Effect of War on Demand for Farm Products in Ottawa
Agriculture Minister Gord Gardiner outlined Canada needs for the next fiscal year amid war pressures. He noted wheat output should not be boosted, hog and bacon exports to Britain rose beyond contracts, cheese prices and subsidies shape production, and Ontario subsidies may lift cheese output while overall dairy capacity remains strong.
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Ottawa
Canada
Gordimer
House of Commons
Gardiner
Great Britain
Britain
Brittain
United States
United Kingdom
Ontario
RCMP Report Stresses Public Help in 1939 40 Prairie Blower Case
Ottawa report by Commissioner Wood notes higher safe-blowing due to crop conditions and public noncooperation. He describes wartime police arrangements, force strength on March 31 1940, recruiting figures with 124 of 1 828 applicants hired, long waiting lists, and 30 murder cases investigated with 29 closed.
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Ottawa
Commissioner & T. Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Wood
Planta
Roosevelt endorses wiretapping against aliens and traitors
President Roosevelt advocates wiretap use against non citizens and citizens who commit espionage or sabotage against the United States. He states national defence requires such steps and sends the letter to Representative Thomas Eliot of Massachusetts, who made it public amid legislative deliberations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Thomas Eliot
Dem
Massachusetts
House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
Eliot
Compensation Promised London War Damage Bill Amendments
Sir Kingsley Wood announced in the House of Commons that British householders will receive free compensation up to 200 pounds for lost goods from war damage. An extra 100 pounds for furniture for a wife and 25 pounds per child under 16, with a voluntary insurance option beyond 200 pounds. Advances on claims rise to 800 pounds, and up to 800 pounds may be advanced for both new home and new business premises.
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London
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Bulgarian King Ferdinand Celebrated 80th Birthday
Hitler and Ribbentrop sent congratulations to former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria on his 80th birthday. Ferdinand, residing in Coburg, was described as a friend of Germany.
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Hitler
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Berlin
Ribbentrop
Ferdinand of
Coburg
Germany
Canadians Celebrate First Airmen To Arrive In England Dinner
The first Royal Canadian Air Force formation to land in Britain celebrated its arrival with a Feb 25 anniversary dinner at its Royal Air Force station in England. Officers and airmen dined together and enjoyed a London entertainer concert. Col. J. C. Kennedy of the U S Army Air Corps gave a speech amid applause.
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England
Royal Canadian Air Force
Britain
Canadian Army Co-operation Squadron
Royal Air Force Station
London
Col
J. C. Kennedy
United States Army Air Corps
War Effort Praised in Northern Ireland Speech
A speech from the throne read by the Duke of Abercorn at the Northern Ireland parliament opening lauds wartime contributions. It notes many volunteered for armed forces, civil defense services stayed strong, and employer initiative plus worker adaptability boosted home front support.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Duke of Abercorn
British Capture Kastelorizo Island Off Turkish Coast
London announced seizure of Kastelorizo, an Italian island 10 miles off Turkey’s coast. The move gives Britain a foothold near the Aegean entrance while Italy’s hold on the Dodecanese weakens. Naval officials say the base could threaten Alexandria and eastern Mediterranean shipping.
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London
Kastelorizo
Italy
Mediterranean
Rhodes
Dodecanese
Aegean Sea
Britain
Estelorizo
Alexandria
Crete
Greece
Aegean
Exiled Soviet Leaders Reported by Moscow
Expelled from the central committee of the Communist party are Maxim Litvinovy and two others. Two more were demoted to alternate status in the authority reshuffle announced in Moscow.
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Maxim Litvinovy
Soviet Union
Central Committee
Communist Party
Moscow
Need For Recruits Ottawa
A Defence Department spokesman says recruiting is proceeding as planned for the active army. Calgary reports quote Maj. J. H. Gainor saying 1,756 recruits are needed in military district No. 13 with skilled trades in demand. Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Defence Minister Ralston note 40 000 to 60 000 men will be required in 1941, with a gradual intake strategy and possible adjustments if response lags.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
Calgary
J. H. Gainor
No. 13
Mackenzie King
Defence
Ralston
Bulgarian Police Foil Sofia Waterworks Sabotage Plot
Sofia police say they uncovered a plan to blow up the city waterworks and contaminate the water supply. Many suspects were arrested and large quantities of explosives and chemicals were recovered, intended for dumping into the water system.
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Sofia
Treaties Signed With Romania In Commerce and Navigation
Moscow reports Russia has signed a treaty of commerce and navigation with Romania. The agreement aims to facilitate trade and maritime travel between the two nations.
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Moscow
Russia
Rumania
German Military Administration Shuts North Holland
The Hague announces in North Holland a military government due to Amsterdam strikes and riots. Prohibitions cover marches meetings and street assembly. political parties are banned. uniforms and insignia forbidden. Violations go before military courts with penalties up to 15 years or capital punishment for grave offenses.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
North Holland
the Hague
Fredrich Christensen
Netherlands
Christensen
Ontario mayors oppose census taking in Toronto meeting
The Ontario Mayors Association adopted a resolution asking the Dominion government to postpone this year’s census and save the country about 2 million dollars. If the census proceeds, municipalities would offer their machinery at no charge.
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Ontario Mayors’ Association
Toronto
Dominion
RAF May Soon Adopt German Tactics
London reports debate in Parliament over whether the Royal Air Force will strike German cities in mass raids. Sir Archibald Sinclair says Britain will answer with bombs on the enemy, arguing morale and industrial targets could shorten the war. Analysts note doubts about pure terror bombing and expect raids on industrial sites to intensify.
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Royal Air Force
London
Archibald Sinclair
Germany
Daily Sketch
Berlin
Sinclair
Coventry
Daily Mail
the Star
Birmingham
English
Hitler
Britain
Balkans tense as Soviet shift fuels war nerves
Reports from Bucharest say Soviet Russia reversed course and opposed a German push via Bulgaria toward Greece. Yugoslavia speeds up mobilization while Britain considers a Bulgaria break and Anglo Turkish talks reach full accord. Belgrade fears a move toward Salonika via Vardar.
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Bucharest
Russia
Bulgaria
Greece
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Alexander Cincar-Markovic
Belgrade
Budapest
Soviet
Hitler
Vardar
Salonika
Europe
Sofia
Herbert von Richthofen
Australia to export training planes to British dominions
Prime Minister R G Menzies told a London audience that Australia has produced training planes in volume and will export them to British dominions by mid year. He noted over 400000 Australians are in munitions production and nearly 600000 by year’s end, with 75 firms making machine tools. He praised Allied armored divisions for Libya achievements.
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London
R. G. Menzes
Australia
Commonwealth
National Defence Public Interest Committee
Libya
Ban On Gold Plate Issued By Tokyo Finance Ministry
Tokyo restates a forthcoming decree prohibiting purchase or ownership of any gold plate articles. Earlier rules already barred solid gold items such as eyeglass frames necklaces and rings with fines from 500 to 5 000 yen.
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Tokyo
Hen House Bombed in East Anglia Raid
The BBC reports German raiders targeted farm stock in East Anglia and found a new type of military objective. The only confirmed success was the destruction of 50 chickens when a bomb hit a hen house.
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London
East Anglia
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Government Members In Army London Report
A government white paper reveals that 166 members of the house of lords and 116 members of the commons serve in Britain's armed forces. Of the total, 225 are in the army 31 in the navy and 26 in the royal air force.
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London
House of Lords
New Appointment in Ottawa R C Berk trans in Toronto named director general
Hon C D Howe minister of munitions and supply announces R C Berkinshaw of Toronto as director general of the department priorities branch.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
R. C. Berkinshaw
Toronto
Department
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