Canada to Build Liberator Bombers at Fort William
Wartime plans indicate Canada Car and Foundry at Fort William will start four motor Liberator bombers once US license and company arrangements are complete. Officials hint a major expansion of air training and long range output. Export figures show Egypt surge due to Canadian trucks in Libya and Suez operations. May trade shifted for Japan and various colonies with overall trade up from last year.
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Braail
Canada
Yast Wipter
Libya
Africa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Roypt
Egypt
Army of the Nile
British East Africa
Southern Rhodesia
British West ‘Africa
United Kingdom
United States
Hemisphere
Invasion predicted by London Evening Standard editorial
London Evening Standard warned Germany may try to invade Britain within 80 days, deeming September likely for action amid Russo German tension. The BBC reported 114000 orange cases arriving for distribution to Britain’s hardest hit areas, with five lemon consignments set for marmalade and juice.
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Landen
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Britain
Germany
Standard
Hitler
Russia
British Broadcasting Corporation
South Africa
Seizure of Clara and Danish Vessels by Maritime Commission
The Maritime Commission announced it had taken formal possession of the Clara a 6131 ton Italian ship and six Danish vessels as part of seizing sabotaged ships laid up in United States waters. The action aimed to secure these vessels for national interests and prevent further use by hostile forces.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
United States
German oil supplies and Europe economy drive
A report by a private research group led by Louis F Frachtting states Germany cannot effectively organize Europe’s economy without further or recurring oil supplies. It notes Germany’s current need is about 55 million barrels per year, just met by Western Europe’s synthetic and crude oil production and imports from Romania and Russia.
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Washington
Foreign Policy Association
Germany
Europe
Iraq
Iran
Louis F
To Be A Great Delaying Detentive Action London
Lord Moyne defends the Crete campaign in the House of Lords as a strong defensive effort safeguarding the Suez Canal. He claims German losses exceed British losses by about four to one and notes German air power was significantly diminished, with 430 of their best planes downed or crashed unseen by Allied defenses.
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London
Crete
House of
Rds
Lord Moyne
Suez Canal
Luftwaffe
Reginald B. Jackson
Thailand
Edmonton
Canada
Japan
Orient
U.S. Pacific
Refusal of Internment Uniform by German Officers in Canada
Col Hubert Stethem, director of Canadian internment camps, told visiting U S newspaper women that German officers in Canada refuse to wear the issued internment outfits. The blue denim shirt bears a red circle and the pants have a red stripe. Authorities offered to mark the shirt with a white circle and black swastika, but the officers declined.
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Ontario
Hubert Stethem
Canada
United States
Britain imposes Petsamo port blockade to curb Germans
London reports Britain has tightened an Arctic blockade around Petsamo in Finland to deter German troops. The economic warfare ministry says Germans are settling rather than merely passing through. Three Finnish ships bound for Petsamo have been intercepted already.
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London
Britain
Alockade
Petsamo
Finland
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Derby Day Warplanes Guard Large Derby Crowd
The Royal Air Force protected 50 000 spectators at Newmarket England Derby with a full air patrol. Planes roared overhead to deter any Luftwaffe threat as crowds endured the loud motor noise that drowned horse hoofbeats. This marked the largest aerial patrol since intensive air warfare began last July.
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RAF
Newmarket
Eng
Royal Air Force
England
Civilian Technical Corps Asked For Skilled Technicians
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons Britain will form a civilian technical corps for men from other countries who answer Lord Beaverbrook's plea for skilled technicians.
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Civilian Technical Corps
London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Dublin Bombing Admission Clears German Aircraft Misstep
A Dublin despatch reports Germany admits responsibility for bombs on Dublin on May 31. German authorities say a German aircraft flew over the east Irish coast by mistake, altered course upon realization, and did not drop bombs. Irish investigations still indicate bombs were of German origin, noting high altitude winds may have driven the plane over the coast.
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London
Dublin
Irish Information Bureau
Germany
Eire
Irish
Co operation urged for equitable interprovincial trade
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada asked the federal government to work with provincial governments on a fairer exchange of products across provinces by adjusting freight rates and regulating trade. Delegates noted prairie farmers wish to trade grains and dairy for fruits from other provinces and pursue further exchanges where feasible.
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Fredericton
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
Prairies
Polish Army Formation Planned in Canada Camps in Ontario
Stanislas Mikolajczyk, acting vice-president of Poland, arrived in Toronto for talks with Gen. Sikorski and Canadian leaders. He said the world’s largest Polish community outside Warsaw is in Chicago and that an army on this continent is organized. Camps will be at Windsor and Owen Sound with most recruits from the United States. Canadian citizens among Polish residents cannot join other forces. this restriction does not apply in the United States.
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Toronto
Stanislas Mikolajczyk
Republic of Poland
Wladyslaw Sikorsk
Mikolajczyk
Warsaw
Chicago
Windsor
Ont
Owen Sound
United States
Canada
Mikolajenyk
Airplane Shipments From United States Rise in April
U S commerce reports 301 aircraft shipped abroad in April, up 110 from March, likely to British Empire or China. Value reaches 47.08 million dollars while April engine exports fall to 700 engines. Parts and accessories exports rise to 3.12 million, pushing first four months total to 190.67 million, about double last year.
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United ‘State
Ferry Pilots to Train for Atlantic Bombers Tour
W G Golien, chief pilot for Transcontinental and Western Air, announces a nationwide tour to recruit and train aviators to ferry bombers across the Atlantic. Qualified pilots earning $1,500 a month plus bonuses for each completed round trip, with navigators at $1,200 monthly and extra rewards for multiple trips, will visit New York Chicago San Angelo Cleveland Pittsburgh Washington and Minneapolis.
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Atlantic
New York
W. G. Golien
Western Division
Transcontinental
Western Air, Inc
Ferry
Brain Cullen
Manoasesty
Sto
Chicago
San Angelo
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Washington
Minneapolis
British comment on the Berlin Turkish pact
London observers viewed the German Turkish friendship pact as a Berlin move to widen Russian fears of encirclement. Hitler reportedly settled for a limited agreement to impress the Soviet and pressure Ankara later for more concessions. Turkey’s frankness and insistence on Britain treaty obligations softened the blow and kept the accord less dangerous than Germany wanted.
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London
Drcen
Berlin
Germany
Britain
Hitler
Stalin
Ankara
Turkey
Aventals
Title of Rt Hon RB Bennett May Fade on Death
London reports the baronetcy of Rt Hon R B Bennett likely to become extinct upon his passing without a direct heir. A rare special remainder could transfer the title to a next of kin, a privilege granted by the sovereign to a few peers in recent decades.
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Bennett
London
R. B. Bennett
Earl Kitchener
Earl Robents
New Device Spots Planes In Night Flying
Washington reports a new radio radiolocator device could detect approaching aircraft in all conditions and guide night fighters. Commodore George Pirie of the Royal Air Force says mass production is underway and the system will soon be used to end night bombing. A civilian technician corps for Britain and a transit center in Montreal are planned with Americans invited to enroll in New York. Officials say the locator provides plane location, bearing, speed, and flight direction from two compass-based observations.
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Washington
Britai
Tony l
George Pine
Royal Air Force
Nidber
United Arer
Briain
Commodore Pile
Britah Embuany
New York
Montreal
Canada College
Pirie
British
Air Ministry
Britain
Northern Ireland
State Department
Earthquake Recorded Near Dominion Observatory on June 18
The Dominion Observatory logged a moderate quake on June 18 with the epicenter about 1,875 miles away. Direction remains undetermined as instruments kept recording after an hour.
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Ottawa
Dominion Observatory
Nazis Burn Documents Before Chicago Consulate Closure
German consulate in Chicago began destroying thousands of records as the United States ordered its closure. Officials said the action was a preliminary step to shut down the office and render its functions inoperable.
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Chicago
United States
Invasion Threat Rumors Rise Amid RAF Bombing Action
British sources warn of a potential summer blow on Britain as Nazi forces concentrate at Channel ports. RAF has bombed Boulogne and nearby coastal positions while bombers strike Le Havre docks and fuel facilities. Norway troop concentrations cited as further alert to invasion plans.
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Britain
Falco
Middle East
Lord Beaverbrook
Royal Air Force
Boulogne
France
RAF
Norway
Hitle
Germany
le Havre
Morale Boost from Bombing Stance Hints at Berlin Strain
Viscount Halifax warned that Hitler faces morale pressure if Britain intensifies raids on German ports and cities. He argued sustained American long range bombers enable RAF to strike deep inside Reich, hoping German troops will question the war’s end as civilian targets increase.
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Reich
Boston
Viscount Halifax
Hitler
Russia
Royal Air Force
Royal Family Registers as Firewatchers in London
The King and the entire royal family have registered as firewatchers in Westminster near Buckingham Palace. The monarch insisted the royal residence be listed with the same firewatching requirements applied to other buildings in the area.
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Royal Family Firewatchen
London
Westminster
Buckingham Palace
Japan seeks equal footing in NEI aviation and shipping
The Japanese government pledged to pursue participation in aviation, shipping, and communications in the Netherlands East Indies on par with the United States and Great Britain after noting a breakdown in negotiations with the Dutch government.
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Tokyo
Netherlands East Indies
United States
Great Britain
Netherlands
Italian prisoners in British captivity total 177,987
War Secretary David Margesson answered in the House of Commons that the count of Italian officers non commissioned officers and men held in British hands reached 177,987.
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Pasciete
London
David Margesson
House of Commons
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