Military Muskox Trip Emphasis on Civilian Aspects
Ottawa defense officials stress civilian over military aims in the Trecent Operation Muskox while confirming the expedition's key finding that large invading forces could move through the Arctic tundra. Final results and plans will be released in August with notes on discipline, mechanicals, and winter apparel improvements.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Man
Arctic Circle
Edmonton
United States
Canada
Cheques On Way To Barley Producers In Canada
Ottawa announces payments totaling 5 106 932 94 to barley producers for deliveries in 1944 45. About 155 000 cheques cover 80 435 781 bushels at 7 59 cents per bushel, with cheques issued per elevator company for country deliveries and mailed to farm-to-farm recipients.
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Ottawa
J. A. MacKinnon
Electrically Run London Car Reaches 50 MPH Target
The Daily Telegraph reports a leading British motor manufacturer and an electrical engineering firm are perfecting an electrically run car capable of 50 miles per hour. The weight issue from lead storage batteries is being solved by magnesium plates, a lighter metal, enabling improved performance.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Loot Recovered of Hitler Stash in Salzburg
United States army intelligence agents recovered ancient gold coins valued at about £1,250,000 from Salzburg Austria. The coins were said to have been looted by Hitler from Austrian monasteries to finance a last stand in the Bavarian redoubt.
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Berlin
Hitler
United States Army
Salzburg
Austria
Canada to send delegation to Boston distribution conference
Ottawa reports representatives from industrial bodies and government agencies will attend the Boston distribution conference in October as a first step toward a coordinated effort to ease consumer goods distribution in Canada. Daniel Bloomfield notes production progress but distribution lags. Miller explains aims to align minds across industry to cut costs and improve facilities.
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Ottawa
Boston
Canada
Daniel Bloomfield
Raymond W. Miller
Bloomfield
London
Mansion House hosts first postwar children party in London
1 400 children from poor east end homes and children of ambassadors attended the first lord mayor's children party since the war at the Mansion House. The event brought together young Londoners for an afternoon of entertainment and celebration.
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London
East End
Mansion House
Lord Mayor
Wheat saving drive cuts bread weight nationwide
The agriculture department announced bakers across the United States must reduce the weight of bread and rolls by 10 percent to conserve wheat. The policy targets all bakers and bakery products in the national market.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Changes To Be Made In Policy On Immigration
Ottawa reports widen immigration list with relatives allowed in for family reunification. The policy adds parents and siblings over 18 and orphans under 16 with housing by Canadian relatives, as a short term measure for refugees. Also government to bring in men of highest type to replace POW labor in sugar beet fields with assurances of quality settlers.
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Ottawa
Dominion
J. A. Glen
Mines and Resources
House
Canada
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
J. G. Gardiner
Canada and United States Block Multilateral Air Pact Talks
At a Montreal meeting the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization backed delaying any multilateral air commerce convention for a year. The American delegation pushed for exhaustive discussion while assuming no convention would be signed at this assembly. Netherlands delegate Dr Goedhuis argued to keep open the possibility of a convention this session.
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Montreal
Canada
Commission Three
Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
General Assembly
H. J. Symington
Dr. D. Goedhuis
Netherlands
William A. Burden
Air
Goedhuis
British Columbia Lobster Experiment Aims To Grow Industry
The provincial government and Dominion authorities set aside 95 acres of foreshore near Nanaimo for a large scale lobster breeding and cultivation test on the British Columbia coast. Previous efforts at Sooke failed after release of Atlantic lobsters, prompting study of breeding and natural enemies as factors.
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Victoria
Nanaimo
British Columbia
Atlantic
Mr. Alexander
Trial Delay Sought in Tojo War Crimes Case
Lawyers defending former prime minister Hideki Tojo and 25 other war crimes suspects petitioned for more time to prepare. The motion requests postponing the trial beyond its set start date of June 3.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Companies Paid Ottawa War Training Funds
Companies that operated elementary flying training schools during the war turned over $6,091,035 to the government. The information was tabled in the Commons for John Diefenbaker.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Australian air gunner seeks RCAF instructor berth in Canada
Flt. Sgt. Reginald P. Howard, an Australian air gunner famed for a wartime medical miracle, has come to Canada to enlist in the RCAF. He flew from Tobruk to base in North Africa on Sept. 17, 1942, after fighting Italian ships, and after years of hospitalization hoped to obtain an instructor role with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Seattle
Reginald P. Howard
Canada
R.C.A
Howard
Tobruk
North Africa
Air Force
R.C.A.F
Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein Crowned King of Trans-Jordan
Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein, 64, accepted kingship over Trans-Jordan in a regal ceremony, calling for Arab unity and a federation of Arab states. He ascended the throne under a treaty signed in April ending Britain's mandate and the joint administration by Britain and the Emir.
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Amman
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah Ibn al Hussein
Abdullah
Britain
League of Nations
Palestine
Date Announced Deadline For RCAF Demobilization
Air Minister Gibson set September 30 as the deadline for RCAF demobilization. A release plan outlines discharge points and monthly quotas for those serving in Canada. Overseas personnel, about 5,000 strong, will be released upon return to Canada unless they volunteer or request continued service.
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Ottawa
Gibson
R.c.af
Canada
Bomb Located Puzzles London Disposal Team Seven Months
An unexploded bomb in Croydon south London was located by the Royal Engineers after seven months of searching. It lay 12 feet from an earlier shaft, its size unknown, and another shaft will be sunk above the site to determine the device’s dimensions.
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London
Croydon
Royal Engineers
Alaska and Russia Separated by Narrow Sea Gap
A historical note highlights the 56 mile sea stretch between Alaska and Russia, illustrating how closely the two regions sit across the Bering Strait and the implications for travel and exploration.
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Alaska
Russia
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