Direct Relief Contributions to Be Discontinued
Ottawa announces end of Dominion contributions to unemployment relief on March 31 after 10 years of support. McLarty says provinces and municipalities will bear most costs in 1941-42, with Dominion outlay dropping from 13.2 million to about 7 million. The move reflects war expenditures and lower unemployment, while urging provinces to assume unemployment aid responsibility.
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Ottawa
Dominion
McLarty
Roosevelt says no cut in Britain aid if war in Pacific occurs
In a press briefing President Roosevelt answered an iffy question by stating the United States would not curtail war supplies to Britain even if a war in the Far East occurred. He said there was no danger of entering such a war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Pacific
Britain
Far East
Germans Belgians Seek Barter With Soviet Russia
A trade delegation of three Germans and five Belgians representing Nazi conquerors Belgium arrived to negotiate barter terms with the Soviet Union. They seek exchange of German industrial equipment for food.
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Moscow
Belgium
Russia
German Art Treasures Worth Millions Ship to U S
German art treasures valued at least 8.9 million dollars depart for the United States, as the German government seeks foreign exchange at the height of Nazi policy.
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London
United States
Ministry of Economic
Buckingham Palace entertains guards at film showing
Members of the home guard and air raid precaution unit at Buckingham Palace were hosted by the King and Queen for a film screening in the palace dining room.
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London
Home Guard
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Italian general Bergonzoli blames Tellera for Bengasi rout
Italian General Annibale Bergonzoli, captured by British troops in Libya, assigns responsibility to General Tellera for the fall of Bengasi. He says Tellera delayed retreat, while Bergonzoli recounts his own grim retreat from Derna to Tobruk and Derna to Bengasi before capture.
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Cairo
Annibale
Bergonzoli
Libya
Bengasi
Tellera
10Th Army
Bengal
Derna
Bardia
Tobruk
Derma
Tripoli
Call For Service London Calls 19YearOlds
Britain announced that 19 year olds will be called for military service almost immediately in a plan disclosed by Lord Moyne in the House of Lords. Older cohorts 37 to 40 will follow, with 20 to 36 already enrolled as part of ongoing training.
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London
Britain
House of Lords
Lord Moyne
Refugees Flee Nazi Europe for United States
Washington reports 4000 refugees monthly seek American refuge, mostly Jews. Since July 1, over 32000 immigrant visas issued, with about 600000 visa applications on file in European consulates. About 300000 requests from Jews in Germany or occupied regions, plus 200000 in unoccupied France. 85000 Spaniards in France also seeking admission.
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Washington
Central Europe
United States
State Department
Europe
Germany
France
De Valera Warns Ireland of Possible Evacuation
Prime Minister Eamon de Valera warned Ireland that war is near and that Dublin could be evacuated if voluntary evacuations fail. A BBC summary noted his claim that the first attack would target Dublin and that about 200000 volunteers had joined the Irish army from a 3 million population.
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New York
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Dublin
de Valera
British Broadcasting Corporation
Columbia Broadcasting System
Will Resume Mail Service Ottawa Greenland Route
The postmaster general's department announces mail service from Canada to Greenland will resume soon after a temporary suspension caused by absence of steamship facilities. The notice cites restoration of transportation links and continued postal operations.
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Ottawa
Canada
Greenland
Postmaster-General’s Department
Real Westerner Hamilton dies at 89 noted Vancouver founder
Lauchlin Alexander Hamilton renowned surveyor and last surviving member of Vancouver’s original city council died after a long illness. As general land commissioner for the Canadian Pacific Railway he helped supervise 25 million acres of land and laid out Vancouver's townsite and street grid before later moving to Winnipeg where he helped found the Manitoba Club and led the rugby club.
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Toronto
Lauchlin
Alexander Hamilton
Vancouver
Hamilton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Granville
Percy Vincent
London
Edward Beatty
Winnipeg
Manitoba Club
Winnipeg Rugby Football Club
Union Jack Over Bengasi Signals British Rule in Libya
Bengasi, Libya All Cyrenaica comes under British military authority as Lt Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson governs. 40,000 locals and some 7,000 Italians remain, curfews and looting suppression in place, while Axis bombings continue at night and the lira falters to about 400 per pound.
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Bengasi
Libya
Cyrenaica
Mussolini
Henry Maitland Wilson
Tripoli
Italy
Prairie Trees Fight Prairie Drouth As Planting Grows
Dr E S Archibald outlines a prairie program to distribute 7 to 8 million trees this year to combat soil erosion and drought. Over 200 million trees have been sent from forest nurseries in 20 years, with 2,000 dams and extensive shelter plantings near dug outs. Carragana provides windbreaks and supports sheltered gardens, while ash and maple are also used within protection zones.
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Ottawa
E. S. Archibald
Experimental Farms Service
Prairie Farm
Archibald
Military Training Period Dates Revised at Ottawa Headquarters
Defence headquarters announced March 20 as the earliest feasible opening date for the fourth compulsory training period under the National Resources Mobilization Act. The four month duration replaces the prior 30 day period, with a proclamation detailing the schedule to follow. Prime Minister Mackenzie King had set March 15 as the opening date, but officials cited the scale of the revised program as the reason for the delay.
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Ottawa
Defence Headquarters
National Resources Mobilization Act
Mackenzie King
National Defence Headquarters
King
Meat Stocks In Storage Ottawa Feb 1 Rise Over Last Year
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canadian meat in cold storage February 1 up by more than 13 million pounds from the same date a year earlier.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Expansion Planned Ottawa Armaments Plant in Toronto
A five million dollar expansion of Inglis company's Toronto armaments plant will start April 1. Financed by the crown, the project adds 800 thousand for Bren gun production and over 4 million for expansion to boost anti tank gun output, announced by Munitions Minister Howe.
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Ottawa
Inglis Company
Toronto
Munitions and Supply Department
Howe
Crown
Tomahawk Fighter Impresses In England Mock Duel
A Curtiss Tomahawk outmaneuvered a British Hurricane in a 10 minute mock air duel at the production station where US made Tomahawks and Mohawks are assembled for the Royal Air Force. The pilot called the ship a dream to fly after only 10 minutes of rehearsal. Tomahawks reach about 330 miles per hour at 15 000 feet.
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England
Royal Air Force
Passage of the lend lease bill assured in Washington
Washington dispatches report the lend lease bill will soon become law, with President Roosevelt to gain power to lend or lease supplies to Britain, Greece, and China. The administration probes amendments to widen support, while Britain awaits more aircraft and potential destroyer deals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Senate
Wendell Wilkie
Wilkie
Greece
China
Congress
United States
America
United States Navy
Germany
Canada to name motor vehicles controller for war needs
Ottawa announces a motor vehicles controller will be appointed to direct the auto industry toward war production and safeguard it from civilian car demands. Imports of new passenger cars will be limited by a quarterly quota set at 20 percent of the value of cars imported in 1938–40.
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Ottawa
Isley
Canada
Department of National Revenue
Navy Secretary Knox Wilkie dispute on destroyers and aid to Britain
The debate centers on whether auxiliary destroyers converted from 45 ships can be sent to Britain without depleting the U S fleet. Knox argued no more destroyers could be spared while Wilkie claimed authorities said America could provide additional destroyers without harming national defense.
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Washington
Navy
Frank Knox
Wendell L. Wilkie
Britain
Knox
Wilkie
New York
Great Britain
Disorders In Holland Reported by Official Agency
Police investigated disorders in Amsterdam in the last days. From The Hague came a report of the arrest of a leather merchant and several others for a provocative attitude toward German soldiers.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Hague
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