Churchill Plans Ahead as Allied Armies Advance
Prime Minister Churchill, speaking from the White House to the British Home Guard, urged planning ahead for the war effort. He praised the Home Guard, warned that victory alone is not enough, and said Anglo American forces must prepare for future crossings into Europe.
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Takes Over No. 3 Air School at Currie
Acting Wing Commander W R Irwin DF C and bar will take over command of No 3 S F T S Currie today after a brief handing over ceremony. Wing Commander Byers departs to No 4 Training Command Calgary. Irwin previously led No 11 S F T S Yorkton Sask.
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Left Hand Corner on ovoviviparous rosefish in Canadian waters
The article explains ovoviviparity in rosefish and related species, noting they hatch eggs inside the body and differ from cod and many salmon which release eggs into water. It also discusses Scorpenidae fish, their cuisine value, and the Atlantic rosefish distribution from Newfoundland to Europe and the Atlantic coast of North America, with fisheries changes in recent years.
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Billion Mark in Loan Reaches Public Victory Bond Target
Ottawa reports the Fourth Victory Loan surpassed the one billion dollar mark as of yesterday, reaching 1 035 731 150 with 76 023 330 subscriptions added in the final campaign days. Canvass gains from payroll savings show strength, yet officials warn the general public goal remains distant. BC becomes fourth province to exceed its quota as Yukon included.
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Parliamentary News Bullets on Aluminum Company Inquiry
Ottawa May 14. A royal commission inquiry into the Aluminum Company of Canada and its financial dealings with the federal treasury for the Ship Shaw power plant in Quebec was urged by M. J. Coldwell. He called for investigations by the United States Congress and British Parliament as well. Howe dismissed the charge as simple and not sinister. Wheat acreage data shows the 1943-44 intended delivery acreage around 30,000,000 acres, with notes on hail drought and weather affecting yields. current delivery points show 68 percent on 14 bushel quotas and other shifts in quotas.
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Ottawa Defence Minister outlines overseas Canadian army role
In a House of Commons address May 14 Col Ralston said great preparations are under way as he detailed Canadian army operations abroad and at home. He stressed overseas troops are ready to serve in any theatre and would be used in whole or part to crush the Axis. He noted enlistments dipped in March and April, with May not yet strong, and reported overseas strength above 190,000 as of March 31, up from 130,000 in 1942. The Dieppe raid, costly in casualties, was cited as a past undertaking.
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Wheat quota raised to 15 bushels per acre in Canada
Ottawa reports Trade Minister MacKinnon announced in the House of Commons that the maximum wheat delivery quota increases from 14 to 15 bushels per authorized acre. The change, to be implemented as elevator space allows, aims to raise total deliveries toward 691,000 bushels, with open quotas on oats noted and no radical changes expected.
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Lovett Arrives in London for War Supply Mission
Robert A Lovett United States assistant secretary for war has arrived in London to discuss supplying shielded aeronautical gear to Britain and the US Army Air Force during World War I.
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Reds Gain On Novorossisk
In Moscow on May 14 the Red army pressed against German resistance in Kohan and advanced in sectors northeast of Novorossisk forcing a tense atmosphere. Dispatches say definite progress was made amid strong counterattacks as heavy artillery and air operations intensified across a wide front from the central sector to Warsaw.
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Axis Lost 2 000 Planes In Africa
The United States war department reports Allied air forces in North Africa destroyed about 2 000 enemy planes over six months and three days from the landings in French North Africa to Axis collapse May 11, with about 170 Allied losses. In the first 11 days of May the score ran 300 Axis planes down to 49 Allied aircraft, a 6 to 1 ratio, while after May 7 Tunis and Bizerte saw heavy enemy air losses as well.
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Churchill Came To US by Ship and Train
The White Horse disclosed Thursday that Prime Minister Churchill arrived in the United States by ship and completed his journey to Washington by train. His earlier 1941 and 1942 trips were by air and battleship respectively.
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U S Officers Begin June 1 Operations
U S Staff College announces that a joint United States Army and Navy high command group will begin operations on June 1. The ceremony marks the establishment of a new senior staff college to coordinate war strategy efforts and training for senior officers across services.
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MORESBY BOMBED AS JAPANESE ADVANCE NEAR NEW GUINEA
Japanese planes attacked Port Moresby area causing damage while Allied airmen struck at Gasinata on the southern tip of New Britain and Rabau on the northern tip. The high command said Port Moresby remains the major target on the south coast of New Guinea.
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Attu Island Landing Sparks Fresh Aleutian Battle
United States forces landed on Attu island in the Aleutians on May 11 and are now in combat with Japanese troops, according to a navy communique. Details remain unavailable as officials withhold further comment while the operation continues.
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Pantellaria II Bombarded Allies claim success on Pantelleria and Naples
Allied headquarters reported Royal Navy broadsides into Pantelleria harbor and air strikes on Cagliari Sardinia and Naples on May 13 44. The communique said the Pantelleria bombardment was successful with shore battery retaliation limited. Wellington bombers hit Naples railway yards and docks while attacks on Cagliari set fires and caused vessel damage. Nine enemy aircraft were destroyed.
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RAF Pounds Berlin Again
London reports heavy RAF and US Air Force bombing of Berlin and northern German coast in an intensified offensive. Allied sorties focused on Kiel St Omer Wilhelmshaven and Lausourg areas with multiple waves and coastal strikes.
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Japanese claim Attu landing amid fierce Aleutian battle
Tokyo radio announced that American forces began landing on Attu Island in the Aleutians on Wednesday and that a fierce battle was underway. The fate of Attu garrison unclear, while Kiska reportedly hosts about 10,000 Japanese troops threatening Alaska.
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Attu Offensive Progress Report Amid Pacific Drive
On May 14 Navy Secretary Frank Knox said the drive to expel Japanese forces from Attu Island in the western Aleutians was proceeding very satisfactorily. Reports describe heavy gunfire from French coast operations and allied air activity against German air bases at Courtrai, Belgium. British and Canadian bomber raids hit Bochum and broader Ruhr targets, while Churchill indicated Allied plans to regain vast arms in the war against Japan. A Soviet press article in Moscow attacks Ukrainian Canadians as a disloyal element, labeling the Ukrainian-Canadian Committee a clique aiming to sow Allied disunity.
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