Keitel Testifies Allies Overlooked German 1940 Plans
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel told the international military tribunal that Germany used 20 divisions along the western front during the Polish blitz and that a French attack would have met with no German defense. He said royal ties leaked Allied plans and criticized the Versailles system, arguing soldiers were mere tools of politics.
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DANIEL DE LUCENGERNBERG
Wilhelm Keitel
international military tribunal
Germany
west
Keitel
Hitler
Belgium
France
Britain
Wehrmacht
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Left Hand Corner Roast Barney the goose ends beef fear
In Cochrane Ontario the Osmars resist a plan to roast Barney the tame blue goose now living with them since last summer. The family describes Barney recovering from a wound, gaining a taste for oatmeal, and returning nightly to his shed pen though he dislikes cold weather and frequents the kitchen in winter.
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Barney
Henry Osmars
Cochrane
Jack Miner
Osmar
Ontario
Osmars
Coriy
Barmey
Barmer
Japanese Christians noted by POW in Hong Kong tale
A British prisoner of war from Hong Kong recalls Japanese Christians as notably kind and brave, saying they risked help for POWs and that a distinctive, disciplined behavior set them apart.
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L. Clark
Windsor Star
Hong Kong
Muskox Expedition Reaches Tree Line
Norman Wells N W T April 4 The Muskox expedition has reached the tree line the northern limit of forest growth for the first time since leaving Churchill Man Feb 15. The ten snowmobile force under Lt Col P D Baird of Montreal rests at the southeast end of Dismal Lake about 55 miles southwest of Coppermine N W T with Port Radiam as next objective 100 miles southwest A RCAF Dakota reconnoitred the route to be followed later between Fort Franklin and the west end of Great Bear Lake suitable sites for dropping supplies were surveyed along the route via Blackwater Lake Port Simpson and Trout Lake.
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NORMAN WELLS
N.W T
Muskox
Churchill
Man
P. D Baird
Montreal
Dismal lake
Coppermine
N.W.T
Port Radiam
Five Inches Snow Falls at Thudmins Timains
Five inches of snow buried the Northern Ontario district in under seven hours today breaking a mild spell. The Hollannger weather bureau warned of more snowstorms in the coming days.
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TIMAIINS
Cat
Oh-Oh
Ontario
Hollannger weather bureau
Planes Held Up At Prestwick In Cold Weather
Bad weather delays repatriation flight from RCAF transport squadron 435 the Chinthe squadron as planes reach Reykjavik Iceland.
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PRESTWICK
Scotland
Cable
RCAF
Chinthe
Reykjavik
Icend
Parliamentary News Bulletins Ottawa April 4 debate on six month hoist
Ottawa April 4 Parliamentary News Bulletins report a 132 to 60 vote against a six month hoist to a bill changing Day, July 1 to Canada Day. The motion by T. L. Church PC Toronto was opposed by government, with Cote L Matapedia-Matane proposing the bill.
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OTTAWA
commons
Canada
T. L. Church
P.C
Toronto Broadview
Phileas Cote
Matapedia-Matane
Progressive Conservative
Social Credit
George Cruickshank
Fraser Valley
R. W
War Assets Corporation
J H. Berry
W.AC
Boundaryay
Reid
Mr. Berry
Fish Dinners Picked From Hawaiian Trees
BONOLALY April 4 Tenacity of tidal waves in Hawaii left havoc and debris. Residents scavenged for food as giant waves cast ashore thousands of fish, and some Hawaiians gathered wriggling fish from coconut trees for dinner.
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BONOLALY
Hawaii
Need Of Immigrants Selection Favored See Need Of Immigrants Selection Favored
Ottawa April 4 The commons debated immigration to settle Canada s sparsely populated lands and backed selective intake. Private members urged a program aligned with absorptive capacity and economic needs, but no action was taken as the motion ran to the bottom of the other paper. Thatcher urged moving away from racial criteria toward skill based selection.
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OTTAWA
commons
Canada
H. R. Thatcher
C.CF
Moose Jaw
Thatcher
Pope Urges Action to End Worldwide Famine
Vatican radio broadcast quotes Pope Pius appealing to the conscience and responsibility of the world to save destitute peoples from starvation. He warns the famine specter shadows diplomats deliberations and estimates at least a quarter of the global population faces hunger.
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VATICAN CITY
Pope Pius
Vatican
Two Given Life For Hold Ups Fight Guards
Montreal April 4 Judge Maurice Tetreau sentenced Adolph Karchesky and John D Miller to life imprisonment for a series of armed holdups mainly at drugstores In court after the sentence the convicts attacked their guards prompting police reinforcements The men protested the punishment saying they did not commit violence and had been kind to their clients.
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MONTREAL
C.P
Maurice Tetreau
Adolph Karchesky
John D. Miller
Miller
nhev
Waves Ravage Hawaii As Death Toll Climbs High
Honolulu April 4 AP tidal waves caused $510 million in property damage across the Hawaiian Islands. Eight dead with five more bodies found in Hilo raising the count to 88 known. 69 missing, 59 on Hawaii. Across the eastern Pacific 163 may have perished. The disaster extends to Tabiz Aleutians California and South America, but Hawaii bears the greatest losses. Seventy five schoolchildren remain missing. supply efforts pour into Hilo. An Ohio teacher recounts a seaside cottage wreck and a harrowing escape. Far East typhoon across northern Luzon drives winds to hurricane force, Manila Bay reports 35 foot waves with no loss of life.
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HONOLULU
Hawaiian Islands
Hite
cty
Hawaii
eastern Pacific
Tabriz
Aleutians
California
South America
Hilo
Maui
Kauai
Ingram M. Staimback
Territory of Hawaii
Hawai
Monnay
Marsue McGuinnis
Oxford
Ohio
Miss McGuinnis
Laupaneehoe school
Helen
Faye
Dorothy
MANTLA
United States navy
Luzon
Formosa
Manila Bay
Sask Insurance Legislation Heated in Saskatchewan House
Regina April 4. Legislative debate over a bill enabling the Saskatchewan government to enter the insurance business drew sharp criticism from both sides. A CCF member moved to strip a clause deemed objectionable. The measure would expand government insurance powers and include a compulsory government insurance office for grant recipients.
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REGINA
Saskatchewan
C.C.F
Not Ready For Tourists Not Ready For Tourists
Whitehorse Yukon April 4 The Alaska highway will for the present continue to be operated by the Canadian army as a military road but will be opened to civilian traffic as soon as possible Gen McNaughton Canadian representative to the UN atomic energy commission said at a ceremony turning over the Canadian section of the road to Canada He noted the northwest highway system is a gravel road in undeveloped country and not ready for tourists progress toward hotels gas stations and eating places is hoped in the next year ahead of civilian use The government policy is to progressively open the highway as facilities become available
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WHITEHORSE
Yukon
Alaska
McNauchton
U.N. atomic energy commission
Canada
GOVE
McNaughton
United States
McIvors Stresses Canada Part In Food Shortage
London apr 4 Philip Moel Baker announces Hoover to speak at the food conference amid calls for stronger relief efforts. George H McIvor says Canada has exported enough wheat to feed 250 million people for a year, while LaGuardia urges stricter anti black market action and greater assistance to needy nations. Turkish harvest fears cited. Furness pushes compulsory wheat release to aid cities.
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LONDON
Philip Moel-Baker
mamnister
Herbert Hoover
Truman
Noel-Baker
United States
George H. McIvor
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada
Fiorello LaGuardia
United Nations Relief and Rehabilition Administration
coun
Embassy Slanders Gouzenko as a Criminal in Canadian Case
In Ottawa April 4 the Russian embassy issued its first official statement in the Canadian espionage inquiry, calling Igor Gouzenko a criminal for allegedly taking money from the embassy and indictable if he returns to Russia. The statement named G. V. Pavlov and II Krotov as allegedly slandered diplomats and dismissed Canadian press reports as fictitious.
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Gouzenko
UAWA
C.P
Igor Gouzenko
Russia
Canada
Nicolai Afavasiev
Tass
G. V. Pavlov
III Krotov
Gourenko
Pavlov
Erotey
Messrs
V. G. Pavlov
TL Krotov
ser USSR
Mackenzie Xing
Wotkin
royal commission om
Iran Case Shelved By U N To May 6
United Nations Security Council postpones Iran case until May 6 on Byrnes motion nine members vote in favor boosted by Russia's pledge to withdraw troops by early May. Australia condemns Gromyko walkout as council delays action amid Iran Iran tensions.
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Gseer Lange
Poland
United Nations’ security
New York city
Australia
Iran
Hussein Ala
Andre. Gromykos
CLYDE BLACKBURN
NEW YORK
Byrnes
United States
security council
Andrei Gromyko
council
Russia
China
Netherlands
France
Mexico
Britain
Braii
Egypt
Brun¢es
antil
AL Gromyke
ansentiomn
W. R. Hoagsen
Mr Byrnes
Greece names Pontitsas prime minister after elections
Apanagotis Pontitsas, president of the supreme state council, was designated as Greece's new prime minister after agreement between the Populist and Nationalist blocs. The March 31 elections saw these groups as leading elements.
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POELITSAS
CREECE
ATHENS
IA.P
Apanagotis Pontitsas
supreme state council
brec
K. HUTCHINSON
ALTA
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
EDMONTON
C.P.j
Kenneth Hutchinon
Young Men's Christian Association Auxiliary War Services
Alberta
Hooke
McKEE
LETHBRIDGE
C.P
C. G. McKee
London
Southampton
Aquitania
Canada
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Versailles
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Mr. Reid
Pope
F. C. KER
Hemilton Spectator
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Canadian Press
W. A. Buchanan
Lethbridge, Alta
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McIVOR
MEST
Turkey
R. A. Furness
combined food board
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