Reconversion Of Plants Means Plenty Of Work
Reconversion plans will bring 100 major products never before made in Canada. Howe says 3,000 new jobs at Leaside and other facilities, with total output rising from wartime levels. 791 plants projected export growth to 408 million and employment to 367,000, plus thousands in construction and supply chains. New products include buses, prefabricated houses, glass fabrics, plastics, yarns, resins, medicines and chemicals.
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Ottawa
Canada
Howe
Commons
House
Research Enterprise, Ltd
Leaside
Toronto
Mr. Howe
Montreal
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Midland Boat Works
Midland
Ont
Vaughan Shipbuilding Company
St. Andrew's
N.B
Sorel, Que., Industries Limited
Polymer Corporation
Canada Ships Draft Horses to France and Netherlands
About 23 000 draft horses bought in Canada up to Oct 25 1945 for shipment to France and the Netherlands under the federal Agriculture Department program. Of 2936 purchases 1795 came from Saskatchewan farmers and dealers. Quebec 786. Ontario 220. Alberta 35. Prices ranged 80 to 160 dollars each. Used for work and breeding to restore horse populations weakened by war.
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Ottawa
Canada
Special Products Board
Federal Department of Agriculture
France
Netherlands
House of Commons
Agriculture
J. G. Gardiner
Hazen R. Argue
Wood Mountain
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
London
Hugh Dalton
Dalton
Britain
West African troops map 300 square miles in Arakan
Nigerian and Gold Coast soldiers aid Burma campaign by surveying unmapped terrain. The West African division’s survey section has charted over 300 square miles of the Arakan jungle, expanding geographic knowledge during the Burma theater operations.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Gold Coast
Burma
Arakan
West African Division
Rotation Leave for 200 Canadian Occupation Troops in Europe
Ottawa reports 200 men in occupation forces overseas will take 30 days rotation leave in Canada as repatriation proceeds. Officials caution against optimistic timelines, noting remaining occupation troops and ship constraints. Air and naval personnel reflect differing postwar plans while volunteers begin 30 day home leaves.
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Ottawa
Canada
Amsterdam
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Europe
Britain
Defence
Abbott
England
Air Force
Navy
Naval
London
Army of Occupation
Gibson
Honjo Takes Own Life After MacArthur Arrest Order
Baron Gen Shigeru Honjo former Kwan tung army commander linked to the Mukden incident killed himself. He died 24 hours after Gen MacArthur ordered his arrest and was found by his secretary with a slashed body on the floor.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Honjo
Kwantung Army
Mukden
Gen. MacArthur
Honjo
U.S. Bomber Claims World Distance Record
A B-29 from Guam landed at National Airport after a non stop flight of about 35 hours covering nearly 8,000 miles. The Army Air Forces claimed a world distance record surpassing Britain’s 1938 7,158.44 mile Egypt to Australia route.
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Washington
Guam
United States Army Air Forces
National
Britain
Egypt
Australia
Lord Nuffield Donates £10000 for Oxford Medical Scholarships
British motor magnate Lord Nuffield gave another £10000 to Dorchester College at Oxford for medical scholarships. His total university gifts now stand at £2800000.
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Oxford
Eng
Lord Nuffield
Dorcester College
Junior farmers across Canada vie in national awards in Toronto
Canada wide junior farmers from 35 000 members competed in six national projects beef and dairy cattle potatoes seed grain swine and poultry in Ontario led by five teams. Prof Knox urged leadership and scientific study at a Guelph banquet with officials.
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Toronto
Canada
R. G. Knox
Ontario Agricultural College, Animal Husbandry Department
Knox
Guelph
Ont
Agricultural College
Ontario
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Quebec
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Canadian Delegation to London Coal Mining Conference
A Canadian delegation of at least five sails from Halifax aboard the Queen Elizabeth to attend the standing international industrial committee on coal mining meeting in London December 5. The group includes the Dominion government and Canadian coal operators and employees with delegates from other coal producing nations.
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Ottawa
Halifax
London
International Industrial Committee
Labor Department
International Labor Office
Philadelphia
Dominion
TB Prevention Through Early Detection Drives
Early discovery of tuberculosis helps prevent spread. Support traveling tuberculosis clinics and x ray surveys by buying Christmas Seals to fund the effort.
Aga Khan Diamond Jubilee Weighing Planned in Bombay
London lenders provide about 600000 carats of rough diamonds to weigh against the Aga Khan on his diamond jubilee in Bombay next March. The leader will be weighed against diamonds and previously against gold for his golden jubilee. Estimates place diamond value at least 60000000 dollars, with Indian donors funding charity and welfare efforts ahead of the ceremony. Diamonds to be returned to London after the event.
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London
Aga Khan
Bombay
India
New York
Soviet awards 1.2 million artillerymen in war service
The Soviet government awarded orders and medals to more than 1,200,000 Red Army artillerymen for war services, as announced by Moscow radio on Sunday.
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London
Moscow Radio
No Large Scale Migration From Great Britain
Lord Croft says Britain will not be a major source of migration after the war as manpower is needed at home. Canada and Australia may seek immigrants, while some ex servicemen will move to Canada. a rigid test and financial backing would accompany settlement. An inter empire movement is also favored to strengthen empire ties.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Croft
Canada
Australia
War Office
Britain
R.A.F
Scandinavia
British Columbia
South Africa
Plan Long Trip by Whitehorse Men Aboard 3000 Mile Dog Team
Whitehorse business men sponsor a 3000 mile dog team trek from Whitehorse Yukon to Winnipeg to publicize Yukon travel draws. A five member party will depart Dec 1 with seven dogs led by Charles Caddy and Fred Webber and includes Otto Berg the photographer and Mike Czech the driver.
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Edmonton
Whitehorse
Y.T
Winnipeg
G. P. Belanger
Alcaneers’ Fellowship Club
Yukon Territory
Charles Caddy
Fred Webber
Yukon
Otto Berg
Mike Czech
Mr. Belanger
India-Australia exports surge sevenfold during war years
New Delhi reports exports from India to Australia rose sevenfold in five years compared with pre war levels. The surge is attributed largely to war factors eliminating competition and reshaping trade patterns.
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New Delhi
India
Australia
Records Echo Nazi Trial Case At Nurnberg
The American case against 20 indicted Nazi leaders was presented at Nurnberg with Justice Robert H. Jackson calling the defendants symbols of hatred and cruelty. He warned they would be convicted by their own thorough records and cited documents linking Himmler and Oshima and orders to kill captured airmen and to treat POWs as criminals.
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Neurnberg
Germany
International War Crimes Tribunal
Robert H. Jackson
United States
Jackson
Heinrich Himmler
Gen
Oshima
Berlin
Himmler
Hitler
Lords to hear Joyce appeal on treason charge
The House of Lords will hear the appeal of William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw on December 10. He faces a final appeal after a treason conviction for broadcasting Nazi propaganda from Britain. Joyce's wife traveled from the continent to visit him at Wandsworth prison as Norman Baillie-Stewart faces a high treason trial in the same case.
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London
House of Lords
William
Lord Haw Haw
Four Preserves Coupons Declared Valid for December
Ottawa announces a change in December coupon validity allowing four preserves coupons to be used, keeping sugar allowances the same while offering more preserves for Christmas. The shift gives consumers greater choice during the holiday season.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
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