Churchill Predicts Nazi U S Naval Tilt In Atlantic Clash
Churchill told the House that Nazi Germany must deter Allied supplies crossing the Atlantic to Britain and Russia. He cited American patrols, planned reductions in U S military aid, and the need to defend Egypt while Russia fights on the Arctic to Black Sea front.
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Hitler
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Britain
United States
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Pacific
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Black Sea
Egypt
Desert
Boat captures U-boat in dramatic air duel off sea
London dispatch reports a Catalina flying boat engages a German U-boat in a brutal air sea battle. After four attacks the submarine surrendered as the American crew watched from the water. The U-boat was later boarded and towed by the British Navy.
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oThen
Navy
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Steenly
War in Russia Whips Up Frost And Fear Of Winter
Associated Press writer Kirk L Simpson reports that Hitler’s forces press operations as winter nears. Mass evacuations of Volga region residents, two thirds German, aim to curb Nazi espionage and secure oil fields. Moscow seeks Caspian oil to sustain the war with heavy rains and approaching snows threatening campaigns from Leningrad to the Dnieper.
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Moscow
Leningrad
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Odessa
Misa
Lower Volga
Russia
Caspian
Volga
Berlin
Death of Marcel Giffon in Paris shootings case
Marcel Giffon, noted Communist journalist and turncoat, died in a Paris hospital on September 5 after a gunshot. The death followed a string of shootings and attacks as French and German authorities pursue suspects since the Versailles attack on August 27 that wounded Pierre Laval and Marcel Dent.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Marcel Dent
Versailles
No New Cases Encephalitis In Alberta Rising
Edmonton Alberta Sept 9 Officially recorded cases of infantile paralysis in Alberta increased to 2190 as three cases were reported by the Provincial Health Department. No new cases of sleeping sickness were reported keeping the total at 23.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Provincial Health Department
Australia increases daily ammunition output to 1,900,900 rounds
Sydney reports Australia now produces about 1,900,900 rounds of ammunition daily and around 36,000,000 monthly, exceeding plans by 15 percent. Most munitions are for air force guns requiring high precision, with substantial quantities shipped to Great Britain.
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Sydney
Australia
Great Britain
Naval Success Won By Allies
British and Norwegian patrols in the English Channel sank a German supply ship of 4,900 tons and probably another of 3,590 tons, set afire an armed trawler, and possibly destroyed a Nazi torpedo boat. Four Britons were wounded. no British ships were damaged. A second report says Arctic forces sank three German ships supplying troops and probably sank the warship Brem ac.
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English Channel
Admiralty
Arctic
Bremac
Panamanian Ship Torpedoed Off Iceland Sinks 24 Lost
The U S State Department reports 24 crew members including one American are presumed lost after a Panamanian flag former Danish ship was torpedoed August 17 about 60 miles southwest of Iceland. Only three women aboard survived. Survivors of the Steel Seafarer were landed on the Gulf of Suez coast after British warship rescue.
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United States State Department
Son Miles
Iceland
Steel Seafarer
Red Sea
Cairo
United States
Gulf of Suez
Greece
Expect Early Settlement on Tax Transfer Deal
CALGARY Sept 9 The Dominion and provincial governments near agreement on income and corporate tax transfers. Finance Minister Hiley told a joint Calgary meeting that formal agreements with all parties may be expected this month. Formal accords are now being presented to each province for speedy settlement.
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Allied Troops Raid Spitzbergen Unopposed In Arctic Action
Allied Canadian British and Norwegian forces carried out a 2500 mile sea raid to Spitzbergen in the Arctic Circle unopposed. They destroyed coal mines, set vast coal and oil dumps on fire, and reportedly removed Norwegian workers while Russians and Norwegians aided the landing and supply efforts.
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Guns open up at Folkestone in Dover area firing last night
Gunfire from German long-range positions near Cap Gris Nez reached the Dover area as Allied defenses reported no casualties or damage. The incident occurred after several weeks of quiet and involved salvoes aimed toward southern England.
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German Cadet Ship Bremse Destroyed
Berlin reports the loss of the German artillery cadet ship Bremse after a brief fight with British forces off northern Norway. The 1,400-ton vessel on convoy duty was surprised by a British cruiser and two destroyers in poor visibility. crew numbered 192.
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High Command
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Brermre
Churchill cites acoustic mines used by Germans around Britain
Premier Churchill told Parliament that Germans are laying acoustic mines planted at night by planes around Britain. He said they are used alongside magnetic mines in dangerous combinations and that 30 to 40 German planes sight nightly mines in British waters.
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Churchill
Commons
Britain
British
RAF Pounds Railway Works in Kassel Blitz
Royal Air Force bombers struck Kassel, a key German locomotive workshop center, last night aided by clear weather. Bombs hit railway facilities and other targets in the west, with Cherbourg docks also mentioned. All British planes returned. two crew members were reported killed in an accident.
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Aleo
Nazis Falling Back On Smolensk
The Canadian Press reports German siege guns bombard Leningrad as dive bombers swarm. The Red Army says it routed eight Nazi divisions in a 21 day battle, with remnants retreating toward Smolensk after losing Yelnya. Heavy fighting continues around Kiev and Odessa.
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Moscow
Red Army
Smolensk
Yelnya
Kiev
Black Sea
Odessa
Iran Accepts Peace Terms in Tehran
Iran announces acceptance of Anglo Russian peace terms. Tehran reports expulsion of German Italian Hungarian and Romanian legations and handing over Axis nationals to British and Soviet authorities.
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Teheran
Iran
P. -Tran
Increase Shown C of L Index in Canada
Ottawa reports the cost-of-living index rose from 111.9 on July 2 to 113.7 on August 1, the largest postwar gain. Higher food prices drove the jump, affecting the basis for the governments cost-of-living bonus plan and wage adjustments of 25 cents per week per worker for every one point rise above prewar levels.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Statistics Bureau
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Vitamin rich white bread to hit Canada soon
Ottawa reports Dr. L H Newman, Dominion cerealist, told delegates at the regional conference of the Associated Country Women of the World that a vitamin B-1 rich white bread will soon be sold in Canada. The bread will contain 360 to 375 international units of vitamin B-1, close to the record for whole wheat bread, aimed at reaching the majority who eat white bread.
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L. H. Newman
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Canada
Newman
Life term for 16 year old in murder case
Richard Weseick, 16, was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of 37 year old Margaret Jung, mother of five. Officers cited no motive behind the slaying.
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Richard Weseick
Margaret Jung
McLeod Man Is Listed as Dead
Ottawa report on September 9 lists eight Canadian Army overseas deaths in the Defence Department casualty list. The 62nd army casualty release raises total Canadian dead and missing since the war began to 368. The latest roll includes regimental numbers and next of kin, with notes such as William Gnr M876 and Christian son of MacLeod Alberta among the names.
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Defence Department
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Christianson
Macleod
Alta
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