Hitler Mussolini Meet In Berlin Secret Conference
The Associated Press reports Hitler and Mussolini held a two part conference in Berlin. Initial talks on military questions were said to show complete agreement on all questions amid involvement from Keitel and a senior Italian officer. The second part reportedly covered diplomatic matters with Ribbentrop and Ciano providing input. The agency noted the exchange occurred in a spirit of friendship and alliance.
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LOUIS P. LOCHNER
Associated Press
BERLIN
Hitler
Mussolini
Wilhelm Keitel
Ribbentrop
Ciano
D.N.B
Nazi Staff Officer Shot in Bucharest Headlines Belgrade
Dispatches report Major Doring a German general staff officer slain on a busy Bucharest thoroughfare near the Romanian palace used as German HQ. A former Greek-origin professional boxer arrested as the assailant after a quarrel in a cafe, then followed and killed him at the Hotel Ambassador.
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BELGRADE
Yugoslavia
Bucharest
Doring
Romania
Democracy Cannot Die Roosevelt Speech Highlights Faith in Democracy
President Roosevelt asserted that democracy cannot die and will be protected in his new term. He spoke to thousands in Washington and to millions nationwide, urging forward action with American faith. He warned against tyranny and slavery as false futures, insisting freedom remains strong.
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ASHINGTON
A.P
Roosevelt
America
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
German Vessel Is Condemned in Victoria
The German motorship Weser, captured off Manzanillo Mexico by HMCS Prince Robert last October, was condemned by Chief Justice M A Macdonald in prize court in admiralty on Saturday. It is said to be the first condemnation on Canada's Pacific coast and declares the vessel a legitimate prize of war under international law. Condemnation of the cargo and ownership, not clearly defined in papers, was left in abeyance with the case adjourned to April 9 to resolve that issue.
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VICTORIA
Weser
Manzanillo
Mexico
Prince Robert
M A Macdonald
Canada
Pacific
Twelfth Night festival burns discarded trees in Boulder
The Left Hand Corner festival uses post holiday trees for a New Year end ritual. City and county trucks haul trees to the baseball park center then burn stacks with band and vocal music. Officials note fire prevention value and aid to the needy and birds.
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Boulder
New York Times
Boy
Col
Burns Fatal Young Nurse at Edmonton
Miss Catherine MacKenzie, 20, a student nurse at Miseti cordia hospital in Edmonton, died Sunday from burns suffered after fainting during an operation and overturning a kettle of boiling water. Her home was Bingville near Medicine Hat. she enrolled at the hospital last August.
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EDMONTON
Catherine MacKenzie
Miseticordia hospital
Willkie to Deliver Roosevelt Note to Churchill
President Roosevelt wrote a personal note to Prime Minister Churchill during a White House visit with Wendell Willkie and Cordell Hull. Willkie will carry the message to London after a 30 minute discussion on the European situation and U. S. foreign policy. Hull accompanied the pair.
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WASHINGTON
Wendell Willkie
London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Willkie
White House
United States
Cordell Hull
No Change In Petain Cabinet
VICHY France January 20 Premier Philippe Petain will not change his present cabinet until Hitler replies to his Christmas Eve message on German French collaboration A high government source said cabinet changes might occur only when Fernand de Brinon Petain ambassador in occupied France delivers Hitler's answer No date set for de Brinon to come to Vichy
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VICHY
France
Philippe Petain
Hitler
Fernand de Brinon
Petain
de Brinon
Cyprus Earthquake Destroys Forty Four Homes Injures Seven
A strong quake shook Cyprus injuring seven people, destroying forty four homes, with gravest injuries reported among some. No fatalities were recorded. The tremor struck Nicosia and surrounding areas, prompting emergency response and potential aftershocks. Local authorities urged residents to stay away from damaged structures as they assess the damage and safety.
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CYPRUS
NICOSIA
Island of Cyprus
gan
Nurse Thelma Gerow Dies After Patient Injury
Miss Thelma Gerow, 24, a nurse at the Ontario hospital in Penetanguishene, Ontario, died Sunday from injuries suffered last Thursday when kicked by a 75-year-old woman patient. Her uncle Robert Rodgers of Midland disclosed the cause of death.
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Thelma Gerow
Ontario hospital
Robert Rodgers
Midland
Would Make Gift To Great Britain Would Make Gift To Great Britain
Washington January 20 The opposition senators discussed introducing a substitute bill to give Britain 1 to 2 billion dollars rather than a lease lend gift. Willkie's endorsement of Roosevelt aid to Britain was aimed at boosting Republican support for lend-lease. House leaders sought ways to speed action despite Congress adjournment for inauguration while White House aides expected hearings to conclude this week.
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WASHINGTON
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Britain
Willkie
White House
congress
house
Roosevelt Takes Oath At 12 12 Noon For Third Term
Franklin D Roosevelt was sworn in as the United States president at 12 12 E S T becoming the nation’s first third term president. Two minutes earlier Henry A Wallace of Iowa took the oath as vice president of the United States.
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United States
WASHINGTON
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
E.S.T
Henry Agard Wallace
Iowa
Siamese flag rises over Cambodia in first 50 years
Bangkok reports the Thai flag was raised Saturday over the French protectorate of Cambodia in French Indochina, marking the first time in more than half a century. The decision followed a high command statement issued yesterday.
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BANGKOK
Thailand
Cambodia
Indo China
Claim Two British Cruisers Sunk in January 10 Attack
Rome reporting by Stefani, the Italian agency, says authorities learned two British cruisers were sunk in the air attack in the Straits of Sicily 10 days earlier, contradicting London’s earlier note that only one cruiser, the Southampton, was sunk. The Southampton was later described as damaged beyond repair and sunk by British orders.
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ROME
Stefani
Straits of Sicily
London
admiralty
Southampton
Strait of Sicily
Battle For Free World
TORONTO January 20 The Earl of Athlone urged Britons to steel their hearts and clench their fists to defend life’s small humble things. Addressing Empire and Canadian Club luncheon he said the empire must prove it is greater than ever and that freedom of thought and liberty of conscience are at stake in the fight for freedom.
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TORONTO
Earl of
Edmonton Ships Hogs to American Markets for First Time in Years
Edmonton stockyards moved 322 hogs to Seattle over the weekend via O A Brown live stock, marking the first such shipments to American markets in about three years. Hog prices ranged around 7.43 cents a pound live weight, prompting producers to see American markets as a new outlet and a hedge against compulsory rail grading.
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EDMONTON
C.P
O. A. Brown livestock commission house
Seattle
Brown
America
Aberhart to Report on Big Parley in Ottawa
Premier Aberhart returned to Edmonton and said he would likely issue a statement tomorrow about the Dominion provincial conference that collapsed in Ottawa last Wednesday. He added the conference failure would not cause the Alberta legislature to open before February 20, the previously fixed date.
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Aberhart
Edmonton
toda
Dominion
Ottawa
Alberta
15 Raiders Downed In Malta Attack
German dive bombers struck Valetta harbor area during the weekend. British command says at least 15 raiders were shot down in Sundays heavy raid and one British fighter is missing. Civilian property suffered extensive damage. No confirmation of a German claim to the Suez Canal zone.
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CAIRO
Valetta
Malta
Suez Canal zone
Palestine
British push into Eritrea after Kassala victory near Tessenei
British forces pursue retreating Italians into Eritrea at Tessenei and Sabderat, expanding from Kassala. The war bulletin notes localities near Sabderat and Tessenei occupied without opposition as troops move along the Gash River valley toward the Red Sea.
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CAIRO
Sudan
Eritrea
Kassala
Tessenei
Sabderat
Belgium Pledges Last Resources To Allied War Effort
Belgium's minister to Canada Baron Robert Silvercruys outlined Belgium's aid to the Allied war effort and pledged its very last resources for victory in a CBC broadcast portion of the We are not Alone series. He noted desperate measures taken after Belgium's capitulation to cooperate with Allied forces.
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OTTAWA
Belgium
Canada
Baron Robert Silvercruys
Baron Silvercruys
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
G. H. Lash
Wilkie Accepts British Meeting Invitation
Wendell L. Wilkie accepted by cable an invitation to address the British group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at the House of Commons on the aid for Britain bill under consideration by the United States Congress.
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LONDON
Wendell L. Wilkie
the
Inter-Parliamentary Union
house of commons
Britain
United States Congress
Axis Raiders Destroyed in Malta Raid
Seventeen Axis warplanes were destroyed during Sundays heavy raids on Valetta base. British losses were three fighters, two pilots saved. The report adds 37 Axis losses over three days. Other items note Greek destruction of an enemy submarine, quadruplets born in Michigan City with two deaths, and other war-related updates.
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MALTA
VALETTA
C.P
Mediterranean
ATHENS
ministry of marine
SWANSON
MICHIGAN CITY
Ind
Eva Swanson
Phoebe
Linda
CALGARY
Herald
S. F. Heard
Imperial Oil Ltd
Imperial Company
Lethbridge
Imperial
RIAL
EDMONTON
Alberta Supreme Court
S. J. Shepherd
criminal court
QUEBEC
Ontario
Godbout
OTTAWA
Armand G. Savourin
Ernest Taylor
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