We Shall Avenge The Ark Royal Says Head Of Admiralty
London announces only one casualty among about 1600 aboard H M S Ark Royal torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean. Next of kin informed as casualty toll tightens, with earlier estimates reduced. Alexander vows to avenge Ark Royal as he did the Hood, praising American aid and noting unpublicized Royal Navy attacks on German convoys aiding the Murmansk front.
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Head Of
LONDON
C.P
admiralty
Ark Royal
Mediterranean
H.M.S
A. V. Alexander
Hfe
Gibraltar
LIVERPOOL
the
Mr. Alexander
United States
Britain
Hitler
Alexander
Royal Navy
Murmansk
Russia
Hess visit to Britain foreshadowed Soviet invasion theory
Louis Fischer claims Adolf Hitler aide Rudolf Hess sought a separate peace with Britain before invading the Soviet Union. Stalin echoed the idea in a radio broadcast, citing Hess’s Scotland arrival in May and attempts to contact Churchill as evidence. Hess allegedly told Foreign Office official Ivone Kirkpatrick that Germany would strike Russia first and that Britain should withdraw from the war.
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Rudolph Hess Oy
Britain
Soviet
Russia
Louis Fischer
Joseph Stalin
Fischer
Hessight
Howier
Hess
Scotland
Churchill
Ivone Kirkpatrick
forign office
Toscow
Jess
trask
Germany
Hitler
Mine Dispute Unsettled After Three Hour Talks
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, after a three hour conference with steel company executives, announced no agreement was reached on the captive mine dispute and the strike truce expires at midnight. He said the mine workers will report no progress to their policy committee and that steel executives maintain an open shop stance while unions insist on the existing union shop in the industry.
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WASHINGTON
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
steel company
Lewis
Philip Murray
C.I.0
Thomas Kennedy
U.M.W
Mussolini fires another general in Rome
Rome November 15 reports Mussolini dismissed Gen. Francisco Priolo Ladey as chief of staff and undersecretary for aviation and replaced him with Gen. Rino Corso Fougier. Priolo Ladey will take other duties. Fougier led the first air squadron and commanded Italian forces in North Africa and on the English Channel.
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ROME
Francisco Pricolo ladey
Rino Corso Fougier
Pricolo
Fougier
first air
North Africa
Iialian
token
English Channel
Ontario Attorney General urges harsher war penalties
Toronto November 15 Attorney General Gordon Conant sent a petition to Justice Minister Ernest Lapointe urging stiffer penalties than federal law currently provides for aiding prisoners of war to escape and for unlawful possession of registration certificates.
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TORONTO
Gordon Conant
Ontario
Ernest Lapointe
Trade missions to Mexico Central America await suitable time
Ottawa November 16 Trade Minister MacKinnon stated four proposed trade missions to Mexico and Central America and nine follow ups from a recent South American tour must wait for the most suitable time. He could not specify when the missions would be undertaken.
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OTTAWA
MacKinnon
Mexico
Central America
South America
Huns Reduce Oil Reserves Amid War Strains
London reports a well informed source says Germany has heavily drawn on oil reserves since June 1941 ahead of the war with Russia. Reserves could run dry in winter 1942 as German oil consumption outpaces production by six to five. Sea warfare and Russian campaign drain supplies while Poland battles disrupt railroads and grain deliveries.
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LONDON
Germany
Russia
Poland
Warsaw
Wing Commander A. D. Ross Promoted to Group Captain
Calgary Nov 15 Wing Commander A D Ross officer commanding No 2 Service Flying Training School Currie has been promoted to group captain the appointment taking effect from October 15 He remains in command at Currie Ontario? Not specified The promotion reflects a higher rank within the air force structure.
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CALGARY
A. D. Ross
No. 2 Service Flying Training School
Currie
Kerch And Sevastopol Are Shelled In Crimea War Update
Nazi high command claimed gains in the Crimea around Sevastopol and Kerch despite strong resistance. Moscow and Leningrad were said raided by German planes while a mopping up campaign continued east of Crimea. Russian counterattacks in the eastern front were repulsed with tank losses.
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BERLIN
Crimea
Sevastopol
Kerch
Moscow
Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
eastern front
Crimean
Caucasian
Novorossisk
Trupse
Batum
Ark Royal sunk as Malaya damaged in Mediteranean clash
Berlin reports British carrier Ark Royal sunk by two German U boats in the western Mediterranean. The battleship Malaya is damaged and towed into Gibraltar. Other British ships were torpedoed, with no details on numbers or sizes. The event follows prior claims of other vessels being put out of action.
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BERLIN
Ark Royal
London
Malaya
Gibraltar
high command
Mediterranean
United States
New York
United States Navy
Knox
D.N.B
Turkey cabinet shake up tightens mobilization in war supply drive
In Ankara observers describe Wednesday's cabinet revision as aimed at stronger mobilization and boosted war industries for Turkey, a neutral nation. New defence minister Ali Riza Artunkal and new communications minister Fahri Engin push full mobilization and an inquiry into the Refah incident last June in which 10 Turkish air and submarine crewmen drowned after a torpedo strike in the Mediterranean while bound for Egypt.
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ANKARA
Turkey
Ali Risa Artunkal
defence
Fahri
Engin
Mediterranean
Egypt
Lisbon to welcome BBC and Berlin orchestras
Lisbon welcomes the BBC symphonic orchestra and Berlin Philharmonic for upcoming serenades. The London group arrives to perform a note of goodwill, with the Berlin ensemble joining soon to charm sideline listeners in Portugal.
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LISBON
Portugal
London
B.B.C
Berlin
philharmonic
Chilean President Cerda resigns temporarily from duties
President Pedro Aguirre Cerda of Chile retires temporarily from office and transfers executive power to Geronimo Mendez, citing health reasons. The 62 year old leader has long led the anti austerity bloc and heads the first popular front government in the western hemisphere.
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CERDA
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Chile
popular front
Geronimo Mendez
radical party
antierasciat
epun- Y
War Costs Are Nearly Doubled In Canada Oct. 31 War budget soars
Ottawa reports for April to October the Dominion government had receipts of 802 million and disbursements of 842 million, with war appropriation at 606.9 million nearly double last year. October receipts reached 104.8 million and disbursements 165.9 million, war appropriation 111.2 million versus 81.6 million in 1940.
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OTTAWA
Dominion
comptroller of the treasury
Pattullo Declares Not One Party Holds Mandate to Coalesce
Premier T. D. Pattullo said in Vancouver that no party in the British Columbia legislature has a people’s mandate to form a coalition. He argued voters elected him with the largest group and urged cooperation among Liberal and opposition members during wartime, warning against changes in party alignment for minority aims.
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VANCOUVER
T. D. Pattullo
British Columbia
Liberals
Canadas overseas forces to broadcast on CBC network
Ottawa reports that members of Canada's overseas forces will broadcast tonight on CBC's national network in the Canadiens in Hospital program. The show airs from 9:15 to 9:30 p.m. MST. Broadcasters include Connie Ciate from Kamloops and Dan Morgan from Calgary.
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OTTAWA
Toventualx
Canada
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
C.B.C
national defence headquarters
British Columbia
Connie Ciaté
Kamloops
Alberta
8gt
Dan Morgan
Calgary
Allowances To Soldiers' Families Up
Ottawa reports in the house of commons that families of service members will receive higher allowances with added dependents and a flexible adjustment fund. New provisions include monthly sums for third and fourth children, potential increases for dependent mothers, and a hardship fund administered by trustees to handle special cases. The changes affect army air force families and navy adjustments, reflecting cost of living concerns and fixed government pensions.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
Isley
army
air force
navy
Yugoslav Premier says 3100 executed by Germans in two weeks
In a radio broadcast Gen Dusan Simovic announced that 3100 Yugoslavs were executed by German occupation troops after battles with guerrillas. He named priest Johan Knezevic among the victims and said hundreds of school boys aged 16 to 18 were arrested and some have been executed.
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LONDON
Dusan Simovic
Yugoslavia
Johan Knezevic
aduna
Resignations Shake National Defense Mediation Board
Philip Murray leader of the CIO resigns from the national defence mediation board in Washington. Vernon Kennedy secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers also resigns in protest over the agency's refusal to back a union shape contract in steel companies and cap coal mines.
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Philip Murray
C.1.0
Washington
national defence mediation board
Vernon Kennedy
United Mine Workers’ union
capiic
Parliament adjourns to January 21 in Ottawa
Ottawa news item reports the House pausing on November 15 to study western farmers’ issues tied to price control. CCF member T. C. Douglas presses for an open approach to agriculture producing “things so much required for winning the war,” urging the government to retain flexibility as it considers wheat grower concerns.
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OTTAWA
C.P
T. C. Douglas
CCF
house of com
Warns of Need For War Savings
Montreal November 15. G W Spinney joint manager of Bank of Montreal and National War Savings chair warns wartime demands on the government exchequer will be severe next year. In a speech to Investment Dealers at Seigniory Club Que he urged continued consciousness of the times needs. Portland Oregon November 15 44. Charles W Smith gunner HIMS Warspite treated for hand injuries from a firecracker after the battleship was damaged in Crete and docked for repairs at Bremerton Washington.
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MONTREAL
G. W. Spinney
Bank of Montreal
National War Savings committee
Tnvestment Dealers’ Association
Seigniory Club
Que
Spinney
PORTLAND
Ore
Crete
Bremerton
Wash
Charles W. Smith
Warspite
Calgary hosts two day convention for Aux Hary services officials
Officials from all parts of No. 4 training command C. AF and Military District 13 gather in Calgary Monday for a two day convention. Col. R. J. Manton is expected to attend the event in Calgary to address attendees.
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CALGARY
Aux Hary services
No. 4 training command
C. AF
Military District 13
R. J. Manton
Reorganize Defence Of Oil Region
London reports say the Russian army holds key positions in Crimea while defense lines in the oil rich Caucasus are being reorganized. Observers note a standstill across the eastern front and successful Russian counterattacks along the Moscow sector with four Axis transports sunk in the Baltic. A hostile submarine was also said to have been blown up in the Gulf of Finland.
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LONDON
C.P
Crimea
Caucasus
Red
Moscow
Pravda
Volokolamsk
Mogco
Marotominsk
Baltic
Gulf of Pinland
io London
Canadian Pacific buys into two more airways
MONTREAL November 15 The Canadian Pacific Railway company has acquired a majority interest in Prairie Airways Ltd and Wings Limited announced by L B Unwin financial vice president The Prairie Airways head office is Regina and it runs service between Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon Prince Albert and North Battleford Wings Limited operates from Winnipeg serving northwestern Ontario and Manitoba
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MONTREAL
Canadian Pacific Railway company
Prairie Airways Ltd
Wings Limited
L. B. Unwin
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
North Battleford
Winnipeg
Ontario
Manitoba
Nazi commissars press Finland from Stockholm.
News bulletins report Nazi commissar Josef Terboven flew from Norway to Finland to pressure the Finnish government, with Arthur Seyss-Inquart expected to follow, as part of a broader push in wartime Europe. Vichy reportedly considers joining Hitler's new order in exchange for concessions, while Moscow claims Soviet forces surround German Finnish units. Ottawa eliminates Toronto club in football playoff, and miners in Alabama are ordered to cease work unless an agreement is reached. Averell Harriman sails to London to coordinate aid, a Canadian sergeant is listed missing, a German court sentences a Frenchman to death, and Nobel committee head Fredrik Stang dies. Philippines vow to defend with all, aligning with American liberty.
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NEW YORK
C.P
BBC today
Stockholm
Josef Terboven
Norway
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Netherlands
BBC
VICHY
Yeeks
Europe
LONDON
C.F
Moscow
OTTAWA
TORONTO VARSITY STADIUM
Toronto
Ottawa Rough Riders
destiny’s children
Toronto Argonauts
BIRMINGHAM
Ala
A.P
United Mine Workers of America
C.SC
Alabama
Washington
AVERELL HARRIMAN
Col
W. C. Bryan
Saanich
Vancouver Island
Macleod
BERLIN
Heori Peters
Lille
France
Brussels
Belgium
biatches
Brussels- Zeitung
VADIAN
LISBON
NOBEL COMMITTEE
OSLO
Fredrik Stang
Nobel
Stang
Oslo University
PHILIPPINES
U.S. MANILA
Manuel .Quezon
America
United States
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