Air Strength Of Nazis Shown On The Decline
London reports Germanys first line air strength on all fronts can hardly exceed 5000 aircraft. Aeroplane magazine says the Luftwaffe remains formidable but loses superiority used in early war gains. Estimates break down to about 1300 in Western Europe and Norway 1300 in North Africa and Med regions 600 in Central Europe and Balkans 1600 on the Russian front plus reserves.
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London
Germany
Aeroplane
Luftwaffe
Europe
France
Norway
Mediterranean
North
Africa
Italy
Sicily
Greece
Crete
Balkans
Problems Facing Agriculture In Post War Period
Dr J F Booth of Ottawa warned that postwar agriculture must retain and rebuild markets, with regulation unlikely to return to prewar levels. Prof W W Swanson of Saskatchewan described the wheat crisis as Western Canada’s key challenge, citing transport, storage, prices, and financing as factors. He said feeding Europe after the war would require massive shipping to move wheat abroad.
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Toronto
J. F. Booth
Ottawa
The
Canadian Political Science Association
Dr. Booth
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Booth
Canada
W. W. Swanson
University of Saskatchewan
Dominion
Prof. Swanson
Swanson
Europe
Yugoslav Plan to Train Army in Canada Mapped
Dr Izidor Cankar Yugoslav minister to Canada says Yugoslavia plans training of a new army and air force in Canada to fight the Nazis from outside. He hopes training starts soon but would not specify location citing hospitality shown by Canada. He notes many Yugoslavs in the Americas who may join their homeland forces.
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United States
Germany
Ottawa
Draja Mikhailovitch
Yugoslavia
Canada
Izidor Cankar
Cankar
North
South America
War Strategy For Army Men Toronto Chess Curriculum
Ottawa defense officials say chess is popular among enlisted personnel and encouraged where possible. Bernard Freedman, secretary of the Canadian Correspondence Chess Association, argues chess should be part of military training as a war game and strategic exercise akin to large scale warfare.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Bernard Freedman
Canadian Correspondence Chess Association
Department of National Defence
Freedman
Russia
Mayors Seek Indemnity for Federally Owned Defence Plants
The fifth annual conference of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities urged the Dominion government to provide indemnity to municipalities hosting federally owned defence plants. The indemnity would cover taxes that would be paid if these plants were privately owned.
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Ence
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Dominion
Freezing Eggs Moves to Drying Plant in Edmonton
Edmonton egg producers store top grade A and B eggs for export in freezer blocks at sub zero temps. Since March all eggs go overseas as powder to save ship space. A drying plant building is near completion while awaiting U S imported equipment, said C E Christensen, general manager of the provincial marketing board.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Britain
United States
C. E. Christensen
Provincial Marketing Board
Antiquaries Leader Urges Protection of Worthy Documents
A. W. Clapham president of the Society of Antiquaries appeals to members to prevent valuable historical papers from being discarded amid waste paper collection drives. He warns the loss would erase important records of London’s past.
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London
A. W. Clapham
Society of Antiquaries
Lend Lease Proposal Shared With Soviet Russia
The United States briefed Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff on a draft lend-lease agreement during a 45 minute talks with Cordell Hull. Contents were not revealed though the aim was to align Russia with Britain and other nations under postwar trade principles. President Roosevelt stated Russia would be treated on the same basis as allies in the lend-lease program.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Cordell Hull
Litvino
Hull
Russia
Great Britain
United Nations
Roosevelt
Britain
Officers' uniforms in Canada ban pleated cuffed trousers
Wartime restrictions from Defence headquarters bar officers from ordering trousers with cuffs or pleated fronts. The rule follows a Wartime Prices and Trade Board request. Officers with existing cuffed pleated trousers may wear them out, but cuffless pleatless styles are advised.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence Headquarters
Prices and Trade Board
Manion Outlines ARP Duty at Mayors Conference
Ottawa Hon. R. J. Manion, director of civil air raid precautions, addressed the fifth annual Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities conference. He said ARP work is a citizen duty for those fit to work but not in the armed forces, stressing active and passive defenses and urging municipal roles in organizing civilian defence efforts.
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Ottawa
R. J Manion
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Manion
A.R.P
Planning Giant Aerial Offensive on West Front
British and U.S. strategists plan a large night aerial on Germany with 200 tons of bombs plus new very large bombs. General Somervill and Gen Lee lead talks as 1 000 bombers could strike in a single night. Knockout bombings are seen as a prerequisite for invasion of western Europe.
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West Front
London
U.S
Germany
Britain
B. Somervill
U.S. Army Services of Supply
Somervill
W. Lee
Army
R.A.F
Western
Europe
Belgian Socialist Warns Hitler Will Be Beaten on Production Front
Louis de Brouch ers told the London Labour conference that sabotage by Belgian workers has cut Belgian production by about 60 percent. He said occupied countries are liabilities to Hitler and that he cannot subdue the freedom of free peoples. The speech closed the second day of the Labour Party annual conference as resolutions covered postwar plans and higher service pay.
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London
Hitler
Labor Party
Louis de Brouchers
de Brouchers
de Brouckers
West Farm Labor Shortage Warned in Commons
Ottawa’s E. E. Perley warned of a very acute western labor shortage as harvests approach. Farmers faced seeding strains, heavy western enlistments, and workers leaving for eastern industry, with women and girls also departing the farms. Thorson noted Reserve army trainees may be pooled with others for call up, and a departmental committee would review National War Services regulations after a conference with university reps and officials.
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Perley
War Services
Thorson
National War Services Boards
National War Services
Hanson
Tar Sands Oil Prospects in Alberta Debate
Ottawa Resources Minister Crerar told the House that responsible interests have considered building a pipeline from northern Alberta to southern centres. He noted initial tar sands use was for road surfacing in Edmonton and Jasper, and predicted the sands could become an active oil source. MacNicol urged sending experts to northern Alberta to extract oil from the sands.
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Ottawa
Crerar
House of Commons
Alberta
Alberta Natural Resources Act
J. R. MacNicol
Con
Toronto- Davenport
Edmonton
Jasper National Park
MacNicol
Internee Emilian Hakel Recaptured Near Camp
Pembroke Ontario. Emilian Hakel a 20 year old civilian internee at Peta wawa internment camp escaped and was recaptured by a Veterans Guard member about 15 miles from the camp. Hakel had escaped previously in April and was recaptured within a few hours.
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Pembroke
Ont
Emilian Hakel
Petawawa
Veterans Guard
Hakel
Japan Publicizes Southwest Pacific Colonist Program
The government announced a large scale plan to send Japanese colonists specialists and workers into conquered southwest Pacific territories to facilitate the development of natural resources.
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Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
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U.S. Army
Japan
H. H. Arnold
Air Force
R. J. Manion
A.R.P. Job
Coun
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Qu’Appelle
National War Services Department
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