Eisenhower Sees Hard Fight Ahead
British 1st Army renews pressure in Tunisian hills after taking Djebel Ang north of Medjez el Bab while French and British forces probe Rommel’s defenses. Eisenhower says hard fighting lies ahead. U.S. 2nd Army Corps suffers 5,378 casualties, 903 killed, and 4,680 prisoners. Allied air and sea raids strike Naples, Catama, Palermo, Messina, and oil depots as crews target convoys and coastal facilities.
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Daniel De Luce
Associated Press
North Africa
Tunis
Djebe] Ang
Medjez-Hi-Bab
Bou Arada
Pont Du Fahs
Marshal Rommel
8th Army
1st Army
Kenneth Anderson
SIE Ang
Medjez-El-Bab
Rommel
Enfidaville
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States 2nd army corps
Tunisia
Catania
Palermo
Naples
U.S
Catama
Sicily
RAF
Messina
Rossano
Catalla
Global colonial efforts boost empire food supply lines
The London correspondent to the Ottawa Journal reports Britain expands food production in colonies and territories. West Africa adopts mixed farming in the Gold Coast. Ceylon increases rice cultivation. Trinidad adds vast acres of food crops. In the West Indies new sugar cane varieties aid harvests. British Guiana experiments with roselle fibre. East Africa rebuilds shipbuilding. Tanganyika sets up a paper factory. Nigeria grows cotton. Also note rubber production rising in Ceylon alongside rice and rubber factories.
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Far East
London
Ottawa Journal
West Africa
Gold Coast territories
Ceylon
Trinidad
West Indies
British Guiana
Tanganyika
Nigeria
Declares Senate is Badly Treated in Ottawa
Senator C Ballantyne Progressive Conservative Leader in the upper house charged the senate was being outragedly treated as money bills reached the senate after delays in the commons. He urged an Easter adjournment so the senate could study the largest Canadian budget in history. Liberal leader James AH. Kine disputed the view the senate controls money bills, noting the chamber can only reject but not increase the budget. The senate adjourned until Monday.
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OPTAWA
C. Ballantyne
senate
house of commons
Ilssey
Ballantyne
commons
James AH. Kine
wate Ieader
Mussolini Prepares to Defend Italy Against Allied Invasion
DEWITT MACKENZIE analyzes Mussolini’s rumored feverish efforts to bolster defenses as Allied forces threaten Sicily and Italy. The piece weighs potential consequences of a successful invasion including shifts in Hitler’s lines, Balkan losses, and a possible prolonged war until a Western France landings occur, stressing strategic uncertainty and broader European impact.
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Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Ams
Tunisia
Sicily
natwall
Africa
Tr Duce
Teaky
Jorome Hitler
Balkans
Fuehrer
Mediterranean
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Healy
tesling
slong
United Nations
France
Canadian Pacific Workers Plan Victory Gardens
Montreal April 1 Canadian Pacific employees urged to devote time to victory gardens as demand for home grown produce grows. The company promotes using all available space for plots and floral displays ahead of the annual harvest.
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MONTREAL
cii
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Pioneer Osborne Dies. Linked to Haile Selassie Friendship
William Johnne Osborne, 90, Alberta Peace River pioneer who settled in 1916 and traced a boyhood friendship with Ethiopian king Haile Selassie, died Friday night. Born in England, he met Selassie at a London school, received a treasured Ethiopian gift, and maintained correspondence after Selassie became emperor. Osborne moved from Calgary to Peace River in 1916, witnessed the Northern Alberta Railway on his land, and leaves three daughters, two sons, and a number of grandchildren.
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EDMONTON
William Johnne
Alberta
Peace River country
Haile Selassie
England
London
Lion
Judah
Osborne
Hive Selassie
Calgary
Peace River
Alta
Northern Alberta Railway
Dawson Creek
M. Harries
R. K. Ward
Vancouver
F A Smith
HL C. Osborne
W. T .Osborne
Pasadena
Calif
Naples Port Is Blasted Again In Allied Raids
Heavy bombers of the Middle East Command raided Naples Thursday night, striking quays, moles, and harbor buildings. Messina and Rossano were also hit with power stations and rail lines observed. All raiding planes returned safely. It was the fourth raid on Naples and third on Messina within a week, as Allied air forces targeted Axis supply bases for Tunisia.
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CATRO
Middle East Command
Naples
Messing
Sicily
toe
Rossano
Italy
Messina
Middle East
North Africa
Plan Drive To Pass Budget In Ottawa House
Ottawa April 17 Decks were cleared in the house of commons for a three day drive next week to dispose of budget bills provide for parliamentary under secretaries and set up special committees on radio and war expenditures. Prime Minister Mackenzie King spoke at length on war measures delays and said the delay was not due to government action. Opposition leader Gordon Graydon commented on blame for delays and King agreed no single blame. Plan drive continues Friday with final approval of the budget results.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
house
Mackenzie King
Gordon Graydon
Xing
The Day In Parliament Monday in Ottawa
The House of Commons will consider three budget based bills including the special war revenue act excise act and customs tariff while the senate handles government business. Prime Minister Mackenzie King criticized excessive debate on secondary matters delaying war measures and budget resolutions. Finance Minister Isley hinted that Victory Loan bonds may not be marketable until after May 1954 when long term bonds are callable. Balintyne protested that the Upper House is being unfairly rushed through without adequate deliberation.
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House of Commons
senate
House
Mackenzie King
Isley
C. C. Ballantyne
commons
600 Bombers Fly 1800 Miles Lose 55 Planes
More than 600 bomber aircraft roared out in moonlight to strike Mannheim Ludwigshaven and Pilsen in the biggest night operation this year. Fifty-five planes were missing, with 37 from the Pilsen raid and 10 from the three raids not returning. Bomber command included Canadian groups while RAF forces faced their heaviest losses of the war to date.
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RAF
RCAF
Pilsen
Mannheim
Ludwigshaven
Czecho-Slovakia
Skoda munitions works
air ministry
R.C.A.F
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Essen
ATTAKS
Britain
Bremen
Cologne
KOENIGSBERG
Germany
tig
Associated Press
bomber command
arma
et mendes
Justice Farris Fears Bureaux Dictatorship
Chief Justice Wendell B. Farris warned Victoria residents that wartime boards controllers and bureaucrats threaten a creeping dictatorship in Canada. He said the postwar period could see a reign of dictators undermining rights and liberties, drawing parallels to Hitler and Mussolini.
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VICTORIA
Canada
Wendell B. Farris
Victoria fed Island
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Hitler
Mussolin
Cross Asks Well Water In Flood Areas Be Boiled
Alberta health minister Dr W W Cross warns that water drawn from surface wells flooded by heavy rains should be boiled before drinking. Tests to determine water safety will be offered free by the provincial laboratory in Edmonton, with others paying for containment and analysis.
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Cross
BYMONTON
W.W Cross
Alberta
Croxa
Edmonton
Persins
Peace feeler by Spaniards in Madrid appeal for peace
Count Francisco Gomez Jordana Spain's foreign minister on April 17 urged an end to the war before it lasts too long addressing the Wispenidad council and South American diplomats. He asked for support from all nations for Spain's peace proposal and said the Vatican and other central nations might help facilitate peace and a postwar organization.
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BARCELONA
Spain
Francisco Gomez Jordana
Wispenidad council
rven
Vatican
Reds Launch Kuban Drive In Caucasus Front
Red Army pushes into Kuban delta with heavy artillery and air support as German defenders in Novorossisk and along the Black Sea coast slow progress. Red Star reports rain and mud hinder attacks while Soviet bombers pound rear positions. Germans counter with reserves. 50 tanks and infantry regiments cut off advancing units. Casualties include 106 German dead and 19 tanks in one clash. 300 more Germans killed in a Donets line assault.
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MOSCOW
Red army
Kuban
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Taman
Red Star
Hed . Star
Donets
Calgary Cadet Training Plea Fails To Stir Few
Brigadier F. P. M. Zarvey, V. C., H2C., DSO, commanding Military District 23, deplored Calgary citizens’ apathy toward Cadet training at a poorly attended meeting. Only 28 people heard Col. C. G. Brier of Ottawa outline the purpose of Cadet training at Central High School auditorium Friday night.
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CALGARY
FP. M. W. Zarvey
V.C
Military District 23
Central High School
Col
C. G. [Brier
Ottawa
Allied bombers resume raids on Europe
Allied aircrews pressed the offensive with high flying raids over Europe in summer like weather. Reports said light enemy activity over the Thames estuary with no incidents.
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Asteria
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Czechoslovakia
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EDDY GILMORE
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RISKA ISLAND
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AP.1
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HOPE
STOCKHOLM
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AXIS
APIJ
Axk
Altidatem
Ales fort
WATERTON-PINCHER HIGHWAY
provincial
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HALIFAX
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