Rebellion Plotting Keeps German Firing Squads Busy
Budapest reports puppet Slovakia imposes death penalty for sabotage. Prague mayor Otakar Klapka condemned to death for rebel plotting tied to Alois Elias. Elias appeals to Hitler. Dispatches note ongoing executions in Prague and Berlin. total death sentences around 130, some possibly executed. Nazi reports claim some victims are Jews..
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BUDAPEST
Hungary
Slovakia
BERLIN
Prague
Otakar Klapka
people's court
Jion
Bohemia-Moravia
Alois Elias
Dienst Aus Peutschland
London
Netherlands Indies
New York
Holland
Haagsche Courant
Albertans To Broadcast From Old Country
National defence headquarters released the names of 20 soldiers overseas to be heard on the national Canadiar Broadcasting Corporation network tomorrow at 2 30 p m M S T in Letters From Britain Western soldiers include Saskatchewan LAC J C Park and UAC F A Roesgen Roganville Alberta Pie Theodore Gralis St Paul John Van Tamislen Peace River British Columbia S Set Warwick Victoria and Ottawa.
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OTTAWA
National defence headquarters
Cana-diar
Broadcasting Corporation
M.S.T
Britain
Saskatchewan
LAC
J. C. Park
UAC
F. A. Roesgen
Roganville
Alberta
Pie
Theodore Gralis
St. Paul
John Van
Tamislen
Peace
Life In Arctic Posts A Hard Life For Lone Men
A Canadian Press dispatch from Paint Hills Island James Bay describes subsistence life for workers in Canada's Arctic posts. Despite annual supply ships, traders endure isolation and a strict routine to maintain mental and physical health. The veteran trader offers ten commandments: stay busy, plan days, eat regularly, exercise, rest on Sundays, keep clean, study locals, and more.
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Canada
Arctic
sub-Arctic
Paint Hills Island
James Bay
Japanese Depart for Home From Malaya on Huso Maru
The Huso Maru sailed from Singapore with over 550 Japanese nationals returning from British Malaya. This lowers the Malaya Japanese resident count to about 2,000 from a wartime peak of around 5,000, as ongoing departures follow prior Japanese fund freezes in July.
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SINGAPORE
British Malaya
Malaya
Japan
German Bombers Hit Moscow and Kharkov Works
Berlin reports night raids by German bombers on Moscow military installations and armament works near Kharkov in the Donets basin. Aerial strikes on the Black Sea coast destroy Soviet supplies, with Dochniyev News Agency claims 15 000 Russian vehicles and 8000 horses seized in battles east of Kiev. Kronstadt Bay action locks in Russian fleet units as German batteries shell front lines near Leningrad.
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BERLIN
high command
Moscow
Kharkov
Donets
Black Sea
D.N.E
Kiev
Leningrad
Kronstadt Bay
batries
Empire Best US Exports Heavy to British Empire in July
July US merchandise exports totaled 358.6 million dollars with 72 percent going to the British Empire and Egypt. Key recipients included the United Kingdom 28.77 million, Canada 68.08 million, Egypt 25.07 million, South Africa 10.70 million, Australia 6.17 million, and India 5.58 million. Japan shipments fell to 3.25 million.
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WASHINGTON
British Empire
Egypt
United States
commerce department
United Kingdom
Canada
South Africa
Australia
India
Japan
Six Synagogues Blown Up in Nazi Occupied Paris
Six synagogues were blown up in Paris as bombing raids targeted Jewish sites amid Vichy collaboration. Two people were wounded and a seventh synagogue was found with bombs removed. Police said the attacks were by right wing terrorists as authorities tried to quell dissent.
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Paris
VICHY
Marshal Petain
Paul Colette
Pierre Laval
Marcel Dent
Colette
Marseille
Nice
Rue De La Victoire
France
Speed Up Conversion Of Infantry Units
London reports Britain will accelerate converting infantry units into armored divisions to boost striking power without draining war industries. The pace will hinge on availability of tanks and equipment, as increased mechanization pulls trained personnel from other outputs.
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LONDON
Great Britain
Gabor
Nazi Siege Lines Around Leningrad Are Pushed Back
Moscow reports say German siege lines around Leningrad were pushed back one to five miles by Red Army counter offenses. Russian units claimed gains on the front and centre with heavy smashing blows and a bridgehead established on the south bank of the river near the city.
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Leningrad
MOSCOW
Get
Russia
Germany
Red army
Red Star
British Planes Active in Russia
Moscow reports that joint flights by British and Soviet pilots on the Russian front show active cooperation against Germany. A combined squadron destroyed 26 German planes in a brief period as Hurricane fighters proved sturdy and faster than German aircraft while RAF pilots approved the Russian I-17 fighters.
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MOSCOW
Red Star
Brita
Russia
Germany
Naa
Royal Air Force
Labor Leader Curtin to Form New Australian Govt
Canberra October 2 Labor Leader John Curtin accepted a commission to form a new Australian government after Prime Minister Archibald Fadden resigned following defeat on the confidence motion 36 votes to 33. Curtin, 56, said he would announce his cabinet Monday and has led the opposition since 1939. Parliament recessed to October 8 awaiting developments as Gowrie summoned the opposition leader. The Labor plan commits to supporting the war effort.
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CANBERRA
John Curtin
Archbur Fadden
Curtin
Fadden
Lord Gowrie
sale
LABOR
Tanker J. C. White torpedoed near Recife survivors saved
A radiogram from the American tanker West Niles reports the J. C. White was torpedoed 45 miles east of Recife on Sept. 27. The West Niles rescued 18 of the about 41 crew members and will bring them to Rio de Janeiro. The ship is Panama registered and owned by American interests.
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RIO DE JANEIRO
West Niles
J. C. White
Recife
Brazil
United States
Standard Oil Co
New Jergery
LG. White
Param Tranport Company
New York
United States citiverts
Ottawa Gas Stations Cut Back Unapproved Price Hike
Gasoline retailers in Ottawa had raised prices by up to 21 cents per gallon, then reversed the increase after Oil Controller G. R. Cuttelle of Toronto authorized the earlier hike. The reversal brings prices back to the pre raises level as officials review the action.
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OTTAWA
Otawa
G. R. Cuttrelle
Toronto
Huns Resume Air Raids On Great Britain
German bombers pounded five southeast and northern coast cities in a heavy raid last night. Royal Air Force night patrols hit Brest and Gravelines areas while fleets and anti aircraft ships were attacked. Firefighters faced destruction as raids continued with bright harvest moonlight guiding raiders and traps.
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LONDON
Britain
Brittain
nortress
Neamnon
Dover Strait
Royal Air Force
Brest
France
St. Nagin
Gravelines
Gershan
Hitler declares giant new move begun in last 48 hours
Berlin reports Hitler, returning from the Russian front, claims Russia is crushed and that a great new development on the front has opened in the last 48 hours. He says the decision now sought is for the next 100 years and asserts plans proceeded according to plan since 22.
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Hitler
BERLIN
Germany
Russia
Britain
Churchill
Vyacheslav Molotov
Rumania
Finland
US.S.A
Dardanelles
Battle progress reported in Leningrad area fronts
In the long battle for Leningrad the Athicks are noted as continuing activity while ports crossed the river Wy’ dt confirm their aim was reached after a nine one day clash. Northwest military authorities expressed thanks for the effort and reported progress on the front lines.
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fic
Leningrad
Athicks
Porves
wy’ dt
Japs Score Resentment Over Indies Exports to Russia
Tokyo reports Japanese officials condemn the Netherlands East Indies for shipping oil rubber and coffee to Russia. Koh Ishii says such supplies prove unfriendly attitude as trade with the Indies is nearly at a standstill. Dispatches from Batavia confirm Indies shipments to Russia began weeks ago.
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TOKYO
Netherlands Bastodies
Russia
Koh Ishii
cabinet Information bureau
Indies
Batavia
Canada Posts Net Credit Balance Of 176 Million
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1940 current account transactions show a net credit balance of 176 million dollars after subtracting Canada’s 260.04 million debit with the United States. Exports rose sharply to 557 million from 1939, boosting the UK surplus to 947 million.
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Canada
OTTAWA
Donine Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
United States
Seamen Rescues and Wartime Briefs Across Front
The Standard Oil Co reports 16 more seamen saved from the torpedoed Pana Milan, total 34 rescued with three missing. Prague reports executions of Czech officers for treason and arms. Vichy signs treaty with Romania over war material payments. Alberta grads include Livingstone Barons Johnson and Toole. France reports 21 more executions in occupied zone. London delays repatriation of wounded prisoners due to Berlin message. Duke of Windsor hunts ducks at Peris and on his property. Germans claim seizure of Krasnoje Selo near Leningrad as front actions intensify.
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U.S
NEW YORK
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
reighter Mormacrey
Panamilan tunker I
White
BERLIN
D.N.B
Prague
Broenn
Brno
VICHY
France
doduy
Rumania
ALBERMLANS
VICTORIA
HD. Livingstone
Lethbridge
6th Field Park Co
R.C.E
Gordon Head
LONDON
C.P
war office
New Haven
Krasnoje Selo
Leningrad
Krasnoye Selo
Russia
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HK LEP
HANS
Huns
Empire Best US
SNYAGOGUES
DETROIT
General Motors Corporation
H.M.S. Liverpool
Mare Island navy yard
Crete
Smolensk
Howard Philbrook
Tororo
BREST, ST. NAZAIRE
Europe
Bollehe
vist
Jans Score
Dutch Indies
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