Roosevelt greets Halifax aboard King George V in Annapolis
President Roosevelt arrives at Annapolis to greet Viscount Halifax aboard the King George V en route to the capital. The naval ceremony is minimal as the president sails aboard the Potomac to Naval Academy grounds. UK envoy to be welcomed without ceremony. battleship due to anchor offshore later.
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ANNAPOLIS
President Roosevelt
MLS.T
Viscount Halifax
White House
F. A. L. Vossler
naval academy
academy
marine guard of honor
naval academy band
Washington
George VI
Lord Halifax
Annapolis Roads
anthor
Vossler
Reina Mercedes dock
Italians Forced to Abandon 5000 Square Miles Eritrean Territory
Cairo reporting that after Tobruk and a 26,000-strong Italian capture, the British Nile forces push west in Libya while Italians retreat in Sudan Eritrea and Ethiopia. Outposts Keru and Akota abandoned in Eritrea. Italians retreat across large Eritrean area. Haile Selassie rumored to have returned to rally supporters.
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CAIRO
the Nile
Tobruk
Libya
Middle East command
Africa
high command
Ethiopia
Lake Tana
Keru
Akota
Eritrea
Kenya
Haile Selassie
Two Prisoners Escape Train Recaptured in New Brunswick
Two German prisoners of war escaped from a prison train en route to central Canada from an east coast port. They were later reported recaptured at Berry's Mills, New Brunswick. Inspector Anderson of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on the report.
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MONCTON
N.B
C.P
Berry’s Mills
Canada
Great Britain
Anderson
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Norman Anderson
Left Hand Corner porter wins star reward for embassy death lead
A Washington Star clerk, Crown, earned a cash bonus and commendation for turning a precinct blotter note into a major story about the death of the Marquess of Lothian, Britain's ambassador to the United States. The Christian Scientist diplomat died without medical help, triggering police and coroner routines before White House notification.
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sircumsnca
Star office
Philip Kerr
Marquess
White House
Disaster in Libya as Graziani faces pursuit and collapse
In a collapsing Libyan theater, Field Marshal Graziani pins hopes on staying with his army to avoid capture while the British squeeze toward a decisive end. The Associated Press reports a perilous and escalating campaign as Mussolini’s forces struggle to hold ground and retreat options dwindle.
Disaster in Libya continues as Graziani loses Libyan front
Italy's North African army under Marshal Graziani collapses after Tobruk fall. About 100,000 Fascist officers and men become British POWs, including several generals and an admiral. Remaining 75,000 combat troops are stretched thin, with many units reduced to support roles as front lines at Sidi Barrani Bardia and Tobruk fall.
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Italy
Rodolfo Graziani
Tobruk
Britain
army of the Nile
Graziani
Libya
Sidi Barrani
Bardia
Severe punishment planned for Rumania vice-premier revolt
Romanian authorities announced severe penalties for Horia Sima and other leaders of the blood rebellion against the Antonescu regime. The government ordered swift military trials with 24 hour arrest to trial, and 10 hour execution after sentencing. Citizens were urged to report sniper nests and all civilian firearms permits were canceled by nightfall.
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BUCHAREST
Rumania
council of ministers
Horia Sima
Tron
Antonescu
Sima
Canadians may join all-Canadian RAF squadrons abroad
Ottawa reported unofficially last night that Canadians trained under the British Commonwealth air training plan might be grouped overseas into all Canadian Royal Air Force squadrons. The suggestion would organize personnel from the May group and flier trainees into independent Canadian units for overseas service.
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OTTAWA
Royal Air Force
Destroyer Acquired for Canada Navy Kootenay to Replace Margaree
Ottawa reports the Royal Canadian Navy will add a seventh former U.S. destroyer, bringing total to 13. The new ship, H.M.C.S. Kootenay, replaces H.M.C.S. Margaree, lost in October collision with 142 dead. Margaree had replaced Fraser, lost off the French coast.
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OTTAWA
C.P
United States
Royal Canadian Navy
Canada
Navy
Macdonald
H.M. C.S. Kootenay
MARGAREE
Kootenay
H.M. C.S. Margaree
Great Britain
North America
H.M.C.5
Fraser
United Kingdom
U.S
Britain
Italian Prisoners Defy Mussolini as They Reach Alexandria
An Italian officer among 500 beaten and sand whipped soldiers arriving in Alexandria says Italy did not want war with Britain and blames Hitler and Mussolini. He calls for Mussolini’s ouster while noting Italians will one day rid themselves of fascist rule. The group, part of about 20,000 Italians captured in the Libyan campaign, is en route to internment in Egypt.
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Britain
ministry of home security
MEDITERRANEAN
Alexandria
Tobruk
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Libya
Nazi escapees captured after Moncton port alert tip
Two Nazi airmen escaped from a prisoner group at Moncton and were recaptured after a six year old girl, Marguerite Little, alerted her mother to watch for tramps. One man, Peter Schierning, was caught within minutes by a radio car. the other, Lehmuth Brueckmann, was seized hours later after attempting lodging.
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Peter Schierning
Marguerite Little
Varguerite
Schierning
Lehmuth Brueckmann
Explosion damages Richmond building in Hamilton district
Hamilton Ontario January 24 an explosion and fire caused an estimated thirty thousand dollars in damage at the Richmond building located at Hughson and Rebecca Streets early today no injuries were reported officials investigated the cause and extent of the blaze
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HAMILTON, Ont
Richmond
Hughson and
Rebecca Streets
Cheshire Cheese Inn Destroyed by Fire in London
The Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street was destroyed by fire yesterday with undetermined cause. Most relics adorning the famous inn were reported saved. Dr. Samuel Johnson once frequented the site, now a historic tourist spot.
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LONDON
Samuel Johnson
Fleet Street
Battle of H.M.S. Kelly 91 Hours at Sea Told
Canadian press report recounts how the British destroyer H.M.S. Kelly, torpedoed by a German motor torpedo boat, endured 91 hours of bombardment, gales, and submarine danger before reaching harbor. Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten led the ship home after extensive repairs.
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PAT USSHER
LONDON
Kelly
Britain
North Sea
H.M.S. Kelly
Lord Louis Mountbatten
admiralty
Hats Off To Lindbergh For Courage Says Nazi Sources
First reports from Italian sources and Berlin reaction praise Col. Charles Lindbergh for his testimony before the U S senate committee. British Daily Mail runs the story on back page under a headline calling his stance a no to British aid. The remarks come amid debate over intervention and American policy.
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BERLIN
A.P
Charles Lindbergh
United States
United State senate
Lindbergh
LONDON
The
Daily Mail
house of representatives foreign affairs committee
Derna Front Strikes Back as British Reach Libya Forts
Canadian Press dispatch reports British troops advancing toward Derna, Libya, about 100 miles west of Tobruk. Italian high command claims German and Italian forces resist on Derna’s outer defences amid the Libyan campaign.
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GUY RHOADES
Derna
Tobruk
Italan high command
25,000 Italian Prisoners Taken at Tobruk
London report cites Lieut Gen Sir Thomas Blamey through Percy Spender that 25,000 Italian prisoners have been taken at Tobruk Libya. Australian casualties expected under 300. Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Sydney notes the claim amid war coverage.
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LONDON
Percy C. Spender
Thomas Blamey
Tobruk
Libya
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Sydney
Survey chain of North Plane bases to span Edmonton to Alaska
Alberta ministers announce a survey will map a chain of airplane bases from Edmonton to Alaska for the national defence department. Survey parties have already moved north to start work immediately under Hon. W. A. Fallon.
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ALTA
EDMONTON
C.P
Alaska
Alberta
department of national defence
W. A. Fallon
TOKYO
A.P
Bangkok
RALSTON
OTTAWA
England
Mackenzie King
cabinet war committee
HOWE PARTY
CANADA
A. E. MacRae
J. H. Smith
Howe
Sir Cyril Newall
New Zealand
C.F.A
Gardiner
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
CIVIL SERVICE
A. L. Sweeney
Alberta civil service
Sweeney
C.P.R
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KING GEORGE V
DREW MIDDLETON
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ONDON
British Isles
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Lothian
R.A.F
NAPOLEON
KIRKE L. SIMPSON
MARSHAL GRAZIANE
ROBERT ST. JOHN
R.C.AF
Dominion
H.M.C.S. KOOTENAY
EDWIN JOHNSON
Canadian Press
tok
bok
KING
LORD MOUNTBATTEN
G.B
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
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