Britain Opposes World Food Board At UN Conference
Britain voiced objections to a world food board proposed by Sir John Boyd Orr at the FAO gathering in Copenhagen. Britain warned the plan could be twisted to favor primary producers and risk destabilizing output. Canada supported the idea, citing past agricultural hardships, while the United States backed the objectives and urged an A.O. commission to develop a price stabilization program.
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Copenhagen
Britain
World Food Board
John Boyd Orr
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
Canada
John Strachey
Food Board
John
Gardiner
Prairies
Conference Commission
United States
Norris E. Dodd
A.O. Commission
Spirit of Fascism Said to Be Still Alive in Paris
Yugoslavia criticized the four power plan to internationalize Trieste and urged awarding the disputed region to Yugoslavia. The Italian commission condemned fascist impulses as evidence of lingering aggression while other commissions discussed armistice limits, minority protections, and treaty guarantees for Jews amid peace talks.
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Yugoslavia
Trieste
Military
Balkan Economic Commission
Romania
United Nations
Hitler
Poland
Russia
Britain
World Jewish Congress
Gladwyn Jebb
Fourpower
Ales Bebler
Big Four Foreign Ministers Council
Venezia Giulia
Phosphate shipments resumed aid dairy output in New Zealand
Shipment of phosphates from Nauru and Ocean Islands to New Zealand is being resumed boosting dairy production. Before the war these islands yielded about 1,250,000 tons annually, supporting pasture fertility and heavier stock carriage across Australia and New Zealand.
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New Zealand
Auckland
N.Z
Nauru
Ocean Islands
Equator
Pacific
Australia
Canadian Honored for Norwegian Service During War
Lt Commander E E B Boak of Victoria received one of history’s oldest orders, the First Class Royal Order of St Olav, for wartime service in Norwegian waters aboard HMCS Sioux. In March 1945, Sioux and three destroyers evacuated 300 residents from Soroy Island under shellfire near German bases at Hammerfest and Murmansk approaches.
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Ottawa
E. E. B. Boak
Ds.c
Victoria
Warrior
Sioux
Order of St. Olav
Soroy
Alten
Ger
Trial of Niimori Genechiro Over War Atrocities
Niimori Genechiro faces charges of atrocities against British and Canadian POWs. The case centers on ill treatment aboard ships from Hong Kong to Japan in 1942 and subsequent detentions. Allegations include beating Royal Canadian Rifles of Quebec and four Winnipeg Grenadiers after escape from a Hong Kong POW camp.
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Hong Kong
Japan
Niimori Genechiro
Niimori
Lisbon
Royal Canadian Rifles of
Quebec
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Sgt. Payne
L. Cpl. Berzenski
Pres. Adams and
Ellis
Acropolis Hill renamed Franklin D. Roosevelt Park
In Prince Rupert Acropolis Hill long used by United States army during the Second World War was renamed Franklin D. Roosevelt Park on Labor Day. A cairn dedication drew Canadian and United States officials with General David Hays attending. U S S Tucson cruised in harbor for the visit.
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Prince Rupert
B.C
Acropolis Hill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
David Hays
San Francisco
United States
U.S.S. Tucson
Chinese political shift aims for constitutional democracy
S. S. Lo, Chiang Kai-Shek's former private secretary, told a Labor Day conference that China's constitutional convention set for November seeks to end one party rule and launch a stage of constitutional democracy.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
S. S. Lo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Moral Re-Armament Assembly
China
Australians swarm for tires after wartime rationing ends
In Sydney motorists crowded shops and garages, spurred by the end of five years of wartime tire rationing in Australia. A senior company official called the demand colossal as buyers sought tires from manufacturers and retailers.
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Sydney
Australia
Free Mankind From Fear Of Hunger Conference Opens
Delegates from 51 countries meet in Copenhagen to address world hunger at the FAO second conference. A report says favorable weather improved 1946 47 bread grain supplies, narrowing the gap between needs and supply to about 2,000,000 tons, contingent on continued controls. Sir John Boyd Orr urges action and presents a plan for a world food board to govern distribution. The board would rely on a two price system for farm products and international loans to spur development.
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Copenhagen
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
John Boyd Orr
F.A.O
John
World Food Board
Standing Committee
Food Board
Russians name Zaroubin as new Soviet ambassador to London
AFP quotes peace conference sources that the Russian government has submitted Georgey Zaroubin, former Russian minister to Canada, as ambassador to London replacing Fedor Gusev now deputy foreign minister. Zaroubin previously served as Canada envoy during spy ring disclosures. espionage commission found no evidence of his involvement.
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Agencie
France-Presse
Britain
Georgey Zaroubin
Canada
London
Zaroubin
Fedor Gusev
Commission On Espionage
Toronto Violinist Harry Adaskin Appointed UBC Chair
Harry Adaskin, renowned Toronto violinist and former Hart House String Quartette member, has been named to the chair of music at the University of British Columbia. He is recognized across Canada as a concert violinist, music commentator, and teacher.
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Vancouver
Harry Adaskin
Toronto
Hart House
University of British Columbia
Adaskin
Canada
U S Gift Parcels Pour Into Berlin In August
More than 600000 private relief parcels arrived from the United States for German civilians in the American occupation zone during August, the American military government disclosed.
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Berlin
United States
Ammnesty and discharge urged for veterans in fraternization cases
The Dominion convention of the Army Navy and Air Force Veterans Association calls for amnesty and honorable discharge for servicemen imprisoned for fraternization with former enemies. Ontario command argues fraternization is less serious than desertion but carries harsher sentences. A South Vancouver unit supports replacing vocational training with an apprenticeship plan funded by a sliding scale, 90 percent government and 10 percent employer costs, shifting as skill grows.
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Edmonton
Dominion Convention
Army, Navy, and
Air Force Veterans Association
Ontario
South Vancouver
Pilot HawKins leaves bush for Edson after forced landing
A rescue pilot spotted a timber message on the ground near Edson indicating James Hawkins, a Seattle civilian pilot, had left the bush heading toward civilization. Hawkins had been living with a trapper near the crash site sixty miles north of Edson after a flight from Prince George to Grande Prairie.
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Edmonton
James Hawkins
Seattle
Edson
Hawkins
Prince George
British Columbia
Grande Prairie
Cash Income For Farmers Shows Decline In First Half
Ottawa reports Canadian farmers earned 633 00 000 during January to June 1946, down from 724 600 000 in 1945, with declines chiefly from wheat oats barley and hogs in prairie provinces. Ontario saw about 10 million drop due to weaker meat animal returns, while prospects for late 1946 vary as crops improve in the west and prices rise.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
New Members Added to FAO in Copenhagen
Italy Switzerland Portugal and Eire were elected to FAO membership joining 51 original members. Canada already a key member. Polish Vice-Premier Mikolajzyk objected to Portugal and Eire over lack of Warsaw ties. FAO heard that many diets may fall to 1500 calories daily next year.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Italy
Switzerland
Portugal
Eire
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
Canada
F.A.O
S. Mikolajzyk
Portgular
Warsaw
Meal for workers at NW Railway Lahore workshops
New canteens at the NW Railway mechanical workshops in Lahore will offer a one anna meal of chapatis dal pulses and iced water. The facilities were opened recently by the railway administration to provide meals for workmen.
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New Delhi
NW Railway
Lahore
Railway Administration
Lord Rowallan welcomed by Ottawa scouts at Landsdowne Park
Lord Rowallan chief scout of the British empire arrived at Landsdowne Park where about 400 Ottawa district scouts gave him a hearty welcome.
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Ottawa
Lord Rowallan
British Empire
Landsdowne Park
Brazil Population Myth or Reality of Growth
A quote asserts Brazil's current population at 442 million with a claim of potential to house 900 million. The remark frames demographic capacity versus present size, suggesting expansive room for future growth despite current numbers.
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Brazil
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