Finland Accepts Heavy Soviet Armistice Terms
London reports Finland agreed to a 23 clause armistice costing 300 million dollars in cash and territory. Losses include Karelia and Viipuri, a 50 year lease of Porkkala naval base, and concessions around Murmansk rail link. Von Born said allies had airfields and fleet access, while Finns disarm German troops and aid Allied deliveries.
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London
Finland
Soviet Union
Germany
Ernst von Born
Great Britain
Russia
Karelia
Lake Ladoga
Viipuri
Murmansk
Petsamo
Porkkala
Finnish Gulf
Helsinki
von Born
van Born
St Laurent Hosts German Survivors Afloat After U Boat Sink
For the second time in her career the Canadian destroyer St Laurent sheltered German survivors from a sunken U boat after an RAF coastal command aircraft forced the sub to the bottom. A prior encounter aboard with Swansea saw 45 Germans rescued. One officer claimed Vancouver ties and spoke English, while surprised by Allied victories.
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Ottawa
St. Laurent
Navy
RAF Coastal Command
Swansea
North Atlantic
Vancouver
Warsaw
France
Benin and Ife to get new Nigerian art museums
Lagos authorities announce plans for two new museums devoted to Benin and Ife. Benin will showcase ancient brasswork while Ife highlights bronze sculptures, expanding Nigeria's cultural institutions.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Benin
Ife
McNab to retire as Saskatchewan lieutenant governor
Hon Archibald P McNab aged 80 will retire October 1 stepping down after eight years at Government House due to ill health. The former Saskatoon legislator and cabinet minister served Saskatchewan since its formation, later on the local government board, and was a popular lieutenant governor.
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Regina
Prairies
Archibald P. McNab
Saskatchewan
Government House
Ottawa
McNab
Legilature
Saskatoon
Planning Relief For Europe Faces Big UNRRA Challenge
Montreal report to UNRRA outlines relief hurdles for Europe. Military aims to shift duties quickly, with six months often longer, Italy already exceeding pace. 1945 food needs met with cooperation, raw materials likely adequate. Germany defeat delays major easing. Italy singled for $50 million Italy aid. Canada allocations include 2,250,000 yards woven woollen goods and 24,000 tons farm machinery.
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Montreal
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Europe
United Kingdom
United States
Combined Food Board
Combined Raw Materials Board
Combined Production and Resources Board
UNRRA
Italy
France
Germany
Canadian
Canada
Japanese artillery observers tied to stakes on Peleliu
Radio reporter William Ewing said observers on Peleliu in the Palau islands were tied by arms and legs to stakes to prevent desertion. The broadcast described severe measures in the Pacific theater.
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San Francisco
Peleliu
Palau Islands
William Ewing
Western Pacific
Antonescu Held by Soviet Authorities After Romanian Switch
Moscow reports Ion Antonescu the Romanian dictator, deposed after joining the Allies, has been handed to Soviet custody along with four other Romanian officials and five leading Germans. The Soviet statement says he may be considered for a war criminal list.
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London
Ion Antonescu
Russian High Command
Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
Antonescu
Canadians Helped Defeat Buzz Bombs Over Britain
London reports Britain’s defences used the code Diver as the buzz bomb threat arrived. Canadian squadrons led by Edmonton night intruders and ack-ack gunners contributed to anti aircraft and fighter actions during the 80 day blitz. Major figures include Sqdn Lar Joseph Berry of the RAF with 60 kills and Wing Commander Bob Beaumont who refined tactics.
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London
Britain
Channel
City of Edmonton
Bob Beaumont
D.S.O
Bar
D.F.C
Allies Press Reorganization of China's War Effort
Reports from Washington say allies want a wholesale reorganization of China's war effort to keep the Asiatic flank intact as Pacific and Burma campaigns develop. Generals consider giving Gen Joseph Stilwell supreme Allied command to modernize Chinese forces amid political strains in Chungking and fresh defeats.
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Washington
United States
China
Asia
Japan
Pacific
Burma
Joseph Stilwell
Asiatic
Chungking
Europe
Hull
Wallace
Donald M. Nelson
U.S
Roosevelt
Churchill
Quebec
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Peoples Political Council
Army Medical Corps Launches TB Survey in Canada
Ottawa reports rising tuberculosis rates among active Canadian army personnel. The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps begins an exhaustive survey of 5,000 officers and men across districts, using chest X rays to detect early cases and establish current disease rates. Selected from ages 35 and under with over 18 months service and no recent X ray.
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Ottawa
Canada
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Defence Headquarters
Slightly Lower Winnipeg Wheat Content in 1944 Interim Report
The board of grain commissioners laboratory reports the 1944 western wheat crop mean protein content at 13.3 per cent, slightly below 1943. Manitoba 12.6 (13.1) per cent, Saskatchewan 13.4 (13.8), Alberta 13.7 (13.1).
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Winnipeg
Board of Grain Commissioners’ Laboratory
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Romania
Winston Churchill
Mackenzie King
H. F. G. Lotson
D.C
Canadian Joint Staff
Lotson
National Defence Headquarters
England
G. Vanier, Cmg
Dso
H. du Pavillon
de Gaulle
Paris
Army Medical Corps
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