Sharp Fight On In Russia
Sharp fighting along the Donets River and in the Kuban delta, with better weather, reports say the Red army pressed the offensive against strong German resistance. News notes indicate renewed Soviet pushes near Novorossisk and across the Izyum and Chuguev area southeast of Kharkov as heavy casualties were inflicted on German forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Donets
Kuban
Caucasus
Red
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Izyum
Chuguev Isyum
Chuguev
Kharkov
eThe German high command
Berlin radio
Chile quake leaves 18 dead and 81 injured
A 40 second quake struck Chile from the northern coast. The interior ministry confirmed at least 18 dead and 81 injured across Aconcagua and Cogumbe provinces. Raul Aldunate, director of civilian defence, was sent to organize relief. Seven deaths were reported in Qualle Village near Santiago.
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SANTIAGO
Chile
interior ministry
Aconcagua
Cogumbe
Raul Aldunate
Qualle Village
Bats Urged As Pets By Western Expert At Lecture
Dr Harold B Hitchcock of Western University London argues bats are misjudged and can be as engaging as rabbits once fear fades. He notes bats are not blind and navigate darkness by echolocation, using high pitched squeaks to detect obstructions, even wires, despite wax-sealed eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. Hitchcock
Western University
London
Hitchcock
Hit and Run Nazi Raids Across Southeast Coast
German bombers attacked two towns on Britain s southeast coast at dawn causing casualties and damage to businesses. Six planes hit one town with a cinema and two newspaper offices among wrecked buildings. one plane was shot down. A separate raid on the second town caused little damage and no casualties.
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LONDON
C.P
Britain
France
Belgium
Dieppe
Le Treport
air ministry
RCAF
RAF
300000 Evacuated From Ruined Essen
An estimated 300000 men, women, and children have been removed from bomb battered Essen to neighboring communities and camps. Reports from Germany said Tuesday night. This represents about half the population of the great German arsenal.
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STOCKHOLM
Essen
Germany
Unitas New World Coinage Proposed by Treasury
The United States treasury proposes the Unitas as a new international monetary unit. It would equal $10 or 13774 grains of fine gold and stands as an abbreviation of United Nations. A sign can be drawn by writing ON in capitals with a horizontal bar through the letters.
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WASHINGTON
Unitas
international monetary exchange
United States treasury
treasury
United Nations
Writer Flier Listed Missing from RAF Squadron
Halifax April 71 An Nova Scotia newspaperman Sqdn Ldr Malcolm J MacLeod commander of a top scorning Spitfire squadron is listed missing in the Mediterranean theatre relatives say he has been missing for weeks The unit had been credited with destroying just under 300 enemy planes plus 100 probables with Malta accounts showing over 160 shot down in the area
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HALIFAX
Sqdn- Sar
Malcolm J. MacLeod
Nova Scotia
Mediterranean
Ldr. Macleod
Malta
Labor permits keep farmers in industry until spring opens
Ottawa April 7 Labor Minister Mitchell told the house that farmers with temporary permits to work in industry may remain until spring opening dates vary across Canada. He urged farmers to inform local employment offices of worker needs while Selective Service officers expect workers to return to farms when farming resumes. The plan aims to serve national interests and farm operations.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Mitchell
house of commons
Canada
B. A. MacKenzie
Li. Lambon-Kent
Michell
M. bockham
Lincoln
national selective service
Japs Force British Back In Burma War Update
Indian dispatch reports Japanese troops crossed the Mayu river below Kwazoo in Burma forcing a withdrawal of British troops north of Donbaik on the Mayu Peninsula. Allied and Japanese air actions described with bombardments near Htuze and Pa Kokku and no Allied losses reported.
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NEW DELHE
India
Mayu river
Kwazoo
Burma
Donbaik
Mayu Peninsula
Kaladan
Mey Peninsula
Akyab
Buthedaung
Taunginay
RAP. Blenheims
Thinganet
Htuzwe
Pakokku
Irrawaddy river
Mandalay
Bengal
The Day In Parliament
The House of Commons will continue discussion of budget resolutions and the Senate stands adjourned until April 13. Yesterday CCF members criticized government policies while Trade Minister MacKinnon described a plan to benefit western grain producers selling in the United States. Munitions Minister Howe said immediate production needs had been met for the time being. The Senate did not sit.
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house of commons
senate
CCF
MacKinnon
United States
Howe
Vanier Arrives In England Amid War Turmoil
In London on an April night, Maj Gen George P Vanier arrived after a long Atlantic crossing. The Canadian minister said he will work with governments of occupied European nations, calling it a sacred mission as they suffer terribly.
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LONDON
Cabic
George P Vanier
Canuca
Atlantic
eminmary
aloe
Labor Policy Under Fire in Canadian Commons Debate
In Ottawa on April 7 the house of commons debated budget resolutions while labor questions dominated discussion. CCF members criticized government labor policy as Labor Minister Mitchell and Munitions Minister Howe clashed with Noseworthy over compulsory training and Lancaster bomber production. Howe said the program would meet revised timelines, and MacKinnon outlined a plan to let western grain producers benefit from higher prices when their crops sell in the United States.
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JAMES McCOOK
OTTAWA
house of commons
C.C.F
Mitchell
Howe
J. W. Noseworthy
C.C
Victory aircraft
Malton
Ont
Toronto
schefule
Noseworthy
MacKinnon
United States
Ottawa Debt Action Soon
Justice Minister St Laurent told the house that a bill to amend the Farmers Credits Arrangement Act will extend its reach to Manitoba and other western provinces and improve its effectiveness. An order in council will stay foreclosures and alter contract terms as a war measure to keep farmers on the land, following a February Privy Council ruling on Alberta debt acts.
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Ottawa
api 7
St. Laurent
house of commons
prairie provinces
Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
John Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
privy council
Manitoba soldiers give Red Cross eight thousand three hundred sixty one
Winnipeg April 7 officials announced that soldiers in Military District No 10 contributed 8361 dollars to the national appeal of the Canadian Red Cross Society. Last year troops in the district contributed 34522 dollars.
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WINNIPEG
No. 10
Canadian Red Cross Society
Tommies Break Through Gap Pushing 6000 Prisoners in North Africa
Allied forces breach the Gabes line north of Gabes and seize 5000 prisoners, mainly Italians, as Rommel’s retreat accelerates. British and American air power hammer Tunis, Trapani, Ragusa and Messina, sinking ships and shooting down 27 planes in two days of fierce action. The victory tightens the squeeze on Rommel’s forces and sets the stage for a junction with American troops. Churchill hails Montgomery’s assault and the Commons cheer as Axis units pull back northward.
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Tommies
Churchill
Montgomery
EONEON
C.P
Morocco
8th Army
visii
Daniel De Luce
Associated Press
ALLIED
North Africa
sth
Wadi El Akarit
Erwin Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Gabes
Gasso-Gabes
Djebel Maizila
Maknassy
ONDON
house of iis commons
Tunisia
Rommel
Bernard Montgomery
United States
Akarit
desert army
com- Africa
Gafsa
El Alamein
Frederick John Bellenger
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
El Guetar
Tunis
Trapani
Ragusa
Messina
Sicilian
El Guetar Héro Commander Surveying Tunisian Battlefield
Major General Terry Allen led U.S. forces across the Tunisian desert to seize El Guetar. The operation resulted in the capture of many Italian prisoners as Allen surveys the battlefield.
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U.S
Terry Allen
El- Guetar
O.W.L
40 Germans Executed in Berlin Report
Stockholm dispatch reports 40 Germans were executed by a special Berlin court for criticizing and speaking against leading Nazi personalities. Aftonbladet cited Berlin sources stating 40 individuals were seized and given heavy sentences by the extraordinary court.
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STOCKHOLM
Berlin
Aftonbladet
Doughboys in Britain in Training for Invasion
Canadian and American forces in Britain train for invasion against German forces. Troops from Maryland Virginia New Jersey New York join Canadian and British units. Lessons from Kasserine and Tunisian combat guide careful preparation to avoid repetition of errors. Commanders stress realism and tough testing to ensure combat readiness.
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ROSS MUNRO
BRITAIN
JC P. Cables
Maryland
Virginia
New Jersey
ow York
buck
Paid
Kasserine Pass
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Norman Jaques
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Mackenzie King
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Anthony Biden
Jorcign
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Vanier
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Sage Stamour
PITTSBURGH
Edgar Thompeen
Carveck-Uiinots Steel Corporation
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NAVE
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