Allied Armadas Accomplished A Big Job On D Day
Allied naval operations in the Normandy invasion are summarized with over 125106 officers and men in action, 60 000 merchant fleet personnel, and 2 200 000 landings in France by day 100. Anticipated targets include Antwerp and Brest Cherbourg Le Havre Westkappelle. Over 5 000 ships and 2 000 merchant vessels prepared for build up and assault with 800 guns and 200 mine sweepers.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Normandy
Europe
Channel
France
Schelde
Antwerp
Brest
Cherbourg
Cezembre
le Havre
Westkappelle
Walcheren
Gironde
den Helder
Biscay
Rubber supply forecast after war may reach surplus
British American and Dutch rubber experts foresee a world surplus around 1,306,000 tons annually three to four years after East Indies and Malaya liberation. They estimate synthetic rubber capacity will match world demand, though competition could push prices to three or four cents per pound if unchecked.
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Washington
East Indies
Malaya
Blinded Soldiers Toronto Report on War Blinded Soceity
Col. E. A. Baker, secretary of the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded, states that 57 members of the Canadian armed forces have lost their sight in this war. The report highlights the impact on veterans and the ongoing support needs.
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Toronto
E. A. Baker
Sir Arthur
British Ambassador Kerr Returns to Moscow
Sir Archibald John Clark Kerr the British ambassador to Russia returns to Moscow after an extended stay in London. The Soviet ambassadors to the United States and Britain remain in Moscow.
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Moscow
Russia
Archibald John Clark Kerr
London
United States
Britain
Hitler Vows Relentless Fight in Fiery Radio Address
London dispatch reports Adolf Hitler marking the 12th anniversary of his chancellorship with a 20 minute radio speech to the German people. He urged unwavering duty, warned enemies, and invoked divine sanction while praising national socialism as underpinning Germany’s resolve amid eastern and western pressures.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Fuehrer
Nazi Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Versailles
Europe
German patent wave reaches Sweden as inventors flock
The Expressen reports a surge of German capital into Sweden with a flood of patent applications. In the latest Swedish Gazette at least 59 percent of pending applications are German in origin, mainly tied to Germanys automobile chemical and camera sectors.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Expressen
Germany
British Columbia Official Plans Overseas Trip in April
Victoria dispatch reports Hon. W. C. Wood ward lieutenant governor of British Columbia considering an April visit overseas to meet BC servicemen. The potential journey aims to boost morale and review service welfare.
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Victoria
W. C. Woodward
British Columbia
Canadians Heroism On Sinking Clayoquot Off Atlantic
Survivors from the Bangor-class escort Clayoquot recall a heroic 10 minute plunge into 40 degree Atlantic water after a Nazi torpedo hit at 10 45 am. Eight sailors died. 73 escaped in a lifeboat and lifebuoys. Lt Cmdr Craig Campbell of Victoria was the last to leave, ensuring others were aboard before the vessel sank. A submarine sighting and subsequent surface fire were described by witnesses amid the wreck.
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Hmc
Clayoquot
Atlantic
Cmdr
Craig Campbell
Victoria
Roosevelt to press a veto on postwar government layouts
London observers say President Roosevelt will push a definite program at the Big Three conference. He will veto plans for totalitarian regimes in Europe and challenge the Lublin committee in Poland and Tito in Yugoslavia. He plans to seek clarity on Bulgaria Romania and Hungary and push for large reconstruction loans for the Soviet Union and Allies.
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London
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Europe
Lublin Committee
Poland
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Italy
Greece
Soviet Union
Indian editors condemn restrictions at All-Indian conference
In the opening session of the All-Indian newspaper editors conference, Syed Abdullah Brelvi of the Bombay Chronicle praised editors who resisted press restrictions. He warned that freeing the Indian press would mark a major advance comparable to Britain and the United States.
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Calcutta
India
Britain
United States
Syed Abdullah Brelvi
Bombay Chronicle
London Winter Coal Ration Shrinks to 500 Pounds
Londoners face one of the coldest winters as the Ministry of Fuel announces February coal rations dropping to a quarter ton per family and households holding 500 pounds or more will receive nothing more.
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London
Ministry of Fuel
The Big Three to Discuss the Nazi Problem
In London observers say the Big Three will focus on political questions over military ones at the conference. Franklin D. Roosevelt will veto any imposed regimes in liberated countries and push for stringent terms for Germany. Unconditional surrender remains the aim, with conditions likely outlined to allies and lenders.
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London
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Germany
Britain
United States
Hopkins
Rome
Italy
Trapped Germans in East Prussia Surrounded by Russians
London reports estimate that more than 1.5 million German civilians and soldiers have been trapped or overrun by Russian forces in East Prussia. Moscow notes most rural and many urban residents gone. Konigsberg reportedly in smoke, fires set as scorched earth.
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London
East Prussia
Moscow
Red Army
Germany
Konigsberg
Insterburg
Indians Help Harvest Prairie Grain In 1944
Arthur MacNamara says Canadian Indians from reserves volunteered to harvest the prairie grain crop. In Saskatchewan over 3,500 men aided after farm work, with 603 coming south in August. They worked 12,024 days for total wages of 48,000 dollars.
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Ottawa
Arthur MacNamara
National Selective Service
Saskatchewan
MacNamara
Indians Affairs Branch
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
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