Stalin vows Russia will fight to finish in war interview
New York dispatch cites Harry Hopkins detailing Stalin's dramatic meeting. Stalin asserted the battle line would stay west of Moscow and emphasized Russia will not be enslaved. Hopkins noted Stalin’s personal hatred of Hitler and Russia’s resolve to wage war with its own manpower, with US help not desired.
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New York
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Current American
We Russigna
Hopkins
Stalin
Russia
Hitler
Germany
United States
Post War Plans from New York Conference
British leader Clement Attlee told the international labor conference that postwar Britain must align with a wider postwar world. He urged not only victory but peace, saying the UK will act now on plans for urgent relief and long term improvements in living standards, nutrition, and economic questions. Attlee cited Sumner Welles and emphasized early planning.
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New York
International Labor Organization Conference
Britain
Clement R. Attlee
Sumner Welles
United States
United Kingdom
Attlee
Gasoline Restrictions Eased as Tankers Ready to Resume
The Petroleum Coordination Office announced 12 U S tankers completed their last voyage for the British service and are ready to resume normal American operations including oil movement to the east coast. Interior Secretary Ickes said 40 of 80 to 100 tankers borrowed by Britain would be returned by November 30 and restrictions on gasoline in the east would be lifted.
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United States
Washington
Petroleum Coordination Office
Ickes
East
Ramsay Resigns as Grain Board Chairman in Canada
Ottawa Trade Minister MacKinnon said E B Ramsay of Winnipeg has resigned as chairman of the board of grain commissioners with regret. Ramsay, a longtime grain figure, will retire. Dr D A McGibbon has acted as chief commissioner in his absence and C M Hamilton remains the other commissioner. Ramsay had led the board since 1929 and will be replaced after MacKinnon selects a successor. Ramsay has been in poor health and lives at his Fillmore Saskatchewan farm.
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MacKinnnon
E. B. Ramsay
Winnipeg
Board of Grain Commissioners
MacKinnon
Ramsay
South America
Western
Canada
Mr. Ramsay
Great Lakes
Free French Sub Dives After Torpedo Hit Then Escorts to Port
The Free French submarine damaged by a depth charge limped into a British port after claiming to torpedo a 4 090 ton enemy ship in a convoy. The crew said they stalked the convoy hugging the shore and fired two torpedoes at the largest vessel, then dived as explosions shook the sub.
Plain tale of B 24 bomber round the world flight
Circles The Globe reports a four aircraft United States army bomber completed an unheralded round the world flight arriving at March Field with aid to Russia mission members aboard. The plane reportedly bore 30 bullet holes in its wings from wartime action. The Hawaii to Pacific hop marked the first Pacific ocean flight of a B 24 despite other bombers crossing the Atlantic to Britain.
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San Diego
Calif
United States Army
March Field
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Great Britain
Croat Leader Sees Obstacles To Italian Collaboration
A Stefani despatch from Zagreb quotes Ante Pavelic, Croat head of state, saying collaboration with the Italians faces obstacles. He forecast these would be removed by the will for collaboration, according to the report.
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Rome
Stefani
Zagreb
Ante Pavelic
Rescue crew locate missing Transport team on ice floe
Johnny Johnson manager of Transport Limited and Ted Daubert overdue two days from a Schist lake trip were found by a search plane. They were lifted from a small barge that had become stuck in the ice and were brought to safety.
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Flin Flon
Johnny Johnson
Transport, Limited
Ted Daubert
Schist Lake
Freighter Mount Evans Turned Over to Russia
United States maritime commission freighter Mount Evans of 6,267 tons has been handed to Russia under the lend-lease plan. The vessel now at Boston is being armed and will fly the Soviet flag.
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New York
United States Maritime Commission
Mount Evans
Russia
Marine Circles
Boston
Russia Needs More Planes to Challenge Luftwaffe
Foreign observers arriving from Kuibyshev report Soviet airpower lagging despite skilled pilots. They say Moscow lacks modern aircraft as Germany pours thousands of planes into the front, with a winter strategy to blunt Nazi advances.
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Germany
Red Air Force
Canada War Effort Praise Echoed By Hanson
Hon R B Hanson said there was absolutely no criticism of Canadas war effort during his month long England tour. He spoke to newsmen in Montreal after arriving on Canadian soil for the first time since Sept 12. In a separate note, U S tool shipments bound for Moscow Kuibyshev in mid October were seen rusting while a train carrying tools met one moving opposite with similar cargo.
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R. B. Hanson
Canada
England
Montreal
Moscow
Kuibyshev
Indian government frees Bal Gangadhar Kher Morarji Desai
As part of a general policy the government releases Bal Gangadhar Kher and Morarji Desai from jail in Bombay province. Both were arrested in November 1940 under defence of India regulations.
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Bombay
India
Government of India
Bal Gangadhar Kher
Morarji Desai
Defence of India
Russian Adt Program Gives Priority to Soviet Arms Aid
Soviet Russia has first call on munitions planes tanks and guns offered originally for the U S army. The army must relinquish prior delivery claims to avoid delays in the Russian aid program, under Moscow conference understandings. Britain and the United States maintain openness for continued arms support to Russia with Britain supplying a share of its production and an open end to augment current needs.
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U.S
Washington
Russia
Neo
United States
Britain
Wing Cmdr Foss to command world’s largest airport
Wing Cmdr R H Foss, who went overseas last year with the Royal Canadian Air Force No 1 Fighter Squadron, will assume command of the world’s largest airport in Newfoundland. The eastern air command announced the posting, noting Foss has served as senior administrative officer since last August. A two war veteran, he won the Italian Croce di Guerra with the 28th R A F Squadron in Italy in the first Great War.
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Halifax
R. H. Foss
Royal Canadian Air Force
Newfoundland
Eastern Air Command
Cmdr. Foss
R.A.F
Italy
Britain seeks tighter secrecy on war information from U S
London officials are gravely concerned about the spread of war details in the United States. They point to disclosures from Washington that reveal tank production, shipping routes to Russia, and torpedo development. London demands Washington curb such information and cites Roosevelt measures to seal production data.
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London
United States
Washington
Germany
Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
Boston
Russia
North Atlantic
Maritime Commission
Britain
House of Representatives Appropriations
Appointment of Burton as Ottawa retail trade administrator
Trade Administrator Ottawa Appointment of Edgar Gordon Burton of Toronto general manager of the Robert Simpson Company Limited as administrator of retail trade was announced by the wartime prices and trade board. First of the administrators named in the price ceiling program he will supervise retail prices and his jurisdiction covers board branch offices across Canada. He will serve without remuneration.
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Ottawa
Edgar Gordon Burton
Toronto
Robert Simpson Company, Limited
Prices and Trade Board
Burton
Canada
King Sends Warm Wishes On Turkish Republic Anniversary
The King transmitted a telegram greeting President Ismet Inonu of Turkey marking the 18th anniversary of the republic. The message offered warm congratulations and good wishes from the British monarch.
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Turkey
London
Ismet Inonu
Canadian war effort praised by British delegation
George Isaacs MP and W. Lawther of the British Mine Workers Federation led a four four delegation of industrialists and union men touring munitions plants in Canada and the United States. Isaacs said Canada has nothing to be ashamed of and praised top speed production and Empire training. Lawther concurred that Canadian munitions workers toil harder than even Britain’s.
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Montreal
George Isaacs
Mr. Isaacs
W. Lawther
British Mine Workers’ Federation
Canada
United States
Roosevelt
Dominion Department of Munitions and Supplies
Farm Bonus Rules Leave Landlords Out Ottawa
Regulations for a national acreage bonus to western farmers do not allow tenant farmers to share payments with landlords. The 75 cent per acre bonus applies to half the cultivated land up to 200 acres and is in addition to Prairie Farm Assistance Act grants. Minister Gardiner announced the plan to freeze commodity prices and wages.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Gardiner
Canada Secures U S Steel for Two Tribal Destroyers
Munitions Minister Co D Howe told the North American supply council that United States sources have assured steel for two Tribal class destroyers under construction at an east coast Canadian port. He noted US priority officials have provided the tonnage needed for Canada’s first destroyers.
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Washington
Co. D. Howe
United States
Canadian Federation of Agriculture Meet Set for Calgary
The 1942 annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture will be held in January in Calgary. E. W. Brunsden of Calgary, secretary of the Alberta section, announced the gathering. Delegates from across Canada are expected to attend.
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Calgary
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
E. W. Brunsden
Alberta
Canada
End Music War Signed To End 10 Month Battle
The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers announced a contract with National Broadcasting Company and Columbia Broadcasting System to end the ten month music war with the radio networks.
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New York
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Radio Chaina
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