Canada must keep hog production high for postwar bacon
Agriculture Minister Gardiner warned Ottawa that Canada must sustain strong hog output to fuel postwar exports. He noted February grading declined 28.5 percent but emphasized Britain will rely on Canadian bacon, with targets of about 450 to 600 million pounds yearly and 900 million across 1945 and 1946. He cited labor and feed as main limits and urged maintaining a high production level.
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Ottawa
Canada
Gardiner
United Kingdom
Britain
MacArthur Restores Civil Government in Manila
General Douglas MacArthur restores civil administration in the Philippines to the commonwealth government after three years of war. He vows, amid ruined Manila, that the enemy’s grim pattern ends with these ashes. President Osmena calls for elected congress members to return to Manila and reestablish the legislature and law and order as independence is sought in 1945.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
MacArthur
Sergio Osmena
Congress
Legislative Branch
Osmena
U S Aids French Navy After North Africa Landings
The United States has spent over 200 million dollars to rebuild the French navy since Allied landings in North Africa in 1942. The U S administers the program and, with Britain’s help, supplies all material to operate the French fleet.
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Washington
United States Navy
North Africa
United States
Britain
New German twin jet plane seen on western front
Allied headquarters in Paris reports the Germans are operating a new twin jet aircraft on the western front, disclosed by the United States ninth air force.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Western Front
United States
9Th Air Force
Problems Of Veterans Will Be Discussed
Canadian veterans face new career paths after war as educators businesses and officials plan a reassimilation conference in Montebello Quebec from April 7 to 11. Dr W J Dunlop co chairs and says about 150 delegates will attend to share employer plans and help veterans adjust to postwar roles and opportunities across Canada.
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Toronto
Johnny
Canada
Montebello
Que
Canadian Legion
Dominion
W. J. Duntop
Plang
Dunlop
Ontario
Dr. Dunlop
Prisoners Moved From Stalag 344 Amid War Office Report
The British war office said 4000 sick American and British prisoners from Stalag 344 at Lamsdorf in eastern Germany were moved to another camp. Canadians were among those at Stalag 344. Fit prisoners marched toward Boehmisch Leipa and Karlsbad, while Stalag 8 prisoners split toward Kassel and Neurenberg. Prisoners from Stalag 8-C moved toward Hanover and Kassel.
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London
British War Office
Lamsdorf
Germany
Stalag 344
Boehmisch Leipa
Karlsbad
War Office
Stalag 8
Kassel
Neurenberg
Stalag 8-C
Hanover
Himmler Tightens Berlin Defences in Fanatic Push
Gestapo chief Heinrich Himmler seeks to harden Berlin’s garrison into an army of fanatics. His weekly organ Des Schwarze Korps threatens death to any party leader who abandoned duty or failed to show courageous resistance to the enemy.
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London
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Berlin
Himmler
Tell the Truth Bill Becomes First Reading in Ontario
Ontario Attorney General Leslie Blackwell introduced a securities bill requiring full truth in sales and mandating records. Promoters and financial agents must file transactions for securities commission review. A three member commission will oversee actions and register investment counsel. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Toronto
Ontario
Leslie Blackwell
Securities Commission
Great Powers Prepared For Enemy Collapse
Prime Minister Churchill declared the great powers were fully prepared for Germany’s collapse and urged Germany to surrender. He outlined plans for a world security league with U S participation, stated Stalin’s assurances on Poland’s sovereignty, and noted the San Francisco conference opening April 25 to unite nations in war against Germany and Japan.
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London
Churchi
Germany
Russia
Churchill
United States
World Security League
Great Powers
World Organization
Japan
San Francisco
United Nations
London Black Market Nets Huge Crime Income
Britain's black market operates as a gangster led network with annual income over £5 million. Railways are a chief supply line, with losses to public utilities and the war effort fueling calls for stronger police action. Across 55 years goods worth over £10 million have been stolen, plus £1 million yearly from road and canal traffic and £500,000 from ships. Major hotspots include London, Liverpool, Bristol and northern cities.
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London
Britain
British Railways
Liewellin
Liverpool
Bristol
Argentinian aims for cordial ties with U S and Russia
Col Juan Peroni of Argentina said he favored full restoration of cordial relations with the United States and Russia. He doubted Argentina would declare war on Germany, warning that a hasty move would alienate friends and invite scorn from foes and other American republics.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Argentina
United States
Russia
Germany
Peroni
Inter American conference weighs inviting Canada to join union
The Inter American conference discussed asking Canada to join the Pan American union, a move Canada had not shown interest in before.
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Mexico City
Inter-American Conference
Canada
Pan- American Union
1st Canadian Army presses through German farmland to Rhine
The 1st Canadian Army advances through the Maas Rhine corridor destroying villages and farms. Kleve Goch Catvar Vedem and Uedem suffer extensive damage as shells bombs and artillery flatten homes streets and public services. Major Hod gins of Preston Ontario notes German paratroopers resisted fiercely with only 30 to 40 prisoners and most men choosing defiance over surrender.
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Germany
Maas
Rhine
Kleve
Goch
Catvar
Vedem
Uedem
R. D. Hodgins
Preston
Ont
Daphne Newton Bearer of London V Bomb Tragedy
Thirteen year old Daphne Newton witnessed a V bomb strike her street in southern England. She had just left home to call for a friend when the weapon fell, burying her home in rubble and killing her parents beneath the debris. The neighborhood has endured years of blasts and mine damage.
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London
England
Daphne Newton
Daphne
New Saskatchewan lieutenant governor named Miller
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King appoints Thomas Miller publisher of the Moose Jaw Times as lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, succeeding Archibald Peter McNab who is in ill health. Chief Justice William Martin has been handling duties and opened the current Saskatchewan legislature.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Thomas Miller
Moose Jaw Times
Saskatchewan
Archibald Peter McNab
McNab
William Martin
Martin
Caribou Sightings Increase Near The Pas This Winter
Officials report a broader northern distribution of barrenland and woodland caribou after an aerial survey. The Pas area sees caribou closer to inhabited regions than in many winters, while wandland herds remain common in the district.
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Pas
Mines and Natural Resources Department
Lebanon Declares War on Axis Powers
Lebanon proclaimed war on Germany and Japan soon after neighboring Syria and with Egypt's declaration approved, signaling a regional alignment against the Axis during the ongoing global conflict.
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London
Lebanon
Germany
Japan
Syria
Egypt
R A F Attacks Skagerrak Convoy Sinks Vessels
London reports coastal command aircraft continued vigil against enemy shipping in the Skagerrak. Nine cargo ships were targeted and at least three probably destroyed, in a bold attack by Royal Air Force forces.
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London
R.A.F. Coastal Command
Skaggerak
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