Britain and Canada report WWII Italy casualties totals
Churchill says Allied deaths in Italy from Sept. 3 to Feb. 12 reach 17 635 killed 23 283 wounded 5 208 missing for a 36 626 total not counting RAF and navy. Ottawa reports Canadian losses up to Jan. 8 total 6 308 with 1 354 killed 4 655 wounded 299 missing.
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LONDON
Churchill
house of commons
Italy
RAF
Defence
Ralston
Ottawa
Sicily
Cassino Line Breached as Monastery Fortified by Germans
Allied forces intensified fighting on Monastery Hill near Cassino as breaches opened in the German line. American artillery hit the hill after Mount Cassino abbey was destroyed by air attack. Allied ships bombarded western beachhead as Rome rail yards were set ablaze in night raids.
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Relman Morin
Associated Press
LGJERS
Monastery Hill
Cassino
Carroceto
Aprilia
Anzio
ROME
Tiburting
Italy
Douglas Amazon
Ortora
Velahiku
Brate
Korcula
Dalmatian
Paris
Castel Gendolfo
Russian Troops Sweep On Toward Pskov In Northern Front
Soviet forces press along the Luga to Pskov highway and rail line toward Byelaya and Kepfilova Pustin, while fighting rages southeast of Lake Peipus protecting Pskov. In the Cherkasy pocket the German defense nears collapse as Mannstein’s tanks counterattack.
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MOSCOW
Red army
Luga
Pskov
Byelaya
Kepfilova- Pustin
Lake Peipus
Dnieper
Cherkasy
Fritz Von Mannstein
MENACE BYELAYA
Leningrad
Gdov
Kepfilova-Pustin
Lake Tmen
Marshall Islands Tale of Noodles and Lagoon Affects Pacific lore
A reminiscence-style piece profiles the Marshall Islands with about 160 square miles of land and a vast surrounding sea. It notes the archipelago length near 350 miles with 15 and 18 major islets in two chains, and likens delousing tasks to handling a large otter infestation. It contrasts Micronesian natives with Melanesians and mentions Captain Marshall and Captain Gilbert giving name to the group and the Gilberts.
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Marshalls
Hurohito
Pacific aborigines
Ralston Outlines WWII Plans and Sicily Debate
Col. Ralston defended Canadian army use amid criticism in the war estimates debate. He denied a British request to detach forces for Sicily and affirmed Canada would fight abroad, noting earlier plans for a western European offensive in 1943 did not materialize. He warned against delaying by keeping troops idle in England.
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Col. Ralston
T. C. Douglas
C.C.F
Weyburn
Douglas
Sicily
Ralston
Britain
Canada
Italy
United Kingdom
England
Woman in L A critiqued postwar security plans
In Edmonton on February 16 Mrs. C. B. Wood from Stony Plain condemned social security and state insurance schemes as an insult to Canadians. She argued these measures bring compulsion, regimentation, and higher costs, urging citizens to reject bureaucrats and demand real progress toward peace and freedom. The speech touched on international bankers and a proposed postwar monetary order, linking Dominium policies to global control. Maj. Gen. W. W. Foster then left Edmonton for Winnipeg to speak at the Western Canada Military Institute.
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EDMONTON
C.P
C. B. Wood
S.C
Stony Plain
Alberta
Great Britain
United States
international finance corporation
monetary
Unitas
Bancor
FOSTER
W. W. Foster
D.S.C
Canadian government of defence projects
northwest Canada
Winnipeg
Western Canada Military Institute
Allies Take Green Islands in Solomon campaign
Allied forces New Zealand and American troops occupied the jungle covered Green Islands completing the Solomon Islands campaign. MacArthur said 22,000 Japanese were isolated from Rabaul and facing starvation and disease under the blockade. Light resistance met during landing.
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Southwest Pacific
New Zealand
Green Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Soviet Silent On Finn Move
Moscow reports none official on Finland seeking peace terms amid Finland's shelling of Fennerad and alliance with Germany. Russians expect hard terms to end the war and view Leningrad liberation as a chance to crush Finland as a military affair.
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MOSCOW
Soviet Union
l wini
fenmerad
Germany
Leningrad
Red army
Hitler
Finland
The Day in Parliament War Appropriation Discussion
The house will continue debate on the war appropriation resolution while the senate will not sit. Yesterday the house carried on with general discussion on the war appropriation.
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house
senate
Alberta sold? Bowlen accuses govt of repudiation in parliament
J. J. Bowlen criticizes the Alberta government in the legislature for repudiating bond maturities and saving money at the province's credit cost. He questions assurances on issuing consol bonds and cites Manitoba as a contrasting example.
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EDMONTON
J. J. Bowlen
Lib
Calgary
Alberta
E G. Manning
Bowlen
Manitoba
Bombs Used On Berlin In Record 2500 Ton Assault
The RAF and RCAF bombers dropped well over 2500 tons on Berlin in a 20 minute raid, the largest single target assault to date, with 800 to 900 heavy bombers and 1,000 heavies plus 200 lighter planes. Four missing aircraft include three Canadians.
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W. W. Hercher
Associated Press
ONDON
A.P
R.A.F
Ber—alin
R.C.A.F
Britain
bomber command
reich
Berlin
Prankfurt-on- Oder
Germany
Holland
R.A. bomber command
24 Die As British Freighter Sinks Off Boon Island
In a blizzard off York Maine the 7244 ton motor vessel split after hitting Boon Island ledge. Twenty four of 45 crew members were lost with 19 survivors in two life-rafts, and Chief Engineer Svend Haagensen described the hours of swimming and rescue attempts.
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PORTSMOUTH
N.H
Boon Island ledge
York
United States first naval district public relations office
admiralty
Svend Haagensen
Haagensen
Alberta Debates Bank Charter Renewal and Wage Order Clash
Alberta Cabinet member criticizes Ottawa wage control and presses for early reform of bonded indebtedness. He says consolidation bonds may be issued to guarantee returns, while Lib Bowlen accuses government of selling Alberta down the river if bond pledges fail. (Continued on Page Three)
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Ottawa
Alberta
house of commons
Manning
Japs Forced Back in Burma Front After Ground Fight
Southeast Asia communique reports Japanese forces abandoned some positions on the Haka front in Burma while heavy combat rages in Arakan. About 2000 enemy troops penetrated Allied lines twelve days earlier and fought hand to hand with British and India troops. Japanese withdrew February 13 after positions were set on fire as Allied forces counter attacked near Ngekyedaule.
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NEW DELHT
India
Burma
Arakan
southeast Asia
Maya range
Ngekyedaule
Graydon demands full story of McNaughton
Ottawa reports Progressive Conservative house leader Gordon Graydon pressed Defence Minister Ralston and Prime Minister King for a full government position on the McNaughton case. He cited conference disclosures about leave and relief of Lt General A. G. L. McNaughton and said the government alone holds background facts. King said December's medical justification stood and no broader discussion was deemed useful.
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OTTAWA
i. P
Gordon Graydon
house of commons
Ralston
McNaughton
Mackenn
King
A. G. L. McNaughton
Graydon
Col. Ralston
Gen. McNaughton
Rumors Hit Ottawa On McNaughton Case In Parliament
Ottawa reports Wednesday say opposition leaders learned records from a Tuesday conference with Prime Minister King about the McNaughton incident. A British officer is alleged to have opposed McNaughton leadership during maneuvers and Canada’s battle plans.
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OTTAWA
McNAUGHTON
Mick Naughton
King
Gen
Montgomery
JOHNSON
HAMMERFEST
NORWAY
LONDON
C.P
Bertin radio
ammerfest
Tirpitz
HELSINKI
STOCKHOLM
AP.1
PSKOV
Lake Peipas
Meccow
R. D. RAMSAY
SASK
SASKATOON
Rupert David Ramsay
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Presressive Conservative party
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