Labor Rationing A Definite War Time Possibility
Elliott M Little, director of national selective service, told a Canadian press luncheon newspapers can aid manpower planning by informing the public and ensuring no bias in permits. He warned occupations will be limited by skilled labor shortages and emphasized efficiency and good employer employee relations as war production expands.
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Toronto
Ellott M Little
National Selective Services
Canadian Daily Newspaper Association
Mr. Little
Little
Canada
Morales
Fighting at St Nazaire after British raid on port
The Daily Mail reports British forces and Bretons engaging in sporadic fighting near St Nazaire after the March raid. Hostages were said to number up to 500, with many prisoners and camps reportedly filled. The raid aimed to cripple the submarine base and its continental lock gate.
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London
St. Nazaire
Daily Mail
Mail
Madrid
St Nazaire
Atlantic
United States
Gasoline Shortage Halts Southwest China Highway Service
Regular passenger service on highways in southwest China near Chungking has been suspended due to gasoline shortages caused by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Burma road disruption. Commercial and military trucks will still operate and may carry a limited number of passengers.
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China
Chungking
Burma
Rush Ship Building Boosts Vancouver Cargo Output
Vancouver shipyards plan full time production with six day work weeks and three shifts to run five ships in the time formerly needed for four. Wartime Shipping vice president Austin Taylor says the plan has labor backing and should lift output by about 25 percent across West Coast yards.
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Vancouver
Prions Coshabia
Austin Taylor
Wartime Merchant Shipping Limited
Mr . Taylor
West Coast
Mitchell
Brave African Clue Pretoria Medal Hope For Libyan Campaign
A Pretoria native race chief serving as stretcher bearer in the British Libyan campaign is recommended for the Military Medal for outstanding behavior. The report notes his evident courage amid action and peril while aiding wounded soldiers.
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Pretoria
Libya
Enlists as Private in Queen's Own Rifles Reserve
Private Teren eee Cowboy of Toronto joined the Queen's Own Rifles Reserve and was sworn in at the University Armories.
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Teren Eee Cowboy
Toronto
Queen's Own Rifles
University Armories
Wartime Milk Prices Plan Seen For May First
Ottawa wartime price and trade board officials expect an early nationwide price structure for milk to take effect by May 1. The plan from a special committee aims to boost production while stabilizing annual dairy costs, with the milk subsidy to end this month.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
New Airports Planned Between Edmonton and Yellowknife
Eamonton Venewies acine At Lines Limited announced immediate work to layout and build three new airports between Edmonton and Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. The facilities will allow all year aerial contact with northern points, including Fort McMurray Alberta Fort Smith Northwest Territories and Yellowknife.
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Eamonton—venewies +acine
Lines Limited
Edmonton
Yellowknife
Nwt
Fort McMurray
Alta
Fort Smith
N.wt
Peace feelers and German peace hopes amid war news
London and Stockholm dispatches report Hitler again sending peace feelers to Britain as German fears of an Allied continent landing and the success of the eastern spring offensive grow. A Cologne banker linked to Franz von Papen met British envoys but abandoned the mission as useless.
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London
Stockholm
Hitler
Russia
Daily Mail
Cologne
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Mai
Britain
Will Use Wheat as Substitute for Molasses in Alcohol
Ottawa announces Canadian distillers will switch to wheat as the base for industrial alcohol to ease a molasses shortage. Officials estimate 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 bushels of wheat needed annually, due to closure of molasses sources in the Philippines, Hawaii, Cuba, and the West Indies. A new initial-step method will be required.
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Ottawa
J. D. Lorimer
Munitions and Supply Department
Philippines
Hawaii
Cuba
West Indies
Canada
United States
Lorimer
Canadian Seamen's Union Urges Distinct Merchant Marine
Toronto one arm executive board urged the government to establish a distinct and effective Canadian merchant marine in proportion to our country's military and industrial importance in the anti Axis front.
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Toronto
Canadian Seamen's Union
Russia Launches 10 Billion Rubles Victory Loan
In Inibyshev a 10 billion ruble victory loan was launched amid Red banners and speeches, the largest loan raised since 1922, valued about 2 billion dollars.
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USSIA
Inibyshev
Russia
Hitler Oil Field Drive May Be Next War Focus
New York observers predict Germany will renew its push toward the Caucasus to seize oil, linking with Japan to threaten India and turn the Middle East into a major theater. Rostov and Sevastopol figures loom, while Russia’s winter offensives threaten German fronts and possible counter drives toward Smolensk and Staraya Russa.
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New York
Germany
Russia
Caucasus
India
Middle East
Rostov
Taganrog
Black Sea
Crimean
Sevastopol
Kerch
Crimea
Plebiscite Proposed on War Powers in Canadian Vote
The government proposes a plebiscite asking Canadians if they should be released from past commitments that limit military conscription. The question will appear on the April 27 ballot. The gov ernment urges a vote in the affirmative to grant free hand during the war, with all major party leaders supporting the affirmative position.
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Canmua
House of Commons
Vinson Pushes Submarine Builders Bill in House
Representative Carl Vinson chairman of the naval committee introduced a bill to authorize the construction of 170000 tons of submarines at a cost of 1222217 dollars. It was estimated that about one hundred submarines could be built with the appropriation.
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Washington
Carl Vinson
House of Representatives Naval Committee
London defense course trains Americans on convoy defense
A large group of Americans are in Britain taking a defense course for merchant ships against air and U boat attacks. The program, organized by the Royal Navy, builds on two years of sea war experiences and lessons learned.
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London
Britain
Daily Herald
Royal Navy
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John McCombe
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CNR
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Perey
Elie Ian
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Communist Party
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