New Constitution Draft Approved by Japanese Cabinet
Tokyo reports Gen Douglas MacArthur announced a draft constitution abolishing war, reducing the emperor to a symbolic figure, and placing government authority in elected representatives. It names May 19 as a cabinet convene date and outlines emperor powers, cabinet roles, and treaty duties.
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Dougtan Macarthur
Himbito
Kijuro Shidehara
Wataru Narahashi
Ca Dset
MacArthuir
MacArthur
No decision yet on Meyer prison disposition
Ottawa reports no new talks with British officials on Kurt Meyer, the German SS commander sentenced to life for war prisoner killings. No resolution expected until Canadian troops depart Britain, after which Meyer would be kept under Canadian guard or sent to Canada if Britain rejects a military prison or no civilian authority accepts him.
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Defence
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Werseas
Britain
Meyer
England
Canade
Riot in India leaves dozens dead in Bihar district clash
Rioting erupted during elections in Bihar near Ranchi with police firing killing nine and combatants from Congress and Aborigine party clashing. Reports say fifteen killed overall with casualties from food supply center disturbance in Al Cheyyar and other districts amid political unrest.
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Bihar
Bombay
Ranchi
Congress
North
Arcot
Canada Desirable Training Ground for British Troops
In a Commons debate Maj J G Morrison argues Canada could train British troops as during wartime, noting Britain cannot both train and feed itself. Nassau War Material Committee plans to ship 2000 cases of canned fruits vegetables and money to Britain in the first aid shipment.
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London
J. G. Morrison
Salisbury
House of Commons
Britain
Canada
Nassau War Material Committee
Americans May Occupy Germany For Ten Years
Lt Gen Lucius Clay head of the American military government in Germany says the United States may plan a ten year occupation. He notes a new de Nazification law allowing up to ten year sentences for major offenders and that 2 million Nazis have yet to be purged. The law covers all American occupied Germany except Berlin and Bremen, and requires registration of Germans over 18. It could affect 25 percent of the 16 million Americans in the zone with about 500000 trials and many appeals.
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Berlin
Lucius Clay
Germany
United States
Clay
Hitler
Munich
Bremen
Visit decided Field Marshal Montgomery to Canada in September
Vancouver reports Field Marshal Montgomery plans a Canadian visit as a Dominion guest in September with Vancouver as the likely entry point. His brother, a Vancouver barrister, relays Montgomery’s expected role with Imperial General Staff duties beginning in June. London Ont station notes the London Free Press owns a five passenger aircraft for news gathering with pilot WE Corfield, veteran reporter since 1937.
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Canada
Vancouver
D. S. Montgomery
Lord Montgomery
Aurich
Germany
Sta
Bernard Montgomery
Viscount Montgomery of
Alamein
Imperial General Staff
London
Carnival circuit eyed for western Canada expansion
Edmonton reports a winter carnival circuit may be formed similar to class A summer fairs after a meeting of representatives from major prairie and western coast cities, signaling a potential regional fair network.
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Edmonton
Canada
Prairie
Kimberley High Lab Blast Kills Student. Two Injured
In Kimberley British Columbia Dorothy Calghan a 17 year old student was killed in a chemistry laboratory explosion at Kimberley High School. Teacher Silao Muraro and two pupils Richard Scull and Arthur Christensen were hospitalized with cuts and shock. The blast, believed caused by a fan experiment, caused little classroom damage and no fire.
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Kimberley
Dorothy Calghan
Studet
Silao Muraro
Richard Scull
Chapman Camp
Arthur Christenson
Spanish note from U.S., Britain, and France sparks mixed reaction
Madrid discusses a tripartite note from the United States Britain and France with no direct Spanish communication. Supporters say it lets Spaniards shape next steps while critics view it as morally weak and resistance leaders lack organization amid fears of Francoist quash. In Washington, Attorney General Tom Clark cites a 12.3 percent rise in serious crimes in 1945, the largest in 15 years.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Washington
Tom Clark
United States
Two Views on Churchill Talk Sharply Opposed
London observers split over Winston Churchill's Fulton Missouri speech. Some see it as pushing an anti Comintern Anglo American military bloc while others say he urged Britain and the United States to avoid any postwar pact with the Soviet Union on expansion. Either way, he spoke as an elder statesman warning against a new war. In Paris, French observers expect a cool reception from the far left but hope for Western Russia showdown support.
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Winston Churchill
Westminster College
Fulton
Missouri
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House of Commons
Churchill
Russia
Europe
Far East
Dearse of Commons
Paris
Winster Churchill
France
Modern Touch Young Saskatchewan Trapper Plans Flying Venture
Zane Palmer a 22 year old Meadow Lake Saskatchewan mink rancher and trapper buys a cabin aircraft to link his business interests. He runs a mink ranch 30 miles north of Meadow Lake and a winter trapline 70 miles northwest, with plans to trap spring muskrat near Athabaska Alberta. Palmer will take flight training aiming for a commercial licence.
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Saskatchewan
Edmonton
Zane Palmer
Meadow Lake
Alberta
Athabaska
Palmer
Waterhen Lake
Trapline
Gandhi condemns political fasts in Harijan
Mohandas K. Gandhi in Harijan denounces fasts used for political ends in India. He asserts resistance fasting should not override decency and that he cannot abandon his honest opinion even if the world fasts against him.
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Bombay Mohandas K. Gandhi
Harijan
India
British Farmers Face Crop Plan Shifts Amid War Effort
London report notes farmers and allotment holders urged to grow more food to support wartime needs. Campaign calls for substantial wheat and cereal production, with 12 to 200 thousand extra workers needed. German POWs and returning demobilized workers reshuffle labor pools as plans adjust. Land under wheat listed at 2,200,000 acres versus prior years.
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Ruth
Farcine
Atlantic
National
United States
Canada
Admiral Doenitz Demands Submarine War Records
Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz urged the international tribunal to compel Admiral Nimitz to swear to statements showing U S submarines operated under sink without warning orders. He sought British admiralty files on combat orders for merchant ships and argued U S subs attacked ships without warning in designated waters, while not aiding shipwrecked persons where it risked submarines. Doenitz's counsel claimed Nimitz would show the German and Japanese naval commands faced the same strategic and legal constraints in submarine warfare.
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Dixelos
Mernberg
Karl Doenitz
Tribunial
Xamiral
W. Nimitz
United States
Deenitz
Otto Kieuehler
Nimitz’ Repliex
Therman Naval High Command
Canada Canned Goods Stocks Drop From Last Year
Ottawa reports that stockpiles of canned fruits vegetables jams jellies and juices held by canners wholesalers and stores fell from a year ago. Canned fruit stock declined to 1 861 422 dozen from 2 286 514 last year and total canned goods value dipped to 683 160. Other reduced items include jams jellies marmalades and tomato products. Field Marshal Viscount Alexander set to sail March 29 arriving April 4 while Governor General Athlone plans to depart after Parliament opens. Weather notes say 10 inches of snow equals one inch of water.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Viscount Alexander
Earl of Athlone
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