Reynaud Warns France Faces Life at Stake in Broadcast
Premier Reynaud urged U S aid in a radio address saying the life of France is at stake and calling for air power from across the Atlantic. He praised French soldiers, vowed resilience, and urged unity against Nazi aggression. Toronto report notes 500000 Junior Red Cross members fund ambulances for the Allies.
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Atlantic
Europe
Reynaud
Roosevelt
Italy
Toronto
Red Cross of Canada
Argentine sabotage hits British freighter in Buenos Aires port
A time bomb blasted the Gasconmy at dockside in Buenos Aires, killing an Argentine stevedore and wounding five. The blast damaged a fuel tank and a hold, with a second explosion following as authorities halted port loading to search cargo and ships. Officials warn of possible more bombs aboard British vessels to disrupt food supplies.
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Buenos Aires
Soviet Embassy Hit In Chungking Bomb Raid
Japanese air attack on Chungking heavily damages the Soviet embassy marking the first direct hit on a foreign mission there since May last year. The ambassador vows to continue work despite the unusable main building. Bombs also damage the German Trans-Oceanic News Agency and British United Press facilities nearby.
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Chungking
China
Trans-Oceanic
United Press
Effective Work of Air Forces Over Wide Front
Allied air operations cover a vast front from equatorial Africa to Arctic Norway. Bombers hit Paris area walls and Cologne targets while home defenses downed a German bomber off Britain. RAF and other Allied planes struck Eritrea Libya Ethiopia Tobruk Massawa and Italian targets in Turin Genoa and Massawa refinery fire seen for miles.
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London
Equatorial Africa
Arctic
Norway
Paris
Germany
Cologne
Trondheim
Turin
Genoa
Kenya
Egypt
Eritrea
Red Sea
Libya
Mediterranean
Kingdom
Ethiopia
Air Commodore I and Breadner DCS raid Seine area
Air Commodore I and Breadner DSC led bomber operations east of Rouen with troops and armor in focus. The mission aimed at enemy concentrations with bombing and low level strafing. Four allied aircraft are missing and two enemy fighters were shot down during the engagement. bomber crews returned to base on a single engine after cockpit damage.
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Lamare
Messerschmitt
German blockade and ration cuts signal impending famine
London reports indicate the Allied blockade is crippling Germany's economy and food stocks. A Nazi order calls for killing all non military dogs. Neutral sources cite large ration reductions: sugar 11 percent, cheese 30 percent, fats 41 percent, meat 43 percent, eggs 71 percent. Additional reports claim flour shortages and a likely poor European wheat crop outside Italy.
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London
Germany
Italy
Prepare For Refugees Toronto
Dr Gordon P Jackson Toronto medical health officer told the health board he was instructed to ready to assist in looking after the health of hundreds of refugee children from England France the Netherlands and Belgium who might arrive at any time Toronto will serve as a distribution centre The provincial government said city health authorities could receive at most 36 hours notice The children aged nine to fourteen will come in groups of 300 to 500 and be taken to the Odd Fellows Home as a general clearing house
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Toronto
Gordon P. Jackson
The
Health Board
Odd Fellows
Madrid Declares Non Belligerency Amid Mediterranean War
Spain reiterates its non belligerent stance as war broadens to the Mediterranean with Italy entering the conflict against Britain and France. The decree notes non belligerency but does not use the term neutrality, mirroring recent Spanish press sentiment.
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Mediterranean
Italy
Britain
France
Temporary Suspension of Empire Air Mail Services
The postmaster-general announced a temporary suspension of Empire air mail services. Principal routes affected include connections with Malta, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, India, Ceylon, Burma, Hong Kong, Malaya, Australia, New Zealand, the Sudan, East Africa and South Africa.
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London
Empire Air Mail
Malta
Egypt
Palestine
Iraq
India
Ceylon
Burma
Hong Kong
Malaya
Australia
New Zealand
Sudan East Africa
South Africa
Alaska Forces to be Sent to Anchorage
United States Secretary of War Harry Woodring announces a field artillery and infantry force will be sent to Anchorage Alaska to guard new American army air bases being established there. The move strengthens defense in the territory amid ongoing military buildup.
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Washington
United States
Harry Woodring
Anchorage
Alaska
Italians and Britons Exchanged in London Pact
Between 500 and 600 Italians including women and children are being exchanged for about the same number of Britons in Italy under the exchange negotiation at the Exchange Nationals in London.
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London
Italy
Mayors Rally Behind Canada's War Savings Drive
The Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities, meeting after its initial activities, endorsed the government war effort. Ottawa Mayor Stanley Lewis urged municipalities to promote war savings certificates rather than raising funds for tanks and aircraft, noting Ontario law bars tax levy use for such donations.
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Ottawa
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Federation
Stanley Lewis
Canada
Lewis
Ontario
Britain Races to Aide French Forces in War Mobilization
Daily Herald reports rapid British and Polish reinforcements from Narvik and northern Norway join thousands of troops, rifles, guns, and tanks heading to France. Churchill with Eden and Dill at French talks with Petain as bombings threaten Tours. US envoy Bullitt stays in Paris amid advancing danger. British ambulance drivers noted for courage during the Paris retreat.
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France
Norway
Narvik
Daily Herald
War Office
Churchill
Anthony Eden
John Dill
Imperial General Staff
Henri Petain
Tours
United States
William Bullitt
Paris
Bullitt
Chantilly
Times
Hitler
Channel
Hague
Ambulance Fund Drive Secures 12 Vehicles in BC
Vancouver reports Red Cross officials received cheques from organizations across British Columbia to cover ten ambulances and a dozen clubs have pledged additional vehicles for the fund.
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Vancouver
Red Cross
British Columbia
Common Cause Unites France and Britain in War Message
London pledged utmost aid to France as the two nations vow perpetual unity in the fight against Nazism. British troops and materiel pour into the Seine line while thousands more rush to the continent to reinforce Le Havre and other fronts.
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London
Britain
Great Britain
French Republic
France
Seine River
Continent
Italians Must Register in Ottawa Under Defence Rules
Italians who became naturalized since September 1929 must register and are forbidden to possess arms under an order in council under Defence of Canada regulations. The order also mandates fingerprinting and recording details of those detained.
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Ottawa
Defence of Canada
Ottawa memorial proposal for Norman Rogers youth training
Rev Daniel McIvor Liberal MP for Fort William proposed to Parliament a memorial to Norman Rogers named the youth training memorial. He praised the late defence minister’s work for the youth training scheme during his tenure as minister of labor.
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Ottawa
Daniel McIvor
Fort William
Norman Rogers
My McIivor
Defence
Labor
Ambassadors Arrive in Moscow From Britain France and Italy
Sir Stafford Cripps and Erik Labonne arrived in Moscow as the new British and French ambassadors. At the same time Italian ambassador Augusto Rosso returned to Moscow by train, signaling a fresh trio of diplomatic envoys in the Soviet capital.
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Moscow
Sir Stafford Cripps
Erik Labonne
Soviet Russia
Augusto Rosso
Trans-Atlantic Cable Disrupted Between Buenos Aires and Rome
The trans Atlantic cable linking South America and Rome was reported out causing disruption to service to South America from Rome via Spain. Informed sources said normal communications remained affected with no immediate repair timetable.
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Buenos Aires
South America
Rome
Spain
Grim souvenirs from a Thames estuary town sales
After German raiders shelled Gravesend England residents sold shell splinters as keepsakes. The items reflect a wartime habit of turning danger into memory.
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Gravesend
England
Thames Estuary
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