Farm Problems To Be Discussed At Conference
Ottawa hosts the first peacetime Dominion and provincial agricultural conference in early December. Agricultural ministers and experts will review the state of farming and advise on crops for the next season. Officials note no shift from core products like wheat pork and dairy.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Gardiner
E. S&s. Archibald
Canadian Experimental Farms
Quebec
Canada
Wheat crop overestimated in 1944 by five percent
The 1944 Canadian wheat crop was overestimated by 18.96 million bushels. Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta overestimated by 7.9, 4.7, and 6.4 million bushels respectively. Production revised to 39.16 million bushels. Protein content across western provinces rose to 14.2 percent, higher than 1944 and the 18-year mean.
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Ottawa
Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Board of Grain Commissioners’ Laboratory
Canada Holds Out On General Freedom Of The Air
Reconstruction Minister Howe told the Commons Canada would not concede full freedom of air over its territory until international rules for rates and frequencies on intercountry routes are agreed. He described negotiations at Chicago on four freedoms plus an escalator clause and noted Britain and the United States sought differing terms while Canada pressed for a regulated system and eventual five freedoms. The Trans-Canada Air Lines bill moved to third reading as talks continued.
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Ottawa
Canada
Howe
Chicago
C.C.F
John Diefenbaker
PC - Lake Centre
House
United States
Britain
Montreal
Lord Keynes
Lord Halifax
London
Atomic bomb project loses key workers to job uncertainty
Major General Leslie Groves stated hundreds of workers scientists and key personnel have quit the atomic bomb project citing uncertainty about future employment. He noted losses at Oak Ridge Tennessee Hanford Washington and Los Alamos New Mexico with field reps reporting quitting due to uncertain futures.
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Washington
Leslie R. Groves
Groves
Oak Ridge
Christmas tree harvest under way in British Columbia
The annual export oriented Christmas tree harvest in British Columbia runs through mid December with a record cut expected in the Invermere district the province s largest tree producing area. Ottawa reports over 10000 ex servicemen and women in Canadian universities this term showing splendid progress says Veterans Minister Mackenzie.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Invermere
Ottawa
Mackenzie
Price explanations on barley dockage and net returns
Trade minister explains that all barley grades trade at ceiling prices of 64 cents per bushel in store at Fort William and Port Arthur with a 20 percent advance equalization payment. For malting barley dockage is subtracted from the settled quantity and the seller pays removal costs if dockage reduces the grade.
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Ottawa
Trade and Commerce
J. A. MacKinnon
House of Commons
E.G. McAllough
CCF
Assiniboia
Barney
Fort William Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Finnish War Leaders Arrested Over 1941 44 Conflict
Former Finnish president Risto Ryti and seven wartime leaders were arrested on charges of responsibility for Finland's 1941 to 1944 war with the Soviet Union alongside Germany. The action implicates top political and military figures in the conduct of the war.
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Helsinkii
Risto Ryti
Finland
Russia
Germany
Attlee Defends Free Press as Postwar Aid to Unity
Prime Minister Clement Attlee urged a free flow of news as essential to postwar international cooperation. Speaking to a newspaper society he praised wartime press service and called for independent reporting to help ordinary people understand each other. He invited foreign journalists to observe Britain’s life and its approach to national affairs.
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London
Clement Attlee
Attlee
Canadian High Commissioner Massey Returns From Canada
Vincent Massey the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom arrived at Canada House in London to resume duties after a three month visit to Canada.
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London
Vincent Massey
United Kingdom
Canada House
Canada
United States and Britain set plan to remove trade restraints
Washington reports a sweeping program to remove world trade restraints. Officials foresee this leading to a large British financial aid package likely between 3.5 and 5 billion dollars. Terms include 2 percent interest and repayment over five years starting after five years.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Forest Loss Believed Massive Across Canada
R. V. Whelan of the Dominion lands and forests announced at a meeting that 10,000,000 acres of Canadian forest were destroyed by fire in the past 24 years. He added that since Confederation, more than 3,000,000 cords of wood have been burned.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Ont
R. V. Whelan
Dominion Department of Lands and Forests
Canada Hosts Nearly 60 Food Fish Varieties
A new survey highlights nearly sixty kinds of food fish found in Canadian waters. Researchers catalog species across Atlantic, Pacific, and inland fisheries, noting diversity and potential commercial value for provinces and indigenous communities.
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Canada
Six American ships allocated to Australia for repatriation
Australian servicemen in the southwest Pacific are to be repatriated faster with six American victory ships assigned as troop transports. The move follows Commonwealth representations to the Allied shipping pool in London and Washington. Troops are expected home by February or March, earlier than planned, as cities greet returning soldiers amid daily cascades of torn paper from office buildings.
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Sydney
Australia
Pacific
Commonwealth
London
Washington
Ottawa drama league contest offers $100 prize
Ottawa officials announce the eighth annual contest for Canadian written one act plays. Rules may be obtained from Edwin P. Nunn at 452 Brennan Ave in Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Drama League Workshop
Edwin P. Nunn
Brennan Ave
Allies mull fate of German fleet and postwar division
At Potsdam the Big Three discussed disposing of Germany’s fleet and merchant marine with a special commission to study the issue. Britain and the United States favor scuttling most subs and using ships to satisfy allied claims while Russia keeps Baltic vessels. France protests could arise over plans and Japan’s remaining fleet is to be reduced to a small core with US scuttling duties.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Britain
France
Russia
Potsdam
James F. Byrnes
U.S. Navy
Mercy Fund to Protect Traffic Victims in Manitoba
Manitoba will launch a mercy fund, the unsatisfied judgment fund, to aid accident victims. The $1 annual driver fee builds to $175,000 and supports up to $5,000 per judgment when collection is impossible, administered by the treasurer.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. O. McLenaghen
McLenaghen
Health plan forecast at Manitoba Hospital Association
Hon. Ivan Schultz Manitoba health minister predicts a national health insurance plan within two years at the 24th annual Manitoba Hospital Association convention. The plan would cover general medical care for all, regardless of finances, and include a visiting nursing service.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Ivan Schultz
Manitoba
Manitoba Hospital Association
World Youth Conference Calls Postwar Program For Youth
The conference urged a postwar plan delivering free medical care high cost free higher education, a maximum 44 hour work week and a two week paid vacation for young people worldwide.
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London
World Youth Conference
Jap pilots run air service across Indo China routes
Japanese former airmen operating a regular transport service in Indo China have logged 100000 miles in the last five weeks. They carried 1000 allied personnel and 45000 pounds of supplies in that period, officials report.
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Rangoon
Eburma
Indo-China
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Cancer Society
W. W. Southam
Canadian Society For the Control of Cancer
Hirohito
Prince Masahito Yoshinomiya
Emperor Hirohito
House of Peers
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Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
United Nations War Crimes Tribunal
Gen
I. T. Nikichenko
Lawrence
M. Donnedieu de Wavre
G. A. Game
Len Thompson
Caen
U.S
Netherlands
Belgium
Norway
Mercy Fund
JAP Air Service
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