Bank of Provinciale du Canada ties to ration coupon fraud in Quebec
Ottawa reports parliamentary assistant Robert Mayhew said at least four Bank of Provinciale du Canada employees were arrested for black market activity linked to ration coupons. He noted three pleaded guilty and warned the bank faced suspension from coupon banking due to irregularities affecting the prices board. Ordinary accounts were not affected.
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Ottawa
Robert Mayhew
Isley
Commons
Bank of Provinciale du Canada
Mayhew
John Diefenbaker
P.C. Lake Centre
Quebec
Prices Board
Heckling ban agreed by Japanese Diet after stormy session
In Tokyo the lower house leaders vote to bar heckling and hooting to censure a boisterous diet session. The ban targets shouting baka and other interruptions as lawmakers clash before spectators in the galleries. In concurrent reports Burma Java rice output may fall short of needs. RAF survey notes. British troops pull back from Lebanon. 1,500 remain per official notice.
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Tokyo
Singapore
Burma
Java
R.A.F
RETAIN RANK ANNOUNCEMENT IN OTTAWA
Defence headquarters says wartime officers and non- commissioned officers may retain their rank in the reserve army. The move reorganizes the non-permanent active militia into a reserve force to use wartime experience, with authority for ex-active service personnel to carry specified ranks. Preference goes to those with actual battle experience.
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Ottawa
Defence Headquarters
W.o.'s
N.C.O
Record Atlantic Air Crossing Brings 53 Passengers to New York
London to New York flight marks the first east to west Atlantic crossing by a BOAC service era. Elder statesman Sir Arthur Whitten-Brown among 53 travelers including 11 newspaper men aboard Ban Gore II. The voyage showcases smooth service with meals drinks and baby supplies as BOAC plans regular two weekly London New York runs.
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New York
British Overseas Airways
London
Sir Arthur Whitten-Brown
Sir Arthur
Sir John Alcock
Newfoundland
Eire
Alcock
Daily Mail
Empire
Royal Mail
Bangor II
Daily Sketch
B.O.A.C
Bo.ac
Duke of Gloucester Volunteers in Australian Flying Doctor Service
The Duke of Gloucester acting as patron joined a mercy flight during his Queensland tour. The plane in use carried a sick man from a remote cattle station to medical care, illustrating his active participation in the flying doctor service.
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Brisbane
Australia
Duke of Gloucester
Queensland
Forest Destroyed Near The Pas by June Storm
Game patroller Jed Reader reported a one mile square area of timber devastated by a cyclonic storm near The Pas. Not a tree remained standing and trunks were shredded. Damage is believed to have occurred during the severe storm that struck The Pas on June 9.
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Pas
Jed Reader
Test Aboard the U S S Mt McKinley Nearby Bikini Atoll
Report from the flagship about the Queen Day atomic test rehearsal near Bikini Atoll. The practice bomb exploded about 10 miles from the fleet between the battleship USS Nevada and light carrier Independence at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,500 feet. Observers could not confirm seeing the B 29 that released the bomb.
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U.S.S. MT. Mckinley
Bikini
Nevada
Independence
Higher Prices Threaten Canadian Trade
Don G. McKenzie, chairman of the board of grain commissioners, warned at the Canadian seed growers' association meeting that rising production costs could make Canadian goods unable to compete globally. He noted exports are now worth two to five times prewar levels.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Don. G. McKenzie
Board of Grain Commissioners
Warnings On Parcels Carriers Could Haul In From North
Sudbury conservation officials warn tourists returning from northern Ontario to inspect any parcels locals ask them to transport to Toronto or Montreal. Parcels could contain beaver skins worth thousands of dollars on the black market.
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Sudbury
Ont
Ontario
Toronto
Montreal
Traffic jam in shipping as Canadian wives wait for return
Defence headquarters says 19 389 wives and 5 729 children in the United Kingdom and 2 326 wives with 71 children in northwest Europe await transport to Canada. In March 4 598 wives and 1 526 children sailed, with 1 215 marriages and 285 births that month. Wives bureaus operate in Paris Brussels The Hague and Amsterdam.
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Ottawa
Cupid
Britain
Europe
Canada
United Kingdom
Defence Headquarters
Paris
Brussels
The
Hague
Amsterdam
Garson Urges Dominion Tax Agreement To Preserve Confederation
Premier Garson of Manitoba backed a three year tax deal with the Dominion arguing co operation between provinces and the Dominion best preserves confederation and avoids a return to 1930s tax structures. He cited indirect turnover taxes as boosting provincial autonomy while easing subsidies.
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Toronto
Garson
Manitoba
The
Chemical Institute of Canada
Dominion
No Sure Peace Until Nations Uphold The Law
Ottawa report quotes Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden urging a rule of law among major powers. He says lasting peace requires collaboration between the United Kingdom Soviet Union and United States and cautions against exclusivity while stressing openness to all allies. He remains hopeful about international cooperation despite current anxieties.
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Ottawa
Anthony Eden
Empire Parliamentary Association
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
United States
Newspaper praises Canada handling of price controls
The New York Herald Tribune editorial lauds Canada for wartime price and wage controls and decontrol efforts. It says Canada kept living costs increases to about 20 percent, while the United States rose 23 percent. The piece credits Canada with leading and guiding U S policy during and after the war.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Canada
United States
Dominion
the Herald Tribune
Favorite Winston Churchill Esteemed by Czech People
Kirkland Lake Ontario report that Dr. Joseph Kotrly Czechoslovakian consul-general in Montreal told a gathering of several hundred Slavs that Winston Churchill is the most popular man in Czechoslovakia today. He was a symbol of wartime hope and remains their champion.
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Kirkland Lake
Ont
Joseph Kotrly
Montreal
Winston Churchill
Czechoslovakia
Churchill
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U.N
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Mexico
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Royal Aerial Inspection
Margaret Rose
Overseas
U.S
King
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Liberal Party
John Bracken
Gressive Conservative Party
Ian Macknzie
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