Ottawa urged Saskatchewan river plan for irrigation and power
John R. Mac Nicol urged the House of Commons to back studies on rehabilitating the Saskatchewan river for irrigation water power and river navigation. He cited Tennessee Valley as a model, proposed dams to create 400000 horsepower, and called for intergovernmental cooperation among the three prairie provinces and Dominion to plan surveys.
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Prince Albert
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Fear Invasion Troops Readied for Western Europe
Stockholm reports German sources say troops occupy fortified western Europe positions as Anglo American invasion looms. Allies may strike soon before Russian momentum shifts with fortifications rushed along Atlantic coast and Rundstedt concludes coastal defences tour in France.
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Mediterranean
Taylor named foods administrator in Ottawa
Ottawa Ontario announces the appointment of Taylor as foods administrator succeeding Henry Taggart Saskatchewan minister of agriculture. Taylor secretary of the prices board since 1939, on leave from MacMaster University where he was dean of arts and professor of political economy. He joined the army in the First Great War and served overseas in 1918.
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Hamilton
Honry Taggart
Saskatchewan
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Prookings Institute
Washington
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Farm Work Plan Employs Prisoners Of War Discussed
Ottawa reports talks among the selective service labor department and agriculture to use prisoners of war on farms for the coming crop season. No decisions yet. defence department holds custody. A defence official says Canada has plenty of prisoners if authority is granted.
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Selective Service
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Canada
President Ismet Inanu Hosts Churchill in Ankara Talks
Turkish President Ismet Inonu meets Prime Minister Winston Churchill amid ongoing Anglo Turkish discussions. Churchill is received by the president with a notable contingent of military and political advisers present, signaling substantial staff talks and close wartime cooperation.
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Viscount Astor Elected President of Empire Press Union
London reports Viscount Astor was elected president of the Empire Press Union at its annual meeting. Lord Harmsworth was re-elected honorary treasurer and all council members were returned to office.
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Viscount Astor
Empire Press Union
Lord Harmsworth
Influenza Epidemic Closes School For Week
Health authorities report a flu epidemic prompting one school to close for seven days while attendance drops at nearby schools. The situation affects students, families, and local routines as officials monitor illness spread.
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Foronto
Germans eye new U boat base on French coast
Naval observers say Lorient remains under construction, while Marseille on the Mediterranean coast could host a powerful new U boat base. Evacuations from Marseille and Lorient hint Hitler aims to expand submarine facilities for Mediterranean pack attacks despite heavy Allied bombing.
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Lorient
France
Marseille
Mediterranean
Marseile
Hitler
Canadian frigate name applied to faster corvettes
Ottawa says the term frigate has been officially adopted for Canada’s new, faster corvettes built for Allied navies. The move reflects a Canadian victory in persuading the British Admiralty to accept the designation for ships replacing earlier corvettes built in Canadian yards. The word’s naval history traces to ships of the line, with frigates carrying 24 to 50 guns in cruising and scouting roles.
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Ottawa
Canada
Admiralty
Campbell vacates tariff board post after term expiry
Ottawa reports Milton N. Campbell former member of parliament for Mackenzie Saskatchewan has left the role of vice chairman as his 10 year term on the Canadian tariff board expired.
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Milton N. Campbell
Mackenzie
Saskatchewan
Canadian Tariff Board
Honor for Yugoslav Leader in London Ceremony
Gen Charles de Gaulle awards a Croix de Guerre with palms to Gen Draja Mihailovich commander of Yugoslav forces in exile for harrying German occupation armies. The gesture underscores Allied recognition of resistance efforts against the Nazi regime.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Draja Mihailovich
Nazi Air Force Now In The Role Of the Defender
The German air force, once famed as destroyer, is described as shifting to a defensive role. Analysts warn of a renewed large bomber offensive by Germany, with heavy bombers and fighters spread across Europe, including Greece, Norway, and France, and substantial night-fighter concentrations in western Europe. Estimates place heavy bomber totals at 1,600 to 2,000, with fighters, day and night, spread across Europe and Africa theaters.
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British Columbia Eyes Northward Development Plans
Premier Hart told the legislature that BC should participate in northland development. United States authorities survey three routes linking the Alaska highway with BC at Prince George and consider a railway to Alaska as wartime or postwar reconstruc tion. BC plans to survey routes as weather permits to keep Yukon Peace River and northern BC business within the province.
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