Yugoslavia May Soon Be A Major Front
In Cairo King Peter I of Yugoslavia foresees Allied troops on Yugoslav soil soon as Yugoslav patriots combat German forces in a growing Balkan front. He notes a temporary exile government in Cairo and praises Churchill as a great leader.
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London
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Cairo
Berlin
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Venice
Trieste
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Split
Balkans
Milijor Gavrilovic
Peter
Bulgaria
Churchill
United Nations
Dizzy Dive A US Fighter Pilot Feels Speed Record
Lieut. Robert H Knapp of Norwich New York reportedly reached about 140 miles per hour in a dive over Emden Germany while escorting heavy bombers in a Thunderbolt. If confirmed this would exceed prior fighter speed records and surpass Col. Cass Hough’s earlier 780 mile per hour claim.
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England
Robert H Knapp
Norwich
N.Y
Emden
Germany
Knapp
Col
Cass Hough
8Th Air Force Fighter Command
Enmgland
Britain’s bacon quota to be filled despite wartime hurdles
Ottawa reports a 28 percent rise in Canadian hog marketings aimed at supplying the United Kingdom with 675 million pounds of bacon this year. August gains vary by province with Manitoba and Saskatchewan leading, while Quebec and British Columbia trail. London reports Sir Frank Edwin Newson-Smith chosen as lord mayor for a one year term.
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Federal Agriculture Department
Canada
United Kingdom
Saskatchewan
Maritime Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Canadian Meat Board
London
City of London Court of Aldermen
Frank Edwin Newson-Smith
Frank
Samuel Joseph
Plans for kin to forward messages to Gripsholm repatriates
Ottawa an external affairs department source said arrangements are under way to contact Canadians returning on the Swedish liner Gripsholm in a Canada Japan exchange. Next of kin will be advised by circular letter and through the press how to send messages to relatives.
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Adian
Italy
Eighth Army
Salerno
Mark Clark
Fifth Army
Naples
George Hay
Sussex
N.B
D. W. Turnbull
Toronto
E. H. Sparrow
Westmount, Que
Prince
Gripsholm
Canada
Japan
Italy's War Status To Be Redefined In Allied Talks
London reports indicate Italy may move from defeated aggressor to limited reprieve if it fully collaborates with the Allies. Italian ships and troops are reportedly operating with the Anglo American forces in transport and sabotage roles, potentially shaping terms of any future peace position and recognition.
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London
Italy
Germany
Churchill
Crown Claims Radioactive Minerals in Yukon and Northwest Territories
The federal government issued orders-in-council reserving to the crown all radioactive substances found in minerals in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The orders appeared in Canadian war orders and regulations.
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Ottawa
Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Aerial Offensive Knocks Out German Industry in 15 Cities
A survey based on aerial reconnaissance and German reports shows 15 major German cities have had their industry knocked out for at least six months. Hanover, Mannheim, Hamburg, Cologne, Wilhelmshafen, Dortmund, Stettin, Osnabruck, Bremen, Dusseldorf and Emden are listed with high destruction. The Ruhr heavy industry is described as virtually erased, with manpower possibly reduced by about 3,000,000 and fighter planes weakened on the Russian front.
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Germany
Hanover
Mannheim
Hamburg
Cologne
Wilhelmshafen
Dortmund
Stettin
Osnabruck
Bremen
Italians Deported to Germany as Reinhard Labor Ranks
Italian soldiers who had been disarmed by German forces are reported to have been deported to Germany. There they are assigned to labor units for the Reich, according to an official notification carried by La Gazzetta di Venezia.
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Germany
Reich
la Gazetta di Venezia
Canada unveils three services recruiting plan
Ottawa announces a cooperative program among the army air force and navy emphasizing air crew. Eligible men will be selected for aircrew or army overseas service with equitable exchanges at centers. Those suited for air crew may transfer to the RCAF while others are allocated to ground roles.
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Canada
Defence
Ralston
Army
Air
Power
Navy
Macdonald
Air Force
R.C.A.F
All General Service
National Resources Mobilization Act
Home Defence
RCAF
Eden Urges Practical Steps for World Order Conference
British foreign secretary Anthony Eden told a national conference of 6,000 women that world order should be built on practical cooperation among the British Commonwealth the Soviet Union the United States and China. He urged joint consultation and action in peace and war and said regional schemes require four-power agreement to be workable.
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Eden
British Commonwealth
Soviet Union
United States
China
Russia
France
United Nations
Passenger Praises Trans-Canada Airlines Service
A traveler on a Trans-Canada Airlines flight praised the service in a comment card joking that it beats driving oxen to the Turtle Mountains for wood half a century ago. He notes the airline’s superior travel experience.
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Trans-Canada Airlines
Turtle Mountains
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