U S Must Supply Food For Starving Europe
Washington D A Fitzgerald secretary general of the international emergency food council warned that hungry foreigners may not compete with American livestock for grain if commodity prices run high. He said the world food crisis remains and the United States has a heavy responsibility to supply wheat and other grains for months, while officials consider suspending meat purchases until fall unless price ceilings return.
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Washington
D. A. Fitzgerald
International Emergency Food Council
Fitzgerald
Grenfell
Sask
Anderson
United States
Nascopie Carries Arctic Supplies To Devon Island Station
The Nascopie leaves on its annual Arctic tour and will stop at Dundas Harbor on Devon Island where Royal Canadian Mounted Police plan a new station. Eskimo accompany the post, with scientists aboard for a government expedition to explore Devon Island and muskox herds nearby. The vessel also serves Hudson's Bay Company posts in the eastern Arctic.
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Ottawa
Nascopie
Arctic
Dundas Harbor
Devon Island
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Baffin Land
Ellesmere Island
Craig Harbor
Craig Harner
Hudson's Bay Company
Arctic Islands
Housing Act loans approved in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Central Mortgage and Housing Corp reports 685 National Housing Act loans in six months of 1946 for Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Manitoba received 527 loans totaling 2,594,200 dollars for 539 dwelling units while Saskatchewan saw 158 loans costing 693,880 dollars for 158 new units. In 1945 six months Manitoba had 332 loans and Saskatchewan 41 with expenditures of 1,447,260 and 180,600 dollars respectively.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Iceland Receives War Built Airport From Britain
British authorities handed over the Reykjavik airfield built during the war to Iceland at a cost of £5,000,000. A small number of RAF technicians will stay to assist Icelandic staff in operating the field.
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Reyjavik
Iceland
Western farmers’ women workers excursion ends
Fred J. White, regional superintendent of the unemployment insurance commission, announced the excursion of female farm workers from western Saskatchewan and Alberta to assist with the British Columbia fruit crop has been completed and no more applicants can be accepted.
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Winnipeg
Fred J. White
The
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada massive grain exports to Europe in six months
Ottawa reports Canada shipped 4,000,000 long tons of wheat and flour to Europe in the six months ending June 30 1946 about 150 000 000 bushels. Prairie producers sold nearly 60,000,000 bushels in January to June, aiding relief for Europe.
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Ottawa
Canada
Europe
J. A. MacKinnon
Prairie Provinces
Mr. MacKinnon
United Kingdom
India
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Norway
Wheat needs in Europe and Asia to two years say Canadian official
R. V. Biddulph, European commissioner of the Canadian wheat board, stated Western Canada wheat will be required in deficient European and Asian countries for at least two years in large quantities. He added bread grain reserves won’t return to normal pre war levels within that period.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
Europe
Asia
R. V. Biddulph
Canadian Wheat Board
Afghanistan seeks United Nations membership
Afghanistan has submitted a request to join the United Nations, the fourth pending action before the Security Council. Albania Siam and Outer Mongolia also await decisions, with a special sub-committee due to report by August 1.
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New York
Afghanistan
United Nations
Security Council
Albania
Siam
Outer Mongolia
Burglars Steal From North End Drug Store After Left Open Safe
Winnipeg police report burglars stole 800 dollars in cash narcotics stamps and merchandise from a north end drug store. The thieves opened the safe after finding the combination written in a record book kept in the office.
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Winnipeg
North End
Soil Erosion Danger Highlighted by Empire Editors
A Sunday Observer editorial on the Royal Society Empire scientific conference warns that soil erosion threatens dominions and colonies and could cause mass starvation unless governments act promptly. The piece cites scientists who deem erosion the era's most serious problem for imperial regions.
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London
Sunday Observer
Royal Society
Empire
Britain Seeks More Gifts to Trim Debt Historic Funds Grow Slow
London reports two large 20th century gifts to the UK Treasury now valued near £3 million. yet national debt has risen from £17.6 billion in 1929 to £29.5 billion in 1946. The Elsie MacKay fund started £527,808 with gains to £1.33 million. a second anonymous donor yielded £500,000 with additions totaling about £1.53 million by March 31.
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London
United Kingdom
Britain
Elsie MacKay
Lord Inchcape
Atlantic
W. G R. Hinchcliffe
May shows decline in Ottawa manufacturing activity
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports May volume of business fell to a low for the year besides February and down 4.4 percent from April. Manufacturing production slid to 186.9, while construction contracts rose to 82.2 million dollars from 75.9 million, but the gain remains below normal for the season.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Navy begins 25 year survey off Australia
The Royal Australian Navy launches a major survey in the southwest Pacific to update international charts, the work set to continue for 25 years. Existing charts rely on surveys from 1839 to 1843, highlighting the long gap in updated nautical data.
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Sydney
Australia
Royal Australian Navy
Southwest Pacific
Moslem League Wavers on Joining Indian Congress
New Delhi report says Moslem League secy Nawabzada Saiquat Ali Khan warns it would be a personal crisis for the party to join the Indian constituent assembly under current conditions. He notes the council will meet July 28–29 to decide action as Congress accepts the plan but seeks changes.
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New Delhi
League
India
Nawabzada Saiquat Ali Khan
all-India Congress Party
Constituent Assembly
Almost Finished Canada Air Force Officer Selection
Ottawa reports the selection of 2500 postwar air force officers is near completion after receiving about 13 000 applications since last October. Applicants from wartime RCAF service and discharged officers were treated equally, with civilian status after Oct 1 1946. Selection used a scoring system weighing experience education fitness and leadership.
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Ottawa
Canada
R.C.A.F
Air Force
Canada revalues dollar to parity with US currency
The Financial Times editorial urged that Canada would likely profit by revaluing the Canadian dollar to prewar parity with the United States. It noted Mr Ilsley did not fully explain the reasons behind the move, leaving the world to interpret the momentous decision.
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London
Financial Times
United States
Canada
Levelled Off Family Allowance Payments in Canada
Ottawa report from the health department shows monthly payments near 20 million dollars. First full year totals include 1,509,211 forms received and 1,406,151 families paid. Children supported total 3,299,100 with March averages of 14.05 per family and 5.99 per child. 32,291 Indian children are in pay.
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Ottawa
The
Health Department
Truman nominates J Leighton Stuart as ambassador to China
President Truman nominates J Leighton Stuart of New York to be ambassador to China. He will fill the vacancy caused by Maj Gen Patrick Hurley resignation as General George C Marshall continues as special envoy to China.
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Washington
Truman
J. Leighton Stuart
New York
China
Stuart
Patrick Hurley
George C. Marshall
Two-acre kiln yields vast Roman pottery find in Britain
A two acre kiln unearthed in Britain has yielded the largest Roman pottery collection found in generations. The discovery reveals extensive ware and other artifacts, suggesting organized production or storage connected to a nearby site.
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Great Britain
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