Bright Picture Of The War's Progress In London
Prime Minister Churchhill told the House of Commons that the war would end sooner than expected. He praised allied operations from Normandy to Italy and credited Stalin with the Tehran accord shaping the Normandy invasion. He lauded British Canadian and American forces and noted Russian troops have done the most work against Germany.
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London
Church 1
House of Commons
Germany
Japan
Hitler
Normandy
Stalin
Tehran
Montgomery
United States
Atlantic Coast
Rennes
Brest Penin
Russia
Europe
Northern air bases open Arctic links to Europe
The article details the rapid construction of Churchill and Southampton Island bases linking western Canada to Europe. RCAF and USAAF planes cut a northern route while new Arctic towns rise with hangars large hospitals and long runways. The post exchange and a New York style theater attract Ak Eskimo and Indian observers.
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Pas
Man
Arctic
Churchill
Southampton Island
Canada
North Atlantic
Europe
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States Army Air Force
Winnipeg
Northland
Church Mi
Post Exchange
New York
Kingcobra Replaces P-39 Aira Cobra in U.S. Army Service
The Kingcobra fighter plane, faster and with longer range, replaces the P-39 in action. It cruises near 400 mph, climbs to 35,000 feet, and mounts four .50 caliber machine guns plus a 37 mm cannon firing through the propeller hub.
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Washington
United States Army
Farm Workers Postponement Forms Arranged for Ottawa
National Selective Service officials say forms for postponement from military service for farm workers will accompany call up. Farmers ordered to report may apply by writing the mobilization registrar with letters from two prominent citizens. If approved, medical examination is not required. apply before examination.
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Ottawa
National Selective Service
Death of Field Marshal Von Busch Acknowledged by Underground
Polish underground report received in London states Field Marshal Von Busch killed himself after writing to Hitler describing the war as hopelessly tragic and urging an end to a conflict driven by personal ambition and party prestige. He was named among generals who revolted against Hitler.
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Hitler
Field Marshal
von Busch
London
Stockholm
Altenfjord
Norway
London Daily Mail
Ottawa to review US air bases in sub arctic region
Ottawa will send Canadian officials from the RCAF transport department and resources to inspect five US built air bases around Hudson Bay and on Baffin Island. They aim to assess postwar use potential including possible hospital conversions for sub arctic Eskimo populations and evaluate maintenance costs of muskeg fields.
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Sub-Arctic
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Hudson Bay
Baffin Island
Pas
Churchill
Southampton Island
Frobisher Bay
Port Chimo
Hudson Strait
Goose
Labrador
M’ngan
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Churchill River
RCAF
Transport Department
Civil Aviation
Mines and Resources
Northwest Territories
Resources Department
Meat Rationing Takes Trial Run In Canada
Ottawa officials say meat rationing likely will not resume this year as conditions that caused the suspension persist. The wartime prices and trade board notes rationing aimed to supply overseas shipments and fair domestic distribution, now achieved without rationing.
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Ottawa
Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Prices Board
Royal Canadian Navy opens Somers Isles base in Bermuda
The Royal Canadian Navy commissions HM C S Somers Isles as its first base outside Canada. Captain K F Adams says all ship types will be trained there. The base evolves from a Royal Navy establishment, with a gradual transition over months.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Royal Canadian Navy
Hm.c.s. Somers Isles
K. F. Adams
Adams
Royal Navy
Five Cent Coffee Price Freeze Across States
The article notes the wartime five cent coffee price rule extends to all states with increases above five cents abolished. It contrasts American restaurants resuming higher prices with Canada’s Prices Board officials offering no immediate hope for a five cent cup in Ottawa.
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Washington
United States
Ottawa
Prices Board
Italian Fascist Trial Planned in Rome by August End
Count Carlo Sforzia stated 30 to 40 Fascist suspects await trial as the first major case will begin in Rome before the end of August. He spoke during a press conference as commissioner for sanctions against Fascism.
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Rome
Carlo Sforzia
Leipzig Mayor In Plot On Life Of Hitler
The Nazi regime offered a reward of 1,000,000 marks for former Leipzig mayor Karl Goerdeler, an alleged accomplice in the plot on Hitler’s life. Reports say commanders like Stuelpnagel and Busch died or were dismissed after the uprising, with Halder and Fromm in custody and Rommel death rumors continuing. Moscow radio adds East Prussia siege extended to Danzig and Poznan as Ley tours East Prussia.
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London
Leipzig
Hitler
D.N.B
Karl Goerdeler
Reich Price
Germany
Otto von Stuelpnagel
Ernst von Busch
Eastern Front
Busch
Franz von Halder
Gen
Fromm
Erwin Rommel
Moscow
East Prussian
Danzig
Poznan
Ley
East Prussia
Allied nurses aid 10000 wounded since D Day
W A A F nurses ferried between Normandy and Britain and have escorted more than 10 000 British wounded back to England since D Day. About 75 W A A F members serve in the RAF air ambulance and roughly as many male nurses are in the service.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
W.A.A.F
Normandy
Britain
England
R.A.F
War Between Brave Men And Nazi Gadgets
In Normandy the infantry drives spearhead advances as tanks and armor follow. Allied casualty and prisoner counts rise toward 200000 across eight weeks of invasion while Germans lean on gadgets and robot weapons. The piece praises Canadian infantry skill and foresees a future battle between human prowess and Frankenstein robot warfare.
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St. Lo
Caumont
Bowie
England
Montgomery
Canadian radar fleet air arm in Pacific raid on Port Blair
Royal Canadian Navy members of the fleet air arm with the Royal Navy fought in the Pacific and took part in a raid on Port Blair in the Andaman Islands. Lieutenant A Sutton, a former engineering student at the University of Saskatchewan, led the flight. The 23 year old Baracuda pilot said the raid hit the power house several buildings and a tanker amid intense enemy flak.
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London
Royal Canadian Navy
Fleet Air Arm
Pacific
Royal Navy
Port Blair
Andaman Islands
R.C.N
A. Sutton
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
German Navy to Aid Japan Fight After Hitler Defeat
Vice Admiral William A. Glassford named administrator of US naval affairs in liberated European countries. His office will coordinate with Soviet and British agencies to demilitarize the Nazi navy as heavy ships are mobilized to support the war against Japan.
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London
Hitler
Japan
William A. Glassford
United States
Europe
Admiral Glassford
Russia
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Normandy Battle Area
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