Immigration Debate Moves To Top Of Ottawa Agenda
The special senate committee began probing immigration as a key government challenge. It notes public desire to admit relatives clashes with high entry bars tied to unemployment, pressed by wartime and postwar shifts. Crerar, Jolliffe provide data on Canada US flows and the need to repatriate Canadians before accepting new migrants.
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Ottawa
Senate
Canada
T. A. Crerar
Manitoba
A. L. Jolliffe
United States
War crimes sentences across theaters reported
United Nations war crimes commission accounts 282 death sentences among 735 defendants tried in western and southern Europe southeast Asia Australia. Among 1 291 in Bohemia Moravia 44 death and 52 life terms. US navy trials in Pacific yield 17 death and 21 prison terms. Nuernberg Nazi leaders trial ongoing since Nov 20 1945 with no length estimate.
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London
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Europe
Southeast Asia
Australia
United States
United States Navy
Pacific
Nuernberg
HAS GOOD REASON Herbert Morrison Tells Why Other Countries Should Feed Germans
Ottawa report quotes Rt Hon Herbert Morrison arguing it is common sense to prevent German starvation. He warns low German production would hit coal mining in the Ruhr, harm Western Europe economy, and invite renewed Allied pressure. Morrison spoke after joint food board talks with the United States and Canada. He notes Hoover’s remarks about no starvation but says starvation is coming.
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Herbert Morrison
Ottawa
British Council
Mr. Morrison
Ruhr
France
Morrison
Washington
Combined Food Board
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
U.S
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Bread Shortage Forces Bread Prohibition in Dublin
The Eire government bans bread at all restaurant meals except breakfast due to a bread shortage. Public dining faces limitation as restaurants must remove bread from menus and only offer it at breakfast.
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Dublin
Eire
Northern Crimson Route Could Cut Edmonton to Prestwick Distance
Donald McVicar, 31, Edmonton, urges Canada to fast develop a northern aerial ferry route to Britain known as the crimson route. He says the path via Churchill, Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, Baffin Land, Fort Chimo, Greenland, and Reykjavik halves hops to 500 mile stops, avoids icing, and shaves about 1000 miles from the Montreal to Prestwick corridor. McVicar, veteran RAF ferry pilot with 60 Atlantic crossings, notes Canada does little to advance this strategic freightway.
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Edmonton
Canada
Britain
R.A F
Donald McVicar
Edmonton Flyer
Montreal
Prestwick
Scotland
R.A.F
Patricia Bay
B.C
Atlantic
Britain trains and employs disabled war casualties nationwide
London reports a government program to integrate cripples into industry with at least 2 percent of workers from the disabled register. Since September 1945 over 277,000 have registered for jobs, with those most able placed in industry and those less able in sheltered workshops at living wages.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Labor
United States to Ship Flour to Tokyo Area
Capt. H. F. Smith, Allied chief of staple foods, said distribution of 8 705 long tons of U S wheat flour will begin in the Tokyo Yokohama area. He added normal ration distribution is eight to ten days behind schedule with the food situation at a critical stage.
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Tokyo
United States
Tokyo-Yokohama
H. F. Smith
Capt. Smith
Canada relieves fuel shortage with wartime stock releases
War Assets Corporation announced the relief of Canada's fuel shortage by about 30,000 tons of coal and fuel oil along with cordwood and domestic charcoal. The supplies were made available by closing army and air force stations and in dustrial war plants across the Dominion.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
War Assets Corporation
Africa Star Sets Cape Route Record in Postwar Voyage
The Africa Star, first postwar American ship built for South African trade, arrived at Table Bay after beating the New York to Cape Cargo liner record by four hours. The vessel completed the voyage in 16 days 11 hours.
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Capetown
Africa Star
Table Bay
New York
Admiralty Outlines Improvements for Future British Ships
The British Admiralty announces upgrades to future ships including those under construction. Improvements aim to address wartime living conditions, adding homelier decorative schemes, better mess deck layouts, enhanced ventilation, cold storage, reading rooms and theatres, and modern laundries, with emphasis on spaces where feasible.
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London
Admiralty
Britain
Royal Navy
United States Navy
Efforts Underway to Supply Grain Amid Shortages
Ottawa reports intensified diversion of wheat from alcohol production to preserve bread grain. J L Ilsley cites expected May to September 1946 supplies at about 10.6 million tons, Canada to provide 2.3 million, with a 3.4 million ton gap likely. UK US cooperation pledged to secure additional grain.
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Ottawa
J. Lisley
House
United Kingdom
Herbert Morrison
M.P
Council of the
Canada
Mr. Ilsley
United States
Cyclists Face Fines Over Stop Signs in Bermuda
Bermuda cyclists resist traffic rules as automoblie use rises since Jan. 1. In recent days over 100 riders were brought to court and fined 75 cents for failing to stop at stop signs, tying up colonial courts.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Italy Faces Grain Shortage in Ten Days
Rome radio reports Italy's grain reserves will be exhausted in ten days amid ongoing supply pressures. The alert highlights potential food security concerns and calls for urgent measures to secure new shipments and bolster stocks.
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London
Italy
Rome
Canada Readies New High Power Atomic Pile at Chalk River
Dr. J. D. Cockcroft told the Royal Society of Canada Canada will deploy the most powerful atomic research instrument this summer at Chalk River. The high power heavy water pile will enable large scale production of radium substitutes and facilitate new physical experiments including plutonium research and compact piles for power studies. He noted control issues and cited the Lillienthal report as key to safeguards.
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Toronto
J. D. Cockcroft
Cambridge University
Royal Society of Canada
Canada
Chalk River Atomic Research Plant
Cockcroft
Chalk River
Lillienthal
Chalk River Institute
Air Force cadets to be organized in peacetime
Royal Canadian Air Force cadet squadrons formed during the war would be incorporated and placed on a peacetime basis under a second reading bill sponsored by Air Minister Gibson. The force peaked at 400 squadrons, now 289 with about 13 000 personnel. Col Gibson urged streamlined administration to ensure cadets gain entry to the RCAF. E B Magay urged incentives to recruit cadets into the service.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Gibson
Air Cadet Corps
R.c.af
R.C.A.F
E. B. Magay
C.cf
Weyburn
Wartime business figures for Canadian Legion reported
The Canadian Legion war services stated at the biennial convention that wartime operations totaled 28606456 in catering for servicemen at home and abroad. The canteen service resembled a chain store system while hostel and club work grew to hotel-scale operations. Educational programs surpassed all Canadian universities combined and motion picture service outperformed any single theatre circuit. Peak staff reached 1848 last year.
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Quebec
Canadian Legion War Services
Legion
Canada
Television resumes in Britain at Alexandra Palace
ITS SECOND START LONDON Television makes its second start in Britain June 7 when BBC programs, suspended for nearly seven years, will be resumed from Alexandra Palace. Next day the victory parade will march across home screens as did the coronation procession in May, 1937, and set owners in the Greater London and home counties area, if their pre war receivers are over hauled in time, will see pictures slightly better than those of nine years ago.
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London
Britain
BBC
Alexandra Palace
Greater London
Home Counties
German railway police guard potato trains in Germany
A special armed force of German railway police now guards potato trains in the British zone to protect them from raids by hungry civilians. Police have permission to use firearms and some looters have already been shot.
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Herford
Germany
Nurses Needed to Prevent Standstill at London Sanatorium
Dr D W Crombie, superintendent of the Queen Alexandra sanatorium at Byron near London, says all surgical operations may halt soon unless at least 10 or 12 more graduate nurses can be hired.
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London
D. W. Crombie
Queen Alexandra
Byron
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