Meeting in Washington on Wheat Trade Postwar
Ottawa says representatives from four major wheat exporting nations will meet in Washington on July 10 to discuss postwar trade safeguards amid a large global surplus. Attendees include Canada United States Argentina Australia and the United Kingdom.
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Ottawa
Washington
MacKinnon
United States
Canada
Argentina
Australia
United Kingdom
George McIvor
Canadian Wheat Board
R. V. Biddulph
C. F. Wilson
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Departments of Agriculture and External Affairs
United States Agriculture Department
Raider Sunk Elbe Ship Attacked By British Plane
The German liner Elbe 9,179 tons, which left Kobe last February to raid shipping, was attacked by a Royal Navy fleet air arm unit in the North Atlantic about 900 miles northwest of Cape Verde and 1,300 miles west of Villa Cisneros. The vessel, a fast pre war North German Lloyd ship, is reported sunk.
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Elbe
New York
Kobe
Japan
North Atlantic
Cape Verde Islands
Villa Cisneros
Rio de Oro
West Africa
Lloyd Line
Anti Nazi Activity in Norway Highlighted by Review
The International Labor Review notes trade union movements are a center of anti Nazi activity in Norway. It says occupation authorities have failed to subdue union resistance.
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Montreal
Norway
International Labor Review
International Labor Office
Publication Ban on La Voix du Peuple Weekly
A Defence of Canada order prohibits publication of the French language weekly newspaper La Voix du Peuple in Montreal under Defence regulations. The restriction blocks distribution and public communication of the paper pending further action.
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Ottaws
la Voix du Peuple
Montreal
Defence of Canada
Aid For Russia London Seeks Russian Co Operation
A high level informant says Britain can only aid the Soviet Union through steady RAF strikes and industrial pressure. Far-reaching plans aim to provide technical and economic support to Moscow as a joint British Russian alliance grows amid Turkey's diplomatic role.
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Moscow
Royal Air Force
Europe
Britain
Germany
Turkey
Russia
United States
Too Much Confidence Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson told a Canadian Club luncheon in Ottawa that Britain could lose the war. He warned against relying on assurances that England will always win and urged decisive action to avoid complacency. He cautioned that any empire can lose a war and that time favors effort, not wishful thinking.
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Ottawa
London
Canada House
Lester B. Pearson
Britain
England
Mr. Pearson
Allies Seek Hemisphere Pact to Deport Subversive Officials
The United States aims to secure cooperation from other American republics to prevent expelled German and Italian consular officials and propagandists from relocating within the hemisphere. German officials are ordered to depart the U S by July 10 and Italians by July 15, part of a broader series of steps to curb subversive activities.
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Washington
United States
Americas
Help For War Guests Has Sent Second Cheque
A cheque for 7300 dollars for British war guests in Canada was received by Dr. Charles Camsell deputy minister of mines and resources Ottawa from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Master C M Iredale presented at the group’s annual banquet here. The payment was the second donation after an initial 19000 dollar gift.
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Toronto
Canada
Charles Camsell
Ottawa
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
C. M. Iredale
Odd Fellows
Mrs Bridget Hitler Volunteers For Service In Britain
Irish born Bridget Elizabeth Hitler wife of Alois Hitler seeks an annulment claiming her husband deserted in 1914. The volunteer is connected to Volunteers For Service New York.
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New York
Adollf Hitler
War Relief
Bridget Elizabeth Hitler
Alois
Hitler
Sweden Prepares Call to National Reserves
Swedish naval and military reserves will be called to the colors immediately, according to a radio broadcast picked up by NBC. The report signals swift national defense mobilization amid rising tensions.
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New York
NBC
Canada could aid Russia with wheat supplies if needed
Trade Minister MacKin non noted Canada holds a large surplus of wheat and could help Russia with food if required as war disrupts the Russian harvest. He cited Dominion statistics showing about 100 million acres in Russian wheat areas in four years, with Ukraine and Caucasus totaling roughly 47.5 million acres and high yields in those regions.
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Canada
Ottawa
MacKinnon
Ukraine
Russia
Dominion
Education Goes On London Amid Bombing
Education official J C Ede reports 96.5 percent of elementary pupils in full-time classes as of April 1 despite widespread destruction from Nazi air raids. Since December 6 the number without instruction fell from 100000 to 40745, a 3.3 percent gain.
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London
J. C. Ede
Board of Education
United States air corps ferry command accelerates Atlantic air deliveries
Washington reveals a new air corps ferry command under Col. Robert Olds to speed deliveries of planes and repair parts to Atlantic jump-off points. The plan coordinates U S pilots, factory aircraft parts, and British shipping hubs at Newfoundland and Bermuda with Bowhill overseeing ferry operations from Montreal.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Air Corps Ferry Command
Army
Atlantic
Robert Olds
United States Army
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Montreal
Sir Frederick Bowhill
R.A.F. Coastal Command
Ferry Corps
Air Corps
Ottawa rifle plant begins 3000 weekly production
The Lee Enfield rifle plant at Long Branch near Toronto has started with a 3000 rifles per week capacity. Munitions Minister Howe said plans aim to double output. He toured the government owned Dominion arsenal plant where he fired one of the first rifles.
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Ottawa
Long Branch
Toronto
Howe
Canada
Dominion Arsenal
Protect Merchant Ships Guard New Zealand Waters
Vice Admiral Boyle touring Auckland announces a new short range anti aircraft gun for merchant ships with trained crews to counter low flying bombers. He notes long range bombers fly exceedingly low and says these guns are the answer while he prepares to become Australian naval head and meets New Zealand officials.
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Auckland
N.Z
Boyle
New Zealand
Australia
British Envoy Appointed to Washington Posts
Sir Ronald Ian Campbell, recently Britain’s minister to Yugoslavia, is named minister in Washington succeeding Sir Gerald Campbell. Sir Gerald becomes director general of all British information services in the United States with HQ in New York. Nevile Montagu Butler is appointed head of the Foreign Office American department.
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Yugoslavia
Washington London
Ronald Ian Campbell
Washington
Gerald Campbell
Gerald
United States
New York
Nevile Montagu Butler
The
Foreign Office
Winnipeg widow of Free Press comptroller dies at 61
Mrs. R. G. Dafoe wife of the Winnipeg Free Press comptroller died at her home aged 61. Surviving are her husband and three daughters. J. W. Dafoe editor of the Free Press is a brother-in-law.
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Winnipeg
R. G. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
J. W. Dafoe
The
Free Press
Turkish Ship Sunk By Unknown Submarine
NBC reporter Martin Agronsky described the Turkish steamship Rifa as carrying the cream of the Turkish navy and mercantile fleet when torpedoed and sunk. He said 173 of 201 passengers were lost and 28 were saved from one lifeboat as the ship broke in two. The Turkish government had arranged safe passage with Germany and Italy. the incident stirred local feeling due to the illuminated Turkish flag on the vessel.
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New York
Rifa
Mercantile Marine
Martin Agronsky
NBC
Ankara
Agronsky
Britain
Germany
Italy
One Thing In Common London
Lord Cranborne announces a Russian mission will depart soon for military and economic aims. He notes Poles apart in politics and religion yet Britain and Soviet Russia share a common foe. Lord Samuel recalls Britain’s WWI alliance with czarist Russia and the enduring idea that enemies of a common foe may ally.
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London
Lord Cranborne
Dominions
House of Lords
Russia
Soviet
Britain
Lord Samuel
Express views in German fight with Red Army
Berne Switzerland observers forecast a quick Nazi military victory over Russia but a long economic struggle to exploit conquered territory. Military men expect the Red Army to fall to experienced German troops despite Russia's manpower, while terrain and swift German tactics favor encirclement. If Russia can reform, occupation would face constant harassment, with large industrial regions beyond the Urals and a population of about 50 million in Ukraine and Caucasus posing a massive administration challenge.
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Berne
Switzerland
Russia
Red Army
Poland
Low Countries
Balkans
Red
Britain
Ural Mountains
Ukraine
Caucasus
Norway
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Planes and troops shaped by war signals move through Europe
Reports trace a hidden German long range plan against the Soviet Union, with influences from Mussolini in Greece and shifts after the fall of France. The sequence includes Baltic occupations, East Prussia buildup, and troop transit agreements with Sweden and Finland shaping an October confrontation.
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Poland
Hitler
Moscow
Molotov
Balkans
Mussolini
Greece
Germany
Britain
France
Russia
Baltic States
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
East Prussia
Teutonic Knights
Balkan
Sweden
Finland
Huge Exports to Britain Reach 20 Year High
April shipments to the United Kingdom reached 128 million dollars in lend lease and other merchandise, the commerce department said, the largest month for Britain from the United States in two decades. The British empire received 246 million dollars, about 61 percent of 385.454 million in exports, with Canada at 70 million dollars as the next largest recipient.
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Department
Europe
United States
Canada
Onent
Balkans
U.S
Britain
Washington
United Kingdom
Commerce Department
British Empire
Remarkable British Public Health Amid War Stress
Medical authorities report Britain's public health is absolutely remarkable despite wartime exigencies. A physician said fears of widespread dysentery have not materialized with cases remaining at normal summer levels.
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London
Britain
Appeal for Hindu Muslim truce in India urged by Akbar Hydari
Sir Akbar Hydari, chief adviser to the Nazim of Hyderluk, urged Hindus and Muslims to end their differences and establish a working truce for India’s protection. The call emphasizes communal harmony amid mounting tensions.
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Bombay
India
Akbar Hydari
Nazim
Hyderluk
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Privy Council
Vincent Massey
King's Privy Council
Sir Ronald Cross
Centre
Ronald
Great Britain
Associated Press
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