Britain shifts policy on publicity amid wartime disputes
London officials reveal a change in tone as Britain moves to present its viewpoint abroad through press radio and film while avoiding direct refutations. The shift signals less reliance on Foreign Office libraries and more active distribution of information through official channels despite potential misunderstandings. A recent press clash with American outlets and a scathing Economist article tests the new approach.
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London
Britain
United Nations
Ministry of Information
Friends of Britain
M.O.I
United States
Economist
America
Whitehall
Western Canada Exhibitions Announce Fair Dates
Dates for the Western Canada Association of Exhibitions fairs were announced at the annual convention. The A circuit opens in Brandon on July 2, then Calgary July 9, Edmonton July 16, Saskatoon July 23, and Regina July 30. Grant MacEwan authorized to set up a registry for prize winning horses and cattle across all western exhibitions.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada Association of Exhibitions
Brandon
Calgary
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Regina
Grant MacEwan
Paratroopers Halt Trondheim Rail Link With Bridges Blown
Norwegian troops flown from Britain again cut the Trondheim rail line in Norway. A bridge south of the city and another to the north were destroyed halting traffic. A German troop train was on one span when it was blown up. about 180 soldiers were killed and 300 injured.
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London
Norway
Trondheim
Britain
Bowlen announces sale of two southern Alberta ranches
J J Bowlen MLA Calgary announces sale of two of his ranches in southern Alberta. Alderson ranch covers 46 000 acres and Pincher Creek spread holds nearly 2 700 acres of deeded land. The market description emphasizes well known properties and regional scope.
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Lethbridge
Alta
J. J. Bowlen
Cof
Calgary
Alberta
Alderson
Pincher Creek
Canada’s 1944 field crops show higher wheat output
Canada’s 1944 wheat production reached 435.5 million bushels valued at 460.1 million dollars, with prairie output totaling 411 million bushels. Oats rose to about 500 million, barley fell to 195 million, rye rose to 8.5 million, and flaxseed dropped to 9.7 million bushels. Farm prices largely unchanged except flaxseed and rye.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
New Canadian Ambassador L B Pearson Accepted
President Roosevelt welcomed Canada's new ambassador L B Pearson and urged that the Canada United States record be noted worldwide. Pearson said he takes office as victory of arms is near if efforts remain strong in body mind and spirit.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Canada
L. B. Pearson
Pearson
Leighton McCarthy
Butter ration likely unchanged in Canada says Aird
W R Aird of Montreal former National Dairy Council of Canada president arrived and said there is little possibility of increasing Canada's butter ration. He added only a cheese quota cut to Britain could raise butter supply, and there is no desire to do that.
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Calgary
W. R. Aird
Montreal
National Dairy Council of Canada
Canada
Great Britain
Bomb thrown at British legation in Stockholm
An unidentified man threw a bomb at the wall of the British legation in Strandvaegen, Stockholm. He escaped on a bicycle. no one was injured though windows were shattered and frames ripped from their mounts.
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Stockholm
Strandvaegen
Japanese protest in Tokyo notes shortage of munitions
In Tokyo the criticism of Premier Koiso grows as Chu Funada presses about shortfalls in munitions production. Koiso concedes gaps to be made up amid setbacks in the Philippines while Yoshida cites 1944 plane output exceeding 1943 but says producing all needed planes is very difficult.
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San Francisco
Japan
Kuniaki Koiso
House of Representatives
Chu Funada
Koiso
Philippines
Domei
Tokyo
United States
Federal Communications Commission
Funada
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Road Now Open Trucks To Carry War Supplies Across Burma To China
The Ledo road has been officially opened for military traffic and the first convoy to move supplies across Burma to China is ready to depart Kunming. Lt Gen Daniel I Sultan announced the road is clear of Japanese forces after Wanting’s fall, with drivers preparing for the final leg. Crews from China Great Britain United States India and Burma, aided by tens of thousands of local laborers, completed the 1,000 mile journey through jungles and monsoons.
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Mystkyina
Burma
China
Kunming
Daniel I. Sultan
India-Burma
Myitkyina
Ledo
Great Britain
United States
India
Belgian King Leopold in Nazi captivity in Germany
Belgian authorities report King Leopold III being held prisoner in a central German castle. He has lost considerable weight due to brutal treatment and was separated from his wife and family after refusing to make an anti Allied statement as Allied forces crossed the Belgian border.
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Brussels
Leopold
Germany
Germany Faces Big Problem On Eastern Front
London reports the Russians have advanced to a point where east front lines dust the range of Allied air support. Germany may rely on air forces to aid the Red Army if it stabilizes lines. Himmler and top commanders were given complete power to rally German strength as the eastern battle begins.
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London
Red Army
Stockholm
Poland
Silesia
Germany
Stalag Luft 7
Kreuzburg
Upper Silesia
R.A.F
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Eastern Front
Prime Minister Church to Lead Largest Big Three Delegation
London reports that Prime Minister Church and Foreign Secretary Eden will take the largest staff of political, economic, and military experts ever to accompany them to a big three conference.
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London
Churchill
Eden
Oldest Canadian Ex-Soldier Capt Robert Reesor Dies at 102
Capt Robert Reesor, believed to be Canada's oldest ex-soldier, died at his home near Markham Ontario aged 102. Reesor was commissioned lieutenant in the Markham company of the York Rangers in 1871, promoted in 1872, and retired in 1882. He later served as warden of Louise county Manitoba and was a director of the Emerson and Turtle Mountain railroad.
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Toronto
Canada
Robert Reesor
Markham
Ontario
York Rangers
Louise County
Manitoba
Emerson and
Turtle Mountain Railroad
Germans Dig New Trenches To Guard Berlin
The German forces build new trenches around Berlin and mobilize all able bodied men for the eastern front. Gestapo actions force family separations as women and children are sent west as refugees amid clashes with volkssturm units. Moscow and Paris broadcasts describe intensified defense and mutinous pressure on the German leadership.
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Berlin
London
Gestapo
Himmler
Moscow
Silesia
Pomerania
Warthegau
Poznan
Transocean
Reich
Paris
Volkssturm
Eastern Front Defence Council
St. Vith
Reichstag
Red Army
Krakow
Volkssturmers
Sinking of Princess Marguerite Off Mediterranean Coast
Censorship rules were eased for August 1942 to announce the sinking of the S S Princess Marguerite, a Canadian Pacific Steamships coastal passenger ship. The vessel was torpedoed, causing casualties as an oil tank exploded and a spectacular fire set the ship ablaze before it sank.
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Canadian Pacific Steamships
Vancouver
Mediterranean
British Columbia
Vatican reports good health of war prisoners in Japan
The Secretariat of State disclosed a long report from the Apostolic Delegate in Tokyo after visiting prisoners at Camp Nagoya. The document notes that British, Canadian, and American POWs totaling various thousands are in excellent health and spirits.
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Vatican City
Secretariat of State
Apostolic
Tokyo
Camp
Nagoya
Japan
Clothing allowance must be returned if called up for service
The Vancouver Province reports a policy that men discharged from the RCAF must repay a $100 clothing allowance in full if they are later recalled for service with the Canadian Army under the National Resources Mobilization Act within six months.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Province
R.C.A.F
Attempt on Mussolini Said to Have Occurred in Milan
A Geneva despatch to the United States Office of War Information says an attempt on Mussolini's life occurred during his December Milan visit. The Fascist government allegedly kept the matter from the population.
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New York
Geneva
United States Office of War Information
Mussolini
Milan
London pamphlet urges postwar national parks rollout
A pamphlet from the standing committee on national parks chaired by Sir Norman Birkett urges a first instalment of about six parks soon after the war and proposes three additional parks each year thereafter.
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London
Standing Committee On National Parks
Norman Birkett
Parachute Officer Elected VP at Camp Shilo Centre
Lieutenant Gordon E. Henderson of Regina has been elected vice president of the A25 Canadian parachute training centre officer's mess at Camp Shilo Manitoba. The Saskatchewan paratrooper assumes the post as part of camp duties and duties at the centre.
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Camp Shilo
Saskatchewan
Canadian Parachute Training Centre
Manitoba
Gordon E. Henderson
Regina
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