British threatens sanctions over Poland free elections
London said Britain could apply economic sanctions if Poland fails to hold free unfettered elections this fall. A foreign office spokesman warned London would withhold Poland's gold reserves and not ratify a 1945 economic deal if election provisions in Anglo American notes are not met. The joint notes accuse Warsaw of election irregularities in a recent referendum.
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London
Foreign Office
Poland
Warsaw
Britain
United States
Great Britain
World Bread Shortage Expected For 1946 47
George R. Paterson of Canada warned at the Canadian Institute of Public Affairs that a possible world shortage of 8,000,000 metric tons of bread cereals could emerge in 1946 47 even if remedial steps succeed. He noted shortages will hinder returning many to prewar diets and that meat oils fats sugar and dairy will also remain scarce in the period.
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Geneva Park
George R. Paterson
International Emergency Feed Council
Paterson
Washington, D.C
Canadian Institute of Public Affairs
Dalgliesh plans two way service on Hudson Bay route
Dalgliesh liners hope to resume two way operation next year on the Churchill Manitoba to England route. Freighters would carry ordinary cargoes with one ship visiting Churchill this year on a wheat evacuation mission during wartime. Discussions with prairie governments covered possible future cargoes and wheat needs in the United Kingdom.
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Newcastle ON Tyne
Northumberland
England
Dalgliesh Line
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Man
Western Canada
United Kingdom
International Wheat Council Starts Work on Draft
A preparatory committee of the 13 power international wheat council began revising the draft convention for a multilateral agreement fixing wheat prices. Canada was represented by Charles F. Wilson in the trade and commerce department. The council aims to submit a draft to a world wheat conference likely to be called by the United States, possibly in October.
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Washington
International Wheat Council
Canada
Charles F. Wilson
Trade and Commerce Department
United States
Government to appoint board for iron and steel control
London reports the government will set up a board to supervise the iron and steel industry. It will include private steel firm members while denying plans for public ownership. The board reports to Minister of Supply John Wilmot who indicated broader control last April, a policy Labor campaigned on.
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London
John Wilmot
House of Commons
Labor Party
Adverse Weather Forces UK Farmers to Harvest with Scythes
British farmers facing storms, rain, and hail have many more tractors and combines than in 1939 but must use scythes to cut heavy 1946 crops. Officials say delays in harvest worsen a critical labor shortage, though a three week spell of sun and extra volunteers could still yield a good crop.
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London
Agriculture Department
Mass coal shortage threatens 5 million ton deficit in Britain
London reports a looming winter crisis as a 5,000,000 ton coal deficit could put up to one million workers at risk. Arthur Horner, president of South Wales miners, spoke at a Rhondda valley meeting. Minister Shinwell warned only higher output by 700,000 miners can reduce the gap, with household budgets fixed at 2,400 pounds per year and no immediate cuts announced.
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London
Britain
Arthur Horner
South Wales
Rhondda
Shinwell
House of Commons
Rationing Continues in Melbourne for 1947
J B Cumming the Australian director of rationing announced that meat butter sugar tea cotton and other clothing materials will continue to be rationed in 1947. He warned that abandoning rationing would deal Britain a blow as Australians hope to supply all they can.
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Melbourne
J. B. Cumming
Britain
Australia
Radar Proves Vital For Arctic Naval Ice Avoidance
The United States navy reports a weather reconnaissance cruise in Arctic waters shows radar is indispensable to mariners. Radar screens displayed as many as 30 targets, helping crews dodge icebergs and navigate treacherous seas.
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Washington
United States Navy
Arctic
Navy
Britain Seeks Sole Trusteeship over Palestine
A British informant says Britain will ask the United Nations to appoint sole trustee for Palestine after the League of Nations demise. London insists it will not abandon its mandate and plans early talks with Arab League states to draft a trusteeship agreement, with Jewish Agency invite discussions ongoing in Paris.
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London
Britain
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Palestine
League of Nations
Holy Land
Bevin
United Nations Assembly
Truman
Foreign Office
United Kingdom
Jewish Agency
Paris
Romans Wore False Teeth Commonly
Historical note describes that ancient Romans commonly wore false teeth. It highlights dental practice in antiquity and reflects on dental adaptation in Roman society.
Death of H. G. Wells Ends Long Literary Career
London reports the death of H. G. Wells a renowned British novelist scientist historian and critic who suffered from diabetes and complications. He would have turned 80 on Sept 21. Wells authored over 70 novels and works translated worldwide and had two marriages including Amy Catherine Robbins. He leaves two sons by his second wife.
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London
H. G. Wells
Mr. Wells
Isabel Mary Wells
Amy Catherine Robbins
Defence Minister denies Britain asked to train troops in Canada
Ottawa records Defence Minister Abbott stating in the Commons there was never any British approach to train military forces in Canada either formally or informally. He noted a British training chief visited Ottawa two weeks later and ruled out the possibility of troops coming to Canada.
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Ottawa
Abbott
Commons
Britain
Canada
A. J. Brooks
P.C
Royal
Canada fed under wartime strain with record prewar gains
K W Taylor deputy chair and food coordinator of the prices board says Canada's war era farm labor decline did not halt output. He reports food production at 140 percent of prewar levels, with wheat up 35 percent meat and eggs 60 percent cheese 40 percent milk 120 percent and sugar beets 25 percent. He attributes success to hard work by one million farmers and wives, aided by education and incentives rather than compulsory direction.
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Geneva Park
Lake Couchiching
Ont
Canada
Dominion
K. W. Taylor
Prices Board
Canadian Institute of Public Affairs
Taylor
Felt in Canada War Risk Hits Pacific Shipments
Repercussions of Middle East strife raise war risk on Pacific coast cargo to Palestine. Rates climb from 20 to 31 cents per 100 dollars, with strike and riot risk rising from one to four percent. Other countries’ rates stay unchanged.
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Middle East
Vancouver
Pacific
Canada
United States
Palestine
May Establish Army Base At Churchill
Canadian army may convert the former U S military base at Churchill Manitoba into a permanent base. About 100 Canadian troops remain, with plans for a Muskox expedition next winter and possible American reinforcements. The site includes large hangars, runways, a power plant and a 500 seat plus cinema, with facilities still in place but minimal use by Canadian forces.
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Churchill
Man
Old Fort Prince of Wales
Uncle Sam
Hudson Bay
United States
Canada
Wer
Transport Department
Typhoon Diminishes After Hit on Southern Japan
A typhoon once set to strike southern Japan veered northward through the Korea Strait into the Sea of Japan. Crops suffered damage, highways were washed out, and houses were damaged along Kyushu western shore, but no casualties were reported.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea Strait
Sea of Japan
Kyushu
Linnaeus’s Flower Clock Tells Time by Blooming
Swedish botanist Linnaeus devised a flower clock whose blooms open and close with the hours. The device used staged floral movements to indicate time, reflecting his experimental approach to natural science and timekeeping.
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Linnaeus
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