Keynes and Morgenthau outline rival world banking plan
A broad report compares Lord Keynes proposed international clearing union with the U S treasury plan for a global currency. Keynes favors bancor as a stabilizing unit with flexible quotas and balance of payments rules while Morgenthau backs gold heavy currency and a U S veto with 25 percent voting power.
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Great Britain
Lord Keynes
Exchequer
United States
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Bancor
Union
United States Treasury
Churchill backs Eisenhower on De Gaulle delay trip
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Churchill stated full accord with General Eisenhower's request to General de Gaulle to postpone his North Africa visit. The Telegraph notes Gandhi plans a new fast, following a 21 day protest over internment.
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Eisenhow
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Dwight Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
North Africa
Henri Giraud
North and West Africa
Eisenhower
London Daily Telegraph
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Joint U.S.-Canada Study on Alaska Yukon Economic Development
A Victoria based study aims to map economic development for Alaska Yukon north to British Columbia and adjacent Northwest Territories and Alberta. Led by the North Pacific Planning Project and joint U.S. Canada committees, the effort gathers data to propose measures of cooperation for future regional growth.
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Ottawa
Alaska
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Alberta
Victoria
Canada
North Pacific Planning Project
Charles Camsell
Ottawa sugar ration talks deny fixed per person limit
Ottawa prices board spokesmen said no definite poundage has been decided for the maximum amount of canning sugar to be available to Canadian households this season. They commented on reports that urban households face a 15 pound per person cap.
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Ottawa—Prices Board
New Brigadier Wilson Named Chairman of Western Officers Board
Brigadier A. D. Wilson has been appointed chairman of a western officers selection and appraisal board announced at national defense headquarters. He has served the past year as commandant of the Gordon Head officers training centre in British Columbia.
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A. D. Wilson
National Defence Headquarters
Gordon Head
B.C
Australia plans postwar civil aviation expansion
A government spokesman quoted in a New York broadcasting service says Australia is laying plans for postwar civil aviation. The plan would include air services linking all major Australian cities and two international airlines.
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New York
Australia
Identical Twins Fly in Same Stirling Bomber
Winnipeg brothers Sgt Doug Tod and Sgt Ernie Tod both serve in England with an RAF squadron. The 23 year olds fly together in a Stirling bomber as wireless air gunners and often rotate positions to stay together. Their closest separation occurred during mining work at Sioux Lookout Ontario.
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Doug
Ernie Tod
Winnipeg
Man
R.af
England
Ernie Koes
Sioux Lookout
Ont
Canadians back Fourth Victory Loan with weapons push
A.L. McNaughton, commander of the Canadian Army, praises a munitions flood from Canada to defeat the enemy and urges bond purchases for the Fourth Victory Loan. A Cairo observer notes Canadian tools aiding the Afrika Korps defeat, stressing made in Canada weapons.
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A.L. McNaughton
Cana
Army
Cairo
Afrika Korps
Canada
CMA Approves Plan for Health Insurance in Canada
The Canadian Medical Association urged parliamentary inquiry support for health insurance, endorsing its principle and proposing features aligned with the draft bill. Dr. Routley read the CMA submission as physicians nationwide are urged to review and discuss details of a broad, efficient health coverage system.
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Medical Association
Canada
Ottawa
The
Canadian Medical Association
House of Commons
Social Security Committee
TC. Routley
CMA
A. E. Archer
Lamont, Alta
Routley
C.M.A
War Savings certificates backed by Dominion of Canada
The notice states that War Savings certificates are secured by all resources of the Dominion of Canada, emphasizing full backing. It highlights the government's guarantee and national backing for these securities.
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Dominion of Canada
Experts in Far East Urge Japanese Disarmament and Territorial Loss
A report from Institute of Pacific Relations delegates proposes Allied occupation of Tokyo after the war and full disarmament of Japan. It calls for seizure of Korea Manchuria and Pacific island possessions while China opposes forced labor repaid damage. Delegates discussed UN and regional Pacific bodies, Indian independence, and postwar police.
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Washington
The
Institute of Pacific Relations
Tokyo
Hirohito
China
Pacific
U.S
Welles
Mont Tremblant
Quebec
Russians react to growing Allied air offensive over Germany
In Moscow the Russian public welcomed reports of rising Allied air raids over Germany and occupied regions. Residents speculated the air buildup signaled an impending European invasion as American planes increased their activity in the skies.
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Germany
Moscow
Europe
Jeada Ua
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News For Canada
Toronto
Nemy
Camouflage
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Marcel Godfrey
Pacific Command
James C. Boudreau
Civil Air Patrol
John C. H. Porter
Royal Canadian Engineers
John N. C. Lewis
Royal Engineers
A. E. Cleeve Horn
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
William H. M. Collison
Royal Canadian Artillery
Far East
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Pacific Islands
Formosa
United Nations Organization
United Nations
Pacific Area
America
Britain
Russia
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