Canada Eyes 1944 Food Contracts With Britain
Ottawa reports consideration of 1944 agreements to supply the United Kingdom with bacon cheese and eggs from Canada. Officials say 75 million pounds of bacon and 150 million pounds of cheese plus 63 million dozen eggs are sought, with flexibility to add shipments if needed. Beef may be added later as western herds finish and price ceilings rise.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Dominion
West
Britain
United Nations
Treacherous Atlantic Escape Ends at Madagascar
Nine seamen from a Norwegian tanker sailing under Japanese raiders survived a 2800 mile, 30 day lifeboat voyage across the Indian Ocean after their ship was sunk near Australia. Ten died from wounds and exhaustion, four perished before the boat capsized on day 18, yet the remaining crew reached Madagascar on day 30.
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London
Indian Ocean
Madagascer
Oranges for Britain to feed children under wartime rationing
London reports 84 million oranges arrived for the child welfare program. Food Minister Lord Woolton announced allocations for youngsters: up to five receive two pounds each and those aged five to 16 receive one pound. Retailers must reserve the fruit for the intended recipients.
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London
Britain
Lord Woolton
Automatic gadget clears barrage balloons on bomber planes
London report describes a patented device by James Baker that mounts along a bomber wing edge. Cables caught by plugs trigger a wing explosive that drives a steel chisel to sever barrage cables. The system aims to let planes pass without delay during flight.
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London
James Baker
Death penalty imposed for civilians in northern Italy
The fascist republic aligned with Nazi forces issued death penalties for Italians who disobey decrees, part of a broader program to suppress patriot activity in northern Italy. Numerous summary executions were reported as underground resistance endangered troop movements to Italian fronts.
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Mussolini
Italy
Alaska Highway assignment by Canadian painters noted
A. Y. Jackson dean of Canadian painters is on a government mission to document the Alaska Highway and other features. He is joined by H. G. Glyde head of Calgary’s Institute of Technology art department. Both work under the National Gallery of Canada.
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Ottawa
A. Y. Jackson
R.C.A.F
Alaska Highway
Mr. Jackson
H. G. Glyde
The
Institute of Technology
Calgary
National Gallery of Canada
Film Director Honored in Ottawa Premiere Event
Richard Rosson, director of Corvette K225, will receive the Award for Service medal from the Navy League of Canada during the Ottawa premiere. The film chronicles the Royal Canadian Navy corvettes and premieres in Ottawa with the honor announced.
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Ottawa
Richard Rosson
Royal Canadian Navy
Navy League of Canada
Occupation Of Azores Moves Forward In War Front
London reports the Azores accord as an early Allied victory toward isolating Germany. British troops land on Terceira and other Azores islands under naval escort as RAF disperses aircraft to island air fields. Portugal’s move hints at Turkish cooperation and potential Allied access to the Balkans and Black Sea.
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London
Azores
Germany
Russia
Turkey
Balkans
Levant
Greece
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Lisbon
Churchill
Portugal
R.A.F
Madrid
Terceira
mid-Atlantic
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Danish Nazi Leader Arrested by Germans
Shows True Colors reports Fritz Clausen head of the Danish Nazi party was seized by German authorities and sent to the eastern front after being accused of diverting 100000 Danish crowns supplied to his party by Berlin.
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Stockholm
Fritz Clausen
Berlin
Tea and coffee scarce in Channel Islands under occupation
Channel Islands residents pay about £25 per pound for tea and coffee or drink acorn coffee and bramble tea. London sources say supplies come via the black market as ordinary stocks are exhausted, and even the renowned tomato crop was sent to France for two pence per pound.
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London
Channel Islands
France
Churchill’s praise to RAF and US airmen in London
Prime Minister Churchill declared in congratulatory messages to the RAF and the United States Fifth Air Force that they will jointly beat industrial Germany and achieve final victory. He cited the Allied bombing as shifting the German air force from offense to defense and noted their contributions to Allied arms worldwide.
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London
Churchill
R.A.F
United States
Sth Air Force
Germany
War Cabinet
Allied Fighters Run Ring Around Superior Japanese Air Force
An Allied communique reports four Allied fighters shot down at least eight Japanese planes and possibly two more during a dogfight over Wewak New Guinea. The enemy squadron of 32 fighters and 12 bombers was broken up with no Allied losses despite odds around eleven to one.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Wewak
New Guinea
Searchlight beams halt Nazi raider off London coast
Beams from two searchlight crews in the Humber area caught a Nazi raider as it crossed the coast. The bomber dove and crashed to the ground shortly after the hit, ending the threat.
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London
River Humber
Rescue Plane To Reach Fort Ross In Early November
Supplies for three men and a woman at Fort Ross, a remote fur post, may reach the settlement by air the first week of November if weather allows. Hudson's Bay Company official R H Chesshire said a U S Army Air Forces plane is being prepared to drop supplies or land if possible, with a relief team to follow. If landing succeeds the post will be evacuated. otherwise the staff will be ferried out and the post closed until a relief ship can reach it next year.
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Winnipeg
Fort Ross
United States Army Air Force
R. H. Chesshire
Hudson's Bay Company Fur Trade Department
Chesshire
Churchill
Manitoba
Arctic Circle
W. A. Heslop
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Babs Irwin
D. W. Munroe
Clanwilliam
Man
C. L. de Lisle
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
Giant Air Liner Planned To Be Built In Britain
Britain approves production of a giant air liner by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as a spare time project. Ledlie G Frise reports plans for a 130 ton aircraft with 20 000 horsepower, 250 mph cruising speed, a 150 passenger Atlantic crossing in about 15 hours, and fares near 200 dollars.
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London
Britain
Bristol Aeroplane Company
Ministry of Air Craft Production
Ledlie G. Frise
London Calling
BBC
Atlantic
Protect Works of Art in Occupied Italian Territory
War Secretary Sir James Grigg told the reconvened House of Commons that British and American experts in occupied Italy would assume protection and supervision of ancient monuments, museums, and art works. He noted war damage was being repaired. Buy Victory Bonds.
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London
James Grigg
House of Commons
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