Canada studies immigration policy amid refugee duties
Ottawa reported the Canadian government is forming an immigration policy. A cabinet subcommittee and an inter-departmental panel will advise on policy while addressing selective admissions, non discrimination, refugees, and the needs of service members and their dependents awaiting shipping priority.
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Ottawa
J. A. Glen
House of Commons
Canada
United Nations Organization
Europe
United Nations
England
Gien
British Isles
Hopes for Peace Depend On Western Russia Relations
Paris broadcast by Brooke Claxton, Canadian minister, says world peace hinges not on treaties but on ties between western democracies and Soviet Russia. He notes slow progress at the Paris peace conference due to language translation and divergent views among 21 Allied nations, with lines as strong as an iron curtain.
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Paris
Soviet Russia
Brooke Clatxon
National Health and Welfare
Canada
Claxton
Ondreit Viashinsky
U.S
James F. Byrnes
Russia
Atomic energy dose given to child in experimental therapy
A three year old girl, Janice Moschella, received the third dose of a by-product from atomic energy as part of an experimental treatment after a liver infection. Doctors also gave a blood transfusion. Dr Saul Hertz predicts results in about three weeks.
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Boston
Janice Moschella
University of Illinois
Saul Hertz
Will Amend Pensions Act For The Militia
Ottawa reports the commons approved a bill to amend the militia pension act to align with the civil service superannuation act. New members must contribute to a pension fund, with former officers and widows protected under varying rules. The measure sparks debate over early retirements and large pensions for officers, with details on pension calculation and survivor benefits.
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Ottawa
Commons
Senate
John Probe
C.C.F
Regina City
G. R. Pearkes
V.C
P.C
Nanaimo
Capt
Probe
Port Churchill Second To None Says Ship Officers
Saskatoon’s Frank Eliason, head of the Hudson Bay Route Association, cites British port officials as misleading port Churchill information. He recalls journals claiming 15 ships sailed to Churchill in 1932 as a hazardous voyage, while officers were told the port was second to none on the continent.
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Saskatoon
Port Churchill
Frank Eliason
Hudson Bay Route Association
Churchill
Mr. Eliason
Wheat payments under 1943 certificates proceed quickly
Trade Minister Mac Kinnon told the commons that wheat participation payments for 1943 certificates are being made and rushed to completion. He noted the price of No. 1 Northern at 12,146 cents per bushel, covering about 80 percent of all other grades.
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Ottawa
Mackinnon
Ex‑POW Seeks Lighthouse Keeper Job in Boston Harbor
Richard Bohnenstengel, a former German prisoner of war from Schleswig-Holstein, wrote to authorities stating he passed through Boston as a POW and seeks employment as a lighthouse keeper in Boston harbor.
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Boston
Richard Bohnenstengel
Schleswig-Holstein
Sweden's Bread Grain Crop Up, Sweden Estimates 940000 Tons
Stockholm radio quotes a preliminary report estimating Sweden's bread grain crop at 940000 tons, up 75000 tons from last year. The rise indicates stronger harvest prospects for Swedish agriculture this season.
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London
Sweden
Stockholm Radio
Northlands Radio Upgrade Boosts Northern Communication
Ronald Hook, a radio engineer for Saskatchewan's Natural Resources, announced an enhanced radio system linking the regional control room to 80 northern ground stations. The change aims at faster field coordination, improving forest fire suppression and steady contact with radio equipped planes.
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Prince Albert
Saska
Ronald Hook
Department of Natural Resources
Saskatchewan
Hook
Civil War Blows Hit ManchuriaRail Lifeline
Chinese Communist forces launched a surprise assault near Tieh ling 45 miles northeast of Mukden threatening the railway link from Mukden to Changchun. Government troops were besieged near the Tieh ling garrison while reinforcements moved to aid them as clashes spread toward eastern Jehol and into Manchuria.
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Manchuria
Peiping
Mukden
Changchun
Jehol
Tiehling
China
Violence In India Deplored By Moslems
New Delhi reports quote Moslem leader Jinnah condemning a stabbing of Sir Shafa'at Ahmad Khan as brutal and outrageous while the Hindu Times warns that violence is a game two can play. Wavell and Gandhi react to Calcutta riots amid constitutional talks.
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New Delhi
M A Jinnah
India
Hindoustan Times
Jinnah
Shafa'at Ahmad Khan
Simla
Lord Wavell
Bengal
Congress
First Women Join Estevan Flying Club
Estevan Sask Miss Petty Nicholson and Miss Celestine Juno of Torquay become the first women members of the Estevan Flying Club expanding a 15 member roster. Officials discuss hiring a second instructor as membership grows.
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Estevan, Sask
Petty Nicholson
Estevan
Celestine Juno
Torquay
Estevan Flying Club
First US bomber reaches Udine Vienna route with mail flight
A four engine bomber arrived from Vienna to Udine with a cargo of mail and freight. It marks the first American plane to fly the Vienna Udine route since Yugoslavs downed two transports earlier this month. The pilot said orders were to fly to Udine and back and a fortress would fly the run daily.
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Udine
Italy
United States
Vienna
Churchill Family Under Guard at Swiss Villa Choisi
Treetop police guard Winston Churchill who arrived for a holiday with his wife and children. Two officers overlook the highest fir tree by Lake Geneva while a Swiss army boat patrols the lake to deter intruders.
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Burlinel
Switzerland
Winston Churchill
Mary
Diana
Duncan Sandys
Villa Choisi
Churchill
Defence Lines In The North Under Survey
Operation North, Canada's second northern exercise in four months, moves along the Alaska highway with a 50 truck convoy from Dawson Creek to White Horse. Maj. Gen. F. F. Worthington urges free thinking on northern defence and proposes air-ground patrols and rapid aircraft landing to defend Canada’s vast frontier.
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Edmonton
Canada
Northland
Alaska Highway
Dominion
Western Army
Churchill
Man
White Horse
F. F. Worthington
Dawson Creek
Northwest
Worthington
Escapes Increase Among German POWs in Britain
In three weeks 73 POW escapes are reported with 15 fugitives at large as 40 000 German prisoners in Britain seek to reach Germany by tunnels. Britons tied to a Send the POWs Home campaign aid some escapes while 875 churchmen MPs and others press Attlee to speed release. One notable escape involved a former panzergrenadier Alexander Todt and a yacht scheme with Mrs Doris Blake accused of theft.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
P.O.W
Attlee
Panzer Grenadier
Aleander Todt
Doris Blake
Turkey Plans to Buy 21 Ships from Canada and U S
Prince David and Prince Robert examined for purchase as Turkey funds a fleet of 21 vessels. Shefik Gogen, marine superintendent in Istanbul, says eight Turkish officials travel to North America to acquire ships and railroad equipment. Capt. Gogen visited Calgary en route to New York.
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Calgary
Canada
United States
Prince David
Prince Robert
Shefik Gogen
Istanbul
Said
Gogen
New York
North America
Gloster Meteor Dives Into Mud After Sudbury Crash
Royal Canadian Air Force salvage crews report the Gloster Meteor crashed into Helen Bar Lake 80 miles west of Sudbury on June 29. Jet motors are embedded 14 feet in lake mud as the nose and motors sank while the tail remained above water. the plane was piloted by Fit Lt W Mackenzie and Lt Vital Man.
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Sudbury
Ont
Helen Bar Lake
Royal Canadian Air Force
W. Mackenzie
Vital
Gloucester to Australia Yacht Voyage Planned
P W Horwood the Worcester boat builder is finishing a 65 foot yawl to sail from Gloucester to Australia. He aims for a four month crossing but is ready for ten months to cover the 15000 mile voyage.
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Gloucester
England
P. W. Horwood
Worcester
Australia
May abolish passports between Britain and U S
The Sunday Times reports that abolition or major modification of visa and passport rules between Britain and the United States could be in place by next summer. The discussion centers on easing travel and easing border formalities between the two nations.
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London
Britain
United States
Sunday Times
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