Jap Cabinet Resigns Facing National Disaster
Tokyo reported Gen. Hideki Tojo and his entire cabinet resigned amid Japan's political military overhaul as Emperor Hirohito ordered Marquis Koichi Kido to meet for reform. Tojo had led Japan into war after forming his cabinet in October 1941 and was removed after a naval command shift. A Domei dispatch noted a new strong cabinet is anticipated.
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New York
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tokyo
Hirohito
Koichi Kido
Kido
Tojo
Domei
Britain
United States
Army General Staff
Japanese Board of Information
Fuminaro Konoye
Russia
No Coal For Italy As German Policy Shifts
German forces halt all coal deliveries to Italy and move northern stocks to Germany, signaling the loss of Italian industrial capacity under occupation. The move may hint at German evacuation plans while French industrial strain appears a greater concern to Berlin.
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London
Italy
Germany
Sardinia
Canadians Trail Rome in Allied Track Meet
All Canadian team of 25 from the 8th army scored three points in the weekend championship as Sgt. Gene Bortolussi of Powell River BC placed fourth in the 100 metres. The Fighting French team led the standings in the meet at Mussolini’s stadium built for an Olympic bid.
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Rome
8Th Army
Gene Bortolussi
Powell River
B.C
Prices Board Lifts Freeze on Hot Air Furnaces
The Ottawa Prices Board announced a temporary freeze on selling hot air furnaces is lifted for homeowners and builders with essentiality certificates. Deliveries will be arranged as soon as possible. The board said supply remains tight and close control of all sales continues.
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Ottawa
British rocket program chief named Duncan Sandys
London reports that the man heading British rocket experiments in 1940 41 now chairs the flying bomb counter measures committee. The position is held by Duncan Sandys the prime minister's son in law.
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London
Church Ml
Duncan Sandys
Dorland Hall
Air Ministry
Canada sees record exports in first half of year
Canada reports record six month export value of 1.746 billion dollars up from 1.276 billion a year earlier with a large share to the United Kingdom and United States. Motor vehicles including tanks and trucks rise to 234 million. Wheat exports reach 196 million and meat 117 million as war needs grow.
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United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Exploratory talks planned on world security agency
Secretary Hull said exploratory conferences on a world security agency will be held in Washington, probably in August, with Russian and Chinese representatives not participating in the same meetings. The move aims to lay basic elements of a permanent UN structure, though no formal agreements are expected.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Mr Hull
Britain
United States
Russia
China
Moscow
Allied forces faced female snipers, says Canadian tank captain
Lieut. John C. Wilson, a Canadian tank captain who has fought in Normandy since D day plus three, said in an interview that Allied troops were fired on by women snipers on some occasions.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
John C. Wilson
Normandy
British restaurants expand to over two thousand sites
Government sponsored eateries in Britain now total 2,082 locations serving about 583,000 meals each day, reflecting a broad fueling of public dining during the period.
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London
Navy ends steel fittings after compass error
A tiny steel eyelet in an officer’s cap caused a compass bearing deviation when leaning over a bearing. The Canadian navy plans to remove steel hat fittings as disclosed in naval orders tabled in the commons. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Ottawa
Seed Oil Plant Planned for Moose Jaw
The vegetable seed oil processing plant in Moose Jaw is slated to begin early August with priorities set for all required machinery through a collaboration of the Canadian Agricultural Supplies Board the fats and oil controller and the American War Food Administration Board. Architect I H Coyne Chicago has completed the survey and construction is expected to start shortly after August 1.
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Moose Jaw
Canadian Agricultural Supplies Board
Fats and Oil Controller
American War Food Administration Board
Canada
United States
I. H. Coyne
Chicago
Eisenhower Warns France Partisans as Allied Armies
Berlin countered Eisenhowers warning that French partisans in France were part of the Allied armies. De Gaulle ordered all former French army officers and NCOs to join the French forces of the interior and await further orders.
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New York
Eisenhower
Germany
France
Berlin
de Gaulle
Algiers
Interior
Canada Plans To Wage War In The Pacific Area
Ottawa reports Air Vice-Marshal L F Stevenson will head an air mission to East Asia to gather data for the RCAF. The push signals preparations for Canadian squadrons and trainee flows from the Commonwealth air training plan. Army officers already head to the Pacific for training. British naval build‑up at Canadian Pacific bases suggests the Canadian escort fleet may serve in the Pacific.
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Ottawa
Canada
L. F. Stevenson
Aleutians
East Asia
RCAF
R.C.A.F
Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Pacific
North Africa
Canadian Pacific
Atlantic
Ottawa's G M Ross named national Air Cadet League director
Wing Commander G M Ross of Ottawa is appointed national director of the Air Cadet League of Canada, succeeding retiree Group Captain D C M Hume. Formerly officer commanding No 2 wireless school in Calgary, he earlier led the Moose Jaw flying club in 1930 and commanded squadrons at No 5 bombing and gunnery school Dafoe Saskatchewan and No 2 school Mossbank Saskatchewan earlier this year.
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Ottawa
RC A.F
G. M. Ross
Air Cadet League of Canada
D. C. M. Hume
Air Cadet League
Ross
Calgary
Moose Jaw, Sask
Dafoe
Sask
No. 2
Mossbank
American 0 mm anti aircraft gun used in Italy
Allied command reports a highly mobile 0 mm anti aircraft gun used in Italy against enemy troops with devastating effect. The weapon fires explosive shells at great velocity and functions as a dual purpose tool comparable to a sniper rifle, offering a strong counter to the 88 mm gun.
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Rome
Italy
Finnish ship Vainamoinen sunk near Kotka harbor
A supplement to a Russian communique reports the Soviet Red Banner Baltic fleet sank the 3,900 ton coast defense ship Vainamoinen, Finland’s last sizable naval vessel, along with a 6,000 ton transport in Kotka port.
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London
Red Banner
Vainamoinen
Finland
Kotka
Offers Basis For Reaching Greater Unity
Ottawa reports Senator Marcotte argues for a uniform Canadian history textbook to unite English and French Canadians. He cites past enmity turning to alliance between England and France as a model, warns against inflaming politics, and references Lord Tweedsmuir’s work on a shared history.
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Ottawa
England
France
Arthur Marcotte
Saskatchewan
Marcotte
L. A. David
Dominion
Marcette
T. D Bouchard
L-Quebec
Bouchard
Jacques Cartier
Canada
David
Senator Marcotte
Quebec
Lord Tweedsmuir
Used aircraft not advised for returning airmen says Howe
Munitions Minister Howe told the commons that returning overseas servicemen should not buy used military aircraft for postwar commercial air service. He urged buying suitable commercial aircraft instead, replying to J. G. Diefenbaker who asked about time payment availability after the war.
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Ottawa
Howe
Commons
J. G. Diefenbaker
P.C
Lake Centre
Canada to Supply 75 Million Dozen Eggs to UK
Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the commons Canada could fill a contract to ship 75 million dozen eggs to the United Kingdom in the current year. He noted last year’s shipments reached about 26 million dozen and said efforts target a continuing British market.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Commons
Canada
United Kingdom
Tom Reid
L. New Westminster
British Columbia
Removal of duty on farm parts delays until September
The Prices Board announced that current prices on imported repair parts for farm machinery stay in effect until September 30. After that date dealers must pass on to farmers the duties and war exchange tax reductions.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
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