Smuts Predicts Colossal Victory For Allies In Speech
London reports Prime Minister Smuts of South Africa telling the Royal Empire Society that Allies will achieve a colossal victory. He urged adopting the British Empire way of life as a model for postwar peace and warned of disrupted humanity after victory. Smuts spoke in Britain after arriving Oct 5, following his London Guildhall address.
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London
Europe
Smuts
Britain
Churchill
Bmuta
Commonwealth
Women Officers Of RCAF Learn To Interpret Photographs
Ottawa reports nine officers from the RCAF Women’s Division, newly arrived overseas, are enrolled in a photographic interpretation course. It marks Canada’s first selection of women for the program, following British WAAF use. The course, kept secret, trains interpreters to read maps, identify land markings, and assess enemy territory over Germany and occupied Europe.
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R.C.A.F
Ottawa
R C.A.B
Air Force
British Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Germany
Europe
Industry survey urged to ensure postwar jobs in Canada
London report says J Gray Turgeon MP urges survey of Canadian industry for peacetime conversion. The Liberal member and chair of the reconstruction committee warned the future of capitalism and initiative in business affairs is at stake and called for immediate steps to maintain employment after the war.
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London
J. Gray Turgeon
Cariboo
B.C
House of Commons
Change in Law Compulsory Bargaining in War Industries
Halifax Nova Scotia minister Hon L D Currie says compulsory collective bargaining in war industries will be enacted federally in the near future. Provinces that lacked it will adopt agreements after Ottawa conferences with union leaders and provincial labor representatives.
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Halifax
L. D. Currie
Nova
Scotia
Canada
Currie
Ottawa
Doveinion
Grenoble Attack Report Shocks Swiss Paper
Despatches from Grenoble report that residents attacked a German arsenal in the city and towed a powder magazine. The Swiss paper notes ten Nazi soldiers killed and fifteen Frenchmen dead in the clash.
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Berne
Grenoble
France
Sulsee
Canada to Supply Dairy Goods for UN Relief Program
Ottawa reports Canada is expected to contribute to the UN relief plan in Atlantic City. A UNRRA spokesman says Canada likely faces a $90,000,000 share, to be paid in cash or in kind. Domini on contributions would emphasize foods like butter cheese eggs condensed milk and dehydrated products, with clothing and livestock possible.
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Caunda
Ottawa
Canada
United Nations
Atlantic City
UNRRA
Dominion
Europe
Nine German officials named as war criminals for Prague massacre
A London broadcast via Czecho Slovak service listed nine German officials to be charged for the Massacre of students in Prague on November 17 1939. The list was led by Baron Xon start in Néeúrath described as first protector of Bohemia Moravia and included deputy director Karl Hermann Frank and several Gestapo leaders.
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London
Prague
Baron Xon
Start
Neéurath
Bohemia-Moravia
Karl Hermann Frank
Gestapo
Seat Campaign For War In Europe
London reports immense Allied decisions on final invasion plans for northwest Europe. A grand offensive against Germany is imminent with forces assembled and trained in Britain and beyond. Evacuations extend in southern England as Lt General Devers cites a master plan for a potentially greatest military undertaking.
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London
Europe
Germany
Britain
England
Jacob L. Devers
United States Army
Moscow
Tong
Big Three Meet For Final 1944 Offensive Plans
The South Pacific awaited a conference of Prime Minister Churchill, President Roosevelt and Premier Stalin to finalize 1944 offensive plans. Military staffs would link detailed plans to ensure concerted action by Russian, British and American armies, aiming for a finishing campaign in Europe.
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Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Europe
Cargo Of Takers Protected Anti Torpedoes Device
London reports a simple anti torpedo defense for tankers using a full length airline and an on board compressor to push air into damaged compartments. The system checked water inflow and kept fuel from leaking, with a 12,000 ton tanker surviving a torpedo strike and traveling 900 miles to port before a 21000 mile return to the United States for repairs.
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London
Ministry of Shipping
United States
Canada could support a huge future population says expert
Dr. Griffith Taylor of the University of Toronto told the Herald Tribune forum that industrial expansion based on fuel and metal resources will drive settlement of sparsely populated areas. He said Canada and Australia offer the best chances for future growth, noting Canada could eventually sustain 40 to 50 million people with its vast unpopulated land, oil, ore, and lumber resources, though drainage and government expenditure are challenges. Alberta’s coal and tar sands were cited as major assets, with McMurray bitumen reserves potentially meeting world oil needs for a century, though current economics favor liquid petroleum.
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New York
Griffith Taylor
University of Toronto
Herald Tribune
Australia
Canada
Taylor
Alberta
McMurray
Mussolini Regime Fines Milan and Raises Hostages
Radio Sardinia reports the Mussolini regime fines Milan 100000000 lire and doubles the number of hostages seized from 1000 to 2000 to curb civilian violence against the army. The claim attributes the measures to Nazi influence over Italy's government.
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New York
Milan
Radio
Sardinia
Canadian highway plan urged for postwar era
A two day conference of provincial highway ministers and officials in Calgary passed a resolution urging the Dominion government to fund a cross Canada highway program after the war. It seeks federal aid for provincial road development and a five year post war construction period to aid reemployment and national policy.
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Calgary
Itlso
Canadian Good Roads Association
A. T. Proctor
Saskatchewan
Mr. Procter
Canada
Churchill censures Sth Army News for Fields critique
London reports Prime Minister Churchill ordered censorship of articles in the Sth Army News in Italy after it published criticism of actress Gracie Fields for not extending her Mediterranean tour. The despatch notes his view that Fields should not be singled out for attack and that other Italy related items also drew his disapproval.
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Churchill
London
Daily Mail
Algiers
Italy
Gracie Fields
Mediterranean
Miss Fields
Gripsholm Repatriation Ship Heads for New York
The Gripsholm left Rio de Janeiro on November 16 for New York, its final port of call, carrying 1,502 American and Canadian nationals from Japanese internment camps. It is expected to arrive December 2.
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New York
Rio DE Janeiro
Gripsholm
Quisling Jittery Puppet Premier Warned of Attacks
Stockholm Tidningen reports Norway's puppet premier Vidkun Quisling is ordering daily searches of his staff and chauffeurs and never travels without a guard beside the driver. The piece notes his fear of an assassination attempt and heightened jitters amid wartime pressure. Britain’s steel production capacity stands at about 20.4 million net tons annually.
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Norway
New York
Vidkun Quisling
Stockholm Tidningen
Office of War Information
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Robert Leckie
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Roy Chadwick
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