Industry Must Make Post War Work Its Job
J. McLean addressed the post-war planning conference at the Canadian Manufacturers Association annual meeting. He urged new businesses and departments, saying mass unemployment is the test of an industrial system. P. L. Lane warned against barriers to full employment, citing taxation and working capital as issues, and proposed adopting the UK method for excess profits tax to offset losses.
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McLean
P. L. Lane
C.M.A
Unem
Canada
Lane
United Kingdom
Kandanos Destroyed In Reprisal Like Lidice
Cairo photographs report Kandanos on Crete wiped out by German forces as reprisal for the murder of German parachutists. A marine-stab photo describes the act stating Kandanos was destroyed in reprisal for the killings.
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Cairo
Magica
Crete
Kandanos
Lidice
Age limit raised for Canadian army university course
Ottawa reports the second Canadian army university course will start next September with an age limit raised from 20 to 22. The program now accepts students aged 17 to 22 who hold matriculation standing and are in the Ar medical category. The origin of the name Alnsna is traced to an Abt wandering meaning sree.
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Ottawa
Canadian Army University
Women Division At Home visits planned at air force stations
Winnipeg reports will have mothers learn about the Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division as air force stations plan WD at Home events before June 27. Stations like No 8 Repair Depot Winnipeg and No 1 Central Navigation School Rivers will host tours, talks, and movies showcasing WD roles from filing to wireless work and aircraft support.
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Itatan
Atte Perce
Winnipeg
Rcaf. News Ser
Royal Canadien Air Force
Girls In Blue
Canada
Sta Tions
Air Force
RCA
Women's Division
Gaya
Central Navigation
Bebool
Rivers
Man
Saskatoon
Dauphin
Yorkton
Sask
Brandon
W.d.s
W.D
To Build Tankers Start Soon in Vancouver
The News-Herald reports, on reliable authority, that construction of 10,000-ton tankers will begin this year in Vancouver shipyards for Wartime Merchant Shipping. Details are not yet disclosed, but the plan calls for converting victory-type freighters. First work is expected in about two months, with several ships likely completed before year-end.
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Vancou
News-Herald
Vancouver
West Coast
Alberta swears in youngest provincial premier
Premier of Alberta Hon. B C Manning, described as a year old friend of the late Premier Aberhart, has been sworn in as premier of Alberta, the youngest provincial government leader in Canada. The former provincial secretary and minister of trade and industry was the unanimous choice of the Social Credit party.
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B.C. Manning
Aberhart
Alberta
Canada
Trade and Industry
Social Credit Party
Canada key crossroads in future world air routes
Winnipeg report quotes W F English assistant vice-president Trans Canada Airways stating Canada holds the key position for any globe spanning air service. He notes Canada sits at the crossroads of the airways with direct routes from US population centers to Europe and Asia crossing there, while warning current airways may be dangerous and future airways could foster peace by reducing national barriers.
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Winnipeg
Canada
British Commonwealth Air Service
Globe
W. F. English
Transanada Airways
English
United States
Europe
Asia
Taplin
Airways of
Allied invasion of Italy training for Allies urged
A report notes that Allied forces are training to participate in the Allied invasion of Italy. It cites a member of Emperor Halle Selassie’s cabinet discussing coordination and readiness for joint operations.
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Italy
Emperor Halle Selassie
RAF rejects Canadian plan to commission all air crew
London reports that the RAF will not adopt the Canadian practice of commissioning practically all air crew. Air Secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair told Parliament that aircraft should not be manned exclusively by commissioned officers, while Air Minister Power noted Canadian cadets up to 90 percent were recommended for immediate commissions.
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London
RAF
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Power
Wheat Board Sets Wheat Delivery Quota at 35 Bushels an Acre
The Canadian Wheat Board announced a general delivery quota for wheat at all western delivery points of 35 bushels per acre. The statement added the board cannot guarantee immediate space for acceptance of the increased quota but will strive to distribute available space fairly.
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Wheat Board
Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Victoria Cross Awarded to Lt Col Campbell at Dunkirk
Lt Col Lorne McLaine Campbell received the Victoria Cross for leading an assault at Wadi Akarit in North Africa. His actions breached an 8 mile minefield and secured 600 prisoners, earning Britain's highest wartime honor as Dunkirk featured in the record of valor.
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Dso
Dunkirk
Onaon
Lorne McLaine Campbell
Wadi Akarit
North Africa
Proud Father of RCAF Member Remembers Graduation Story
A Dauphin Manitoba account recalls a Royal Canadian Air Force graduation. The son, LAC K R Grimley, trained after schools at Mozart and Regina, being born in England. His father, a former prisoner of war, served as butcher and cook in the air force during the war. Group Captain A H Wilson presided at the ceremony.
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RCAF
Lac
Dauphin
Man
Mozart
H. Grimley Y
K. R. Grimley
England
Flask
Regina
Air Force
A. H. Wilson
Mass die by own action at Attu battle shatters defense
At Attu Island the final Japanese resistance collapsed amid mass suicide by grenades and detonators after a May 29 assault. Surviving Japanese, including soldiers and civilians, pushed through American lines at Cories Lake amid a two day slaughter with high American losses.
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Cortes Lakes
Attu
Cories Lake
Massacre Bay
Change Strategy Plans To Hold Land In Cultivation
London reports unsatisfactory food conditions prompt a shift in Soviet military strategy from mobile warfare to holding and advancing lines to secure land in cultivation. Observers warn that production and distribution must both hold through the year to avert a grave shortage. civilians risk near nutritional limits and potential home-front impact.
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London
Russia
Soviet Union
Famine in Hong Kong reported amid Japanese shortage
Report notes severe shortages in Hong Kong as Japanese forces face supply constraints. Officials warn of growing hunger and rising prices, with civilians pressured to ration basics. Local merchants report dwindling stocks and inspections to curb hoarding amid wartime controls.
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Hong Kong
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