Ottawa discusses post war work plans and projects
Ottawa hearing outlines a national development program to provide post war employment. K M Cameron argues for coordinated projects using existing assets and social benefits, including highway extensions, waterway and telecommunication work, resource conservation, urban rural improvements, and tourist facilities.
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Ottawa
House of Commons Committee On
K M Cameron
Department of Public Works
Cameron
Ottawa rationing for small arms ammunition announced
The prices board ordered small arms ammunition placed under rationing to ensure supplies for essential users. Eligible buyers include those who hunt for food, trappers, prospectors, the RCMP and other police, and property or livestock guards. Hunters for pleasure were presumed barred. Rifle and gun club members may buy under certain conditions.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
R.C.M.P
Memorial service for Sir Edward Beatty held in London
A memorial service for Sir Edward Beatty former chairman of the Canadian Pacific Railway was held at St Martin in the Fields London on March 30 announced by CPR officials. Beatty died in hospital after a two year illness and was buried in St Catharines Ontario near Thorold where Beatty family graves lie. Funeral services were held at St Andrew and St Paul Presbyterian church in Toronto.
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Montreal
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
London
C.P.R
Sir Edward
St. Catharines
Ont
Beatty
Thorold
St. Andrew and St. Paul
Camp London Camp Conditions Improve Says Red Cross
The International Red Cross reports improving conditions at Stanley Camp Hong Kong according to Rich ard Law foreign under-secretary in the House of Commons dated January 25 with further details awaited during Red Cross visits. Over 1 560 Canadian POWs mainly Winnipeg Grenadiers and Royal Rifles of Canada from Quebec are listed as prisoners of war. Walter L Shelley 70 and his wife in San Diego CA, though over age, sew blankets from donated wool for the Red Cross reaching 20 made to date.
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London
International Red Cross
Stanley Camp
Hong Kong
Richard Law
House of Commons
Red Cross
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Royal Rifles of Canada
Quebec
San Diego
Cal
Walter L. Shelley
Prisons Crowded Nazis Shoot Prisoners in Poland
The Polish Telegraph Agency says German forces are executing prisoners in overcrowded Polish camps. At Rowno a full camp population was said to be killed after an attempted break with two guards killed. A Pinsk incident freed 54 prisoners after armed Poles killed three guards. the next day 30 prisoners were shot. No total given for Rowno executions.
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London
Rowno
Poland
Pinsk
British MSP Claims Sweden Pro Axis Attitude
Sir Alfred Knox told the House of Commons that Sweden had been defi nitely pro Axis since the war began. He urged that the United Nations could press Sweden by withholding foodstuffs from the United States. Norman Bower asked if Britain would pressure Sweden over neutrality breaches as German troop transport aircraft allegedly flew over Swedish territory. Richard Law said facts must be established first.
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London
Alfred Knox
House of Commons
Sweden
United Nations
U.S
Norman Bower
Britain
Richard Law
Trans-Canada plans for future growth and routes
Trans-Canada Airlines plans possible trans-oceanic service and a shorter Canadian transcontinental route over Lakes Huron and Superior. The company eyes expansion to Vancouver Island, maintains wartime air service terms with the U.S. government, and reports rising revenue passengers by 23 percent, mail by 66 percent, and air express by 109 percent with 24 Lockheed planes and 1,662 staff.
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Canada
Mr. Symington
Air World
North America
Europe
Asia
Symington
Trans-Canada
Lakes Huron
Superior
Yukon
U.S
Post Office
Vancouver
Vancouver Island
Board of Transport Commissioners
Victoria
Air Express
Archbishop urges open doors to Jews with consular visas
In London the Archbishop of Canterbury urged the government to admit Jews and proposed granting black visas via consuls in Spain Portugal and possibly Turkey to allow all who can to come.
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London
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
British Blame Gandhi For Recent Uprisings
A British white paper accuses Mohandas K Gandhi and the Indian Congress of full responsibility for nationalist uprisings. It asserts Gandhi doubted non violence could defend India and notes a Congress resolution backing Allied troop presence to deter attacks. The document explains Gandhi’s imprisonment at Poona following his three week fast. It also reports on upcoming American bombers to be used against Europe per Gen. Ira C. Baker.
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London
Mohandas K Gandhi
Indian Congress Party
Gandhi
India
Japan
Congress
Poona
Europe
Ira C. Baker
Britain
McGill Principal Heads Dominion Reconstruction Committee
Dr Cyril James of McGill University chairs the Dominion government advisory committee on reconstruction. Dr Leonard C March, author of Canada’s Beveridge plan, serves as research adviser. The report was prepared at the request of Hon Ian Mackenzie.
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Cyril James
McGill University
Leonard C. March
Canada
Ian Mackenzie
United States Canadian Agricultural Committee Convenes In Ottawa
The first Canadian meeting of the standing United States Canadian agricultural committee ends after a broad discussion of programs and problems in food products. Dr G S Barton deputy minister of agriculture and chairman of the Canadian section says further talks will continue under the committee mandate to study agriculture and food production in both nations. Five US agriculture and food authorities met with Canadian members.
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Ottawa
United States-Canadian Agricultural Committee
G. S&s H. Barton
Canada
United States
United States Agriculture and Food Authorities
New Loan Slogan Targeting Victory Bond Campaign
R J Dunlevy, adviser to the national war finance committee, says the next Victory Loan slogan will be Back the Attack. He spoke to a meeting of personnel managers and editors and linked the line to the likelihood of a second front opening soon.
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Toronto
Canada
R. J. Dunlevy
National War Finance Committee
Dunlevy
Half Of Food For Americans Now Rationed
The Office of Price Administration announced a nationwide meat butter cheese fats oils and canned fish ration program. Each person gets 16 points weekly from red stamps. point values range from one to 12 points per pound depending on item. Consumers can mix points across items and may face limited meat variety in shortages. The plan aims to boost supplies in war cent ers with shortages in New York Boston Los Angeles San Francisco and other sites.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
New York
Boston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Japan Raises Costs for Fishing Rights in Soviet Waters
A 1943 protocol renewed Japanese fishing privileges in Soviet far eastern waters with payments raised by four to five percent in gold. Signing officials were S. A. Lozovsky and Naotake Sato. Renewal seen as a tension gauge amid wartime alignments with Germany, the U N, and neutrality between Japan and Russia.
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London
Japan
Russia
Moscow
S. A. Lozovsky
Naotake Sato
Kuibyshev
Germany
United Nations Group
United States
Kamchatka Peninsula
Russian
Wartime Information Board expenses total 579162
Ottawa reports the wartime information board has spent 579,162 since inception. Salaries honoraria and living allowances total 119,209 while board members themselves do not receive pay. The board distributes speeches by the prime minister and other officials when deemed nationally significant, in five instances to date.
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Ottawa
Wartime Information Board
House of Commons
Greek guerillas vow aid to UN in Greece drive
Epaminondas Tsellos, Greek minister of public welfare, says Greek guerrillas living on Axis supplies will aid the United Nations drive to free Greece. He notes the underground is cellular and liaises with the government in London and Cairo and warns malnutrition could threaten national health.
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Cairo
United Nations
Greece
Epaminondas Tsellos
Tsellos
London
Australians and New Zealanders Brace for Possible Jap Assault
Canberra reports a strengthened defense posture as the South Australian Division returns from Africa. Prime Minister Curtin notes forces may total 1.6 million this year. New Zealand Prime Minister Fraser says air strength has grown a hundredfold since war began.
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Canberra
Australia
New Zealand
South Pacific
John Curtin
Africa
Sth
Peter Fraser
Prairie debt problem discussed by Ottawa departments
The departments of finance and justice are consulting over the western debt adjustment issue. Following prairie submissions asking federal action to set up debt adjustment facilities, the concerned departments are considering remedies to meet the situation.
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Ottawa
Fiance and Justice
Prairie Provinces
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