Attlee Vows to Fully Use United Nations Charter
London. Prime Minister Attlee tells a national United Nations Association gathering that Britain's foreign policy will center on the UN Charter as the first line of defense. He urges full use of the Charter to prevent war and to promote international cooperation, while acknowledging past limits and the need to improve its functioning.
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London
United Nations
Britain
United Nations Organization
Attlee Mand
United Nations Association
Albert Hall
Capid
League of Nations
Attlee
San Francisco
Commonwealth
Ireland Faces Postwar Trade Dip in Neutral Era
Eire remains economically paradoxical after World War II era with ample larders and limited unemployment. Despite neutrality and a shift toward agriculture, trade fell from 308 million to 235 million dollars between 1939 and 1944 as imports and coal supply shrank.
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Dublin
Eire
de Valera
Germany
Ejire
Major Fred A. Bagley Dies in Banff at 87
Major Fred A. Bagley, an original member of the North West Mounted Police and first bandsman of the mounted police band, died in Banff at age 87 after celebrating his birthday a week earlier. He served in the South African war where he earned the rank of Major and organized Canada's first rifle team to travel to England for Empire competitions.
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Banff
Alta
Fred A. Bagley
Major Bagley
North West Mounted Police
Mounted Police
England
Hitler rumor says Eisenhower believes Hitler may be alive
Dutch radio reported General Eisenhower told reporters there is reason to believe Hitler could still be alive. He reportedly said he initially thought Hitler was dead but now cites evidence suggesting survival.
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Eisenhower
Fuhrer
London
Hitler
General Eisenhower
the Hague
Marshall urges U S to stay strong and prepared for future war
General George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, warns that the United States must remain strong, ready, and alert to deter a future war of weapons with vast power. He cites 1942’s near disaster, praises British and Soviet resistance, and calls for continued scientific research and a peacetime citizen army ready on short notice.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United States
Marshall
Pershing
Germany
Japan
Writers protest as U S Army orders Shanghai correspondents to civilian status
War correspondents accredited to the China theatre are ordered by U S Army authorities to revert to civilian status on October 16. They must abandon uniforms and travel at their own expense while protests are filed.
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Shanghai
China Theatre
United States Army
Roof burglars strike Winnipeg shoe store break in
Winnipeg police report a downtown shoe store was entered by roof burglars who fled with 1400 in rash and cheques. Investigators seek leads and review surveillance to identify suspects.
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Winnipeg
Soldiers Rescued After Eight Months In Greenland Post
Eleven soldiers endured eight months at a marsone radio weather station in Greenland's Skjoldingen amid grim Arctic conditions. A snowslide buried food and damaged two diesel engines on Jan 7 1945 but they kept sending vital weather data by radio. They survived on dug snow food and plane drops until rescue on Sept 21 by a coast guard icebreaker and the Belle Isle.
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New York
Skjoldingen
Greenland
Narsarssuak
Coast Guard
Belle Isle
Canadian Navy Strength To Be Retained In Peace
Defence Minister Douglas Abbott announced in the House of Commons that Canada’s peacetime navy will include two cruisers two light fleet carriers 10 to 12 destroyers and several frigates with about 10 000 officers and men and a reserve of around 18 000. The Reserve Royal Canadian Navy will cover all reserves including reserve air personnel and university naval training divisions. Air force strength tentatively set at 15 000 to 20 000, and an operational research division will continue postwar.
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Ottawa
Defence
Douglas Abbott
House of Commons
Royal Canadian Navy
University Naval Training Divisions
Royal Canadian Sea Cadets
Gibson
Abbott
President asks Congress for 550 million for UNRRA
Washington reports President Truman urged immediate appropriation of 550 million dollars to fund UNRRA operations. He cited acute need and privation in Europe to cover the coming winter.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Europe
Hore-Belisha Arrives in Canada on Tour
Quebec reports Hon. Leslie Hore-Belisha former British war minister arrives to begin a tour of Canada. The visit signals ongoing Allied wartime cooperation and diplomacy between the United Kingdom and Canadian authorities during the period.
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Quebec
Leslie Hore- Belisha
Canada
Argentine navy calls for resignation as Peron loses grip
In Buenos Aires the navy demands the government resign and transfer power to the supreme court after Col Juan Peron is pressured from power by the army. Peron reportedly returns to his apartment as officers gather under heavy guard amid a military power struggle led by Col Eduardo Avalos at Campo de Mayo. Montevideo says Avalos controls the situation.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Navy
Supreme Court
Peron
War Ministry
Campo de Mayo
Col
Eduardo Avalos
Montevideo
Avalos
Land Confiscation Reshapes German Agriculture in Soviet Zone
In Berlin, Edwin Hoernle says by end of October 4,250,000 acres will be confiscated without compensation. Large estates will be broken into peasant farms and model units to feed Germany, with 300,000 refugee families anticipated to settle on the lands.
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Berlin
Russia
Edwin Hoernle
Germany
Hoernle
Oder
Loan to Britain in 5 Billion Credit Talks
An American source says a tentative Anglo American trade and financial accord would provide Britain with a 5 billion loan. Britain would draw as needed with a five year grace period before repayment. Interest rate and final policy views were not yet settled. finish by November 1 with some lend lease details unresolved.
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Washington
Britain
Immigrants To Canada As A Result Of War
London reports the British air training plan may bring many young British and Canadian servicemen to Canada as residents after the war. Officials note potential doubts about permanence but highlight Canada’s appeal and postwar tourism drawing Britons to see the country and its wartime generosity.
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Canada
London
United Kingdom
Dominion
Britain
Germans Plot to Free Rudolf Hess Foiled in England
The London Daily Express reports British intelligence discovered a German plan to rescue Rudolf Hess after Mussolini's 1943 rescue. Hess remained guarded in England. Churchill and the War Office ordered tighter surveillance and a watch for any aircraft near his confinement.
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London
Rudolf Hess
England
Benito Mussolini
London Daily Express
Hess
Neurnberg
War Office
Canadians Praised By London Evening Standard
The London Evening Standard editorial lauds Canada for leading in the war effort. It cites Canadian expenditures and casualties and credits the Dominion with shaping the air war through the commonwealth air training plan and skilled pilots.
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London
Germany
Canada
Evening Standard
Britain
Green Belts Signal End of Blanco in Canadian Army
The occupation force in Rhine Germany adopts green belts and webbing for Canadians, with Royal Winnipeg Rifles and Queen's Own Rifles retaining rifle black. Some units consider green due to jeep paint and varnish, signaling a shift away from blanco in the Canadian army.
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RHINE
Germany
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Queen's Own Rifles
Regina's
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