Muskox Arctic Research Trek Planned Across Canadian North
Ottawa reports 200 specialists and airmen will trek 3,000 miles from Churchill to Edmonton, testing cold weather machinery and operations. Led by Col. T. Wilson, the Muskox exercise begins training at Camp Shilo and uses air drops to support a northern advance toward the Alaskan highway.
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Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Col. T. Wilson
Defence Headquarters
Camp Shilo
Man
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Arctic Circle Rim
Northwest Territories
Fort Simpson
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Arctic
Need Uniformity Montreal
H J Symington, president of Trans Canada Air Lines and IA TA, warned at a Montreal dinner that international air service cannot be viable if countries impose divergent regulations via bilateral agreements. He spoke in a personal capacity against bi lateral or tri lateral bickering, noting experience shows such deals hinder proper international aviation service.
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Montreal
H. J. Symington
Trans-Canada Air Lines
International Air Transport Association
Indonesia War Declaration Denied Amid Java Tensions
London reports countered claims that the Indonesian republic on Java declared war on the Netherlands. All-India Radio said British reinforcements landed in the Dutch East Indies to handle disturbances. Lt Gen Sir William Slim in SE Asia approved plans to manage Java developments.
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London
Free Indonesia Radio
Java
Netherlands
all-India Radio
Dutch East Indies
William J. Slim
Southeast Asia Command
Seven Fairmile launches sold to Vancouver firm
In Montreal the War Assets Corporation announced seven Fairmile motor launches have been sold to Hamilcar Limited of Vancouver. No price was disclosed.
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Montreal
Hamilcar Limited
Vancouver
War Assets Corporation
Stettinius Leaves London for Gallstone Treatment
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. United States representative on the United Nations preparatory commission in London returned to the United States for medical care after X ray diagnosed a gall stone condition.
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London
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
United States
United Nations Preparatory Commission
Permanent Canadian Army Announced for Peace Time Force
Ottawa reports a permanent Canadian Army of 20 000 to 25 000 troops with a reserve of six divisions totaling 130 000 to 150 000 as part of wartime and postwar planning. Defence Minister Douglas Abbott outlined a 1.365 billion dollar spending bill to March 31 1946 and described the force roles including training, staff support, and research.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence
Douglas C. Abbott
Mr. Abbott
Abbott
King Bestows Canadian Decorations at Buckingham Palace
In a Buckingham Palace reception, Maj. Gen. Christopher Vokes received three decorations as commander of the Canadian Third Division. Twenty four more Canadians were awarded honors, including two Royal Canadian Naval Reserve officers and two Royal Canadian Air Force officers. Lt Cmdr Frederick Sherwood earned a Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross and Lieut John Davie of Duncan BC was awarded the DSC. Vokes got the Companion of the Bath, CBE and DSO. Flight Lieutenant David Hodgkinson of Chaplin Sask won the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Christopher Vokes
Royal Canadian Naval Reserve
Royal Canadian Air Force
Cmdr
Frederick Sherwood
Lieut
John Davie
Duncan
Gen
Vokes
Companion of the Bath
David Hodgkinson
Chaplin, Sask
Prison Terms for Youths in Haifa Arms Case
A military court in Haifa sentenced a group of young Jews to prison terms of three to seven years after convicting them of illegal possession of arms and explosives. The group included two 17 year old girls.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Returning Men All Canadian Troops To Be Sent Home By Next April
Defence Minister Abbott announced in the commons that nearly 153000 Canadians in Europe would be repatriated by April next year except occupation troops and England staffs. Since VE day 111000 have returned, leaving under 175000. About 22000 may remain in occupation. Repatriation will prioritize those separated from home and family, with unit returns discharged as individuals per scores and other qualifications. Officers and certain specialists will stay longer to maintain operations and essential services.
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Ottawa
Europe
England
Defence
Abbott
The
Commons
Army of Occupation
Canada
Poland Signs UN Charter After San Francisco Protest
Foreign Minister Wincenty Rzymowski of Poland signed the United Nations charter in Washington, protesting Poland’s exclusion from the San Francisco conference that produced the document. The signing completes the roster of original UN members.
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Washington
Wincenty Rzymowski
Poland
San Francisco
United Nations Organization
Merritt V C Aims Weyburn Greeting for South Saskatchewan
Victoria Cross winner Lt Col C J Merritt V C, commander of the first battalion of the South Saskatchewan regiment at Dieppe in 1942, plans to attend Weyburn when the unit returns from overseas. He hopes to travel by train or plane via Regina if needed and says he looks forward to meeting the regiment. He served overseas from 1939 to V E day and was a German prisoner for over two and a half years before release.
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Ottawa
C. J. Merritt
V.C
South Saskatchewan Regiment
Dieppe
Weyburn
Col. Merritt
Vancouver-Burrard
Regina
Merritt
Canada
Germany
Seaforth Highlanders
German parties struggle to form in British zone
In the British zone of occupied Germany under strict Allied rules, several parties try to organize but face German apathy. After 12 years under Nazi control and daily survival concerns, Germans show little interest in politics. Authorities say it may take months for party groups to gain traction.
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Luebbecke
Germany
British Control Commission
Control Commission
Britain moves on Canadian wheat price amid postwar imports
London reports that Canada will export wheat at a ceiling of 1.55 dollars per bushel for months, with Britain paying less for Canadian wheat than for American grain. British officials discuss food imports with Ottawa as postwar trade and reconstruction shape policy, while bread remains subsidized and rationing ends.
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London
Ottawa
Food Ministry
Australia
Argentina
Canada
Britain
Britan
Europe
H. Broadley
J. E. Wall
Wartime Housing Limited Faces Western Shortage Crisis
An official reports 8,750 Wartime Housing Limited houses across Canada in various stages, with 5,600 under construction for 1945 and dec 1 targets of 100 homes in Winnipeg Regina and Saskatoon. Western cities show the most building, while lumber and labor shortages slow progress across the Prairie provinces and BC.
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Ottawa
Canada
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Vancouver
Middle West
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
Butter Scarcity in Ottawa Delays Ration Ending
Canada cannot end butter rationing until next spring, says J P Nadeau deputy dairy products administrator of the prices board. The winter supply may rely on the summer ration of seven ounces, after last year’s cut to six ounces.
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Ottawa
Canada
J. P. Nadeau
Prices Board
Three Reasons to Wear a Poppy This November 11th
The article urges wearing a poppy to honor war dead and disabled veterans, noting two world wars preserved freedom and that Legion poppies support veterans through Vetcraft Shops at Christie Street hospital. It calls on communities to recognize returning servicemen and women and to show appreciation with wore poppies.
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Canadian Legion
Vetcraft
Christie Street Hospital
RAF Pilots to Regain World Speed Record for Britain
Two veteran RAF pilots Group Captain H. J. Wilson and Eric Stanley Greenwood plan to reclaim Britain's world speed record. Britain held the record in 1938 at 408.75 mph by J. W. McMillan. in 1939 Germany’s Hans Dieterle set 463.9 mph.
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R.A.F
Britain
London
Royal Air Force
Bri
British engineers fire reconstructed German V-2 rockets
British engineers and artillery experts built two German V-2 rockets from old parts and fired them at a target 150 miles away during the first week of October. One landed within three miles of the target. the Ministry of Information called the test a complete success.
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London
North Sea
Ministry of Information
Disbanding of Canada Aircraft Control Branch
Munitions Minister Howe announced the disbandment of the aircraft control branch of the munitions department after it completed wartime control of Canada's aircraft industry. The decision ends a key wartime regulatory body and signals a postwar shift in aviation oversight.
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Ottawa
Howe
Munitions Department
Canada
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