Problems Facing Agriculture In Post-War Period
Dr J F Booth warns postwar agriculture needs market retention and expansion and regulatory changes to avoid long readjustment as Canada plans for wartime shifts. Prof W W Swanson outlines wheat as a central, complex issue with storage, transport, pricing and policy challenges. He notes Europe’s hungry demand could require vast shipping to move millions of tons of grain.
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Toronto
J. F. Booth
Ottawa
Canadian Political Science Association
Booth
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
W. W. Swanson
University of Saskatchewan
Dominion
Swanson
Western
Dr. Swanson
Europe
Yugoslav plans training Yugoslav forces in Canada
Dr Izidor Cankar, Yugoslav minister to Canada, said Yugoslav government aims to form an army and air force in Canada to fight Nazis from abroad. He praised Canada for hospitality to Yugoslav forces and noted many Yugoslav citizens in the Americas who may join.
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Ottawa
Draja Mikhailovitch
Yugoslavia
Canada
Izidor Cankar
Cankar
North
South America
Officers' Uniforms Slimmed by Wartime Rules
Ottawa reports wartime restrictions force Canadian officers to drop cuffed or pleated front trousers. Defence headquarters says those with pleated cuffs may wear them until worn out, but cuffless, pleatless trousers become standard.
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Ottawa
Canada
Defence Headquarters
Prices and Trade Board
Chinese Badges Adopted on Prairie to Distinguish Canadians
On the prairies Chinese residents wear white lapel pins with a blue V and crossed flags of Canada and the Republic of China to distinguish themselves from Japanese. The badge bears Chinese characters meaning Victory and the word Chinese around the rim.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Canada
Tojo Delivers Rosy War Update To Diet In Tokyo
Premier Tojo told the Japanese parliament that fighting would continue until Allied powers are crushed. Emperor Hirohito attended a brief rescript reading as Tojo cited gains in the Pacific and warned Australia about Japan's next moves. He reported 290000 enemy troops captured or destroyed aircraft losses and Japanese casualties to April 30.
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Tojo
Japan
Britain
America
Germany
Italy
Hirohito
Australia
Pacific
Coral Sea
Netherlands Indies
Burma
Chess urged as part of military training in Canada
Ottawa officials acknowledge chess is popular among enlisted troops and used in recreation. Bernard Freedman of the Canadian Correspondence Chess Association argues chess should join the military curriculum as a war game reflecting strategy similar to wartime planning, noting Russia's scale.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Bernard Freedman
Canadian Correspondence Chess Association
Department of National Defence
Freedman
Russia
Freezing Eggs in Edmonton For Export Demand
Edmonton egg producers store top grade A and B eggs for export in shell and freeze eggs in blocks to save freezer space. Since March eggs must be shipped overseas as powder to conserve shipping. a drying plant building is advancing but awaiting U S equipment, says C E Christensen of the provincial marketing board.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Britain
United States
C. E. Christensen
London Fears Loss of Historical Documents
A London warning urges safeguarding valuable historical papers from being scrapped to prevent critical records from vanishing. Officials emphasize preservation to protect national heritage and research resources amid possible disposal.
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London
Canada Approved Vitamin B White Bread by Dr Newman
Ottawa cerealist Dr L H Newman unveils bread designed for wartime needs. The Canada Approved Vitamin B White Bread contains four times as much vitamin B as standard white bread and is promoted as suited for home front nutrition.
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L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Ottawa
Canada
Belgian Worker Sees Overrun Nations as Liabilities to Hitler
Louis de Brouchkers, Belgian socialist and Labor conference speaker, said sabotage by Belgian workers halved production in some firms and that Hitler faces defeat on production fronts as overrun countries become liabilities. He urged that soil material and machinery cannot subdue the freedom of free peoples.
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Hitler
London
Labor Party
Louis de Brouchers
de Brouchers
de Brouckers
Mayors Seek Indemnity Over Defence Plant Tax Loss
The fifth annual conference of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities urged the Dominion government to provide indemnity to municipalities hosting federally owned defence plants. The indemnity would reflect taxes these plants would pay if privately owned, aiming to offset tax revenue loss.
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Ottawa
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Manion Outlines A R P Duty at Mayors Conference
Hon R J Manion director of civil air raid precautions told the fifth annual conference of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities that A R P work involves every capable person not in the armed forces. He warned passive and active defenses must be organized with citizen volunteers, urging municipalities to lead the effort.
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R. J. Manion
Tele Mayors
A.rp
Ottawa
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
A.R.P
Dr. Manion
Lend lease proposal shared with Soviet Russia
The United States handed the draft lend-lease agreement to Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff in a 45 minute talk with Cordell Hull. Contents were not revealed but the aim is to align Soviet lend-lease terms with Britain and other nations under postwar trade restoration aims.
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Washington
United States
Soviet
Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Cordell Hull
Litvinoff
Mr. Hull
Great Britain
United Nations
Roosevelt
Soviet Russia
Britain
Hull
Japan Plans Large Colonist Program for Southwest Pacific
Tokyo announced a large scale program to send Japanese colonists specialists and workers into conquered southwest Pacific territories to facilitate resource development. The plan aims to bolster development and economic extraction in the occupied region.
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Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
Planning Giant Aerial Offensive on West Front
British and U S strategists map a massive night bombing plan against Germany with 200 tons of bombs per night and new larger bombs. Generals Somervill and Lee join the talks as air experts expect up to 1000 bombers in a single night and targets include Nazi industries supply lines and concentration points.
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London
U.S
Germany
Britain
B. Somervill
USS. Army Services of Supply
Somervill
W. Lee
Army Ground Forces
Western
Europe
Alberta Tar Sands Could Fuel North to South Pipeline
Resources Minister Crerar told the House that responsible interests have considered building a pipeline from northern Alberta tar sands to southern centers. He noted early uses for road surfacing and said tar sands could become an active oil source in the future amid debate on oil royalty rates.
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Ottawa
Crerar
House of Commons
Alberta
Alberta Natural Resources Act
J. R. MacNicol
Con
Toronto- Davenport
Edmonton
Jasper National Park
De Gaulle seeks UN recognition for Free French as a government
General Charles de Gaulle appealed to the United Nations to recognize the Free French as a political administration, saying the movement is now a governing force. He also criticized Allied handling of the Martinique situation.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
United Nations
de Gaulle
Martinique
Internee Hakel Recaptured Near Camp After Escape
Pembroke Ontario 20 year old civilian internee Emilian Hakel escaped from Peta wawa internment camp and was recaptured by a Veterans Guard member about 15 miles from the camp. He had escaped previously last April and was recaptured within hours.
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Pembroke
Ont
Emilian Hakel
Petawawa
Veterans Guard
Hakel
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F.D.R
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James H. Doolittle
White House
Doolittle
U.S. Army
H. H. Arnold
Air Force
West Front
R.A.F
MacNicol
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