Changes Pacific Plans in Canada News Cables
Ottawa reports possible release this week on fate of high ranking Pacific officers and their commands. Defence committee may decide whether navy army and air force token forces will be required for actions against Japan. Maj Gen Bert Hoffmeister expected to retire pending other work with a British Columbia lumber company. Possible dispatch of Hoffmeister to Far East for surrender conference under Gen MacArthur invitation.
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OTTAWA
defence committee
navy
air force
Japan
R.C.A.F
Lincoln
HOFFMEISTER
Pacific
Bert Hoffmeister
Canadian army Pacific
British Columbia
Far East
Canada
MacArthur
dominions
Ab national defence headquarters
No Fraternizing Jap Radio Warns
The Japanese government issued a non fraternization order on the eve of allied occupation. It warned there will be no contact between the general public and landing forces and stated the army and government will assume full responsibility for supplying living quarters and food to allied landings forces.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Dangerous munitions dumped near Saint John harbor
Police disclosed that explosives removed from the freighter Beaver Hill, aground since last November, were dumped near a harbor wharf instead of the 100 fathom depth required by the removal agreement. A diver will recover cordite, mortar bombs, 25-pound shells, cartridge cases and detonators. In Edmonton, Acting Premier Fallon said there is no official word on CKUA radio license rejection by the federal transport department.
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SAINT JOHN
N.B
EDMONTON
W. A. Fallon
Alberta
CKUA
federal transport department
Black market tales from Paris to London and Norway
A London Paris note explains scarce Pernod and Benedic tine priced at eight bulineas and fifteen pounds per bottle, illustrating restricted black market trade. It also highlights pricey ladies shoes at £250 and notes Norway’s Sven Arntzen announcing sentencing outlines by a government prosecuting team.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Paris
West End
News of Norway
Sven Arntzen
Left Hand Hack Pose Continues in Newspapers
Fragmentary OCR hints at a feature on a left hand pose concept in a newspaper page, with repeated captions and broken lines suggesting continuation across columns. The readable bits imply a sports or anatomy angle, but specifics are unclear due to garbled text.
First Atomic Test Photographs From New Mexico
A sequence of six U.S. Army photographs captures the first atomic bomb test in the New Mexico desert. Images show the growing fireball from ignition to mushroom cloud over 40 000 feet, with extreme brightness, debris, and the vast, fearsome expansion of power.
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U.S. army
New Mexico
gates of hell
Surrender Resented by Some Japanese Officers
Tokyo radio reported that a portion of Japanese military men resented surrender and that Allied occupation could be difficult for some officers to bear. English broadcast to North America warned hot-headed officers might lose judgment and cause dangerous incidents harming the delicate situation.
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AN FRANCISCO
Tokyo radio
North America
Federal Communications Commission
Bevin Praises United States and USSR in Speech
London August 21 Foreign Secretary Bevin lauded the United States and the Soviet Union as victorious allies. He praised the Red Army and hailed the US partnership, stressing Britain’s view of the Middle and Far East as vital to empire and world peace. He pledged continued support for UN relief and rehabilitation as long as affordable.
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LONDON
Bevin
United States
Russia
Red army
Middle
Far East
United Nation elief
Japanese envoys arrive to arrange surrender details in China
In China conference reports Gen Kyoshi leads Japanese envoys to Chihkiang in Hunan to coordinate surrender terms with Chinese authorities. Gen Ho Ying-Chin meets with Taiwanese officials while Gen Chiang Kai-shek presses Communist leaders to accept settlement without civil strife amid clashes in north China.
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Tokyo
China
Caen
A.P
Chihkiang
Hunan
Kyoshi
Yasuji Okamura
Ho Ying-Chin
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chiang
Mao Tve-Tung
Yenan
Quisling Planned German Invasion, Documents Show
Oslo dispatch reports Vidkun Quisling met with German admiralty staff in 1939 and supplied Norwegian coast details before the 1940 Nazi invasion. On trial for life, he faces charges of treason murder theft and attempting to bring Norway under foreign power. Prosecutor asserts documents prove pre invasion collaboration.
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OSLO
Norway
Vidkun Quisling
Quisling
King George Pays Tribute To Men Who Won Victory
The King addressed Parliament in Westminster thanking Lords and Commons for congratulatory addresses on the end of hostilities in the Second Great War. He praised those who fought and supported the victory, noted reconstruction begins, and emphasized alliance unity and a hopeful era of peaceful progress. Prime Minister Attlee led cheers for the King, Queen, and Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose.
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George
LONDON
parliament
palace of
Westminster
Lords and Commons
Britain
Commonwealth
Germany
grand alliance of nations
Attlee
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Atomic bomb secret plutonium explained at Hanford
An Associated Press report describes Hanford Washington a vast graphite pile system producing plutonium for atomic bombs. The article explains the process including uranium slugs in tunnels, graphite ovens, control instruments and shielding, and notes the automatic, humanless operation to prevent exposure.
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HOWARD W. BLAKESLER
Associated Press
NEW YORK
Hanford
Wash
earth
Washington
Columbia University
University of Chicago
Budget May Lower Taxes in 1945 Canadian Budget
Ottawa reports the 1945 budget may cut taxes modestly. Finance Minister Asley plans a belated session opening next month. The first post war budget targets demobilization costs and a large autumn Victory Loan. Some personal income tax relief likely, but how, and whom, is unsettled.
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FRANK FLAHERTY
OTTAWA
C.B
Asley
Canada
Mr. Isley
Japs Fight Burma Front as Mountbatten Hints at Surrender Talks
British and Indian forces report continued Japanese resistance along a 300 mile Burma front. Mountbatten awaits a reply on surrender envoys to Rangoon by Thursday while Thunderbolt fighters engage near Shwegyin. Royal and Indian artillery drop surrender leaflets. Mosquito aircraft suffer losses.
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LONDON
Burma
Admiral Mountbatten
southeast Asia
Rangoon
Thunderbolt
Shwegyin
Lord Mountbatten
Royal
Indian
Hinawhi
R.A
Verdict of murder in Rouyn Noranda death
A coroner's jury returned a murder verdict in the death of Mrs. Anna Josephine Frechette 48 whose body was found Friday night in her Noranda home. Crown prosecutor Marc Fortin said a charge likely will be laid against Adolphus Frechette 55 the husband who was held for questioning.
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ROUYN
Anna Josephine Frechette
Noranda
Marc Fortin
Rouyn-Noranda
Adolphus Frechette
Negotiating for Slave Lake Road
Edmonton August 21 acting premier and minister of public works W A Fallon said a draft agreement from the Dominion government provides for a $2,000,000 highway from Grimshaw to Great Slave Lake. He noted some clauses are ambiguous and negotiations are under way to clarify the terms.
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EDMONTON
W. A. Fallon
Dominion
Grimshaw
Great Slave Lake
Montreal Candy Firm Suspended as Black Market Kingpin
The Fricca Board suspended Usence of Beaudry Boubons Ltd of Montreal, labeled the kingpin in a large sugar black market. Donald Gordon said the Prices Board will act against racketeering, with 226,009 pounds of sugar traced to the firm via stolen coupons and transfer vouchers. Prosecutions of Beaudry Bonbons and officers are underway after earlier court actions.
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Montreal
OTTAWA
Fricca Board
Beaudry Boubons, Ltd
vanity
Donald Gordon
Prices Board
Gordon
Beaudry Bonhons
Allies to occupy Japan with airborne landing near Tokyo
Allied forces plan an airborne landing at Atsugi 20 miles southwest of Tokyo. A second occupation group will arrive Aug 28 by sea at Yokosuka as Gen MacArthur leads the occupation. Police will maintain order while army and navy withdraw.
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Yokosuka
Tokyo Bay
ANILA
Japan
Atsugi
Tokyo
Japanese information ministry
Gen. MacArthur
Allied supreme command
Domei agency
De Gaulle Heads to Washington on U S Visit
Paris reports Gen Charles de Gaulle left Paris by giant York aircraft, arriving in the Azores ahead of schedule. He is due in Washington by 4 p.m. tomorrow with Foreign Minister Bidanlit and Gen Juin joining. He may also visit Canada en route back toward Paris.
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PARIS
York
de Gaulle
United States
Azores
Washington
Canada
Georges Bidanit
Alphonse Juin
Surrender Plane Crashes Near SHIMA. Envoys Unhurt
A surrender plane veered into a ditch while preparing for takeoff at SHIMA. all occupants remained unharmed. The other plane departed Manila at 6:30 pm carrying Lt Gen Takashiro Kawabe and eight delegates to Tokyo. seven Japanese passengers were left behind to travel on Wednesday after the crash.
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SHIMA
Japan
Takashiro Kawabe
Tokyo
Manila
Flak Officer Is Awarded D.F.C.
Ottawa reports Maj. John Nicholson, a British army officer and veteran of the BCAP bomber group in Britain, has been awarded the DFC. The citation notes his 16 operational trips against heavily defended targets and his calm gathering of enemy tactics and ground defences to supply invaluable information.
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OTTAWA
John Nicholson
HAIL ONCE AGAIN THE PEROXIDE BLONDE
Ottawa reports hydrogen peroxide restrictions lifted after Munitions Minister Howe announced removal of all use and distribution limits. The control order, imposed last April for urgent war needs, is now repealed as fashion trends favor peroxide hair.
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OTTAWA
Howe
Girl Drowns at Victoria Beach Near Winnipeg
August 21 report from Winnipeg describes the first drowning at Victoria beach in seven years. Twelve year old Sally Bodle drowned amid heavy surf and a strong undertow while her 12 year old playmate Lucille Muldrew reached shore with a life preserver help. both girls were local youngsters visiting the beach.
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WINNIPEG
Victoria beach
here
Sally Bodle
Lucille Muldrew
Gatineau Hills Park Might Become National War Memorial
Ottawa reports that the Gatineau Hills park area near Ottawa could be designated as Canada national war memorial for Second World War casualties. Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced expansion of federal district boundaries into the Gatineau and Gatineau National Park, extending protected lands.
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OTTAWA
Gatineau Hills
Canada
Mackenzie King
Gatineau
Gatineau National Park
Radar aid for blind to map surroundings in Britain
A research unit to test radar for the blind is to be set up by St. Dunstan's in Britain. Using sound reflection, the project aims to help sightless people hear when they pass a building and visualize its size and appearance.
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LONDON
theuters
St. Dunstan's
Britain
Canadian Aided Enemy Say Canadian Aided Enemy
The high treason court martial of Essex Scottish Private 3 Galaher of Windsor Ont proceeded at Corunna barracks in Farnborough with strict secrecy. Canadian security barred reporters, and no evidence has been made public. If convicted the death penalty would be reviewed by Ottawa authorities. UK officials call it a Canadian affair. Continued on page three.
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Hampshire
England
Galaher
Windsor
Ont
mense
London
Corunna barracks
war office
Ottawa
CMHQ
CMEH
publc
News Bulletins: 92 000 Japanese Surrender to Russians
A Soviet broadcast said 52000 Japanese prisoners were taken in Manchuria including two generals: Gen Ito Saiki and Lt Gen Imidzo Monesumi, first Allied captured Japanese general officers reported. Quisling faced stern questioning before judge. he finally said no. Vancouver talks cover postwar layoffs affecting 6200 BC workers. British warships near Tokyo Bay prep for occupation. Sheep breeders seek lifting embargo or fixed-price plan to stabilize lamb trade.
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LONDON
Manchuria
Kwantung
Ito Saiki
Imidzo Monesumi
Kwantung army
QUISLING
STERN
OSLO
A.P
Vidkun Quisting
Erik Salem
Erich Raeder
VANCOUVER
C.2
Uniton
Boeing aircraft
J. W. Cornett
British Columbia
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JAPAN
Reuters
United States
Tokyo Bay
REGINA
Alberta
Saskatchewan
J. G. Gardriiver
U.S
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