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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
3
Ottawa shapes a lasting German occupation plan with Canada providing a growing army and air force presence. Estimates suggest up to 200000 Canadians in uniform yearly, aiming for a five to twenty year stay, alongside British and American forces in a multi nation occupation setup.
The Vancouver Sun reports the largest grain shipments from Vancouver in four years are set for July, totaling 1 500 000 bushels with much headed to Europe. If higher priority cargo needs space, grain could be delayed as lumber and ore shipments ease, freeing capacity. Winnipeg also reports two Manitoba University governors appointed for three-year terms: Paul G Duval and Harold S Fry.
The Royal Commission on veterans qualifications begins a series of sittings in Toronto and will study how service taught skills transfer to civilian employment. Labor Minister Mitchell announced the move as the commission plans further sessions in provincial capitals.
Rome. Prime Minister Feracio Parri in a nationwide radio address urged northern Italians to halt arbitrary justice and illegal executions. He warned such acts compromise Italy with the Allies and insult our sense of justice.
Buenos Aires endures a brutal cold wave with near fuel shortages for heating. June 23 temperatures fell to 24.1 F the coldest in 21 years, while inland towns recorded around 14 F as supplies dwindle.
More than 3000 important passengers were flown out of neutral Sweden in the last year of the war by a US Army secret airline operating between Scotland and Sweden. Disguised as civilians, airmen were shadowed by Gestapo agents in Stockholm amid Nazi scrutiny. Passengers included interned airmen diplomats and officials from Norway France the Netherlands and Russia.
Montreal report shows Canadian railways shifted almost all top sleeping and dining cars to troop movements. The move, praised by officials, prioritized veterans while civilian travelers rode in day coaches. Equipment was reallocated from regular trains as Allied forces pushed home post VE day.
Simon Lake, 79, Bridgeport resident and pioneer of submarine design, died after a brief illness in hospital. He built the first submarine that operated successfully in open sea conditions, a milestone beyond earlier crude types used in the American Revolutionary and Civil War eras.
Crowds in Milan demanded bread and work and a harsher purge of Fascists before Allied military government offices. Anti Fascists had broken into two northern Italian jails and machine gunned imprisoned Fascists. Thirty five Fascists were slain and 28 wounded, with Modena shootings first reported last Tuesday.
Five thousand people gathered at Albert Hall to mark the third anniversary of the Anglo Soviet alliance. Speakers urged Marshal Stalin to visit London, predicting mass cheers if he came. Rev. W. A. Dyler Waterhouse, chairman of the British Soviet council, said crowds would flood the capital to greet Uncle Joe.
New Zealand meat exporters propose a historic shift to slaughtering horses and goats for Europe. The New Zealand Meat Board urged the move and Western European countries are cited as the likely destinations for the shipments.
London reports the June 1944 killings of 19 Royal Winnipeg Rifles POWs by 12th SS Hitler Jugend near Pavie Normandy. A Canadian military court of inquiry announced by Gen Crerar found it the worst German crime against Canadians in the field and it may be used as evidence in Nazi war crimes indictments.
President Benes ordered confiscation of all farms and corporations belonging to Germans Hungarians and those aiding Nazi collaborationists. About 270000 small farms mainly in the Sudeten area would be seized and including owner families about 1500000 people affected.
A poll at the world security conference shows most of the first 26 nations expect ratification of the UN Charter by year end 1945. If the United States Senate approves, major powers and many small nations may sign before Jan 1 1946, bringing the new world body into force. Britain United States Russia France and China along with others face early ratification as elec tions shape timelines. The San Francisco conference is deemed a success by several delegations while others cite conditional outcomes.
In the Pacific, psychoneurotic casualties from battle exhaustion are treated at Mandaluyong near Manila. Casualties engage handicraft, gardening, light labor, and recreation such as softball, badminton, and movies to restore function. Brig Gen Guy Denit, chief surgeon, calls psychoneurosis a temporary mal adjustment, distinct from insanity.
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