Canada to match British 1942 cargo output in wartime shipyards
Munitions Minister C D Howe announced Canada will duplicate Britain's 1942 cargo ship production. The Fort Ville Marie, of 9300 tons, is the first of 150 freighters to be built for the British government. Keeled for twenty four launches, with many yards across Canada set to produce ships, employment growth rises from 1800 to about 30000 as the program progresses.
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Montreal
Canada
Britain
C. Dbd. Howe
Fort Ville-Marie
Dominion
Fort Vile-Marie
Howe
Fort Ville- Marie
Canadian Vickers
Vancouver
Pictou
N.S
Saint John N.B
Quebec City
Lauzon
Que
Sorel
Victoria
Prince Rupert
B.C
Communists In Canada Ottawa Debates Party Status
Government weighing the status of the Communist party in Canada with no immediate change expected to its illegal designation. Justice Minister Ernest Lapointe indicated the issue will be raised in parliament upon reconvening. Cabinet discussions have occurred as several party leaders and members remain interned.
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Ottawa
Communist Party
Canada
Ernest Lapointe
Russia
Rate Of Pay For Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Ottawa announces pay for the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force at two thirds the RCAF rate. Senior officers receive wing commander level pay, medical officers matched to RCAF rates. Allowances for subsistence outfits transport clothing and effects follow RCAF practice.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force
R.C.A.F
RCAF
Hees' Father Dies in New York Broadcast
German radio announces the death of Fritz Hess, father of Rudolf Sees, marking a somber note in New York. The brief bulletin confirms Hess's passing with no further details provided.
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New York
Fritz Hess
Rudolf Sees
Canadian highway commission urged at Good Roads meeting
At the 26th annual Canadian Good Roads Association convention in Niagara Falls Ontario Hon. W A Fallon minister of public works for Alberta urged formation of a Canadian highway commission under federal auspices to coordinate provincial programs. The body would study the system nationally and propose recommendations to Ottawa with financial aid tied to a unified plan.
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Niagara Falls
W. A. Fallon
Alberta
Canadian Good Roads Association
Fallon
Canada
Dominion
Theodore G Morgan
Association
Mr. Morgan
Commonwealth Air Training Plan
MacPherson
Nazi Octopus Threat Echoes From Navy Official
Navy Secretary Frank Knox warned in a broadcast that an invasion of the Middle East and the British Isles is a certainty as soon as Nazi forces can mount the assault. He said the United States remains a key item on Hitler’s unfinished business list.
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Chicago
Navy
Frank Knox
Middle East
British Isles
United States
Hitler
Leningrad
Odessa
Near East
Navy League of Canada thanked for gifts to Canadian seamen
Arthur Randies, director of merchant seamen in the Dominion, thanked Halifax Navy League of Canada members at their annual meeting for support since the war began. He cited a yearly report showing 5,000,000 cigarettes, 150,000 chocolate bars and 20,000 dirty bags costing $140,000 distributed to Canadian seamen.
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Navy League of Canada
Halifax
Arthur Randies
Dominion
League
Long voyage to San Francisco by solo trail rider
Edwin Gothberg aged 20 with his horse Trigger reached San Francisco after a 1500 mile trek in 75 days from Casper Wyoming. He set out alone to follow the old wagon trails to learn what the pioneers endured on the journey to the Pacific coast.
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San Francisco
Edwin Gothberg
Trigger
Casper
Wyo
Pacific Coast
Halifax Embarkation Facilities to be Revamped
Air Minister Power announced major revamps to Royal Canadian Air Force embarkation facilities in Halifax. The new organization will include a representative from the Royal Air Force and from Australian and New Zealand forces, reflecting broader Allied cooperation for overseas bound personnel.
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Halifax
Royal ‘Canadian Air Force
Power
R.C.A.F
Royal Air Force
New Zealand
Bevin Defends Labour War Policy On Women Labour
London report says Ernest Bevin defended British labor policy in the Commons against charges that war work is slow for women. He cited Germany’s wage and overtime history, noted 40 000 to 50 000 women entering industry monthly, and announced a new survey of labor resources using August employment cards.
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London
House of Commons
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Bevin
Bevin notes Germany used to train thousands while Britain let skills rot
Former premier declares that Germany built a mechanized, highly trained army and cites parallels to Russia. He argues Britain failed to keep skilled men active, while Germany and Soviet mobilization strengthened their forces, influencing the war effort.
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Germany
Russia
Mr. Bevin
Russian Confidence London Commentary Notes Growth in Leningrad
From besieged Lenin grad a BBC transmitted commentary reports rising savings bank deposits in Leningrad and new accounts being opened, reflecting steadier civilian confidence amid hardship.
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London
Leningrad
British Broadcasting Corporation
Penalty Decree for Plotting in Annexed Italian Territories
Mussolini announced a death penalty for plotting against the state in annexed territories on October 3. Crimes include destabilizing state unity, armed insurrections, dismemberment, and terrorism. Penalties range from three to fifteen years for associations and propaganda, with death or life imprisonment for leaders or band participants. Attempts against armed forces carry at least five years, and life or death penalties apply for severe offenses.
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Rome
Italan
Territor
Dalian
Mussolini
Britain Gains Upper Hand in Atlantic Battle
Washington reports indicate Britain is gaining the upper hand in the Atlantic war as Hitler concentrates on the Soviet front. British officials say American aid is now helping Britain stockpile bulky commodities like wheat and sugar, easing shipping demands. U.S. leaders note easier supplies crossing to Britain and reduced sinking losses may allow release of 10 to 15 American tankers.
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Washington
Britain
Hitler
Russia
Atlantic
United States
British Isles
Lord Woolton
House of Lords
London
Harry Hopkins
Hendlease
Conference of Congress
White House
Portugal
Gibraltar
American Marine Insurance
Ickes
British Columbia Salmon Pack Seen Surpassing 2 Million Cases
Major J A Motherwell, chief supervisor of fisheries, predicted BC salmon pack could exceed the 1.7 million case estimate, with some canners eyeing more than 2 million cases. Officials said negotiations with Britain seek an extra 20,000 tons of canned BC herring, raising total BC canned herring orders to 2.6 million cases worth about 7 million for 1941.
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Vancouver
J. A. Motherwell
British Columbia
Dominion Department of Fisheries
B.C
Wartime Wage Board May Deal With Disputes
Ottawa reports the wartime wage board may revise the cost of living bonus system and consider new machinery to enforce the order. Proposals include a separate wage board with industry and labor reps or regional boards in the Maritimes Quebec Ontario the Prairies and the Pacific coast to handle disputes locally. The cabinet will decide on changes and public scope later with guidance from lawyers on clarified wording.
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Ottawa
P.C
Labor Department
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
The
Prairie
Pacific Coast
Canada
Order In Council
Great Britain
United States
Shah of Iran Foresees Progress After War
Shah Mohammed Reza of Iran in a one hour interview with an American correspondent expresses confidence that Britain will support Iran’s territorial integrity and gradual progress after the war. He notes good English relations, five years of Swiss schooling, and interest in visiting the United States to see a world of progress and meet American scholars.
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Teheran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Riza
Oriental
Britain
Shah
England
Switzerland
United States
Stassen urges faster defence production at AFL meeting
Gov Harold E Stassen of Minnesota told the 61st AFL convention that there must be less stoppages of defence production. He urged voluntary wage and price ceilings by labor and agriculture to guard against inflation.
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Seattle
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
American Federation of Labor
Stassen
Labor
Agriculture
Attlee to Represent Britain at Labor Conference in New York
Prime Minister Church Ill officially named Clement Attlee labor leader and lord privy seal as Britain's representative in the forthcoming international labor conference in New York. Attlee will attend in the Prime Minister's absence in the House of Commons.
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London
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Privy Seal
House of Commons
New York
Britain
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Canadiana
Good Beads Association Meeting
Knox
U.S
Sir William Hearst
Toronto
Smolensk
Robert Leckie
Ais
Air Council For Training
Leckie
Air Training Plan
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