Allies win numerous decorations for air war effort
The Polish air force leads with over 120 British decorations and 509 German aircraft downed in Britain and in sorties by nearly 20 Polish squadrons. French, Belgian, Czech, Norwegian and Dutch pilots also earn honors as Allied air power conducts anti submarine patrols shipping strikes and bombing raids over occupied Europe.
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Britain
France
Belgium
Germany
Coun
Cmdr
le Roy du Vivier
Jean Morlaix
Czechoslovakia
Karl Kuttelwascher
D.F.C
Bar
Kutt
Africa
Coastal Command
Netherlands
British arrival of Canadian air reinforcements
The article reports a draft of RC AF personnel landing in Britain, spanning pilots observers navigators bombfarmers gunners and radio mechanics from across Canada. Air crews express Berlin as their first target when on operational duties. Among them FO Bill Dumsday from Toronto and former CP staffer, along with sportsman PC Don Wickens of the Moose Jaw Canucks, Saskatchewan.
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London
Britain
RCAF
Canada
Berlin
Bill Dumsday
Toronto
Moose Jaw
Regina
Don Wickens
Moose Jaw Canucks
Saskatchewan
De Gaulle Demands Algiers as Meeting City
In a London welcome address to 200 French escapees Gen Charles de Gaulle reiterated willingness for an immediate conference with Gen Henri Giraud but pressed for Algiers as the meeting place. He stated the French national committee seeks broad agreements and consultations in Algiers to establish joint central authority.
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de Gaulle
Giraud
London
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
North Africa
Algiers
Empire
Empire Youth Sunday Observed Across Empire May 16
May 16 marks Empire Youth Sunday under royal patronage. The observance, dating to 1937, mobilizes churches and schools to foster loyalty to Christian values, contrasting with Nazi ideology. A transatlantic broadcast from St Pauls Cathedral to Toronto and the Metropolitan Church will link London and Toronto services.
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Toronto
Empire
United States
British Empire
Frontier Opens as Swiss Return After Border Closure
Berne reports two hundred Swiss were barred from France by Italian occupation authorities on April 25 but later allowed to return when the frontier reopened. No explanation for the initial closure was given.
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Berne
France
Attempt on Life of Fascist Secretary Carlo Scorza
A round about report from London says an attempt was made on Carlo Scorza, secretary of the Fascist party and ranking second to Mussolini. The item will be broadcast on the CBC National network at 4 to 4 40 pm EDT. Major Ney is slated as guest speaker at a youth rally in Manchester England. The Church Committee of the National Council of Education is involved.
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National Council of Education
AML
Canada
United Church
Salvation Army
Arremir
Fta
Life London
Carlo Scorza
Fascist Party
Mussolini
Cation
CBC
National
Major Ney
Manchester
England
Allies' naval strength includes 220 ships in occupied nations
The admiralty reported 220 combat ships and 26,700 men under German-occupied country navies allied with the United Nations. Leading is the Royal Netherlands with 63 ships and 6,850 men, followed by Fighting French 49 ships, Norwegian 53, Greek 33, Polish 12, Yugoslav 3, and Belgian 7. ships range from cruisers to minesweepers. A vanish naval force was formed to join the Allied forces.
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Avies
Admiralty
United Nations
Royal Netherlands Navy
Plan to import millions of British settlers to Canada
Garfield Weston, 45, Canadian-born MP, urged immediate immigration of British to Canada after the war. He promoted careful planning to transfer millions of English, Scottish and Irish settlers and integrate business interests, noting a recent $5,000,000 Eddy Paper Mills purchase as part of ties.
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Canada
Garfield Weston
House of Commons
Weston
Britain
Viscount Bennett
Eddy Paper Mills
Fluit
Que
Mr. Weston
Air Cadets Summer Camp Plans Expanded Across Centres
About 3 000 cadets in No 2 Training Command will undergo full dress inspections within six weeks, with 47 squadrons to be reviewed by Cadet Officers H V Bell and J B Hughes. After inspections, cadets attend Summer Camps at RCAF Training Schools to learn station life, discipline, studies, and RCAF expectations.
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H. V. Bell
J. 8. Hughes
Royal Canadian Air Force
Roland
Manitoba
Air Cadets
RCAF
Romanian decree bans public discussion of military affairs
New York reports Romanian military authorities ordered public discussion of military or political matters halted by a domestic radio broadcast. Violations may lead to correctional imprisonment from six months to four years.
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New York
Bucharest Radio
Factory in Norway Turns Seaweed Into Cloth
A southern Norway factory experiments with seaweed to produce textile fibers for fabric. The project aims to create sustainable, biodegradable cloth alternative using harvested seaweed and processing technology.
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Norway
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