German Invasion Preparations Grow On European Coast
Reports from Stockholm indicate increased German readiness for an Allied invasion in western Europe. Von Rundstedt reportedly moved into France with parachute troops to bolster defenses as German forces keep ample strength along coasts from Norway to France. Berlin sources note cautious optimism about a May invasion but acknowledge strong German defenses remain.
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William Humphreys
Associated Press
ONDON
A.P
Boulogne
Stockholm
Berlin
Europe
Von Rundstedt
Gerd Von Rundstedt
France
Batam
Norway
Oslo
Dagens Nyheter
Subsidies At 2 128 981 Tally Of Wartime Subsidies Cited
Ottawa report shows subsidies totaling 2 128 981 dollars over five months to sustain price ceilings. Finance Minister Osley told the House of Commons the figure may rise as purchases and claims grow, but denied any likelihood of hundreds of millions. He said a 50 million dollar contingency was included in estimates. Investigations continue on economies, standardization and future subsidy needs.
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OTTAWA
Ont
Osley
house of commons
house
Tisley
The Left Hand Corner: Razor Blade Care Tips
Archibald Bennett of Burns Detective Agency shares methods to extend razor blade life. He notes a blade remains usable after eight days and advises warming soap, dry lightly, and pass a cork edge for maintenance. A veteran adds rubbing on a water glass interior as another technique.
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Archibald S. Bennett
Willam J. Burns International Detective Agency
New York
Bennett
Middlesex
Ont
Railway Advocate
London
Violent blasts at Copenhagen heard along Swedish coast
Reports from Malmo on April twenty third describe violent explosions near Copenhagen believed to be anti-aircraft fire. Observers saw flashes and heard blasts for about ten minutes, with a half hour pause before resuming. German radio claimed British bombers active over western Germany overnight.
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STOCKHOLM
Copenhagen
Malmoe
Germany
Japanese radio news for invasion forces in the Pacific
Japan’s troops in the southwest Pacific can now hear daily war news in their own language via a new BBC style service. The Information Department rolls out a broadcast to keep Japanese forces informed while in Australia and the Pacific theater.
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MELBOURNE
Japan
Australia
department of information
southwest Pacific
Timor battles and Pacific air raids reported by UN HQ
United Nations headquarters in Australia says Australian and Netherlands forces fight in Timor interior, 400 miles from Australia. Allied planes attack the Japanese base at Rabaul, bombing docks and shore structures. In the Philippines, dive bombing hits on Corregidor are easing, with contact reported on Panay and fighting continuing on Cebu. Seaplane attacks target Mindanao.
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UNITED NATIONS
Australia
Timor
Rabaul
New Britain
Philippines
Corregidor
Panay Island
Cebu Island
Mindanao
Cahan Demands General Election in Montreal Plea
Former Conservative secretary of state C H Cahan denounced the April 27 Dominion plebiscite as farcical during a radio address in Montreal. He urged the government to call a general election, saying Canadians cannot unite under the current partisan government. He offered no voting guidance for the plebiscite.
Parliamentarian News Bulletins Ottawa April 22 1942
Reports in Ottawa cover a sit down strike by Japanese road workers with no location given and calls for armed guards. Labor Minister Mitchell says the Evacuation and Guard duties fall to the commission under Vancouver’s Antin C. Taylor. King to speak on Canada Vichy relations next Tuesday. South Africa cut ties with Vichy, Canada to consult UK and US before action. Inquiry notes possible changes in allowances for soldiers dependents and cost of living index variances.
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OTTAWA
George Cruickshank
Lib
Fraser Valley
house of commons
Mitchell
Antin C. Taylor
Vancouver
Pacific
Vichy
Vichy regation
King
South Africa
Canada
France
M. J. Coldwell
CCP
house
Mr. Coldwell
Japan Seizes 50,000 Tons of French Shipping
An official spokesman stated Japan has taken over 50,000 tons of French shipping, likely ocean-going vessels, amid reports that the Vichy government turned over ships in Indo China. French sources noted only two months ago Japan requisitioned French shipping in Indo China, prompting U.S. protest.
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Far
Japan
VICHY
Indo-China
United States
Sheep Breeding Campaign Aims to Boost Alberta Output
Edmonton reports Deputy Minister J R Sweeney says a proposed national sheep increase of one million could raise Alberta’s numbers by about 200000. He notes Alberta led Canada in sheep totals, rising from 530000 in 1930 to 897000 in 1941, and discusses a plan to boost breeding at a Friday meeting of the Southern Alberta Sheep Breeders Association in Lethbridge.
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Sweeney
Lethbridge
EDMONTON
J. R. Sweeney
Alberta
Canada
Ottawa
David C. Dick
Prices and ‘Trade Board
agricultural supplies board
Southern Alberta Sheep Breeders’ Association
Australia
south Pacific
Conviction in Alberta Supreme Court on False Pretences
Vegreville resident Dick N. Lezaruk was found guilty by Mr Justice T. M. Tweedie in Edmonton on two false pretence charges and theft of an automobile and sentenced to one year in jail. The April ruling cited Alberta Supreme Court proceedings and reflects the judge's decision on the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
JP-Dick N. Lezaruk
Vegreville
T. M. Tweedie
Alberta
supreme ciTt
Blackmore declines to advise Canadians on plebiscite vote
Ottawa April 23 John Blackmore leader of the New Democracy group in the House said his faction will not advise Canadians how to vote in the manpower plebiscite next Monday. He said the plebiscite lacks a clear issue and noted other party leaders urged a yes vote. He questioned why the public is asked for its best judgment and urged well-informed leaders to consider there is only one safe voting path. London April 23 The Lords rejected Lord Portsea’s appeal to send food ships to Britain’s Channel Islands where 90 000 are starving, the islands including Guernsey and Jersey occupied by Germans.
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OTTAWA
John Blackmore
New Democracy
House of Commons
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
commons
Mackenzie King
Hanson
M. J. Cokntel
C.C.F. house
Blackmore
LONDON
House of Lords
Lord Portsea
Britain
Channel Islands
Guernsey
Jersey
Nazis Call Up 1,900,000 Reserves
An official Russian spokesman announced Germany recently called up 1,900,000 reserves. Spokesman S. A. Lozovaky, deputy foreign affairs commissar, said 909,000 were in two new classes for youths aged 17 and 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UIBYSHEYN
Germany
S. A. Lozovaky
New Primate is Installed at Canterbury Cathedral
Most Rev William Temple was installed today as Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of all England in a solemn ceremony with 45 bishops present at bomb-pocked Canterbury Cathedral. He vowed that the Christian movement must prevail and Axis defeat is essential, recalling his father’s enthronement 45 years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W.S. GALLAGHER
Associated Press
CANTERBURY
William Temple
all England
Hitler
Dr. Temple
usi
William
British House Debates Fuel Rationing Plans
London April 23 A government spokesman said the House of Commons would debate fuel rationing before any order limiting supplies if government enforcement is used. Opposition to coal gas and electricity rationing followed the plan announced on Tuesday.
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LONDON
house of commons
Totsias
Raid Germany and French Coast on St George's Day
British bombers resumed weather-delayed air offensive, striking the Rhineland and Le Havre docks, with four aircraft missing. The attack followed a Boulogne commando raid and included Cherbourg peninsula targets and bomb carrying Hurricanes. Anti-aircraft fire and brief raids along the Thames estuary skirted England as St George's Day observances marked historic naval actions.
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Germany
Boulogne
Cherbourg Peninsula
Rhineland
Channel
ONDON
C.P
Le Havre
air ministry
air palmatre
AMU
Mayey
England
St. George
Cherbourg
France
Dover Strait
free
Thames estuary
English
Zeebrugee
Bruges canal
Flanders
Japs Drive Chinese Back on Burma Front
April 23 report says Japanese lines press the Chinese on the eastern Burma front while Chinese forces reclaim Yenangyaung oil center. Pyinmana loss is announced with Saikawa garrison counterattacking to avert encirclement as Japanese column advances two miles north of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ORANGEING
Burma
lne
Yenangaung
Pyinmana
Sittang
Mandalay
Laikawa
Saikawa
Bombers raid Sicily and Malta clash reported
Italian broadcasts say British bombers hit Ragusa and Comiso in Sicily with slight damage and no casualties. Axis counterattacks persist on Malta where German fighters claim nine British planes down and other aircraft destroyed on the ground.
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ROME
Sicilan
Ragusa
Comiso
Malta
Crrman
Baseball National League and American League results summary
A fragmented recap of baseball games with team matchups and partial scores. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, and Cleveland appear with listed pitchers and incomplete line scores. Missing details complicate clear outcomes.
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eres
Mimball
Sullivan
Salvo
Lombardi
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Vander Meer
Hemsley
Lanning
Lopez
New York
Philadelphia
Schumacher
Danning
Podgalny
Livingston
St. Louis
Chicago
Lanier
ODea
Lee
Hernandez
Knott and Hayes
Borowy
Dickey
Lyons
White and Tebbetts
Boston
Washington
Terry and Gonrey
Leonard and Early
Cleveland
Sasby
Desautels
Auker
Sally
Loikaw Falls to Japanese in Burma Drive
AP dispatch reports Japanese troops captured Loikaw in the Salween valley from Chinese defenders on Tuesday evening as Sri Lankan forces retreat from Taungdwingyi on the central Burma front. Axis planes downed over Malta. notes of Russia spring drive and German Italian strains noted. SGT Robert Dunlop graduates from police college in Ottawa.
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RUSSIA
LONDON
Rawian
Crimea
Doutts
Hiller
ROBERT DUNLOP
POLICE COLLEGE
OTTAWA
ithbridge
British Broadcasting Corporation today
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De Valera
Cruickshank
commission
Churchill
N. D
ST. GEORGE’S DAY
Eurepe
Temple
British House
Seige
R.A.F
Sicily
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