Canadians Return Home from War Aboard Queen Elizabeth
Twelve thousand Canadian veterans of the war in Europe arrived in New York aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth, bound for homes in Canada. The vessel battled heavy winds and high seas as a light storm moved along the eastern coast. At Elizabeth Docks rain and strong winds met the returning troops, including 10,000 army veterans and about 1,360 RCAP personnel, as the Queen Elizabeth docked at Pier 90.
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MICHAEL O’MARA
NEW YORK
Europe
Canada
Southampton
United States
ELIZABETH DOCKS
R.C.A.P
Narrows
Hudson river
Pier 90
ZEurone
R.C.A.F
Yamashita Convicted by U S War Commission in Manila
Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita was found guilty by a U S military commission of permitting a series of atrocities by Japanese forces under his command and sentenced to hang The verdict made him the first top Pacific war criminal convicted and sentenced Maj Gen Russell Reynolds chaired the commission and read the verdict as Yamashita expressed apparent remorse before the ruling
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YAMASHITA
DEAN SCHEDLER
MANILA
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Russell Reynolds
United States commission
Philippines
Pacific
United States
Philadelphia takes steps against city pigeons
Philadelphia Health officials consider enforcing a bylaw that fines feeding pigeons and aims to trap and liquidate roosting birds in public squares. Earlier attempts to cull pigeons were blocked by sentimental and old laws despite high infection rates among flocks. Historical notes from St John Telegraph Journal.
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HILADELPHIA
Brotherly Love
St. John Telegraph Journal
The Sept Hand Continued on Back Page
The line appears incomplete with garbled OCR text. The readable fragment suggests this is a continuation note for a feature titled The Sept Hand, likely from the back page of the newspaper, but no clear event, date, or names are discernible.
Foreign Ministers Might Meet in Moscow
London reports circulate that Foreign Secretary Bevin may announce a five power meeting of the United States Britain Russia France and China in Moscow. Such a gathering would be the first since last October's inconclusive talks with wide disputes over European boundaries peace treaties for the Balkans and trusteeships.
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LONDON
C.P
Bevin
United States
Britain
Russia
France
China
Moscow
COMMONS
London Evening Star
Balkans
Amalgamation Favored by Alberta Farm Groups
In Edmonton the Alberta Federation of Agriculture moved to join with other farm groups in the province to speak with one voice. If approved by the United Farmers of Alberta, a joint convention would form a provisional board with six members from each group to guide a new non political farm organization. The plan supports direct membership, local delegates, and separate women and junior sections, emphasizing non political leadership and farm unity.
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EDMONTON
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
Alberta Farmers’ Union
United Farmers of Alberta
U.F.A
Lew Hutchinson
Duhamel
A.F.A
Alberta
J. E. Brownlee
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
department of agriculture
C.F.A
Death of Prague Cathedral Dean Otto Stanovsky
Msgr. Otto Stanovsky, 63, dean of Prague's Svaty Vit Cathedral, died Wednesday. A staunch opponent of Nazism, he spent months in a German concentration camp where his health was broken.
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PRAGUE
Msgr
Otto Stanovsky
Svaty Vit Kathedral
Alberta Social Credit convention declares war on opponents
Alberta provincial government urged to advance a Social Credit program despite opposition. The annual convention unanimously approved the plan, with Lucien Maynard warning of potential legal and constitutional risks and Premier Manning urging caution as delegates chanted Onward Christian Soldiers.
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CALGARY
C.P
Social Credit
Lucien Maynard
Mr. Maynard
Dominion
MAYNARD
E. C. Manning
Bretton Woods Plan Debated by Canadian Finance Minister
Canadian Finance Minister Ilsley urged Commons to back the Bretton Woods international monetary agreement aimed at enabling multilateral trade and stabilizing postwar economics. He warned that without steps toward the IMF and IBRD, disorganized economies would impose controls, licensing, and exchange discrimination to conserve hard currencies.
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D’Arcy O’Donnell
UAWA
C.P
Canada
Isley
the
commons
Bretton Woods
LUG LIOY Dy
AVL
LIDICY Sasi
international monetary fund
International Bank of Reconstruction
Mr. Ilsley
War Assets sales reach 37 percent of cost to Nov. 30
Ottawa report shows government assets disposed totalled 16,273,338 dollars by Nov. 30 yielding 37 percent of original cost. Breakdown: lands and buildings 4,321,078 dollars 48 percent. complete establishments 4,740,867 dollars 34 percent. machinery and equipment 7,211,393 dollars 35 percent. Purchases include Canadian General Electric and Canadian Locomotive Co. transfers to Canadian Westinghouse for 1,150,000 and 700,000 dollars respectively.
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OTTAWA
War Assets Corporation
J. H. Berry
commons
Gordon Jesner
Halifax
Percy Black
Cumberland
comptroller’s department
F. D. Shaw
8.C
Red Deer
Berry
Canadian General Electric Co
Peterborough
Ont
Canadian Locomotive Co
Kingston
Hamilton Munitions, Ltd
Hamilton
Canadian Westinghouse Co
MacDonald Bros. Aircraft, Ltd
Winnipeg
Veterans listed unemployed in Edmonton offices
In Edmonton on December 7 more than 990 veterans of both world wars were recorded as unemployed by employment service offices. The figure reflects ongoing job matching and relief efforts for former service members seeking work.
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EDMONTON
Two Tory MPs oppose Bretton Woods participation
London December seven. Two Conservative members of parliament moved to disapprove the four billion dollar US loan and reject ratification for Britain's role in the Bretton Woods plan. Rob ert Boothby and Christopher Hollis spoke soon after the bill’s introduction as government spokesmen expected passage. The ratification would require Britain to subscribe 1.3006 billion dollars to both the IMF and the IDB, with extra funds possible in contingencies such as a sterling decline.
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LONDON
C.P
United States
Britain
Bretton Woods
Robert Boothby
Christopher Hollis
house of commons
Bretton Woods international monetary fund
International Bank for reconstruction and development
Parliamentry News Briefs From Ottawa Dec 7 Veterans Bill and Bretton Woods
In Ottawa today the commons gave first reading to a bill amending the Veterans Land Act and adopted senate amendments on war memorial subscriptions under the War Charities Act. MPs discussed changes for the committee stage while Bretton Woods debate questioned central banks and tariff policies as paths to global prosperity and unemployment remedies.
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OTTAWA
commons
house committee on veterans’affairs
J. A. Ross
Souris
Percy Wright
C.C.F
Melfort
Mackenzie
house
senate
BRETTON WOODS
Garfield Case
2.C
Grey North
Case
W. F. Kuhl
S.C
Jasper Edson
U S Press In Favor of Loan Editorial Debate
United States editorials largely back Britain loan as essential for world trade and ally recovery. The New York Times urges swift ratification, while The Denver Post opposes, warning against reliance on foreign aid and calling Congress to act.
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United States
Kuhl
Bretton Woods
Canada
NEW YORK
Britain
DENVER POST
banco
the Post
congress
international
New York Times
the Times
C C F Ers Protest Caucus Action
Winnipeg December 7 Manitoba CCF delegates protested the provincial legislature electing house leaders by caucus rather than at a general meeting. S. J. Farmer was named provincial house leader with Lloyd Stinson as deputy. An amendment to hold the election during officer elections was approved.
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WINNIPEG
C.C.F
Manitoba
C C.F
S. J. Farmer
Lloyd Stinson
E. A. Hansford
St. Boniface
Set
H. E. Peddie
Russell
Man
R.C.A.F
CCF
Victory Loan tops goal as drive ends soon
The U S treasury announced the Victory Loan surpassed its 11 billion dollar goal with total sales of 12.288 billion. Corporate purchases reached 8.076 billion and individuals 4.212 billion, though enthusiasm was tepid and only 1.165 billion was in E bonds aimed at consumers.
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WASHINGTON
Dec. T
treasury
United States
Blame Taxes For British Troubles
British auto industry slowdown drives unemployment in Coventry and the Midlands as a 33 44 percent purchase tax weighs on sales. Export demand remains uncertain, and workers in auto trades face layoffs while unions and employers push for relief.
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BIRMINGHAM
England
Britain
Midlands
Coventry
Hugh Dalton
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
R. C. Boston
Midlands Sheet Metal Workers
Tojo First Hidert War Crimes Trial Opening
Wartime premier Tojo and Pearl Harbor cabinet members are slated for Japan’s first war crimes trials, planned to begin in January, marking a historic legal reckoning for wartime actions.
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HIDERT TOJO
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Ask Death In Japan Trials Ask Death In Japan Trials
Tokyo December 1 P Chief Prosecutor Joseph B renan announced first war crimes trials in Japan likely January with Hideki Tojo and his Pearl Harbor cabinet leading the defendants. The death penalty would be sought and trials may be held in groups before an international court as Allied removal of key figures progresses.
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TOKYO
Joseph B.renan
Japan
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Keenan
MacArthur
Hirohito
Gen. MacArthur
Koichi Kido
Kido
Fumimaro Konoye
Edwin W. Pauley
United States
Zaibatsu t family
moncopoly
Alberta federation seeks initial 1946 wheat price floor
Edmonton Dec 7 initial 1946 wheat crop price not less than 1.25 a bushel for No 1 Northern. Alberta Wheat Pool proposes a floor of 1.00 per bushel for five years at country points with limited contract grade spread.
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EDMONTON
Fort William
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
Alberta Wheat Pool
J. E. Brownlee
United Grain Growers
Canadian Wheat Board
WINDSOR
Ont
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers of America
C.LO
Mitchell
F.B
G.M. CORPORATION
DETROIT
R. J. Thomas
United Automobile Workers Union
Tom B. Clark
Department of Justice
General Motors Corporation
automobile union
Thomas
General Motors
G.M
Hugh Campbell
Lethbridge
L. E. Fairbairn
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D.C. League
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C.CF
ers
U.S
JOHN DAUPHINE
TOJO
MIURLIN SPENCER
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