Troops And Tanks Are Regrouped In Libya Battle
Cairo dispatch reports British command saying the Libyan battle has slackened as Empire forces regroup for a new test against the Axis triangle near Rezegh Bir El Hamed and Zaarran to Tobruk. Patrols and air activity continue while heavy fighting subsides on front lines and Tobruk holds.
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CAIRO
Libya
Rezegh
Bir El Hamed
Zaarran
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
Ed Duda
Salam
Halfaya Pass
Sidi Omar
Canadians In War Costs Cited By DesRosiers
Lt Col H S DesRosiers notes the daily cost of a Canadian soldier in modern mechanized war is $7.11, compared with $3.77 in 1917 19, and $12.24 in the United States. Costs rose from $3 44 per day in 1915 16 to $3 22 in 1916 17, then spiked as the war ended. He cites proposed ideas such as frozen clouds artillery and a pontoon bridge from Newfoundland to Britain, as examples of wartime ingenuity and debate. The Ottawa correspondent reports on these remarks and on the broader inquiry into defense measures.
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H. S DesRosiers
DS.C
V.D
national defense
Montreal
United States
Canada
DesRosiers
Newfoundland
Britain
mercchant marine
F. C. Mears
Ottawa
Montressaette
Tommy Church
Tor- Tes
Steiermark sinks Sydney after direct hit in Pacific clash
German survivors report the 9400 ton Steiermark scored a direct hit on the Australian cruiser Sydney on November 19, then was set ablaze by a broadside from the sinking warship. Crew of the raider total around 420, with 48 missing from Mareeba. the Sydney and Mareeba mysteries loom over the battle near Carnarvon, Australia.
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MELBOURNE
Australia
Steiermark
Sydney
Carnarvon
West Australia
John Curtin
Mareeba
Kormoran
Labor Split In Britain Is Likely
Viscountess Astor condemned Prime Minister Churchill for a blind eye to women concerns. In the House of Commons she urged conscription of married women as part of manpower plans, while reserving lethal duty for volunteers. She argued the bill reflects a muddle by men and the mobilization of women and industry will rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DOUGLAS AMARON
LONDON
CP. Cable
Viscountess Astor
Churchill
house of commons
uniformed services
Lady Astor
Sir John Anderson
lord prers
Say Rostov Is Destroyed
NEW YORK December reports quote Berlin radio via NBC claiming the complete destruction of Rostov by air force and German artillery. The announcement says Germany acted as an unavoidable reprisal for the alleged participation of armed Russian civilians behind German lines. Soviet dispatches later report mutual reprisals against civilians as Germans retreat.
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NEW YORK
Rostov
Berlin
NBC
Germany
lnes
high command
German curfew imposed in Paris 10th arrondissement
German medical corps officer shot in Boulevard Magenta prompted a curfew for the 10th arrondissement. Streets cleared and public places closed at 6 30 pm with a threat to deepen measures. Subways shut, echoing similar restrictions in Montmartre and other districts hit by terrorist activity within a week.
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PARIS
Boulevard Magenta
Montmartre
10th arrondissement
East Station
Latin quarter
Montprurnasse
Liberals to Name Own Candidates in Next Elections
Edmonton report says the Alberta Liberal Association will field its own candidates in provincial and Dominion elections. President Hugh J. Montgomery cites concerns over a new Independent party forming without Liberal consent, urging organization in each constituency and a future provincial convention to pick a successor to E. L. Gray. The group expresses confidence in delegates’ Calgary council reports and vows to oppose co operation with anti Social Credit movements.
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EDMONTON
Alberta Liberal Association
Hugh J. Montgomery
Wetaskiwin
Social Credit
Independent movement
Aberhart
Calgary
E. L. Gray
Montgomery
Bus Falls Into Creek Near Fernie
A Greyhound bus wreck near Fernie British Columbia injures ten of the teen adult occupants with two escaping unharmed. The list of injured includes James Kidd driver Mrs Edward Thor Mildred Lineberg Claudine Lamb Frances Harrington Worley and Leslie J M McLeod with others taken to Fernie hospital. A woman fell into Lizard Creek from a bridge during the incident and was rescued in a hysterical condition.
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FERNIE
B.C
Greyhound
Fernie hospital
Lizard Creek
bene
James Kidd
Macleod
Alta
Edward Thor
Hoover St
Los Angeles
Mildred Lineberg
Waldo
Claudine Lamb
Hare St
Vancouver
Frances Harrington Worley
Idaho
Meeker
Sheridan
Oregon
reg wmyuries
Leslie J. M. McLeod
RCAF
DeWineton air station
cul ear
Albertans to Broadcast Sunday from Beaver Club program
About 100 Canadian armed forces personnel overseas will broadcast to Canada Sunday on the Greet ings from the Beaver Club program. It airs 8:30 to 10 am MST nationwide via the CBC network. Alberta listed servicemen include Sgt. J W Devine Spt W K Robson Pte L A Denman Tr F Howe Cpl Ia L Cooper and others from Calgary Edmonton Stettler Lacombe and Brumheller.
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OTTAWA
Canada
national defence headquarters
Beaver Club
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Alberta
J. W. Devine
W. K. Robson
L. A. Denman
F. Howe
Calgary
Latin Official Language in Hitler's New Europe
Rome reports Latin will be the official international language for scientific relations in Hitler’s new Europe. The Ti Messaggero notes the Institute of Roman Studies is preparing modern Latin dictionaries for that day.
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EUROPE
ROME
Hitler
Ti Messaggero
Institute of Roman Studies
Pattullo Leaves Liberal Caucus in British Columbia
Premier T D Pattullo walked out of a Liberal caucus meeting on the eve of a party convention and coalition talks, leaving John Hart as the new Liberal leader and facing a legislature tomorrow without a supporter. Hart was chosen after Pattullo’s departure in a closed emergency gathering, amid plans for a coalition government.
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VICTORIA
T. D. Pattullo
John Hart
Hart
premuot
Pattullo
STUART UNDERHILL
Manadian
Weller
VANCOUVER
a& codhnen
might
British Columbia Liberal party
T. D Pattullo
British Columbia Liberal Association
Revolt Plot Charged in Italian Treason Trial
In a high profile case in Thieste a court heard charges against 60 suspects linked to an anti Italian revolt and plot to assassinate Prime Minister Mussolini. Prosecution claimed definite proof of espionage, factory explosions, rail damage and an attempted bridge dynamiting during a 1938 Caporetto visit as part of a broader plan involving Communists and a projected Soviet republic.
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ROME
Pranier
Mussolini
Thieste
Austriad
Caporello
Heavy Rain Hits Waterton as Winds Blown Down Trees
A Waterton National Park report notes three weeks of persistent south wind with intermittent high gusts. Telegraph poles and large trees have toppled, and heavy rain has fallen since Sunday, affecting the area and prompting safety concerns.
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Prom
WATERTON NATIONAL PARK
Dee
Treasury expands fiduciary note issue in Britain
Sir Kingsley Wood, chancellor of the exchequer, announced to the house of commons that the treasury authorized an increase in fiduciary notes from £50,000,000 to £780,900,000. He cited hoarding and cash use instead of bank cheques as primary reasons for the rise, with an approximate $222,500,000 growth to £3,471,900,000.
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LONDON
Kingsley Wood
exchequer
house of commons
treasury
Kingsley
Showdown In Pacific Nearing A Final Clash
President Roosevelt raises a direct question to Japan about its aims in increasing arms in French Indochina, aiming for a swift Pacific crisis resolution or a possible armed truce. U.S. officials warn a showdown may unfold within the week as Tokyo’s diplomats seek a rapid reply via the Tokyo embassy to the White House inquiry.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Japan
Thailand
questian
Mer Roosevelt
Tokyo
Kiecitaburo Nomura sind Saburo Burisi
Sumner Welles
Govt Keeps Harrow Seat In Wartime By-Election
London December 2. Norman Bower of the government retained the Harrow by election for the House of Commons. Conservative candidate won by 14 540 to 3433 over Mrs Wilhelmina Henney, a 29 year old independent Democrat. Labor did not contest under wartime truce. The revelry included posters and loudspeakers, yet total vote was only about one tenth of the 1935 general election turnout. The seat was vacated by Sir Isidore Salmon who had defeated Mrs Bentwich in 1935.
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LONDON
Norman Bower
Harrow
house of commons
ictory
Mra Wihmifred Henney
miointer
Hampstead
Isidore Salmon
H. C. Bentwich
Labor
Germans Lose 21000 Men at Rostov Front Battle
Moscow reports say Taganrog and 40 villages were taken during brutal clashes and German losses exceed 2100 men. Soviet forces claim recapture of several villages in Mozhaisk and Stalinogorsk sectors as they drive a southern front advance. Rostov area fighting continues with German retreat described as 36 miles in three days.
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OSCOW
Taganrog
MOSCOW
Badia
Muriel
LONTION
Dee q
Reuters
Rome
hes ia
Fatsaan
todas
abinsomtap
Taganreg
Mier
Takumi
Ris fev
Marvupolto
PULURe
shi im faeht
Rovtay sant Praven
Trians
Return of Hon Cardin Revives Cabinet Succession Talk
Ottawa reports say Hon. Mr Cardin has returned from his Quebec home after months away due to illness. His reappearance fuels speculation about a potential cabinet vacancy following Ernest Lapointe’s death, with Prime Minister Mackenzie King weighing whether Cardin could head the justice portfolio or other posts. Other names like Adelard Godbout and Philippe Brais are mentioned as possible fits, while King signals no rapid reshuffle and keeps plans fluid.
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CARDIN
LAPOINTE
OTTAWA
Cardity
fila
Sorelque
ort diness ant
oseeter
Mackenzie King
Quebec
Mfr Caredin
Ernest Lapeinge
shane
Mins Ishoy
adil
Adelard Godbout
Phili
ppe Brais
Brus
King
Ascorrdin
Pierre Castrain
War Services Minist
Thorson
Labor
McTarry
Orawa
Varesn
Deer Sergeant Killed With RCAF in Overseas Action
Sergeant Edward Borden Stephenson, son of Mr and Mrs W J Sephenson of Red Deer, reported killed on active service overseas per an RCAF casualty list. Other items note Mexican Japanese resident exodus, Thai Japan trade, British withdrawals from Shanghai, and Allied war updates from multiple cities.
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J.P
Thailand
Japan
Bangkok
ORIENT SHANGHAT
Britain
CAIRO
A.P
Anis
Moravia
Yugoslavia
Royal
Serborces
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Pattullo B.C. House
Italy
Waterton
Pacific
LLOYD LEHARAS
Associated Press
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