Scientists To Probe Secrets Of The Arctic
Ottawa reports the Arctic Institute of North America has offered two fellowships worth 1500 dollars to study Arctic science. The institute, formed by Canada the United States Newfoundland and Denmark, aims to reveal Arctic wealth and aid navigation and transport while exchanging data with nations including Russia.
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Ottawa
Arctic Institute of North America
Canada
United States
Newfoundland
Denmark
Arctic
Institute
J. T. Wilson
Army Muskox
Russia
Magnetic North Pole
Civil aviation growth urged at Winnipeg convention
J R Morgan of the Brandon Viriten Flying club told delegates that top wartime training should be extended to ex servicemen under the Commonwealth Air Training plan to boost civil aviation. He warned a gap between air force training and bush flying exists and must be filled to avoid losses. A proposal to establish schools by veterans affairs was approved by delegates.
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Winnipeg
Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Canada
J. R. Morgan
Brandon-Virtien Flying Club
Royal Canadian Flying Clubs
Department of Veterans Affairs
Morgan
Protests Hit BBC License Increase in London Parliament
A wave of protest rose in London as Labour leaders faced MPs demanding reasons for raising the wireless license from 10 shillings to a pound per year. Herbert Morrison defended the hike saying BBC must pay its way and fund development. In Huddersfield a £1000 mink coat was stolen from a shop display while staff were serving customers.
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London
Britain
British Broadcasting Company
Herbert Morrison
BBC
Huddersfield
England
Yorkshire
Red Cross Fund Reaches Two Million for Canada
Canada 10 000 conscientious objectors mostly farming contribute to the Red Cross building a fund of 2 222 802 dollars.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Red Cross
Ceremony II Held At Old Sub-Arctic Fort
In Churchill Manitoba a snowmobile delegation from Belgium Chile France Norway Peru Russia and the United States visits Fort Prince of Wales. Maj H P Emond leads the visitors as a 24 pounder cannon is fired by Hudsons Bay Company factor Robert Urquhart who improvised a shell. Col P D Baird explains the fort heritage and the Muskox exercise aims to foster northern development and friendship.
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Man
Fort Prince of Wales
Canada
Hudson Bay
Muskox
H. P. Emond
Ottawa
Ed. McCarthy
Winnipeg
Samuel Hearne
Belgium
Chile
France
Norway
Peru
Russia
United States
Robert Urquhart
Hudson's Bay Company
Aberdeen
Urquhart
P. D. Baird
Montreal
Defence Headquarters
Col. Baird
God Save the King
Guard of Honor
Vern Dempsey
Regina
Scallop Fishermen Face Explosive Risk Near Digby
In Digby Nova Scotia scallop boats worry that their gear may haul explosives from the Bay of Fundy coast. Royal Canadian Mounted Police on a naval tug worked to recover the devices and drop them in deep water after sources say they came from a merchant ship.
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Digby
N.S
Bay of Fundy
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Farming and Rice Were Prewar Japan’s Big Business
The article notes farming was Japan’s largest industry before war and rice served as the principal crop, underscoring agriculture as a central economic pillar of the era.
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Japan
Canadian Observer Likely for U S Atom Tests
A government source in Ottawa said it is highly likely at least one Canadian observer will attend the U S atom bomb tests on warships in the Pacific in May. The observer would be a military scientist from the new army research and development unit, possibly a veteran of atomic work.
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Ottawa
United States
Pacific
Army Research and Development Unit
Highway Planned From Wekusko to Snow Lake
Manitoba Public Works announces a 20 foot highway will run 35 miles from Wekusko Station on the Hudson Bay Railway to Snow Lake. Cost to be shared by federal and provincial governments.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Department of Public Works
Wekusko Station
Hudson Bay
Snow Lake
Australia Presses for Inquiry into Malayan Campaign
Australian papers urge an inquiry into the 1942 Malayan campaign in which the 8th Division suffered heavy losses to Japanese forces. Editorials note British responsibility and cite Churchill’s 1942 speech as critical of Australian troops and commanders. The government’s stance remains unclear despite public pressure.
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Sydney
Australia
Britain
Chifley
Malayan Peninsula
Price Montague
Canadian Army
Netherlands
Guy Simonds
Kingston
Ont
Europe
Canadian Army Amenities Control Organization
U N C Tasks Should Not Promise More Than Could Be Performed
London. State Secretary Paul Martin of Canada warned the United Nations economic and social council to avoid promising more than can be done. He said the council faces vital tasks, but primary responsibility for pursuing policies to raise living standards and full employment rests with national governments.
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London
Paul Martin
Canada
United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations
Council
Prisoners Of War To Be Evacuated From Canada Soon
Ottawa announced German prisoners in Canada totaling about 34 000 will be evacuated to the United Kingdom likely starting this month. The move follows a Britain Canada agreement, with defence handling transport to Britain. Most prisoners worked in lumber camps and agriculture, with Alberta housing about 20 000. Some sought to stay in Canada, but formal stay requests were minimal and mostly ignored.
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Ottawa
External Affairs Department
Canada
United Kingdom
Defence Department
Britain
Germany
Alberta
Ontario
Manitoba
Dominion
Lethbridge
Alta
May Return Soon: Canadian Troops May Come Home by Month
Defence Minister Abbott said about 60,000 Canadian troops overseas could be back in Canada by end of February if shipping allocations hold. Some may stay to staff London operations and occupation facilities. More than 200,000 of 285,000 have already returned from Europe.
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Ottawa
Canada
Abbott
London
Britain
Europe
Output Of Lumber Will Be Increased
D. D Rosenberry of Ottawa, federal timber controller, told the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association convention in Winnipeg that Canadian lumber production would reach a new high in 1946. He said 400 to 500 million feet used for war purposes would shift to civilian use, exports would be lower, and shortages would continue due to strong demand. He urged retention of controls to protect both domestic and export markets. Delegates from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta attended. S. W. Stacey urged removing hindrances to western lumbermen. R. G. Graham criticized the federal stance toward labor.
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Winnipeg
D. D Rosenberry
Ottawa
Western Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
S. W. Stacey
Edmonton
Association
R. G. Graham
Shilo
Man
Yalta Agreement Secretly Backed Russian Claims
Secretary Byrnes revealed U S military leaders knew of a secret Yalta accord enabling Anglo American support for Russia's claim to the Kurile Islands and southern Sakhalin. The document, drafted during the Roosevelt Churchill Stalin talks, remained undisclosed until after Japan's collapse.
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Washington
Byrnes
United States
Yalta
Russia
Kurile Islands
Britain
Sakahlin
Big Island
Japan
Kurile Chain
Aleutians
Mr. Byrnes
Truman
Chimney Sweep Sutherland-Leveson-Gower Sets Up Shop
G A Sutherland-Leveson-Gower of the British peerage advertises chimney sweeping in Slough England claiming veteran status and urging local residents to contact him at Lake Ave. The self-styled sweep is a kinsman of the Duke of Sutherland and the Earl of Glanville, with peerage dating to 1833.
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Slough
England
G. A. Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
G. A. Sutherland- Leveson-Gower
Lake Ave
Britain to Name Officials for Canada Loan Talks
Ottawa reports Britain will announce the officials for loan talks with Canadian authorities and the opening date for talks. No loan amount is fixed, with speculation ranging up to 1.5 billion dollars.
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Ottawa
Britain
Canada
Stolen Butter Worth $152 From Winnipeg Dairy Truck
A dairy truck carrying 400 pounds of butter was stolen during a delivery. Police recovered the truck 15 minutes later, but eight 50-pound butter boxes, valued at $152, were missing.
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Winnipeg
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