Hope to Find Common Ground at Conference
The article reports U S opposition to Argentina obtaining more than admission to a United Nations security conference role and notes voting formulas discussed with Russia. It cites Bidault proposing international Ruhr control and bases issues, with labor, strategic bases, and a hopeful forecast by Archibald MacLeish for a common ground among the four sponsoring powers.
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Argentina
United States
U.S
Russia
Eden
Stettinius
Molotov
Opera House
Britain
France
Georges Bidault
Indo-China
Pacific Islands
New Caledona
Noumea
Japan
M. Bidault
Ruhr
Germany
Rhine
Archibald MacLeish
China
A Heavy Price That Was Paid For A Total War
A travelogue through Krefeld to Torgau shows the Allies destroyed industrial targets and formed hollowed towns while bombed zones lie in ruins. Civilians crowd for food and water as refugees swell rural areas, illustrating the pervasive impact of total war on German society.
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Germany
Krefeld
Cologne
Bonn
Frankfurt
Leipzig
Torgau
Hudson's Bay Company to Award Canadian Scholarships
London. Vincent Massey announced that Hudson's Bay Company will award two Canadian scholarships annually to study economic theory and business practice in Britain and two British scholarships to study the same in Canada. He spoke at the company's 275th anniversary luncheon, saying the program will strengthen Canada UK links and address urgent problems.
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Hudson's Bay Company
London
Vincent Massey
Britain
Canada
Massey
United Kingdom
SQUADRONS PRAISED BY CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER
Rt Hon Vincent Massey and Mrs Massey praised Canadian bomber squadrons during a five day tour of air force and naval installations in England Scotland and Northern Ireland. In Yorkshire he inspected squadrons and told a banquet the Canadian people must know of the great contribution to the victory now being won.
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London
Vincent Massey
United States Extends Lend-Lease to Netherlands
The U S government announced a 242 million dollar lend-lease extension with the Netherlands. It broadens existing agreements for Dutch reverse lend-lease operations supplying materials and support to allied efforts.
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Washington
United States
Netherlands
Very expensive registered letter from China to Canada
Pat Low of Prince George Chinese received a registered letter from Chungking showing 262 Chinese funds postage equal to 16 Canadian dollars. The stamps include two 100 dollar values, ten 5 dollar values, one 10 dollar value and two 1 dollar values.
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Prince George
B.C
China
Canada
Pat Low
Chungking
Mr. Low
Lieutenant Mer ritt Receives Victoria Cross from King
London reports Lt Col C C I Merritt of the South Saskatchewan Regiment received the Victoria Cross after a brief royal audience. His actions in the 1942 Dieppe reconnaissance in force earned the Empire’s highest decoration for valor.
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London
C. C. I. Merritt
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Dieppe
Canada’s Great Bombing Leader Relinquishes Command
Johnny Fauquier, once acting air commodore turned group captain to rejoin the air, renounces command of the dambusting squadron in Canada’s air force. He becomes senior air staff officer but takes over the dam busters from Wing Cmdr J E Tait, the English commander who led the Tirpitz attack last November.
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London
Johnny Fauquier
Canada
RCAF
Ottawa
J. E. Tait
Tirpitz
Announcement on frozen teachers order may be rescinded
Ottawa says Labor Minister Mitchell recommended rescinding the order that froze teachers to their jobs and an announcement would come soon. Arthur MacNamara, director of selective service, called the Victoria dispatch premature noting the order to be rescinded on Sept 1.
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Ottawa
Arthur MacNamara
Selective Service
Labor
Mitchell
Victoria
Canadians weigh Crerar and Vanier for governor general post
The Evening News reports on the front page that General H. D. G. Crerar commander of the First Canadian Army and Major General Georges P. Vanier the Canadian ambassador to France are among the names mentioned as potential successors to Lord Athlone as governor general of Canada.
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London
The
Evening News
H. D. G. Crerar
Georges P. Vanier
France
Lord Athlone
Canada
Postmasters Association sends aid to Britain and Canada
Delegates at the Dominion executive meeting of the Canadian Postmasters Association reported sending ten thousand dollars to Britain to aid postmasters who suffered losses during the war and donating five thousand dollars in War Savings Stamps to the Canadian government. Delegates included Don Taylor vice president Vermilion Alta C D Griffith Estevan Lask Nat Gray Saanichton BC B R Arneil Rosetown Sask H C Batty Hartney Man and Ken Price past president Moosomin Sask.
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Ottawa
Canadian Postmasters’ Association
Britain
Don. Taylor
Vermilion
Alta
C. D. Griffith
Estevan Lask
Nat Gray
Saanichton
B.C
Food Supplies For The Stricken Dutch People
British based Lancasters drop provisions to Amsterdam Rotterdam Leyden and The Hague as Canadians lead relief in northern Europe. An estimated 1.6 million pounds of food reach the area, with scarce rations barely sustaining a quarter of the population daily amid widespread famine. Canadians buy eggs with cigarettes as money loses value.
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Holland
Europe
Amsterdam
Athens
Rotterdam
Leyden
Hague
Apeldoorn
Smuts Arrives in San Francisco For United Nations Conference
Prime Minister Jan Smutz of South Africa surveys the city skyline after arriving by RAF plane to attend the United Nations conference. Smuts, a key drafter of the League of Nations covenant, is among prominent figures at the world security gathering.
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Jan Smutz
South Africa
San Francisco
R.A.F
General Smuts
League of Nations
Mackenzie King
Molotov
Washington, D.C
Washington National Airport
U.S
Edward Stettinius
Australian Victory Loan Over-Subscribed Says Chiffey
Commonwealth Treasurer Joseph Chifey acting prime minister announced the third Australian Victory Loan of 100 million pounds has been over subscribed, covering about 325 million dollars and reflecting strong public support.
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Canberra
Commonwealth
Joseph Chiffey
Canada to fight in Pacific Theatre with reduced forces
Ottawa reports the Canadian navy army and air force will join the Pacific war on a reduced scale after a 30 day home leave. Forces will work with British and U S units under likely U S command with build up based on bases and shipping. Maj Gen Dan Spry is a leading candidate to command the Pacific formation.
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Ottawa
Canada
Navy
Germany
United States
United States Command
Pacific
Europe
Japan
North Pacific
Atlantic
Army
North Atlantic
Mediterranean
Italy
Dan Spry
Winnipeg
Halifax
Air Force
C. M
Black Mike) McEwen
Griswold
Man
May not Take Part Regulations Bar Men In Services From Entering Election Campaign
Under King s regulations only service candidates and officers taking service votes may participate in federal and Ontario general elections. Servicemen besides candidates cannot address meetings, fund for parties, act as agents or scrutineers, or engage in partisan work. A military official noted earlier incidents in Grey North, now unlikely to recur. Regulations for candidates were recently relaxed allowing leave and wearing uniforms after dissolution of parliament or legislature.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Defence Headquarters
Grey North
Art treasures looted by Germans recovered near Vicenza
A U S Army investigator recovered art treasures valued at 10 million dollars in a village near Vicenza after they were looted from Florence Rome and other cities. It notes that producing a ton of synthetic rubber requires 85 000 gallons of water.
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Florence
Rome
U.S. Army
Vicenza
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