Greater Weight of British Bombs Over Germany
Air Commodore Thornton forecasts a much greater British bombing weight on German and Nazi industry than before. He argues German production and training lag wastage, while British and Allied air forces grow. He notes RAF parity with Luftwaffe and plans to intensify city bombing to disrupt munitions, railways, and factories.
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Germany
New York
HN. Thornton
Washington
RAF
Britain
Thornton
British
Air Ministry
Russia
Toeses
R.A.F
Luftwaffe
Warsaw
Rotterdam
London
Coventry
Plymouth
Belgrade
Mediterranean
North Africa
Europe
Peace feelers from Hitler rebuffed by Britain reports
London morning papers say Hitler again seeks peace with Britain but is rebuffed as before. The Daily Mail notes a Cologne banker linked to Franz von Papen tried to contact British envoys in Stockholm and abandoned the mission as useless. German fears of Allied landings and a failing eastern front drive the effort.
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London
Stockholm
Hitler
Britain
Russia
Daily Mail
Cologne
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Labor Rationing A Definite War Time Possibility
Elliott M. Little, director of national selective services, told a Canadian Press luncheon that wartime labor rationing is a definite possibility as manpower shortages deepen. He warned occupations must be governed by shortage acuteness and urged newspapers to inform the public with facts to support the selective service program.
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Toronto
Elliott M. Little
National Selective Services
Canadian Daily Newspaper Association
Mr. Little
Little
Canada
Canadian Seamen's Union Pushes for Distinct Merchant Marine
The national executive board of the Canadian Seamen's Union urged the government to establish a distinct and effective Canadian merchant marine, aligning with the nation’s military and industrial importance in the anti Axis front.
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Toronto
Canadian Seamen's Union
Plebiscite Urges Affirmative Vote On April 7
Canada asks voters to approve releasing the government from commitments restricting military service. The question will be offered to Canadians on April 27 with all major parties urging an affirmative vote to grant the government freedom to conduct the war.
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Parliament of
Canada
House of Commons
Wheat Substitution for Molasses in Industrial Alcohol
Ottawa reports Canadian distillers will switch to wheat as the base for industrial alcohol to relieve a molasses shortage. An estimated 2 to 3 million bushels of wheat will be required annually. The change follows closed molasses sources in the Philippines Hawaii Cuba and the West Indies. A new initial process step will be used. Industrial alcohol underpins explosives and essential war industries. Pretoria reports a South African stretcher bearer in the Libya campaign is recommended for the Military Medal for outstanding behavior.
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Ottawa
J. D. Lorimer
Munitions and Supply Department
Philippines
Hawaii
Cuba
West Indies
Canada
United States
Mr. Lorimer
Pretoria
Libya
Hitler's Next Move Might Focus On Caucasus Oil Fields
Observers expect Germany to renew the push toward the Caucasus oil fields in the Russia campaign, aiming to link with Japan and threaten the Middle East. The drive could hinge on securing Sevastopol and Crimea while Russian countermoves near Smolensk or Staraya Russa threaten Germany on multiple fronts. Leningrad remains a critical question as siege and potential counteroffensive shape the war outlook.
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New York
Germany
Russia
Caucasus
India
Middle East
Rostov
Taganrog
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Kerch
Crimea
Smolensk
Moscow
Street Fighting At St Nazaire After Raid
Bretons at St Nazaire armed by British raid engage in sporadic street fighting with German troops. Reports claim hostages shot and camps filled as Germans cordon the area while Br itish forces withdraw. The raid aimed to destroy harbor installations and the submarine base including the large lock on the Atlantic coast.
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London
St. Nazaire
Daily Man
Mail
Madrid
Atlantic
United States
Transport Halt in Chungking Due to Gasoline Shortage
Regular highway passenger service in southwest China including Chungking has been suspended because of gasoline shortages triggered by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Burma road disruption. Commercial and military trucks will keep running and may carry a limited number of passengers.
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Chungking
China
Burma
Toronto Mayor Becomes Private in Queen's Own Rifles
Mayor Fred J. Conboy of Toronto enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Rifles Reserve and was sworn in at the University armories. Press despatches, often printed in government or party organs, depict a consistent view of Russian military actions throughout the winter.
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Toronto
Fred J. Conboy
Queen's Own Rifles
University Armories
Communist Party
Wartime Farm Problems Conference in Ottawa Sets Sheep Goal
Agricultural officials in Ottawa closed a two day wartime farming conference. Discussions covered supply priorities for 1943 and farm machinery quotas. A Dominion wide campaign aims to raise Canadian sheep numbers by 1,000,000 to about 4.5 million.
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Ottawa
Canada
Agricultural Supplies Board
Britain
Dominion
Rush ship building gains five ships in new full-time plan
Vancouver shipyards shift to six-day week under Wartime Merchant Shipping agreement. Labour minister Mitchell backs the plan with union approval except for one. Workers will operate three shifts in a 24 hour day and no weekend layoff, aiming for about a 25 percent production increase by turning out five ships in the time previously needed for four.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Austin Taylor
Wartime Merchant Shipping Limited
West Coast
Mitchell
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Continent
Merchant Marine
B. W. Browne
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Russian
By Thurstan Topham
John M.combe
Canadian National Railways
CNR
Tin Fish
A. B
Peter Soroko
A. B. Kelly Mitchell
A. B. James Stillwell
Great Lakes
J. F. Singleton
Dairy Products Board
United Kingdom
Agriculture Department
Food Ministry
W. A. Brown
Special Products Board
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Belmont
Ont
Trenton
Gananoque
L. W. Pearsall
Bacon Board
Rush Ship Building
Mr. Taylor
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