Resignation of Donald Gordon Signals WPTB Dismantling
Ottawa reports Donald Gordon's resignation from the wartime prices and trade board chair. Kenneth W. Taylor will take over as chairman, with expectant transfers of price controls to the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation and other agencies. Meat and sugar rationing are seen ending before September, as boards shrink from 5700 to about 4000 staff and functions shift to other departments.
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Ottawa
Donald Gordon
Prices and Trade Board
Kenneth W. Taylor
Gordon
Department of Finance
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Federal
Central Mortgage
W.p.tb
W.T.P.B
W.P.T.E
Sugar Control Division
Montreal
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Government not against Royal Match in Britain
A government source in London said officials would likely not oppose Princess Elizabeth’s marriage to former Prince Philip of Greece. Cabinet members reportedly noted the couple’s mutual affection, while Greece ties draw some labor criticism. Philip’s British citizenship under Lieut. Philip Mountbatten was announced, seen as a prelude to engagement.
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London
Elizabeth
Philip
Greece
Philip Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten
India
Diary Diary Entries Lead to Burglary Arrest
Pittsburgh police say Charlotte Glikis and her husband Jerry were jailed on burglary charges after being caught prowling a West End home. Inspector John Whalen cites diary excerpts noting purchases including coats a baby blue coat two grand ones and a costly fur coat among other items from February notes.
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Pittsburgh
Charlotte Glikis
Jerry
John Whalen
West End
Five Held Up At Oscar Mayer Plant Loots Union Bank Cheques
Five men with a submachine gun robbed a guard at the Oscar Mayer meat packing plant in Chicago. They took 16000 in cash and nearly 500000 in checks. The incident adds to postwar crime woes as investigators pursue suspects. The Virgin Islands purchase by the United States from Denmark occurred in 1917.
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Chicago
Oscar Mayer Meat Packing Company
Virgin Islands
United States
Denmark
Provinces Plan Uniform Road Signs Coordination
Regina reports Public Works Minister J. T. Douglas welcomed BC plans to adopt uniform road signing with the prairie provinces. He noted strong cooperation on speed limits and safety measures. Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta have for some time pursued harmonized road signs with BC to follow. Carson of BC says BC will join the uniform system and remove nonessential signs.
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Regina
J. T. Douglas
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Douglas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Highway Traffic Board
E. C. Carson
Pacific Coast
Ottawa Premier Defers Social Security Conference Date
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the commons he cannot say when a provincial conference on social security and public works will be called. He cited a 1945 Dominion proposals package and a 1946 telegram to Premier Douglas, noting acceptance of tax agreements is not yet achieved. He stated no conference date is yet planned.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Commons
Douglas
Saskatchewan
King
Riots stretch across Punjab around Rawalpindi
Rioting and arson spread through the Punjab around Rawalpindi twelve days after the outbreak. About 700,000 Muslims and 50,000 Sikhs and Hindus live there with 20,000 Hindus and Sikhs in refugee camps. Night attacks from neighboring villages and early reports from patrolling aircraft mark the crisis.
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Rawalpindi
India
Punjab
Lethbridge Faces Worst Flooding in History
Lethbridge Alberta battles the worst flooding in its history as rapid snowmelt overwhelms basements and streets. Water reaches five feet in some areas while dozens of homes are inundated and transit is disrupted. Civic officials call it the worst flooding seen in Lethbridge.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Spy Hill St Patrick Tea Charged by Inch Admission
Women in Spy Hill attended a St Patrick's day tea after paying admission by inch waist measurement. The Ladies Aid set the fee to enter, creating a small waist themed event.
Growers Benefit From New Grain Policy in Canada
Ottawa announces a coarse grains policy with about 50 million bushels of oats and barley moved to the Canadian Wheat Board and five million dollars distributed to western barley growers. The Winnipeg market will trade within limited spreads while rye markets stay unchanged. Private channels handle oats and barley trade though the WCB becomes sole exporter. OTTAWA notes acreage bonus for barley dropped due to new floor and ceiling prices.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Gardiner
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
The
Wheat Board
Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Record Seizure In Narcotics Case At New York Port
Seizure of 459 ounces of heroin valued at agents in the black market was announced by the collector of customs. The narcotics were taken from the French freighter St Tropes at its East River berth and a French sailor was arrested and charged with smuggling narcotics.
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New York
Agen
St. Tropes
Commons Extends Emergency Control Legislation In Canada
Ottawa reports the House votes 177 to 13 to extend emergency controls from March 29 to May 15, with a senate passage required to avoid automatic expiry March 31. MPs debate power limits as Bracken and Diefenbaker seek assurances, while a separate bill advances on supplying Britain with bacon cheese eggs and meat under long term contracts.
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Ottawa
Commons
Isley
Canada
Senate
Mackenzie King
Gaspard Fauteux
Dr. Fauteux
Mr. King
John Bracken
John Diefenbaker
P.c.lake Centre
Ilsley
Bracken
C.C.F
Coldwell
Social Credit
Low
United Kingdom
Gardiner
Britain
Britain to Maintain Forces in Greece After March 31
London says Britain will not withdraw completely from Greece after March 31. It will keep military, economic, legal and police missions to advise the Greek government and may still be bound by its 1939 guarantee to defend Greece. The Turkish aid mission will remain, and Britain would aid Turkey if it faced hostilities with a European power under the 1939 alliance.
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London
Britain
Greece
Foreign Office
Turkey
Ottawa reports cost of Two Tribal class destroyers
The Commons table shows two Tribal class destroyers built in the Dominion during the war cost Canada about 7.95 million dollars each. The return was tabled for R.S. Moore of the CCF representing Churchill.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
R.S. Moore
C.C.F
Churchill
Subsidy Figures On Agricultural Products Highlight UK Trade
Ottawa Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the commons that since 1939 subsidies on farm products total more than 351 million dollars. He cited cheese premiums cold storage apples and general subsidies and noted large Britain shipments for bacon ham cheese beef and egg exports. A mid April price advisory committee meeting is planned to discuss dairy price changes.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Commons
United Kingdom
Canada
Britain
Advisory Committee
Black Market in Canada Limited Says Prices Board Head
Donald Gordon, chairman of the prices board, testified before the commons banking committee that Canada’s black market is very limited and not a major price control headache. He noted few organized markets, small scale activity, and no chronic issues, and said price control aims at early decontrol with subsidy lifting timed to price stability.
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Ottawa
Canada
Donald Gordon
Commons Banking Committee
Prices Board
Canadians May Send Food Parcels To Hungary Romania
Ottawa reports Canadians may send CARE packages of food blankets and woollen textiles to Hungary and Romania under new government agreements. Orders may be placed for CARE parcels at ten dollars each.
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Hungary
Romania
Ottawa
Europe
Breen Melvin
CARE
C.A.R.E
Melvin
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Edmund Fleg
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