Urban shift of Canadian population postwar study predicts continued growth
Ottawa report notes war driven move from rural counties to cities, with 286000 farm residents uprooted 1941 44 and 227000 metropolitan in-migrants. Saskatchewan prairie outflow to Ontario and BC dominates, postwar prosperity likely sustaining urban concentration and continued rural decline.
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Ottawa
Reconstruction Department
Department
British Columbia
Prairies
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Generalissimo Stalin Returns to Duty in Moscow
Generalissimo Stalin aged 65 has resumed duties in Moscow after a vacation on the Black Sea that began October 9. The return coincides with the Moscow opening of the foreign ministers conference of Britain, the United States, and Russia, while health rumors were denied by Moscow sources.
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London
Stalin
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Black Sea
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Out of Work RCNVR Ratings Seek Navy Re-enlistment
Discharged RCNVR ratings, facing civilian job difficulties, are applying to re-enlist in the navy. Cmdr. K. C. McRae of HMCS Discovery in Vancouver released a statement noting no details or exact recruiting figures are available for publication.
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Vancouver
R.C.N.V.R
Navy
Cmdr
K. C. McRae
H.M.C.S. Discovery
Abolition of prewar German sports groups ordered
Berlin reports the Allied control commission coordinating committee has ordered the abolition of all sports organizations existing before the surrender. The move targets groups involved in parachuting, marksmanship, or other military style activities to prevent their use as camouflage for military training.
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Berlin
Germany
Allied Control Commission
Canada US defence board to be continued
Prime Minister Mackenzie King stated in the commons that the permanent Canada United States defence board, created early in the war to plan continental defence, will continue in the future.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada-United States Defence Board
Churchill to begin three month US lecture tour
The London Star reports Winston Churchill will depart for a three month lecture tour of the United States soon after Parliament adjourns for Christmas.
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London
London Star
Winston Churchill
United States
Germany reveals huge WW2 casualties in secret 1944 report
A Nürnberg document leaked by the German army intelligence shows total WW2 German dead and missing reached about 3.54 million with 729 thousand wounded or ill in hospital, plus figures for the east and other fronts. It lists casualties by campaign and service across 1939 to 1945, highlighting the high price of conquest.
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Germany
Wehrmacht
Hitler
Neurnberg Palace of Justice
Fuehrer
Africa
Western Front
Denmark
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
Dieppe
South Front
Italy
Sicily
Southeast Front
Balkans
Greek Islands
Yugoslavia
Greece
Crete
Luftwaffe
Navy
MacArthur Fires Kyoto Judge Over Light Sentence
General MacArthur dismissed Judge Takeo Ishiwara of Kyoto district court for incompetence in sentencing a former Japanese army captain who received an unusually light $13.33 fine for carrying arms for distribution to his disbanded command. The action cited failure to follow Allied directives.
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Tokyo
Gen. MacArthur
Takeo Ishiwara
Kyoto
Iis
International University London Proposed for World Lectures
Proposals for an international university that would broadcast lectures to students globally are to be discussed at the United Nations education conference. The idea envisions using remote access to share course content beyond national borders.
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London
United Nations Education Conference
Meat for Europe Montreal Prices Board Report
Canada shipped over 100 million pounds of fresh meat and 16 million cans of meat to Europe last month. Canned meat distribution totaled 3 million to Holland, 1,769,922 to Greece, 2,499,768 to Yugoslavia, 1,000,000 to Belgium, and 1,749,880 to Czechoslovakia, with the rest going to Poland, Albania, the Ukraine and Russia.
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Montreal
Canada
Europe
Holland
Greece
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Albania
Ukraine
Russia
Gale Strikes European Coast Halts Atlantic Shipping
A severe gale battered the European coast and Atlantic lanes, turning routes into rough seas. The Duchess of Richmond was damaged and turned back to Gibraltar with troops aboard. The Washington reported 87 mph winds sweeping home 1500 American soldiers. Lisbon logged a 75 mph gale sinking small craft and flooding river areas.
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London
Gibraltar
Reuters
United States
Washington
Europe
English
England
Lisbon
Tagus
Christmas party at Buckingham Palace with King Queen and princesses
King George and Queen Elizabeth led the royal ballroom at Buckingham Palace during the annual household staff canteen Christmas party. The Queen and her page shared the first dance, the King danced with the underbutler's wife, and Princess Elizabeth waltzed with a chef.
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Buckingham Palace
London
George
Elizabeth
Buckingham
Japanese shipyards build 122 steel ships and 1356 wooden vessels
Allied headquarters announced that Japanese yards are operating full time with 122 steel ships and 1,356 wooden vessels under construction. The rebuilt merchant fleet aims to support a minimum Japanese economy and meet harbor, fishing, repatriation, and vital import needs.
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Tokyo
Allied Headquarters
Explosives Blast Damages Normandy Villages
Paris radio said five tons of explosives at a depot near Bayfeux Normandy exploded. Roofs of houses three miles away were blown off. The villages of Bernesse and St. Martin suffered severe damage with no casualties.
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London
Bayfeux
Normandy
Paris
Bernesse
St. Martin
Lords Approve $4.4 Billion U S Loan Amid Debate
The House of Lords voted 90 to 8 in favor of a $4.4 billion loan to Britain from the United States after a two day debate. Opponents included Viscount Bennett and Lord Beaverbrook who criticized terms tied to Bretton Woods and imperial preferences.
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London
House of Lords
United States
Britain
Bretton Woods
Viscount Bennett
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Sempill
Social Credit
Alberta
Lord Bennett
Canada
Ottawa
Lord Keynes
Dominions
Washington
International Monetary
United Kingdom
Congress
Shortage of crews delays 60 ships sailing from U S ports
Washington reports a crew shortage delaying the sailing of 60 ships from United States ports as the swar shipping administration warns of ongoing port handling backlogs and reduced departures.
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Washington
United States
Swar Shipping Administration
Timetable for Canadian Troops to Leave Europe
Amsterdam reports a published timetable detailing the repatriation of Canadian forces from the Netherlands and Germany except the occupation force. The last elements of headquarters units will depart Holland for the United Kingdom on January 31, with major disembarkations and demobilizations scheduled from December 29 to January 31, including the 51 Company CWAC and No 1 Canadian Base Post Office.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Germany
Netherlands
United Kingdom
C.W.A.C
Headquarters Army Troops Area
Canadian Ordnance Demobilization Depot
C.w.ac
Canadian Army
Canadian General Hospital
Nijmegan
Ontario Tightens Crackdown on Lotteries and Raffles
Ontario Attorney General Leslie Blackwell announced strict enforcement of the criminal code against lotteries raffles and bingos with penalties of up to two years in prison and fines to $2,000. Individuals face a $20 fine for buying tickets while charitable raffles are allowed with municipal consent and value limits.
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Toronto
Ontario
Attorney General's Department
Leslie Blackwell
Buckingham Palace Denies Elizabeth Visit to U.S.
Buckingham Palace denied a report that Princess Elizabeth would visit the United States next month. The story traced to a U.S. newspaper claiming Prime Minister Attlee urged British tours of the United States to strengthen Anglo-American ties and that Elizabeth would be among the first visitors.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
United States
Attlee
Ottawa Medical Chief Sees No Alarm Over Flu Spread
Dr. G. D. Cameron, director of public health services, warned influenza could sweep if rampant but told Ottawa records that there is no undue alarm on this continent and health conditions in Canada are normal for this time of year.
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Ottawa
G. D. Cameron
Public Health Services
Cameron
Canada
Suez Canal Blocked 76 Days In War
Report to stockholders says the Suez canal remained blocked for 76 days during the war as two sunken hulks still narrow the channel. They are the final wrecks among 26 ships sunk in 64 German air attacks, leaving the Mediterranean landlocked to the east.
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Paris
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
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