Montgomery praises second front and Allied unity on train
General Montgomery tells Edward Beattie aboard his special train in England that the second front has begun through bombing and invasions from Tunisia to Sicily to Italy, and will soon strike Germany. He stresses leadership, mutual trust, and civilian contributions like Birmingham welders as essential to victory.
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Edward W. Beattie
BUP
Montgomery
England
Germany
English Channel
Bernard Law Montgomery
Dominion
Monty
el Alamein
Tunisia
Italy
Sicily
Birmingham
Synthetic rubber race saved Ottawa shortage fear
Munitions Minister Howe announced in the commons that a government program to produce synthetic rubber is near success. The Polymer Corp plant at Samia, Ontario, now makes Buna-S rubber at 2 500 tons monthly and butyl rubber at 150 tons monthly, with Buna-S nearing 34 000 tons per year by May and butyl at 4 000 tons per year by July.
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Ottawa
Howe
Polymer Corp
Samia
Ont
End of the Great War: 125 Million Europeans Reported
A report at war’s end notes 125 million Europeans affected or affected by the conflict. The figure underscores the vast reach of the conflict across nations and the ensuing disruptions in lives, economies, and governance across the continent.
Japan Worried Emperer Tojo Warns War Grim
London dispatch reports Premier Tojo told the Japanese diet that the war situation has grown grave with battles to decide Japan's fate. The Berlin radio quotes Tojo saying heroic Japanese resistance delayed the first American onslaught but新的 and tougher attacks are expected based on American material superiority.
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Emler
London
Hiexo Tojo
Japan
Berlin
Toyo
Pilot Strikes Through Snow To Return Noseless B 17
In a frostbound morning incident a B 17 flying fortess lost its nose after three bombs from another plane struck Frankfurt bound craft. Two crewmen were killed and the bombardier perished as snow blew into the nose amid a 70 knot headwind. In London it was announced that 29 US soldiers died and eight were injured in an accidental training explosion in England.
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Germany
Britain
Frankfurt
London
United States
England
General G B Howard Promoted to Major General
Acting Major General G B Howard receives promotion announced by National Defence Headquarters. He continues as Controller General and Chairman of the Inspection Board for the United Kingdom and Canada.
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G. B. Howard
National Defence Headquarters
Howard
Inspection Board
United Kingdom
Canada
Canada Mineral Output Value Drops in 1943
Ottawa reports Canada's mineral production valued at 523,940,510 in 1943, down from 566,768,672 in 1942, marking a 7.5 percent decline. The 1943 valuation is the lowest since 1939, mainly due to a large cut in gold output, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics says.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Bureau
Churchill Seeks Renewed Consultations on Atlantic Charter
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that there will be renewed consultations between the principal allies on the Atlantic Charter as war phases change. He did not confirm a new Big Three meeting and noted clarifications may be required regarding territories covered by the charter.
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Churchill
London
Church M
House of Commons
Daniel Lipson
Mr. Churchill
Rocket guns join British merchant ships at sea
Deputy rocket guns, once used against German bombers over England, are mounted on British merchant ships to defend convoys from raiders. They proved effective near Britain’s shores and in the Mediterranean, and Britain has now placed the weapon on ships though sailors say it arrived late in the war.
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London
Germany
Eng
Britain
Mediterranean
Leaving the North Edmonton Crowds Narrowing
Railway officials report hundreds of American civilians passed through Edmonton in three months mainly en route home from northern projects. Canadian railways moved about 850 monthly passengers out of Edmonton. Officials say most were workers on Yukon North West Territories and Peace River projects. The Edmonton accommodation bureau notes the transient American population, high during peak northern work, has fallen about 90 percent in the past year.
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Edmonton
Railway Company
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Yukon
North West
Territories
Peace River
Hitler Uses Reserves to Bolster Balkan Front
London report says Soviet advance across the Dniester forces Germany to deploy strategic reserves from France and the Low Countries to Hungary Romania and Bulgaria. Berlin aims to hold the Carpathian passes like the Iron Gate as a bulwark against a broader Russian push toward southeast Europe.
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London
Red Army
Dniester
Ranmaria
Hitler
Balkan
Western
Europe
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Balkans
West
Poland
France
Low Countries
Swiss
Siegfried Line
Germany
Carpathian Mountains
Carpathians
Danube
Belgrade
Cassino
Bessarabia
Birthday tribute proposed for Uncle Jack Miner in Kingsville
Kingsville Ontario April 10 marks the birthday of famed citizen Uncle Jack Miner. The idea of declaring April 10 a school holiday across Canada gains support at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Citizens foresee tests, celebratory events, and a possible dinner with friends from Michigan and Ontario.
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Kingsville
Ont
Jack Miner
Canada
Miner
Jack
Chamber of Commerce
Uncle Jack
Michigan
Ontario
Peace in the future hinges on united great powers
Col John Jacob Astor publisher of the Times of London declares peace for the future rests on unity of Britain United States Russia and Allied powers. He cautions against relying on formal alliances and urges policies forged in peace as in war. He says an adequate force is needed to guard against any surprise aggression.
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Washingson
Col
John Jacob Astor
Times of London
Britain
United States
Russia
Astor
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