Lofoten raid sinks 11 Nazi ships and captures 225
British and Norwegian forces sank 11 German ships and captured 225 prisoners in a surprise raid on the Lofoten Islands off Norway. The operation aimed to destroy a fish oil plant sink ships and seize prisoners. Nine German merchant vessels and one Norwegian ship were sunk along with a German armed trawler. About 18,000 tons of shipping were lost and 10 Quislings were captured.
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LONDON
Lofoten
Norway
VLASSELS
Lofoten Islands
Narvik fjord
Narvikfjord
Britain
New Defensive Weapon for Night Bombing Declared
Col W C Woodward, executive assistant to Munition Minister Howe, told the Vancouver Board of Trade Britain is close to mastering a new defensive weapon against German night bombing. He said demonstrations prove the weapon may shoot them from the sky at night, and warned against overly relying on Russia and Stalin.
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VANCOUVER
Britain
W C. Woodward
Howe
Vancouver Board of Trade
Woodward
Col. Woodward
Russia
Stalin
Graham Towers Seen as Norman Successor for Bank of England
In a Toronto talk cited by the Financial Post Gilbert E Jackson suggested Graham Towers is the sole British Empire figure qualified to replace Montagu Norman as governor of the Bank of England. Jackson noted he knows more about central banks than anyone else, but the official reply was uncertainty about Norman’s successor. The report cites a cautious view from British statements on wartime finance. A separate item mentions Minneapolis Star Journal: cash pressures from Britain’s war-purchasing issues sparked a puzzled reaction from three Washington stationery dealers who visited the British purchasing mission.
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Montagu
Norman
Bank of England
Gilbert E Jackson
Canadian Club of
Toronto
Financial Post
gateson
British Empire
Graham Towers
Minneapolis
Jounal
Washington
Five Ottawa River boys drown in ice frolic tragedy
Five eight or nine year old boys frolicking on the ice covered Ottawa River near Kettle Island died after mistaking foam from a mill sewage outlet for ice. The victims were Raymond and Robert March, Jack Napier, Kenneth Dixon, and Gordon Smith, all from families living near the paper mill community about three miles east of Ottawa. Coroner W J Costello ruled the deaths accidental, no inquest to be held, and warned of thin ice near the outlet.
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T R WALSH
GATINE4SU MILLS
Quc
Ottawa
Raymond
Robert March
Ernest March
Jack Napier
James Napier
Kenneth Dixon
Douglas Dixon
Gordon Smith
Perley Smith
W J Costello
Buckingham Que
Robert White
Donald Prudhomme
Kettle Island
Land Office At Lethbridge To Be Closed by Govt
The Provincial land office at Lethbridge will be abolished before month end. Six staff will be absorbed into other departments, with a sub agency kept at Lethbridge for one staffer while Calgary handles most work. The change aims at economy, and mines inspectors at Lethbridge will remain unaffected.
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Lethbridge
Govt
EDMONTON
Calgary
N. E. Tanner
lands and mines
Famous Sculptor Borglum Dies in Chicago
Chicago march 6 renowned sculptor TM Gutzon Borglum died at 69 after a brief illness. His fame spanned international acclaim for monumental works and public sculptures. The obituary notes his prominence in American sculpture and lasting cultural impact.
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CHICAGO
Gutzon Borglum
Manitoba seeks extended relief aid from Ottawa
Representatives from rural and urban Manitoba voted yesterday to appoint a delegation for Ottawa to press the federal government to continue contributions to the cost of direct relief in Manitoba beyond March 31.
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WINNIPEG
Manitoba
Ottawa
Britain reports Africa losses total 438 killed
London March 6 The British triumph in North Africa and fighting elsewhere on that continent between Nov 30 and Feb 11 cost land forces 438 killed 87 missing and 1249 wounded War Secretary David Margesson told the House of Commons. He noted these figures cover the surrender of Bengali and the destruction of the Italian army in East Libya. He presented army estimates with exact figures kept secret and warned invasion danger remains real.
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LONDON
C. P
North Africa
David Margesson
house of commons
Libya
Margesson
Government War Finance Debate Sparks Patriotic Peg Charge
In Edmonton the Alberta legislature debated a resolution endorsing the federal war sayings campaign and urging national control and issue of money and credit to curb inflation. Opponents charged the government was using a patriotic peg to push monetary reform, proposing an amendment to delete the final clause urging financing methods.
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Duggan
EDMONTON
C. P
Alberta
D. M. Duggan
Ind
Air Vice Marshal Breess Killed In Flying Accident
London March 6 The air ministry announced Air Vice Marshal Charles Dempster Breess was killed in a flying accident. He served as air officer commanding a reconnaissance group in the Royal Air Force since 1938.
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LONDON
air ministry
Charles Dempster Breess
Royal Air Force
Alberta budget to be introduced in legislature Monday
Provincial Treasurer Law stated in an interview that the Alberta budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1 will be ready for introduction in the legislature on Monday. The report notes an economic strain and notes on preparations ahead of the session.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Law
Alberta
Bulgaria and Hungary Made Proscribed Territories
Ottawa reports Bulgaria and Hungary declared proscribed territories by order in council amid Balkan developments. King notes Romania actions after Britain cut ties, with trade controls against the enemy extended to Bulgaria Hungary and Romania. He says Canadians of Bulgarian or Hungarian origin must show loyalty, while no direct Canadian action against Bulgaria exists and Hungary’s axis ties may affect its consulates.
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OTTAWA
Bulgaria
Hungary
Balkan
Mackenzie King
house of commons
King
Romania
Great Britain
Rumania
Canada
Seattle to undergo first major blackout test Friday night
SEATTLE March 6 AP The first blackout test in a major U S city will darken Seattle for 15 minutes Friday night. Defence leaders predict hardly a light will be visible as army and navy planes fly over the city limits. Warned by factory whistles and sirens, wardens will direct motorists to curb and homeowners will pull shades or turn off lights, causing a sudden halt in the Pacific Northwest’s largest city.
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U.S
SEATTLE
United States
Defence committee
Pacific Northwest
German consul general accused of spy funding in U S
A federal complaint alleges Fritz Wiedemann, the German consul general in San Francisco, received more than $5,000,000 from Germany to conduct espionage in the United States and other parts of the western hemisphere. The filing outlines alleged covert operations and the scope of the German government’s covert support.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Fritz Wiedemann
Germany
United States
western hemisphere
Committee Named Check War Costs
Ottawa March 6 The House of Commons approved a 24 member war expenditures committee with cross party representation. The body will monitor defence and war service spending as it occurs and report possible economies while ensuring government policy is carried out. The move mirrors a British parliament practice and marks the first time such a body can probe expenditures during the spending process.
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OTTAWA
defence
house of commons
First Visit to France in Six Months Speculation Rises
VICHY France March 6 General Maxime Weygand commander of French forces in North Africa arrived by plane for his first meeting with Marshal Petain in six months. He traveled with two officers and wore civilian clothes. Weygand went to the Pare Hotel where Petain has headquarters. An official notice said he came to report an inspection tour of French African possessions. The government admitted the initial announcement was a blind to conceal his movements. The stay appears short, amid caution following the death of Jean Chiappe in the Syria flight incident. Speculation mounted as to the purpose of the visit, but a war ministry spokesman said Weygand is merely reporting to his chief.
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VICHY
France
Maxaume Weygand
Africa
Marshal Petain
Weygand
Pare Hotel
Petain
Weygands
Jean Chiappe
Syria
Weygan
war ministry
Condemned to Death in Dutch Espionage Trial
Eighteen Hollanders were condemned to death by a German court martial after a week long espionage and sabotage trial. Nineteen others received sentences from 112 to seven years in prison, while six were freed.
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AMSTERDAM
Berlin
British Air Sweep Hits German Invasion Ports
British bombers and fighters swarmed across the English Channel on Wednesday afternoon attacking five German invasion ports. Docks at Boulogne were hit and a large fire started in the inner harbor. The air ministry announced three British planes were missing after the sweep.
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LONDON
English Channel
Germany
Boulogne
air ministry
Menzies Angers Australia Over London Speech
In Sydney on March 6 criticism rose as Prime Minister Menzies labeled as appeasement in London remarks about Japan, sparking astonishment and concern across Australia. The speech, seen as conciliatory, is viewed as a retreat from hardline stance.
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SYDNEY
Australia
Menzies
London
Japan
Premier Bracken Reacts to End of Direct Relief
Winnipeg report states Premier John Bracken condemned the Dominion government for discontinuing direct relief payments, signaling a political setback and potential shifts in social support policy. The statement underscores fiscal pressure on Manitoba amid national austerity measures.
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WINNIPEG
John Bracken
Nazi Propaganda Report From Sofia Front
Sofia March 6. German expeditionary force led by Field Marshal Lash meets King Boas and key ministries while Nazi troops sweep southeast in Bulgaria. 1700 planes, tanks, trucks, and oil cars follow advancing troops. military censorship blocks many transmissions.
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SOFIA
Bulgaria
Sigmund Lash
King Boas
war ministry
foreign affairs ministry
Balkan
Berne
fourth air fleet
Greece
Canadian Offers Pay Way To Britain Join Fire Services
Winchester scene as Hor Massey reads a letter from a World War veteran in Western Canada asking to travel 7000 miles at his own expense to serve with Britain's auxiliary fire service. Home Secretary Morrison accepts the offer, illustrating Canadian admiration for civil defense during the Nazi air raids. Massey spoke during war weapons week inaugurations.
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WINCHESTER
Eng
Vincent Massey
Morrion
Canada
Britain
auxiliary
Massey
Manitoba Heads Meet On Dominion Share Burden
Manitoba leaders debate absorbing the 40 percent portion formerly borne by the Dominion after March 31. Municipal heads meeting here must decide if local authorities can take over the cost, delaying protests pending a decision.
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Manitoba
Dominion
Want of Confidence Debate in Commons Mentioned
Ottawa March 6 Mark Senn Conservative Haldimand criticized agricultural policy in the house of commons during a government motion to go into committee of supply He signaled he would move an amendment amounting to a motion of want of confidence in the government.
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OTTAWA
Mark Senn
Con
Haldimand
house of commons
house
committee of supply
Leather Fertiliser War By-product
Leather waste fertiliser described as a wartime by-product from leather, boot and shoe works. It highlights recycling waste into farming input during the period.
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LONDON
Cupid in Canteen Wedding in Wartime London
Miss Jean R. Ewing daughter of a brigadier general and Police Constable John Charles Vaughan married at Vaughan family home in wartime London canteen setting.
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LONDON
Jean R. Ewing
John Charles Vaughan
Warden Awakens to Unexploded Bomb Nearby England
A weary ARP warden returned home at dawn and found an unexploded bomb near his house. The building was evacuated as authorities secured the area and investigated the device. The incident underscores continued wartime dangers faced by civilians in England.
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ENGLAND
warden
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