Hostage terror sweeps Axis occupied areas
The inter allied information committee reports a nine country hostage terror across Axis occupied Europe. It cites over 100000 dead and thousands missing or imprisoned, with Italy, Germany, and Bulgaria named for mass executions and punitive burnings in Greece Poland Yugoslavia and Croat regions.
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London
Europe
Inter-Allied Information Committee
Britain
Russia
Albania
Greece
Crete
Poland
Poliah
Igo A ‘Sym
Gestapo
Yugoslavia
War Secretary criticizes Germany on POW treatment
London war secretary David Margesson told the House of Commons that Germany is not fully meeting prisoner of war obligations. He cited incomplete ration information and insufficient clothing for British POWs, with a few cases of overbanding and possible violations of collective punishment. He said complaints are being taken up with the protecting power in Germany as the United States handles British interests in Berlin.
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London
David Margesson
House of Commons
Germany
Alfred Knox
United States
Berin
Toronto coal distributors launch gasoline saving drive
More than 1,000 trucks run by 241 coal distributors in greater Toronto began a gasoline and oil conservation program on November 24. Controller G. R. Cottrelle issued the statement. No delivery under half a ton and no delivery until a full load is assembled except for urgent needs.
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Toronto
Greater
G. R. Cottrelle
Fighting the Axis in North Africa The Cunningham trio lead Libya advance
The piece profiles Lt-Gen Sir Alan Cunningham and his brother Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham along with Air Vice-Marshal Arthur Coningham. It notes their roles in the Libyan push against Axis forces and highlights their reputations in artillery, aerial warfare, and naval strategy.
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Cairo
Cunningham Brothers
Coningham
North Africa
Libya
Alan Cunningham
Alan
Andrew Cunningham
Mediterranean
Arthur Coningham
Africa
Italy
Somaliland
Ethiopia
Sth
Army of the West
Five Die In California Tunnel Rail Disaster
Trapped in a 1000 foot tunnel near Van Nuys five men died when a Southern Pacific locomotive burst into flames after a coupling snapped on a 96 car freight train and severed the oil line. Four others escaped and sought air while three received hospital care as oil fire raged until the broken knuckle was replaced and the train moved to safety.
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California
van Nuys
Calif
Southern Pacific
YMCA Canadian Troops Leader Arrives in Hong Kong
George Porteous of the Canadian Y M C A war services accompanied the contingent of Canadian troops. Arrival in Hong Kong announced. Porteous served with YMCA overseas from December 1999 to April 1941 and led YMCA centers at Camp Shilo and Camp Borden after returning from Britain.
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Toronto
Cicorge Porteous
Ymc.a. War Services
Hong Kong
Porteous
Y.M.C.A
Y.m.ca
Brantford
Ont
YMCA
Camp Shilo
Man
Camp Borden
Britain
British urged to leave Japanese occupied China
The British embassy says 1,175 Britons including men women and children in Japanese controlled China have expressed a wish to depart in the past three weeks. Registration began Oct 30 after Britain urged all who could to evacuate.
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Shanghai
China
Britain
Germany vows to keep Netherlands as buffer, says no independence
A Nazi spokesman stated that a victorious Germany would never grant the Netherlands independence. He declared Germany would not be crowded off the North Sea again and that Holland could never again serve as a buffer state.
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Berlin
Germany
Netherlands
North Sea
Holland
Destroyer Farenholt Launched at Bethlehem Yard
The 196 million dollar destroyer Farenholt, a sister ship of the torpedoed Kearny, was launched at Bethlehem Steel Co. State Island shipyard, adding to Uncle Sam's battlefleet.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Farenholt
Kearny
State Island
Bethlehem Steel Co
Businessman Claims 10 Enemy Raiders Shelter in Kobe
An Auckland businessman returning from Japan told reporters that ten enemy raiders and supply ships have been sheltering at Kobe for months, including the armed merchant cruiser Scharnhorst and the 7000 ton Kulmrland, plus five other German ships and three Italian craft. He also cited possible ships at Yokohama and said Japan overall is war weary with rationing and empty shops. He estimated about 3000 Germans in Tokyo on economic and cultural missions.
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Auckland
N.Z
Britain
Japan
Kobe
Scharnhorst
Kulmrland
Yokohama
Tokyo
British Freighter Torpedoed and Training Plan Claims
Ottawa reports Air Minister Power released figures showing the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan delivering safe aerobatic training with an accident record near first-class civilian airlines. The plan logged 224,486,625 miles by 125 mph average, 157 fatal accidents, about one per 11,438 hours. Power noted U.S. civilian pilots have long hours and efficiency. winter conditions may raise fatality rates. Total hours for the year projected around 2,250,000.
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Ottawa
Power
Maj Power
United States
Training Plan
Maj
Plones
Survivors Tell of Torpedoed British Freighter Off Canadian Coast
Five sailors out of 43 survivors describe a convoy 30 miles off the Atlantic coast being tracked by enemy submarines for three days before their freighter sank in 40 seconds after a midnight torpedoing. Survivors, rescued by a Canadian corvette, report a second freighter also torpedoed as depth charges cracked around them. The incident occurred a few hundred miles beyond Belle Isle, on the Atlantic side of the Strait of Belle.
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Belle Isle
Atlantic
Strait of Belle
Britain faces food strain drinks milk above peace time
Agriculture Minister R S Hudson told Parliament Britons have consumed about 200 million gallons more milk this year than the last full year of peace. He said the UK has nearly maxed arable land prep but expects stronger crop production ahead, with potato supplies nearly doubled from peacetime.
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London
R. S. Hudson
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Vancouver Lawyer Named Deputy Controller of Supplies
Vancouver man R. Nicholson was appointed deputy controller of supplies by Munitions Minister Howe. A trial lawyer since 1924, he specialized in insurance company law and has served as general counsel in various roles.
Tokyo Japan Times notes Canadian troops in Hong Kong spark tension
The Japan Times reports that the arrival of Canadian troops in Hong Kong is viewed by Japan as another unwarranted action. The foreign office controls publication and remarks on potential regional friction and policy implications. The piece highlights diplomatic strains amid wartime allied movements.
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Tokyo
Japan Times and Advertiser
Foreign Office
Hong Kong
Supplies for Russia reported by BBC via CBS broadcast
A BBC broadcast picked up by CBS claims American ships deliver arms to Russia via the Persian Gulf every 48 hours. The Russians allegedly run a special transport system moving supplies north to the war front. Basra Abbas Bushire Bandar Shapur are named as base ports for these consignments from America Britain India and Australia on diverse flag ships.
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New York
BBC
CBS
Persian Gulf
Russia
Basra
Abbas
Bushire
Bandar Shapur
America
Great Britain
India
Australia
Wages Raised for Farm Workers in England and Wales
The central agricultural wages board ordered minimum wages for farm workers in England and Wales from 48 to 60 shillings a week, effective December 28. Farm workers groups had campaigned for six months, and while many counties had raised the minimum, 11 retained the old 48 shillings.
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London
Central Agricultural Wages Board
England
Wales
Bonus Proposed for Arvida Aluminum Plant Workers
Ottawa labor minister McLarty announced a conciliation board report on the Aluminum Company of Canada Arvida plant recommending a new bonus system. Workers would be bonused at 270 dollars per week under the proposal.
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Arvida
Quebec
Ottawa
McLarty
Board of Conciliation
Arvida, Que
Aluminum Company of Canada
French General in Nervous Condition at Oloron Clinic
Vichy era report states General 1, a commander of Allied British and French forces early in the war, is in a bad nervous condition and under doctors’ care at a clinic in Oloron south of Pau.
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Vichy
Genera Uamean
Oloron
Pau
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Vancouver
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