Military Aspects Of The Recent Muskex Trip
Ottawa defence officials emphasize civilian over military aspects of Operation Muskox while confirming the Arctic expedition's chief finding that large invading forces could move across the tundra. Russian and British participation attracted attention though Canada defends its research within borders. Final Muskox report due in August will cover discipline mechanics and winter gear, with no further exercises planned soon.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Churchill
Cheques On Way To Ottawa For Barley Producers
Payments totaling 6 106 932 94 are being made to about 155 000 producers who delivered barley in 1944 45 through country elevators or farm to farm transfers for deliveries August 1 1944 to July 31 1945. Each cheque amounts to 7 59 cents per bushel covering 435 781 bushels and the payments represent the difference between the advance equalization payment and equalization fees collected for barley exports after costs.
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Ottawa
J. A. MacKinnon
Electrically Run London Car Aims For 30 MPH
The Daily Telegraph reports a British motor company and an electrical engineering firm are perfecting an electric automobile able to reach 30 miles per hour. The design reduces battery weight by using magnesium plates instead of lead.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Loot Recovered in Salzburg After Nazi Gold Hoard Hidden
United States army intelligence agents recovered ancient gold coins valued at about £1 250 000 in Salzburg Austria. Experts say the coins were looted by Adolf Hitler from Austrian monasteries to fund projected defenses in the Bavarian redoubt.
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Berlin
Hitler
United States Army
Salzburg
Austria
Problems Of Distribution Of Consumer Goods
Ottawa representatives from industrial bodies and government agencies, active during the war in regulating consumer goods, plan to send a delegation to the Boston conference on distribution in October. Daniel Bloomfield and Dr. Raymond W. Miller outline the conference aims to coordinate best practices, cut costs, and expand cooperation with Canada, London, and others.
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Ottawa
Canada
Daniel Bloomfield
Raymond W. Miller
Bloomfield
Boston
London
Mansion House hosts first postwar Lord Mayor’s children party
1 400 London East End children from poor homes mingled with the children of ambassadors at the Mansion House for the first lord mayor’s children's party since the war.
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London
East End
Mansion House
Lord Mayor
Washington Bread Weight Cut Resented by Bakers
The agriculture department announced bakers nationwide must reduce bread and roll weights by 10 percent to save wheat. The policy affects manufacturers, retailers, and consumers as production scales adjust.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
United States
Well Known Financier Morris W Wilson Dies at 63
Morris W. Wilson, 63, president and managing director of the Royal Bank of Canada, died in Montreal after a brief illness. Born in Lunenburg Nova Scotia, he was chancellor of McGill University and held numerous directorships. He joined the Royal Bank in 1897 and served in Halifax, Charlottetown, Montreal, Truro and Vancouver. In Montreal he became general manager in 1929 and vice president in 1931 until his death in 1934.
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Morris W. Wilson
Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Montreal
Lunenburg
N.S
Wilson
McGill University
Royal Bank
Halifax
Charlottetown
Truro
Vancouver
Air Commerce Plan Delayed at Montreal Assembly
Canada and other nations failed to reach consensus on a multilateral air commerce convention as the Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization pressed for further discussion. The American delegation won unanimous support to postpone signing at the current assembly while urging broad study of the principle.
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Montreal
Canada
Commission Three
Provisional
International Civil Aviation Organization
General Assembly
H. J. Symington
D. Goedhuis
Netherlands
William A. Burden
Air
Goedhuis
BC Lobster Farming Trial Begun Near Nanaimo
Victoria cooperates with the Dominion to test an Atlantic lobster program on 95 acres of foreshore near Nanaimo. Deputy fisheries chief George J. Alexander notes a 20 year earlier Sooke experiment failed after release, due to limited stock and not studying breeding. The new plan aims for a larger, longer trial to assess viability and natural enemies.
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Victoria
Nanaimo
British Columbia
Sooke
George J. Alexander
B.C
Atlantic
Mr. Alexander
Trial Delayed in Tojo War Crimes Case in Tokyo
Lawyers for Hideki Tojo and 25 other Japanese war crimes suspects asked for more time to prepare, delaying the major trial beyond its June 3 starting date.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Companies Return War-Era Training Funds to Government
Information tabled in the commons shows companies that ran elementary flying training schools surrendered 6 091 035 dollars to the government. The figures were presented by John Diefenbaker of the Progressive Conservative party.
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Ottawa
John Diefenbaker
Changes To Be Made In Policy On Immigration
Ottawa reports a loosening of immigration rules allowing relatives of Canadian residents to enter the Dominion. The policy adds parents and certain relatives of admitted residents, aimed at aiding refugees and displaced persons. A separate Ottawa note says men of the highest type will replace prisoners of war as sugar beet field workers, with details to follow.
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Ottawa
Dominion
J. A. Glen
Mines and Resources
House
Canada
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
J. G. Gardiner
Canadian job Seattle show of wartime recovery
Flt. Sgt. Reginald P. Howard the Australian air gunner famed for a miraculous wartime recovery has traveled to Canada to enlist in the RCAF. He flew back to his Tobruk area base on September 17 1942 after fighting Italian ships, sustaining brain and other injuries. He survived long hospital care, left the air force in 1943 and later sailed home, seeking an instructor berth with the RCAF.
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Seattle
Reginald P. Howard
Canada
R.C.A.F
Howard
Tobruk
North Africa
Air Force
Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein Becomes King of Trans-Jordan
In a grand ceremony Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein, a 64 year old bearded ruler, accepted kingship over Trans-Jordan and urged Arab unity toward a federation. He ascended the throne under a treaty signed in April ending Britain’s mandate and the country remains under British protection with a constitutional government.
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Amman
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah Ibn al Hussein
Abdullah
Britain
League of Nations
Palestine
Date announced deadline for RCAF demobilization
Air Minister Gibson set September 30 as the deadline for RCAF demobilization. A release plan outlines discharge points and monthly qualification dates for service members in Canada. Overseas personnel are released on return, with about 5,000 remaining overseas.
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R.C.A.F
Ottawa
Gibson
Canada
Bomb Located Puzzles London Disposal Squad Seven Months
An unexploded bomb in Croydon south London has baffled the Royal Engineers bomb disposal unit for seven months. It was found 12 feet from a shaft sunk early in the search and another shaft will be sunk above the indicated point to determine its size and position.
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London
Croydon
Royal Engineers
Alaska and Russia Separated by Narrow Sea Gap
A historical note highlights the 56 mile stretch of open sea between Alaska and Russia, emphasizing how near the two regions lie across the Bering Strait and underscoring geographic proximity.
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Alaska
Russia
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