Men for Pacific Are First Homeward Move Discussed
Canadian soldiers in Holland prepare for the first mass move home to Canada in June with 10 000 to 20 000 expected to depart, rising to 36 000 monthly by later months. Repatriation will shift troops through Nijmegen and Ostend before sailing to England and Aldershot camps for final homeward voyage.
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HOLLAND
Canada
Far East
British Columbia
Nijmegen
Ostend
Antwerp
England
Aldershot
Two Airmen Killed in Vancouver Crash
Two airmen died and another was injured when a Mitchell bomber crashed during a training flight from Boundary Bay air station near Vancouver. Western Air Command said the cause was under investigation and next of kin had been notified.
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VANCOUVER
Boundary Bay air station
Western Air Command
Maple syrup from Manitoba maples sparks quirky tale
A Manitoba farmer tapped 24 maples and produced a syrup praised as good as any on the market after a long boiling, though it took more time than Ontario and Quebec sap. The piece also notes a wife’s marriage situation and bomber pilot aftermath, with brief social notes and a continuation tease.
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Manitoba
protold
Saskatchewan
Thempson
iieker
Ontany
Quebec
THOMPSON
Caletia
TM huy rate
ater
Portsmouth
Ohia
Ubersite
Rengoon hospital
Comrates
Gead simee
dewey
nother
Goering Ordered Coventry Bombing and Pearl Harbor Surprise
In Augsburg May 12 Goering, facing war crimes charges, asserted there will be no third war this century and described German actions during the war. He claimed Pearl Harbor was a surprise to German high command and that Hitler bore responsibility for SS and Gestapo conduct. He defended the Coventry raid as legitimate, denied giving an "up to England" order in 1940, and doubted Hitler’s death.
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HOWARD COWAN
AUGSBURG
Germany
Hermann Goering
Reichsmarshal
Goering
Hitler
Gestapo
Coventry
cty
United States
America
England
Chamberlain
Paris
Britain
Puehrer
Von Rundstedt
Kesselring
Berlin
Tye
Hittee
teadimg
Minner Festival Highlights and Winners Report
The festival showcases include a prominent piano performance by Claus Searys Dorcan Griffin and a feature by Lethbridge ensemble. Bowing student groups, soloists, and a large chorus perform across divisions. School tied for first with 84 points while other entries earn scores like 35 and 72 in various classes.
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der searys
Dorcan Grlfon
Lethbridge Ad
wader
yeu Porthering Allen
Raymened
Glass
pitis
thinyan
ey schonis
Tareay Beak Waleanidge
Gatbrathschasl
Tein Ghahwn Bowman
Chass
Reception Angers Britons
The News Chronicle reports Britons are angered by claims that Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering surrendered to the US Army and by a photograph showing Brig, Gen. Robert Stack of the 36th Division shaking his hand. The editorial headlined Shake Hands with Murder.
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LONDON
News Chronicle
Goering
Robert Stack
US 36th Divi
Gorring
Halifax Quiet After V-E Day Riots With Inquiries Planned
Halifax returns to normal after V-E Day riots. Justice Kellock to lead a judicial inquiry into the disturbances. Curfew extended to midnight, a limited attendance service personnel dance planned, theatres to reopen after last Tuesday. Naval personnel sentenced in court for breaking and theft. New Waterford and Glace Bay also report unrest and arrests.
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WALIFAX
old port city
R. J. Kellock
supreme court of Canada
Tiley
Justice Kellock
Keith
FGUS
Royal Canadian Navy
Keith Johnson
Regina
Granville Street
Percy Sullivan
Saskatoon
Gerald Lavoir
Montreal
Stanley Etoppa
Winnipeg
New Waterford
pan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police i
dowa
Hall- AX
Norway Awaits More Air Troops
OSLO May Germany s war victims and Allied prisoners from Norway are being moved to concentration areas for later repatriation after disarmament. Allied and Norwegian officials say 70 000 to 80 000 prisoners of war remain in Norway, mostly Russians, as a demarcation plan with Western Allies is set to begin.
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OSLO
Norway
Nore Way
othe
o R. Hilton
Kpieak CUuI
aM & fullerborne
Brishy
Norweean
Pinus
Busata
Hilton
Vidhin
Garman
Norwes
Doolittle Decorated With Honorary Knight Commanders Bath
Lt Gen James H. Doolittle was invested by the King with the insignia of an Honorary Knight Commander of the Bath at Buckinghamshire. The ceremony occurred at the Air Force headquarters on an exclusive girls' school campus, in the officers club, with the Queen present.
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DOOLITTLE
HIGH WYCOMBE
Buckinghamshire
England
James H. Doolittle
United States Air Force
Bath
ath Air Force
Gen
Nomination Day Sets Stage for June 11 General Vote
Voters in Canada's general election will see a full slate of candidates as nomination day arrives Monday for the June 11 poll. Papers must be filed by nine to appear on ballots for the Dominion's 20th parliament, with overseas voting arranged in the lead up. The list to date includes Labour, Conservative, Liberal and Independent contenders, as parties prepare to nominate candidates across the country.
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Canada
Dominion
tney wo
polly
ET Wek Manedas
Brossestve
IBY
Boal Credit Orater
Ploe
Tears Of Joy greet liberation force in channel islands
Report from London by Douglas Wills describes crowds cheering as Allied troops arrive in the Channel Islands. Island inhabitants, 43000 strong, greet the liberators with relief and gratitude while German occupiers retreat. Wartime shortages and economic strain linger as service members parachute into the area and assess postwar needs.
Last Day of 8th Loan Drive Falls Short of Target
OSTAWA May 12 report shows Friday sales totaling $39,850 with the drive at $107,761,300 short of the 18 day objective. Officials warned that about $103,000,000 more must be recorded at headquarters to hit the goal, while New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have gone over top in the Maritimes. Alberta and British Columbia show strong progress as the campaign nears its end.
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OSTAWA
C.P
New Brunswick
Maritime provinces
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Alberta
B.C
Yukon
armed forces
RICORD _Mberta
Nominated City Riding In Local Federal Race Details
Telegram style notes show candidates from Liberal and Progressive parties in the Larhbridge federal riding race. Key figures include John Here ateckmere ADP, Louis Sherman Turcotte, and Phil Baker along with Sugar Beet Growers and Sugar Beet Producers associations in a process leading to Saturday morning papers.
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numupdtias
Larhbridge
Bommuon
John Here
ateckmere ADP
pangawn Wilk gay
Louis Sherman Turcotte
batrbister
Ledhbmage
Liberal party
Phily Baker
Presitant et wie
Asporta
Progressye-Conser
CCE
Royer
Shinai oearer
Mundead feterai trea
ig fis cmihidatis
Mate uiled
toeair Lomb fon
Satordas morming Au Ciotean
Cavtra
Clareticlin
Sitrons
Wo Arland
Bleurmare
Ren FOG Feoniels Sectatrecut
Valeda
Wreath
Coaldale Boy Accidentally Shot With Rifle
A Coaldale boy was accidentally shot with a rifle in a domestic incident. The accident occurred around seven o clock Saturday evening near the family home. A physician attended to the wounded youth and the case was reported to local authorities for routine investigation.
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Coaldale
No Survivors As Three Ships Sunk
Stockholm dispatches report that three ships carrying soldiers and Baltic refugees were sunk by a plane east of Gottland island in the Baltic Sea. No survivors were found, with one report noting a survivor.
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STOCKUQLM
Baltic Sea
Gottlarudt
Claresholm Victory Loan drive tops quota in status report
From our own correspondent Claresholm Jubianin reports Claresholm Grammoun hat gone over the top with Victory Loan efforts. A total of 200,600 was reported for a quest of 308,000 and the number of applications is TH.
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CLARESHOLM
Liberator Sails Over Sub During Halifax U-Boat Surrender
A Newfoundland based Liberator on a routine patrol sighted and captured the first German submarine to surrender to Canadians in the North Atlantic after Europe’s cease fire. The U-boat, fully manned and undamaged, signaled surrender by raising its conning-tower flag before being escorted to port as surface ships arrived.
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HALIFAX
B.C.A.F. Liberator
North Atlantic
Europe
Eastern Air Command
Wis
Liuet
Liverstar
Liberator
raciinlle
ats
Liverttor
ais base
LONDON
Newfoundland
orenes
Britain
Lanties
Bitter Resistance in Czechoslovakia and Inside Ruined Berlin
Allied and Soviet forces push Nazi troops in Czechoslovakia toward American lines as resistance stiffens. In northern Austria Soviets crack holdouts and link with American units. Berlin endures fires and civilian recovery as Soviet troops extract bodies amid subwave flooding and Nazi terror. Norway reports Quisling officials choosing suicide rather than capture. Oslo cell remains. (Continued on Page Three.)
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Associated Press
ONDON
Czechoslovakia
Austria
BERLIN
Norway
Germany
Videran Quisling
Quisling
Oslo
Sverre Riisness
Jonas Lie
Henrik Rogstad
Quising
British forces press Burma drive toward Thailand invasion
Calcutta May 1 British forces operating from Rangoon launched air and land attacks yesterday to clear the way for an invasion of Thailand and Malaya. Additional units pushed south from Prome amid some opposition. Fourth British Corps headquarters announced 16 730 Japanese casualties in the Burma drive.
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CALCUTTA
Rangoon
Thailand
Malaya
Prome
Burma
Allied hands report on Himmler in New York
Paris broadcast claims Himmler is in allied custody, allegedly held by Admiral Doenity near Blensbury under house arrest, with Doenits reportedly transferring him to British forces. Other items note Churchill hints on a general election, a Social Credit candidate nomination, and Canadian reinforcements to Holland.
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REFORU
HIMMLER
NEW YORK
CHR
Paris
Heantich Himmler
Admiral Doenity
Blensbury
Doenits
tim
LONDON
J.P
Churchill
SJILLSBROOK
Sask
CPI
Joss N. Haldeman
Regia chiropractor
Social Credit
Prince
PENITES
LEARY
SALE LARK GS EPY
Salt Lake City
Ryan Linkay
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ROSS MUNRO
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Hermann
OFZ
36th Division
U.S. 7th Army
Signal Corps
Kitzbushel
Berchtesgaden
S.S
Pearl Harbor
MUSICAL FESTIVAL MINNERS
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Lethe Driger
South
minster Leen
Gliss
contesta
Mary Nice
Marty
Gliss 3
Servee
forternie fealubs
Rotwry Club
Lethbridge
R.C.N
Glace Bay
Tistey
The
Canadian Press
GREET LIBERATION FORCE
CHANNEL ISLANDS
DIRE STRAITS
DOUGLAS WILLS
Canaian
Caernses
saleame owhici es Brisa
Mons
Bulidee
Sto Peter pie
G nist
ovey Guernsey
TOK Germ
navy
army
bern garrisuming
eMILY
Bngdisty
diana
plantien
THARS OF
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John
Abram
Janedee
REDS
ministry of Mahar
Japan
GUTAWA
C. T. Howard
A. P. Horsfield
Paley
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