Government to Extend Initial Wheat Payment Through 1947
Ottawa reports Trade Minister MacKinnon announced the government will continue the $125 per bushel initial wheat payment for No 1 Northern grade in Western Canada through 1946-47, with no overall delivery reductions though early quotas may space elevator capacity. Payments on 1943-44 participation certificates start in June, 1944-45 barley and other funds flow in May, and further grain program details including prices for oats barley flaxseed rapeseed and seeds in western provinces and Ontario will follow.
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Ottawa
Mac Hinnen
Northern
Fort William Port Arthur
Vancouver
Canadian Wheat Board
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
MacKinnon
Mr. MacKinnon
Canada
Wheat Board
United States to Withdraw From UNRRA After January First
Assistant Secretary William Clayton told the UN that the United States will withdraw from UNRRA on January 1 and will not finance extensions beyond the scheduled expirations December 31 in Europe and March 31 in the Far East. He noted US contributions amount to about $2.7 billion and said aid will shift to open market grain and fats funded via a new international bank with loans to needy nations.
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Atlantic City
N.J
United States
William Clayton
Council
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
U.S
UNRRA
Clayton
Europe
Far East
New International Bank
Not Sabotage Investigation Called for Two Fire Incidents
London reports Alfred Barnes the minister of war transport told the House of Commons that so far there is no evidence that the fires aboard British ships were caused by sabotage. He cited only the Empire Waveney blaze at Liverpool and the hospital fire aboard the Queen Elizabeth as exceptions, saying investigations were unnecessary because there is no sabotage behind them.
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London
Alfred Barnes
War Transport
House of Commons
Liverpool
Winnipeg Reserve Paratroop Battalion Created
Winnipeg will host the only reserve paratroop battalion in Canada after army reorganization. The Winnipeg Light Infantry regiment becomes a para troop force, the first reserve unit in Canadian history named for this role.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Winnipeg Light Infantry Regiment
Wheat shipments to Philippines suspended by Canada
Ottawa reports the Canadian wheat board halted flour shipments to the Philippines via Vancouver after the combined food board quota for the islands was canceled.
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Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Board
Philippines
Vancouver
Combined Food Board
Islands
Rationing On Scarce Foods Is Necessary
Atlantic City N J Her bet H Lehman director general of UNRRA urges reimposition of rationing of scarce foods in the United States and other producing countries to meet commitments to feed less fortunate areas. He cites shipments delays and warns voluntary measures alone will not avert famine.
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Atlantic City
N.J
United States
Herbert H. Lehman
United States Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Council
L. B. Pearson
Canada
Pearson
Russia
Combined Food Board
Lehman
UNRRA
World Fund And Bank Ready For Business
In Savannah Georgia Treasury Secretary Vinson opened the inaugural meeting of the world fund and bank governors declaring the $9.1 billion bank and $8.8 billion fund now established and breathing as living organisms. Actual lending and stabilizing activities are months away.
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Savannah
Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
The
World Fund and Bank
Redman Wheat Touted as Key Milling Variety
Agriculture Minister D. L. Campbell told the Manitoba legislature that Redman, a high milling wheat, was recommended for licensing soon and to be on the market. He called Redman “the wheat to watch” noting it has all the good qualities.
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Winnipeg
Redman
D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
Flight A Success Ottawa
An RCAF Dakota returned to Rockcliffe after delivering a ton of food and medicines to missionaries at Repulse Bay in northern Canada. Sqdn Ldr D Kenny piloted the plane via Churchill, Man reaching Repulse Bay five hours after refuelling. In Ottawa the Labour Department reported 263,000 unplaced job seekers last Feb 28 but signaled reconversion unemployment peak near.
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Ottawa
Rockcliffe
Repulse Bay
Canada
Sqdn
Lidr
del) Kenny
Fredericton
Churchill
Man
Labor Department
Taking New Post Noted Tank Officer Named To Succeed Field Marshal Montgomery
Lt Gen Sir Richard Dick McCreery, commander of British occupation forces in Austria and noted tank officer, is named to succeed Field Marshal Montgomery as commander in chief of the British army of the Rhine. Montgomery becomes chief of the Imperial General Staff in June, succeeding Lord Alanbrooke.
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London
Richard Dick McCreery
Austia
Viscount Montgomery
No Change Seen In Prairie Gasoline Price Increase
Ottawa Finance Minister Tislay said no further consideration would be given to protests against rising gasoline prices in the prairie provinces. The issue, raised by F S Zaplitny, notes subsidies still paid in the prairies. Saskatchewan motorists pay an extra two cents per gallon. Manitoba and Alberta affected, eastern Canada not.
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Ottawa
Tislay
Thee
Prairie Provinces
F S. Zaplitny
C.C.F. Dauphin
Asley
Prairies
Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Canada opens first veterans photography school in Vancouver
Sixteen veterans started Canada's first school of photography in Vancouver. The program will expand to 48 students in the next two months as facilities are expanded. The course welcomes veterans from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Vancouver
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Lord Alexander Foresees Atomic Bomb Limits War Roles
Field Marshal Viscount Alexander, honored as a freeman of London, said the atomic bomb will not replace armies navies or air forces but will alter their functions and tactics. He predicted it could deter major wars if possessed by responsible leaders. The ceremony in Guildhall included Attlee and state officials as the sword of honor and freedom were conferred.
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London
Viscount Alexander
Britain
Canada
Dominion
Earl of Athlone
Lord Alexander
Charles Davis
Attlee
Porcupine area hotel shortage fills city cells
Timmins Ontario police faced a severe hotel shortage in the Porcupine area forcing them to house “roomers.” Normally two lodgers stay in cells nightly, but a single week saw 25 detainees lacking shelter.
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Timmins, Ont
Porcupine
Timmins
Polish troops to clear Orkney war hazards
About 1 500 Polish soldiers will be employed in removing war hazards from the Orkney Islands. They will clear mines, pillboxes and other anti invasion obstacles.
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Kirkwall
Scotland
Orkney Islands
Howe Foresees Labor Shortage Before Long
Reconstruction Minister Howe expressed optimism about Canada’s employment while warning that industrial expansion may outpace material and manpower. He cited wartime job exits, rising unemployment claims, and pending reconversion as crucial factors shaping a potential labor shortage.
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Howe
Ottawa
Canada
Pacific Coast
The
Commons
Western Canada
Mr. Howe
Ghost Hellcat drones to study atomic blast at Bikini Atoll
The USS Shangri La heads toward the Pacific with expendables for a May 15 atomic test. Pilotless drone planes carry automatic recording gear to sample the radioactive cloud and plume, with some drones likely lost but instruments recoverable.
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Norfolk
Shangri-la
Pacific
Bikini Atoll
Pepper Urges Conference to Rebuild Big Three Unity
Senator Claude Pepper calls for an unprecedented conference of generals workers businessmen and statesmen to re establish unity among the Big Three outside the United Nations. He condemns Senator Arthur Vandenberg and warns against new isolationism and exclusive atomic dominance. Pepper says the US Britain and Canada should destroy all atomic bombs and facilities before any talks occur.
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U.S
Washington
Claude Pepper
United Nations Organization
Florida
Arthur Vandenberg
Rep
Mich
Pepper
Unite States
Britain
Canada
BBC Plans Russian Language Broadcasts to Soviet Union
In London the BBC prepared to air three daily half hour Russian programs to the Soviet Union. W A Burke said the wartime ban on civilian receivers has been lifted and broadcasts will resume after wartime restrictions.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Soviet Union
W.A. Burke
House of Commons
Burke
BBC
Germany
Ussr
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