CBC World News – September 29th, 1960
September 29th, 1960
CBC World News
"The world today. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation now presents a summary of the all the important world news today. Reports from CBC correspondents by trans-America short wave radio, and the latest developments as received by the Canada's news room here in Ottawa. Tonight, we report on the latest news from Europe, Asia and around the world."
"Good evening, this is Tommy Fourever, with the national and international news today."
"Here in Canada, Parliament has finally come to an agreement on the proposed changes to Canada's national flag. The decision to change the flag arose after several debates were brought up recently in regards to its link to the British flag, a nation which has sparked large resentment amongst the Canadian people. Though this debate has been going on in the back channels for several years since the close of the Second World War, only over the past 6 months has it gained any momentum. The arrival of the Queen from Britain only added to the controversy for the change, where it was decided that some link to the monarch should be retained, under the basis that the Monarchy did not betray the Allies, but the government of Britain. This belief is reinforced by the fact that Queen Elizabeth the 2nd fled her country as a result of what it has become."
"The new Canadian flag has been designed with a touch of patriotism, meant to symbolize Canada's new position in the world as a defender of democracy. With much of the world's ideologies falling to either left or right of the political spectrum, Canada's politicians felt this would be a fitting change for its flag. Officially, this is how the flag is broken up: The ring of maple leaves is a symbol of Canadian unity; the swords crossing the emblem and leaves to symbolize Canada's role to protect its' citizens, the eagle to represent freedom, and the crown to represent Canada's link to the true monarchy."
"Queen Elizabeth II has officially been declared a protected citizen of Canada, and it is now know that the Canadian government will refuse any demand of deportation back to Britain by Oswald Mosely. The German government has stated that it will not push the issue with Canada, as the German government wishes to mend international relations, instead of exacerbate them."
"Internationally, the war in the Pacific-Asia theater continues to make headlines as the Red Army advances in Japan towards Tokyo. The Japanese city of Osaka, of which is mostly a nuclear-wrecked ruin, fell to the Soviets as American forces retreated to form a defensive line in the mountains east of the city. The Red Army is estimated to have nearly 20% of its entire armed forces on the island, but has been unable to commit all of its forces offensively due to the severely damaged infrastructure in the region. Ironically, much of this damage was caused in the opening days of the war by the Soviet Union's nuclear arsenal."
**Damn did those Soviets get close to the shores. I'm glad I had patrols of my less useful ships going, otherwise they could have hit my transport squadrons. And who will take the Queen's place in government for Britain now? On another note, DMLL Part 1 will be ending January 1st, 1962. The game is becoming increasingly difficult to play at a decent speed (lag spikes are taking longer to overcome now). This means when I get AoD, I will be starting from that same date.**
