Seven Die As RAF Bombers Collide Over Bondhead
Seven men believed killed when two large bombers collided in the Bondhead area near Toronto as they crashed to the ground after wing or tail contacts. Two men survived and were taken to hospital. planes were not from Camp Borden. Royal Air Force bombers from Port Albert base were involved.
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Ont
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Toronto
Camp Borden
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Port Albert
Tee Hitwell
Clore Hero
Hitwell
Barrie
Howell
Four Die in Istanbul Bomb Blast Against British Envoy
Teresa Armstrong a 23 year old stenographer with the British legation in Sofia died, raising four dead from the suitcase bomb plot aimed at George Rendel the British minister to Bulgaria. Armstrongs legs were amputated after the Pera Palace blast.
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Istanbul
C.P
Teresa Armstrong
Sofia
George Rendel
Bulgaria
Nova Scotia Forecasts 26 Thousand Surplus in 50 Fiscal Year
HALIFAX March 13 Premier A S MacMillan tabled estimates in the Nova Scotia legislature showing a forecast surplus of 26075 for the year ending Nov 50. The plan projects revenue of 13013426 and expenditure of 12987350, against last year's actual surplus of 946000 and a prior estimate of a 193000 deficit.
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Halifax
C.P
A. S. MacMilwn
Nova Scotia
British Columbia Seeks Coastal Highway Upgrades for Defence
Victoria March 12 British Columbia has urged the federal government to improve coastal highways for defence. Public Works Minister C S Leary said BC roads were built for civilian traffic and are not first class for military use.
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Victoria
C.P
British Columbia
Leary
B.C
Round Town with Bob Tufts Alderman RR
Black returns home after weeks in eastern Canada noting war driven production, steel at 68 percent for war orders. Lumber and oil flow to the east via Medicine Hat, but CP Rail traffic cooled from February peak. City teachers hesitant on group insurance. provincial president Bill Fisher to speak in April with films on big game and Rotterdam bombing.
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Alderman RR
Black
Canada
Medicine Hat
C.P.R
Bill Fisher
Calgary
Big Pame
Alberta Rockos
Rotterdam
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Banquet Draws Crowd
Local sportsmen filled the Corona hotel for the annual Medicine Hat Fish and Game banquet with feasting entertainment and wildlife films. Guests included Alberta Fish and Game Association secretary George Spargo and Calgary district inspector Thom Kjar.
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Corona Hotel
Medicine Hat
George Spargo
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Thom Kjar
Calgary
George Pickering
Eleven Nazi Planes Downed
London report says two German planes were shot down near the southeast coast by British fighters, raising total downed since last nightfall to eleven. Bombs fell on British soil with no casualties or little damage. German raids hit Liverpool, London, the Midlands, East Anglia and other regions, triggering multiple air alarms and a notable artillery barrage in London.
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London
Air Ministry
Liverpool
Midlands
East Anglia
England
Water shortage feared after mild winter in British Columbia
Victoria reports provincial officials foresee possible summer water shortages in several BC centers due to a very mild winter. Minister of lands A Wells Gray says the issue is a matter for government concern as rain replaced typical heavy snowfall and runoff has begun early.
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Victoria
British Columbia
A. Wells Gray
Duggan Calls for Western Economic Council and Policy Reforms
In budget debate Mr. Duggan urged a Western economic council to study equitable Dominion provincial relations and coordinate debt relief, reduce costs by cutting duplication, align agricultural research, stabilize grain price and storage, and improve marketing. C I Sayers pressed aiding new farmers, while Dr. Cross cited $60 million spent on unemployment relief. BE J Martin accused Municipal Affairs of obstruction over forfeited lands taxes. Continued on Page Eight.
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Duggan
Council
United Action
C. I. Sayers
S.C
Camrose
W. W. Cross
BE. J. Martin
Indl
Peace River
Department of Municipal Affairs
Air Training Plane Crash Claims Pilot Officer Gillard
March 13 report from Moncton says Pilot Officer C Gillard died when a Royal Canadian Air Force trainer crashed ten miles from Moncton. LAC D C Code was seriously injured. LAC L Patton escaped. Squadron Leader B D Harrop said Code had a good chance of recovery. A second RCAF trainer crashed nearby with only LAC D A Williams aboard.
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Moncton
C. Gillard
Royal Canadian Air Force
Gillard
Meadowbrook
Westmorland
Lac
D. C. Code
B. D. Harrop
Code
Lac. L. Patton
Islington
Ont
R.C.A.F
Lac. D. A. Williams
Bombers Hit Rhodes Airdromes in Eastern Med
British aircraft conducted a heavy raid against airfields on Rhodes in the Dodecanese yesterday evening. Rhodes is an island in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Rhodes
Cairo
Mediterranean
Mussolini Ordered Offensive Fails Against Greece
Dispatches from the Albanian front report a large scale Italian offensive ordered by Mussolini failed against strong Greek resistance. Mussolini allegedly told his general to act by Saturday. Italian losses exceed 10,000 in six days with about 2,000 dead and 400 prisoners held by the Greeks.
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Athens
Mar
Mussolini
Died After Snow Ball Fight
William Ritchie nine son of Mr and Mrs George Ritchie died in hospital in Grande Prairie Alberta from pneumonia said to follow a snowball fight with other boys The lad had recently recovered from measles and was in a weakened condition the snowballing was playful yet excessive and proved too much for him Continuous snowball play led to a fatal illness in a child report notes this incident occurred in March in Grande Prairie Alberta.
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Grande Prairie
Alta
William Ritchie
George Ritchie
City Glances and Local Notes Prompt Evening Arena Hockey
Citizens Band attends the arena tonight for the big hockey game while a morphed horse sale entry appears on local rosters. Clearing house figures show week and year totals around $228 772 last week and $184 492 this week. Local health board met at city hall with no unusual disease reports. Garagemen Red Amos and Giffy Emery hinted at crude oil knowledge at the Fish and Game banquet.
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Citizens Band
Red” Amos
Giffy Emery
Big Attendance At Medicine Hat Horse Sale
A large crowd gathered for the annual Medicine Hat Horse Sale on Allowance Avenue at nine o'clock. Auctioneer J W Dunne presided as 421 animals were listed, with initial slow bidding giving way to rising interest and notable bids including 175 for two five-year-old Percheron mares and 167 50 for Belgian geldings owned by Tom Hargrave.
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Allowance Avenue
Medicine Hat
J. W. Dunne
James Mitchell
Tom Hargrave
Hungarian funds frozen under German domination claim
President Roosevelt froze all Hungarian funds in the United States and State Secretary Hull said Hungary is considered under German domination. The United States classed Hungary with Romania and other Reich dominated nations under freeping orders.
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Washington
C.P
Roosevelt
Hungary
United States
Hull
Rumania
Reich
Nazi Destroyer Torpedoed in the Skagerrak
British air force reports a German destroyer torpedoed in the Skagerrak last night. It is unclear if the ship sank as darkness prevented a final sighting, but the destroyer ceased firing after the torpedo exploded.
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London
Air Ministry
Skagerrak
Norway
Denmark
Baltic
North Sea
United States to Take Over British War Contracts
A high official said the army and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation plan to acquire 300 to 350 million dollars of British war contracts and factories in the United States. The move would cut Britain’s war obligations by about 20 to 25 percent, with the U.S. under lease lend providing new weapons and Britain paying for preexisting American orders. The Defense Plant Corporation, through a RBI subsidiary, would buy British owned U S munitions factories.
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Washington
C.P
Army
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States
Britain
Defence Plant Corporation
U.S. Action Arouses Allies and Nervous Axis Responses
The article notes Roosevelt's swift, decisive moves lifting Allied morale and triggering concern in Berlin Tokyo and Moscow. Churchill calls American action a Magna Carta for liberty while Nazi propaganda distorts U.S. aims to threaten a negotiated peace.
Yugoslavia Agrees In Principle To Axis Pact
Regent Prince Paul and advisers signaled willingness to join the German Italian Japanese alliance in principle while seeking a transition period. Yugoslavia proposed immediate declaration of friendship with Germany and time to modify terms before formal commitment.
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Robert ST. John
Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Pen 1
Prince Paul
Germany
Red Sea Strait Declared Dangerous to Navigation
The Admiralty warned that Bab al Mandeb, the Red Sea's southern strait, is dangerous to navigation. Closure would leave the navy with one channel to guard against Italian movement as Eritrean land pressure grows.
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London
Admiralty
Bab Hl Mandeb
Red Sea
Eritrea
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