Britain plans postwar aviation reach with empire bases
Lord Beaverbrook told the House of Lords Britain will lead civil aviation after the war and backs an international postwar aviation conference. A 250 mph transatlantic passenger plane is envisioned, with Empire bases supporting world air routes and rights of passage for all nations. Britain awaits American survey completion and endorses Roosevelt’s refueling landings principle.
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London
Atlantic
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
House of Lords
Lord Beabrook
Churchil
Roosevelt
Churchill affirms ample armored gear from U S aid
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons Britain, backed by United States supplies, is amassing adequate armored equipment. He said tank production is satisfactory and that Allied forces will be well equipped, following a meeting with General Eisenhower.
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London
Church OI
Britain
United States
Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ban Extended on Coal Miner Military Training
Ottawa announced Labor Minister Mitchell extended the blanket postponement of military training for coal miners to August 1, 1944. The ban on voluntary enlistment in any armed force is similarly extended. The order-in-council, born from labor shortages, was issued May 17, 1943 and set to expire February 1, 1944.
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Ottawa
Mitchell
Health uncertain report on McNaughton lineage
Ottawa dispatch reports Lt Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton was described as in uncertain health afterfive months overseas duty. His son, Andrew R. L. McNaughton, confirms uncertainty about a possible return to Canada and cites lack of clarity on his father’s condition. Dutch patriots executed by German occupation authorities numbered at least 640 in October, with total executions since invasion cited by Het Parool.
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England
McNaughton
Ottawa
Sqnn
Andrew R. L. McNaughton
RCAF
A. GL. McNaughton
Canadian Army
Canada
London
Holland
Netherlands
Het Parcel
Alberta Farmers Hit Record Primary Products Value
FS Grisdale told the United Farmers of Alberta convention in Calgary that Alberta produced an estimated 1.2 billion dollars in primary products in 1943, the highest in the province's history. Despite a 25 percent drop in farm labor since 1838, production rose one third since 1939 and monetary returns doubled, marking a phenomenal accomplishment. Equipment shortages limited progress.
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Anada
Calgary
Canada
FS Grisdale
Sir William Mulock Celebrates 100th Birthday in Toronto
Sir William Mulock Canada’s grand old man marked his centennial with a reception at his home and calls from judiciary and bar at Ongoode Hall. Prime Minister King attended as Mulock, still active, officiated at a University of Toronto convocation as chancellor, conferring an honorary Doctor of Laws on Crown Prince Olaf of Norway.
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Willam Mutork
Toronto
Wiliam Mulock
Canada
Ongoode Hall
Udicary
Bar
King Til
William
University of Toronto
Prince Olaf
Norway
Dominion Construction to Build 200 Landing Barges
John Tucker, secretary of Dominion Construction Company, said the firm expects to start work soon on an order for 200 self-propelling landing barges in Vancouver. The project signals a large expansion in marine construction activity for the firm and regional industry.
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Vancouver
John Tucker
Dominion Construction Company
Drought Threatens Western States Including Nebraska
The Weather Bureau calls current winter drought conditions unprecedented across a large Great Plains area centering on Nebraska. Winter wheat production, urged by the government for wartime needs, faces uncertain prospects as the drought extends to the Rocky Mountain and western states. Snowpack for spring irrigation is described as less promising than last year, with only broad generalizations available on impact.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Nebraska
Rocky Mountain
Conflicting Reports on Savoy Treasure Seizure
Reports from Turin describe conflicting accounts of the Savoy treasure believed to be the coin collection of King Victor Emmanuel. German forces reportedly seized it and handed it to a Fascist regime, with value estimated over 1,000,000,000 lire.
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House of Savoy
Victor Emmanuel
Turin
Savoy
Western Canada Fairs Association Elects Leaders
At the annual convention closing meeting in Winnipeg Frank F. E. Clark of Carman Manitoba was named president. D. F. Lacroix of Prince Albert Saskatchewan became first vice president and A. W. Shaw of Vegreville Alberta was chosen second vice president. Victor Bjorkland of Red Deer Alberta was named chairman of the executive.
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Vers
Winnipeg
Frank FE. Clark
Carman
Man
Western Canada
D. F. Lacroix
Prince Albert
Sabotage Wave Reported as Gestapo Infiltration
The Free Danish Press notes 6000 German agents entered Copenhagen by boat and train from Czecho Slovakia and Belgium. Danish sources in Stockholm warn a new sabotage wave boosts Gestapo importation amid alleged Danish police noncooperation.
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Stockholm
Free Danish Press Service
Copenhagen
Czecho- Slovakia
Belgium
China Receives Anti Tank Gun Gift From Canada
At Longue Pointe Depot on Mont 1 a 6 pounder anti tank gun was presented to Dr Liu Shih Shun Chinese Minister to Canada by Brigadier G B Howard. The ceremony included Lt-Col T B Ho Maj Gen Chiang Col L Patrick Lt-Col C S Kirby Brig Howard Dr Liu Lt-Col A English and Maj Gen E J Renaud.
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Carnass Army Cme
Canada
China
Longue Pointe
Mont
Inspection Board
United Kingdom
Liu Shih Shun
G. B. Howard Ottawa
T. 8. Ho
Yui Ming
Royal Canadian Navy Praised for War Role in Atlantic
London report notes the Royal Canadian Navy provides more than two-fifths of north Atlantic ocean-going escorts and, with the Royal Canadian Air Force, about one quarter of anti- submarine efforts. Alexander cites a 42-fold wartime manpower rise and pride in volunteers from across the Dominion.
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London
Royal Canadian Navy
North Atlantic
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
House of Commons
the Atlantic
Alexander
Royal Canadian Air Force
Percy Hurd
Royal Navy
Dominion
British Empire Medal To CWAC Member For Courage
Pte. Mary Lil Nan Quinlan of the CWAC attached to Red Deer Army Training Centre receives the British Empire Medal for outstanding courage in an accident near Sydney Nova Scotia last July. She rode a roadside truck crash scene, aided four others and the driver, then limped a half mile on a sprained ankle to call a doctor police and a priest. Her actions likely saved two lives. Her home is Holyrood Conception Bay NL. She enlisted at Halifax in August 1942.
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C.W.A.C
Red Deer
Alta
Mary Lil- Nan Quinlan
Cw.a.c
Sydney
N.S
Pte
Quinlan
C.w.ac
Pte. Quinlan
Holyrood
Conception Bay
CWAC
Halifax
Italian King Victor Emmanuel to abdicate when right moment comes
In an interview Aignor Vito Reale, acting minister of interior in the Dublin parliament, said King Victor Emmanuel of Italy will abdicate when necessary conditions arise. He expressed confidence the king will have the wisdom to make the gesture his country expects.
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Victor
Bari
Italy
Victor Emanuel
Aignor Vito Reale
Pietro Badoglio
Terior
Dublin
New Type Canadian Freighter To Be Built In BC Yards
Canadian freighter to be built in British Columbia shipyards under the 1944 program. It will be a combination of previous wartime Canadian designs. New keels to be laid around mid August as existing contracts near completion.
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British Columbia
Vancouver
Canada
Cosgrave resigns Fine Gael leadership over ill health
Dublin report says William T. Cosgrave first prime minister of the Irish Free State now Eire announces his resignation as leader of Fine Gael the principal opposition in the Dublin parliament due to ill health as of late 2553.
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Dublin
William I. Cosgri
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