Campaign May Start in April in Ottawa
Prime Minister Mackenzie King indicated in the Commons that the federal election campaign could begin in April while the San Francisco world security conference was underway. He added the election might be held shortly after Parliament expires on April 17, with Ontario provincial timing to be considered.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Commons
San Francisco
World Security Organization
King
Ontario
Canada
Black market sales rise in Canada report says
The 1944 Prices Board chair Donald Gordon reported higher black market activity in Canada last year, especially in used cars and gasoline. He cited shortages of rationed and unrationed goods, organized operations, and stricter enforcement measures including new legislation on price ceilings and oil controls.
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Ottawa
Canada
Donald Gordon
Prices Board
Gordon
The
Warships Shell Ryuku Islands Invasion Preparations Rise
American warships join bombardment of the Ryukus as Tokyo radio reports an anticipated Okinawa invasion. Japanese incendiaries set Cebu ablaze as U S forces advance on Cebu island. A Pacific fleet communique says navy planes from Iwo Jima flew within 150 miles of Tokyo and struck three cargo ships near Hachiji.
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Ryukyu Islands
Tokyo Radio
Okinawa
Japan
Cebu
Philippines
Pacific Fleet
Jima
Tokyo
Hachiji
Stalin announces capture of Gdynia and Csorna in Hungary
Stalin announced the capture of Csorna in northwestern Hungary near the Austrian border. Berlin and AP dispatches note Gdynia, a Baltic port and Polish city, fell to Soviet forces with 9,000 prisoners, as Russians push toward the Danube valley and advance toward Vienna.
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London
Stalin
Csorna
Hungary
Gdynia
Red Army
Berlin
Lubus
Oder
Poland
Danzig
Danube
Czechoslovakia
Vienna
Rada
Moravska-Ostrava
Moravian
Sarvar
Alberta postwar plan to spend 690 million on expansion
Preliminary findings of the provincial postwar reconstruction committee show Alberta households will spend 233.9 million, farmers 425.6 million, and retail service organizations about 31 million on building and expansion projects in the postwar period. Final results will guide industrial planning.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Toronto safety education program cuts child trips accidents
Dr. C. C. Goldring, Toronto superintendent of schools, reports that in 1944 school children made 60,000,000 trips between home and school with only 35 accidents.
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Toronto
C. C. Goldring
Damage tally rises as land-based bombers hit Nippon ships
A report confirms 14 Nippon cargo vessels damaged by land-based bombers over a wide arc from near Tokyo to the Celebes, expanding losses across the fleet.
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Island
Tokyo
Celebes
Edmonton Assembly Votes 32-17 For Teacher Minimum Raise
The Alberta legislature records a 32-17 vote in favor of increasing teachers minimum wage from 910 to 1000 dollars a year after over two hours of debate. Opposition members and backbenchers supported the amendment while six cabinet members voted against it.
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Edmonton
Syio
Social Credit
Canadian Broadcasting
Allied push tightens grip on Burma theater near Kyaukse
Allied bombers hit Japanese positions in the Kyaukse area 25 miles south of Mandalay as British and Indian forces advance from west, south and north. East bank of the Irrawaddy cleared from Pakokku to Myotha. Meiktila garrison tidied and Myittha secured, with Mandalay area mopped up south of the city. Chinese 1st Army units move from Hsipaw to curb eastern escape routes.
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Calcutta
Kyaukse
Mandalay
Meiktila
Myittha
1St Army
Hsipaw
Burma
Cmdr Brabner Missing on Air Trip to Canada
London March 28 Reuters Cmdr Rupert Brabner under secretary for air is missing from an air trip to Canada. Churchill said wreckage was found on the flight path with no survivors yet. Brabner, 33, youngest government member, was due to represent Britain at ceremonies ending the Commonwealth air training program March 31.
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London
Reuters
Rupert Brabner
Air
Canada
Churchill
House of Commons
Cmdr
Brabner
Air Ministry
Cmdr. Brabner
D.S.O
D.S.C
Harold Balfour
Fleet Air Arm
Britain
Illustrious
Eagle
Victorious
Malta
Mediterranean
Crete
North Africa
Peter Drummond
John Abraham
H. A. Jones
E. Twentyman
Washington
Interim
Commission of Food and Agriculture Organization
International Wheat Council
Shortages Will Continue Says Donald Gordon
Donald Gordon Prices Board chairman warned that shortages will persist after the European war ends, especially foods and textiles, as the board aims to remove price controls while avoiding inflation. He noted fluctuations in 1944 civilian supplies, offset by higher consumer spending, and said meat rationing could be revived if needed. Butter sugar and canned fruits remained tight as 1944 closed.
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Ottawa
Europe
Donald Gordon
Prices Board
Isley
Gordon
Patriots Urge Anti Withdrawal Actions In Italy Front
Gen. Clark, Allied commander in Italy, said a German retreat northward was inevitable and called on patriots in the central Apennines to hamper the withdrawal. He warned against new recruits and urged improving formations as the Italian front remained mostly quiet with only minor patrol skirmishes.
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Rome
Clark
Italy
Apennines
Bologna
Brenner Pass
Woman Finds Dollar Inside Bird Nest in Magnolia Tree
Mrs. Anna Hoffmeister swept her front walk in New Orleans when a fallen bird nest revealed a dollar bill woven into twigs and feathers. The unique find surprised locals and drew attention to the unusual discovery.
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New Orleans
Anna Hoffmeister
Evacuation Ordered as Berlin Bombing Area Targets Plants
London dispatch reports over 400 United States heavies hitting Berlin and Hannover plant complexes including Panther tank and armored car works. Berlin issued orders to evacuate women children and nonessential citizens amid Mosquito raids and air defense fire.
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London
United States
Berlin
Hannover
Spandau
Falkensee
D.N.B
Tokyo
Britain
U.S. Army Air Force
U.S. 8Th Air Force
U.S. 15Th Air Force
Italy
Allied Armies Reach Deep Into Inner Germany Amid Breakthroughs
Allied forces push through western Germany with advances near Frankfurt and Giessen. Patton's 3rd Army reports gains toward Gemunden and Aschaffenburg as British and American units forge a broad front, despite German claims of counterattacks and security blackouts.
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3Rd Army
Frankfurt-on-the-Main
Germany
Frankfurt
Offenbach
Hesse
Europe
Thoburn Wiant
Associated Press
Patton
Aschaffenburg
Gemaenden
U.S
Aachen Mayor Assassinated by Nazi Terrorists
Franz Oppenhof the 41 year old burgomaster of Aachen and first mayor under Allied rule was shot on his home porch Friday night. Military intelligence suspects a personal motive or Nazi super terrorists from within Germany. The exact killers’ identity was not yet known.
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THES
1St Army
Abg
Franz Oppenhof
Aachen
Oppenhof
Gordon Fraser
Bine Network
Germany
Canada poised for unanimous approval of UN security plan
Ottawa reports expected unanimous backing in the commons for Canadian participation in the San Francisco UN security conference. Debates close with support from Social Credit and Bloc Populaire. Maxime Raymond urges active peace roles and a lasting world institution.
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Ottawa
Britain
United States
Russia
China
Commons
Social Credit
Bretton, Woods
Bloc ‘Populaire Party
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1St Canadian Cattle Company
Jane Stilwell
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Ont
J. W. Downs
Trenton
William Downs
Great Britain
Canape Department
Munitions and Supply
Wiesbaden
Third Army
Huenxe
Ninth Army
Hamborn
Fritiz Thyssen
Duisburg
Paris
Gemuenden
Graefendorf
Giessen
U.S. 7Th Army
Rhine
River Main
Westphalia
Muenster
Emmerich
Minden
Wesel
9Th Army
Ruhr
Tottering
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