U S Vessels May Now Enter British Ports
Washington reports a broad expansion of United States naval and military activity as the Neutrality Act is revised. Navy ships will arm merchant vessels, bases may be established in Britain, and convoys may extend to the British Isles with gun crews and air protection.
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United States
Britain
Navy
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
Frank Knox
House of Representatives
Knox
British Isles
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Egypt
Africa
Red Sea
United States Army
Atlantic
Army
Atlantic Coast
Women Letter Sorters in Ottawa and Toronto Training
An experiment using women and girls as letter sorters is limited to Toronto and Montreal for now. Post office officials say men of military age cannot be employed, so training is provided to boys, older men, and women to handle the Christmas mail rush. Women have already worked as sorters in smaller post offices.
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Ottawa
Toronto
Mont
Post Office Department
Dairy Board Orders Cheese Holdings Capped in Canada
The Dairy Products Board, chaired by J F Singleton, limits any person to holding on December 1 no more than 35 percent of their December 1 last year total. This prevents cornering the cheese supply amid domestic shortages.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dairy Products Board
J F. Singleton
Former French Premiers Deported To Portalet Prison
Former French premier Edouard Daladier and premier Leon Blum along with General Marie-Gustave Gamelin were transported by airplane to Portalet in the Pyrenees, marking a move to the new prison.
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Vichy
Edouard Daladier
Leon Blum
Marie-Gustave Gamelin
Portalet
Pyrenees
Publisher Speaks Out on World Journey and American Shame
Publisher Ralph Ingersoll of PM returns from a world tour where he visited many war fronts and criticizes the American habit of leasing or lending. He says the words lease and lend are mean and asks when the United States will join the war effort.
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New York
Ralph Ingersoll
Britain
Russia
Ingersoll
Lease
Lend
Decrease In Immigration Ottawa Report
Immigration from Canada fell 23.7 percent in the six months ending September 30, totaling 5 145 arrivals versus 6 746 in the same period a year earlier. British Isles immigrants dropped to 1 259 from 1 927. English 1 083 from 1 508. Irish 59 from 129. Scottish 98 from 258. Welsh 19 from 32. United States arrivals declined from 4 160 to 3 679.
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Ottawa
Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
British Isles
United States
British Drive Predicted in Middle East
Churchill signals potential expansion of Middle East operations as British air and naval forces dominate the Mediterranean. Informed sources debate where a blow may land, with Libya or the Caucasus as possible fronts, while Axis losses mount and ship shortages constrain rebuilding.
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London
Mediterranean
Italy
Egypt
Libya
Middle East
Churchill
Caucasus
Africa
Tripolitania
R.A.F
Navy
German War Prisoners Conference in Russia Reported
S A Lozov sky said the first political conference of German war prisoners in Russia adopted a message to the German people calling for an end to Hitlerism and a free Germany. British United Press says German thrusts were repelled except in Crimea as Soviet forces push counter blows.
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Eastern Front
Crimea
Germans seize railway hub near Rostov as Leningrad relief fails
German forces said to control key points north of Rostov at the entrance to the Caucasus while a renewed Russian breakout from Leningrad was reportedly repelled. The claim follows reports of activity at a strategic rail junction and near the Sea of Azov. PMID
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Kerchenski
Crimea
Caucasus
Sevastopol
Anapa
Moscow
Rostov
Sea of Azov
Leningrad
Not Coming Ottawa Dr Arnulfo Arias Refuses Canada Stay
Ex Panama president Arnulfo Arias, deposed, states he has no plan to live in Canada and will not seek asylum there, amidst political upheaval. The remark clarifies his stance while Panama remains in turmoil.
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Ottawa
Arnulfo Arias
Panama
Canada
Conservative Leader Arthur Meighen Advances Conscription Stance
Arthur Meighen accepted the Conservative leadership and called for compulsory selective service across war effort. He backed non party government and criticized Liberal powers as abused. He spoke after meeting with R B Hanson and delegates prior to the national conference as Prime Minister Mackenzie King reaffirmed no overseas conscription without public consultation.
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Ottawa
Arthur Meighen
Conservative Party
Meighen
Senate
R. B. Hanson
House
National Conservative
Mackenzie King
Children Evacuations Fall Under Board Responsibility
Geoffrey Shakespeare told the House of Commons that the children's overseas reception board, with the Canadian government, will assume responsibility for private evacuations to Canada in cases of proved difficulty or need.
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London
Geoffrey Shakespeare
Dominions
House of Commons
Children's Overseas Reception Board
Canada
Finnish Freighter Annenberg Seized by British Warships
British war ships intercepted the 2,544 ton Finnish freighter Annenberg in a probable prize court seizure. Marine circles expect condemnation and seizure by Britain.
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New York
Details of Royal Air Force Avro Manchester Bomber Revealed
The Air Ministry disclosed new information on the Avro Manchester giant bomber now in heavy use against Germany. The two motor all metal craft with 90 foot wingspan and 70 foot length carries six crew and uses Rolls Royce Vulture engines.
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Royal Air Force
England
Britain
Germany
Air Ministry
Avro Manchester
Manchester
Baltic
Stettin
Berlin
Axis sea losses force Axis supply lines in Central Mediterranean
British naval and air actions crippling Axis Mediterranean convoys reduce Libyan reinforcements. November sinkings reach 22 ships with three Italian destroyers, while 108 Axis ships sunk since August and 70 more damaged. Rommel's Afrika Korps strained as reserves dwindle and reinforcements thin.
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Mediterranean
Africa
R.A F
North African
Italy
London
Germany
Crete
Greece
North Africa
Libya
Axis
Erwin Rommel
Ladybird Afloat to Fire and Flame in Alexandrian Harbor
In Alexandria the gunboat Ladybird survived a May 11 raid after two bombs set her on fire. The bow gun crew held their post as flames rose, and Lt. Omar John Blackburn, a rugged 40 year old captain, inspired by Admiral Cunningham praised the crew's bravery and naval traditions.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Tobruk
Eorbruk
Sir Andrew Cunningham
Omar
John Blackburn
Ottawa Officials Deny Canadian Funds Enter France
Officials of the state department said Canadian funds may not enter occupied or unoccupied France. They commented on a London report that Marshal Petain, head of state, has received an annuity of 2670 dollars regularly from England after transferring an annuity from a Canadian company in 1927 to France.
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Ottawa
State Department
France
London
Marshal Petain
England
Refugee Internees Repatriated to England
Four hundred Austrian German internees released from camps in Victoria and New South Wales are en route to England. After inquiry by British and Australian governments they are deemed friendly to the Allied cause.
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Melbourne
Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
England
Ottawa Labor Department to Add 12 Conciliation Officers
The federal labor department plans to add 12 conciliation officers to its staff soon and designate the top three as labor relations specialists. The positions have been advertised for the last two months.
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Ottawa
Federal
Labor Department
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Publisher Speaks Out
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Collishaw
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