Food famine threat widens as world orders strain
At the United Nations in London British Foreign Secretary Bevin warned that up to a tenth of the global population could face famine amid a 2 000 000 ton rice shortage and a 5 000 000 ton wheat shortfall. US and China pledged support while Washington cautioned supplies of staple foods may fall short of domestic needs. Canada discussed long term food contracts with Britain as the London food council studies empire grain supplies and drought plagued South Africa prompts grain aid requests.
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London
United Nations General Assembly
Bevin
Britain
Britains
Ben Smith
Ottawa
United Nations Assembly
United States
China
Washington
United States Agriculture Department
London Food Council
Combined Food Board
British Commonwealth and
Empire
Canada
Food Board
South Africa
Drouth
Dieppe Hero Padre Awarded Victoria Cross
Major John Foote of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, a Madoc Ontario native, receives the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Dieppe on August 19 1942. A mysterious padre stayed with wounded soldiers on the beach, earning posthumous fame among Canadian troops from the raid.
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Padre
Ross Munro
London
Dieppe
Esplanade
John Foote
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Regiment
Hamilton
Canada
Maj. Foote
Madoc, Ont
Muskox Trek Ration Pack Guarantees Nutrition Against Blizzards
Canada plans air supplied Arctic rations for Operation Muskox trail party. Each 3,100 mile trekker carries a four-pound Arctic pack with 5,300 calories plus vitamins and minerals for 17 days, tested to endure 70 degrees below zero. Estonia proclaimed independence from Soviet Russia in 1918.
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Churchill
Man
Arctic
Directorate of Supplies and
Standing Committee
Army
Canada's Role in Weighing UN Military Action
London reports that Canada may contribute an air landing brigade of 10 000 troops plus naval and air units to a postwar UN force. The security council staff committee, meeting in London, will set agreements on numbers readiness and locations for world peace enforcement.
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London
Canada
United Nations
United Nations Security Council
Britain
United States
Russia
France
China
Council
Dominion
Security Council
Hud son Bay Route Committee To Study Churchill Freight
A five member committee with one representative from each prairie government and two from the Hudson Bay Route Association will study factors to maximize use of the Hudson Bay route and Churchill facilities. They aim to establish equitable freight and insurance rates and to consult with the federal government.
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Saskatoon
Hudson Bay
Churchill
House of Commons
H.B.R.A
Hudson's Bay
UNRRA Chief Backs Opium Crackdown in Tientsin
Dr. Donald Howard of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration pledged full UNRRA support for an opium suppression drive in Tientsin China. A recent check-up showed more than 300 000 addicts in the area.
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Chungking
Donald Howard
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
China
U.N.R_R.A
Tientsin
Irrigation Plan Aims to Reclaim Prairie Lands in Canada
MP John R. MacNicol of Toronto Davenport says irrigation could reclaim 3 00 000 acres of prairie land and create 40 000 new farms after dam work begins at Spring Coulee on the St Marys River in southern Alberta. He cites conservation of 270 000 cubic feet of water at Spring Chin Verdigris Coulees and reclamation of 300 000 acres in southern Alberta.
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Toronto
John R. MacNicol
Davenport
Western Canada
Spring Coulee
St. Mary's River
Alberta
Chin Coulee
Verdigris Coulee
Belgium buys Canadian goods to 85 million in 1946
Belgium plans to spend about 85 million dollars on Canadian foods and industrials in 1946 as Paul Kronacher notes imports must rise to sustain the program. He compares with prewar purchases and 1945 totals, warns Canada must sell more or curb imports, and cites stalled price talks on Canadian built ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Paul Kronacher
Belgium
Canada
B& Maintained
Kronacher
Locked Out Woman Finds Key Hidden on Neck
A Victoria resident called city police after being locked out of her Elford Street home. Officers arrived to discover the key was on a string around her neck, revealing the mix up and restoring entry.
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Victoria
Elford Street
U S Warns Argentina Of Nazi War Base
The United States issued a 40000 word blue book stating Nazis built in Argentina a full duplicate of Germanys wartime economic structure. It accuses successive Argentine regimes of aiding the Axis and advancing a totalitarian state while undermining the inter American system.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Germany
North
South America
Buenos Aires
United Nations
Europe
Canada Extends Large Credit To Netherlands For Goods
Ottawa announced Finance Minister Isley signed a renewed loan package totaling 125 million dollars for the Netherlands to buy Canadian wheat flour trucks frozen and canned beef wood pulp machinery and fertilizers. The funds, consolidated from 25 million last year and 100 million now, cover purchases through May 1, 1947 and support rehabilitation efforts. A separate 60 million credit was also disclosed for China.
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Ottawa
Isley
Canada
Netherlands
J. W. M. Snouck Hurgronje
Ilsley
China
Emscher Flood Leaves Thousands Homeless in Ruhr Valley
In Gelsenkirchen Germany the Emscher river burst its banks flooding the Ruhr valley area and leaving about three thousand villagers homeless. One man drowned as rescue work aided by British military government officials continued.
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Gelsenkirchen
Germany
Ruhr
Emscher
Soviet Complaints Shelved Again at U N Council
The United Nations Security Council again refused to dispatch a five power commission to Indonesia amid Soviet backed claims of British troops suppressing a nationalist movement. Debate over Albania membership followed with Britain and the United States urging delay while Russia pressed for immediate consideration.
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London
United Natins Security Council
Netherlands East Indies
Greece
Ukraine
Indonesia
Norman Makin
Australia
Russia
Poland
Dmitri Manuilsky
Andrei Vishinsky
Egypt
Britain
United States
M. Vishinsky
Mr. Bevin
Edward R. Stettinius
Butter Ration Cut to Four Ounces in March and April
Ottawa confirms a butter ration reduction to four ounces per person for March and April. R. C. Smellie of Russell Man, president of the National Dairy Council of Canada, warns reserves will deplete before May. He cites higher milk production since 1939, large British commitments, and sizable gains in condensed milk, whole milk, powdered milk, factory cheese, and butter outputs.
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Edmonton
Ottawa
R. C. Smellie
Russell Man
National Dairy Council of Canada
Smeilie
Dominion
Smellie
Canada
Britain
General Crerar Urges Readiness After Honorary Saskatoon Degree
General Crerar told an honorary convocation at the University of Saskatchewan that while use of force among nations would be unthinkable, countries must be ready to defend themselves at a moment's notice. The 1st Canadian Army commander received a doctor of laws degree in a ceremony limited to veterans and university officials. He warned Canada, after two wars, might not get a third chance to prevail if preparedness is neglected.
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Saskatoon
Crerar
University of Saskatchewan
Senate
Board of Governors
1St Canadian Army
Canada
Americans may extend dark bread diet due to wheat shortages
Washington officials say world wheat reserves are shrinking and Americans may stay on the dark bread regimen longer than planned as government measures respond to the scarcity.
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Washington
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Muskox Party
Estonia
Haiti
Lunenberg
N.S
Nova Scotia
H.B
Prairie Provinces
Hudson Bay Route Association Board of Directors
Canberra
Brig
Derek Schreiber
Governor-General
Boston
Doug Boyd
Mass
J. W. Boyd
Markham Township
Ont
U.N.O
Trygve Lie
Norway
U.S
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