Finland Accepts Heavy Penalty in Soviet Armistice
London reports Finland to pay 300 million dollars over six years as part of a 23 clause peace with Britain and Russia. Territorial losses include Karelia and Viipuri, plus a 50 year lease of Porkkala peninsula near Helsinki. Von Born frames the terms as one of Finland's hardest days in history while stressing Allied airfield and fleet handovers.
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London
Finland
Soviet Union
Germany
Ernst von Born
Great Britain
Russia
Karelia
Lake Ladoga
Viipuri
Murmansk
Porkkala
Finnish Gulf
Helsinki
von Born
van Born
St Laurent Rescues German Survivors Aboard Warship
Ottawa reports the destroyer St Laurent picked up a large number of German survivors from a sunken U-boat after an RAF coastal command air attack. The release notes a prior incident when 45 Germans were rescued from a U-boat. Also mentions Benin and Ife to get African art museums in Nigeria.
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Ottawa
St. Laurent
Navy
RAF Coastal Command
Swansea
North Atlantic
Vancouver
Warsaw
France
Lagos
Nigeria
Benin
Ife
GIVES UP POST Saskatchewan's Lieutenant-Governor Retires
Regina report says Hon Archibald P McNab to retire Oct 1 at age 80 after eight years as lieutenant governor. health cited. McNab long served Saskatchewan starting with legislature for Saskatoon. cabinet minister and local government board member.
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Regina
The
Prairies
Archibald P. McNab
Saskatchewan
Government House
Tll
Ottawa
McNab
Saskatoon
Planning Relief For Europe Is Big Problem
Montreal report to UNRRA outlines European relief needs and available resources. Military and production boards warn relief transfer from armies may take six months in France and Italy, with 1945 food sufficiency possible through allied cooperation. Raw materials supply likely adequate, but finished goods remain tight. Italy's relief allotment of up to 50 million dollars requires two thirds delegate approval. Canada allocations include 2 250 000 yards of woollen goods and 24 000 tons of farm machinery in production.
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Montreal
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Europe
United Kingdom
United States
Combined Food Board
Combined Raw Materials Board
Combined Production and Resources Board
UNRRA
Italy
France
Germany
Canadian
Canada
Japanese artillery observers tied to stakes on Peleliu
Western Pacific broadcast reports Japanese artillery observers on Peleliu in the Palau islands were bound by arms and legs to stakes to prevent desertion. Radio reporter William Ewing relayed the account from the scene as U.S. forces press the Pacific campaign and citizens are urged to buy War Savings Stamps.
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San Francisco
Peleliu
Palau Islands
William Ewing
Western Pacific
Antonescu Handed to Soviet Custody After Romanian Switch
The Soviet information bureau announced Ion Antonescu the Romanian dictator who was deposed after Romania joined the Allies has been handed to the Russian high command. The release said he might be a suitable war crime candidate. Four other Romanian officials and five leading Germans accompanied him to Soviet custody.
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Romania
Russia
von Born
London
Ion Antonescu
Russian High Command
Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
Antonescu
Canadian Squadrons Helped Defeat Buzz Bombs Over Britain
London reports that Canada played a major role in Britain’s defense during the 80 day buzz bomb assault. The City of Edmonton night intruder squadron shot down 79 bombs in Mosquitos while Canadian ack-ack gunners and a Tempest wing helped develop fighter tactics. Wing Commander Bob Beaumont and Sqdn Ldr Joseph Berry led key efforts as fighters learned to attack from higher altitude and dives.
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London
Britain
Channel
City of Edmonton
Bob Beaumont
D.s.co
Bar
D.F.C
Allies Seek Major Reorganization of China's War Effort
U S leaders press for wholesale reorganization of China's war effort to safeguard the Allied flank as campaigns against Japan expand. Gen Stilwell may be given supreme Allied command to modernize Chinese forces. Chiang Kai-shek faces pressure from critics and potential coalition government talks involving communists.
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Washington
United States
China
Asia
Japan
Pacific
Burma
Joseph Stilwell
Asiatic
Chungking
Europe
Hull
Wallace
Donald M. Nelson
U.S
Roosevelt
Churchill
Quebec
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Peoples Political Council and Advisory Assembly
Survey Finds TB Rate Rising Among Canadian Army
Ottawa reports the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps has begun an exhaustive tuberculosis survey of active army personnel in Canada. A test group of 5,000 officers and men from every military district will undergo X ray exams to detect early cases and establish the current rate among troops. Eligible volunteers are men 35 and under who have served 15 months plus and have not had a chest X ray recently.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Defence Headquarters
Slightly Lower Protein Content Of Western Wheat
The 1944 western wheat crop average protein content is estimated at 13.3 percent, down from 1943. Manitoba reports 12.6 percent, Saskatchewan 13.4, and Alberta 13.7, with 1943 comparisons in parentheses.
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Winnipeg
Board of Grain Commissioners’ Laboratory
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Mrs Roosevelt
Citadel
Winston Churchill
Mackenzie King
H. F. G. Lotson
D.C
Canadian Joint Staff
Lotson
National Defence Headquarters
England
G. Vanier
CMG
D.S.O
H. du Pavillon
de Gaulle
Paris
Army Medical Corps
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