Battle For Capital Is Indecisive
German gains against Red Army positions north and south of Moscow were announced as the central front crisis grew. Rostov counteroffensive fights continued to the west with German forces allegedly abandoning tanks and supplies in retreat. Russian officials claimed heavy German casualties near Rostov and along the Moscow line, while Pravda touted British and American air and armored reinforcements and vowed further pressure on the German invasion.
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Verdun
Rostov
Lazovsky
Moscow
Communist party
Pravda
Britain
United States
Bedford Urged Peace Talks With Hitler
London reports Foreign Secretary Eden said in the House of Commons Viscount Halifax received letters in 1940 from the Duke of Bedford urging opening negotiations with Germany for a peace settlement. Halifax, then foreign secretary, rejected the suggestions, making clear there was no possibility of a compromise peace with Hitler.
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LONDON
Eden
house of commons
Viscount Halifax
Duke of Bedford
Lord Halifax
United States
Hitler
Fred Brown rises to top logging operator in BC
The Left Hand Corner notes Fred Brown of Vancouver at 41 becomes the biggest logging operator in British Columbia as vice-president of a Northwest post fog producer. Brown and partner Fred W Kirk-Hand built their fortune by taking run-down properties, turning them profitable. Once a timekeeper, Brown now leads a company with ties to the Pacific Wing Congress and has drawn international recognition.
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Nimpkh River
Vancouver Island
Fred Brown
Vancouver
British Columbia
Northwest
Fred’ Brown
hag
Fred W Kirk- Hand
Fred Town
west coast
ctect
Pacific Wing Congress
Brown and
his & I Logging Company
Lapointe to be given state funeral in Quebec
Ottawa reports the state funeral for Rt Hon Ernest Lapointe minister of justice who died in Montreal will be held in Quebec Saturday at 10 a.m. in St Rech's church. Prime Minister Mackenzie King informed Madame Lapointe and arrangements are being made. Lapointe 64 a great leader of French Canada died after a month long illness at Notre Dame hospital. His doctors described his death from cancer of the pancreas with pulmonary complications. He was remembered for his steadfast devotion to Canada and the French Canadian race.
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OTTAWA
C.P
secretary of state
Ernest Lapointe
Montreal
Quebec
St. Rech’s
E H W. Coleman
Canada
Mackenzie King
Madame Lapointe
Navy
Ernest. Lapoirte
Notre Dame hospital
Jules Prevost
Lapointe duting
can
cer
Prevost
Lapointe
J G Meakins
McGill University
R E Valma
Ottawa General hospital
Lapointes
St Joseph
Denial of British Vessel Dragon Sinking Issued
London officials denied German claims that the British light cruiser Dragon has been sunk. The Drag on class cruiser, 4,660 tons, was reportedly torpedoed by a U boat, a claim echoed by Nazi spokesmen, but British authorities and admiralty declined to confirm.
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LONDON
ministry of information
Dragon
admiralty
Wilhelmstrasse
BERLIN
Navy
Atlantic
Americans Urged To Quit Japan Amid Talks
Washington reports urgent appeal from the American consul in Tokyo for Americans in Japan to leave the country as discussions with Japanese representatives on Far East policy near a decisive phase. Secretary Hull could not predict the outcome, and Saburo Kurusu's next meeting with him was awaited. The Tokyo press warned of possible action and pessimism persisted about any imminent breakthrough.
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J. F. SANDERSON
WASHINGTON
C.P
United States
Tokyo
Japan
Far East
Cordell Hal
hewsmen
Saburo Kurusu
Kichisaburo Nomiusa
China
Ambassador Steinhardt Returns to United States
Laurence A Steinhardt United States ambassador to Russia returned to America today on the Pan American Clipper from Africa after a stay abroad.
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NEW YORK
Laurence A Steinhardt
United States
Russia
America
Africa
Rag Tag Polish Troops Parade Despite Hard Times
Teheran dispatch notes foreign observers say Polish troops freed by Russia to fight Germany resemble a rag tag mob yet march with pride. Only about 25 percent have shirts, 10 percent shoes, and 5 percent coats. They were captured when the Red Army seized eastern Poland after the German invasion on September 1, 1939, under Commander in Chief Gen. Wladyslaw Anders.
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TEHERAN
Iran
Russia
Germany
Napoleon
Red army
Poland
hatl
Wladyslaw Anders
Feheran
Resigns L W Brockington at Ottawa in war duties
Ottawa November 26 L W Brockington KC resigns after two years as special wartime assistant to Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He plans to travel to Britain and address audiences in Britain and the United States about Canada at war. He will resume legal practice with Ottawa firm Herridge Gowliog MacTavish Watt upon return.
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L. W. BROCKINGTON
OTTAWA
L W Brockington, KC
Makenzie King
Britain
United States
Canada
Brockington
King
Herridge, Gowliog, MacTavish and Watt
Asselstine Quits Post
VICTORIA Nov 26 Premier Pattullo faced another cabinet vacancy after W J Asselstine announced he resigned from the labor post. Asselstine had offered to resign earlier but was urged to reconsider. He is the fourth cabinet member to resign since the Oct 21 provincial election.
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VICTORIA
TY D Pattulla
Tabor
W J Asselstine
Algelstine
departments of mines and trade and industry
Pattulla
Patt Ilo
Asselstine
Pattullo
Pathullo
sinite
Liberal party
Both Sides Rushing Reinforcements As Fight Nears Climax
London November 26 The Battle of Libya rages with heavy losses on both sides as reinforcements pour in. British forces report a concentration of Axis motor transport west of Sidi Omar possibly signaling a breakout attempt near the Egyptian Libyan border. RAF bombed the Salum area and frontier seas remain contested with Royal Navy bombardment continuing.
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Salum
R.A.F
LONDON
Libya
Sidi Omer
RAF
Lib
Bardiy
Rawal
berin
Mediterranean
Middle East
Sicil
Tunisia
Malta
Ethiopia
Gondar bee
Gondar
Debera Tabor
Zandi
Gondarheeni
Fern Aber
Kezegh
Sebruk
accros
Assets Of Wheat Pool Declines In Calgary Convention Speech
Delegates at the Alberta Wheat Pool annual convention in Calgary report the pool’s assets now total 4 342 694 with members equity at 6 365 161 after full 1 20 payout. For the 1940 41 year ending July 31, members’ position rose by 784 177 04 from earnings. The pool’s liquid assets exceed current liabilities by 4 242 694 and debt to the province has been reduced. Decades of overpayments since 1929 left obligations of 5 649 000, with Vancouver debt largely cleared and total indebtedness at 73 99 000 before reductions.
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CALGARY
Alberta Wheat Pool
eatin
Vancouver
Alberta
Prime Minister Pays Tribute to Ernest Lapointe
Ottawa notes Prime Minister Mackenzie King praising Rt Hon Ernest Lapointe as a selfless figure and close colleague. The tribute emphasizes Lapointe's judgment and adherence to principles amid Canada’s loss, with King highlighting the enduring inspiration he provided to admirers.
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Ernest Lapointe
Death of Rt Hon Ernest Lapointe Revered Canadian Statesman
The tribute recalls Ernest Lapointe as a chivalrous and patriotic leader, sharing a long career with Mr Bing and Mr Kines. His death is mourned across Canada on the eve of Laurier's centenary, highlighting his role in shaping inter imperial and national affairs. The piece ends noting his unselshness, eloquence, and preference for public service over other professions.
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Mr. Lapointe
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
lves
Canada
Queec
Mr Lapointe
Wilfrid Laurier
Laurier
Lapointe
Litvinov Missed Plane Connection, Not Refused Seat
London dispatch reports Foreign Secretary Eden told Parliament that Maxim Litvinov, the Soviet ambassador to the United States, merely missed a connection on the British overseas plane at Tehran on November 18. He denied any suggestion of being refused a seat or mistreated and apologized for the misunderstanding.
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LONDON
Maxim Litvinov
United States
Tehrran
Eden
house of commons
Litvinov
els
A Stitch in Time Des Moines Air Crash Tragedy
Searchers combed wreckage for thirty minutes before finding Henry Clergy 44 of Des Moines with a severed nose sewed back in place at a hospital. His physician said outcome uncertain. Eldon Woltz 25 also from Des Moines suffered bruises and shock as an advanced student pilot.
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fe DES MOINES
Henry Clergy
Des Moines
Clergy
Eldon Woltz
Ribbentrop Boasts of Allied Plot Against Germany
BERLIN Nov 28 Foreign Minister Ribbentrop boasted before anti comintern pact signers that the British house of commons debated a three sided attack on Germany by Britain France and Yugoslavia prior to Germany’s invasion of Russia. He claimed Hiller had a copy of the proceedings and said Churchill had Roosevelt’s promised support.
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BERLEN
Ribbentrop
house of commons
Germany
Haocha
Britain
Yugoslavia
Russia
Berlin
Hiller
Churchill
Roosevelt
Lenden
Gertriny
De Gaulle Regrets Lapointe Death In Montreal
News reports from London note General Charles De Gaulle expressing profound regret at the death of Justice Minister Emmett Lapointe in Montreal. Additional dispatches cover Allied naval actions in Dover Strait, U.S. war material aid, and movements near Moscow with continued war updates.
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DE GAULLE
LAPOINTE
LONDON
C P
Charles De Gaulle
Montreal
Emmest Lapointe
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U.S
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PIR
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air ministry
WALINGLON
hove of representatives appropriations
United States army
FRENCH AFRICA
British Broadcasting Corporation
Vichy radio today
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Dominion government
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