Admiral Harwood Outlines Eastern Fleet Mission In Mediterranean
Admiral Harwood details the Mediterranean theater focusing on Axis air bases at Crete Sicily Greece and Libya and the need for air cover for naval operations. He notes British submarines curb Libya-bound convoys and that surface ships are ready to strike Italian targets as needed while seeking adequate fighter protection for larger actions. He mentions no confirmed American warships in the area and doubts about Axis reinforcements via air transports.
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Mediterranean
Henry H. Har Wood
Henry
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Washington
Crete
Sicily
Greece
Dodecanese
Pantelleria
Libya
Italy
Matruh
Egypt
Harwood
Pacific
Axis
Cost of living rise under price control compared to WWI
Federal Labour Minister Humphrey Mitchell said price control cut the rise in the cost of living. In nine months since last October the index rose 2.4 points, versus 18 points in the WWI period. He blamed 78 percent of the increase on beef potatoes and lamb, and predicted a fall in costs ahead.
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Winnipeg
Humphrey Mitchell
Labor
Canada Faces Tuberculosis Rise War Effects and Death Rates
The Canadian Tuberculosis Association reports that wartime effects and the disease raise deaths in 1941. Dominion Bureau figures show deaths up from 5,790 to 6,57 and the rate from 50.6 to 53.1 per 100,000. Saskatchewan record worsened while Ontario's rate rose to 29.2 per 100,000.
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Ottawa
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Canada
Association
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Ontario
Airgraph service opens for UK to Canada messages
Ottawa Postmaster-General Mu lock announced that armed forces members in Britain may now use airgraph to send messages to relatives in Canada. The service, costing threepence per message, was already available from Canada to the United Kingdom. Airgraphs from the UK will be distributed in Canada by air mail to speed delivery.
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Ottawa
Mulock
United Kingdom
Canada
Col
Caps with Peaks Forbidden for Junior Officers
The British army council bans caps with peaks for officers below colonel. Regulation headgear includes field service caps berets for tank and airborne regiments and Tam O Shanter for Scots regiments.
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British Army Council
Alberta Sugar Beet Harvest Set to Open in 1942
Lethbridge Alberta 1942 sugar beet production will move to two processing plants after mid month and is expected to yield over 110000 pounds of sugar about one third of the Dominion's yearly needs under rationing. The record crop will come from a larger beet area, with irrigation expanding acreage by 4000 acres to 27800 acres planted last spring.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Dominion
New Wartime Information Board Named To Streamline News
Ottawa appoints Charles Vining to head a new Wartime Information Board reporting only to Prime Minister Mackenzie King. The inter departmental body will coordinate war news across departments, improve flow, and ensure prompt, full release of information usable without aiding the enemy.
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Ottawa
Charles Vining
Montreal
Mackenzie King
King
War Committee
Wartime Information Board
Privy Council
Canada
Vining
Still Big Menace London Still Faces U-boat Threat
German undersea raiders continue to menace Allied shipping despite heavy aerial attacks on U-boat yards and bases. Officials say submarine output remains large and anti U-boat devices are essential to protect sea lanes off the American coasts. The German naval program prioritizes U-boats, accepting material losses while emphasizing the importance of experienced submarine crews.
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London
Atlantic
American
Germany
German Troops in Norway Withdrawn for Older Replacements
The information bureau reports 250000 German soldiers in Norway with many young first class troops withdrawn and older men sent in. Locals view these replacements as signs of low spirits and uncertainty about the future.
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Montreal
Norway
Information Bureau
Sole Survivor Of Duke of Kent S Sunderland Flying Boat Crash
Fit-Sgt. Andrew Jack, 24, the sole survivor, wandered three miles from the wreck in the Scottish highlands after the Sunderland flying boat carrying the Duke of Kent to a war mission to Iceland crashed. Fourteen people died in the disaster.
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Lemion
Sunderland
Duke of Kent
Duke
Iceland
Andrew Jack
Price Ceiling Lifted on Canadian Newspapers and Magazines
Wartime Prices and Trade Board ends the overall price ceiling for Canadian and imported newspapers magazines and periodicals. Presses may adjust news stand street sale and subscription rates while advertising rates remain exempt. The move aligns with US policy and follows a survey showing recent revenue declines despite higher costs.
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Ottawa
United States
South
Far West
New York City
Trade Board
Lessons Of Dieppe Still Studied In England
Lt Gen A G L McNaughton told Canadian editors at army headquarters that Dieppe lessons are being studied. He praised combined operations and coordination among land, navy and air forces, and noted the raid showed alertness, duty, and improved training. He said future raids could be quick if decided, with precautions not to reveal learned details.
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England
A. G. L McNaughton
Dieppe
Canada
PAY GOES ON For Dependents Of Soldiers Reported Missing After Dieppe Battle
Parents and wives of soldiers reported missing after the Dieppe battle will keep assigned pay and dependents' allowances for three to six months under the dependents' allowance board. If a man is killed the case moves to the pensions commission and any due pension is adjusted. A soldier is not presumed dead until six months of absence.
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Dieppe
Ottawa
Dependents’ Allowance Board
Pensions Commission
Indian students in Britain serve in RAF roles
Fifty students from India in Britain since the war began, one hundred are serving in the Royal Air Force and others await entry. Forty hold commissions as air crew technicians or physical training instructors.
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London
India
Britain
R.A.F
Prince Maurice Victor Donald of Battenburg Fatal on Active Service
London reports the last royal family member killed on active service was Prince Maurice Victor Donald of Battenburg. Grandson of Queen Victoria and second cousin of the Duke of Kent, he died in Scotland on October 27, 1914 as a lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps. Buckingham Palace verified the prior-known case by reviewing records.
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London
Prince Maurice Victor Donald of
Battenburg
Victoria
Duke of Kent
Scotland
Maurice
King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Buckingham Palace
Prince Maurice
Training complete for 38 sub-leutenants from Royal Roads
Victoria reports completion of training at HMCS Royal Roads. Thirty eight sub-leutenants from engineering branch across most provinces in the Dominion except Prince Edward Island are appointed to ship and shore stations.
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U.S
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Molotoff
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