Nazis Enter France Met With Cold Reception Across Frontier
London’s Daily Express reports French civilians greeted Nazi troops entering the unoccupied zone with indifference as Vichy officials and Laval discuss terms for peace. Details cite possible provisions giving France most continental territory except Alsace and Lorraine, with tensions over autonomy for those provinces.
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London
Daily Express
Hitler
Vichy
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Pierre Laval
Munich
Alsace and
United Nations
CPR Offers 26th McGill Scholarships For 1943-44
Montreal. The CPR company announces its 26th annual offer of two free McGill University scholarships for the 1943-1944 term. Open to employees under 21 and to their minor children, in engineering arts and science and agriculture. Scholarships cover tuition for three to five years depending on course and standing, with annual renewal requiring full standing in the next higher year.
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Montreal
CPR
McGill University
W. M. Neal
McGill
Engineering
Armada Invasion Described As Largest Amphibious Operation
Capt. Oliver Lyttleton, British minister of production, described the United Nations invasion of French North Africa as the greatest amphibious operation in history. He noted the convoy included well over 500 vessels and more than 350 warships. America leads global coffee consumption.
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New York
United Nations
French North Africa
Oliver Lyttleton
Association of National Adver
LESS TIME LOST Figures For September Show Fewer Strikes And Lockouts
Ottawa reports preliminary labor department figures showing September time lost due to strikes and lockouts much lower than August and below the September 1941 level. Disputes totaled 43 in September, up from August 59 but down from 29 in September 1941. employees involved reached 13,316, with time lost at 37,835 man days.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Churchill Signals Channel Attack As War Broadens
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons a second front across the Channel or the North Sea is being prepared as German forces overrun France. He cited Rommel's losses in Egypt and warned that invasion requires vast preparation while noting momentum from Casablanca and forthcoming Allied bombing efforts in Italy and North Africa.
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Europe
Churchill
House of Commons
France
Channel
North Sea
Hitler
de Gaulle
North Africa
Commons
Casablanca
Italy
Rommel
Egypt
Ambush Kills German Armistice Commission Members
London dispatch from Tangier reports 12 members of the German armistice commission in French Morocco were ambushed and killed by machine gun fire. The meeting at Casablanca's Plaza hotel was called by Nazi consul-general Hans Auer amid feared American landings. shooters struck as exits were covered by hidden assailants.
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The
Daily Express
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Morocco
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Casablanca
Auer
Plaza
Commission
Ottawa announces $30 million in textile purchases for forces
The munitions department disclosed four month expenditures for Canada’s armed forces totaling 30 million dollars. Major items include 1.4 million battle dress blouses and trousers 1.4 million cotton and flannel shirts 1.2 million coats and jackets 800,000 field caps and 500,000 combination overalls.
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Ottawa
Canada
Munitions Department
Airborne Invasion Paratroops Launch Long North Africa Flight
American parachutists staged the longest airborne invasion in history flying 1500 miles from England to Oran. Led by Col. Ed Raff the unit crossed Europe and the Mediterranean in eight hours to land dawn near Oran. Maj. Gen. Mark Clark approved Raff leading his battalion with success despite the night flight.
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French North Africa
England
Oran
Ed. Raf
New York
Europe
Mediterranean
Raff
Mark Clark
Ottawa tax receipts show large October jump
Ottawa income tax collections soared in October to 150.052 million dollars, up from 30.549 million in October 1941, a net increase of 99.503 million. The figures were released by Revenue Minister Gibson.
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Ottawa
Gibson
Hitler on the defensive as Allies plan southern Europe invasion
As the North African campaign opens, Hitler shifts to coastal defense in unoccupied France. Allied options widen the invasion path from Sicily to the Balkan region, forcing Germany to spread its forces thin across fronts and risk a weakened Russian front.
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Hitler
Europe
North Africa
France
Vichy
Tunisia
North
Africa
Crete
Corsica
Italy
Sardinia
Sicily
Balkan
Greece
Yugoslavia
Smuts Sees North Africa Victory as Prelude to End
Field Marshal Smuts told a Plymouth meeting that Allied pincers in North Africa could lead to final victory. He predicted Axis bases would become Allied bases as Alexander advances west and Eisenhower drives east. He warned Hitler pins hopes on the U-boat and urged a supreme staff to direct the submarine war.
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Plymouth
Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
North Africa
Solder
Lord Astor
Smuts
Hitler
Munich
Germany
Axis Troops Move West From Russia Front
Reports say Nazi forces shift part of their war machine westward from the Russian front to face Anglo American pressure near the southern flank. A Balkan source notes German divisions billeting in Yugoslavia and Hungary, with about 40 divisions drawn from Russia. Rail movements through Romania and Hungary point toward Greece and Italy, and unconfirmed reports mention two German divisions entering Bulgaria.
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Ankara
Hitler
Mediterranean
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Russia
Istanbul
Balkan
Romania
Greece
Italy
Bulgaria
Canadian steel cargo ship program tops last war
The munitions department reported Canada has delivered over 60 steel cargo ships this year totaling 634000 tons deadweight, far surpassing the last war’s 63 ships and 380140 deadweight tons. One 10000 ton vessel was completed in 88 days from keel laying, while the last war’s best was 91 days. Bath shipyards on the Pacific coast set records.
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Munitions Department
Canada
Canad
Department
Bath
Pacific Coast Shipyards
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