Britain To Receive U S Loan Of 4400 Million
London reports the United States and Great Britain have reached a loan agreement totaling 4.4 billion dollars. Repayment starts in 1946 with no interest for two years, then 2 percent interest. Britain may cut sterling debt, dissolve the dollar pool, join U S tariff reductions, and support Bretton Woods plan.
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London
London Morning News
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Daily Herald
Labor
Washington
Herald
The
Daily Sketch
Daily Maid
News Chronicle
New York
Sketch
Daily Mail
the Mail
Mail
Bretton Woods
Russia
China
France
Canada
Commonwealth
Dominions
Three Names Considered For UN Secretary General
London reports three names as possibilities for the United Nations secretary-general. Mentioned are General Eisenhower, Anthony Eden, and Lester B Pearson. If the UN headquarters is in the United States, the job is unlikely to go to an American according to conference members.
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London
United Nations Organization
General Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
Lester B. Pearson
Washington
United States
United Nations Conference
Price Increases Authorized On Prunes And Raisins
Prices to consumers will rise about three cents per pound on imported California prunes and raisins as the prices board allows a portion of higher California costs to be passed on. The board notes substantial price increases since 1941 and says the change reflects war costs and market shifts.
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California
Ottawa
Flax urged to ease world oils shortage in 1946 plan
Ottawa reports a combined food board review warns of a substantial deficit in fats and oils supply. Dr Lebberg urges increased flax seed and sunflower acreage while maintaining soy and canola crops to meet 1946 production goals and support linseed oil for industry. Saskatchewan and Alberta acreage declines flagged amid lower flax yields.
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Ottawa
Combined Food Board
Dominion-provincial Agricultural Conference
F. H. Lebberg
Canada
United States
Britain
Lehberg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Health Ministry Sets Ottawa Blindness Survey and Lab Plans
Health Minister Claxton told the Commons the department will survey the medical records of all blind people in Canada to identify main blindness causes and map a prevention program. He described plans for a national laboratory to be built, with construction awaiting time. The department, formed a year ago, aims to build close ties with provincial health ministers and key health groups.
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Ottawa
Claxton
Commons
Canada
Ntional
Extra troop ships for Canadian servicemen home
Canadian military headquarters announced extra troop ships for December. The vessels, including the Menawha and the Duchess of Bedford, join ships carrying Canadian servicemen home from the United Kingdom. Each ship can carry about 3,000 men.
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Aomlua
Bermuda
Duchess of Bedford
United Kingdom
Canadians Expect Plentiful Christmas Turkeys This Year
Ottawa officials forecast ample turkey supply from the Prairies with prices near last year and strong demand likely to repeat 1944 levels. Table chickens and duck or goose will be available, western marketing to be earlier this year to ensure nationwide supply.
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Ottawa
Poultry Division
Agriculture Departments
Prairies
Afanitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime
Prices Board
British Columbia
Manitoba
Better in Spring Deputy Labor Minister Says Employment Situation Not Unduly Alarming
Ottawa deputy labor minister Arthur MacNamara said the employment picture could improve in winter with possible difficulty finding workers next spring. He noted Canada moved from a spring shortage to local unemployment but not dire, with labor transfers being arranged as needed. In California, UC Berkeley and a cyclotron program plan repurposing to fight cancer using radioactive substances similar to atomic bomb materials in a peacetime effort.
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Ottawa
Arthur MacNamara
MacNamara
Canada
Berkeley
Calif
Universty of California
Self rule for India promised with constitutional path
London reports the British Labour government reaffirmed a promise of self rule for India once a suitable constitution is adopted, warning against force. A non partisan parliamentary committee will visit India to observe, draft unofficial recommendations, and meet Indian leaders, supported by the Empire Parliamentary Association.
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London
India
Empire Parliamentary Association
Princess Elizabeth trip to Canada deemed inappropriate
Reports of a Princess Elizabeth visit to Canada and the United States are discounted. Shipping concerns and potential criticism of soldiers' families awaiting passage are cited. Labor leaders debate whether a royal visit would skew Washington Ottawa negotiations during British reconstruction.
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Elizabeth
Canada
New London
Us.a
Buckingham Palace
Edward
U.S.A
Washington
Ottawa
Controls On Building Have Been Lifted
Ottawa Canada lifted wartime construction controls as Munitions Minister Howe announced the abolition of building licenses. Builders can proceed, but materials remain tight and nonessential projects should wait. Priority housing for veterans to be met first while municipal permits still apply.
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Ottawa
Canada
Howe
Munitions Department
Ife
Ninth contest scholarship for young Canadian composers announced
The Composers Authors and Publishers Association of Canada launched its ninth annual scholarship contest for young Canadian composers under 22 by March 31, 1946. Entrants submit two works including a song. top prize is a $750 Toronto Conservatory of Music scholarship with $250 in meritorious awards. A junior division offers $25, $15, and $10 for under-16 competitors. Entry forms available at the association's Toronto office, 2 King Street East.
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Toronto
Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of
Nada
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Ten
King Street East
Manchurian forces join nationalist troops in Mukden
Chinese press dispatch reports independent Manchurian forces marching into Mukden to back nationalist troops. A brother of Marshal Chang Sueh-Liang, who once gained fame for kidnapping Chiang Kai-Shek, proclaims allegiance to the nationalists and sends his troops into the key city.
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Chungking
Cninese
Mukden
Chang Sueh-Liang
Chiang Kai-Shek
Himelf
Trade Barriers Must Go Says Gardiner At Conference
Ottawa Agriculture Minister Gardiner urged the Dominion provincial agricultural conference to remove wartime trade barriers between Canada and the United States. He warned continued restrictions would harm production and cited embargoes on Canadian wheat feed grains pork and cattle. He called for production and marketing policies based on upcoming freer trade and noted Europe as a future market while urging domestic industry near farming regions to feed hungry mouths locally.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Dominion
Canada
United States
Gardner
Britain
Ships Of Royal Navy Obsolete And Likely Scrapped
London officials say veteran battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines of Britain's navy may be scrapped soon as many World War I era ships reach obsolescence. First Great War R class ships including Ramillies Renown Resolution and Revenge face demobilisation with several others relegated to reserve or repurposed as accommodation or training ships notably Warspite.
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London
Britain
Admiralty
Revenge
Battl
Uns
Warspite
Aiding Relatives in Vancouver Send Money to Homeland
Vancouver banks report thousands of dollars weekly flow to China by relatives of residents. War-stricken families receive funds after VJ-day access to areas once occupied by Japan. For 5.95 Canadian, 2400 Chinese dollars arrive, but high prices erode purchasing power. The Vancouver Daily Province notes over 1,000 unfinished houses in the city, leaving about 4,000 people awaiting materials and homes.
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Vancouver
China
Japan
Canada
Vancouver Daily Province
Accommodation Issues Hinder Canadian Mission in Berlin
The Canadian military mission to Berlin faces delays in securing lodging in the ruined city and may not establish there until the new year at the earliest.
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London
Berlin
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Hyndehope
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Butcher of War
Saw
Col
Josef Albert Meisinger
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San Francisco
Manus
Hans Fritache
Goebbel
Germany
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