Large British Fleet Plans Pacific Drive to Fight Japanese
A Tokyo radio broadcast reported a major British Pacific fleet preparing a multi island invasion from Sumatra to Langkawi with intentions for forced landings in Burma and Thailand. The plan centers on carriers including Clustrious Victorious Formidable Implacable and Indefatigable with support from older ships while Canadian units join the action.
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London
Radio Tokyu
Nelan
Sumatra
Burma
Kaslandd
Adian Ocean
Red Sea
Toky
Briish United Press
San Francisco
Ort
Sydney
Uganda
Natralia
Bruce Fraser
Andama
Nicobar Islands
Sabang
Puket
Langkaw
Malay Peninsula
Angus L. Macdonald
House of Commons
Pacific
RC_N
Ontario
Mainguy
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Clustrious
Victorious
Formidable
Furious
Canada’s Navy in Pacific to be more than a token force
Canada’s naval minister said in the Commons that Pacific operations will feature a sizeable Canadian force. The Ontario and Uganda cruisers will join Pacific waters with plans for two aircraft carriers, all-Cdn crews, and a largely British air arm with Canadian personnel.
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Ottawa
Canada
Macdonald
Commons
Royal Canadian Navy
War Council
Defence
Japan
Gonne
Big Grain Shipment Plan Across Western Canada Formed
The grain transportation committee in Montreal outlined a plan to load about 1150 grain cars daily on the prairies from April 1 to December 1. The goal is 460 million bushels from the Head of the Lakes to eastern ports while unloading 1000 cars daily at Fort William and Port Arthur. The program calls for 40000 lake ships movement in April and 35 million bushels via U.S. lake boats to Duluth and Buffalo. Canada must maximize box car use to feed Britain and liberated Europe despite a box car shortage.
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Montreal
Grain Transportation Committee
Prairies
Lockwood
Western Canada
United States
Canada
Lakes
Great Lakes
Maritime Provinces
Fort William
Port Arthur
Head of the Lakes
U.S
Duluth
Buffalo and
Lake Fire
J. J Liewellin
R. A. Furness
Great Britain
Combined Food Board
Washington
Europe
Mediterranean
General Rose Killed by German Tank Crew in Germany
Major General Maurice Rose commander of the U.S. Third Armored Division was shot and killed while surrendering to a German Tiger tank crew in Germany. Rose's aide Major Robert Ballinger said Rose had already surrendered when a German crew fired.
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U.S
Germany
Maurice Rose Denver
Third Armored
Rose
Robert Ballinger
White Plains N.Y
Admirals Reported Killed In Action By Enemy
The Domei agency says 14 Japanese flag officers were killed in action bringing total since May 1944 to 108. The latest casualties include Vice Adm Noritada Ishi and 13 rear admirals.
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San Francisco
Domei Agency
Noritada Ishi
Edmonton girl regains sight after New York eye operation
Lillian Cameron, a partially blind Edmonton girl, recovered normal vision after surgery by Dr Ramon Caestraviejo at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. On returning home she recalled the moment bandages came off and she opened her eyes to see the screws in the ceiling shades.
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Edmonton
Lillian Cameron
Ramon Caestraviejo
New York
Columbia Presbyterial Medical Centre
Britain to Supply All Food Canada Can Deliver Through 1946
Ottawa reports Washington talks will decide meat rationing action for Dominion. Britain plans to take all beef bacon ham and eggs Canada can ship to end of 1946 under signed agreements with Col J J Liewellin and Oliver Lyttleton. Canada aims to supply shell eggs and reduce powdered egg exports. shell egg shipments under current contract total 506 million. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Ottawa
Washington
Canada
Dominion
Britain
J. J. Liewellin
Gardiner
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Col. J. J. Liewellin
Oliver Lyttleton
Raid on Wilhelmshaven targets ships and docks in large air assault
The US Eighth Air Force attacked Wilhelmshaven on March 30 using about 1 400 heavy bombers and 900 fighters. They set afire the Koln and four other vessels, sunk a 370 foot motor ship, and damaged at least three shipyards and buildings in a major coordinated strike against enemy ports including Bremen.
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London
Koln
U.S. Eighth Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Bremen
German teacher killed with family after offer to Allies
Transocean agency reports a German teacher and his family died when their house exploded near Monschau after he offered his services to the Allies as mayor of a village. The blast destroyed the home and claimed the lives of the entire family.
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London
Transocean
Monschau
RCAF Record In This War Has Been Enviable
Air Minister Gibson reviews RC AF efforts in Canada and abroad outlining training programs disposals and postwar plans. He cites 72 729 of 131 000 trained air crew graduates being Canadian and notes bomber and fighter group sorties and losses with targets set for Pacific and Europe.
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Ottawa
Gibson
RCALF
Canada
Germany
Pacific
Canadian Overseas Bomber Group
British Bomber Command
Bomber Command
Normandy
Rc.a.f
R.A.F
War Assets Corporation
Air Ministry
Police
R.C.A.F
Europe
RAF Pilot Warnes Believed Missing After Channel Bailout
Squadron Leader Geofrey Warnes, an RAF pilot famed as a train buster who wore contact lenses to hide poor eyesight, is missing and presumed dead after bailing out over the English Channel. Warnes had been mistakenly put through flight training and earned his nickname Strafer for his aggressive attacks on trains and convoys.
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London
Geoffrey Warnes
English Channel
Evening News
Warnes
R.A.F
German Pilot Lands Amid Allied Post Near Frankfurt
A German fighter pilot landed on an Allied airfield near Frankfurt despite intense anti aircraft fire. He stepped from the plane and declared that he came to fight with the Allied air force as Allied troops surrounded the moment. The incident startled the troops and left the fate of the pilot undecided.
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Frankfurt
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