Canada’s War Budget Swells Air Force Spending to Billions
Finance Minister Maley revealed in Ottawa that the 1943 44 war appropriation totals 3 8 billion with the air department rising to 1 129 billion, the army at 1 764 billion and the navy 489 million. He dismissed fears of national bankruptcy, noting inflation risk from excess money and praising wartime production gains and savings.
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Ottawa
Canada
Maley
House of Commons
Sissey
Army
Air Force
Navy
Australia Accepts Responsibility To Feed U N Forces
Canberra reports Australia has assumed responsibility for feeding United Nation forces in the region. John A Beasley announced provisions worth 64 million dollars, with armed forces in the southwest Pacific holding food reserves for wartime use. Finance Minister J B Chifley told parliament Australia will spend 220 million dollars this financial year under a lease lend arrangement to sustain U S forces.
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Australia
John A. Beasleged
United Nation
South
Southwest
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Solomon
New Guinea
United States
J. B. Chifley
Finance Minster
Parliament
Allied Air Force Sinks Japanese Convoy in Pacific Victory
Allied headquarters announced a major Pacific victory in which 22 ships totaling 90 000 tons were sunk or crippled. The engagement destroyed 10 warships and 12 transports with about 15 000 Japanese troops killed, as Allied planes dropped over 100 tons of bombs. Several thousand naval personnel may have perished.
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Allied
Australia
Ing
Wink. Ing
Air Chief Broadhurst assumes Western Desert command
Air Vice Marshal Harry Broad hurst is named commander of Allied air forces in the Western desert, succeeding Sir Arthur Coningham. At 37, he becomes the RAF's youngest man to hold the rank, signaling a rapid rise in wartime command. Japan's upper house approves a record budget of 48.72 billion yen, about 11 billion dollars, for wartime expenditures.
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Harry Broadhurst
Western Desert
Arthur Coningham
RAF
Japan
London
Paris
Leading R.C.A.F. Fighter Pilot McLeod Shines In Malta
Regina Saskatchewan born Henry Wallace McLeod of the Royal Canadian Air Force held 13 Axis planes to his credit with several probable kills in eight weeks of Malta fighting. Twice shot down five times his plane was damaged but he escaped unwounded. He led RCAF fighters while Beurling led RAF in Malta and is now home on leave.
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Rngniment
Henry Wallace McLeod
R.C.A.F
Regina
Sask
Malta
George Beurling
Beurling
Ra.f
Lieut
McLeod
Canada
Butter price support and farm subsidies in wartime estimates
Ottawa finance minister Tisley tabled agriculture department estimates in the House of Commons detailing a 1.5 million dollar provision to buy butter to stabilize prices, with total agricultural appropriations at 14.24 million dollars. The package includes 2 million for livestock feed wheat subsidies and 1.08 million for disposing surplus products, plus fertilizer subsidies and freight allowances of 1.9 million to boost crop output.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Agriculture Department
House of Commons
Finance
Tisley
Canada
Agricultural Supplies Board
Vegetable oils push for flaxseed and sunflower seed in western Canada
The National Barley and Linseed Flax Committee urged higher flaxseed and sunflower seed production in western Canada. LH Lehberg, adviser to the federal oils and fats administration, said U.S. imports were below expectations as U.S. crushers sought Canadian flax. About 10 million bushels of flax were eyed for U.S. and overseas demand, with a five cent per pound price for flaxseed flowers recommended. Estimated seed supply could support 50 thousand acres, about half the desired area.
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Winnipeg
Canada
LH. Lehberg
Federal Oils and Fats Administration
U.S
United States
Oils and Fats
Armed Forces Budget Request for 1943 44 Size
Large Ottawa finance minister stated in the House of Commons that the armed forces will require 3 320 000 000 dollars for 1943 44, up from 1 913 000 000 dollars in 1942 43. The figures reflect wartime expansion and funding needs.
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Ottawa
cinance arnister _usley
House of Commons
Greater Rubber Control Needed to Meet Wartime Needs
Ottawa reports Canada relies on prewar rockpiles for rubber as supplies from the U S and Africa meet only about 10 percent of demand. Restrictions tighten, reclaim from scrap grows, and substitutes are pursued as Canada awaits synthetic rubber production expected late 1943.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pearl Harbor
Amerial
America
Africa
Department
Canda
Polymer Corporation
Ohiio
Sunflowers deemed superior oil source for prairies
Winnipeg Sunflower seeds ranked best potential edible oil source in prairie provinces at a grain research meeting. Report noted sunflowers superior to soybeans for oil in this area though soy oil processing may be developed soon in Canada and the United States. Research into new edible oil sources was curtailed during wartime.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Associate Committee On
Canada
Ces
Canada taxes loom in U S tax talks
Washington weighs a Canadian plan to forego half of 1942 earned personal income taxes as a potential pay as you go compromise to replace the Ruml plan. The Joint congressional tax staff asked Ottawa for more details on the proposal at once.
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Washington
U.S
Joint
Congressional
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