King Peter II Promises Yugoslavia A Frontline Role
King Peter II declared in Cairo that Allied troops will fight on Yugoslav soil soon as Yugoslav patriots confront German forces in a growing war in the Balkans. He said he might not join invasions but looks forward to Belgrade return. the exiled government recently moved from London.
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London
Peter II
Yugoslavia
Cairo
Peter
Belgrade
Split
Adriatic
Susak
Fiume
Gorizia
Trieste
EEC
Dalmatian
Berlin
Dolomite
Venice
Balkans
Milijor Gavrilovic
Bulgaria
Churchill
United Nations
DIZZY DIVE A Thunderbolt pilot may hit 840 mph
Lieut Robert H Knapp of Norwich New York is believed to have reached about 840 miles per hour in a dive over Emden Germany during an air fight. If confirmed he would surpass the prior fighter speed record of 780 miles per hour set by Col Cass Hough in England last spring.
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England
Robert H Knapp
Norwich
N.Y
Emden
Germany
Knapp
Col
Cass Hough
Sth Air Force Fighter Command
Canada targets record bacon for Britain in wartime drive
Ottawa reports a 28 percent rise in hog marketings to meet Britain’s 675 million pound bacon quota for the year. August gains vary by province, with Saskatchewan up 75 percent and Maritime provinces up 32 percent while Quebec and British Columbia lag.
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Ottawa
Federal Agriculture Department
Canada
United Kingdom
Saskatchewan
Maritime Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Civil Servants Fabricate Camouflage Nets in Spare Time
In London more than 200 staff at the British ministry of information dedicate four hours weekly to weaving camouflage nets, contributing to wartime preparations and defense needs.
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London
British
Ministry of Information
London aldermen choose Sir Frank Newson-Smith lord mayor
The City of London court of aldermen elected Sir Frank Edwin Newson-Smith a one year term as lord mayor, succeeding Sir Samuel Joseph. Sir Frank is a stockbroker and will lead city governance during the upcoming year.
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London
City of London Court of Aldermen
Frank Edwin Newson-Smith
Frank
Samuel Joseph
Plans Being Made Ottawa Exchange With Japan
An external affairs department source said arrangements are being made to communicate with Canadians returning on the Swedish liner Gripsholm in an exchange of nationals between Canada and Japan. Next of kin will be advised by circular letter and press notices of how to send messages to relatives.
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Ottawa
External Affairs Department
Gripsholm
Canada
Japan
Italy’s War Status May Be Redefined by Allied Collaboration
London reports suggest Italy could move from defeated aggressor to a collaborator with the Allies. Italian ships and troops are already serving with the Allied forces, including transport and sabotage behind German lines. If Italy cooperates fully, armistice terms may be revised and some penalties forgiven.
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London
Italy
Germany
Churchill
Crown reserves radioactive substances in Canadian minerals
The federal government issued orders in council reserving to the Crown in right of Canada all radioactive substances that may occur in minerals found in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The orders were published in Canadian war orders and regulations.
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Ottawa
Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories
German Industry Hit By Anglo American Air Offensive
A survey states major German cities including Hanover Mannheim Hamburg Cologne Wilhelmshafen Dortmund Stettin Osnabruck Bremen Dusseldorf and Emden have had industry knocked out for at least six months. It estimates up to 3,000,900 workers tied up and notes heavy fighter plane strength on the Russian front reduced.
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Germany
Hanover
Mannheim
Hamburg
Cologne
Wilhelmshafen
Dortmund
Stettin
Osnabruck
Bremen
Dusseldorf
Emden
Ruhr
Italians Deported to Germany for Reich Labor Service
Italian soldiers disarmed by Germans have been sent to Germany and added to Reich labor ranks. The official notice, reported by L Gazetta di Venezia, confirms ongoing deportations since the capitulation at the Swiss Italian frontier.
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Germany
Reich
la Gazetta di Venezia
Recruiting Plan For The Three Armed Forces
Ottawa reports a cooperative plan linking the army, air force, and navy for air crew and ground crew. Eligible men will be assessed at recruiting centers for possible transfer between services with equitable exchanges, and those fit for overseas army service but lacking aircrew qualifications will stay in the army.
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Ottawa
Canal Three
Defence
Ralston
Army
Air
Power
Navy
Macdonald
Air Force
R.C.A.F
All General Service
National Resources Mobilization Act
Home Defence
Eden urges practice over blueprint for world order
London reports Eden, the British foreign secretary, calls for a practical approach at a tri partite foreign ministers conference including Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and China. He argues joint consultation and action should underpin postwar security and shows support for a strengthened Commonwealth and broader UN collaboration with France.
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London
Anthony Eden
Eden
British Commonwealth
Soviet Union
United States
China
Russia
France
United Nations
Passenger praises Trans-Canada Airlines service
A traveler on Trans-Canada Airlines wrote a note of praise on a comment card saying the service beat driving oxen to the Turtle Mountains for wood fifty years ago and that travel with the airline has all others skinned.
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Winnipeg
Trans-Canada Airlines
Turtle Mountains
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Canadian Meat Board
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Salerno
Mark Clark
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George Hay
Sussex
N.B
D. W. Turnbull
Toronto
E. H. Sparrow
Westmount
Que
Bob Prince
Service
Sir Kingsley Wood
Cherub
R.A.F
Bar Harbor Naval Base
Bar Harbor
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