Allied Planes On Offensive Around World War II Review
London reports the RAF claims air superiority across theatres and ongoing Allied offensives worldwide in 1943. The review cites heavy bombing of Ruhr cities, Hamburg damage, and Berlin raids, with about twice as many German planes downed as Allies lost and nearly 134,400 tons of bombs dropped.
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London
RAF
Coastal Command
North Atlantic
Ruhr
Hamburg
Cologne
Essen
Dortmund
Duesseldorf
Wupperia
Bochum
Rheydt
Germany
RAS
Berlin
R.A.F
Western
Italy
Britain
Austria
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Greece
Raa.f
R.A F. Bomber Command
Reich
RCAF medical service spokesman on patient returns to Canada
Ottawa reports that under a British air ministry rule from April 15 RCAF personnel needing three or more months of treatment are sent home. The spokesman stresses the rule is not rigidly enforced and many exceptions exist, with some patients remaining overseas for specific treatments.
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Ottawa
R.C.A.F. Medical Service
Canada
British Air Ministry
R.C.A.F
Tojo Admits Crisis as War Pressure Rises
Premier Hideko Tojo told Japan's Diet that Allied counter-offensive has become real and serious with fighting raging on several fronts. A Tokyo radio broadcast noted Allied operations in the South Pacific have brought the war to a decisive stage in which the nation's rise or fall will be decided.
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New York
Hideko Tojo
Tokyo Radio
United States
South Pacific
Russians Escape to American Lines in Italy
Two Russians captured on the Russian front in 1941 and brought to Italy as members of a German anti air craft crew have escaped to American lines. Their first question was how to return to the Russian army.
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Italy
Strategic Dominion Role in Global Aviation
Montreal. Trans-Canada Air Lines outlines postwar global aviation ramifications in a year end review. President H. J. Symington highlights Canada’s strategic position as routes between North America, Europe, and Asia cross the dominion, acknowledging both opportunity and government responsibility. He notes wartime Atlantic service carried passengers, cargo, and mails for troops, with 1943 traffic up notably in passengers, mail, cargo, and express service.
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Montreal
Trans-Canada Air Lines
H. J. Symington
T.C.A
Canada
North America
Europe
Asia
Symington
Vancouver
Victoria
Letters Coming Home From Mediterranean War Theatre
The RCAF says a large batch of letters from Canadian servicemen in the Mediterranean theatre will soon be carried back to Canada by the new mail squadron. The flying postmen spent Christmas week delivering air mail to Mediterranean posts on the squadron’s first trip. Return flights will carry a full load, with the squadron’s six Flying Fortresses delivering mail after landing in Britain with 1100 pounds and preparing 1400 pounds for the southward leg.
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Ottawa
RCAF
Canada
R.c.a.f’s
Air Force
Mediterranean
Britain
Credit for raids Ottawa night raids on Berlin praised
The RCAF said the RAF bomber command pathfinder force, including one of Canada's famed squadrons, received a big slice of credit for the success of recent night raids on Berlin.
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Ottawa
RCAF
RAF
Bomber Command
Pathfinder Force
Canada
Ber- EU
News for Troops Ottawa Flight Plan for War Press
Defence Minister Ralston announced that 6,000 copies of The Canadian Press News eight page tabloid will be flown to Italy weekly from England. A Mediterranean theatre newspaper will blend Canadian Press News with local area reports. The 8th Army News is telegraphed daily for field publication.
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Ottawa
Ralston
Canadian Press News
London
Italy
England
Mediterranean Theatre
8Th Army News
Air travel in September shows rise over year drop from August
Ottawa records indicate Dominion bureau of statistics data showing passenger air travel up 58 percent in September from the same month last year. The month’s total reached 30,578 passengers, down from 31,503 in August, and up from 19,398 in September 1942.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
U Boat Menace Defeated Says Rear Admiral Murray
Rear Admiral L W Murray asserts the U boat menace is defeated and expresses hope that Allied forces can shift focus from the Atlantic to the Pacific before year’s end. He salutes naval and air forces and the merchant marine for their role in this victory.
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Murray
Halifax
L W. Murray
Canadian Northwest
Atlantic
Pacific
FCAF
Censorship Tightened Ahead of Allied Invasion Plans
London reports government and military authorities will expand press censorship as British and U S forces concentrate for the continental assault under General Eisenhower. Captain Eugene F Nute takes over as chief press censor and says the tightening is a normal wartime measure.
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London
Britain
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eugene F. Nute
U.S. Army
Nate
Lend-lease items cut from British aid list may shift to cash purchases
The United States may remove some capital goods and munitions from lend-lease for Britain. The plan would require British future purchases of machine tools and heavy equipment to be paid in cash and routed through private channels. Officials believe Britain’s war plants are near maximum capacity and further aid would aid peacetime production.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Foreign Economic Administration
Social Security Plan For Canada Is Under Way
Ottawa reports progress on a postwar social security program. Dr. L C Marsh estimates a basic income for all Canadians would cost about 1 billion dollars yearly, plus 1 billion for postwar works. Proposals include children's allowances, health coverage, pensions, maternity benefits, and unemployment supports. A national physical fitness program was approved with a 250 thousand dollar fund.
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Ottawa
House of Commons Committee On
L .C. Marsh
Government Reconstruction Committee
Dominion
Marsh
Mackenzie
National Council On Physical Fitness
Social Security Committee
Prime Minister Church Ill Receives Thanks During Illness
London reports that Prime Minister Church is recuperating in the Middle East from pneumonia and has sent warm thanks to supporters who sent Christmas greetings while he was ill. The Ministry of Economic Warfare notes an Azxian blockade runner sunk in the Bay of Biscay by air, coming from the Far East.
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London
Churchill
Middle East
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Bay of Biscay
Far East
Hospitals Stand Ready For War Emergency Beds Surge
Ottawa reports federal department plans to expand bed capacity from 2,800 to 7,200 with a path to 13,010. Agreements with general hospitals augment wartime space and 14,500 beds in defense establishments can be used. New builds and expansions push toward 30,000 beds in an emergency, including projects in London, Toronto, Saint John, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ste. Anne de Bellevue and other centers.
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Ottawa
Federal
Canadan Press
Defence Department
London
Ont
Toronto
Saint John
N.B
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Que
Vancouver
Regina
Montreal
Halifax
Air Service Toronto Proposed by TTC and Gray Coach
The Toronto Transportation Commission and Gray Coach Lines sought Dominion government approval to run postwar air service using helicopters and aircraft. They said hundreds of current air force employees would join the venture and existing Gray Coach terminals would be used. Plans include at least one daily trip over all Ontario routes, connecting with Buffalo and Niagara Falls, with a map of proposed routes.
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Toronto
Toronto Transportation Commission
Gray Coach Lines
Dominion
Air Force
Air Service
Ontario
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Tribute editorial on McNaughton relinquishing command
London editors praise Lt Gen A G L McNaughton as he steps down from leading the Canadian army overseas. They recall his December 1938 arrival with the first contingent and call his era one of able training and preparation, leaving a strong fighting force for his successor.
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London
A. G. L. McNaughton
Daily Express
Britain
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King George VI
Empire
Mediterranean War
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U.S
Crerar
Eastern Bus Lines
London Daily Express
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