Churchill Says Peace Talks Must Go Through Allied Leaders
In London the prime minister stated that any German armistice terms would first be discussed with Allied powers. He said Parliament would not be informed of peace proposals except through allied military surrender terms, and only after crown-led discussions. Evelyn Walkden pressed for action over lives saved, and Churchill received a standing ovation after returning from the western front.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Rhys Davies
Laber
Inter Allied
Evelyn Walkden
Labor
Greatest Allied Rhine Drive Intensified by Allied Fog
Joaquin Rodrigo, late Spanish correspondent in Berlin, quotes German sources calling the Allied Rhine crossing the greatest drive in Europe in intensity and size. He cites Allied artificial fog as lasting about 30 hours, enhancing the operation's effect.
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Madrid
Rhine
Europe
Alcazar
Joaquin Rodrigo
Berlin
Rodrigo
Red Cross loses contact with thousands of war prisoners
In Bern and Paris reports the Red Cross warns fear for the safety of Allied prisoners and conscripted foreign workers in Germany as German offensives tighten. About 15 million prisoners and workers in Germany are cited as potentially affected. France approves autonomous rule for French Indochina within a French imperial union with a native and French government under the governor general.
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Red Cross
Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Reich
International Red Cross
Paris
Ottawa mulls extended 1944 income tax deadline
Officials say there is a reasonable prospect the personal income tax payment deadline for 1944 may be extended beyond April 30. The previous year saw an extension to August 31 to aid victory bond purchases in the spring drive.
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Ottawa
Former Hungarian Premier Reported Killed in Occupation
London Moscow radio reported that Germans killed Dr. Nicholas Kallay former Hungarian premier. Kallay had been deposed when Germany occupied Hungary in March last year and installed a puppet regime.
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London
Moscow Radio
Budapest
Nicholas Kallay
Kallty
Swordfish production halted at Blackburn factory in London
The Fairey Swordfish open cockpit aircraft has ceased production as it proved too slow for modern combat. The long serving Fleet Air Arm plane ends a storied career amid war era changes. Canada reportedly has a poultry population six times larger than its human population.
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London
Blackburn Aircraft Factory
Fleet Air Arm
Canada
First Alberta Regiment Leads Early Hochwald Assault
The South Alberta Regiment spearheaded initial attack in the Hochwald corridor west of the Rhine. They crossed half of Europe, cleared Hechwald approaches, and secured a spur east of Udem. A troop including Argylls and Highlanders under Lieut Caseley then thrust into Hochwald amid a 30 hour battle, overcoming mud mines and anti tank obstacles as Maj Coffin noted the unit was first in and last out.
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Germany
Rochwald
Rhine
South Alberta Regiment
Europe
Hechwald
Udem
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Hamilton
Hochwald
Arabs Protest Jerusalem Strike Halts Palestine Trade
Arabs in Palestine stage a one day general strike protesting a proposal to rotate Jerusalem mayoralty among Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders every three years. In London the government regrets a March 3 RAF bombing of a Hague residential area and vows action for the error of judgment.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Netherlands
The
Hague
R.af
Brig. R. H. Keefler Promoted to Acting Major General
Brigadier R. H. Keefler of Montreal has been promoted to acting major general. He commanded an artillery formation and later an infantry brigade in the Normandy fighting, according to defence headquarters.
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Ottawa
R. H. Keefler
Montreal
Normandy
Defence Headquarters
Great Britain Must Build Up Post-War Trade
Sir Gerald Campbell in Regina argues Britain must convert to a peace time economy prioritizing national welfare. He says Britain needs money to start exporting, which requires importing raw materials, creating a circular challenge. He notes competition with American mass production and suggests quality goods and targeted exports like chinaware and rugs.
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Great Britain
Regina
Sir Gerald Campbell
Washington
Ottawa
Sir Gerald
Britain
Lord Halifax
United States
Canada
St. Michael and St. George
Gerald Said
Toronto Officer Brigadier Warner Retires From Army Post
Brigadier W. P. Warner DSC 47 of Toronto retires as deputy director of Medical Services of the Canadian Army to accept a Department of Veterans Affairs appointment. A noted Toronto physician, he served in the Royal Navy in World War I earning the Distinguished Service Cross and went overseas in the current war with No 15 Canadian General Hospital.
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W. P. Warner
Toronto
Canadian Army
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Warner
Royal Navy
No. 15
Canadian General Hospital
Alberta cow sets world butterfat record in Calgary area
A six year old Alberta bred Holstein cow named Aleartra Gerben, owned by Hays and Co. Ltd., Turner Siding near Calgary, produced 1,409 pounds of butterfat in a government supervised 365 day test ending March 24, surpassing the previous record of 1,402 pounds.
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Calgary
Alberta
Aleartra Gerben
Hays and Co. Ltd
Turner Siding
Carnation Ormsby
Carnation Farms
United States
Helstein
Appeal Dismissed for German POWs in Alberta
The Alberta Appeal Court dismissed the appeal of August Kaehler and Otto Stolski from the Lethbridge POW camp. The two men challenged conviction and one year in jail for theft of a truck during an escape attempt, with the court finding no grounds to qualify the general criminal liability terms under the Geneva convention rules for prisoners of war.
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Edmonton
August Kaehler
Otto Stolski
Lethbridge
Alberta
Eisenhower warning to German troops broadcast by Luxembourg radio
General Eisenhower issued a proclamation to German army and Waffen S.A. warning of severe punishment for any soldiers who participate in the execution of Allied air borne troops as broadcast by Luxembourg radio.
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London
Eisenhower
Luxemburg Radio
Fewer Strikes In First Two Months Of Year Decline noted
Ottawa reports time lost through strikes and lockouts in January and February fell sharply year over year. A total of 38 963 man working days were lost in 32 strikes involving 10 397 workers by Feb 28, down from 63 546 days in 44 strikes involving 16 877 workers a year earlier.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Trenton
Demand for Wheat Surges as United Kingdom Buys Canadian Grain
Overseas demand for Canadian wheat and flour, led by the United Kingdom, ends a two month export stalemate. UK purchases total 9.7 million bushels of wheat and 7.9 million in flour as ships prepare for seaboard delivery. Canada holds a large stockpile but shipping limits may constrain shipments to liberated Europe.
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United Kingdom
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Great Lakes
Seaboard
West Indies
Newfourslland
Belgium
Portugal
Rassia
New York
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Canada
Europe
Drouth
Canadian
Prairies
Lakehead
Fort William
Port Arthur
United Nations
Bristol Architect Fined for Leaving Gas Fire Burning
Architect Harold Mere Dith was fined 4156 dollars for wasting fire by leaving a gas fire burning in his unoccupied office for seven percent hours.
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Bristol
Harold Meredith
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