Postwar Food Relief Plan Backed by Allies
London delegates, led by Eden, endorse a framework to pool food and supplies for hungry Europe after Nazi defeat. US Ambassador Winant supports the plan as potentially useful, with Britain to consult the United States before formal adoption. The meeting stresses disarmament of Germany and economic aid to occupied nations, while Russia signals support for the charter’s principles.
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London
Britain
Europe
Eden
John Winant
United States
John G Winant
Pden
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Iva Maisky
Maisky
Cost of living and wages rise in Canada during wartime
Officials compare living costs and wages using a 1935 to 1939 base. From 1939 to 1940 the cost of living index rose 100 to 107.1 while wages moved 105.1 to 108.3. In 1941 the cost of living continued to climb to 113.7 by August, with wage data for 1941 reflecting a rise due to a wartime bonus affecting over 500000 workers.
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Froren
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Labor Department
Bacon Shipments Seen Under New Britain Trade Pact
Agriculture officials report 453,000,000 pounds of bacon to Britain under the current agreement will be near completion. They project at least 600,000,000 pounds under a new 12 month pact from November 1. Slaughterings rise 34 percent year over year with a larger output expected April to September due to breeding programs and higher bacon demand.
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Ottawa
Great Britain
Agriculture Department
Department
Information on RAF Russia wing location disputed
An Italian report claimed British planes joined large air battles over Odessa, but an official source said the claim was a bid to locate the RAF wing sent to Russia. They warned that confirming presence would aid one side or the other in the conflict.
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Russia
London
Odessa
Royal Air Force
Montreal warning on war spread and continental fights
Ralph P. Bell, director general of aircraft production in Canada, warned the Montreal Advertising and Sales Executive Club against complacency. He said it was his personal opinion that if Russian resistance folded now, fighting could resume on this continent next spring.
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Montreal
Ralph P. Bell
Canada
French Embassy Stoned as Demonstrators Rally
A crowd gathered outside the French embassy in Buenos Aires and hurled stones at the building. Police said about 40 participants took part in the demonstration shouting anti Vichy slogans. 16 persons were arrested.
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Buenos Airest
City of Waterford Loss After Sea Collision
The Irish steamship City of Waterford of 1071 tons was lost in a sea collision around September 19. The crew were saved and the location and circumstances were made public.
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Dublin
Waterford
Indian crews take part in Battle of the Atlantic
London report from Secretary of State for India LS Amery states that Indian ships crewed by natives actively participated in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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London
LS Amery
India
Explosion Damages Bordeaux Plant Producing Synthetic Gasoline
The Vichy radio reported a terrible explosion at a Bordeaux alcohol plant that produced synthetic gasoline, causing several million francs in damage.
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New York
Vichy Radio
Montreal to mark 300th founding anniversary in 1942
A Montreal observance will mark the 300th anniversary of the city’s founding on May 18, 1942. The commemoration runs amid celebrations planned across organizations and venues in the metropolis.
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Montreal
British invasion unlikely before next spring says Cranborne
Viscount Cranborne told Canadian journalists that after Dunkirk evacuation British troops would be the only well equipped force to face Germany if invaded. He said Russia was in a tight spot yet had held off the German machine while Britain’s air campaign drew strength from the Russian front.
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London
Viscount Cranborne
Dunkirk
Britain
Lord Cranborne
Russia
Dominions
Storm Bashes Houston Cause Huge Damage
A Gulf coast hurricane veered inland striking Houston with 100 mile per hour winds. Officials report millions in losses including a rice crop damage estimated at 1.7 million dollars and total city damage around 1 million dollars.
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Houston
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Matagorda
Freeport
Exchange of Prisoners Between Britain and Germany Reached
BBC reports a deal to exchange equal numbers of British and German diplomatic and consular officials and families held prisoners for over a year. Each side to form 12-person groups. under 100 affected per nationality. Sir Lancelot Oliphant would head the British party and the former German consul general in Iceland would lead the German group. The British party to be sent to Spain and the German to Portugal.
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Bettah
London
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Lancelot Oliphant
Belgium
Iceland
Libon
Have Only One Aim Vast Majority Of French People United Against Nazi Rule
General de Gaulle announces the Free French move to form a national council as a temporary administration to lead France to liberation. He states the council will include eight or nine members under his leadership and that Free French forces total about 50 000 with most units in Africa and the Middle East.
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London
France
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Free
Gen. de Gaulle
Apples for Britain BC fruit growers settle price
Agriculture department officials announced the British Columbia fruit board will receive an average of 1.15 dollars per box for Britain’s purchase of 1.5 million boxes of BC apples. A spokesman noted this equals the domestic price, avoiding a loss in the UK agreement.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
British Columbia Fruit Board
Britain
British Columbia
United Kingdom
Census of religious beliefs in Canadian armed forces
The national defence department announces an official census to determine religious beliefs of all armed forces members. Every enlisted man in Canada and overseas will have cards checked, with completion expected in about two months.
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Ottawa
Nationa Defence Department
Canada
Heavy Axis shipping losses reported in North Africa
British sources say one in five Axis vessels crossing to North Africa sinks and fifty percent of Italy's merchant tonnage has been sunk or damaged. Recent strikes include two 24 000 ton Italian liners and several ships hit by submarines or aircraft as raids target Tripoli Bengasi and Godar Ethiopia.
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Alexandria
North Africa
Italy
Libya
Mediterranean
Tripoli
Bengasi
North African
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Godar
Ethiopia
Admiralty
Crotone
Germany
Reach Canada Seeks Yugoslav Cabinet HQ in Montreal
Five Yugoslav cabinet members arrive in Montreal to set up a wartime headquarters and meet Canadian officials, alongside Dr. Simovich remaining in Britain with the rest of the cabinet. The group represents Croat Serb and Slovene elements and hopes to formalize as a government in exile on Canadian soil.
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Montreal
Dusham Simoviteh
Simovich
Britain
Bosko Jevttch
B. Markovich
Ivan Subashich
Croatia
Sava Kosanovich
M. F. Sno
Canada
Ottawa
World Record Grain Unloading at London Port
An official at a leading British port said nearly 6000 tons of grain were unloaded from a ship in 11 hours. The BBC reported this as a world record and a tribute to Britain's dock workers.
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London
Britain
British Broadcasting Corporation
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