Eden urges united force to police Axis nations
Ottawa reports Anthony Eden calling for a standing international force under the United Nations to disarm Germany Italy and Japan after the war. He argued the League failed for lack of authority and force and urged building cooperation among the British Commonwealth the United States Russia and China.
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Ottawa
Anthony Fiden
United Nation
United Nations
Germany
Italy
Japan
League of Nations
Ottawa sermon on trans-Canada lines loses profit hope
H. J. Symington told the House of Commons committee that Canada cannot support two cross-country air routes. He warned two lines would not be profitable and would duplicate service. He noted equipment shortages but expected gear by war’s end to run a shortened western Great Lakes route. The airline had not tested research freight gliders.
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Ottawa
Canada
H. J. Symington
K.C
Trans-Canada Air Lines
House of Commons Railways and Shipping Committee
trans-Canada
Symington
Great Lakes
T.C.A
ACT AMENDED FLAT RATE FOR ACREAGE SHIFTED FROM OTTAWA
The Wheat Acreage Reduction Act is amended to pay a flat rate of $2 per acre for land shifted from wheat to other crops in three prairie provinces. The new bill sets $2 per acre across the board and excludes payments if the land is abandoned.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Prairie Provinces
Viscount Bennett Opens Wings for Victory Week in Torquay
In Torquay England Viscount Bennett launches a Wings for Victory week stating Britain will continue to administer colonial possessions not with pride but because the government believes it can manage them better than anyone else.
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Torquay
England
Viscount Bennett
Britain
Estimate Cost of Proposed Health Insurance Plan
Dr J J Heagerty testified before the House of Commons social security committee estimating Canada’s health insurance plan would cost about 240 million dollars for 1935 illness costs. Proposals allow provinces to choose administration via existing health departments or special commissions. A related Senate note discussed Veterans Land Act lending to veterans for farms, aiming to assist up to 100000 veterans over eight to ten years at about 400 million dollars while avoiding nonproductive land.
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Ottawa
J. J. Heagerty
House of Commons Social Security Committee
Canada
F. W. Jackson
Manitoba
Jackson
Jean Gregoire
Quebec
Dominion Council of Health
Gordon Murchison
Soldier Settlement
Senate Committee On
Murchison
Ottawa Sees Potential to Increase Livestock on Farms in 1943
The Agriculture Minister Gardiner states that livestock and poultry numbers are at peak levels and a bountiful 1942 harvest should ensure feed, but farms face labor shortages and difficulty obtaining new machinery. He cautions that reaching 1943 food production goals will not be easy, even as some regions can boost output.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Canadian Army Inspector General West Resigns in Edmonton
Vic. Inspector general of the Canadian army in western Canada Maj Gen W A Gries has resigned his post at age 65. Ottawa reports no immediate comment and notes he reportedly offered to resign earlier due to health. He was named inspector general for the four western provinces when the post was created in June 1940.
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Edmonton
W. A. Griesoneh
Cmg
Vic
Canada
Ottawa
Western Provinces
Allied parachute troops set up base in Western Norway
Reports from London and Berlin radio say Allied parachutists established a headquarters in the Hardanger Vidda mountains of Western Norway with a meteorological station and raids on valley industries. Norwegian sources call the area a forbidden zone while observers note its potential as an invasion air base amid rugged, trout-filled landscapes.
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London
Stockholm
Norway
Berlin
Daily Express
Hardanger Vidda
Quisling
Junkers-87 Production Report Said Discontinued
London reports that the Junkers-87 dive bomber is no longer being manufactured. German airmen and observers suggest this shift aligns with the air ministry stance that the S7 was overrated and losing importance in the Luftwaffe.
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London
Air Ministry
Soviet Envoy Litvinov Bids Farewell to Eden in Washington
The Soviet ambassador Maxim Litvinov and British foreign secretary Anthony Eden exchanged a hearty handshake and smiles after a conference at the Soviet embassy in Washington. Eden was a luncheon guest of the Soviet envoy.
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Maxim Litvinov
Anthony Eden
Washington, D.C
Eden
United States And Russia May Meet For Talks
The article notes possible U S Soviet discussions after wartime talks with Eden. It highlights Atlantic Charter versus Soviet territorial aims in eastern Europe and concerns from Free Polish circles. Nations prepare for April 27 economic conferences focusing on postwar food needs and investment through War Savings Certificates.
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Washington
United Nations
U.S
Soviet Union
Roosevelt
Eden
Stalin
Moscow
Europe
Finland
Baltic States
Poland
Rumania
Provinces Responsible For Ace Pensions Debate In House
Ottawa finance minister Isley argued old age pensions are primarily provincial duties, while the Dominion covers some costs. He favored a contributory old age pension system but noted constitutional changes would be needed. Diefenbaker pressed for clarity on cost of living bonuses and subsidies, and Isley pledged to provide outlay details.
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Ottawa
Isley
House of Commons
Dominion
Iisley
MacInnis
John G. Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
Diefenbaker
National War Labor Board
Meat Rationing Set for May in Canada Ottawa
Finance Minister Ilsley announced May enforcement of meat rationing in Canada joining sugar tea and coffee. Canadians will be limited to two pounds of meat per week, less than their past two year average. The prices board will issue detailed rules and an advisory nutrition committee supported meat plus dairy and eggs, while poultry and fish are excluded.
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Ottawa
Isley
House of Commons
United States
Prices Board
Ilsley
Prices Board Foods Administration
Soviet rail link to Russia marked by American aid
Teheran Maj-Gen A N Korolev head of Soviet transport in Iran said American war material and food are impacting the Russian front. He greeted engineers and crews who ran the first all American train carrying war supplies to Russia from a Persian Gulf port.
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Teheran
A. N. Korolev
Iran
Russia
Persian Gulf
Railway troop units formed for overseas service
Defence Minister Ralston announced a limited number of Canadian railway troop units will be formed to serve overseas with the Canadian army.
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Ottawa
Ralston
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