Derna Defenses Shrink as Italian HQ Moves West
Marshal Graziani pulled Libyan army HQ from Cirene toward Benghazi and withdrew most Derna garrison as British drive from Tobruk advances. RAF attacks forced Cirene abandonment. Derna left virtually undefended while British tanks and Australian infantry push southwest toward El Mechil. General Wavell visited Tobruk, praising troops amid sun and victory meals from captured Italian stores.
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CAIRO
Rodolfo Graziani
Akdar
Cirene
Derna
Tobruk
Royal Air Force
Bengasi
El Mechil
Alertness by former Canadian leads to arrest of Nazi flyer
Ogdensburg New York January 25 A vigilant former Canadian resident Alfred Crites of Cardinal Ontario spotted a German airman Baron Franz Von Werra wandering downtown. The flyer, a Messer schmitt squadron leader, unhurt after a September escape, was detained on a vagrancy charge after being identified in public. He wore a blue top coat over a German flying suit and civilian trousers.
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OGDENSBURG
England
Baron Franz Von Werra
Messerschmitt
Alfred Crites
Cardinal, Ont
Fox fur industry faces losses from foxes with worn coats
Trappers returning to Fort Smith N T report that about ten percent of foxes must be discarded due to fur wear from foxes chasing rabbits. Overall foxes and other furs are plentiful this year while fires in Wood Buffalo Park have damaged trapping grounds and cabins. Caribou are plentiful and trappers report a shortage of mice, with forests opened for deciduous trees favored by rabbits.
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Fort Smith
Wood Buffalo park
German raiders bomb East Anglia towns. casualties reported
London dispatch says solo German raiders bombed two East Anglia towns late today. Communique reports several killed and injured, and some buildings damaged.
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LONDON
East Anglia
Howe Back On This Side Howe Back On This Side
Hon C D Howe Canadian minister of munitions and supply arrived in Washington en route to Ottawa after an extended visit to Britain. He crossed aboard the British battleship King George V with Viscount Halifax and gave no statement on arrival or plans. He had previously survived the torpedoing of the steamship Western Prince with two assistants. a fourth member, Hon Gordon Scott, was lost.
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WASHINGTON
C. D Howe
Ottawa
Britain
Howe
Atlantic
Viscount Halifax
United States
Duke's Minister to Open Windsor Cathedral in Los Angeles
Rev. Anderson Jardine who officiated at the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson wedding will establish a Windsor cathedral in Los Angeles. He will lead a non-denominational church billed as a shrine to Jove.
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LOS ANGELES
Anderson Jardine
United States
Duke of Windsor
Wallie Warfield Simpson
Windsor
Kiel raid photos show damage to shipyard and power plants
Royal Air Force pictures taken after the Kiel bombing indicate damage to the Imperial yards now Deutsche Werke, and to the torpedo and gun store. Roof penetration at the power station and a large hole in the torpedo and gun store suggest significant damage to sensitive equipment. Harbor waters show an oil seep from a broken pipeline.
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LONDON
Royal Air Force
Kiel
Imperial yards
Deutsche Werke
Record week for war contracts Ottawa
Ottawa reports a record week for war contracts with 1840 contracts issued by the munitions and supply department during the week ending January 17, valued at 92,860,324 dollars, the highest weekly total since the war began.
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OTTAWA
munitions and supply department
Britain braces for spring Nazi assault amid lull
London reports fifth raidless night as authorities anticipate the greatest invasion in history this spring. Weather over the continent may have kept enemy planes away while reforming German air units is cited as a probable cause of the lull in Nazar bombing.
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LONDON
C P
Britain
Naz
Romania reels as Antonescu blames revolt on rebels
Gen Ion Antonescu claims a midnight assassination attempt sparked a week of bloody rebellion in Rumania. Horia Sima, Iron Guard leader, reported arrested. Officials say 250 rebels were flushed out at noon with arms and rations found. The cabinet notes civilians tortured by revolters and many casualties cannot be estimated as tanks patrol Bucharest in search of leaders. Guardsmen with state jobs after King Carol’s abdication remain in hiding.
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BUCHAREST
Rumania
Ion Antonescu
today
Horia Sima
Iron Guard
Antonescu
Codreanu
Cornell Codreanu
Tron Guard
council of ministers
Carel
Three RCAF Members Hurt In Calgary Training Crash
Three RCAF members were badly injured when their training aircraft crashed two miles west of Currie Barracks Airport before 9 am. The injured, flown to Belcher hospital, include Sgt. J. B. Burnell of Montreal, LAC R. C. Alcock of Moose Jaw, and LAC E. T. S. Crossley of Nelson. The plane had just taken off from Currie Barracks.
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CALGARY
C.P
RCAF
Currie Barracks Airport
Wine Cmdr
A. Ross
No. 3 service
Belcher hospital
Sgt
J. B. Burnell
Montreal
LAC
R. C. Alcock
Moose Jaw
British Bombers Raid Sicily and Fire Seen
Malta observers report British bombers raiding Italian bases in Sicily Friday afternoon. Incendiaries sparked fires visible from Malta sixty miles away as German dive bombers had operat ed against the Mediterranean fleet. Airfield witnesses saw a slow circling aircraft crash from sight. Three RCAF.
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Sicily
Dirt Will Fly At New Bases
The United States army and navy will award contracts within days for a chain of eight naval, military and air bases across Britain islands and western territories. Twenty establishments are involved with sites finalized with London and local governments except the Bahamas. An American technical mission is drafting leases in London while naval experts survey Bahamas proposals after Roosevelt’s Caribbean cruise inspection.
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WASHINGTON
United States army
navy
British islands
western hemisphere
London
Bahamas
Mr. Roosevelt
Caribbean
New British Envoy Arrives in Washington aboard King George V
Britain's new ambassador to the United States arrived in Washington last night aboard the battleship King George V. President Roosevelt met him in Annapolis, marking a historic moment of direct engagement between the two nations.
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Britain
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Annapolis
Greeting To Lord Halifax Opens Dramatic Mission
Washington reports Viscount Halifax newly appointed British ambassador met President Roosevelt in a dramatic welcome. Halifax, fresh from London war cabinet, aims to secure full U S cooperation in moving munitions to Britain. The greeting underscored frictions and alliance as Halifax began his mission.
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WASHINGTON
London
Viscount Halifax
United States
British empire
U.S
Britain
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Dictator Claim Roams Capitol Hearing
William J. Castle former under secretary of state told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the pending lend lease bill would make President Roosevelt a dictator over Britain as well as the United States. He warned that control of supplies described as the arsenal of democracy would place him supreme in all military matters affecting both nations.
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WASHINGTON
William BR. Castle
Hoover
house of representatives foreign affairs committee
Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Castle
F D R Action Seen As Tribute To Britons Courage
The New York Times editorially said Roosevelt's personal meeting with the new British ambassador will be read as a tribute to the courageous British people Halifax represents and as a testimonial of the ties between the two nations in this crisis.
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F.D.R
NEW YORK
C.P
New York Times
Roosevelt
United States
Viscount Halifax
Alberta Farmers Seek Full Time Agriculture Minister
Calgary January 25 United Farmers of Alberta announce they will not demand J G Gardiner's resignation but push for a full time minister of agriculture to lead the department and oversee farming policy nationwide.
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CALGARY
United Farmers of Alberta
J. G Gardiner
Bitter Cold Holds West In Icy Grip
Bitter cold continued to grip northwestern Ontario and the three prairie provinces with temperatures from seven to 46 below zero. Prince Albert 46 below led the cold, while Winnipeg 41 below and Edmonton 22 below with 17 mph winds. Saskatoon reported 35 below with strong winds, delaying tram services as snow and frost blanketed the region.
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West
WINNIPEG
C.P
Ontario
prairie provinces
Mackenzie river
lakes
prairies
Prince Albert
Sask
McMurray
Alberta
Pas
Manitoba
Battleford
Minnedosa
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Calgary
Saskatoon
Kenora-Rainy River
Halifax Talks With Hull Show Similar Views
Viscount Halifax told Secretary Hull after more than an hour of discussion that they see things very much alike. Other dispatches report Japan’s moves aimed at strengthening southeast Asia and possible mediation in the Thailand French Indo-China conflict. Italian tanks dispersed near Derna, with Eritrean prisoners taken, and Romanian rebels amid tensions as Sima’s capture or flight is debated. De La Rocque placed under house arrest by German authorities in Paris. A large blaze at St Boniface garage destroys 11 trucks in below zero weather with $16,500 damage.
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HALIFAX
CORDELL HULL
WASHINGTON
Viscount Halifax
United States
Hull
JAPAN
southeast Asia
Thailand
DERNA
CAIRO
Libya
Ethiopia
Eritrea
SELVES
BUCHAREST
Horia Sima
Soviet
Russia
Ion Antonescu
COL. DE LA ROCQUE
VICHY
France
Carter-Halls-Aldinger company
St. Boniface, Modern and Standard dairies
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