Lehman Attacks US Food Plans at World Emergency Meeting
Former UNRRA head Herbert H. Lehman lambasted U S food policy calling for export reserves and rationing to avert world hunger. He named United States Canada Australia and Argentina as main grain suppliers while criticizing late 1945 ending of rationing and urging immediate export allocations to feed starving masses. He spoke at a mass meeting in Constitution Hall and opposed Hoover on relief strategy.
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Washington
Canada
Australia
Herbert H. Lehman
United Nations Relief and Rehablitation Administration
United States
Constitution Hall
Lehman
UNRRA
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Hoover
Truman
Argentina
Wreck Located as Diver Re-discovers Santa Rosa Galleon
Miami diver Irwin Williamson announced the rediscovery of the Santa Rosa, a long lost Spanish trader galleon said to hold 30 million dollars in Aztec gold. The coral hulk was found 146 feet off Key West, with no access to confirm treasure as wood decayed. Williamson led divers Carl Parsons and R J Lilley into a coral cave for 43 minutes while legends tie the voyage to 1520 Mexico and Montezuma’s curse.
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Miami
Fla
Santa Rosa
Irwin A. Williamson
Williamson
Key West
Carl Parsons
R. J. Lilley
Birmingham
Mexico
Montezuma
Cortez
Textiles Shortage Likely To Persist Through 1946
P. K. Heywood of Toronto, former president of the Canadian Retail Federation, says the textiles shortage will not ease significantly for a year. Most retail goods remain in short supply and reconversion is slower than hoped due to strikes and other factors. some categories may improve gradually in 1946.
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Fort William
P. K. Heywood
Toronto
Canadian Retail Federation
Canadian Legion branch hoped for Chinese Canadian veterans
Col Rich gears of the Canadian army says a branch of the Canadian Legion for Chinese Canadian veterans is hoped to be established. About 2,000 Chinese Canadians served in the Canadian army during the war.
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Toronto
Richgears
Canadian Legion
Conference On Trade Barriers Being Planned
London reports forthcoming British commonwealth talks and a 14 power conference invited by the United States aim to settle concessions on trade barriers. Herbert Morrison says Britain will participate likely this autumn with Canada and others already accepting. Discussions center on empire preference versus concessions from the United States and other nations.
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London
United States
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Britain
Canada
United Nations
Cuba
Philippines
The Newest Town Fort William Terrace Mill Site
Construction crews under temporary command in Schreiber work on the 15 million Kimberley Clark pulp and paper mill at Terrace Ontario on the Aquasabon river ten miles east of Schreiber. Terrace grows daily as prefabricated camps rise and workers pour in, hinting at a town of three thousand people centered on one of Canada’s largest mills.
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Fort William
Schreiber
Kimberley Clark
Terrace
Ont
Aquasabon River
Schrieber
Dominion
Canada
Nazis Beset in China Targeted for Deportation
US authorities announce a round-up of prominent Nazis hiding in China as mass repatriation plans unfold. Major H. L. Hang and Col. C. Wittmann discuss likely war crimes trials in Germany and talks with Soviet British and French authorities on sending repatriates to their sectors.
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Shanghai
China
United States
H. L. Hang
C. Wittmann
Col. Wittmann
Germany
Parcels Would Help Winnipeg Man Says Royal Aid
J. D. Perrin of Winnipeg, back from Britain and France, urged that Canadian gifts of food parcels to England can ease the United Kingdom food crisis.
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Winnipeg
J. D. Perrin
Britain
France
England
United Kingdom
Navy Reserve divisions seek 18000 part time recruits in Canada
Ottawa reports 19 reserve divisions to recruit 18000 men for part time training and emergency readiness. The permanent force needs 4800 more to reach 10000. The fleet air arm seeks top candidates, with 65 percent of reserve quotas drawn from former officers.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
Canada
Fleet Air Arm
La Guardia Refuses Salary as UNRRA Director General
New York Fiorello H. La Guardia said he would not take the 15000 dollar annual salary available to him as director general of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Former UNRRA head Herbert H. Lehman also served without compensation, with expenses only for actual overseas transportation charged to funds.
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New York
Fiorello H. la Guardia
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Herbert H. Lehman
UNRRA
Money Needed for Canada’s Atomic Research Push
Halifax report quotes Dr. G. C. Laurence of Chalk River warning that Canada must spend millions to sustain atomic research and train scientists. He notes wartime funding limits, compares US investments, and cites material constraints from wartime efforts using uranium oxide and coke dust versus US graphite.
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Halifax
Canada
G. C. Laurence
National Research Council
Chalk River
Ont
Atomic Energy
Engineering Institute of Canada
Laurence
United States
Eldorado Mining and Refining Co
U.S
Retiring Canadian trade commissioner to stay at Canada House
Frederic Hudd, nearing retirement as Canadian trade commissioner in London, will remain official secretary of Canada House. He is expected to act as high commissioner after Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey retires, until a permanent replacement is named.
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Canada
London
Frederic Hudd
Ottawa
Canada House
Vincent Massey
Gardiner Sees More Farm Price Adjustments Ahead
Ottawa. Agriculture Minister J. G. Gardiner told the house that the recent 12? per cent rise in farm implement prices will be followed by further changes. He noted farmers still owe mortgage companies and emphasized the goal of alleviating debt as prices adjust. He contrasted the butter price rise with implement costs and defended the prices board’s actions after Finance Minister J. L. Isley’s defense.
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Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Gardiner
Prices Board
Finance
J. L. Isley
Senate panel studies income tax overhaul and appeal changes
Evidence gathered by the senate income tax committee could lead to a report proposing major changes to income tax law and a new appeal procedure. The panel, active since last year, heard briefs from the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Association of Chartered Accountants urging a simple economical and speedy dispute process. Currently dissatisfied taxpayers appeal first to the minister, then the exchequer court, and finally the supreme court and privy council.
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Ottawa
Senate Income Tax Committee
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Association of Chartered Accountants
Exchequer Court
Supreme Court and
Privy Council
Future of Canadian registration cards debated in Commons
Ottawa report notes labor department estimates of 324625 dollars for continuing national registration cards show 16 year olds registering, address changes and deaths. Debate likely, with opposition citing expense and peacetime regimentation concerns.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Commons
International Horse Show Rejects Foreign Competitors
London organizers announce the International Horse Show at White City in June will not accept entrants from abroad due to feed short ages.
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London
White City
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Ontario
Hitler
Kring
V.C
John W. Foote
Port Hope
Pte
Ann Lawton
C.W.A.C
Montreal
Col
W Gilling
Princess Elizabeth
Nottingham
Secon
W. L. Mackenzie King
Fisheries Council of Canada
H. Francis G. Bridges
Fisheries
C. J. Morrow
Lunenburg
N.S
Council
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