Churchill Thanks U S For Lend Lease Aid In Commons
Churchill formally thanked the United States in the House of Commons for the lend lease act calling it a new Magna Carta and praising US resolve to defeat Naziism. He noted US aid as a beacon for freedom and invited shared responsibility among free nations. An American-British mission then met him and MPs for talks on aid and plans.
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London
Churchill
United States
House of Commons
Te United States
Britain
Ders
L. F. Plugge
Parliamentary
Sir Murray Sueter
Wright
Arthur Evans
Ins
Carlyle H. Walsh
F Harman
J. L Hatcher
Western Feed Grain Arrives in Ontario Under Freight Plan
Agriculture Minister PM Dewan announced that Western feed grain is entering Ontario at 60 cars daily under a plan where Dominion and provincial governments share freight costs. About half of Ontario’s 3,200,000 bushels quota has been used, with the full quota expected to be consumed in weeks. The government each pays half the Fort William to Ontario point freight, costing Ontario about $125,000.
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Toronto
Ontario
PM. Dewan
Dewan
Fort William
French Freighter Intercepted Near Gibraltar Harbor
Reports say a 1500 ton French freighter intercepted by British warships was taken into Gibraltar harbor. The vessel is among several French ships escorted to Gibraltar in recent weeks as 1,000,000 yards of cloth from a Lancashire mill is set to absorb 40,000,000 pounds of yarn.
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Algeciras
Spain
Gibraltar
Lancashire
England
Manitoba Election Set For April 2 In 20th Legislature
Manitoba will vote on April 2 to elect the 20th legislature after dissolution by Lt. Gov. RF McWilliams. Premier John Bracken announced the date and orders for writs and new returning officers in 10 constituencies. At dissolution the Liberal-Progressives held 23 seats, Conservatives 15, CCF 6, Social Credit 5, and Independents 4 with two vacancies amid a 55 seat total. Bracken has led since 1922, steering Liberal-Progressives through periods of coalition and dissent among party members.
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Tomer Bracken
Winnipeg
Manitoba
RF McWilliams
John Bracken
Ihs
Liberal
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Social Credit
Bracken
Mr. Bracken
Salome Halldorson
St. George
H. D. B. Ketchen
Lewis St. George Stubbs
Winnipee
New World Vision for Workers Named by Bevin
Ernest Bevin, British labor minister, says Britain could win the war and create a new world for workers everywhere. He urges sacrifices, confident American labor will help, to ensure aid before it is too late and to build a better world for workers.
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Ernest
Bevin
New York
Ernest Bevin
Britain
American Labor Committee
Mr. Bevin
Nazi letters oppose aid to Britain bill surge in forgery claim
Louisville chairman Ernest Gibson of the committee to defend America by aiding the Allies says a check of letters and postcards opposing the lease lend bill found 90 percent forged or fictitious signatures. He calls it fifth column propaganda by Nazi agents. The committee aims to push all-out armament production for Britain and convoy delivery if needed.
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U.S. Congress
Britain
Louisville
Ernest Gibson
America
Congress
Gibson
Great Britain
United States
War Tragedy In England Hidden Gift To Soldiers
A Royal Artillery gunner and a comrade receive a mysterious sack from a stylish woman in a town street. Inside lie 150 pounds in notes and a letter from a mother grieving for her son killed in this war and her husband in the prior war. The note asks the soldiers to use the money as a birthday gift for her son’s memory.
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Esngland
Bombarer Glover
Gunner Phelps
Royal Artillery
Phelps
Laddie
Austrian RCAF recruit recalls Austria camp ordeal
A 26 year old Austrian member of the Royal Canadian Air Force recounts his and his father’s imprisonment in a concentration camp after Austria’s annexation. He credits Dr Cr Best of Toronto and Nobel laureate Prof Otto Loewi with aiding their emigration to Canada, then England, and eventual arrival in New York University for Loewi’s research. The son, eager to return overseas to fight those who stole his country, stayed briefly with Best before joining the RCAF.
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Toronto
Loews
Royal Canadian Air Force
Whch
Austria
al Loewi
Otto Loew
Canada
Cr. Best
Frederick Banting
Loewi
Dr Best
Sir Frederick
Loewis
England
New York University
RCAF
Hhe
Japanese Minister Praises Australia Japan Ties in Brisbane
Tatsuo Kawai the first Japanese minister to Australia said friendship matters more than trade and no quarrel is necessary if both nations understand each other. He praised Australia as a future industrial hub and a producer of wool and wheat while on his way to Canberra to present credentials.
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Brisbane
Australia
Tatsuo Kawai
Japan
Tatsuo
Canberra
Flyers From United States rally to war effort abroad
More than 500 flyers from the United States have enlisted in the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force since mid July last year, with about 400 serving as flying instructors in Canada. Roughly 40 ferry England-bound bombing planes across the Atlantic and about 80 transferring British-made planes from factories to airdromes. A few have joined the Eagle squadron, the American fighting unit.
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Canada
Britain
New York
United States
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Atlantic
Eagle
Troops From Australia and New Zealand Deployed to Middle East
The Dominions office disclosed Britain sent Australian and New Zealand troops from England to the Middle East to fight there. The arrival of these troops was reported as having occurred some time ago and while it was not revealed whether they participated in the Libya attack, sources stated their redeployment had to be disclosed soon for security and strategic reasons.
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Australia
New Zealand
London
Dominions
Britain
Engand
Middle East
Libya
England
Butter Control In Italy Rome Proclaims Rationing Plan
Italy will impose strict government control over butter production distribution and sale with rationing to begin March 24. The measure aims to regulate supply and stabilize prices across the country as authorities take charge of the butter market.
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Rome
Policy Would Cut Wheat Acres Under New Program
Ottawa reports a government plan to reduce wheat acreage by about 9 million acres, paying farmers to summer fallow or switch to coarse grains and grass. Payments total up to 36 million dollars this year, with staged incentives through 1942, aiming to stabilize western agriculture for wartime and postwar needs.
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Ottawa
Erninent
J. G. Gardiner
Gardiner
Regulations Change Ottawa Passport Rules for Canadians
The passport office of Canada's external affairs department announces April 1 changes to U S visa travel. Special one year passports will be discontinued and standard 10 year passports issued at 3 dollars initial cost with two year renewals at 1 dollar each. Regular five year passports remain available at 5 dollars with renewals at 2 dollars and valid for 10 years total. One year passports issued before April 1 remain valid for their stated term.
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Ottawa
United States
Passport Office
External Affairs Department
Ottawa women in government join war savings pledge
Ottawa officials report 1,113 of 1,300 Dominion government service carwomen have signed pledges to buy annually 16 560 dollars worth of war savings certificates and stamps as a test group backing Canada's war savings plan.
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Ottawa
Thea
Canada
Moving Staff School Ottawa Defence Minister Ralston announces move
Defence Minister Ralston said the staff officers school now operating in England would be relocated to Canada after the officers on staff courses finish their studies.
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Ottawa
Defence
Ralston
England
Canada
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Western Feed Grain
George W. Rendel
Bulgaria
Instanbul
John G. Winant
Benjamin Cohen
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