Churchill urges shared naval guard for Iceland waters
Britain and the United States may jointly guard the dangerous waters off Iceland. Churchill welcomed the US occupation of Iceland and said powerful American forces would reduce danger, with Britain retaining forces and both navies cooperating to resist Hitler. He argued US policy includes war supplies and safeguarding the western hemisphere.
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United States
Iceland
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Germany
United States of America
Western Hemisphere
Great Britain
Quebec Radio Panic Over Fake Halifax Nazi Raid
Quebec listeners and readers flooded CBC stations in Montreal and Ottawa with calls after a mock news skit claimed Halifax was bombed by Nazi raiders. The broadcast described a St Lawrence valley raid, air landings, captures, and Montreal occupation, causing fear and fainting among some callers.
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Montreal
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Tellin
Halifax
CBC
Ottawa
Quebec City
Rimouski
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Halifax Harbor
St Lawrence River
Royal Canadian Air Force
Norta
St. Lawrence
Radio Photos From Russia Transmitted to New York
The first radio photos ever transmitted directly to the United States from Soviet Russia were received in New York by Radio Corporation of America. They depicted three war scenes.
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New York
United States
Soviet Russia
Radio Corporation of America
Quebec Minister Promotes Charcoal Powered Car Demonstration
Trade Minister Drouin announced deputy Louis Toderre will drive to Ottawa in a car fitted with a charcoal powered device claimed to cut operating costs. Coderre said the apparatus could be installed in any ordinary car and reduce fuel costs to about three quarters of a cent per mile.
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Quebec
Wit
Drouin
Louis Toderre
Ottawa
Coderre
RAF pilot Malan wins bar to DSO and DFC honor
London reports Wing Commander Malan, a leading Royal Air Force pilot, awarded the bar to his Distinguished Service Order. He becomes the second airman on record to receive bars to the DSO and the Distinguished Flying Cross. The Evening Standard notes Prime Minister Churchill plans to be godfather to Malan’s one year old son, to be christened Winston.
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London
Umar AG. Malan
Royal Air Force
Evening Standard
Churchill
Cmdr
Malan
Winston
Moving Italian Nationals to Kenya Colony for Encampment
Italian nationals in East Africa face relocation as their continued presence in former Italian territories risks embarrassment to British authorities. A maximum of 2,500 Italians will be sent to Kenya and encamped at Nyeri at British expense.
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East Africa
Kenya
Sairobi
Nyeri
India’s Pint Plane London ceremony July 24
The first plane manufactured in India will be handed to the government at a ceremony on July 24, with the British Broadcasting Corporation reporting the event.
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London
India
British Broadcasting Corporation
Wreckage Salvaged Field Kitchen Serves London Refugees
A field kitchen assembled from salvageable wreckage of bombed London buildings has been established at a refugee settlement near London to provide meals. Local authorities coordinated the setup and relief groups will operate the facility to feed evacuees and displaced residents.
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London
New RCAF Detector Interception Command Formed
The Royal Canadian Air Force creates a detector and interception command to guard Canada's north and coastlines from German bombers. Wing Commander F I Mawdesley will direct the unit, bringing Arctic experience and intimate knowledge of the hinterlands.
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Canada
Northland
The
RCAF
F 1 Mawdesley
Arctic Circle
Protection For Trainees In Ottawa War Training
Labor Minister McLarty announced that trainees under the war emergency training program will receive compensation for medical costs and hospitalization and pensions for permanent total or partial disability. Temporary disability is excluded, but allowances continue during limited layoff periods.
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Ottawa
Labor
McLarty
Italian War Losses Tallied For First Year Of Conflict
The Italian government reports total wartime losses at 255,361 with June casualties at 10,286. Most missing are prisoners of war, with 176,466 listed as missing, 23,085 killed, and 36,810 wounded. June adds 886 dead 1,193 wounded and 207 missing across fronts and services. The Navy lists 64 dead 169 wounded 299 missing. the Air Force 38 dead 30 wounded 56 missing.
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Rome
East Africa
North Africa
Navy
Air Force
German born U.S. citizen foresees German discontent with Hitler
Walter Alexander, 57, who has been in Berlin since 1923 and just arrived on the Excambion, says about 40 percent of Germans oppose Hitler and the war. He notes businessmen resent government controls and the loss of freedom as the conflict drags on. Dr. Harold Stuart, Harvard Medical College, observing in France, finds the French hate the Nazis but would collaborate for food shortages.
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Jersey City
Nja
United States
Berlin
Hitler
Walter Alexander
Alexander
Germany
Harold Stuart
Harvard Medical College
France
Rockefeller Health Foundation
Artillery Units Moved to Bolster Stalin Line
The Red army reported German artillery moved from Dunkirk and Cherbourg to strengthen the drive on the Stalin line. Germany allegedly left dummy wooden guns to mislead Britain as German officers claimed transfer from French coast regions.
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Moscow
Red Army
Germany
Britain
Competent Civilian Flyers Sought for Ferrying Command
United States Air Forces survey seeks competent civilian pilots to join the new flight ferrying command. Robert Olds heads the effort with cooperation from private flying groups to speed warplane deliveries to Britaintol.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Robert Olds
Ferring Command
Air Mail Volume Surges Straining Canadian Posts
George Herring, chief superintendent for air and land mail services in Ottawa, told the BC Postmasters convention that Canadian airmail volume is rising so fast that the government cannot supply enough Trans-Canada Air Lines equipment. He warned that peacetime shortages won’t help and current wartime limits on new aircraft worsen the squeeze on delivery capacity.
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Vancouver
Trans-Canada Air Lines
George Herring
Ottawa
Canadian Postmasters Association
Canada
Further bacon price increases may be necessary
Ottawa reports a possible further rise in export bacon prices to keep Canadian hogs from crossing the border. The June 24 increase to 18.60 a hundredweight for No 1 Wiltshire followed earlier raises, with exports bound for the United Kingdom under contract. Officials note the situation is fluid as domestic consumption remains restricted and exports rise amid high U.S. prices.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Britain
United States
Dominion
British Columbis
Ontario
Comiann
Vancouver
Portland
Toronto
Chicago
Ess
War Prisoners Over Three Million Confined In Camps
A YMCA investigator, Tracy Strong, reports more than 3,000,008 European war prisoners are confined in camps, with most held in Germany, and says Western powers are upholding Geneva terms. He returned from Europe aboard the Dixie Clipper.
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New York
Corning
Europe
Dixie Clipper
Tracy Strong
World Committee For Prisoners’ Aid
YMCA
Afi
Germany
New Naval Establishment Planned at Halifax
An authoritative report states a new naval establishment will be built in Halifax costing about 6 H. dollars. Several city blocks will be converted to host a training unit while part of the Wellington barracks is being demolished as the first step toward the school.
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Halifax
Wellington Barracks
Gibraltar and Tangier Distance Across 33 Miles
A note places Gibraltar nine miles and thirty three miles across the water from Tangier, with a possible reference to Morocco. The terse line links the two principal maritime points, highlighting proximity across the strait.
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Gibraltar
Tangier
Morceco
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