Trade training in army should be fully used
Ottawa reports a royal commission will study credit and pathways for armed forces personnel to translate trades and technical training into civilian work. Composed of leaders from labor, industry, and education, the group will report to the labor minister with recommendations for provincial and employer cooperation. Mitchell stresses the loss to Canada if military training is ignored in civilian re-entry.
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Ottawa
Kell
Wilfrid Bovey
Montreal
Canadian Legion
DS Lyons
International Assocition of Machinists
Rutherford
Toronto
J.C. G
Mitchell
Canada
Germany unable to function in war prisoner exchange
London reports the German government informed Britain via Switzerland it could not continue exchanging seriously sick and wounded prisoners under the Geneva convention until two months after necessary arrangements are completed. The Foreign Office disclosed Germany’s admission as a power under international rules.
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London
Foreign Price and War Office
Switzerland
Canada and Sweden Adopt Immediate Air Transit Pact
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Sweden approve immediate in-force of the Two Freedoms agreement between the two nations. The pact grants each other the freedom to fly over territory without landing and to land for non traffic purposes. Defence HQ announces Gen. HD G Crerar and four other Canadian Army officers decorated by the French government for gallantry.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Defence
HD. G. Crerar
Germans Sent to Russia to Aid War Tearing and Rebuilding
Diplomatic briefings indicate Soviet authorities have begun relocating hundreds of thousands of Germans from Romania Yugoslavia and Bessarabia to the Soviet Union for cleanup and rebuilding efforts. About 76000 from Romania 100000 from Yugoslavia and 40000 from Bessarabia have reportedly been moved with possible transfers from Hungary and Bulgaria unclear.
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Washington
Russia
Balkans
Romania
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Bessarabia
Plan Special Stamp for Roosevelt Likely, Officials Say
Washington plans a commemorative stamp honoring President Roosevelt, noted as a famed U S No 1 stamp collector. Officials say no decisions made yet but the notion is under consideration by the post office department.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Post Office Department
Former Polish Premier backs Yalta plan for unity government
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, former prime minister, formally endorses a provisional national unity government in line with the Yalta declaration. He says close friendship with Russia is essential for Poland’s future and accepts the Crimea decision regarding Poland. He previously left the London government after its rejection of his accord with the Soviet Union and the Lublin committee.
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Russia
Crimea
Poland
Mikolajczyk
London
Soviet Union
Lublin
German Army Tests Orphaned War Machine Puzzle
Hillersleben Germany a German army testing ground showcases a massive land vehicle with four nine foot wheels armored deck two drivers position high above ground and a flat top bolted to carry devices while two armored compartments hold electrical gear a long anti tank gun with a 120 millimeter shell bore also features in the report.
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Hillersleben
Germany
Blamey Affirms No Quick End to Pacific War
General Sir Thomas Blamey, deputy commander in the southwest Pacific, rejects any notion that the war may end soon. He states Allied leaders with full knowledge foresee a sustained campaign with heavy fighting for an unpredictable period, urging preparation for a long conflict.
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Melbourne
Australia
Thomas Blamey
Southwest Pacific
Blameydered
Civilians In Germany Face Starvation Warning From Col Malone
Col R Dick Malone, Canadian army public relations officer for northwest Europe, warns civilians in northern and central Germany are headed for starvation. He cites a breakdown in transport, disrupted farming, and reliance on food stocks from Ukraine, Belgium, Holland, and France. He says German farmers must be urged to work land, but many civilians drift to internment camps and soup as distribution delays stretch eight months to a year.
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Ottawa
Germany
Col
Dick) Malone
Regina
Col. Malone
Ukraine
Belgium
Holland
France
Factories in salt mine airfield scale in TARTHAN Germany
United States forces uncovered a buried German plant in a salt mine at TARTHAN 900 feet underground. A $10 million factory produced fuselages for 700 jet fighters monthly, with chambers spanning hundreds of feet. Deception included a second lower salt mine to maintain normal operations.
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Tarthan
Germany
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