Experts Review Food Consumption Levels At Ottawa Conference
An international conference on food consumption levels in Ottawa, with delegates from Britain, the United States and Canada, concluded weeks of study. The aim is to compare national food use by calories and vitamins, accounting for home production, distribution inefficiency, and diet attractiveness to guide wartime and postwar food policy.
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Ottawa
Britain
United States
Canada
H F. Angus
External Affairs Department
Combined Food Board
Washington
Giant Birds in Western Canada Aids Endangered Whooping Cranes
Winnipeg bird bander Jack Wilson reports eight whooping cranes at Last Mountain Lake near Simpson Saskatchewan as part of Ducks Unlimited project. Authorities estimate total remaining cranes at about 109, sighting boosts conservation hopes.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Jack Wilson
Ducks Unlimited
Last Mountain Lake
Simpson, Sask
Lancashire stowaway granted six month Canada entry
Margaret Drury a 24 year old Lancashire girl and first east to west Atlantic air stowaway has been granted entry to Canada for six months to work with the R AF transport command. Immigration commissioner A L Jolliffe said she wished to accept such employment and her case will be reviewed at period end.
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Ottawa
Margaret Drury
Canada
R.af. Transport Command
A. L. Jolliffe
Immigration
Survivor accounts of western German city ruins and fear
A German woman in Switzerland relays a Berne Die Nation report describing Western Germany’s devastation. Mannheim Ludwigshafen Mainz Cologne and surrounding ruins loom with tears fear and confusion as bombed cities emit smoke fumes and decay.
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Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Die Nation
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Mainz
Black Forest
Cologne
Colgne
Russian Pilots Ferry Planes From Alaska to Russia
The piece reports Russian women and men pilots operating aircraft ferried from the United States to Alaska then to Fairbanks for Russian forces battling Germany. Edmonton observers saw Soviet insignia on planes along the Alaska Highway and in airports. Russian pilots visited events locally while a U S official described a Northwestern ferry route.
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Edmonton
United Nations
Alaska
United States
U.S
Russia
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Ottawa honors 112 at Rideau Hall investiture
Governor general conferred decorations on 112 people at Rideau Hall. Senior military officers, munition industry leaders, scientists with secret achievements, brave sailors and airmen, veteran civil servants, and leaders in philanthropy, agriculture and education were named. Several women were among the honorees. Most awards traced to the King's birthday honors list from June.
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Ottawa
Rideau Hall
Armed Services
De Valera Refuses War Plane Crash Counts in Dail
In Dublin the Prime Minister De Valera declined to state how many belligerent aircraft had crashed in Eire since the war began.
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Dublin
de Valera
Dail
Eire
Traffic Surge on Trans-Canada Lines Reaches One Hundred Percent
Passenger mail and express service on Trans-Canada air lines has doubled in two years, reflecting rapid growth in routes and demand. The report highlights expanded passenger travel and mail deliveries, signaling a substantial uptick in aviation activity across the network.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
London Opens New Parliament As War Speech Hints At Offense
King opened the ninth wartime session reading a throne speech asserting new UN offensives this year. It notes Allied gains in Africa and Sicily, with Russians pushing on the eastern front and continued aid to conquered European nations. Londoners feel grim satisfaction at German setbacks while fearing renewed raids.
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London
House of Commons
United Nations
Africa
Sicily
Sardinia
Corsica
Italy
Europe
Russia
House of Lords
Commons
Czech munitions chief Vaclav Benes dies in Prague
The German controlled Czech radio reports 59 year old Vaclav Benes, manager of the Skoda munitions works, has died in Prague.
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New York
Czech Radio
Vaclav Benes
Skoda
Prague
New Mosquito Bomber Proves Most Successful
London reports that De Havilland in Canada disclosed a new super Mosquito combining fighter armament with added bombs. The aircraft carries four 20 mm cannons, four .303 machine guns, and up to 1,000 pounds of bombs. A four 500-pound bomb straight bomber version is planned. Canadians fly night fighters as production expands.
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London
de Havilland Aircraft Company
Toronto
de Havilland Aircraft of Canada
Canada
Planned Edmonton North Development Requires Economic Basis
Dr Charles Camsell deputy minister of mines and resources told officials that population expansion in the north is not to be rushed. He chairs the North Pacific planning project which aims to establish the norths economic value before any migration. The region could begin with mining as its initial development phase. Buy War Savings Stamps Regularly.
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Edmonton
Charles Camsell
Bombing for Victory in Berlin Battle Sparks Invasion Debate
London reports diverging views among ground leaders on air power’s role in forcing Germany’s surrender. Some officers see morale and will, not destruction alone, as decisive before the invasion deadline, while others warn against overconfidence and misplaced hopes that may hinder Western invasion plans.
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London
Berlin
West
Russia
Germany
Expenditure Outlook for Fifth Victory Loan Bonds
Finance Minister Ilsley expects the selling cost of Fifth Victory loan bonds to run no higher than 87 cents per $100 issued, below the 90 cents of the Fourth Victory loan and well under the $1 average across all five Victory loans. The $1 average covers all preparation delivery advertising sales commissions and related expenses.
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Ottawa
Ilsley
Britain seeks continued powdered milk aid postwar
Lord Woolton, Britain's food minister, urged continued shipments of powdered milk sent by Canadian clubs to Europe after the war. A club spokesman in Toronto said distribution would focus on hungry European peoples during reconstruction. The report notes the average Lapp family needs 10 percent reindeer for sustenance.
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Toronto
Lord Woolton
Britain
Europe
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