Famine Warning Across World As Rice Shortage Grows
London reports Bevin warns UN assembly that up to one fifth of humanity could face famine due to a 2 million ton global rice shortage and a 5 million ton wheat shortage. Britons brace for tighter meals as Sir Ben Smith surveys consumption at dinners, hotels, and restaurants. Canada mulls renewed long term food contracts with Britain while U.S. and Chinese delegates pledge support.
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London
United Nations General Assembly
Bevin
Britain
Ben Smith
Ottawa
United Nations Assembly
United States
China
Washington
United States Agriculture Department
London Food Council
Combined Food Board
British Commonwealth
Canada
Food Board
South Africa
Drouth
Dieppe Padre Hero Earns Victoria Cross
Canadian chaplain Maj. John Foote of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry is awarded the Victoria Cross for aid to troops during the Aug 19 1942 Dieppe raid. Reports say a mysterious padre stayed with men on the beach at Dieppe while others escaped, earning posthumous recognition from families and veterans.
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Ross Munro
London
Dieppe
Padre
Esplanade
John Foote
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Regiment
Hamilton
Newhaven
Sussex
Canada
Maj
Foote
Prigen
Madoc, Ont
Canada's Place In Maintaining World Security
London reports speculate Canada will contribute to a United Nations international force next summer. A 10 000 man air landing brigade is considered likely, with Canadian units aiding in air and naval roles if required. Decisions rest with the UN Security Council staff committee in London.
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London
Canada
United Nations
United Nations Security Council
Britain
United States
Russia
France
China
Dominion
Security Council
Ration Packs For Muskox Arctic Trek Announced
Churchill Manitoba report says Operation Muskox trail party will carry Arctic monopack rations designed by the Canadian Army. Each four pound pack delivers 5,300 calories plus vitamins and minerals for 17 days and withstood 70 below. The note also recalls Estonia’s 1918 independence from Soviet Russia.
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Churchill
Man
Arctic
Directorate of Supplies and
Standing Committee
Army
Five-member committee to boost Hudson Bay route use
Saskatoon report says a committee of five from the three prairie provinces and the Hudson Bay Route Association will study factors to maximize use of the Hudson Bay route and Churchill facilities. It aims to establish equitable freight and insurance rates and coordinate with the federal government.
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Saskatoon
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Prairie Provinces
Hudson Bay Route Association Board of Directors
House of Commons
H.B.R.A
Hudson's Bay
UNRRA Chief Pledges Help in Opium Suppression Drive
Dr Donald Howard, director of welfare services in China for UNRRA, pledged full UNRRA support to an opium suppression drive in Tientsin. A recent check-up there disclosed more than 300000 addicts.
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Chungking
Donald Howard
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
China
U.N.A.R.A
Tientsin
Irrigation Plans to Reclaim Prairie Land in Canada
Toronto MP John R. MacNicol claims irrigation could reclaim 300000 acres of prairie land and establish 40000 new farms. He notes a dam at Spring Coulee on the St Marys River in Alberta will conserve about 270000 cubic feet of water, with similar gains at Chin Coulee and Verdigris Coulee.
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Toronto
John R. MacNicol
Davenport
Canada
Spring Coulee
St. Mary's River
Alberta
Chin Coulee
Verdigris Coulee
Belgium Plans $85 Million Trade With Canada In 1946
Belgian supply minister Paul Kronacher said Belgium will buy Canadian goods and foods worth 85 million dollars in 1946 and warned Canada must expand imports from Belgium to sustain the level. He contrasted with prewar and 1945 trade totals and noted negotiations for Canadian built ships await price agreement.
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Ottawa
Paul Kromacher
Belgium
Canada
Kronacher
Woman Locked Out Realizes Key On Necklace
In Victoria an Elford street resident called police after being locked out. Officers arrived to discover her key was tied to a string around her neck, explaining the predicament.
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Victoria
Elford Street
U.S. Warns Argentina Hosts Nazi War Base In Buenos Aires
Washington issues a 40000 word blue book to Inter American talks stating Nazis built in Argentina a complete copy of Germanys economic war machine and can reorganize their power. It accuses successive Argentine regimes of aiding the Axis and undermining the Inter American system. The report cites German documents captured in a salt mine and notes heavy arms spending.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Germany
North
South America
Buenos Aires
United Nations
Europe
Canada Extends $100 Million Credit to Netherlands
Finance Minister Ilsley announced Canada extends an additional 100 million loan to the Netherlands for purchases of Canadian goods and foodstuffs. The agreement, signed February 5 with Netherlands minister J W M Snouck Hurgronje, consolidates with a prior 25 million loan and supports rehabilitation efforts through May 1, 1947.
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Ottawa
Ilsley
Canada
Netherlands
Govment
J. W. M. Snouck Hurgronje
Mr. Ilsley
China
Isley
Flood Displaces 3000 in German Ruhr Valley
The Emscher river overflowed in Gelsenkirchen area, leaving 3000 villagers homeless and causing one drowning. British military authorities aid rescue efforts.
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Gelsenkirchen
Germany
Ruhr
Emscher
Security Council again shelves Soviet complaint over Indonesia
The United Nations Security Council again refused to send a five power investigating commission to the Netherlands East Indies as Soviet backed charges of British troop use to suppress Indonesian Nationalists were debated. Britain, asserting national honor, urged dropping the issue while Albania’s UN bid was deferred amid US Britain Russia veto tensions.
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London
United Nations Security Council
Netherlands East Indies
Greece
Ukraine
Indonesia
Norman Makin
Australia
Russia
Poland
Dmitri Manuilsky
Andrei Vishinsky
Egypt
Britain
United States
M. Vishinsky
Mr. Bevin
Edward R. Stettinius
Shortage Forces Butter Ration Cut in Canada
Ottawa officials announce a ration reduction from six to four ounces per person for March and April as butter stocks are projected to run low before May. R. C. Smellie, president of the National Dairy Council of Canada, cites a Dominion supply near 15 million pounds and rising demand against heavy commitments to Britain. He notes rapid increases in condensed milk, whole milk, powdered milk, and cheese production since 1939, with butter up 1142 percent.
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Edmonton
Ottawa
R. C. Smellie
Russell, Man
National Dairy Council of Canada
Smeilie
Dominion
Smellie
Canada
Britain
Crerar Warns On Readiness At Saskatchewan Convocation
General Crerar told an honorary convocation at the University of Saskatchewan that war among nations would be unthinkable yet nations must be ready to defend themselves at a moment's notice. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws as veterans, senate members, and university leaders attended.
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Saskatoon
Crerar
University of Saskatchewan
Senate
Board of Governors
1St Canadian Army
Americans May Extend Dark Bread Diet As Wheat Woes Grow
Washington officials warned world wheat reserves are shrinking and Americans may be kept on dark bread longer than planned. The notice stresses lingering supply concerns could push government guidance and retail choices into an extended period.
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Washington
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Doug Boyd
Mass
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