Hitler Rejects Peace Plea In Bristling Speech
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler denounced Roosevelt peace proposals and the Anglo German naval pact while endorsing no immediate negotiations with Britain unless a reciprocal non aggression accord is sought. He cited Poland and Czechoslovakia to justify coercive measures and vowed to present his reply to the Reichstag.
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Hitler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Poland
England
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Roosevelt
Reichstag
Fuehrer
Italians Arrested at Cape Bon While Cutting Poles
Three Italians were arrested while attempting to cut down telephone poles at Cape Bon in Tunisia near the French naval base at Bizerte. The incident occurred at the northernmost point of Tunisia, highlighting tensions in the region.
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Tunis
Cape Bon
Tunisia
Bizerte
Quebec Prepares Tax Rise for Major Firms
The Legislative Assembly approved a readjustment raising corporate taxes for about 8 000 firms in Quebec. The plan increases imposts on paid up capital and adds per‑office charges, targeting banks gas and electric utilities liquor breweries tobacco and real estate firms. The Premier said 1-10 of one percent on paid up capital plus per‑office fees will raise roughly two million dollars for the province.
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Quebec
Wee
Legislative Assembly
Trust
Ontario
Maritime
Montreal
Alberta Oil Industry Seeks Tax Exemption Parity
Alberta Petroleum Association secretary Kolb says the oil sector was not included in the three year income tax exemption for mining in the 1939 40 budget and should be treated like mining. He notes drilling costs in Turner Valley can reach 170000 dollars and urges equivalent tax relief. The group also accepts the 10 percent construction credit but wants parity with mining.
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Calgary
Kolb
Alberta Petroleum Association
Alberta
Turner Valley
Association
Use Of Canadian Oil In War Time Discussed In Commons
In the House of Commons Captain Leonard Plugge asks if Alberta oil could fuel British ships and planes in war and if Alberta government cooperation has been considered. Sir Thomas Inskip says Alberta oil suitability depends on admiralty and air force needs and that Alberta representatives in Britain are in touch with the admiralty and air ministry.
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London
House of Commons
Leonard Plugge
Dominions
Thomas Inskip
Alberta
Canada
Admiralty
Air Force
Sir Thomas
Air Ministry
Lost Confidence: Lothian Pins Crisis on Germany
The Marquess of Lothian, Britain’s ambassador designate to Washington, says he lost confidence in the German government last September. He had believed peace in the world could not be achieved while Germany denied the basic rights claimed by every nation.
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North American Union
Roosevelt
Reichstag
Providence
London
Marquess of Lothian
Great Britain
Washington
Germany
Canadians bring in nearly nine million duty free goods
Revenue Minister Osley announced that Canadians imported 8 940 974 in goods duty free under the 100 exemption clause in the fiscal year ending March 31 up from 7 187 646 the year before an increase of 1 753 328.
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Ottawa
Osley
Conscription to Strengthen Britain’s Armed Forces
London reports a plan for compulsory military training for about 200000 youths annually aged 20 to 21. The government outlines six months training, then service in the Territorial army or regular forces, plus powers to mobilize reserves secretly, curb rearmament profits, limit profiteering in war, and keep anti aircraft defenses staffed around the clock. The program is temporary for three years and will not send conscripts overseas.
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London
Great Britain
Territorial Army
War Office
Sudetenland
Canadian mushers complete 3800 mile trip to New York World’s Fair
Two Canadian trappers, Leland Abbot aged 30 and Hector Despins 23, arrived at the World’s Fair grounds after a 3800 mile journey with sledge and seven dogs from Repulse Bay. They camped behind a billboard near Queens Boulevard and World’s Fair Boulevard and used a four wheeled carriage for the final leg.
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New York
Repulse Bay
Canadian Northwest
Leland Abbot
Hector Despins
Queens Boulevard
Princess Elizabeth Enters Teen Years With Royal Gifts
The 13 year old Princess Elizabeth begins a long training for the throne as King George VI marks her birthday with a diamond bracelet and the Queen gives silk stockings signaling the start of her teen years.
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Elizabeth
George VI
Duke of Kent
Duke of Gloucester
Princess Royal
Earl of Harewood
Princess Arthur of
Connaught
Edward VII
Prince Arthur of Connaught
Queen Victoria
Council of State
London Debates War Profits and Conscription Clash
Prime Minister Chamberlain signaled a forthcoming no war profits bill in the House of Commons while Labor vows to oppose the measure line by line. Labor taunts echo as MPs debate conscription and wealth seizure, with passage expected after a prolonged fight.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Labor
Labor Party
Great Britain
Munich
Argentina Loans to Convert Wheat Lands to Pasture
The government authorized about 1.86 million dollars in loans to roughly 3,000 wheat farmers to retire wheat lands in designated zones and turn them into pasture for stock raising under a modified crop control policy.
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Buenos Aires
Widespread dynamite thefts alarm Ontario police
Niagara and Hamilton police join in a province wide effort after 110 sticks of dynamite 100 feet of fuse and 130 fuse caps are stolen from a Louth township quarry storehouse near Jordan eight miles west of St. Catharines. A 24 hour guard is set at Niagara Falls and Leaside plants amid fears of sabotage.
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Jordan
Niagara
Hamilton
Louth Township
St. Catharines
Ontario
Department of National Defence
Toronto
Gordon Conant
Ontario Hydro-electric Power Commission
Niagara Falls
Leaside
R A F Pilots to Train in Canada Under New Scheme
Ottawa announced that Royal Air Force pilots will train in Canada with the Royal Canadian Air Force under a Canada Great Britain agreement. Training will occur at Trenton and Camp Borden in a three year program with up to 50 pilots yearly, including 126 pilots annually overall.
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Ottawa
Lan Mackenzie
Royal Air Force
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Great Britain
Trenton
Camp Borden
National Defence Department
Mackenzie
United Kingdom
Flying Clubs Association
Air Force
King and Queen to Travel Aboard Empress of Australia
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House that the King and Queen will sail to Canada and the United States on the Empress of Australia with a naval escort, leaving Portsmouth on May 6. The choice follows concerns over international tension and the Repulse’s absence from European waters.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Canada
United States
Portsmouth
House
European
Germany
Arthur Marsden
Mr. Chamberlain
Glasgow
Hood
Council of State
France executes spy leader as two others get life terms
In a secret military trial in Nancy France Louis Lucien Franck 31 a blacksmith received the death penalty for spying for a foreign power. Marcel Ducellier 26 a laborer and Lucien Adam 21 a clerk serving with Maginot line troops were sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Nancy
France
Louis Lucien Franck
Marcel Ducellier
Lucien Adam
Maginot
Germany
Franck
Columbia University awards 500 scholarships to Canadian students
James Colbert of Victoria and Kenneth McCallum of Saskatoon received Columbia University resident scholarships for 1939 40. Colbert, a University of British Columbia student, earned a political science award, while McCallum, a University of Saskatchewan graduate, won a pure science scholarship. Each prize is valued at 500 dollars.
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New York
James Colbert
Victoria
Kenneth McCallum
Saskatoon
Columbia University
Colbert
University of British Columbia
McCallum
University of Saskatchewan
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Mee
Britain
Goering
Italian
Libya
Hermann Goering
Italo Balbo
Tripoli
Australia
Stettin
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