Record Vote For Canada's Parliament Election
Ottawa reports polls opening at 6 a.m. and closing at 6 p.m. local time as Canadians vote to choose a new parliament amid wartime. The main contest pits Liberal Mackenzie King against Progressive Conservatives with CCF and other groups also fielding candidates for the 245 seats. Service voters number 750,000 and could prove decisive in close races.
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OTTAWA
Dominion
Laveral
Japan
Canada
Progressive Conservatives
National
Liberal party
Mackenzie King
C.C.F
commons
Liberals
C.C.P
Social Credit
Bloc Populaire
Quebec
Election Highlights Ottawa General Election Details
Ottawa June 11 reports detailing today’s general election voting hours from 8 am to 6 pm local time. It lists 245 House of Commons seats with parties and provinces, voter eligibility at 7.5 million, turnout in 1940 at 4.629 million, and current house standings with Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, Co operative Commonwealth Federation, and others.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Ecotix
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Uberals
Progressive Conservatives
Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
Social Credit
Labor-Progressive
Bloc Populaire
Liberals
House
Independent
Liberal Progressive
Independent Liberal
Unity
Labor Progressive
Cathedral Ruin Spurs Debate On Reconstruction Costs
Fragmented notes describe Coventry cathedral as blasted by German air raid. Architects led by Sut Gilbert Scot discuss a cathedral redesign with new features, costing about 300000 and four to five years of work. Nearby wreckage and a stray line of refugees frame the scene as officials weigh rebuilding options.
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Coventry cathedral
Tosuki
Sut
Gilbert Scot
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Giles
Worthless Stock Valued At Sixty Thousand Dollars
Sapper Martin Vaneleat returned from nearly four years overseas on 30 day leave to Penticton British Columbia and learned that mining stock once deemed worthless is now valued at about 60 000 dollars. He had bought about 50 000 shares years ago during the war.
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PENTICTON
B.C
Martin Vaneleat
King Names 3 Senators in a string of appointments
Prime Minister Mackenzie King filled three senate vacancies and made multiple posts today. Jean Marie Dessureault, a Quebec City lumber firm head and Liberal organizer, was named to the senate along with J R Hurtubise of Sudbury former Liberal MP for Nipissing and G G Meeer former Vancouver mayor and Liberal MP for Vancouver Burrard. Major General Sir Eugene Fiset was given another term as lieutenant governor of Quebec, while Major General L B R LaFleche, recently retired as minister of national war services, is named to Greece as Canadian minister with ambassadorial rank. Walter J Turnbull of Ottawa becomes deputy postmaster general and Lt Col J A Sullivan of Ottawa, acting as deputy postmaster general, moves to associate to Turnbull. A New Brunswick lieutenant-governor appointment had been expected but was not included.
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OSTAWA
C.P
Mackenzie King
senate
Quebec
Greece
Jean Marie Dessureault
Quebec City
J. R. Hurtubise
Sudbury
Ont
house of commons
Nipissing
G. G. Meeer
Vancouver
Vancouver Burrard
Eugene Fiset
L. BR. LaFleche
national war services
Walter J. Turnbull
Ottawa
J. A. Sullivan
Turnbull
New Brunswick
MACDONALD
Vote on Big Five veto at world security council
San Francisco June 11 The Big Five’s voting control of the world security council faces further discussion today with sources saying they can count on enough votes to back their interpretation A committee vote is possible as smaller powers express objections to veto scope H V Evatt leads the Australian delegation and Russia’s veto demands are noted Canada’s negotiators, led by external affairs officers, push technical work amid lengthy talks by the World Security Conference officials and delegates.
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SAN FRANCISCO
world security council
silk ares
Evatt
Russia
council
CANADA
United Nations
Markenne King
Gordon Gray
M. J Coldwell
CCF
Justice Minster St Taurent
Cra Casselman
department of external affairs
Veterans Fly Home In Lankie Setge over Dartmouth
The RCAF Ghost Squadron Lancaster A for Apple lands at Dartmouth Nova Scotia after a UK flight with Canadian built bombers of the 6th Bomber Group. Crew and passengers include Jim Swackhammer Jock Ryan Ralph Proulx Les Horner Gord Landers Bull Thorburn Ed Brown Hal Wilson and Ken Goldie among others, with Goldie the DF.C. pilot from Regina. Photo description notes the aircraft has 62 Germany missions.
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R.C.AF
Lancaster
Apple
RCAF
Dartmouth
N.S
United Kingdom
Canadian Bomber Group
Germany
Jim Swackhammer
B.C.AF
overseas film unit
Canada
Glyde St
Hamilton
Jock Ryan
tmit
Churchill Ave
Toronto
Ralph “Slim
Proulx
de St. Walier St
Montreal
Les Horner
Pendrell St
Vancouver
Gord Landers
Stratford
Ont
Bull Thorburn
Harrison St
Victoria
B.C
Ed Brown
Buchanan St
Winnipeg
Hal Wilson
Strathallan Wood
Ken Goldie
DF.C
Rae St
Regina
Jap homeland smoulders after worst weekend raid of war
Manila reports Japan faced a harsh weekend with four straight days of bomber and fighter attacks. Meanwhile Allied advances surged in Borneo, Okinawa, and northern Luzon with Australian troops invading British North Borneo, US 10th Army forcing a clash at Yaeji Dake, and the US 37th Infantry capturing Bagabag after a nine mile drive.
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MANILA
C.P
British North Borneo
10th Army
Yaeji-Dake
kinawa
Luzon
United States 37th Infantry Division
Bagabag
Powers For Suzuki
NEW YORK June 11 The lower chamber of the Japanese Club passed an amended wartime emergency bill giving Premier Kantaro Suzuki's government virtual authority to rule Japan by decree The measure followed a six hour delay after objections by a house committee The report from Radio Tokyo said the House of Peers would likely pass the bill The article also covers Allied air operations around Japan including Kamikaze attacks and battles near Okinawa, with references to Nimitz The piece notes Japanese and Allied troop movements and naval actions as the war continued a long section continues on page three
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Japanese Club today
Tokyo radio
Kantaro Suzuki
Yule Japan
federal communications commn Maswan
sail
house of representatves
Radio Tokyo
house of peers
Churchill Calls Britain to Stay Strong and Act for World Peace
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill outlining Britain’s need to remain strong and contribute to a postwar world peace. He argues a united Britain and alliance with the United States and Soviet Union are vital, warning despair is a crime and urging citizens to defend the nation until Japan’s war ends and world security is stabilized. He emphasizes international policy to keep close ties with the empire and Commonwealth, while addressing domestic issues like employment and rising material prices. Continued on Page Three.
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Reuters
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United States
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eds
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Momociaee
Defences Levelled By Combined Fleets
Allied forces landed simultaneously at Brooketon Maura and island off Brunei Bay on Borneo as MacArthur announced naval air strikes levelled beach defences. Troops met scattered opposition and advanced inland toward Brunei town while Labuan town and air field were captured. Air and naval bases across Brunei and Tarakan form a chain of bases extending range to Shanghai, aiding interdictor operations from the Philippines.
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Malaya
Lancasters Arrive In Canada at Yarmouth NS
In June, 13 more Lancasters of the RCAF No 4 Bomber Group arrived overseas and reached Yarmouth Nova Scotia in the weekend. Six more were en route as planes of the Moose, Christ, and Troquoin squadrons were represented at Yarmouth. Eastern Air Command headquarters announced the survivals and noted Lancasters at the coastal base.
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Groun
Yarmouth
Eastern Air Command
Moose
Criest
Sight Wreck Of Liberator Near Canadian Border
Western Air Command reported signs of life around a Liberator wreckage five miles south of the international border, with 11 RAF crew aboard. Parachute jumper planes were sent to the rugged area near Slesse Creek, Washington, as ground parties prepared to reach the site. authorities cautioned the wreckage may belong to a plane missing months earlier. Names of 10 of the 11 crew were released, including pilot W D Hill and co-pilot E F E Long.
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VANCOUVER
C.P
western air command
Abbotsford
B. C
W.D. Hill
Cornwall
England
EF E. Long
Shirehampton
pitot
William Drum- LIGHT
Determined Have Peace Determined Have Peace
President Eisenhower yesterday told Allied leaders that lasting peace must serve the common people of all nations. The remarks, reported amid war and postwar tensions, praised Allied unity and the goal of a firm, equitable settlement.
Britain’s Gamble in the Greatest Financial Move of WW II
A Bank of England spokesman described Britain’s wartime gold transfer as the greatest financial gamble in history. As German invasion threats grew, nearly all gold reserves were moved to safety in North America and elsewhere, with estimates of £12,000 to £1000 in gold scattered across major storage sites. Divers later recovered modest sums from shipwrecks, highlighting the scale of the operation.
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LONDON
Britain
almiust
Bank of England
Pacific
Charehil
New York
nan
saintes
Five hospitalized after committee room raid in Montreal
Montreal reports say five people were treated in hospital after a raid by 10 to 35 unidentified men on Roger Duhamel Bloc Populaire committee rooms. The attackers fled in seven cars, smashing windows, wrecking offices, and removing two telephones as authorities alleged the raid targeted campaign facilities.
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Bloc Populaire
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