Prime Minister King Opens Seventh Campaign Speech
Prime Minister Mackenzie King launched his seventh general election bid urging voters to compare records and elect a government with proven experience. He outlined war aims against Japan, full employment goals, and expanded social security, promising further policy details in upcoming stops across Canada.
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Mackenzie King
Edmonton
Japan
CBC
King
King tarism
Vatican Hidden Treasures Repatriated During War
The article details the Vatican safeguarding valuable cultural patrimony during wartime. It lists a centuries old book of laws a 10th century tract on creeds a St Thomas Aquinas treatise and a papal prayer bank among items moved to safety. The diary of Cracow’s government and other ancient texts were relocated to protect them from conflict.
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Vatican
St Thomas Aquinas
Alexa wider VI
Chustopher Calumbus
Co- Tuestame
Crarow
Ryne
pr Uy
Pouusi
ile Sci
Tailitan beaks
minnus
Allies Move For Clean-up Of Germany
Allied leaders outline a postwar German administration under Allied direction with Germans handling routine affairs under military control. The plan aims to prosecute war crimes via an international court and at the same time set up a conference on German war crimes in London on May 21.
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Germany
London
Washington
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Churchill
Cut Off Of Premier King's Talk Explained
Vancouver May 17 The CBC official Said Premier King speech was cut off before the end during a pre arranged network broadcast. Dilwarile CBC director said the Prime Minister was given a brief window to speak and the cut off occurred amid applause. broadcast comments noted the program was a mock or skit at the close.
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VANCOUVER
Dilwarile
Canadian Broadcasting Corpai
Muckenapy King
CBR
CBC
Dilworth
Tremor Shakes Frisco as Seismograph Notes Quake
A light earthquake centered about 60 miles from San Francisco was recorded at 8 08 am. Prof Berkeley noted the tremor lasted three minutes with no reported damage. University of California seismograph officials said the event was minor and localized.
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Al Berkeley
Peres By
War's quickest kill of war sinks submarine in transit
May 17 report from Pt Admiral Jonas H. Ingraham says a U S destroyer escort, following orders to proceed Halifax to New York and sweep for U-boat, sank a submarine en route with no time lost under way. The captain's report notes the action happened while underway.
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WASHINGTON
Jonas H. Ingraham
U.S.N. Atlantic fleet
U.S
Halifax
New York
Widen Tire Priorities OUSWA May 17 announced tire rationing changes
Munitions Minister Howe announced the removal of inner tube rationing and a revision of tire rules effective June 1 and June 4, expanding eligibility for new tires by about 35,000 vehicle owners. The changes aim to boost civilian tire output this year and may rise further if military plants switch to civilian production. Class A requires proof of necessity and permit. Class B allows ten treaded or used tires. Vehicles in A include those heavily used in essential industries and wartime transit plans.
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OUSWA
Howe
Nazi manpower used by Allies in war against Japan
Paris dispatch reports Allied use of German prisoners for labor in the Pacific war effort. Prisoners recondition equipment, repair supplies, and handle crates as part of large redeployment. They may also work in farming to boost food production and on rebuilding war-damaged areas in Europe and Asia. Tass reports collaborators arrested after Eduard Benes's return to Prague.
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Japan
Far East
Burupt
Enno
Ailesia
Brannie hae
pers
ty cums
Lions b Clay
Eisenhower
Germany
las gerd
Reich
MOSCOW
gency Tass
Eduard Benes
Crechoslovakia
Prague
Six airmen die in Anson crash near Ponoka
Six airmen from No. 3 S.F.T.S. Calgary were killed when their Anson crashed at 3 30 p.m. near Ponoka. Next of kin confirmations delayed, with official names withheld pending notification. The crash occurred on Willoughby Mullins farm, 77 miles north and 1 1/2 miles west of Ponoka, as the aircraft was on a routine training flight. Witnesses reported three men fell from the craft before impact. Additional details continued on Page Three.
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C.P.1
No. 3
S.F.T.S
Calgary
Ponoka
G.c. W. R. Irwin
D.F.C
Bar
M.B.E
G. C. Irwin
Willoughby Mullins
OKINAWA
U.S
Tsrakarsland
Borneo
Wewak peninsula
North New Guinea
CANADA'S FIRST VC WINNER BACK HOME
Canada's first Victoria Cross recipient, Col. GC C. Merritt, returned to the Dominion after over two years in a German prison camp. He arrived from Britain amid heavy rain, with Mrs. Merritt greeting him in Montreal then proceeding to Belleville by automobile. Merritt, tied to political candidacy in Vancouver-Burrard, said little about politics while noting his health and his desire to reach Winnipeg to see his battalion.
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MONTREAL
GC. C. Merritt
Dominion
Gol
Merritt
Britain
Mertt
Belleville
Gut
Col. Merritt
V.C
Vancouver-Burrard
Gol Merritt
BUrtoYA
Relentless Hunt on Hitler Gangsters Paris
Relentless pursuit continues for top Nazi leaders in Germany and paratroop-linked figures as Allied forces announce captures and arrests. Key targets include high-ranking Gestapo figures and Berchtesgaden leadership, with Doenitz named a prisoner of war and preparations for trials underway. The United Nations War Crimes Commission reports ongoing conferences and investigations.
Jap Arsenal City is Great Sea Of Flames
Japan abrogates all treaties with Germany to seek neutrality with the Soviet Union. Nagoya incinerated as B 29s drop over 3 500 tons of fire bombs on a 16 square mile area near inner harbour. No B 29 losses reported. Tokyo reports nine shot down. Fighters from Iwo Jima strike outskirts of Tokyo.
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21st Bomber Command
Japan
Shimonoseki strait
Yawata
Pittsburgh
Kobe
Nagoya
Tokyo harbor
ANILA
C.P
Iwo Jima
Fujisawa
Tokyo
Diplomatic silence as Gromyko avoids greeting at party
Report details Soviet Ambassador Andre Gromyko's quiet reaction at a cocktail party after a female guest identified him as the new premier ambassador to the United States. Concurrent war updates describe Allied actions in the Pacific, including Okinawa toll figures, Mindanao progress, and Dutch troop landings near Borneo.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Andre: Gromyko
United States
Gromyko
Molotov
Malacca Strait
Sumatra
Malasa
Sayre highway
Mindanao
Philippines
Davao city
Wth
Naha
Shum
Yona
bara
Okinawa
Ryukyus
Bracken Sets Out Pacific Plan in Campaign Address
Canadian Press reports from Hamilton May 31. Joan Bracken Progressive Conservative leader outlined core policy aims for postwar Canada including economic stability full employment fair returns for business and farm support plus social security advances. He criticized veterans affairs delays and urged speedy pension and hospital provisions to restore veterans to civilian life with minimal red tape.
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Canada
Joan Bracken
Jeader
Bracken
veterans’ affairs administration
itn
civilife
De Valera Moderates Tone on Churchill Criticism
DUDLIN May 17 Prime Minister De Valera commented on Churchill's wartime critics saying the British leader advanced a moral camp yet resisted southern Trekina's mentality. Churchill, in a worldwide broadcast Saturday, defended British policy and praised allies while noting strategic limits amid Japan and Europe. The Irish leader urged restraint as tensions rise over wartime diplomacy and recognizing Churchill’s experience.
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Churclill
worldewide
Sturday
Treland
Epis
Britaing neres
Chureaulseul
Patel coke tong
Spodal
Europe
Ma Churchills
Eden Expects Progress at San Francisco World Security Conference
London May 17 Foreign Secretary Eden told the House that the San Francisco World Security Conference was moving hotter in many aspects than anticipated. He expressed confidence difficulties would be resolved and the charter would be a better document than that of Dumbarton Oaks. He noted unsettled issues remain and wished to discuss them with the Prime Minister and colleagues. He praised talks with President Truman and US Undersecretary of State Joseph C. Cognition Carew as highly useful and described strong Anglo American understanding.
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LONDON
Eden
house of commons
San Francisco
Dimbertin Gaks
bitise
Truman
Joseph Carew
United States
Prisoners Killed As Plane Crashes Over London Front
Twenty five prisoners of war including three British and one American were killed when a returning aircraft crashed near London. Twenty one other ranks were wounded and among victims were one South African and one Palestinian.
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LONDON
United States
Britain
No Differences Between U S and Britain on New Polish Coalition
San Francisco May 17 State Secretary Stettinius declared there is no question of any differences between the American and British viewpoints on the formation of a new Polish coalition government. He spoke in response to inquiries prompted by a New York Herald Tribune dispatch from San Francisco and noted the U.S. position on migration of the Polish dispute as defined by Roosevelt before his death.
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SAN PRANCISCO
Stettnius
New York Herald Tribune
San Fratcisco
United States
Roosevelt
Chinese forced to withdraw after five-day port battle
Allied reports say Chinese forces were compelled to retreat from the coastal port near Foochow on Tuesday night as Japanese reinforcements entered a five day battle. In London, the war office said no Allied troops may salute German officers. The Navy suffered losses including cruisers and destroyers with many small craft destroyed. Churchill led cheers for the King and Queen as they visited Westminster to express thanks for victory. Calgary lists six airmen killed in a Ponoka crash. Officials say civilian truck production will rise but passenger car output timing remains uncertain.
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China
toochow
LONDON
teuters
Arthur Henderson
war office
house of conmmmns
Eisenhower
Uled
BATALN
Britiahk admiralty
tamizhet
cpuiser
L'yracan
ere
CHURCHILL
CHEERAS
Ponoka
Rotell
Hodge
B. Allan
Vide
Calgary
Akin
Windsor
New Zealand
Manition
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