Canada postwar rehabilitation plan outlined in Vancouver speech
Dr GM Weir outlined Canada’s postwar rehabilitation program in a Vancouver address. He estimated costs and scope, predicting more than 600 000 discharged persons could be aided early after the war through provincial enterprises Veterans' Land Act construction vocational training and return to former positions. He warned civilian wartime workers complicate planning and urged adequate training capacity for over 250 000 trainees annually.
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Vancouver
GM. Weir
Weir
Canada
Shortage of doctors may force compulsory medical movement
In Ottawa the Commons heard that acute shortages in rural Canada could require compulsory action to move medical staff to where they are most needed. M J Coldwell cited the situation as very dire, noting doctors’ shortages. Comparable compulsory measures were already in Australia and the UK, with similar steps anticipated in the United States.
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Ottawa
Afackensie
M. J. Coldwell
CCF
Australia
United Kingdom
Mackenzie
United States
Canada
Soviet Interest Grows as Sicily Battle News Filtered
In Moscow the Soviet public lines up for scarce Sicily battlefield notices from Tass and London briefings, reflecting widespread curiosity amid limited official updates.
Navy Physicians Forecast Antiserum Shield Against Flu
Navy physicians report a new inhaled antiserum that neutralizes influenza virus in the lungs. Commander Albert Krucker says animal tests show 90 percent protection and 50 percent effectiveness for treatment after infection. The 12th Naval District lab leads the research, aiming to preempt future outbreaks.
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Navy
San Francisco
United States Navy
12Th Naval District
Albert Paul Krucker
Naval Laboratoryesearch Unit
After the War United States to Hold Largest Navy Says Shinwell
In the British House of Commons Emanuel Shinwell warns the United States will be the world’s leading naval power after the war. He notes Britain begins with about 20 million tons of shipping and will drop to 9 million, while the United States rises from 7 million to 15 to 30 million tons.
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Itish Laborite
United States
London
House of Commons
Te Emanuel Shinwell
United Jaaatant
Shinwell
Great Britain
Bill approves creation of National Council on Physical Fitness
Ottawa. The House of Commons social security committee approved a bill to promote physical fitness in Canada. The act, administered by Pensions Minister Mackenzie, creates a national council on physical fitness with the director paid a salary and other members reimbursed for expenses. A $225,000 fund will fund provincial grants for fitness promotion.
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National Council On Physical Fitness
Ottawa
House of Commons Social Security Committee
People of Canada
Mackenzie
Censorship Cost for Press and Radio in Canada
The War Services Department reports censorship cost Canada 1942-43 at 106645 dollars. No Hansard report censorship occurred. Press censorship alone would total about 82000 dollars with listed daily salaries for chief censors and staff.
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Ottawa
Canada
War Services Department
House of Commons
T. L. Church
Toronto-Broad
Wilfrid Eggleston
Fulgence Charpentier
Jacques Girouard
RW. Baldwin
BB. Perry
C. S. Grafton
Prime Minister Seeks Second Exchange Trip to Japan
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced a second exchange voyage to Japan planned for this summer. The mission aims to repatriate Canadian and American nationals and one Latin American country’s citizens.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Japan
Canada
United States
Canadian Sgt Hickson Receives Second Battle Medal
Sgt George Alfred Hickson 28 of Kitchener Ontario earned the Military Medal for North Africa services after winning the Distinguished Conduct Medal in the Dieppe raid. He is the first Canadian to hold two battle decorations in this war and serves with the Royal Canadian Engineers.
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George Alfred Hickson
Kitchener, Ont
Dieppe
North Africa
Royal Canadian Engineers
New Terminal Montreal Opens After 14 Years of Work
The central terminal of Canadian National Railways in Montreal was officially opened by Transport Minister Michaud in a brief ceremony. Mayor Raynault and CNR officials attended as the 14 year building project, started 1929, finally reached completion amid wartime rush and altered plans.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Michaud
Adhemar Raynault
Jultha Gagnon
CNR
RC Vaughan
Britain to send 12 million dollars in clothing to Russia
London announces a relief shipment valued at 12 million dollars for civilian needs in Russia. The government will contribute 10 million dollars toward the cost.
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London
Britain
Russia
Ottawa plans use of noncombatant personnel in military hospitals
Ottawa announces arrangements to employ individuals in Canadian military hospitals who refuse to bear arms due to religious beliefs, as stated by Defence Minister Ralston.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence
Ralston
Jump Tower Opens at Camp Shilo Training Centre
Two Canadian paratroopers descend in controlled parachute drills from the 256 foot steel tower at Camp Shilo Man training centre for paratroops. The trainees begin at the chair suspended from a parachute prior to a free jump from the top, simulating an in-flight drop.
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Camp Shilo
Man
Commandos Pave Way for Canadian Sicily Landing
Allied reports recount two British officers detailing North Africa commando units clearing beaches and flanks for Canadian forces off Sicily. Commandos landed under moonlight with RAF flares, silencing shore batteries, crossing cliffs, and freeing a customs house before linking with Canadian troops near Punta Castellazzo.
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Allied
North Africa
Sicily
Africa
Britain
Cmdr
J.D. Fernald
Fernald
W. R. Seadall
Royal Marines
R.A.F
Punta Castellazzo
Charge Denied On Woollen Goods Production Curbs
Finance Minister Sisley rejected John Blackmore’s claim that the Canadian wool board curtailed woollen goods to stockpile wool and suppress prices to farmers. He noted Canada will produce over 27 million pounds of woollen goods this year, up from 26 million last year and 17 million in 1939, with mills at capacity. He said permits since 1942 aimed to control production and build a two year stockpile to offset potential Australian import losses.
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Ottawa
Sisley
House of Commons
John Blackmore
New Democracy
Canadian Wool Board
Canada
Australia
New Navy Tanker Slides Down The Ways At Ojibway
The Canadian Bridge Engineering Company built auxiliary tanker HMCS Dundalk slid into the water at Ojibway Shipyard amid cheering crowds of workers and guests as the vessel entered service for the fleet.
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Canadian Bridge Engineering Company
HMCS
Dundalk
Ojibway
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Army
Canadian Army
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Queen
Royal Canadian Navy
Regina
Sask
Murray Pierce
Portage la Prairie
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Weyburn
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