Britons Look to America for War Support
Canadian Press war correspondent Johnson reports Britons seek U S planes and personnel to win the war, while he recalls bombing fears and seasickness aboard a convoy. He notes refugees crowding boats to Boston, contrasting Canadian accommodation shortages with their own longing to return home.
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Johnson
Canada
North America
United Kingdom
London
England
Ottawa
Missus
Britain
Boston
Canadian Salvage Campaign Aims to Rally War Effort
War Services Minister Gairdner meets Commons members to seek cooperation in organizing Canadians to save materials for the war. The plan covers scrap iron steel brass newspapers and aluminum as part of a nationwide salvage drive using existing organizations.
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Ottawa
War Services
Gardier
Commons
London Officer Receives George Cross for Bomb Disposal
Arthur Douglas aterri man, a part time experimental officer with the directorate of scientific research at the ministry of supply, has been awarded the George Cross. The London Gazette states the honor is for conspicuous bravery in connection with bomb disposal.
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London
Arthur Douglas Aterriman
Directorate of Scientific Research
Ministry of Supply
London Gazette
Strong Weapon British Planes Now Equipped With Cannon To Beat Back Raiders
RAF fighters now armed with cannons engage in sky battles over Britain as experts expect longer range fire and greater destructive power to counter German raiders. Hurricanes and Spitfires had eight machine guns but heavier German armor prompted the upgrade. Reports hint the Bell Airacobra may be offered to Britain after firing trials over Lake Ontario.
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London
Royal Air Force
Britain
Germany
RAF
United States Bell Airacobra
Lake Ontario
Trade With Turkey Pact Seen As Political Move
London announced a financial agreement between the British and Turkish governments aimed at boosting trade. The pact allows payments at the existing exchange rate between Turkey and the pound and creates special accounts to facilitate Turkish British payments. Diplomats viewed it as a challenge to German influence in the Balkans and a counter to the Roman German treaty. In the past Britain held under 10 percent of Turkey's trade while Germany controlled about 50 percent. Louisville begins constructing a burglar proof facility to store 70 bombsights for the United States. The device will be kept in the guarded building except during flights from Bowman Field.
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Critish
London
Foreign Office
Turkey
Germany
Britain
Louisville
United States
Bowman Field Airport
Ottawa records list medical rejection for service force
A House of Commons return shows 10 253 enlistment rejections for medical reasons in the Canadian Active Service Force from September 1 1939 to October 31 1940. The data were tabled at the request of Dr. Herbert Bruce Toronto Parkdale.
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Ottawa
Active Service Force
House of Commons
Herbert Bruce
Toronto
Parkdale
Official Cards Ottawa Plan Christmas Card Policy
The cabinet follows a practice of not sending official Christmas cards this year. General and Princess Alice will send a few simple cards to personal friends.
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Ottawa
Alice
Romanian-German treaty to speed oil by rail and pipeline
Informed circles foresee faster Romanian oil delivery to Germany via the Bucarest rail, highway, and pipeline project following the Romanian German trade pact signed in Bers.
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Bucharest
Imrcarcu
Germany
Bers
Outstanding Courage nonton Airman Is Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross
Lt. Howard Peter Blatchford of Edmonton receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in combat with No. 257 Squadron. He led a squadron that day to destroy eight and damage five enemy aircraft, rammed a hostile fighter after ammo ran out, and executed two head-on feint attacks, showing leadership and outstanding courage.
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Nonton
London
Howard Peter Blatchford
Edmonton
Blatchford
No. 257 Squadron
Extra Tea and Sugar Rations Announced for Christmas
London announces government measures for Christmas rations with increased tea and sugar. Lord Woolton, food minister, says weekly sugar will rise to 12 ounces and tea to four ounces, reflecting anticipated bacon shortfalls this winter.
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England
London
Lord Woolton
Woolton
Terror Bombing Policy Debate Sparks British Edicion
The Daily Mail editorial argues Germany abandoned military aims in terror bombing and urges Britain to reconsider its stance. It asserts smashing German resources remains vital, condemns land reprisals, and says civilian endurance should be the test of victory if Nazis press terror bombing as a weapon.
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London
Daily Mail
Britain
US releases night mapping device to Royal Air Force
The United States Army Air Corps says it released a magnesium night sight device to the Royal Air Force for air mapping at night after about a year of research. Maj. A W Stevens of stratosphere flight fame among contributors, alongside experts who developed the system. Observers say US photographic technique could aid RAF in locating targets and assessing bombing damage.
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United States
Royal Ai Force
Washington
United States Army Air Corps
Royal Air Force
A. W. Stevens
Stratosphere Flight
Sperry
RAF
Britain Denies Possible Territory Barter War Supply Deal
In the House of Commons Clement Attlee dismissed reports that the British government would barter sovereignty of colonies for war supplies. Oliver Simmonds pressed Attlee for assurances that Britain would not trade territorial rights for foreign aid amid rumors of a Caribbean and Atlantic Seaboard exchange with the United States.
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London
House of Commons
Clement
United States
Attlee
Oliver Simmonds
Caribbean
Atlantic Seaboard
United to Combat Attacks on Shipping and Shipments
Prime Minister told the House of Commons Britain faces intensified attacks on shipping by squadrons and submarines. Anderson stressed government urgency over losses, about 75,000 tons of British vessels in a week, and focus on western routes to the British Isles. Secretary Morgenthau led a U S program to free American ships for Britain, with 5,000-ton freights approved and 130 ships sold to Britain. The commission plans further sales from a 68-ship fleet to aid vital Atlantic convoys.
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Jerson
House of Commons
Anderson
British Isles
Defence Committee
Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Great Britain
Britain
Needed For Salvage Work Internees In Canadian Camps
Alex Patterson, England and Wales prisons commissioner, visited Ottawa with Col. Stethem, internment chief. Morrison said the trip related to selecting civilian internees for a Pioneer Corps salvage unit in England. Canada houses many Britons including POWs and civilian internees, some Nazi refugees favorable to Britain.
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England
Alex Patterson
Forngland
Wales
Conth
Stethem
Patterson
Ottawa
House of Commons
Herbert Morrison
Pioneer Corps
Morrison
Canada
Great Britain
Arlier
Coventry’s ruined center spurs vision of a grander city core
Coventry city architect D. E. Gibson told the Royal Society of Arts that last month’s fire destroyed a damaged block and, despite legal delays, may have cleared the way for a new city centre. He described plans from a year and a half ago to replace old buildings with a dignified, fitting civic heart.
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Louaun Wae Uenman Armen
Coventry
D. E. Gibson
Royal Society of Arts
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Sage
D. B. Carswell
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Department of Munitions and Supply
Eric W. Beardmore
R.c.af
Thames
Royal Navy
John Anderson
Council
John Sai
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