Train Troops For Service In The Pacific War
Ottawa reports 70 000 Canadian volunteers bound for Pacific service with training to Aug 15. By then most will finish 20 days home leave as some 900 on Uganda and hundreds with RAF in India Burma already serve. Maj Gen Bert Hoffmeister to lead Pacific Force from Brockville July 31. They will regroup at Debert Barriefield and Shilo before receiving American equipment Sept 1 at Camp Breckinridge.
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Ottawa
Pacific
Uganda
India
Burma
Far East
Bert M. Hoffmeister
Canadian Army Pacific Force
Brockville
Onl
Debert
Barriefield
Ont
Shilo
Man
Camp Breckinridge
Hoffmeister
Eastern Air Command
Dartmouth
Yarmouth
Greenwood
Nova Scotia
R.C.A.F
Navy
Canada Plans Monthly Wheat Shipments to India
India will take and pay for up to 100000 tons of Canadian wheat each month through year end 1945, contingent on available shipping space. Sir Ardeshir Rustumi Dass, India's planning minister, said India had bought 400000 tons of Canadian wheat by July 1944, with 100000 tons as a mutual aid gift.
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India
Ottawa
Ardeshir Rustumi Dass
New Westminster honors VC winners with life annuities
New Westminster plans to grant Victoria Cross recipients Private Ernest Smith and Major Jack Mahony annuities of 100 dollars monthly for life starting at age 45. The fund is publicly raised to show the city’s regard for the two war heroes.
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New Westminster
B.C
Ernest (Smokey) Smith
Jack Mahony
Spain Not Included London Conference Query
A Foreign Office spokesman said there is no question of Spain being represented when the Tangier return to international status conference resumes.
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London
Foreign Office
Spain
Tangier
Plans For Repatriation Of Service Men In Holland
An army pamphlet details repatriation and demobilization for Canadian occupation forces in northern Germany. It cites 5 000 initial volunteers, a 25 000 final strength, and a points system for months overseas or in Canada plus dependents. Repatriation drafts to Britain begin for those with 150+ points by August, with major units despatched in order of arrival.
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Utrecht
Holland
Germany
Europe
Britain
Canada
War Service Gratuities For Canadian Veterans
Each man and woman who has served in the armed forces of Canada is entitled to a war service gratuity, depending on length and place of service. The notice outlines eligibility and calculation details for veterans seeking the payment.
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Armed Forces of
Canada
Policy plan to break up German industry in Russian zone
The Moscow radio announced a policy to dissolve German industrial concentration and parcel large estates to small farmers in the Russian-occupied zone. The broadcast framed the move as a restructuring measure under Soviet control in areas liberated from German influence.
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London
Moscow Radio
Campaign ribbons rationing due to material scarcity
London reports that new campaign ribbons for Canadian servicemen will be rationed with priority given to troops returning from Britain to Canada for Pacific service or discharge. The 1939 45 service ribbon with Italy and France Germany stars is in short supply and cannot be immediately distributed to all Canadians.
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London
Britain
Canada
Italy
France-Germany
Work Is Ended Defensive Garrison At Labrador Air Station
Ottawa reports the Goose Bay Labrador garrison once 3000 men has been withdrawn with only a small maintenance company and an army bakery remaining. The base is still staffed by RCAF and American air force personnel as garrisons in Newfoundland are reduced. The major activity now is redeploying hundreds of US Army Air Force bombers homeward, with 150 Flying Fortresses recently arriving from British bases.
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Ottawa
Goose Bay
Labrador
R.C.A.F
Newfoundland
United States Army Air Force
Germans wipe out male population of Putten
Aneta correspondent Mels Van De Meeberg reports that German forces deported and burned a large section of Putten Holland last October killing or sending 600 men and youths. After a 1500 mile search in Germany he concludes the Putten men are likely dead.
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Amsterdam
Putten
Holland
Mels van de Meeberg
Aneta
van de Meeberg
Germany
Four U boats unaccounted for after V E Day
The admiralty lists four German submarines commissioned before V E Day as not definitely accounted for. It is believed they are likely at the bottom of the sea.
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London
Admiralty
Gnr Gordon E Lund Receives 60 Day Leave To Save Wild Life Exhibit
Gnr Gordon E Lund, son of the late taxidermist F F Lund, gains 60 days extended leave to protect his late father’s life work exhibit of stuffed animals and birds from vermin. He was detained after overstaying leave and escorted to Regina for review by army officers before the extension was granted. The exhibit was bequeathed to the Halifax artillery unit veteran.
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Prince Albert
Gordon E. Lund
Gnr
Lund
Regina
Gnr. Lund
F. F. Lund
Halifax
United States Holds 70000 Nazi Suspects in Germany
In the American zone, about 70,000 Nazi war criminals and SS members are jailed while authorities decide their fate. Those named on Allied war criminal lists will face trials, but most are being screened for removal from government and industry roles as occupation continues.
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Frankfurt. On- Main
United States
S.S
American Zone of Occupation
Three Russian Longevity Figures Shown at Embassy
An information bulletin from the Russian embassy features a photo of three elderly men said to be 148, 118, and 90 years old. They are described as natives of Abkhazia in Georgia, referred to as the land of longevity.
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Washington
Tsabgan Ketsbaya
Zurab Sharaya
Kelish
Abkhazia
Georgia
Land of
Labor Shortage Will Continue For Some Time
Ottawa reports ongoing widespread labor shortages across Canada with 128000 jobs unfilled and under 50000 applicants on July 6. Farm, construction, mining, shipyard, textile and other sectors face demand, while officials note transfers from low priority work offer little relief and shipbuilding remains strong on both coasts.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Canada
Ontario
Atlantic
Pacific
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Victoria
All Red Air Route Aims to Circle Globe
Britain and Canada discuss pooling on UK South Africa India Australia routes while Britain-Canada trans Atlantic remains separate. Officials favor cooperation but endorse independent North Atlantic operations with joint facility sharing and defined service frequencies.
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Globe
London
Canada
Britain
Viscount Swinton
United Kingdom
South Africa
Commonwealth Air Transport Council
India
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
North Atlantic
G. O. Johnson
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Jasper National Park
Alpine Club of Canada
Chrome Lake
Eremite Valley
Outpost Peak
Rockies
Fraser, Simon and Mastodon
Mount Geikie
Joseph Morton
Associated Press
Mauthausen
Himmler
Morton
Slovakia
U.S
A. M .Dare
New York Harbor
Manhattan
G. E. “Bus” Ryan
Essex Regiment
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Edmonton
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