth Army fed during campaign
The Eighth Army under General Montgomery advanced from Alamein to Tunisia aided by a 12 000 mile sea supply chain and an expanding land line. Lt Gen Sir Wilfrid Lindsell oversaw the logistics which met a daily 520 ton demand and delivered everything from tanks to soap, allowing every man to share a Christmas dinner.
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Ft Alamein
Tunisia
Britain
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Egypt
Wilfrid Lindsell
Turning Point in Africa Campaign and Tank Repairs
The advance marked a turning point as the Eighth Army broke forward in Africa. One thousand tanks were repaired in the first month and eighty eight heavy tanks restored in twenty four hours, thirty six by a single corps. Repairs were coordinated by the Quarter master General's Staff with the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers supporting operations.
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Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Eighth Army
Africa
United Nations
Vitamin A for Eyes and Body Health
Vitamin A supports eyes and all tissues including mucous membranes. It helps resist infections like colds by keeping respiratory tract tissues healthy. Carrots provide over half daily needs. cod liver oil offers more than one day’s requirement. green and yellow vegetables are rich sources. Raw veggies retain more nutrients. include one yellow or green vegetable daily. Carrot strips offer a ready snack. mail for a free Vitamin Chart from the Western Division Health League of Canada.
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Western Division Health League of Canada
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ontario
Ancient Carthage’s Nine Stars brand sealed fish sauce
The first trademark known as “9 stars” appeared with a Carthaginian food concern that packaged fish sauce in hermetically sealed containers, marking an early use of a regulated mark to identify a product.
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Carthage
Stopping Distances Vary By Vehicle Type at 50 MPH
At 50 mph a car needs 110 feet to stop while a helicopter requires only 100 feet to halt. The comparison highlights relative stopping distances for ground and air transport at the same speed.
New C W A C Head Lieut Col Mary Dover Promoted
Calgary born Mary Dover promoted from major to lieutenant colonel and takes command of the largest women’s training centre in Canada at No 3 CWAC Basic training centre in Kitchener Ontario.
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Mary Dover
Calgary
Alta
Canada
Kitchener
Britain's wartime leadership faces a kinder fate than 1914 18
The piece notes a gentler purge of generals and admirals in World War II, listing figures like Wavell Auchinleck Phillips Jellicoe Beatty and Haig, whose careers shifted without the scale of early 20th century sacking. It contrasts past upheavals with present decorum in military command changes.
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Britain
Wavell
India
Libya
Auchinleck
Rommel
Egypt
Tom Phillips
Prince of Wales
WINGS PARADE RCAF GRADUATES AT YORKTON TRAINING SCHOOL
List of graduates from No. 11 Service Flying Training School Yorkton Sask under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan includes pilots LAG P Anaka Stenen Sask W Britton Posten Sask W Burns Watts Alta Dowton Wilcox Sask Dworak Kerrohert Sask Gilchrist Foam Lake Sask Harrison Lake Sask Kells Dauphin Man Linklater Burnham Sask Haucke Elphinstone Man McLaren Ponoka Alta Moysey Feten Sask Potter Benita Man Rennie Goll Lake Sask Wyllie Prince Albert Sask. Also announces recently commissioned airmen in Canada with names and stations across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Ontario.
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British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
No. 11 Service Flying Training School
Yorkton, Sask
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Stenen
W. Britton
Posten
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Watts
Alta
Burnham
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Elphinstone
Man
New Aircraft Engines Power Their Own Green Run Tests
After idle test stand runs, new aircraft engines generate about 2000 kilowatt hours each when hooked to a diesel generator. In one factory, the green runs produce over 4,000,000 kWh worth about $24,000, powering tools, lighting, and enabling engineers to gauge engine performance during final break-in.
Canadian Poultry Industry Faces Record Egg Demand
The Canadian poultry sector will see the highest egg and poultry demand in 12 months. Exports will require at least 100 million dozen eggs to multiple countries. Military needs have doubled since the war began, and civilian demand grows alongside.
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Canada
Gems of Thought on Growth and Effort
A compact collection of quotations from Coolidge to Maeterlinck on growth through effort, learning, and applying truth. It frames development as active, disciplined, and oriented toward both personal knowledge and its outward use.
Russian Play At Archangel Honors Red Army Milestone
A popular four act Russian play Here is to Those on Passage by Yuri Herman is staged at the Grand Dramatic Theatre Archangel to mark the Red Army's 25th anniversary. The plot follows two merchant ships the Saltykov Shchedrin and Carmencita with a close friendship between their captains before a climactic bombing and torpedo attack.
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Britain
Soviet Union
Moscow
Yuri Herman
Grand Dramatic Theatre
Archangel
Red Army
Saltykov- Shchedrin
Sullivan
Carmencita
London Times
Youth Chooses Sporty Car Despite Century Payment
A young buyer in a showroom asks about instalment terms for a "sporty" model. The salesman says three dollars per month would take a hundred years to pay. The buyer remains enthusiastic, declaring the car worth the effort.
Dragonflies Can’t Walk Despite Six Legs
A fact notes that dragonflies possess six legs but lack the ability to walk. The statement highlights an insect’s walking limitation despite limb count.
Man Returns From Leave To Find Wife Trades Clothes
A man on leave discovers his wife has repurposed his grey flannel suit into her own ARP outfit. She explains she joined a make do and mend class and has been reclaiming his wardrobe for household needs. He vows his wife must mend her ways.
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A.R.P
Leeds Yorkshire Post
Pronghorn Antelope Named Fleetest Native Quad Ruped
The article notes the pronghorn antelope as the swiftest native American quad ruped, highlighting its remarkable speed among North American ungulates.
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