Peace Talks Will Be Shared With Allies Only
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Churchill refused to promise parliamentary notice when Germany proposes peace terms. He said such matters would first involve Allied talks with Russia and the United States and only military surrender details could be disclosed. Evelyn Walkden urged action over talk, and Churchill, returning from the western front, received a hearty ovation.
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London
Church
House of Commons
Germany
Rhys Davies
Labor
Mr. Churchill
Evelyn Walkden
Western Front
Greatest Allied Rhine Drive Described by German Source
German reports to Alcazar claim the Allied Rhine crossing is the greatest in intensity and size ever launched in Europe. Joaquin Rodrigo, the last Spanish correspondent in Berlin, quotes Berlin sources noting dense artificial fog persisted for 30 hours.
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Madrid
Rhine
Europe
Alcazar
Joaquin Rodrigo
Berlin
Rodrigo
Fear for Safety of Prisoners Trapped in Germany
In Bern Switzerland the International Red Cross reports loss of contact with hundreds of thousands among 15 million Allied prisoners and conscripted foreign workers in Germany as eastern and western offensives tighten. The Red Cross fears the prisoners safety as the pincers close on the Reich.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Reich
International Red Cross
Paris Cabinet Grants Autonomy to Indo China
The French cabinet voted for greater autonomy within a French imperial union. The new statute would create an Indo-Chinese government chosen from native and French residents, led by a governor general as president.
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Paris
Ottawa tax deadline may extend past April 30
Official quarters indicate a reasonable prospect that the personal income tax payment deadline for 1944 will be extended beyond April 30. Last year the date was moved to August 31 to aid the spring victory bond drive.
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Ottawa
Former Hungarian premier reported killed by Germans
Moscow radio quoted Budapest press reports that the Germans killed Dr. Nicholas Kallay, 58, once Hungarian premier before the Germans ousted him last year and set up a puppet regime in Hungary.
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London
Moscow Radio
Budapest
Nicholas Kallay
Kallay
Hungary
Swordfish production halted at Blackburn factory
The Blackburn aircraft plant has ceased Fairey Swordfish production after determining the open cockpit torpedo bomber is too slow for modern combat. The Swordfish had a long service life with the fleet air arm but failed to meet current speed requirements.
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London
Blackburn Aircraft Factory
Fleet Air Arm
Canada’s poultry population six times greater than humans
A historical note states that Canada’s poultry population is six times larger than its human population. The claim reflects early 20th century agricultural optimism about poultry farming and national agricultural capacity.
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Canada
First Canadian Attack Through Hochwald Corridor
South Alberta regiment led tanks across Europe and, with Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from Hamilton, punched into the Hochwald corridor. Maj. A. F. Coffin notes mud and mines blocked the push, but the unit was first in and last out, cleaning up southern Hochwald while infantry supported.
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Germany
Rochwald
Rhine
South Alberta Regiment
Europe
Hochwald
Udem
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Hamilton
S. E. Caseley
Charlottetown
Hohewald
A. F. Coffin
Arabs Protest Jerusalem Strike Over Shared Mayor Role
The Arab population of Palestine staged a one day general strike across the country in protest of government plans to rotate Jerusalem mayoralty among Muslim, Jewish, and Christian leaders every three years.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Ottawa officer promoted to acting major general in Normandy fighting
Brigadier R. H. Keefler of Montreal, 42, who led an artillery formation and later an infantry brigade in the Normandy battles, has been promoted to the acting rank of major general according to defence headquarters.
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Ottawa
R. H. Keefler
Montreal
Normandy
Defence Headquarters
Error of Judgment in RAF Bombing Regreted by London
The government expressed regret to the Netherlands for a March 3 RAF bombing of a Hague residential area aimed at rocket sites. It described the attack as a deplorable error of judgment and promised disciplinary action against fliers responsible.
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London
Netherlands
Hague
R.A.F
Great Britain Must Build Up Post War Trade
Regina report quotes Sir Gerald Campbell saying Britain must shift to peacetime industry for national good, raise funds via exports, and import raw materials. He notes Britain cannot outproduce the U.S. mass production and must focus on quality goods like chinaware, rugs, and luggage, risking shortfalls for consumers.
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Great Britain
Regina
Sir Gerald Campbell
Washington
Ottawa
Sir Gerald
Britain
Lord Halifax
United States
Canada
St. Michael and St. George
Gerald
World’s record butter cow from Calgary breaks 365-day mark
Alcartra Gerben, a six year old Alberta bred Calgary owned Holstein cow, set a new world butter production record during a government supervised 365 day test ending March 24. It produced 1,409 pounds of butterfat, equivalent to 1,761 pounds of butter, surpassing Carnation Ormsby Butter King’s 1,402 pounds of butterfat.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alcartra Gerben
Hays and Co. Ltd
Turner Siding
Carnation Ormsby Butter King
Carnation Farms
United States
Appeal Dismissed in Alberta for German POW Theft Case
Edmonton report states the appeal of August Kaehler and Otto Stolski, prisoners at Lethbridge camp, against their theft conviction and one-year jail sentence was dismissed. The Alberta Appeal Court rejected qualifications to Geneva convention liability terms for POWs in a written judgment.
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Edmonton
August Kaehler
Otto Stolski
Lethbridge
Alberta
Eisenhower Warns German Forces On Executions
General Eisenhower issued a proclamation broadcast from Luxembourg to the German army and Waffen SS warning of severe punishment for any soldiers who participate in the execution of Allied airborne personnel.
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London
Eisenhower
Luxemburg Radio
Fewer Strikes In First Two Months Of Year
Ottawa reports time lost to strikes and lockouts through February fell 287 per cent from a year earlier. A total of 38,963 man working days were lost in 32 strikes involving 10,397 workers by Feb 28, down from 63,546 days in 44 strikes with 16,877 workers last year. By February 28, 17 strikes caused 6,821 lost days, with nine settled and seven resumed pending final settlements. one strike remained active at Trenton, Nova Scotia, among freight car factory workers.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Demand Surges for Canadian Wheat From United Kingdom
Winnipeg reports renewed export activity as overseas buyers, led by the United Kingdom, purchase over 17 million bushels of wheat and flour in seven trading days. Strong Great Lakes navigation prospects push shipments to seaboard ports while requests from West Indies Newfound land Belgium and Portugal follow. Canada holds a large grain surplus, but limited shipping could slow much needed deliveries to liberated Europe. Western prairies anticipate early field work as 1,000 cars daily move east to lake ports. Western farmers have sold about 425 million bushels since Aug 1 1944, with UN granary contributions totaling 266 million bushels and farm stocks around 121 million.
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United Kingdom
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Great Lakes
West Indies
Newfoundland
Belgium
Portugal
Russia
New York
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Canada
Europe
United Nations
Civilians Hostile in Germany Reported by Allied Troops
Advancing Allied troops report being fired on by German civilians in several incidents. Orders were issued to shoot any hostile civilians on sight. An unconfirmed report claims a ten year old German girl shot two American infantrymen.
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Germany
Bristol Architect Fined for Leaving Gas Fire On
Bristol authorities fined architect Harold Mere Dith $4,150 after discovering a gas fire burning in his unoccupied office for 714 hours wasting fuel and violating safety rules.
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Bristol
Harold Meredith
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