Britain's Food Stocks Seen Sinking Before June
In Parliament, Prime Minister Churchill warned Europe may face famine next winter, urging faster military action. He dismissed U S claims of large stockpiles, stating Britain has around 4.75 million tons left by June, built up by foresight and self denial. Col Llewellyn added exports stay restricted and aid to liberated areas continues.
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Churchill
Britain
J. J. Llewellyn
House
United States
Forgotten War on Crete Sighted by Maj Williamson
Maj L G Williamson described a forgotten war on Crete where 12 000 Axis troops are bottled up in the northwest. German command can neither interfere with Allied operations nor hold the force, while 60 000 equipment remains behind. Allied forces are mainly Cretan and Greek guerrillas. Heraklion port works and eastern island supply are reported adequate as German morale sinks and about 30 Axis deserters daily.
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Catro
Crete
Maj
L. G. Williamson
South Africa
Maj. Williamson
Greece
Heraklion
Wil Mamson
Allied forces hold about 1.5 million German prisoners
Sir James Grigg reported in the House of Commons that roughly 1.5 million German prisoners, not counting those captured by the Red Army, were taken by the Allies from September 1939 to the present war’s end.
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London
James Grigg
House of Commons
Red Army
Canada backs world security drive at UN forum
In Ottawa the opposition backs the government plan for Dominion participation in a world organization to maintain peace. M. J. Coldwell and R. B. Hanson support the Dumbarton Oaks framework while Prime Minister Mackenzie King outlines San Francisco talks and warns no nation can ensure safety alone. Hanson adds peace hinges on Britain United States and Russia outside the Dumbarton Oaks pact.
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Commons
Dominion
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
R. B. Hanson
P.C
York-Sunbury
Mackenzie King
Dumbarton Oaks
King
San Francisco
Coldwell
Hanson
League of Nations
Great Britain
United States
Rusia
Mr. Hanson
Ration Increased Ottawa Butter Ration Restored
The Canadian butter ration rises from six to seven ounces weekly starting April 1 after a January cut due to tight stocks. Dairy administrator K H Olive says the winter reduction reduced shortages and policy aligns with available supplies. Coupon 104 validity moves to April 26 with one better coupon every Thursday in April and future dates to be announced.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
K. H. Olive
Wheat Production Estimate For Spring 1945
The agriculture department projected United States spring wheat output at 241 million bushels for 1945, below last year’s 314.6 million and above the decade average of about 189.5 million bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Wartime Medical Leader Dr H H Christie Dies at 68
Dr H H Christie formerly of Esterhazy Sask and supervisor of medical services in the mobilization section of national selective service since 1940 died at his Chelsea Road home in Ottawa. He was 68 and had earlier received the King George V and Queen Mary jubilee medal in 1935 and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth coronation medal in 1937 for long and faithful service in his profession.
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Ottawa
H. H. Christie
Esterhazy, Sask
Chelsea Road
Christie
Narrow Escape Canberra Duke of Gloucester Flight Landing
The Duke of Gloucester, governor general of Australia, escaped injury when the twin engine plane he rode in landed with a retracted wheel. The item urges buying War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Canberra
Duke of Gloucester
Australia
Union Jack Flies Over Mandalay After Fort Dufferin Fall
British reports say Mandalay is now in British hands after Fort Dufferin fell to Indian and British troops of the 19th corps. Refugees emerged from the fort with a white flag as Japanese defenders withdrew. Elsewhere Indian forces moved toward Mogok and Meiktila as MacArthur reports new island invasions and continued heavy losses for Japan.
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Dufferin
BBC
19Th Corps
Greated
Burma
Meiktila
Mogok
Douglas MacArthur
Panay
Philippines
Malamaus
Mindanao
Local man held many posts before illness in Suffolk village
Charles Savage aged 88 in Kelso, Eng became ill and confined to bed. In the Suffolk village 42 jobs changed hands as he had held numerous official and semi official posts including parish councillor and parish clerk.
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Kelsale
Eng
Charles Savage
Suffolk
European relief staff urged as ration crisis grows
The Manchester Guardian editorial calls for democracies to act on Europe’s food plight without recriminations. It urges public disclosure of ration resources and supports establishing a European general relief staff, noting devastation has driven warfare for five years.
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London
Europe
The
Manchester Guardian
Queen Wilhelmina Visits Liberated Dutch Areas
Queen Wilhelmina, Europe’s first exile monarch to return home, toured freed areas of the Netherlands after arriving from London via Brussels. She received a tremendous ovation as she retraced her country’s liberation, recalling her hasty May 1940 flight when German parachutists invaded to seize her.
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London
Wilhelmina
Europe
Netherlands
Brussels
French Mission Aims to Secure Wheat for France and North Africa
The French economic mission in Washington confirms urgent plans to obtain bread wheat and other cereals from the United States and Canada. Ostermeyer travels to Washington then Ottawa as talks with Monnet progress. The goal is 250 000 long tons of bread wheat to meet shortages in France and French North Africa amid transport bottlenecks.
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French North Africa
France
United States
Jean Monnet
Ostermeyer
M. Monnet
Ottawa
War Food Administration
Canada
International Wheat Council
MacKinnon
Combined Food Board
Trade Department
Seaboard
British Army Transportation After D-Day Report
Field Marshal Montgomery’s headquarters recounts over 5.25 million tons of war material moved on the continent since D-Day. The transport force handled 306000 vehicles, rebuilt rail lines and bridges, evacuated 55000 wounded, and reopened 13 ports including Antwerp. Casualties totaled 23 officers and 410 men.
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21St Army Group
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Montgomery
Continental
Antwerp
Normandy
Britain
Scholar and Poet Lord Alfred Douglas Dies at 74
Lord Alfred Douglas, 74, scholar and poet and longtime friend of Oscar Wilde, died at his Sussex home. He was the eldest surviving son of the eighth Marquess of Queensbury and authored Oscar Wilde A Summing Up in 1940. A lifelong associate of George Bernard Shaw, he wrote to Churchill urging Poland not to be betrayed. A critic once called him “the greatest living master of the English sonnet.”
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Sussex
Alfred Douglas
Oscar Wilde
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Queensbury
George Bernard Shaw
Alfred
Churchill
Poland
Churchill Wife Accepts Russia Visit By London Invite
Mrs Winston Churchill has accepted an invitation to visit Moscow for about a month in the Soviet capital. The English prime minister's wife will travel from London to Russia for the planned stay.
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Winston Churchill
Russia
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