Russians adopt new strategy to trap retreating Germans
Soviet Red Army reports rapid advances on the Great Moscow Front with new tactics aimed at crushing German forces. Red Star praises mobile operations, recapturing towns such as Shekino and Aleksin near Tula, while Kalinin front gains 24 villages in one day. Gen Govorov’s forces retake 200 settlements as offensive widens toward Ruza, northwest and southwest fronts push westward from Rostov toward the Sea of Azov.
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Moscow
Red Army
Shekino
Aleksin
Tula
Red Star
Kalinin
Govorov
Ruza
Mozhaisk
Novogorod
Leningrad
Tikhvin
Onega
Ladoga
Rostov
Sea of Azov
Aghting
Kharkov
Life Saving Material Ottawa The Ka Pok Freeze
Canadian munitions officials froze ka pok supplies to assure airmen life jackets and f ficate needs. Alan Williamson orders all ka pok sales halted to the federal government only and requires dealers to report on hand and on order.
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Ottawa
Munitions Department
Netherlands East Indies
Canada
Navy
Army
Alan H. Williamson
Wartime Romances in London Marriages Claim
High Commissioner Vincent Massey said in a luncheon talk that more than 3500 marriages have linked Canadian soldiers with English and Scottish girls. He added that couples should be welcomed to Canada with their returning husbands when the time comes.
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London
Vincent Massey
Canada
Yugoslav King Peter in London Defends Fight Against Axis
In London the Yugoslav king Peter addresses a national luncheon with his government, saying his nation does not regret resisting the Axis though many of his people are being hanged or shot daily and hundreds of towns and villages lie in ruins.
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London
Peter
Yugoslavia
Ths
Technicians and Navy Officers Arrive in Canada
A diverse group arrives in Canada including technicians on government work, fleet airmen for training, and naval officers and ratings. Women in smart attire replace uniforms, keeping their reasons for travel private. Delegates from nearly every dominion and several colonies attend, with veterans like Thomas Gammel of Portsmouth who survived two ships sunk in wartime.
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Ottawa
Canada
Empire
Thomas Gammel
Portsmouth
Crete
New Members Appointed Ottawa War Charities Board Expands
War Services Minister Thorson announced the expansion of the national war charities funds advisory board from 10 to 16 members. Appointees include T. Dixon Vancouver W. Henra Edmonton and J. J. Leddy Saskatoon. The board, created in December 1940 with C. L. Burton Toronto as chairman, advises on public funds and their expenditure. members serve without remuneration.
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Ottawa
National War Charities Funds Advisory Board
War Services
Thorson
T. §. Dixon
Vancouver
W. T. Henra
Edmonton
J. J. Leddy
Saskatoon
C. L. Burton
Toronto
National War Services
Allied War Plan Coordination Debated in Commons
Government spokesmen in the House of Commons said Britain the United States and allies are coordinating war plans under Roosevelt world scale strategy but Britain has not asked Russia to declare war on Japan. MPs pressed about a unified allied war council Empire defence Burma airfields and airfield defense. Debates touched on service dependents allowances pay discrimination and RAF commissions linked to wealth.
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London
House of Commons
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
Japan
John Winant
Richard Law
Edgar Granville
National Liberal
Duncan Sandy
War Office
Russell Thomas
Burma
Reginald Purbrick
Sandy
Hubert Beaumont
Viscountess Astor
Frederick Bellinger
RAF
Miller crowned world wheat king at Chicago expo
William Miller of Edmonton claimed the title after wining a 70 pound per bushel sample at the 42nd International Exposition in Chicago. He used primitive methods a scythe hand bound sheaf and flail to thresh. A seed company's error noted. The UK remains the largest timber importer.
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William Miller
Edmonton
Miller
Chicago
Mifer
German Plot to Block Bolivian Metals to U S
A German plan to stop Bolivian metal exports to the United States by sabotaging rail links to Chilean ports Arica and Antofagasta was thwarted. Bolivia imposes strict censorship, unclear if linked to the Nazi plot. Bolivia exports tin and lead under a U S purchase agreement.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Arica
Antofagasta
Bolivia
Move of Armed Forces Strains Canadian Railways
Winnipeg reports thousands of troops will relocate via Canadian railways between December 22 and January 5. A. J. Brass, secretary of the Canadian Passenger Association, urges the public to adjust holiday travel plans to avoid peak military movement days.
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Winnipeg
A. J. Brass
Canadian Passenger Association
Red Army Maneuvres Near Japanese Border Reported
A Chungking radio broadcast cites a Soviet station at Khabarovsk reporting large scale Red Army maneuvers near the Japanese Manchukuoan border in Siberia.
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London
Siberian
Chungking
Khabarovsk
Ottawa department reaches first hump in egg export contract
Officials from the Ottawa Agriculture department said storage egg exports to the United Kingdom have nearly met the 30,000,000 dozen target. Last shipments covered 230,000 cases or 6,300,000 dozen eggs for September to November, with peak storage exports about 36,000 cases. The next phase seeks 270,000 cases or 5,200,000 dozen fresh eggs to ship by February 28, with initial shipments from British Columbia, then Ontario and Alberta in January.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
United Kingdom
Ontario
Alberta
Tire Rationing to Begin January Fourth in U S
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced that government rationing of automobile tires would start January 4 across the United States. He said state and local boards would be set up to issue ration cards to individuals and agencies needing tires for industrial efficiency and civilian health.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
United States
Henderson
Pearl Harbor Disaster Attributed To Spies
Washington, D. C. secretary of the navy Frank Knox said Fifth Columnists’ work at Pearl Harbor enabled Japanese bombers to surprise and sink ships in Hawaii. He noted spies reported details on personnel, aircraft, ships, and fortifications, with estimates of 200 to 400 bombers and three to seven carriers involved.
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Washington, D.C
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Norway
Frank Knox
Mer
Utah
Knox
Hawaiian Islands
Navy
Prices control order grants Winnipeg wartime board power
Ottawa grants prices administrators authority to adjust manufacturer and wholesale price ceilings under a wartime prices and trade board order. Adjustments must keep retail ceilings rigid, and administrators may limit goods sold to commercial buyers. The board says adjustments help fair distribution of reduced margins while ensuring retail prices stay stable.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
Wartime Prices Board leaders forecast postwar continuation
R F Chisholm national administrator of wholesale trade told reporters the wartime prices and trade board will likely continue after the war until the fear of any collapse in the Canadian economy is past. Edgar G Burton national administrator of retail trade supported this view saying key features may be retained permanently. Burton noted Washington representatives are in discussions with the Canadian board and studying the situation closely with likely US actions similar to Canada.
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Toronto
R. F. Chisholm
Prices and Trade Board
Edgar G. Burton
United States
Canada
Food Minister Seeks Harsh Penalties for Black Market Trade
London reports severe penalties proposed by Food Minister Lord Woolton for black market food dealers. Courts would triple the value of sold goods or triple the illegal selling price. The Ministry of Food notes 3,130 prosecutions this year with 2,887 successfully concluded.
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London
Lord Woolton
Ministry of Food
Canadians In Russia Flight Pioneers in War Front
Dave Ramsay of Calgary and Jimmy Walker of Edmonton, both Royal Air Force wing members, report Canadians in Russia have played a key role in recent northern sector operations. Ramsay, now on leave in England, and Walker, the first Canadians to fight with Russia, have more than three months of frontline action behind them and Walker is due back on leave soon.
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London
Dave Ramsay
Calgary
Royal Air Force
Russia
PO. Ramsay
England
Jimmy Walker
Edmonton
PO. Walker
Skeena Crew Donates 1000 For Seaman Club Lobby
Officers and men of H M C S Skeena contributed 1000 dollars for furniture in the lobby of the Allied Merchant Seaman's Club which opened here recently.
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Halifax
H.M.C.S. Skeena
Allied Merchant Seaman's Club
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Germam
Siberia
Dutch East Indies
A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Stachouwer
Pacific
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Mintein
Hmegal Work
Seaman's Club
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