Osmena Calls Congress to Restore Civil Government
President Sergio Osmena urged all elected congress members to return to Manila and reestablish the legislative branch to restore law and order ahead of a 1945 independence request. The U S Navy said it spent over 200 million dollars to rebuild the French navy with British aid and materials for operation.
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Sergio Osmena
Congress
Manila
Legislative Branch
Osmena
Washington
United States Navy
North Africa
United States
Britain
German twin jet plane in operation on western front
The United States Ninth Air Force reports Germany has a new twin jet aircraft in operation on the western front. The term fortress implies larger, more extensive fortifications than a simple fort.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
Pat.s
United States
9Th Air Force
Commanding Offr of Fan Destroyer HMCS
The report mentions the commanding officer of the HMCS Fan Destroyer unit, identified as 1S, with details indicating assignment status and leadership role within the ship’s command structure.
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HMCS
Britain Faces Massive Black Market Losses During War
Public losses from Britain’s wartime black market exceed £5,000,000 annually with goods siphoned from rail sidings and ports. Foods cigarettes clothes fuel and medicines flood underground networks run by gangsters. Police action critics argue ignore organized thefts affecting Liverpool Bristol and industrial hubs.
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Arket
British Rail
Peron Says Argentina Seeks Restoring Nations with United Russia
Col. Juan Peron declares Argentina desires full restoration of nations with the United Russia but doubts Germany will be a suitable cause for war. He warns that such a move could alienate friends in the Americas and provoke reaction from nearby republics amid Inter-American discussions on Pan American ties.
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Juan Peresident
Argentina
Russia
Germany
Peron
March On Rhine Strikes Across German Countryside
The 1st Canadian Army pressed through farmlands between the Maas and Rhine, overcoming German resistance. Kleve Goch Calar and Uedem suffered heavy bombing. farms, houses, and livestock were destroyed as artillery and air strikes pounded the area. Uedem held firm with paratroopers and Maj. R. D. Hadgins of Preston, Ontario noting heavy losses among defenders. The battalion captured 30 to 40 prisoners.
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Gripsholm
New York
Royal Canadian Air Force
U.S.A
Michael Dunstan Chisholm
Florence
N.S
48Th Highlanders
Italy
Harold Raymond Bryar
Elliott Row
Saint John N.B
Carlton
York Regiment
E. F. Stewart
Ottawa
Dental Corps
E. W. Slipp
Woodstock
N.B
Germany
Maas
Rhine
Kleve
Goch Calar
Uedem
Goch
R. D. Hadgins
Preston
Ont
Bomb falls on Daphne as family dies in London V weapon blast
A 13 year old girl Daphne Newton witnessed a V bomb strike her home in southern England. The attack left her parents dead and the house reduced to rubble. The neighborhood has endured a mine an ordinary bomb and two V bombs since 1940.
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London
England
Daphne Newton
Daphne
MacKenzie King names Miller Saskatchewan lieutenant governor
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King has appointed Thomas Miller, publisher of the Moose Jaw Times, as the new lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan. He succeeds Archibald Peter McNab who has been ill. duties have been handled by Chief Justice William Martin, who opened the current Saskatchewan legislature.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Thomas Miller
Moose Jaw Times
Saskatchewan
Archibald Peter McNab
McNab
William Martin
Martin
Caribou Sightings Closer To The Pas In Winter
Officials report an aerial survey finds barrenland caribou widely distributed in the north, with sightings closer to The Pas this winter than in many years. Wandland caribou remain common in the district.
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The
Pas
Man
Mines and Natural Resources Departments
London Declares War on Axis Powers During WWII Europe
Lebanon joins Britain and allies in declaring war on Germany and Japan after Syria acts nearby and Egypt formally approves its own declaration against the axis forces.
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London
Lebanon
Germany
Japan
Syria
Egypt
RAF Coastal Command Sinks Three Ships in Skagerrak Convoy Action
London reports coastal command aircraft attacked a convoy of nine cargo vessels in the Skagerrak and probably destroyed at least three ships. The vigil against enemy shipping continues.
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London
F. Coastal Command
Skag~gerak
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