Nations to meet on postwar wheat trade in Washington
Ottawa reports four major exporters Canada United States Argentina and Australia will join a July 10 meeting in Washington to discuss safeguards against postwar wheat market excesses. UK will be represented as major importer. Canada lists leaders including George McIvor and R V Biddulph. US agriculture dept projects world wheat supplies to exceed 1939 record with large old reserves.
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Ottawa
Washington
Australia
United Kingdom
MacKinnon
George McIvor
Canadian Wheat Board
R. V. Biddulph
C. F. Wilson
Agricultural Statistics
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Departments of Agriculture and External Affairs
United States Agriculture Department
Powerful German Motorship Elbe Attacked by British Fleet Plane
The 9,179 ton German passenger liner Elbe, recently leaving Kobe, is reported sunk after an attack by a British fleet plane in the North Atlantic. The strike occurred roughly 900 miles northwest of Cape Verde and 1,800 miles west of Villa Cisneros, Rio de Oro, West Africa. The Elbe served the North German Lloyd line on pre war Germany Japan routes.
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New York
Kobe
Japan
North Atlantic
Cape Verde Islands
Villa Cisneros
Rio de Oro
West Africa
Lloyd Line
Anti Nazi Activity In Norway Reported by Trade Unions
The International Labor Review cites Norwegian trade union movements as a central anti Nazi activity. The review notes occupation authorities have failed to overcome union resistance, highlighting ongoing union-led opposition within occupied Norway.
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Montreal
Norway
International Labor Review
International Labor Office
Ottawa bans La Voix du Peuple weekly in Montreal
A Defence of Canada regulation order prohibits publication of the French language weekly La Voix du Peuple in Montreal. The prohibition targets dissemination and distribution under emergency wartime controls. The action reflects government powers to regulate media during national defense.
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Ottawa
la Voix du Peuple
Montreal
Defence of Canada
Aid For Russia Loméon and British War Strategy
A high level informant says Britain can only offer Moscow a steady RAF bombing of German industrial targets and occupied France, hoping to divert German forces from the eastern front. Plans move toward technical and economic Russian cooperation, with a Moscow mission of military and economic experts to depart soon. Britain seeks stronger Kremlin ties while facing Turkey as a diplomatic challenge amid a widening conflict.
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Loméon
Britain
Soviet Union
France
Royal Air Force
Moscow
Europe
Germany
Turkey
Russia
United States
Too Much Confidence Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson urged Ottawa audiences to drop belief Britain cannot lose the war. He warned against assurances Britain always wins and said time favors only if action is taken. He stressed any empire can lose and urged recognition of war risk to avoid complacency.
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England
Britain
Mr. Pearson
Ottawa
London
United States seeks aid to curb Nazi and fascist officials
The United States plans to work with other American republics to prevent expelled German and Italian consular officials and propagandists from moving to any country in the hemisphere. German consular officials are ordered to leave by July 10 and Italian officials by July 15, part of broader efforts to curb subversive activities.
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Washington
United States
Americas
Help For War Guests Odd Fellows Send Second War Guest Cheque
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows presented a second cheque to the Canadian government for British war guests in Canada. Dr Charles Camsell deputy minister of mines and resources accepted the 7300 dollar donation at Ottawa, presented by Grand Master C M Iredale during the organization's annual banquet. The previous gift was 10000 dollars.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Toronto
Canada
Charles Camsell
Canada Could Help Russia With Wheat Surplus
Trade Minister MacKin non warned war operations might disrupt the Russian wheat harvest. He said Canada with large stockpiles could supply food if needed. Dominion data show Russia's wheat areas about 100 million acres in four years, with Ukrainian and Caucasian regions totaling around 47.5 million acres and high yields.
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Ottawa
MacKinnon
Ukraine
Canada
Russia
Dominion
Education Continues Despite Bombing In London
London officials report full-time education available to 96.5 percent of elementary pupils as of April 1 despite many school buildings being destroyed by Nazi raids. Since December 6 the number receiving no instruction fell from 100,000 to 40,745, a 3.3 percent gain.
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London
J. C. Ede
Board of Education
Planes Fast-Tracked Across Atlantic by Ferry Command
The U S government creates the air corps ferry command to speed delivery of planes and parts to Atlantic hopping points. Col Robert Olds leads the effort with inspectors at plants to ensure rapid completion. Planes fly from factories to Newfoundland or Bermuda for final assembly before onward shipment.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Air Corps Ferry Command
Army
Atlantic
Robert Olds
Beiieves
United States Army
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Montreal
Sir Frederick Bowhill
R.A.F. Coastal Command
Ferry Corps
Air Corps
Rifle Production Ottawa Opens at Long Branch Plant
Munitions Minister Howe announced Small Arms Limited in Long Branch near Toronto is starting rifle production with a weekly output of 3,000. Plans aim to double capacity. Howe visited the plant and fired one of the first rifles. It is a government owned company operated as part of the Dominion arsenal.
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Ottawa
Small Arms, Limited
Long Branch
Toronto
Howe
Canada
Dominion Arsenal
Protect Merchant Ships Provide New Type Of Guns For Low Flying Planes
Auckland reports Vice-Admiral Boyle, former fifth sea lord, announcing new short-range anti-aircraft guns for merchant ships with trained crews. The system targets low-flying bombers that skim mast-head height, and Boyle notes ships will be fitted as he plans to move to Australia after talks with New Zealand officials.
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Auckland
N.Z
Boyle
New Zealand
Australia
British Envoy Appointed To Washington Posts
Sir Ronald Ian Campbell, formerly British minister to Yugoslavia, takes the Washington post succeeding Sir Gerald Campbell who becomes director general of all British information services in the United States with HQ in New York. Weevile Montagu Butler is named head of the Foreign Office American department.
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Yugoslavia
Washington London
Ronald Ian Campbell
Washington
Gerald Campbell
Gerald
United States
New York
Weevile Montagu Butler
The
Foreign Office
Winnipeg Free Press editor’s sister-in-law dead at 61
Mrs R G Dafoe wife of the Winnipeg Free Press comptroller died at her home in Winnipeg. She was 61. Surviving are her husband and three daughters. J W Dafoe editor of the Free Press is a brother-in-law.
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Winnipeg
R. G. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
J. W. Dafoe
The
Free Press
Hitler's sister in law volunteers for British relief
Mrs Bridget Elizabeth Hitler, Irish born wife of Alois Hitler, joins British war relief efforts. She seeks an annulment claiming her husband deserted her in 1914.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
British
War Relief
Bridget Elizabeth Hitler
Alois
Hitler
Sweden Calls Up Naval and Military Reserves
Sweden mobilizes its naval and military reserves immediately as reported by Swedish radio heard on NBC. The nationwide call up signals heightened readiness amid growing security concerns and follows long-standing defense commitments.
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New York
NBC
Turkish Ship Rifa Torpedoed Sinking Reported by NBC
NBC reporter Martin Agronsky broadcast from Ankara that the Turkish steam ship Rifa carrying naval officers and mercantile crew was torpedoed by an unidentified submarine. He said 173 of 201 passengers were lost and 28 were saved from a sole lifeboat amid a flag lit by Turkish authorities.
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New York
Rifa
Mercantile Marine
Martin Agronsky
NBC
Ankara
Agronsky
Britain
Germany
Italy
One Thing In Common London Reveals Mission To Russia
Lord Cranborne announced to the House of Lords that a military and economic mission would depart for Russia at an early date. He noted policy and religious differences with Soviet Russia, but said Britain and Russia share a common foe. Lord Samuel said Bolshevism is generally disapproved in Britain, recalling Britain’s alliance with czarist Russia in the First World War. He added the idea that states opposing the same foe become allies is almost as certain as Euclid.
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London
Lord Cranborne
Dominions
House of Lords
Russia
Soviet
Britain
Lord Samuel
Express Views On German Fight With Red Army
Berne Switzerland observers foresee a quick Nazi military victory over Russia but a long economic fight to exploit conquered territory. Germans may finish Russians before Britain acts. if Russia reforms, Nazi occupation would face ongoing harassment. Russians reportedly have 250 divisions with 18,000 per division, 15 mechanized brigades, and heavy armor. Red air force seen as large but lower quality. Soviet behind the Urals may require driving across mountains to suppress resistance. Russia’s vast area and 50 million in Ukraine and Caucasus pose a far larger administration task than Western Europe.
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Berne
Switzerland
Russia
Red Army
Poland
Low Countries
Balkans
Red
Britain
Ural Mountains
Ukraine
Caucasus
Norway
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Offensive Against Russia Planned Earlier Revealed
New York reports from trusted sources that Germany’s attack on Russia was conceived last autumn and may have influenced the Poland invasion after the British French declaration of war. The account traces Hitler’s shifting plans through Baltic occupancies, Swedish Finnish transit, and rising German troop movements toward East Prussia and the Russian border.
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New York
Associated Press
Germany
Russia
Poland
Hitler
Moscow
Mokotov
Balkans
Mussolini
Greece
France
Baltic States
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
East Prussia
Teutonic Knights
Balkan
Sweden
Finland
Huge Exports to Britain Hit 20 Year Peak in April
The commerce department reported that Lend-lease and other shipments to the United Kingdom in April totaled 128 million dollars, the largest monthly U S exports to Britain in 20 years. The British empire received 246 million dollars, about 61 percent of 385.454 million dollars in total exports, with Canada taking 70 million dollars as the next largest recipient.
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Washington
United Kingdom
Commerce Department
Britain
United States
British Empire
Canada
Britain’s Public Health Remarkably Strong in War Time
Medical authorities report Britain’s public health is absolutely remarkable despite war strains. A physician noted fears of widespread dysentery, yet current cases resemble normal summer levels and the nation appears healthier than expected amid ongoing conflict.
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London
Britain
Hindus and Muslims urged to form working truce for India
Sir Akbar Hydari, adviser to the Nazim of Hyderaluk, appealed to Hindu and Muslim communities to settle their differences and establish a working truce for India's protection.
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Bombay
India
Akbar Hydari
Nazim
Hyderluk
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