Military Aspects Of The Muskox Arctic Trek
Ottawa officials emphasize civilian lessons from Operation Muskox while confirming the Arctic expedition found large scale invaders could move through the tundra. Final, multi subject report due in August covers discipline, mechanics, clothing, and vehicle improvements for future Arctic maneuvers.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Man
Arctic Circle
Edmonton
United States
Canada
Barley Production Cheque Payments Total 6.1 Million
Payments of 6,106,932.94 are issued to barley producers for deliveries in 1944-45. About 155,000 cheques cover 435,781 bushels with 7.59 cents per bushel. Cheques go to country elevators via wheat board reports. farm-to-farm payments mailed from the board.
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Ottawa
J. A. MacKinnon
Electric car reaches 50 mph with magnesium battery upgrade
London report notes an electrically run automobile nearing perfection by a leading British maker and an electrical engineering firm. The usual heavy weight of lead storage batteries is reduced by using magnesium plates, cutting weight.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Coins Looted by Hitler Recovered in Salzburg Heist
United States army intelligence agents recovered ancient gold coins valued at about £1,250,000 from Salzburg Austria. The coins are believed to have been looted by Adolf Hitler from Austrian monasteries to fund a last stand in the Bavarian redoubt.
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Berlin
Hitler
United States Army
Salzburg
Austria
Canada plans Boston conference on distribution of goods
Canadian industrial bodies and government agencies aim to send a delegation to the Boston conference on distribution in October. Daniel Bloomfield and Dr Raymond Miller outline goals to coordinate industry minds, improve distribution facilities, and cut costs from producer to consumer across Canada and beyond.
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Era A.es
Canada
Daniel Bloomfield
Raymond W. Miller
Bloomfield
Boston
London
Mansion House Hosts First Lord Mayor’s Children Party
1 400 children from East End and diplomatic families attended the first postwar Lord Mayor’s children’s party at Mansion House. The event marked a notable wartime lull in social welfare celebrations and showcased efforts to bring together underprivileged youngsters with international guests.
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London
East End
Mansion House
Lord Mayor
Bakers Ordered to Reduce Bread Weight by Ten Percent
Washington report says the agriculture department requires bakers nationwide to cut the weight of bread and rolls by 10 percent. The move aims to regulate loaf sizes amid price and supply concerns across the United States.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
United States
Well Known Financier Dies at 63 in Montreal
Morris W. Wilson, 63, president and managing director of the Royal Bank of Canada and a leading Dominion financier, died in a Montreal hospital after a brief illness. Born in Lunenburg Nova Scotia, he was chancellor of McGill University and held numerous directorships. He joined the Royal Bank in 1897 and served in Halifax, Charlottetown, Montreal, Truro and Vancouver, becoming general manager in 1929 and vice president in 1931.
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Morris W. Wilson
Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Montreal
Lunenburg
Wilson
McGill University
Royal Bank
Halifax
Charlottetown
Truro
N.S
Vancouver
Air Commerce Plan Delayed by American Stand
Montreal Canadians and delegates sought a multilateral code for air commerce but the American delegation won a unanimous postponement of any convention at the current assembly. Dutch delegate Goedhuis fought to keep a possible agreement alive while H. J. Symington and William A. Burden urged exhaustive discussion on multilateral principles without signing then.
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Montreal
Canada
Commission Three
Pro
H. J. Symington
Dr. D. Goedhuis
Netherlands
William A. Burden
Air
Goedhuis
Lobster Industry Trial Planned in British Columbia
Victoria reports the provincial government, with Dominion support, has set aside 95 acres of foreshore near Nanaimo for a lobster farming experiment on the BC coast. Deputy fisheries chief George J. Alexander notes a prior Sooke attempt failed after release rather than captivity, urging a larger, longer study of breeding and natural enemies.
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Victoria
Nanaimo
British Columbia
Sooke
George J. Alexander
Atlantic
Mr Alexander
Japanese War Crimes Trial Defense Seeks Delay
Lawyers who will defend former premier Hideki Tojo and 25 other major war crimes suspects asked for more time to prepare their cases. The defense counsel filed the motion to delay the major trial beyond its scheduled June 3 start date.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Companies Pay Ottawa for War-Era Training Schools
Information tabled in Commons shows firms that ran elementary flying training schools during the war have turned over 6,091,035 to the government. The figures were presented to Member John Diefenbaker of the Progressive Conservative party.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Changes To Be Made In Policy On Immigration
Ottawa reports relaxations in Canada’s immigration rules allowing asylum for relatives of residents including parents spouses and siblings to enter briefly while refugees seek homes. The policy is framed as temporary and contingent on maintenance and housing by relatives. Ottawa also plans to bring in disciplined men of the highest type to replace prisoners of war in sugar beet fields across Manitoba Ontario and Alberta with details to come.
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Ottawa
Dominion
J. A. Glen
Mines and Resources
House
Canada
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
J. G. Gardiner
Canadian job Australian air gunner seeks RCAF berth
Seattle dispatch notes Flt. Sgt. Reginald Pp. Howard, an Australian air gunner famed for a wartime brain injury recovery, has moved to Canada to enlist in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He recounts flying to Tobruk Sept 17 1942 and surviving severe wounds after long hospitalization.
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Seattle
Reginald Pp. Howard
Canada
R.C.A
Howard
Tobruk
North Africa
Air Force
RCAF
Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein Becomes King Of Trans Jordan
In Amman Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein, a bearded 64 year old, accepted kingship over 300000 subjects. He called on the Arab world to unite for a federation of Arab states as he ascended the throne under a treaty ending Britain’s mandate. Trans Jordan had been administered jointly by the British high commissioner for Palestine and Trans Jordan and Abdullah as Emir with a constitutional government.
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Greece
Kent
Athens
Duke of Kent
Marina
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah Ibn al Hussein
Abdullah
Britain
League of Nations
Palestine
Date Announced Deadline for Demobilization of RCAF
Ottawa Air Minister Gibson announced September 30 as the demobilization deadline for the RCAF. A release plan lists Canada based discharge points and monthly release timing. Overseas personnel are released on return to Canada. overseas strength is about 5,000.
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Ottawa
Gibson
Canada
Bomb Located Puzzles London Disposal Team Seven Months
Unexploded bomb found at Croydon, south London, after seven months of searching by the Royal Engineers bomb disposal unit. It was located 12 feet from a shaft sunk early in the operation. The bomb’s size is unknown and another shaft will be sunk above the site.
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London
Croydon
Royal Engineers
Alaska and Russia Separated by Narrow Sea Gap
A historical note highlights the even closer separation of Alaska and Russia, stating only 56 miles of open sea lie between them. This distance underscores proximity between two regions separated by the Bering Strait.
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Alaska
Russia
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Iran
Azerbaijan
J. T. Wilson
N.D.H.Q
Alexander
Canadian Geographical Society
National Museum of Canada
C. G. Cowan
Colonel Wilson
Society
B.C
R.C.A F
Arab State Union
R.C.A.F
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