Metaxas Dies. Greece Forms New War-Time Government
Athens announces Premier Metaxas died after brief illness at 70 with blood poisoning and uremia following throat inflammation. King George names Alexander Coryozis to head a government including current ministers to carry on the war against Italy. In Rome, Fascist press cites alleged spontaneous demonstrations in Milan Turin Verona praising Mussolini and Axis unity amid reports of rioting.
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ATHENS
John Metaxas
Greece
George
Italy
Alexander Coryozis
National Bank of Greece
Coryozis
Metaxas
Kiphissia
ROME
Milan
Turin
Verona
Columbia Broadcasting System
Belgrade
Mussolini
Il Popolo D'Italia
I Duce
Andrew Ippolito
Axis
War Secretary Stimson on aid to Britain bill
War Secretary Henry Stimson told the sen ate Foreign Relations Committee that U S aid to Britain buys time for armament and self defense He argued Britain can prevail with aid Axis powers are vulnerable undercutting legal limits and asserted the bill is a proper democratic action He also said amendments should be studied to refine the legislation AXIS POWERS
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WASHINGTON
A.P
Henry Stimson
United States
Britain
senate foreign relations committee
war department
Great Britain
senate committee
lis
Canon Barfoot Elected Bishop Edmonton Diocese
Canon W Barfoot of St John's college Winnipeg was elected bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton by a synod of clergy and lay delegates. He succeeds Rt Rev A E Burgett who retired last year after a multi ballot election. Dean C Riley of Toronto declined invitation after four ballots.
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EDMONTON
Canon W. Barfoot
St John’s college
Winnipeg
A E Burgett
Dean C . Riley
St. James Cathedral
Toronto
Dean Rupley
Portraitist Sir William Llewellyn Dies at 77
London dispatch: Sir William Llewellyn 77, president of the Royal Academy from 1926 to 1933, died today. His portraits of Queen Mary were celebrated, with one acquired by the State.
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LONDON
William Llewellyn
Royal Academy
Queen Mary
The Left Hand Corner and Eskimo Dominion
The excerpt discusses the Eskimos as owners of their land and resources in a quasi-communist, isolated culture. It notes their uninterrupted control over caribou and fishing grounds, absence of theft or external invasion, and a peaceful existence due to poverty and lack of neighbors. The passage implies a critique of romantic views of tropical happiness.
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Gontran de Poncins
The
Atlantic Monthly
Africa
Europe
King William Land
South Sea
UFA Board Names New Officers For Ensuing Year
CALGARY January 29 Members of the United Farmers of Alberta Co-Operative Association board concluded their post convention meeting and announced officers for the ensuing year Chairman Geo E Church Balzac vice-chairman J K Sutherland Hanna directors M H Ward Arrowwood Chas A Fawcett Con sort and D H Smith Cereal Ward joins with chair and vice chair to form the executive committee Norman F Priestley named secretary and general manager successor to former U A vice-president
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CALGARY
United Farmers of Alberta Co-Operative Association
Geo
E Church
Balzac
J. K. Sutherland
Hanna
M. H Ward
Arrowwood
Chas
A Fawcett
Consort
D H. Smith
Cereal
Ward
co-operative board
Norman F. Priestley
U. A
co-operative
Rumania reports revolt casualties and early trials
Bucharest lists 370 dead including civilians and military, 444 wounded, with 14 army dead in provinces. Among the first martially tried are 17 aviation academy students facing up to 10 years hard labor or solitary confinement. No death sentences announced. Continue on Page Three.
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BUCHAREST
Rumania
ministry of interior
Bancasa
army school for aviation
tmdertaken
Invasion Threat Eased by Balkan Infiltration Air Aid
A British military authority said German infiltration into Romania and Bulgaria and air support to Italy have grown, potentially averting a direct invasion of Britain. He noted German divisions and air units in the Balkans and air fields in Bulgaria could enable a southern push toward Salonika, while France air fields allow rapid redeployment against Britain if needed.
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BALKANS
ITALY
BRITAIN
LONDON
C.P
Romania
Bulgaria
Rumania
Salonika
Greece
Albania
Mediterranean
France
high command
Second Division Builds Defences Along British Coast
On January 29 the 2nd Canadian Division, led by an Ottawa brigadier, began strengthening coastal defences on the English coast. Ontario battalions from central and western regions added sandbags, barbed wire, timbers, concrete and steel to pillboxes and gun emplacements, shaping a fortified rampart line built by successive brigades after last summer’s frantic fortifications. The division is completing a web of anti invasion obstacles along the seafront.
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Ontario
Ottawa
Britain’s War Production Surges in December Hopes for January
Britain’s output of guns shells and war tools reached a December high with ministers optimistic January will rise further. An army division can now be equipped in a fortnight versus months earlier while gun factory employment is 50 percent above the last war peak. Steel supply and ore imports are stabilizing though Nazi raiders threaten seaborne deliveries. Peak production not yet reached as new plants come online and others start in 1942.
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PAT USSHER
LONDON
C.P. Cable
Britain
Willkie Liked By British In Warm Welcome Abroad
Canadian writer notes Wendell Willkie wins adoring British press and public during London visit. He is the most photographed man in these Isles as reporters trail him and civil servants line up for glimpses after press conferences. Autograph seekers and public fascination accompany his arrival and departure.
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SAM ROBERTSON
LONDON
CP Cable
Wendell Willkie
Isles
Willkie
Armistice talks open as fighting lingers in French Indo China
In Saigon Jan 29 reports say Siamese and French Indo China delegates met aboard the Japanese cruiser Natori for armistice talks to halt border hostilities pending a Tokyo peace accord. Sixty officials from Japan France and Siam attended a 45 minute session with plans to sign an armistice tomorrow. Meanwhile new Japanese troop movements raise anxiety along the front.
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SAIGON
Indo-China
Thailand
Siam
Natori
Tokyo
Indo- China
Haiduong
Hanoi
Bad Weather Hampers RAF Nazi Raiders LONDON report
Bad weather last night limited German air operations against Britain and minor raiding off the west coast. A daylight alert was sounded in mid morning and the all clear came within 15 minutes with no gun fire heard. The Strait of Dover had thick weather and a strong southeasterly wind. RAF activity over the Channel and continent was reduced to patrols while Middle East command aircraft reportedly attacked Italian targets.
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LONDON
Britain
Strait of Dover
Royal Air Force
English Channel
Middle East command
Italan
Study Plans Draft Women For War Jobs
London reports British labor and capital joining the government to study drafting women into vital war industries. A war production conference weighing methods to place women in factories aims to speed arms output, building on Bevin’s plan to direct non essential industries to release workers for war work. Continued on Page Three.
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LONDON
C.P
Britain
British Employers’ Association
Trades Union Congress
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
British drive deep into Libya threaten Derna siege
Cairo dispatch reports British motorized units penetrating Libya with forces south and west of Derna as the main army masses for an assault on the coastal town 95 miles from Yabruk and 175 miles from the Egyptian frontier. The press bulletin says pressure on Derna region is increasing.
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CAIRO
Egypt
Libya
Italy
Derna
Britain
fallen Yabruk
13 Crewmen On Board Grounded Ship With Drowned Crewmate
In a fierce storm the army transport Kiichak ran aground off the British Columbia coast. Thirteen crewmen stayed aboard as tugs were dispatched to salvage supplies. At least one seaman died as lifeboats carried others to safety ashore. The Charleston gunboat was en route with 23 passengers and 24 crew rescued from the wreck.
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KETCHIKAN
Alaska
United States army
Kiichak
British Columbia
Seattle
USS
Charleston
From Winston To Wendell- Tin Hats Gifted To Willkie
In London on January 29 Wendell Willkie visited the House of Commons without a gas mask, a normally required item. Churchill sent a gift package with three gas masks and six steel helmets to Willkie and his aides. Willkie had carried a tin hat but left it in his hotel during air alarms. He said the gesture was meant as help after noting he traveled without one.
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LONDON
Wendell Willkie
house of commons
Churchill
Willkie
Europe
Fires follow British bombing of Naples air drome
Fires followed Royal Air Force bombing of Naples air drome central railway junction and marshalling yard on Monday night. London endured its first nocturnal raid in nine nights as heavy bombs fell and anti aircraft fire roared in a London area. Two names are mentioned for Duncan's post as possible successors to retiring J S Duncan, Brig Gen Harold F McDonald and Herbert C Colebrook. Thousands paid tribute to Metaxas in Athens as his cortege moved to the cathedral for lying in state. Strong patrols crossed into Italian Somaliland from Nairobi Kenya, with slight opposition from Banda units. The British treasury said it had disposed of a large portion of gold holdings and was realizing on US securities.
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NAPLES
CAIRO
Royal Air Force
LONDON
C.P
DUNCAN
OTTAWA
J. S. Duncan
national defence
Harold F. McDonald
the
pensions commission
Herbert C. Colebrook
air ministry
METAXAS
ATHENS
John Metaxas
SOMALILAND
NAIROBS
Kenya
Banda
G.B
treasury
United States
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