Delay in German reparations drags on despite surplus plants
Delays in transferring capital goods from Germany slow reparations under Potsdam. Only 14 of 869 western zone plants have been allocated amid factional disputes and slow coordination by the Allied Reparations Agency. Russia's reduced consumer-goods shipments and four power split hinder progress as the Potsdam pact allocates surplus plant equipment among the Allied powers with offsetting barter.
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Allied Control Council
Berlin
Germany
Potsdam
Reich
United States
Russia
Poland
Efforts Made To Assist Entry Of Immigrants
Ottawa reports steps to expand western Europe inspection points for Canadian immigrant arrivals. An immigration officer now in Paris. surveys to reopen northern Europe inspection sites within months. Travel and sailing limits hinder southern Europe and continental routes. UK voyages remain for service personnel and dependents.
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Ottawa
J. A. Glen
Mines and Resources
Immigration
Europe
Canada
Glen
London
Paris
United Kingdom
Flight planned from Honolulu to Cairo by B 29 bomber
US Army Air Forces officers disclosed a non stop flight of more than 10000 miles from Honolulu over the magnetic north pole to Cairo Egypt. The plane is being prepared at Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The exact launch date has not been set.
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Washington
Honolulu
Magnetic North Pole
Cairo
Egypt
United States Army Air Forces
Oklahoma City
Okla
Problem Solved Edmonton Veterans Acquired Home On Cash And Carry Plan
Two married Edmonton veterans George G. Boogie and Barney O'Connor found a house for removal and moved their 10 room two and a half storey structure to a nearby site. The house was hauled on skids by a tractor while city electricians cleared wires for the passing caravan. The men said they seized the first opportunity despite it being cash and carry.
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Edmonton
George G. Boogie
Barney O'Connor
Restored Gothic Home Rebuild Aims For 1949 Target
The project to rebuild a historic house progresses with bulldozers and cranes at the site. If on schedule the house could be ready by 1949. otherwise completion shifts to 1951. Oak timber from Warwickshire’s Forest of Arden will supply about 30 000 cubic feet, needing 800 to 1200 trees aged 100 to 200 years, with additional timber from British dominions and colonies.
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Big Ben
Forest of Arden
Warwickshire
Shakespeare
England
Britain to grant extra bread for children under eighteen
Food Minister Strachey announced an increase in bread allowance for all children up to 18 years, adding one extra ounce per week. Adults keep a nine ounce weekly basic ration, while children's rations scale with age, reducing the overall saving estimate to seven percent from ten.
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London
Strachey
Britain
Uniform highway signs agreed by western provinces
Representatives from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia reached agreement on standardizing highway signage for driver safety and convenience. Signs will resemble AASHO patterns used south of the border with octagonal signs signaling stop and other shapes indicating upcoming information.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
al Berta
British Columbia
American Association of State
After Effect Animals Surviving Bomb Concessions Dying
Bikini tests showed greater atomic blast damage than initially described. An officer cited animals that endured the blast dying suddenly days after appearing healthy. He noted no clear plan to bring animals to the United States, hinting that studies may rely on post mortems.
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Kawjalein
Bikini
United States
Winnipeg forms new R C A F fighter bomber squadron
Air Minister Gibson announces formation in Winnipeg of an auxiliary squadron of Canada’s peacetime Royal Canadian Air Force. The unit will be a fighter bomber squadron with 600 to 800 men, staffed by a permanent force detachment of about 100 men.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Gibson
Russian Agents Studied Canada Ports and Navy Report
Ottawa reports state Russian agents showed interest in Halifax and Vancouver ports and prepared a 200 page study on Canada’s navy. The commission linked naval intelligence contacts to Col. Nicolai Zabotin and noted meetings with Russian officers in Ottawa and Vancouver.
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Ottawa
Halifax
Vancouver
Canada
Royal Commission On
Nicolai Zabotin
Russia
Pantzerney
New York
Zabotin
Surensen
Naval Department
H. I. Sorensen
Motinov
Cone
Naval Forces
Gouzenko
Igor Douzenko
Gouseev
Prices Raised on Children's Clothing in Ottawa
The prices board announced a two percent increase in maximum prices for certain children’s clothing to offset a fifteen percent rise in labor costs in the industry. Officials expect the higher costs to reach retail prices in the fall.
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Ottawa
Four Year Wheat Pact Nears Signature in Ottawa
Ottawa reports say an Anglo Canadian wheat agreement will be signed within two weeks. The four year contract fixes a price of 1.55 dollars per bushel for the first two years with no ceiling thereafter and a floor of at least 1.25 dollars for Canadian exports to Britain after the first term. About 150 million bushels are involved annually. Some cabinet members want similar deals for other farm products while opposition cites UN free trade principles.
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Ottawa
Britain
United Kingdom
Canada
United Nations
Japan would have surrendered by end of 1945 says survey
A U S strategic bombing survey to President Truman concluded Japan would have surrendered before 1945 ended without the atomic bomb Russia’s entry or any Allied invasion. Air superiority was the key timing factor and Emperor Hirohito’s advisers had resolved to end the war by any terms by May 1945.
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Japan
Washington
Truman
Russia
United States Strategic Bombing Survey
Hirohito
Frost blamed for spruce damage in Manitoba
Manitoba forestry official dismisses insect invasion reports as unfounded. C B Gill says the spruce decline stems from a spring frost rather than a “mysterious army of bugs.” Trapper Charles Dunn reported a 115 mile inland spread from Hudson Bay toward The Pas.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
C. B. Gill
British United Press
la Pas
Charles Dunn
Hudson Bay
Pas
Briton backs Australia test range for largest rocket
A British survey of Australia three months ago recommends creating the world’s largest rocket and atom bomb testing range in central Australia. The study estimates a cost between 28 million and 32 million dollars and urges government approval.
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Sydney
Australia
Ottawa See Drop in Crude Oil and Gas Output April
Dominion bureau of statistics reports lower crude petroleum and natural gas output in April at 644 434 barrels versus 663 537 in March and 692 889 a year earlier. Saskatchewan April production listed at 8 644 000 and Alberta at 3 263 439 000.
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Ottawa
Canaan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Japan wheat crop seen 40 percent below normal
Nippon Keizai estimates Japan will harvest about 12.0 million koku of wheat, roughly four tenths under normal levels, equivalent to about five bushels per koku, signaling a smaller than usual crop.
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Tokyo
Nippon Keizai
Japan
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