German Army Claims Breakthrough in Crimea
BERLIN reports the German high command says Nazi forces in Crimea breached a Russian defense zone 10 miles deep toward Kerch and press toward the port. They also claim destruction of a Soviet cavalry division on the Yaila mountains southern slope and heavy air attacks on transports off the Crimean coast. A Romanian submarine reportedly sank an 8000 ton transport near Yalta.
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BERLIN
Crimea
Kerch
Yaila
Crimean
Sevastopol
Crmean
Yalta
Eberchard
Strikes in October Hit Low Level in Canada
Ottawa November 8 Labor Minister McLarty said October strikes, workers involved, and time loss reached the lowest since March. October totals: 20 strikes, 5,238 workers, 21,842 days lost versus September 27 strikes, 10,495 workers, 79,896 days, and August 33 strikes, 12,348 workers, 32,042 days. Calgary officials announce a province wide fire violators drive starts immediately.
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OTTAWA
McLarty
Canada
Left Hand Corner Essay on Clergy Exchange to Toronto
A Saskatchewan clergy exchange brings four Saskatchewan pastors to Toronto churches during vacations. Rev Harold Partote of Shellbrook led the trip in his car, with Canon Albert Fraser of Indian Mission and others joining services and sightseeing. In Hamilton, Dr E Crossley Hunter of First United accepts a Winnipeg call, extending a linked piece of news across two cities.
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Saskatchewan
Toronto
Harold E Partote
Shellbook
Winnipeg
Canon Albert Fraser
Hines Indian Mission
Wycliffe College
T. W. Wilkinson
Tisdale
R P D Hicks
Battleford
Ortatio
J. H. Barnes
St Peter's
GS Despard
Church of Epiphany
Sextus Stiles
St. Olave's
Canon Armstrong
Church of the Redeemer
HAMILTON
WINNIPS
Montreal
E. Crossley Hunter
First United church
Knox United church
Dollar a Year Men Face Probe in Washington
Washington November 8. Senators and representatives announced investigations into the so called dollar a year men on United States defence assignments. Senate defence committee chairman Harry Truman disclosed a probe into business executives and experts who came to Washington for defence roles. House liberal bloc leader John Coffee Denn said the group would expose links between dollar a year officials and big corporations involved in defence contracts.
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WASHINGTON
United States
senate
house
Harry Truman
Denn
Missouri
Truman
John Coffee Denn
liberal bloc
B C May Get New Industry
VANCOUVER, Nov. 8 Premier T. D. Pattullo returned from Ottawa and hinted a branch of the Aluminum Company of Canada may be established in British Columbia for wartime aluminum manufacture. He declined further comment, saying he would outline the situation in due time.
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VANCOUVER
Ottawa
Aluminum Company of Canada
British Columbia
Huns Forced To Assume The Defensive
London reports Nov 2 captures of four senior Russian officers from the 20th Army on the Moscow front as German forces press, while Soviet defenders claim to halt the assault on Moscow. Generals Jershakov Narynin Sivajov and an unnamed air commander cited. Moscow counterattacks and fluid front lines noted.
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LONDON
Reuters
DNB
Moscow
Jershakov
Narynin
Sivajov
Rokossovsky
Berlin
BBC
Meighen To Be Leader
Ottawa reports the Dominion Conservative Association executive invited Senator Arthur Meighen to assume temporary party leadership. A three man committee led by John R. MacNico would extend the invitation in Toronto on Monday. Two executives departed to bring Meighen to the gathering as the meeting neared its end.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Dominion Conservative Association
Arthur Meighen
Toronto
John R. MacNico
Dominion
Meighen
Tommy Church Seeks Free Press and End to Censorship
Ottawa reports T. L. Church urges Parliament to trust Canadian newspapers and scrap censorship. He argues fiscal savings from abolishing Government Information departments and criticizes current information bureaus for aiding foreign press while underreporting Russia and fostering isolationism.
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TOMMY” CHURCH
Hitler plans a new order for all Europe
London reports detail a continental conference planned by Hitler before year end, possibly this month, to announce his new order in Europe. Vienna is named for the meeting with invitations to Germany allies, occupied nations, and neutral governments in central and southwestern Europe.
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LONDON
London morning
Hitler
Europe
Vienna
United States
Germany
Neutrality Act Change Is Certain
Washington voters hear that Congress aims to clinch Senate approval of neutrality revision by swift House passage to arm American merchant ships and permit sailing to any world port. After 11 days of debate the Senate voted 50 to 37 to lift prohibitions on arming ships and entering belligerent ports. House debate to start soon, with likely extended discussion.
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WASHINGTON
United States
senate
house of representatives
house
Iceland Government Falls Again in Icelandic Crisis
Iceland Prime Minister Helman Jonasson's coalition split after the Progressive party pushed a living costs bill. The bill failed, Jonasson resigned, and the regent asked the cabinet to stay on until a new government can be formed. Steffansson, Jer, and Thors also resigned from the cabinet.
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REYEJAVIK
Iceland
Delaed
i/P
Helman Jonasson
Jonasson
Progressive
Progressives
Stefan Johann Steffansson
Jakob Moel Jer
financee
Olafur Thors
New Bombers Storm The Continent From Norway To France
Allied air forces mounted a heavy night offensive with new bombers from Norway to France and raids on Berlin Cologne and Mannheim. The attack involved hundreds of planes, with Britain reporting 37 new bomber types lost over Germany and Germany tallying 27 British losses. Italian targets at Brindisi and Naples were also hit in coordinated strikes.
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Norway
France
Berlin
Brindisi
Italy
LONDON
R.A.F
Africa
Russa
Stalin
Red army
Germany
Durkish
Middle East
Adretle
Naples
Vistian high command
RAF
air ministry
Cologne
Mannheim
bomber command
Dover Strait
Churchill faces Commons questions on war effort and policy
London dispatch reports parliamentary circles expect Prime Minister Churchill to answer questions in the House of Commons on government policy amid press pressure for a stronger war effort and Stalin's appeal for more military aid. Critics plan a barrage of inquiries about conscription for women, possible new wars, and centralized production.
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LONDON
C.P
Churchill
house of commons
Joseph Stalin
Courchil
Bevin
Lord Beaverbrook
Auxiliary Territories Service
women's branch
army
Britain
Finland
Rumania
Hungary
Soviet Russia
Germany
Magnificent job of losing this war warns Brig Harvey VC
Calgary Nov 8 Brigadier MW Harvey VC MC district officer commanding Military District 13 told a civilian convention that Canada has overseas enough men only to sustain a brief fight and warned against wishful thinking. He urged more volunteers, stressed the need to realize the war’s gravity and called for civilian mobilization to boost recruitment across Military District 13.
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CALGARY
Alberta
MW, Harvey, VC
Military District 13
Palliser hotel
Canada
Hitler
Britain
U S Railwaymen To Strike Dec 5
Chicago November 8 A national railroad strike was called for December 5 by leaders of five operating brotherhoods. A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen announced the walkout would affect those who operate trains. The strike call was made on behalf of the trainmen the brotherhoods of locomotive engineers locomotive firemen and enginemen the order of railway conductors and the switchmen at North America.
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CHICAGO
F Whitney
Brotherhood of Raidroad
appro
brotherhoods of locomotive engineers
locomotive siemen
order of
North America
Heart of Canada Poppy Day Fund Prompts Thanks
Prime Minister Mackenzie King called the Poppy Day fund an expression of the heart of Canada and said the gesture will be gratefully received by men in the fighting forces. The Ottawa note dated November details the support and its significance.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Mackenzie King
Rationing Of Gasoline Is Coming
Canadians will face compulsory gasoline rationing soon as War Measures Minister Howe announced. A coupon system will limit pleasure driving to a fixed number of gallons monthly, with monthly announcements by the oil controller. The plan is flexible, depending on gasoline availability, and coupon books are already in production.
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ALAN RANDAL
OTTAWA
C.P
Howe
house of commons
Revolt uncovered in unoccupied France police arrest 30
Vichy police say serious revolt plans were uncovered in Nice with 30 people arrested for membership in a Free French railwaymen organization. The arrest highlights wartime security measures in Vichy France and anti Free French activity.
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FRANCE
VICHY
Nice
BALTIMORE
Europe
United States navy
ALBERTA
OTTAWA
C.P
Royal Canadian Air Force
Lac
Willam John Longdon
Macleod
Canada
Bruce Franklin Whitson
2. N. Whitson
Fort Saskatchewan
BERLIN
FALK
A.P.J
United States senate
Vienna
TOKYO
Shanghai
United States
Washington
Asahi
MONTREAL
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
DFM
LONDON
C.P. Cable
Joseph
Guiliame Laurent Robillard
Hranch
D.W.B
Calais
Ney
Spitsbergen islands
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Donets Basin
Leningrad
R E Mercer
Tobruk
Bren
U.S
B.C
SAY RUSS
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Tory
rage Three
T. L. Church
Cott
Toronto Broadview
Russia
Lindbergitis
U.S. Senate
BRIG. HARVEY
V.C
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