Russians adopt new strategic thrust against retreating Germans
Moscow Soviet fighters push a mobile counter offensive on the Moscow front with spearhead flanking attacks to trap German units. Red Star reports 24 villages seized near Kalinin and Gorov’s army retaking 200 settlements as the drive extends from Tula to Ruza and beyond toward Mozhaisk and Len ingrad relief.
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Moscow
Red Army
Shekine
Aleksin
Tula
Red Star
Kalinin
Gororov
Ruza
Mozhaisk
Novogorod
Leningrad
Tikhvin
Onega
Ladoga
Rostov
Sea of Azov
Kharkov
Ka pok life saving material rationing in wartime Canada
Canada freezes kapok supplies under munitions control. Air crews rely on kapok in life jackets and buoyant suits. most kapok comes from the Netherlands East Indies. Alan H. Williamson, controller of supplies, orders all kapok sales restricted to the federal government and requires reporting of on hand and on order quantities.
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Ottawa
Munitions Department
Air Force
Netherlands East Indies
Canada
Navy
Army
Alan H. Williamson
Wartime Romances in London Marriages Count
High Commissioner Vincent Massey spoke at a luncheon noting more than 3,500 marriages between Canadian soldiers and English and Scottish girls. He expressed hope for future reunions when couples can be welcomed to Canada with their returning husbands.
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London
Vincent Massey
Canada
Yugoslav King Defends War Effort in London Speech
King Peter of Yugoslavia told a national defence committee luncheon in London that Yugoslavia will not regret resisting the Axis. He said masses of his people are being hanged or shot daily and hundreds of villages and towns lie in ruins, and he spoke with his government present.
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London
Peter
Yugoslavia
National Defence Committee
Technicians and naval group arrive in Canada for government work
A mixed arrival in Canada includes technicians who offered only government work, fleet airmen for training, and naval officers. Women in smart outfits led the party, many declining to explain their visit. Representatives from dominions and colonies attended, with veterans like Thomas Gammel recounting wartime ship losses near Crete.
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Ottawa
Canada
Empire
Thomas Gammel
Portsmouth
Crete
New Members Appointed Ottawa War Charities Board Expands
War Services Minister Thorson announced expansion of the national war charities funds advisory board from 10 to 16 members. New appointees include T B Dixon Vancouver W T Henry Edmonton and J J Leddy Saskatoon. The board, created December 1940 with C L Burton Toronto as chairman, advises on public funds distribution. all members serve without remuneration.
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Ottawa
National War Charities Funds Advisory Board
War Services
Thorson
T. 8. Dixon
Vancouver
W. T. Henry
Edmonton
J. J. Leddy
Saskatoon
C. L. Burton
Toronto
National War Services
Allies Seek Coordinated War Plan in Commons Debate
Government spokesmen told the House of Commons steps have been taken to coordinate British United States and Allied war plans in line with President Roosevelt's world scale strategy. They gave no clear pledge on a unified Allied war council while addressing Far East strategy airfield defense and Burma notes.
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London
House of Commons
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
Japan
John Winant
Richard Law
Clement Attlee
Privy Seal
House
Allied War Council
Far East
Eire
Edgar Granville
National Liberal
Duncan Sandy
War Office
Russell Thomas
Burma
Reginald Purbrick
Malaya
Sandy
Hubert Beaumont
Viscountess Astor
Frederick Bellenger
RAF
Wheat King Miller Captures 1932 Seed Crown In Chicago
William Miller of Edmonton is hailed as the world's wheat king after a 70 pound per bushel sample won the 42nd international exposition prize in Chicago. Miller threshed and prepared the seed by primitive methods, with a note that a seed company's mistake led to the award.
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William Miller
Edmonton
Miller
Chicago
Timber Trade Spotlight Shows United Kingdom Leading Imports
A report highlights the United Kingdom as the world’s top timber importer, underscoring its role in global wood markets. It notes steady demand across construction and manufacturing sectors and outlines key supplier nations.
Plot Thwarted in Buenos Aires Nazi Rail Sabotage Attempt
A German pilot aimed to halt Bolivian metal exports to the United States by sabotaging railways to Chilean ports Arica and Antofagasta. The plan appears thwarted. The Bolivian government imposed strict censorship, though connection to the pilot is unclear. Bolivia mines tin and lead shipping to the United States under a purchase deal.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Arica
Antofagasta
Bolivia
Christmas Travel Winnipeg Move Heaviest On Military Routes
A. J. Brass of the Canadian Passenger Association in Winnipeg urged the public to shift holiday travel plans to lighten rail traffic during December 22 to January 5 as thousands of armed forces move, aiding the railways with smoother military travel.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Railways
A. J. Brass
Canadian Passenger Association
Red Army Maneuvers Near Manchukuoan Border
A Chungking radio report quotes a Soviet broadcast from Khabarovsk describing large scale Red Army maneuvers in Siberia near the Japanese Manchukuoan border. The report highlights heightened military activity and regional tension.
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Red Army
Siberia
London
Chungking
Khabarovsk
Contract Fulfills First Egg Shipment to Britain
Ottawa reports the agriculture department is over the first hump in supplying 30,000,000 dozen eggs to the United Kingdom. Last of storage exports for the season have left points, totaling 230,000 cases or 6,900,000 dozen eggs for September to November. Next, 170,000 cases or 5,100,000 dozen fresh eggs are to be shipped by February 28, with British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta sources to supply.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
United Kingdom
British Columbia
Ontario
Alberta
Tire Rationing Set to Start January 4 1943
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced that government rationing of automobile tires would begin Jan 4 in the United States. State and local boards would issue ration cards to individuals and agencies needing tires for industrial efficiency and civilian health.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
United
Henderson
Pearl Harbor Disaster Was Work of Spies
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told reporters that Pearl Harbor was the work of fifth columnists and German spies, with Japanese bombers guided by insiders. He said Hawaiian defenses were honeycombed with spies who detailed personnel, aircraft, ships, and fortifications, leading to the surprise attack that sank American warships.
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Washington, D.C
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Norway
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
Utah
Hawaiian Islands
Power to Make Adjustments in Price Control
Ottawa reports prices administrators now hold power to adjust ceilings for manufacturers and wholesalers. Adjustments require rigid retail price maintenance and may target sales volumes to commercial buyers. The measure allows exceptions in individual cases or entire industries to balance supply with fair distribution.
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Ottawa
Wartime
Prices and Trade Board
Wartime Prices Board in Canada to likely endure after war
R F Chisholm national administrator of wholesale trade says the wartime prices and trade board will probably continue after the war until economic collapse fears pass Edgar G Burton national administrator of retail trade agrees that best features of the plan may be kept permanently He adds Washington representatives are in discussions with the Canadian board and the US government may adopt similar measures
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Toronto
R. F. Chisholm
Prices and Trade Board
Edgar G. Burton
Burton
Washington
United States
Canada
London Food Minister Backs Severe Black Market Penalties
London. Food Minister Lord Woolton announced stiff new penalties for black market food dealers as Christmas shoppers faced high prices and scarcity. Courts could charge offenders three times the value of sold goods or three times the illegal sale price. The Ministry of Food reports 3,120 prosecutions begun this year with 2,887 concluded successfully.
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London
Lord Woolton
Ministry of Food
Canadians In Russia Fight With RAF Wing
Dave Ramsay of Calgary and Jimmy Walker of Edmonton are the first two Canadians to fly with the Royal Air Force wing in Russia. Ramsay says the unit has done a whale of a job contributing to Russian northern front successes. Walker, in action for over three months, is expected to return to England on leave soon.
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London
Dave Ramsay
Calgary
Royal Air Force
Russia
PO. Ramsay
England
Jimmy Walker
Edmonton
PO. Walker
Skeena Crew Donates $1000 for Seaman Club Lobby Furniture
Officers and men of HM C S Skeena contributed $1000 for furniture for the lobby of the Allied Merchant Seaman's Club, which opened here recently.
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Halifax
Hm.c.s. Skeena
Allied Merchant Seaman's Club
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War Charities
Dutch East Indies
A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Stachouwer
Pacific
Banff National Park
Seaman's Club
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