Balkans May Be For The Allies
London reports the Balkans as a potential future meeting ground for Soviet British and American armies. The three power Moscow talks will include top officials from the state department foreign office and war cabinet members. Hull is expected as American lead with Harriman possibly attending as delegate. Eden will head the British mission.
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London
Balkans
Moscow
Stockholm
George S. Pattonia
Italy
Balkan
Reuters
United States Department of State
British
Foreign Office
H. Freeman Matthews
State Department
William Strang
Sir Hastings Ismay
War Cabinet
Churchill
United States
Canada
George C. Marshall
Cordell Hull
Russia
W. Averell Harriman
Kremlin
Hull
Washington
Harriman
Anthony Eden
Canadians Face Milk Shortage as Consumption Surges
Reports warn of an extraordinary rise in Canadian per capita milk intake, up over 30 pounds a year, forcing officials to consider rationing. Fluid milk use climbed from 3.17 to 3.19 hundred million pounds between 1940 and 1942, with further gains anticipated in 1943. Provincial sales rose sharply in 1943, while the government considers limiting distributor purchasing areas to prevent market disarray despite ongoing British cheese contracts.
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Ottawa
JP Nadeas
Canadians
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
War Prediction Says Germany Will Sue For Peace
Seattle report quotes Emil Ludwig a German born historian predicting Germany will seek peace within six months. He warns that period will be dangerous and argues a military protectorate over Germany is needed. He says German generals may discard Hitler when the time is right and criticizes the Junkers as worse than the Nazis.
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Germany
Seattle
Emil Ludwig
Hitler
Junkers
Vatican diplomats destroy papers to shield the church
The Daily Mail despatch from Madrid reports that Vatican diplomats and Cardinal Magtione are destroying confidential papers to prevent disclosure of German associates who kept the Pope informed of steps against the church. The action aims to protect papal territory as Rome is abandoned amid German advances.
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Vatican
Papal
Rome
Daily Mail
Madrid
Luigi ¢ Cardinal Magtione
Germany
Prairie farmers to work at Lakehead elevators
Grain officials propose winter labor for 125 prairie farmers at Lakehead elevators to fill a labor shortage. Recruited by elevator agents, workers would stay until next spring and receive free government transportation.
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Fort William
Prairie Provinces
Lakehead
Prairies
Anthony Eden Represents Warwick and Leamington MP since 1923
Anthony Eden, the British foreign secretary, has served as the Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington since 1923. His long tenure marks a key period in UK diplomacy and parliamentary leadership within the Conservative Party.
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Anthony Eden
Warwick
Leamington
House of Commons
Roosevelt Says Japanese Weakness Seen Across New Guinea Area
President Roosevelt cited signals of Japanese retreat in the Solomons New Guinea area and the destruction of transport barges as proof of enemy weakness. He urged more focus on inland transport losses, noting Allied air forces have sunk many barges and escorts in recent months.
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Roosevelt
Thousands of French in Alps and Pyrenees hide from deportation
Interior Minister Andre Philip of the French Committee of National Liberation said underground reports show more than 200000 Frenchmen living illegally in the Alps or Pyrenees to avoid deportation to forced labor in Germany. He noted about 40000 Frenchmen had been executed by March 1943.
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Alps
Pyrenees
Algiers
Andre Philip
French Committee of National Liberation
Germany
French Canadian designer of first western Baha'i Temple
Louis Bourgeois, a French Canadian architect, designed the first Baha'i Temple in the western hemisphere. Completed after 30 years in Wilmette, Illinois, it will host an international Baha'i gathering on May 22, 1944. The temple’s nine sides symbolize the world’s nine chief religions.
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Lnte
Louis Bourgeois
Hemisphere
Wilmette
Empire air policy talks loom in London meeting
Lord Beaverbrook now handles empire air conference planning with Lord Privy Seal and expected London talks bring Britain Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa India reps together. Smuts arrived to consult with the dominions office as war cabinet discussions proceed. The Evening Standard cautions the dominion talks may push to early next year with possible U.S. and Canada visits for Smuts.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Privy Veal
Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
United States
Russia
United Nations
Jan Christian Smuts
Dominions
War Cabinet
Evening Standard
Smuts
Churchill
Standard
Will Retaliation Promised Over Beheaded Allied Aviator
The United States vows to punish Japanese officials responsible for the beheading of an Allied aviator. President Roosevelt decries the act as uncivilized and war notes warn Tokyo of accountability for such crimes against American prisoners. London editorials praise Dominion war effort as a model for Allies.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
State Department
Tokyo
Officers of 14th Canadian Army Tank Regiment in photo
A described group portrait lists officers from the Calgary Regiment 14th Canadian Army Tank Regiment. Front row includes Capt. 8 E Greenberg Winnipeg Major C A Richardson Red Deer Alta. Middle row shows HJ Houghton Saskatoon Lieut D C I Toronto G W Hamm Regina Lieut RD Butler Danger Sask Lieut A R Wells Calgary Lieut L C Love Calgary Lieut A H Wallace Westville Capt J W Singleton Toronto Lieut RE Hyde Edmonton Lieut E Cooper London Ont Lieut A J Charbonneau Ottawa Lieut R D Archibald Barons Alta Lieut H R Park Vernon BC Lieut 7 Bs Nightingale Vernon BC HA Miler Vancouver and others.
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14Th
Canadian Army Tank Regiment
Calgary Regiment
Canadian Army
L. C. Love
Calgary
A. H. Wallace
Westville
J. W. Singleton
Toronto
RE. Hyde
Edmonton
E. Cooper
London
H.R. Park
Nightingale
Vernon
HA. Miler
Vancouver
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Mark Clark
Sth
Sam Schulman
Will
King Standard
14Th Canadian Army Tank Regiment
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