Farmers Asked To Speed Grain Deliveries
The Canadian Wheat Board urged prairie farmers to rush deliveries to country elevators to meet European war relief needs. With wheat stocks down and exports limited, planners expect increased demand for oats and other grains for human consumption.
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Winnipeg
Europe
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
North America
Contettal Europe
Praicw
Lakehead
Port Arthur
Fort Williamson
Gas masks fly off Calgary sale amid war surplus rush
Calgary residents rushed the war surplus gas mask sale with buyers including farmers and workers exposed to poisonous fumes. In two days more than five dozen masks were sold and the remaining stock dwindled, marking a successful experiment in civilian use.
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Calgary
British ambassador to U.S. to retire this spring
The Earl of Halifax plans to retire in May as ambassador to the United States. London reports name Sir Archibald Clark Kerr as potential successor to Halifax, who may return to Yorkshire after stepping down.
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Washington
Earl of Halifax
United States
London
Sir Archibald Clark Kerr
Moscow
Lord Halifax
Yorkshire
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr
Ussr
Montreal Bookies Close In Fear of Police Action
The Montreal Gazette reports that every bookie establishment in Montreal shut its doors in a concerted voluntary action amid fear of harsher police and court measures.
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Montreal
Montreal Gazette
Warship Crusader Arrives in Victoria
HM CS Crusader, a 1500 ton Crescent-class destroyer and Canada's newest warship, arrived in Victoria January 22 with two officers and 10 other Canadian army ranks from Portland England. The ship sailed from Britain December 15 via the Azores Jamaica Panama and San Pedro.
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Victoria
Canada
Portland
Eng
Britain
Azores
Jamaica
Panama
San Pedro
Peace Based On Social Justice Is Necessary
London. State Secretary Paul Martin urged the UN committee that easy internationalism must end to preserve confidence in the UNO. He supported Britain's UNRRA funding resolution and urged wider participation, noting UNRRA’s shortfalls and the need to bridge North American living standards with war-torn regions. He called for a peace rooted in economic and social justice. Gordon Graydon also pressed for a strong human welfare body.
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London
Paul Martin
United Nations Assembly
Economic and Financial Committee
UNO
Martin
Mr. Martin
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Canada
United Nations
Gordon Graydon
Peel
UNO Assembly
San Francisco
Wheat for France aid boosts 1946 shipments
Trade Minister James MacKinnon announced a 50 percent increase in Canadian wheat shipments to France for the first four months of 1946 to help France meet severe shortages. Exact tonnage was not disclosed. the move speeds deliveries without increasing total annual tonnage.
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London
James MacKinnon
Paris
Brussels
Canada
France
Republic
MacKinnon
Movement Growing Regina
R C Stevenson of the Dominion executive predicts Canada’s Boy Scout movement will expand greatly after a weekend in Regina. He notes three straight years of rising membership with totals topping 95 000 by end of 1945.
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Regina
Boy Scout Movement
Canada
R. C. Stevenson
Dominion
Boy Scouts Association
Alberta government seeks FM wavelength for CKUA station
Works Minister W. A. Fallon announced that Alberta has applied to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for a frequency modulation wavelength to improve CKUA broadcasts. He noted CKUA is among the first to file for FM, though he did not know how many other stations had done so.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CKUA
W. A. Fallon
Dates of class B exhibitions announced for Western Canada fairs
Western Canada Fairs Association released the exhibition dates for the class B circuit. Weyburn July 1 2 Moose Jaw July 3 6 Estevan July 8 9 Portage la Prairie July 11 13 Yorkton July 15 17 Melfort July 18 20 Lloydminster July 22 24 Vermillion July 25 27 Vegreville July 29 31 Red Deer Aug 1 3 North Battleford Aug 5 7 Prince Albert Aug 10.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada Fairs Association
Weyburn
Moose Jaw
Estevan
Portage la Prairie
Yorkton
Melfort
Lloydminster
Vermillion
Vegreville
Red Deer
Canadian general faces Meyer case in wartime ethics
In a conversation with Maj-Gen Chris Vokes, the Canadian Army commander, Vokes questioned the necessity of the death penalty for Kurt Meyer. Meyer, a former SS regimental commander in Normandy, was convicted for responsibility in Canadian POW deaths and sentenced to death but acquitted of direct orders. Vokes argues a general should not bear sole life‑or‑death responsibility for every action by subordinates unless explicit orders or awareness are proven.
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Bad Zwischenhahn
Germany
Chris Vokes
Kurt Meyer
Meyer
S.S
Normandy
Vokes
Parliament reconvening date extended in Ottawa
Ottawa reports the pro forma reconvening date for Parliament has been extended from January 28 to March 8. The department notes this does not guarantee a start on March 8 and a new proclamation extends the prorogation while allowing for further summons if needed before or after March 8.
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Ottawa
Secretary of State Department
Department
British Import Controls May Be Loosened
London reports forecasted loosening of British import regulations to allow freer entry of Canadian goods. Canadian trade minister James MacKinnon urged diversifying markets, expanding Latin American trade, and increasing imports from the United Kingdom while maintaining wartime industrial links with Britain and the United States.
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London
United Kingdom
James MacKinnon
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Field Marshal Alexander
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
MacKinnon
Canada
United States
Latin America
Britain
Wheat output falls in Canada in 1945 crop estimates
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports 1945 wheat production at 305.9 million bushels valued at 324.2 million dollars, down from 416.6 million bushels and 440.4 million in 1944. Prairie yields drop from 391.7 to 282.0 million bushels, with oats, barley, rye, and flaxseed also showing declines.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Prairie Provinces
Australian Mustang Sets Single Engine Flight Record
An Australian-built Mustang fighter reportedly set a nonstop single engine flight record by flying 1 950 miles from Darwin to Melbourne in eight hours and 10 minutes at an average speed of 241 mph, announced by the Australian high commissioner's office.
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Ottawa
Darwin
Australia
Melbourne
Meatless Tuesdays and Fridays ban un rationed meats
The prices board states restaurants may not serve un rationed meats like liver or kidney on meatless Tuesdays and Fridays across Canada. It clarifies that no establishment may serve such meats on those days despite some confusion.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Canada
MacArthur Aide Denounces Tass and Press Attacks
Tokyo The generals spokesman rebukes Tass News Agency for a program to discredit General MacArthur. He cites a Korea dispatch accusing American command in Southern Korea of provoking anti Moscow conference reactions and warns of continuedLeft press attacks from the United States and abroad.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Tass
Japan
Heijo
Korea
Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers
United States
John R. Hedge
38Th Parallel
Communist Party
Indonesians Favor Retention of British Troops in Indies
Premier Sutan Sjahrir and Netherlands East Indies officials oppose a British withdrawal now. The Ukrainian SSR appeals to the UN Security Council to end the conflict, claiming British and Japanese forces act against Indonesians. Sjahrir says Brits should stay until Japan is disarmed, Kierstens warns withdrawal would be irresponsible and harmful to Indonesians amid Soviet propaganda.
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Batavia
Sutan Sjahrir
Netherlands East Indies
Indonesia
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Security Council
United Nations Organization
Sjahrir
Price of Sugar in Canada Holds Steady Says Prices Board
The prices board says imported raw sugar price hikes will be absorbed by the sugar stabilization fund and Canadian retail prices will stay the same. A U.S. price rise is not planned in Canada. Beet sugar growers will receive 60 cents per 100 pounds this fall, boosting farmer returns about 1.50 dollars per ton without raising consumer sugar prices.
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Ottawa
Sugar Stabilization Fund
Canada
Washington
United States
Argentina joins UN relief effort with aid contributions
Argentina stated readiness to join the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and reported contributing one percent of its national income in foodstuffs and goods for war-devastated countries. Argentina is among five UN members not in UNRRA.
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London
Argentina
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United Nations
UNRRA
Canadians Eligible to Wear Defence of Britain Medal
The British government states that members of the corps of Canadian Firefighters who served in Britain for a year or more are now entitled to wear the Defence of Britain medal.
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Ottawa
Britain
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