Initial Wheat Payment Will Be Continued
Canadian wheat officials outlined extended payments for the 1944 45 and 1946 47 crop programs with June and May disbursements. Details cover participation certificates, equalization funds for Ontario and western provinces, and ongoing discussions on prices for oats barley flaxseed rapeseed and manpower seed. Authorities expect to announce individual payment amounts when ready.
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Northern
Praine Provinces
MacKinnon
Canada
Heat Board
Ontario
United States Withdraws From UNRRA After Jan 1
Assistant Secretary of State William Clayton announced at the U N Relief and Rehabilitation Council that the United States will withdraw from UNRRA on January 1. He stated Washington has provided about 2.7 billion dollars for relief and will not fund extensions beyond existing expiration dates in Europe and the Far East.
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UNAEA
Atlantic City
United States
Willam Clayton
Council
The
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
U.S
UNRRA
Clayton
Europe
Far East
New International Bank
Not Sabotage in Fires Aboard British Ships Reported
London ministers report no evidence of sabotage behind recent shipboard fires, noting two major blazes at Liverpool and an incident aboard a liner hospital. Meanwhile Canada designates Winnipeg Light Infantry as the country’s first reserve paratroop battalion as reorganization proceeds. Ottawa says shipments to the Philippines via Vancouver paused due to quota filings.
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London
Alfred Barnes
Minster
War Transport
House of Commons
Waveney
Liverpool
Labet
Bates
Winnipeg
Canada
Winnipeg Light Infantry Regiment
Rationing Call From UNRRA Leader in Food Report
UNRRA director general Herbert Lehman urged reimposition of rationing for scarce foods across the United States and allied producers, arguing voluntary measures alone cannot avert famine. Canada's L B Pearson defended strict rationing, while both officials discussed Russia's possible role and UNRRA's limited bread grain and fat shipments for April.
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Atlantic City
United States
Herbert H. Lehman
United States Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
L. B. Pearson
Canada
Pearson
Russia
Combined
Combined Food Board
Lehman
UNRRA
World Fund And Bank Formally Established In U S
Treasury Secretary Vinson opened the inaugural meeting of the world fund and bank governors declaring the $9.1 billion bank and $8.5 billion fund now established and breathing as living organisms. Actual lending and stabilizing work will come months later. On market soon Winnipeg wheat Redman praised as a high quality licensable variety to watch in Manitoba legislature.
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Orld
Savannah
Gan
Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
The
World Fund and Bank
Winnipeg
Redman
DL Campbell
Manitoba
Flight A Success Returns Safely From Repulse Bay
The RCAF Dakota piloted by D. Kenny from Fredericton reached Repulse Bay after five hours from Churchill. One ton of feed and medicines were dropped from 500 feet to aid missionaries at the outpost in far northern Canada. Ottawa notes 268,000 unplaced job seekers last Feb 28 but signals reconversion unemployment weakness.
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Repulse Bay
Ottawa
Rockcliffe
Canada
del) Kenny
Fredericton
Churchill
Man
Labor Department
McCreery to Lead British Army in Europe After Montgomery
In a major command shakeup Lt General Richart Dick McCreery, former head of occupation forces in Austria, is slated to succeed Viscount Montgomery as commander in chief of the British Army in Europe. Field Marshal Lord Alexander remains in post since 1960 and will be replaced in June as McCreery, who led the British 8th Army in Italy and briefly had the 1st Canadian Corps, takes over. Gasoline prices in prairie provinces stay up after a late June rise. Ottawa signals no further subsidy changes though some subsidies persist. Saskatchewan motorists already paying two extra cents per gallon, with impacts also felt in Manitoba and Alberta. In Vancouver, sixteen veterans form Canada’s first school of photography, expanding to 48 students as more facilities open to veterans from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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London
Geir Richart
Dick McCreery
Austria
Bhamed
Piekt Marshal
Viscount Montgomery
Lord Alantrecke
McCreery
Sth
Italy
Prairie Provinces
Ottawa
Maley
F S Zaphithy
CCF. Dauphin
Seheed
Sissey
Prairies
Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Vancouver
British Columbia
Howe Foresees Labor Shortage After War Transition
Howe warned of looming material and manpower shortages as Canada moves to full peacetime production. He cited nearly 1,000,000 wartime workers leaving jobs, unemployment rising to 263,000 with 188,000 net change, and said reconversion and export demand will absorb discharged forces. He noted Western firms struggle to hire suitable men while reconversion shifts rival mobilization in difficulty.
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Canada
Ston
Howe
Lord Alexander Addresses Atomic Bomb View in London
Field Marshal Viscount Alexander delivers a guarded opinion that the atomic bomb will not replace armies navies or air forces while noting its potential to deter major war. He speaks at Guildhall where the freedom of the city is presented with ceremonial honors and says experts will handle such weapons. The event includes Attlee and senior officials as London marks the occasion.
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London
Viscount Alexander
Britain
Canada
Dominion
Ceed
Earl of Athlone
Lord Alexander
Charles Davis
Attlee
Pilotless Drone Planes to Gather Bomb Test Data
Norfolk based Shangri la carries Ghost Hellcat drones to Bikini Atoll aboard May 15 mission. radio controlled expendables will fly into the atomic cloud to record data and samples while devices may survive even if drones are lost.
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Norfolk
Shangri-la
Pacific
Bikini Atoll
Pepper urges unity of Big Three against fear web
US Senator Claude Pepper calls for reestablishing unity among the Big Three through broad support from generals, workers, businessmen and statesmen, arguing the United Nations Organization should replace fear driven policies. He attacks Senator Arthur Vandenberg and isolationist rhetoric, urging destruction of atomic bombs and facilities.
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Washington
Claude Pepper
United Nations Organization
Florida
Democrat
Arthur Vandenbers
Mich
Pepper
Canada
BBC to Broadcast Russian Language Programs to Soviet Union
The BBC plans three half hour language programs daily for the Soviet Union. W A Burke says wartime restrictions on listening have been lifted and broadcasts in Russian resume after Soviet seizure of civilian sets during the war.
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ABC
Soviet Union
London
British Broadcasting Corporation
W. A. Burke
Burke
BBC
Germany
Ussr
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