Hitler Vows Relentless War Effort in Fiery Radio Address
London reports Adolf Hitler marked the twelfth anniversary of his chancellorship with a 20 minute radio speech. He urged Germans to fight on despite suffering, pledged unity and strength, warned dissenters of death, and claimed internal changes under National Socialism sustain resistance against Bolshevik peril. He invoked God and duty as he praised the nation’s resolve.
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Mitler
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Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Europe
Germans Spread Patents in Sweden Boosting Industry
Stockholm reports a surge of German patent activity in Sweden with the Ex pressen noting that about 59 percent of current Swedish patent office applications originate from Germany. The filings mainly cover automobiles, chemistry, and camera technology across German industry.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Expressen
Germany
Indians Help Harvest Prairie Grain In Saskatchewan War Effort
Ottawa reports that over 3,500 Indigenous volunteers from reserves joined Saskatchewan harvests after finishing farm work. Agents recruited north of Lake Winnipeg and in August 603 Indians were brought south. Volunteers worked 12 024 days, averaging 206 days, earning about 48000 dollars in wages.
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MacNamara
Indians Affairs Branch
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
May Visit Troops Proposed by British Columbia Lieutenant Governor
Victoria stcn W Wood ward lieutenant governor of British Columbia says he is considering a spring trip overseas in April to visit British Columbia servicemen.
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W. ©. Woodward
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War Blinded group notes Canadian eye injuries count
Col. E. A. Baker, secretary of the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded, stated that 57 members of the Canadian armed forces had lost their sight in this war.
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Burroughs Nominated Naval Commander for Allied Forces
Naval Commander Sir Harold M. Burroughs appointed commander of Allied expeditionary naval forces under General Eisenhower. He succeeds Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, who led naval operations for the Western Europe invasion and was killed in a plane crash in France recently.
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Europe
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Cold Coal Ration For London Homes This February
Londoners face one quarter ton of coal per family for February with possible reductions. The Ministry of Fuel says households with up to 300 pounds on hand at month start will receive no further allotment. The policy aims to stretch scarce supplies amid a harsh winter.
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London
Ministry of Fuel
East Prussia Trapped Under Red Army Advance
Reports from Moscow and London estimate that over 1.5 million German civilians and soldiers are trapped or overrun as the Red Army advances through East Prussia. Konigsberg and Insterburg face fires and possible destruction as civilians flee or are confined.
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Insterburg
Roosevelt to bring definite program to Big Three conference
London sources say President Roosevelt will present a clear plan at the upcoming Big Three talks. He intends to veto any move toward totalitarian governments in Europe and will question current Lublin and Tito setups while probing Bulgaria Romania and Hungary. His leverage includes anticipated large reconstruction loans for the Soviet Union and other Allies.
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British Ambassador Returns to Moscow After London Stay
Sir Archibald John Clark Kerr the British ambassador to Russia is returning to Moscow after an extended stay in London. The Soviet ambassadors to the United States and Britain were reported to remain in Moscow.
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Sir Archibald John Clark Kerr
London
United States
Britain
Canadians Heroism As Clayoquot Sinks After Torpedo Hit
Survivors tell of eight sailors lost and 73 saved from the Bangor class Clayoquot after a Nazi torpedo struck at 10:45 am in the northeast Atlantic. Lt-Cmdr Craig Campbell of Victoria ensured others were clear before diving to safety as the ship went down within 10 minutes.
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War equipment display unsettles Allied planners in Hull
In Hull a large cement garage displays German and Japanese war matériel believed to threaten Allied forces. The exhibit includes tanks armored cars and small arms left by retreating enemy units. Ordnance engineers munitions experts and researchers study the collection while officer-students from Brockville Ontario observe the weapons up close.
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Europe
Pacific
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Brockville
Ont
Editors Laud Free Press Fight in India Conference
At the All-Indian newspaper editors conference opening session Syed Abdullah Brelvi editor of the Bombay Chronicle denounced restrictions on the Indian press and praised editors who challenged them. He said freeing India's press would be a major advance comparable to Britain and the United States.
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India
Calcutta
Britain
United States
Syed Abdullah Brelvi
Bombay Chronicle
World rubber surplus eyed after war says experts
Rubber experts from Britain the United States and the Netherlands foresee a world surplus of about 1 300 000 tons annually three to four years after liberation of East Indies and Malaya They estimate synthetic rubber capacity would meet this level but caution competition could keep prices low at three or four cents a pound past trends emerged in 2006.
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East Indies
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