Gallant Skeena Breaks Up On Cruel Rocks Off Iceland
The 13 year old destroyer H M C S Skeena was destroyed in a fierce gale off Reykjavik October 25 1944. Fifteen ratings died from exposure while others were rescued. Commanded by Lieut Cmdr P F E Russell R C N Skeena had served in the Atlantic and English Channel, earning a reputation for tenacity in storm and sea battles.
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OTTAWA
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Vitey Island
Reykjavik
Douglas C. Abbott
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naval services
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F E. Russell
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Halifax
Skeena
H.M.C
Qu’Appelle
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Reykjavik Fjord
Alberta Officers To Lead Units Of Berlin Occupation Force
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Stone of Peace River Alberta will command the Loyal Edmonton Regiment during a month of occupation duty in Berlin shared with Allied units. Stone joined the Edmontons in 1899 as a private and earned the TS medal in Spitzbergen, the Military Cross in Sicily, and the DS in Italy. He led his regiment in the Ijssel crossings and the Grebocine push into Holland.
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RUJSSEN
Holland
C.P. Cable
Jim Stone
Peace River
Alta
Canada
Edmonton Regiment
Berlin
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Grebocine
Train Killed Cow But Not the Calf and Aid for Soldiers
Travellers Aid Society of New York reports a dramatic scene at Penn Station where six Army lieutenants arrived in blankets aboard a Pullman car cut loose from the train. The account highlights front-line aid efforts as civilians, children, and wounded are cared for, with Archbishop Spelman praising the society as a symbol of selfless service. The narrative also notes a German front impression of American troops and Russian officers in a separate dispatch.
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New York Times
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Spelman
Harald Denny
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U.S. Army
Germany
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Good Old Ike Leads London Throng Night Out
General Eisenhower enjoyed his first postwar night out in three years in London. Amid cheers from West End crowds he walked freely, exchanging greetings with fans and joking that he can "almost speak" the local language. He attended the revue Strike It Again with Gen. Bradley and spoke briefly after the show lights.
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EDWARD J. DENNEHY
LONDON
Gen. Eisenhower
West End
Eisenhower
Gen. Bradley
12th Army Group
Russians Fear Nazis Planned Hoax On Hitler Death
Moscow reports Russians examine bodies of Nazis found in Berlin with no definite IDs for Hitler or Goebbels. Four of six Reich Chancellery corpses ruled out as Fuhrer. two remain under meticulous recheck amid suspicion of a possible hoax. Officials demand absolute certainty before any declaration.
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EDDY GILMORE
MOSCOW
Berlin
Goebbels
Reichschancellery
Fuester
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Willer
chey
Canada urged to commit full war effort in Pacific
Representative Leon Gavin urged Canada to declare total support for the war against Japan. He cited Churchill and Whitby as signals of Britain’s likely all-out aid, criticized Canadian conscripts and border slogans, and argued that mass war in the south Pacific is not only Canada’s war.
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WASHINGTON
Leon Gavin
Repe
Canada
Japan
Gavin
Churchill
Whitby
United States
south Pacific
Liberal Nomination Set for Shellbrook By Election
Regina May 16 A Liberal candidate in Shellbrook provincial constituency to contest this summer byelection will be nominated at a convention on May 20. Prime Minister Mackenzie will address the Shellbrook gathering on May 21 in the evening.
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Shellbrook
Tursidas
Mackenzine
Marines Press 357 Jap Planes Hit in Two Day Raid
United States marines and infantrymen battled to break the southern Okinawa line of Japanese fortifications as Admiral Nimitz reported carrier raids that destroyed or damaged 357 enemy aircraft and bombed 18 air fields on Kyushu and Shikoku. Nimitz gave a breakdown: 176 destroyed, 168 destroyed or damaged, 75 machine gunned or strafed with unobserved results.
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Okinawa
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Admiral Nimitz
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Shikoku
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U.S
Radio Tokyo
Tarakan
Borneo
Halifax probe opens with public hearings Thursday
Federal investigation into V E Day riots in Halifax will begin Thursday morning with hearings held in public. It is unclear if witnesses will testify under oath, but Rear Admiral L W Murray, then naval commander here, is expected to present a navy case. The hearing details remain uncertain.
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HALIFAX
L. W. Murray
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King Backs Pacific War Campaign in Canada Visit
Prime Minister Mackenzie King arrived in Vancouver from San Francisco to launch his sixth Liberal general election campaign set for June 11. He praised returning to Canada and voiced optimism about the Allied victory in Europe and progress at the United Nations conference on international organization.
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FRANK FLAHERTY
VANCOUVER
Mackenzie Kieg
San Francisco
Liberal party
Canada
Pacific
Farlier
King
Europe
Ottawa
United Nations conference on international organization
Women No Longer Need NSS Permits For Work
Labor Minister Mitchell announced women are not required to obtain permits from Selective Service before employment but must report to a Selective Service office within three days. The change, experimental, also relaxes advertising restrictions for women workers with no changes for men.
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U.P
Mitchell
Loan Total Still Soaring
Ottawa reports Eighth Victory Loan total reached 1,480,867,800 dollars, exceeding the prior Seventh Loan by 13,190,200. Individual purchases lead with 758,390,200 dollars, and applications total 2,782,936 as reporting lags from savings groups due to V-E holidays.
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Allied Occupation in Germany to Remain Military Rule
General Clay stated at Allied HQ that Germany will be ruled militarily for the foreseeable future. He outlined aims to crush war capability, punish war criminals, and reconfigure civilian machinery under U.S. supervision with a long occupation, while preparing trials and ensuring food shortages are addressed.
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ALLIED SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
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Elsens
United States
Allied Expeditionary Force
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Enis
Gen. Clay
Doenitz Held as Prisoner of War by Allies
London reports from Paris quote high Allied officials that Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz is being held as a prisoner of war. The Allies plan to maintain essential German functions while defining occupation boundaries and preserving key industries to meet relief needs, with decisions expected soon.
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Paris
Marvin
Lucius D. Clay
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Germany
Karl Doenitz
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berg
Must Erase Subversive Influences
DEWITT MACKENZIE argues the Allies must root out German war crime leaders to prevent renewed aggression. He warns Germans distrust Allied control and urges eradication of subversive influences, predicting extended controls and potential rebellion if not acted on. A Winnipeg court reports a robbery sentence for violence.
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golhink
Willer
Hitler
WINNIPEG
James
Allies Plan German administration under Allied direction
Prime Minister Churchill stated that Allied aims are for Germans to administer their country under Allied direction and rejected taking on the burden of governing Germany themselves. He avoided naming Doenitz or any centralized government, saying he would address the question with emphasis on administration rather than government.
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Churchill
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Germany
Churchill a DOENITZ
house of commons
Karl Bocnitz
Docnitz
Flensburg
Admiral Doenitz
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P C Policy Outlined By Bracken In Canada Platform
Ottawa Maylee-Jit Bracken Progressive Conservative leader outlined the party platform for the June federal election. The 4,900 word policy statement, titled Bracken's Charter for a Better Canada, aims to unite the country and boost economic confidence. It covers mobilizing resources for a Pacific theatre, supporting veterans, maintaining fair prices, and expanding unemployment and production measures. Continued on Page Three.
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lee
Jit Bracken
feader
Canada
Bracken
Charlottetown
Pacific
Japan
urs
Germans Surrender Claimed as War Ends in Europe
London reported on May 16 that Moscow announced in a brief communique the reception of surrendered German officers and men at the fronts has been concluded. The message gave no word on Field Marshal Ferdinand Von Schoerner or Col. Otto Woehler who led forces in Czechoslovakia after the surrender.
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LONDON
Moscow
Ferdinand Von Schoerner
Otto Woehler
Caechoslovakia
Allies Face Big Problem In Carinthia and Trieste
Klagenfurt Austria May. Yugoslav demands in the Austrian province of Carinthia create a delicate situation with two military administrations in Klagenfurt British and Yugoslav authorities clash though British patrols dominate. Trieste tense with calls for an agreed handover or continued Allied control until peace talks. Premier Baroni urges restraint while British spokesmen seek a postwar forum. Carinthia’s 1939 population stood at about 405 199, with Slovene pockets in the southeast. plebiscite loyalties split with Austria. Continued on page three.
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KLAGENFURT
Austria
Carinthia
8th Army
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Kingenfurt
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London
CORINTHIA
Yugoslavia
Direct Descendant Laura Secord Dies
COUVER May 16 Pun rvices held Thursday Etta Secord Johnson 78 descendant of Laura Secord dies after receiving a Chicago publisher request for biography details The elder Johnson born in St and raised in Vancouver was proud of her famous ancestor Laura Secord Cana 4S farcry GAT Were approveing.
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