Allies vow to persevere until victory against aggression
London pledges continued struggle against German and Italian oppression with mutual aid among Britain, Dominions, and allied governments. Churchill vows to resist Hitler on land and sea, asserting no peace while coercion persists and invasion of the British Isles remains possible.
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London
Britain
British Empire
Germany
Mr. Churchill
Hitler
British Isles
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Yugoslavia
Free French Movement
Ottawa moves to protect jobs for returning servicemen
Labor Minister McLarty says legislation to guarantee job reinstatement for men who enlist will be introduced after summer adjournment. The bill aims to secure peace time employment and restore workers in positions no less favorable, modeled on a British measure. A draft has been sent to labor groups and demobilization officials for review.
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Ottawa
Labor
McLarty
House of Commons
Angus MacInnis
C.C.F
Vancouver East
Labor Advisory Committee
General Committee On
The
Pensions Department
Britain Sees North Atlantic Advantage Growing Says Cross
Ronald Cross the new British high commissioner to Australia, touring Canada en route to take his post, said the North Atlantic battle has improved for Britain. He cited better air cover and stronger convoy protection as reasons for the shift, while noting he isn’t in close touch with the immediate situation.
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Ottawa
North Atlantic
Britain
Ronald Cross
Australia
Canada
Indian Engineer Receives Victoria Cross in Sudan
Second Lieutenant Premindra Singh Bhagat of the Indian Engineers became the first Indian soldier awarded the Victoria Cross in this war. He detected and supervised clearing of 15 mine fields in the Anglo Egyptian Sudan under intense daily pressure from dawn to dusk.
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London
Premindra Singh Bhagat
Corps of Indian Engineers
Bhagat
Sudan
French Tanker Alberta Torpedoed by British Submarine
The Vichy admiralty reports the tanker Alberta torpedoed in the Mediterranean by a British submarine. Seven crew members were killed while the vessel was seriously damaged but did not sink.
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Vichy
France
Vichy Admiralty
Mediterranean
Commisar Vannikov Relieved of Armament Duties
In Moscow B L Vannikov a commissar for armaments in the government has been relieved of his duties for failure to cope with the duties of a commissar Dmitri Ustiniv has been appointed in his place.
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Moscow
B. L. Vannikov
Dmitri Ustiniv
Fast Planes Boost to Britain From Curtis Wright and Bell
Curtis-Wright announces shipment of over 1000 Tomahawk fighters to Britain and unveils a faster spike-nosed pursuit plane kept secret. Bell Aircraft says 11 P-39 Airacobra fighters were sent, none yet seen action. Curtis targets 69 planes daily, Bell six. The P-46 test flight impressed correspondents returning from both plants with many aircraft bearing Royal Air Force markings or British fittings.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Curtis-Wright Company
Britain
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Curtis
Bell
Royal Air Force
Government uses essential works order to speed war building
London moves to speed vital war construction by placing building and civil engineering trades under essential works control. Labor Minister Bevin says full productivity hinges on accelerating air fields and war office and admiralty projects. A six day work week is guaranteed.
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London
Labor
Ernest Bevin
War Office
Admiralty
Eden unveils open recruitment for diplomatic service
Foreign Secretary Eden told Parliament the diplomatic service will admit deserving candidates without private income sources. The reform opens high posts to all classes in diplomatic and consular branches, ending the private means monopoly and allowing promotion for women under financial reforms.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Tank production progress at Angus shops in Montreal
Munitions Minister Howe told the House of Commons that tank production at the Angus shops in Montreal is advancing well. He expects the assembly line to reach a rate of three tanks per day soon.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Howe
House of Commons
De Valera blocks U S use of Irish ports for war aid
Irish premier Eamon de Valera reportedly refused U S access to Irish seaports and air bases to move war supplies to Britain, fearing German retaliation. He favors allowing a trans Atlantic passenger service terminus in Eyre and seeks an independent air link to Britain amid fears of disruption via the Azores and Lisbon.
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London
Eamon de Valera
Eire
United States
Britain
Eyre
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Azores
Lisbon
Victory Torch Dedicated At Ottawa Rites
The Torch of Victory symbolizing support for the Mother Country was dedicated in Ottawa with Prime Minister Mackenzie King linking appreciation of the symbol to enlistment appeals. He urged young Canadians to join the armed forces and support Victory Loan 1941 as the torch would later cross the Atlantic to Churchill. The ceremony opened near the National War Memorial as King called on citizens to do their part against Germany.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Winston Churchill
Canada
Germany
Victory
King
Conservative House
Hanson
Lewis
Soldiers' Railway Fare Reduction For Ottawa Enlistees
Minister Ralston announced a two thirds reduction in railway fares for soldiers on annual or embarkation leave. Return tickets cost previously 1 1/4 cents per mile. now the Dominion government and railways pay two thirds, leaving service members with one third. He noted 32 percent of the total recruits for the Canadian army have joined since the campaign began, with 10 544 men enlisted to date.
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Ottawa
Ralston
Dominion
Canadian Women Interned in France to be Released
The external affairs department announced the release of all Canadian women interned in France. A list showed 59 detainees. Representations via the U S government argued German women in Canada were not interned on nationality grounds.
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Ottawa
France
External Affairs Department
U.S
Canada
Britain Unveils Civil Defence Army Strength
Home Secretary Herbert Morrison told Parliament that Britain's civil defence army now totals four million personnel. He noted a recent addition of two and a half million fire bomb fighters.
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London
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Taking Heavy Toll Ottawa
Four Canadian soldiers invalided home from Britain report heavy motorcycle crash tolls among troops. They blame injuries from overseas service and reliance on motorcycles on narrow English roads and blackout conditions during night maneuvers.
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Ottawa
Britain
Bombing plane sets east west trans Atlantic record
Officials of Atfero a division of the British ministry of aircraft production announced that a bombing plane flying from England to Canada established a record time of 13 hours ago. The aircraft returned trans Atlantic pilots to Canada to ferry other bombers to England and landed at an eastern airport 13 hours after takeoff from an undisclosed spot in England.
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Montreal
England
Canada
Atfero
British
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Bennett Elevated to Peerage in King’s Birthday Honors
Rt Hon B B Bennett, former Canadian prime minister, is made viscount and returns to parliamentary life with a seat in the House of Lords. Hon Vincent Massey named to the privy council as Canada’s representative in the UK. Bennett will join Lord Beaverbrook in the Lords and may assume Empire spokesman duties amid wartime needs.
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London
B. B. Bennett
Vincent Massey
United Kingdom
Privy Council
Lord Bennett
House of Lords
England
Empire
Canada
Juniper Hill Estate
Mickleham
Surrey
Lord Beaverbrook
Ministry of Aircraft Production
Mr. Massey
Arthur Purvis
North American Supply Council
R. B. Bennett
Waiting for the Next Nazi Move Towards East
Speculation on Nazi troop concentrations from the Baltic to the Black Sea near Russian borders. The piece argues Berlin’s likely aim is coercive pressure on Moscow or Turkey rather than a full invasion, with possible moves via North Africa Cyprus or Syria. It weighs Turkey’s role and German access to Romanian oil and the strategic value of Crete.
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London
Baltic
Black Sea
Balkans
Poland
Africa
Cyprus
Syria
Turkey
Moscow
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Dardanelles
Iran
Crete
Aegean
Russia
Air Force Enlistments in Royal Canadian Air Force
Between October 1939 and May 14 1941 a total of 48772 men enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force with 16034 air crew and 32738 ground crew. Enlistments by province show Manitoba 5828 including 1643 air crew Saskatchewan 5277 including 1509 air crew British Columbia 4314 including 1492 air crew Alberta 4196 including 1326 air crew.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
H. A. Bruce
Toronto-Parkdale
House of Commons
British Columbia
Alberta
Metal Restrictions Ottawa Urges Canadian Frugality
Munitions Minister Howe urged Canadians to accustom themselves to growing restrictions on key metals used in non essential products. Aluminum nickel and zinc are in increasing demand as war production expands in Canada and the United States. The government rather than manufacturers is responsible for curtailment of supplies.
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Ottawa
Howe
Canada
United States
Refugees Flee to Cairo After Axis Raid Fallout
Refugees stream into Cairo from Alexandria after Axis raids. Long lines of cars crowd roads between Egyptian cities as Premier Hussein Sirry Pasha reports at least 531 killed and hundreds wounded in recent attacks.
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Cairo
Alexandria
Hussein Sirry Pasha
Message From The King Thank-You To MacKenzie King
Prime Minister Mackenzie King received a message of thanks from the King in reply to King’s birthday felicitations sent on June 9 in Canada. The exchange reflects royal acknowledgment of Canada’s celebration and honors the wartime alliance and dominion status.
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Mackenzie King
Canada
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