War Prisoners Must Return To Germany
Ottawa orders German war prisoners in Canada to be returned this month. About 4 000 remain under the Geneva convention after some were sent back to Germany or England. Officials cited 30 000 refugee applications pending and UNRRA camps, arguing public objection to permanent German settlement.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Department of Labor and Immigration
Germany
England
Department of Immigration and Labor
UNRRA
Europe
Chief Justice Harvey Celebrates 83rd Birthday On Alberta Bench
Record holding judge in Canada Chief Justice Harvey marked his 83rd birthday on October 1 while presiding on Alberta bill of rights submission to the appeal court. Alberta Attorney General Lucien Maynard conveyed best wishes from the province Bar and counsel, noting the unlikely chance his bench record will be equalled. Maynard misspoke, calling him 84. Harvey corrected him with humor about praise while alive.
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Edmonton
Canada
Harvey
Alberta
Lucien Maynard
Maynard
Bar Association
Will Forget Debt Ottawa
Ottawa druggist Harry Skinner said he would forget a 38 cent debt after learning Joachim von Ribbentrop, former Nazi foreign minister, had received a death sentence. Ribbentrop had visited Ottawa in 1913 and briefly left town in 1914, stopping at Skinner's store to buy small items and promise payment later, a debt Skinner chose to overlook amid larger events.
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Ottawa
Harry Skinner
Joachim von Ribbentrop
von Ribbentrop
Mr. Skinner
UBC Students Sell Blood for Memorial Gymnasium Fund
Vancouver reports that University of British Columbia students will donate blood at Shaughnessy military hospital to raise funds for a memorial gymnasium. Each pint yields 20 dollars for the fund.
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Vancouver
University of British Columbia
Shaughnessy Military Hospital
Spaak Blames Veto for Lack of Peace at UN Congress
Paul Henri Spaak, UN president, told the Belgian Socialist party congress that the veto by major powers blocks real peace. He warned sovereignty defenses prevent progress as the Security Council remains deadlocked. A separate line notes a pesticide mix covers an acre in certain foliage.
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Brussels
United Nations Security Council
Paul Henri Spaak
Harriman Named Secretary of Commerce in Roosevelt Cabinet
W Averell Harriman U S ambassador to Britain chosen to succeed Henry A Wallace as secretary of commerce. He plans to go to Paris soon to discuss with James F Byrnes secretary of state. Harriman previously led in Moscow and held top NRA posts and missions to London and Paris.
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W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Britain
Henry A. Wallace
Harriman
Paris
James F. Byrnes
London
Moscow
Soviet Union
Roosevelt
National Recovery Administration
Canada Faces Lower Wheat Exports in 1946-47
Ottawa estimates total wheat supplies for 1946-47 at about 510 million bushels based on 1946 crop plus July carryover. Exports are expected to be substantially below last year’s 340 million bushels. U.S. production reached 1.167 billion, Argentina sees favorable moisture, while Australia faces drought lowering its crop prospects.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
U.S
United States
Argentina
New South Wales
Weather Factor Collingwood Aids Furniture Plant
A reconverted aircraft plant at Collingwood is producing knocked-down bedroom suites for the English market. Humidifiers tailor atmosphere to England to offset local humidity, aiding a new Canadian industry. Fifteen thousand suites ordered, two thousand already shipped for assembly in England.
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Collingwood
England
Mauretania Fire Doused Quickly at Liverpool Dock
Fire confined to a storeroom on the Cunard White Star liner Mauretania in Liverpool. It was put out within 20 minutes with no arson suspected. an inquiry will be held into the smouldering cork insulation cause.
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Liverpool
England
Cunard
Dustpan care tips for a cleaner look
Keeping a dustpan well waxed makes it look clean longer. A waxed surface helps dust and dirt slip off, reducing buildup and making cleaning easier.
Question settled on Danube navigation in Balkan peace talks
The Balkan economic commission accepted with American backing the demand to internationalize free navigation of the Danube, despite strong Russian opposition. Senator Arthur Vandenberg urged the policy in his maiden peace conference speech. The vote, urged by the Big Four, cleared a major issue five days before the commission deadline.
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Paris
Danube River
Balkan Economic Commission
Russia
Arthur Vandenberg
Reich
Europe
Balkan Commission
British Columbia Apples Sail From Halifax This Month
The first shipment of BC apples through Halifax will be loaded on the freighter Pacific Enterprise and sail for the United Kingdom at month’s end. About 80,000 boxes constitute the west coast shipment, with 20,000 barrels of Nova Scotia apples also to be loaded.
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Halifax
British Columbia
Pacific Enterprise
United Kingdom
Nova Scotia
Nor mandy Residents Wish To Adopt Canadian War Graves
The people of Normady want to adopt and tend the graves of Canadian war dead for Canadian relatives, as reported by the French information service.
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Ottawa
Normandy
Europe
French Information Service
Jobs Are Offered Swift Current For Polish Veterans
A federal plan will assign Polish war veterans to Swift Current district with about a dozen local farmers and ranchers already applying to hire them. Veterans must be paid at least 45 dollars a month and be contracted for one year.
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Swift Current
Canada
D A Kane
Record Non-Stop Flight From Australia to United States
The Tru culent Turtle patrol bomber landed at Port Columbus after an unofficial 55 hour 18 minute nonstop flight covering 11 237 miles from Perth Australia. The twin-engined Lockheed Neptune P2V carried four crew members and a baby kangaroo setting a new long distance record over the Pacific.
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Columbus, O
Port Columbus
Perth
Australia
Army
RCAF Photographs Arctic Canada From Churchill To The Pas
RCAF Lancaster crews converted bombers will next summer photograph Arctic Canada north of the 64th parallel. In the past season three Mitchells logged 250000 miles of uncharted territory across the northwest territories and northern margins of the three prairie provinces.
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Pas
Man
RCAF
Lancaster
Churchill
Fort Smith
Arctic Canada
64Th Parallel
Northwest Territories
Prairie Provinces
Canada's Peacetime Forces Reach Interim Strength
Canada declares peacetime army and air force official though under manning. The army aims for 35,000 with about 12,000 to 13,000 now, including 2,800 officers, while vacancies remain in medical and engineering corps. The RCAF targets 16,100 and has 9,100. recruitment runs 400 to 450 monthly and full strength may take a year.
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Canada
Ottawa
Air Force
Medical Corps
Engineers
R.C.A.F
Accord Needed Becomes Urgent World Peace Theme
In Paris Prime Minister Smuts warns that an urgent accord among the great powers is essential for general policies. He says international war is unlikely for a generation but vows no solid peace unless spirits and temper improve. He notes U.S. move from isolation and Britain’s policy shift as encouraging signs.
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Paris
Smuts
South Africa
Stalin
U.N. Security Council
Marshal Smuts
BBC
United States
Sale concludes for 10,000 former Canadian army vehicles
The month long sale at Bordon Hampshire ended with proceeds of 817,477 pounds or about 3,269,908 dollars auctioneers reported. The auction featured ten thousand former Canadian army vehicles sold at auction.
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Bordon
Hampshire
England
Britain Uplifts Old Age Pensions and Health Benefits
Britain raises basic old age pensions to 26 shillings weekly for four million pensioners and 42 shillings for married couples. The plan costs £80 million yearly and expands health and insurance payments. Workers are urged to stay employed past pension age with bonuses, enabling a potential retirement pension of £3 2s weekly at age 70 for some married men.
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London
Aftermath of Nuremberg verdict unsettles Allied plans
London reports the Nuremberg trial verdict challenges Allied authorities in Germany as they decide fate for tens of thousands of detainees. It may exclude civilians and officials who aided the Nazi regime but avoided direct war crimes, forcing consideration of new legal paths and a pending German law.
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London
Germany
S.S
Nuernberg
Gestapo
Security Service
Manitoba Wheat Harvest Surpasses Expectations in 1946 Report
Manitoba crop report for 1946 states threshing returns exceeded expectations in quality and quantity across districts. Most wheat graded No. 2 northern with some No. 1 northern. crops gathered earlier and more satisfactorily than in several years.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
MacKenzie King names three to atomic energy board
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced General A G L McNaughton as president of the Atomic Energy Control Board and named three other Canadians as members. The board was established under the Atomic Energy Control Act passed in the last session of Parliament.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Gen
A. G. L. McNaughton
Atomic Energy Control Board
Atomic Energy Control Act
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