Health Welfare reform in Canada raises public health concerns
The Canadian Journal of Public Health reports on proposals to reorganize government into three new departments Social Welfare Veterans Affairs and Reconstruction with health elements moved from pensions and national health. Critics warn the omission of national health from the new department could hinder public health progress postwar and urge including the term national health in the department name to ensure public awareness. The discussion also recalls historic shifts in public health governance since 1919 and 1928.
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Veterans’ Affairs
Department of Reconstruction
Department of Social Welfare
Department of Pensions and National Health
Pensions
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Canada
Department of National Health
Department of Soldiers’ Civil
Canadian Journal of Public Health
Calebs Special Claim and the Covenant of Hebron
The lesson reviews Caleb the Kenizzite’s claim to Hebron in Joshua 14 6 15 and Moses’ promise, noting Caleb’s faith in the Lord kept him strong through 45 years of hardship. Joshua grants Caleb an official blessing and assigns Hebron and surrounding lands to him and his descendants.
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Canaan
Israel
Lot
Eleazar
Joshua
C. R. Brown
Caleb
Othniel
Kenaz
Judah
Gilgal
Hebron
Moses
Kadesh-Barnea
Jehovah
Egypt
Promised Land
Jordan
Francis J. McConnell
Underground Dutch Resistance Credits Low Nazi Support
Captain A. van Riemsdijk, the Netherlands military representative, reports active underground forces in German-occupied Holland despite German efforts. He notes 20 Dutch underground newspapers and that Nazi party support is under four percent, with most Dutch awaiting liberation.
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Holland
A. van Riemsdijk
Montreal
Netherlands
Edmonton
Refrigerator of the future promises modular design
Newsweek notes advances from top-freezer icebox designs to open-front models with cascaded cold air. Future units may be table height with top-opening compartments and multiple temperature zones for freezing meat vegetables and other uses.
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Newsweek
Not Strong On Publicity From British Regiments
The Brockville Recorder notes little publicity for British regiments in Normandy yet confirms their heroism and say they bore the main brunt of the fighting as the war progressed.
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Brockville
Global Agriculture and the Canadian Reconstruction Challenge
The article argues that agricultural reconstruction faces Canada specific issues yet hinges on international factors. It notes the difficulty for one nation to craft a full policy alone due to global interdependence and shared pressures shaping agriculture policy.
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Canada
British Official Uses Geography and Math to Gauge Nazi Reach
A British official combines geography and mathematics to quantify how vast the Nazi hold remains. He notes 500 square miles in France versus 2,000,000 square miles still under Nazi control. Red, deemed lucky by the Chinese, dominates at their weddings and funerals.
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France
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From Historic Page
A dense word puzzle list with across and down clues including Egyptian goddess Bastet winged, Persian terms, animals like Malay gibbon, Abyssinian sovereign, and various minerals, plants, tools, and letters. Includes many numbered entries such as 1 2 8 9 10 11 and 61 62 64 65 66 67 with multiple language roots and scientific terms.
World War Hoisted Facts From Broad Global News Briefs
The Canadian Red Cross spent 22 filled with figures on war aid. British Bomber Command reports 1300 sea-mining sorties with over 300 enemy ships sunk or damaged. A London scoutmaster has donated 8 7 pints of blood across 100 transfusions. Fiji sent bombers fighters and £20 000 to war charities. Saltus Grammar School prepares a war memorial gym in Hamilton Bermuda. At Feb 29 1944 Canada lists 245000 overseas personnel including 800 plus WACs. A Johannesburg bureau begins scientific aptitude tests for career guidance. Effective April 1 Canadian Army reserve enlistees receive 1 20 daily at 17 1/2 years.
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British
Bomber Command
Fiji
The
Red Cross
Defence Headquarters
Ottawa
Germans Discover 25 000 Jacks Hidden In Paris Warehouse
German police uncovered a Paris warehouse containing 25 000 unicorn jacks bound for sale as Allied forces entered Paris. In another shop British flags were stored to aid French citizens lacking flags yet loyal to the Allies. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Paris
Rebel Rhapsody Sparked Mexico Riot Scare in Oaxaca
Newsweek reports rebel musician nearly triggered a riot in Oaxaca during a visit to Mexico. Leopold Stokowski hired villagers to ring church bells and fire shots for sound effects, forgetting to notify police. Hearing shots, authorities halted the meeting and arrested all musicians. Stokowski later secured their release.
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Tchaikowsky
Oaxaca
Mexico
Leopold Stukowsky
Stokowski
Newsweek Magazine
Dig For History Plan Seeks British Amateur Archaeo observers
The Council of British Archaeology plans a nation wide postwar survey asking thousands of amateur archaeologists to observe sites. Observers will note foundations and floors, tools, weapons, ornaments, human burials, animal bones, coins, and possible gold objects, with treasure trove rules awarding finders full value.
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Britain
Council of British Archaeology
London Evening Standard
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