Canada Faces Her Most Acute Labor Shortage
Ottawa reports that Canada’s war production is near peak capacity and will likely stay through Europe’s war end. Howe notes 1945 may see reduced aircraft and transport output but more gun ammunition and railway gear, with 675000 workers in war equipment as of Jan 1, 1945 and shortages peaking in six months.
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Ottawa
Howe
Commons
Canada
Europe
Mar Row
Japan
Department
Plan World Court Jurists Propose Framework at Security Conference
Jurists from 38 nations work on a world court structure to accompany the Dumbarton Oaks plan and handle disputes under existing international law. They aim to submit recommendations to the San Francisco world security conference opening April 25, deciding whether to form a new court or modify the current one. A stamp will mark the event with a first day sale on April 25 in San Francisco.
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Washington
United Nations
International Organization
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
United States
Walker
Earl of Athlone to leave Canada as governor general
A brief Government House notice states the Earl of Athlone will not extend his term as governor-general of Canada beyond the normal expiry in June and expects to depart the Dominion in late summer. Appointed in 1940, his Excellency’s term ends without extension.
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Ditawa
Government House
Earl of Athlone
Canada
Dominion
New British Bomber Aimed at Japan Same Class as Superfortress
The London Daily Mail reports a British bomber in the same class as the US B-29 is being developed for attacks on Japan. Sir Roy Dobson of A.V. Roe confirms the news, noting Lancaster-bred 11-ton bombs now destroy German targets. SCO units, gathered from liberated Dutch areas, will train in Australia to assist liberating the Netherlands East Indies and defeating Japan, says Hubertus J. van Mook in Brisbane.
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Japan
London Daily Mail
Roy Dobson
A.V. Roe, Ltd
Germany
SCO
Holland
Australia
Netherlands East Indies
Hubertus J. van Mook
the Indies
Brisbane
Hitler seizes full command amid Germanys gravest hour
BBC dispatches report Adolf Hitler again assumes full personal command of the German army as Allied forces push and German actions require his prior approval. Chester Willmot notes documents show Hitler ordered attacks withdrawals and other movements in advance.
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London
Adolfitter
Germany
Western Front
Hitler
BBC
Chester Willmot
Record Low Business Failures In Canada In 1944
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 218 business failures in Canada in 1944, the lowest on record. This marks a drop from 314 in 1943 and far below 1,302 in 1939, with the peak postwar period back in 1922 when 3,025 failures occurred.
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Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Airstrip on Crete Highlights Allied and German Positions
Armed authorities report a British airstrip on eastern Crete while several thousand Germans hold fortified western defenses. After Athens and Salonika fell to the Allies, Germans retreated to the island’s western areas and make limited forays into British territory. Crete was seized by German forces in 1941 as a historic airborne invasion.
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Rome
Crete
Mediterranean
Athens
Salonika
Mrs Churchill Calls Leningrad City Sacred
Mrs. Winston Churchill told citizens of Leningrad the city is sacred and must not be sacrificed during its siege. The Moscow radio cited her brief visit and remarks, noting she and secretary Miss Mabel Johnson hoped to visit hospitals and extend friendship between the two nations.
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Leningrad
Winston Church
London
Moscow
Churchill
Mabel Johnson
Demolition of Tirpitz Planned by Nazis in Tromso Fjord
Norwegian information office reports Germany has sent demolition experts to Tromso Fjord to destroy the super battleship Tirpitz beyond salvage with 120 tons of explosives in the hull. The Tirpitz was sunk last fall by the Royal Air Force.
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London
Norwegian Information Office
Tromso Fjord
Royal Air Force
Werewolves Terror Weapon Hinders Allies Efforts
HAMELIN Germany. Hitler’s underground Werewolves reveal a terror tactic aimed at civilians to create chaos and sabotage. Armed forces expect to overrun German territories and face widespread disruption while ensuring public utilities and food for 80 million. The plan risks long chaos and starvation unless Allied control ends.
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Hamelin
Germany
Hitler
Europe
No Sanctuary for War Criminals in Neutral Fire
In London, Prime Minister Church signals that no war criminals will be allowed sanctuary in any country within the British Commonwealth. Dr James Little of Belfast questioned steps to ensure neutrality across member states as Eire vows not to admit jeopardizing outsiders while maintaining neutrality.
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London
Church
House of Mmons
James Little
Belfast
Women in Heidelberg urge peace wisdom to Eisenhower
A group of Heidelberg women left a letter on the Bismarck statue urging Allied peace built on wisdom. They praised General Eisenhower but argued vows to destroy Nazism are insufficient without common sense and decency for lasting peace. Stockholm notes report German civilians fleeing to Sweden face immediate repatriation and seven German planes landed in southern Sweden with deserter crews.
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Heidelberg
Eisenhower
Bismarck
Fisenhower
Stockholm
Ger
Sweden
Malmo
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