Canada plans 10 percent output surge in cargo ships
Montreal. Munitions Minister C D Howe announced Canada will match Britain's 1942 cargo ship output with 150 freighters ordered for the British government. The Fort Ville Marie, 9,300 tons, launched at Canadian Vickers, is the first in a program spreading to 44 berths across 14 shipyards from Pictou to Prince Rupert. Howe cited rising employment and a five percent material import rate, predicting 30,000 shipyard workers as the plan accelerates.
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Montreal
Canada
Britain
C D Howe
Fort Ville-Marie
Dominion
Howe
Fort Ville- Marie
Vancouver
Pictou
N.S
Saint John NB
Quebec City
Lauzon
Que
Sorel
Victoria
Prince Rupert
B.C
Canadian government studies status of Communist party
The government is considering the status of the Communist party in Canada with no current change expected. Justice Minister Ernest La pointe says the issue will be raised when Parliament convenes and cabinet discussions have taken place. Several party leaders and members are interned.
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Ottawa
Communist Party
Canada
Ernest Lapointe
Russia
Rate of Pay For Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force Announced
Ottawa RC A F headquarters announces pay for the newly established Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force at two thirds the RC A F rate. Senior officers receive wing commander level pay and medical officers at RC A F rates. Allowances for subsistence outfits transport clothing and moving are similar to RC A F provisions.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force
R.C.A.F
RCAF
Hess' Father Dies in New York Broadcast
German radio announces the death of Fritz Hess, father of Rudolf Hess, in New York. The report notes Hess' death and identifies his son Rudolf Hess as the notable figure connected to the event.
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New York
Fritz Hess
Rudolf Hess
Canadian Highway Commission Urged at Good Roads Meet
Hon. W. A. Fallon urged forming a federal backed Canadian highway commission to coordinate provincial programs. It would study the system nationally, submit recommendations, and disburse aid to align with a unified plan supporting wartime transport and the Trans-Canadian highway.
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Niagara Falls
W. A. Fallon
Alberta
Canadian Good Roads Association
Fallon
Canada
Dominion Gov
Dustries
MacPherson
Nazi Octopus Threat Aimed at Middle East and Isles
Navy Secretary Frank Knox warned in a broadcast that an invasion of the Middle East and the British Isles is certain the moment the Nazi iron octopus can assault. He called the United States a final item on Germanys unfinished business while Hitler’s forces pressed toward Leningrad and Odessa and Stuka raids renewed on British industrial centers.
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Chicago
Navy
Frank Knox
Middle East
British Isles
United States
Hitler
Leningrad
Odessa
Near East
Halifax Navy League Thanks Members After Year of War Aid
Arthur Randies of the Dominion’s merchant seamen division thanked Halifax chapter of the Navy League of Canada for wartime service. He cited a yearly report showing 5,000,000 cigarettes 150,000 chocolate bars and 20,000 dirty bags valued at 140,000 distributed to Canadian seamen in the last 12 months.
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Halifax
Navy League of Canada
Arthur Randies
Dominion
League
Young rider travels 1500 miles to Pacific coast on old trails
San Francisco reports Edwin Gothberg and his horse Trigger completed a 1500 mile journey in 75 days from Casper Wyoming. The 20 year old art student set out alone to follow the trails of the era of covered wagon travel to learn what the pioneers endured on the route to the Pacific coast.
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San Francisco
Edwin Gothberg
Trigger
Casper
Wyo
Pacific Coast
RCAF Embarkation Centers to be Overhauled
Air Minister Power announced a complete revamp of Halifax embarkation facilities for men bound overseas. The new organization will include representatives from the Royal Air Force and the Australian and New Zealand forces as part of the overhaul.
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Air Force
Power
RCAF
Royal Air Force
New Zealand
Bevin Defends British Labor Policy On Women in War Work
In the House of Commons Ernest Bevin argues against slowing women’s entry to war work. He cites Germany's methods and notes Britain now interviews about 49 000 to 50 000 women monthly. Bevin plans a nationwide labor resources survey using new employment cards issued in August.
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London
House of Commons
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Bevin
Foremer Premier Dead On German War Mobilization
Bevin notes that Germany trains vast numbers of skilled workers and soldiers while Britain lets talent stagnate. He cites Germany's mechanically minded army and extensive communications as key advantages in battles in Russia and Europe. He criticizes UK neglect of skilled labor.
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Germany
Russia
British Broadcasting reports Russian savings surge in Leningrad
From besieged Lenin grad this BBC commentary notes deposits rising steadily and new accounts opening in Leningrad reflecting growing confidence amid hardship.
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London
Leningrad
British Broadcasting Corporation
Death Penalty Extended for Plotting Against State in Annexed Lands
Mussolini issued October 3 decree declaring death for plotting against the state in Italian annexed territories. Crimes include destroying or plundering state security, leading insurrections, organizing anti state associations, and political crimes risking public danger. Penalties range from three to 15 years for participation, up to death for armed bands or attempts against armed forces, with varied prison terms for strikes or political motives.
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Rome
Mussolini
Britain Gains Upper Hand in Atlantic Battle
Washington reports indicate Britain is gaining the upper hand in the Atlantic war as Hitler focuses on Russia. Secrecy surrounds naval measures against U boats and planes along Atlantic routes, but evidence shows Britain holding ample wheat and sugar reserves and receiving substantial American aid. Hopkins cites safe American supplies. marine insurers cut war risk rates. Ickes notes fewer sinkings, potentially freeing 10 to 15 American tankers for Britain.
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Washington
Britain
Hitler
Russia
Atlantic
United States
British Isles
Lord Woolton
House of Lords
London
Harry Hopkins
Lend Lease
Portugal
Gibraltar
American Marine Insurance
Ickes
Salmon Pack in British Columbia Seen Rising to New Highs
Major J A Motherwell, chief fisheries supervisor, predicts BC salmon pack may exceed the 1.7 million case estimate, with some cannery operators projecting over 2 million. Dominion officials report talks for a further 20,000 tons of BC herring with Britain, potentially lifting total BC canned herring orders in 1941 to about 2.6 million cases worth roughly seven million dollars.
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Vancouver
J. A. Motherwell
British Columbia
Dominion Department of Fisheries
Wartime Wage Board May Seek Regional Disputes Panel
A Canadian labor department spokesman says Ottawa plans revisions to the order-in-council PC 7440 governing cost of living bonuses rather than wage increases. Consideration will focus on a separate wartime wage board or regional boards to handle disputes, with formal cabinet decisions pending.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Bar Department
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie
Pacific Coast
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Shah of Iran to Britain progress bring hope to Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza, 21, ruler of Iran, told an American correspondent in a one hour interview he believes Britain will safeguard Iran's territorial integrity and aid progress after the war. He said England has good intentions and denied ill will toward London. He described his plan for Iran and expressed a wish to visit the United States postwar to meet American scholars.
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Teheran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Riza
Oriental
Britain
Shah
England
Switzerland
United States
Stassen Urges Fast Defense Production At AFL Meet
Governor Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota called on the AFL’s first annual convention to push faster defense material output. He urged fewer stoppages in defense production and proposed voluntary wage and price ceilings by labor and agriculture to guard against inflation.
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Seattle
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
American Federation of Labor
Stassen
Labor
Attlee to Represent Britain at Labor Conference
Prime Minister Churchill ill announced Clement Attlee will travel to New York to represent Britain at the upcoming international labor conference as labor party leader and lord privy seal.
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London
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Privy Seal
House of Commons
New York
Britain
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