Canadian Army Prepares Two Part Third Division For Germany
Utrecth report says formation of the Third Canadian Division for occupation duty in Germany advances. Brigades 107 168 and 109 move to Holland under C O F and will be paired with the Third Division brigades as personnel shifts begin. The plan splits the division into veteran and service groups with Maj Gen Chris Vokes leading the headquarters staff.
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Gartinm
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Germany
Canada
Chris Vokes
C.of
Ontario election gives Drew first clear PC majority since 1929
Premier George Drew and his Progressive Conservatives won a clear majority in the Ontario legislature with 67 seats to 6 for the CCF and 10 for Liberals. The Liberals dropped to 10 seats and Liberal Labor two, Labor Progressive two, with Civilian votes guiding the tally. Joliffe and Hepburn lost re election as their parties faltered.
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Toronto
George Drew
Ontario
C.C.F
Liberals
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CCF
Liberal Labor
Labor Progressive
E. B. Joliffe
Liberal
Mitchell Hepburn
Drew
Wheat for Britain Montreal Grand job by Canada in wheat transport
R V Biddulph European commissioner of the Canadian Wheat Board praised Canada's work in moving wheat to Britain and continental Europe. He said his report to British authorities would be very hopeful and noted his months in Canada reporting to the British food ministry.
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Montreal
Canada
Britain
Europe
R. V. Biddulph
Canadian Wheat Board
Biddulph
Food Ministry
Rare Munich Treasure Found in Village Near Munich
A village near Munich Kirchdorf, 20 miles from the city, yielded a cache of rare books worth millions and scores of paintings from the Munich cathedral. The collection, reportedly sent by Cardinal Faulker, was discovered during a routine shipary check in a street of under 40 houses. The items were destined for the University of Munich but were found in Kirchdorf after a year in transit.
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Munich
Beto
University of Munich
Truman asks 1.975 billion lend lease aid to end war with Japan
President Truman sent a letter to Speaker Rayburn requesting a new lend lease appropriation of 1.975 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year starting July 1. When combined with unobligated balances of 2.4 billion dollars, the total program would reach 4.375 billion dollars to accelerate Japan conflict resolution.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Japan
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Conscientious objectors fund Red Cross share in Canada
About 10 700 alternative service workers in Canada donated 1 784 259 from their wages to the Red Cross Society. With war end, no new directives will be issued to those eligible, while those in armed forces substitutes continue until regulations are canceled. Labor Minister Mitchell notes 5 to 15 percent of earnings go to Red Cross, depending on income and dependents. By 1940 Britain lost 900 ships totaling over 3 million tons.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian Red Cross Society
Labor Department
Europe
Conscientious Objector
Mitchell
Red Cross
Big Three Meeting in New York Reported by Graz Radio
Graz radio in Austria quoted Marshal Stalin as agreeing to a Big Three conference and favoring a quick meeting. The broadcast, monitored by the FCC, credited Harry Hopkins's Moscow visit as influential. Churchill said Britain had not armed Syrians or Lebanese until British forces intervene to maintain order.
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New York
Graz
Austria
Marshal Stalin
Federal Communications Commission
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
Mr. Churchill
Britain
Britain Rejects De Gaulle Syria Charge and Sets Levant Policy
London: Prime Minister Churchill refutes Gen. de Gaulle’s claim that British agents stirred trouble in Syria. He states Britain will withdraw troops only after a France Levant treaty, denies territorial aims, and supports a three-way negotiation among Britain, the United States, and France. He regrets a diplomatic mixup over a late message to de Gaulle.
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London
Churchill
Gen. de Gaulle
Syria
Britain
France
The
Levant
United States
Russia
China
Middle East
Germans Begin Return Home From Prisoner of War Camp
London reports the first group of 300,000 German POWs are started homeward to boost German food production. The ministry of information stresses no officers or war criminals are being sent back and care is taken to exclude such personnel.
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London
Ministry of Information
Allied Powers Establish Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers divide liberated Germany into four occupation zones for Soviet Union United Kingdom United States and France with Greater Berlin under an inter allied authority. The statement calls for cessation of hostilities order maintenance and administration while noting UN cooperation and subordination to the Allied control machinery.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Hitler
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Moscow
London
Paris
Soviet Union
Greater Berlin
United Nations
Control Council
British convoy strikes icebergs in fog near Newfoundland
Halifax reports twenty two of seventy six ships taking a 90 degree turn to dodge icebergs in thick fog. A series of crashes left Canadian Fort Columbia with a bashed bow and the Samstrait with a 14 foot hole, while no lives were lost amid the Atlantic miracle.
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Halifax
Britain
North America
Atlantic
Newfoundland Banks
Fort Columbia
Samstrail
Bantz
Samstrait
New York
Iceberg collision damages twenty two ships in North Atlantic
In dense fog on May 27, twenty two ships in a London convoy were damaged after striking icebergs in the North Atlantic. The ministry of information said eleven vessels were American, seven British, two Norwegian and two Dutch, with relief from the wartime convoy system except in combat zones.
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London
North Atlantic
Ministry of Information
Brazil declares war on Japan during World War II
Brazil declares war on Japan and breaks relations with Germany and Italy in 1942. Brazil severed ties with Germany and Italy on January 28 1942 and declared war on Germany and Italy on August 22 1942, amid global conflict.
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Japan
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Hughes Aircraft reveals world's largest plane details
The Hughes Aircraft Company discloses a seaplane with a wing span over 300 feet and a 220 foot hull. Vice-president Charles W. Perelle says it could carry 750 soldiers and equipment, 40 tons of gasoline, and a 60 to 70 ton payload. The laminated plywood craft uses eight 3,000 horsepower engines and aims for intercontinental freight, with first flight projected by year end.
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Culver City
Calif
Hughes Aircraft Company
Charles W. Perelle
Eclipse to Darken North America July Ninth
The sun will undergo a total solar eclipse visible in North America on July 9. The path of totality begins at sunrise in southeastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, crosses Hudson Bay, Greenland, Norway and Sweden, and ends in Siberia at sunset.
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New York
North America
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Greenland
Norway
Sweden
Siberia
Churchill campaign stars delayed reception for discharged veterans
Ottawa defense headquarters stated that the new campaign stars announced by Prime Minister Churchill were not yet ready for issue and, as a result, no applications from discharged veterans are being accepted at this time.
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Ottawa
Defence Headquarters
Churchill
Soviet to Publish British Books in Moscow
A London publisher Hutchinson and Co and a Moscow publishing centre sign an agreement to publish Russian translations of British books in the Soviet Union. The deal links British authors with Soviet readers through translated editions.
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London
Hutchinson and Co
Moscow
Soviet Union
Prefabricated Aluminum Houses to Be Mass-Produced
Britain plans to produce 50,000 prefabricated aluminum houses this year as part of wartime housing expansion announced by Duncan Sandys, minister of jet works.
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London
Britain
Duncan Sandys
Jet Works
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