Canada urges international buffer stocks at world food conference
The Canadian delegation urged abolition of tariffs and restrictive measures to ease food scarcity. They proposed internationally financed buffer stocks of primary products and warned national policies alone cannot solve rising price volatility or depressions. They argued cooperation and international trade are essential to maintain nutrition and stabilize agriculture after the war.
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Hot Springs
Canada
Prairie wheat seeding rapid despite backward season
Ottawa reports seeding advances across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with wheat nearly all seeded in Manitoba about 90 percent in Saskatchewan and 75 to 95 percent in Alberta. Oats barley and oil bearing seeds rise while flaxseed acreage expands though much land remains unprepared.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canadians Decorated at Buckingham Palace investiture
Nineteen Canadian air men attended a Buckingham Palace investiture to receive honors from the King. Seventeen received the Distinguished Flying Medal one was awarded the British Empire Medal and another the Air Force Medal.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Russia Denies Aiding Japan Amid War Talk in London
Informed sources say Russia likely will refrain from entering the war against Japan until Britain and the United States press Germany's main forces. Kremlin officials deny any Japanese aid links while signaling possible shifts after Allied landings in Europe. The Tass agency refutes a rumor of a Soviet meteorological station aiding Japan and notes Churchill Roosevelts and Stalins planned summit may set a time and place for a three way meeting including Chiang Kai-shek.
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Victoria Cross for Cmdr John W Linton
Britain awards the Victoria Cross to Cmdr John W Linton of the submarine Turbulent for sinking 100000 tons of Axis ships and destroying three Italian trains by gunfire.
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London
Britain
Cmdr
John W. Linton
Turbulent
Royal Navy Escorts 1500 Convoys Through Dover Straits
Since France fell, the Royal Navy has guided at least 1,500 convoys via the Straits of Dover, safeguarding supply routes to Britain. The figure underscores sustained wartime naval effort and ongoing maritime security.
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France
Royal Navy
Straits of Dover
Canadians Arrive Safely in Britain Reinforcements Land
Canadian troops from all provinces and services arrived in Britain after a calm Atlantic crossing. Defence Minister Ralston wished them God speed as they join Dominion forces preparing for the European front. Main arrivals include infantry and armored reinforcements with artillery ordnance ASC medical and engineers also represented.
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Defence
Ralston
Artillery
Ordnance
Army Service Corps
Medical Corps
Engineers
Beurling Receives Four Decorations at Buckingham Palace
Flying Officer George Beurling of Verdun Quebec, famed Malta ace with 29 kills, is awarded DSO DFC DFM and bar at a royal investiture. The ceremony drew huge crowds and traffic jams as the king praised his record and asked if he wished to return to operations.
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London
George Beurling
Verdun Que
Buckingham Palace
Malta
Palace
Palace Gate
Verdun
Quence
Canada
Beurling
Edsel Ford Dies At 49 In Suburban Detroit Home
Edsel Ford, 49, chief executive of the Ford Motor Company for 24 years and son of Henry Ford, died last week at his Grosse Pointe Shores home. He led a dramatic shift to war production, overseeing bombs, tanks, jeeps, and other equipment from Ford plants.
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Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Grosse Pointe Shores
Edsel
Queen Mary Basks in Quiet 76th Birthday
The queen mother, 76, marked her May 26 birthday in a small English village. She celebrated with her 17 month old grandson Prince William, child of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, present during the private observance.
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London
Mary
Queen Mother
England
William
Duke
Duchess of Gloucester
Railways Report Big Gains in Fourth Victory Loan
Canadian National Railway workers boosted Fourth Victory Loan bonds with a cash value surge and more subscribers compared with the Third Loan. Total bond purchases reached 6.54 million dollars with Western region supplying over 2 million. The photo documents D. C. Grant and railway officials coordinating the drive.
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National Railways Munitions Limited
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Terese Brunelie
Canadian National Telegraphs
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G. S
Plan Proposed To Rehouse Low Income Groups Ottawa
The Canadian federation of mayors proposes a bold national policy for rehousing the low income, under a cooperative federal provincial and municipal approach. It urges long term low interest loans, a model provincial housing law, tax relief for homeowners, and staged postwar public works to address housing and blighted areas.
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Ottawa
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
House of Commons
Allies Chart Hard Fighting Path For Italian Campaign
London reports Allied strategists expect a tough fight to subdue Italy. They emphasize methodical ground combat, heavy supply lines from Tunisia, and potential advances from Pantelleria to Sicily and into southern Italy. Possible landings in Sardinia or the Balkans remain speculative with no confirmed thrusts.
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Dodecanese Islands
Cairo
Iraq
Syria
Palestine
Cyprus
Dodecanese
Queen Wilhelmina Arrives in Montreal En Route to Ottawa
The Netherlands government bureau announced in Montreal that Queen Wilhelmina arrived by air on May 26 for a short unofficial visit to her daughter Princess Juliana before proceeding to Ottawa.
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Montreal
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Ottawa
The
Exaggerated Canning Sugar Needs Warned by Official
Ottawa. W E Radomar assistant deputy administrator of consumer rationing told the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities that Canadian housewives exaggerated 1943 canning sugar needs. About 100 million pounds would be available, similar to last year, while normal use was 80 million. Applications totaled 210 million pounds with homes in Edmonton and Alberta reporting extreme requests. Nearly nine million people had applied for home canning sugar.
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E. W. Radomar
The
Prices Board
Edmonton
Alberta
Rodomar
Ottawa raises wholesale beef price ceilings
Foods administration officials from the prices board said wholesale ceilings for beef carcasses sides and quarters were raised by 25 cents per hundredweight. They stated the increase would affect consumer prices only slightly, about one-quarter cent per pound, with retail rises up to a cent per pound on some cuts and none on others. This is the final price rise in the seasonal adjustment plan outlined in last October's government policy statement.
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Foods Administration
Prices Board
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