Tea and Coffee Rations To Be Increased In Canada
Ottawa announces a roughly 40 percent rise in tea and coffee coupon values. Two coupons monthly will permit four ounces of tea or sixteen ounces of coffee, with coupons valid on the second and fourth Thursdays. The move aims to ease shortages while keeping one cup per person in restaurants.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
RT Mohan
Mohan
Canada
Ceylon
India
Central
South America
Jamaica
United States
Eisenhower Sees Press as Vital Arm in War Effort
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told U S newspaper publishers that a free press is a fighting arm in modern warfare and will influence a United Nations victory. He praised correspondents accredited to his headquarters as quasi staff officers integral to ending the war promptly.
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New York
United Nations
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Vancouver Province Reports Ship Contracts Potential
The Province states contracts for new supply ships totaling 31 million dollars may be awarded to Vancouver yards after a government survey. If materials and manpower are available, city yards could receive orders for 21 vessels extending operations through at least the end of 1944.
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Vancouver
Canada to step up shell production and hire 10000 workers
Munitions Minister Howe announced a broader shell program across central and eastern Canada. About 10,000 additional workers will be required almost immediately as production returns to full scale in plants from Winnipeg to the Atlantic. This follows revisions from combat experience and increases in orders for Canadian shell and explosive plants.
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Ark
Ottawa
Howe
Shell
Canada
Defence Industries Ltd
Nobel Int
Chia Point
Winnipeg
Atlantic
Prisoners of War Vote by Proxy Approved
The commons committee on the Dominion Elections Act approved a plan for Canadian prisoners of war on active service to vote by proxy in the next Dominion election. The proposal requires a special certificate issued by the chief electoral officer Jules Castonguay and sent to the prisoner’s next of kin, who must be qualified to vote in the prisoner’s home district.
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Ottawa
Commons
Dominion
Jules Castonguay
Brabazon asserts British aviation lead postwar plans
Lord Brabazon, head of the postwar aviation committee, told a London publicity club that Britain’s planes are ahead of the world in military and civil aircraft. He argued the US has little incentive to run Asian or African air services and that Britain will dominate routes to India and South Africa, expanding its global air influence.
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India
South Africa
London
United States
Lord Brabazon
London Publicity Club
Europe
Africa
Pacific
America
Food Situation In Canada Described As Fairly Good
Canada s general food situation is described as fairly good by Prices Board Food Administrator Kent Taylor. He says supply is pretty good at present and expected to be similar to last year, though the situation can swing between surplus and shortage due to shipping problems. War fund drive raises 112 million dollars for servicemen and related relief, says War Services Minister LaFleche.
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Montreal
Canada
Board
Kent Taylor
Taylor
Ottawa
War Services
LaFleche
Swedish seizure of German maps from Sassnitz ferry
Swedish customs confiscated several thousand large scale maps of Scandinavia from a Sassnitz ferry. It marks the second seizure in a week as Swedish military authorities examine the confiscated holdings for potential security concerns.
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Scandinavia
Sassnitz
Germany
Canadians Rally for Sixth Victory Loan Drive
Six Victory Loan seeks 1.2 billion dollars to fund Canada's war effort. Leaders frame sales as a chance to push the United Nations forward and bring Axis powers toward defeat. The appeal urges both military sacrifice and strong home-front financial backing.
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United Nations
Axis
Canada
Danish patriots stockhom denmark Sabotage threat noted
Werner Best said Germany acted swiftly against Danish saboteurs and underground elements harming German interests. Denmark was isolated from Sweden and Best spoke to Danish press chiefs as first tangible sign of the motive. Our duty Buy Victory Bonds.
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Stockholm
Majers
Denmark
Werner Best
Sweden
Best
King George visits Canadian camps ahead of invasion
The King arrives by royal train in England to inspect Canadian army troops bound for Europe. He meets Lt-Gen Crerar and senior officers, tours massed formations, and questions officers about new equipment used in invasion planning. Crowds of locals greet royalty as ack-ack and Spitfire activity shade the visit.
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England
Europe
HD. G. Crerar
Prairie fishing research station eyed near Winnipeg
In the House of Commons Hon. Ernest Bertrand announced plans for a permanent prairie fisheries research station modeled after Pacific and Atlantic coast facilities. A Winnipeg area site is favored, with conferences in Ottawa on whitefish quality, a regional waters survey, freshwater research, inspection machinery, and a prairie lake survey to begin this summer and a chief biologist to be appointed.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Ernest Bertrand
Prairies
Pacific
Atlantic
Winnipeg
Ottawor
Prairie Provinces
Ottawa extends training facilities for essential civilian workers
Labor Minister afit hell announces an order in council expanding Dominion provincial training agreements to cover skilled and semi skilled workers in war industry plants producing civilian goods. Foremanship supervision plant training and part time classes will be offered to address worker shortages with designation of essential civilian industries by the Prices board.
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Ottawa
Afit‘hell
Dominion
The
Prices Board
Resin helps lifeboats freshen seawater for drinking
Synthetic resins are now supplied to lifeboats to treat seawater for drinking. A pound of resin can freshen four to six pints of water, enabling crew members to obtain safer drinking water during emergencies.
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