French Peasants Embrace Modern Farm Methods in France
In Paris officials report French peasants increasingly study new methods and accept mechanization amid shortages of farm labor and the German looting of 600,000 horses. The push faces hurdles from land fragmentation and a lack of engineers, with about 1,200 communes seeking land surveys to enable redivision.
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Paris
Canada
United States
Ministry of Agriculture
United Press
Ottawa car priority certificates suspended in July
Reconstruction Minister Howe said no new automobile priority certificates will be accepted or processed during July. Priorities approved between May 7 and June 30 will be issued immediately, while August handling depends on June and early July production. Issuance was suspended May 7 due to excess public certificates over dealer deliveries.
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Ottawa
Howe
U S Naval Coast Guard Will Train in Arctic Waters
Ottawa and Washington announced a northern training cruise this summer involving a small United States naval and coast guard contingent. Canadian officers from the navy army and air force will participate to improve navigational and weather knowledge and provide routine training for personnel.
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Ottawa
United States Naval and Coast Guard
External Affairs Department
Washington
Canadian Navy
Army
Air Force
Strikes Grind Brisbane Industry Across Key Sectors
Brisbane faced widespread disruption as six thousand meat workers two thousand coal miners and three thousand five hundred long shoremen stayed off the job after four bacon factory workers were dismissed four months earlier.
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Brisbane
Australia
Premier Sjahrir Returns to Jakarta in Good Health
The unrecognized Indonesian republic announced that kidnapped premier Sutan Sjahrir arrived in Jakarta in good health after being abducted from his residence in Surakarta and returned by an army detachment.
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Batavia
Indonesian Republic
Sutan Sjahrir
Jogjakarta
Sjahrir
Soerakarta
British Cabinet Mission Fails To Form Interim Government
In New Delhi the British Cabinet Mission leaves for London after talks fail as the all India Congress refuses to back the plan. An eight member executive council will govern India temporarily until a constituent assembly is elected. Members include Sir George Spence Sir Eric Coates Sir Robert Hutchings Sir Eric Conran Smith Sir Gurunath Bewoor Sir Akbar Hydari A A Waugh and Sir Claude Auchinleck.
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New Delhi
Britain
London
Lord Pethick-Lawrence
India
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
all-India Congress Party
George Spence
Eric Coates
Robert Hutchings
Eric Conran Smith
Gurunath Bewoor
Akbar Hydari
A. A. Waugh
Claude Auchinleck
Opinions Vary In Regard To Atom Bomb Test Aboard The USS Appalachi an
The Bikini lagoon test yielded debate on the atom bomb’s effectiveness against ships. Some call it a failure for surface ships, others cite sinking Sakawa and destroyed Anderson and Lampson with broader damage. Official toll lists sunk vessels and heavy damages, with scientists urging patience for full evaluation.
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Appalachian
Bikini Lagoon
Sakawa
Anderson
Lampson
Navy
Forrestal
Roger M. Ramey
Air Force
Kwajalein
J. Robert Oppenheimer
University of California
Berkeley
Oppenheimer
Lamson
Grilliam
Carlisle
Independence
Arkansas
Pensacola
Skate
Pepper imitation in Canada to get stronger taste next month
Canadians will notice a stronger pepper flavor in imitation pepper products as the government formula raises the percent of pure pepper from 40 to 50 percent next month. The blend, used during war shortages, mixes pepper with flour or cereal and chili to conserve stock. Annual pepper consumption runs around 1,225 tons.
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Toronto
U.S. Expert Named Secretary General for Global Food Campaign
Dr. D. A. FitzGerald a 43 year old western Canadian from Grenfell Saskatchewan has been appointed secretary general to direct a 20 power campaign against famine. He will oversee efforts to secure more food in lands of plenty and distribute it fairly to the world's hungry.
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U.S
D. A. FitzGerald
Grenfell, Sask
Poor Whitefish Season On Lake Winnipeg Prompts Possible Extension
In Manitoba the 150 fishing boats report virtually no catch from Lake Winnipeg this season. The provincial limit stands at 3,000,000 pounds with a June 1 to August 1 season. If July remains as poor as June, officials may extend the season beyond August 1.
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Winnipeg
Lake
Manitoba
Provincial Resources Department Fisheries Branch
Anglo American panel flags Jewish agency as danger in Palestine
In London the Anglo American committee report states the Jewish agency is a strong factor in Palestine and the Palestine government calls it a distinctly dangerous influence.
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London
Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry On
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Express Hope For Much Larger Crops This Year
Ottawa reports the world is in a critical famine stage with four to eight weeks needed for new crops. The Dominion bureau notes 1946 harvests will be larger but export surpluses remain limited. 1947 yields must be strong to ease hunger. US prospects top 1.03 billion bushels with 250 million for export. Western Canada aims for 340 million tons. Russia shows good harvest potential. Europe sees heavy rains. Australia ~140 million bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
The
Food and Agriculture Organization
Canada
United States
Australia
Europe
Russia
Mrs. Maria Quisling Acquitted Of Collaboration Charges
Mrs. Maria Quisling widow of the executed Norwegian Nazi leader was acquitted in Oslo preliminary court of collaboration. The court found her role insignificant during the German occupation after she pleaded innocent to membership in the Norwegian Nazi party and related charges. The prosecutor appealed the verdict.
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Maria Quisling
Oslo
Quisling
Gimie Castle
Vidkun Quisling
PASSAGE TO CANADA FROM UNITED KINGDOM
Canadian repatriation nears completion as authorities gauge demand for passages to Canada from Britain. Applications total 5 217 excluding dependents, with about 24 000 wives and children awaiting passage. Seven major sailings planned for July, Cunard liner Georgic added to the run, docking at Halifax on July 16.
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London
Canada
United Kingdom
England
Dominion
Cunard
Georgie
Halifax
Canada Will Maintain Price Controls Despite US Lifts
Ottawa signals continued price policing and export loan readiness to shield Canada from US decontrol effects. Prime Minister Mackenzie King says controls will not be abandoned, with subsidies kept flexible for coal and cotton while imports and production temper consumer costs.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Mackenzie King
Mr. King
Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation
New Appointments At Finance Department In Ottawa
John J. Deutsch named director of the finance department economic relations division and Kenneth W. Taylor named economic adviser. Deutsch, a Saskatchewan and Queen's graduate, previously worked at Bank of Canada and the royal commission on dominion provincial relations, with wartime roles in external affairs and national labor service. Taylor, a veteran and graduate of Toronto McMaster and Chiago, formerly professor at McMaster with extensive experience as economic adviser to royal commissions and government agencies.
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Ottawa
John J. Deutsch
Finance Department
Kenneth W. Taylor
Department of Finance
Deutsch
Saskatchewan
Queen's Universities
Bank of Canada
Royal Commission On Dominion
National Selective Service
Taylor
Toronto
McMaster
Chiago
McMaster University
Wellington Waterside Workers Threaten Action Over Butter Shipment
In Wellington New Zealand waterside workers warn they may refuse to load the freighter Pos a Mariposa with butter bound for the United States unless the government provides a satisfactory explanation for why the consignment is not going to Britain.
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Wellington
N.Z
New Zealand
United States
Britain
British Anglosoviet Friendship Delegation Arrives in Leningrad
A nine man delegation of the British society for Anglo Soviet friendship led by Rev. Stanley Evans arrived in Leningrad as reported by Moscow radio.
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London
British Society For Anglo- Soviet Friendship
Stanley Evans
British Soviet Friendship House
Leningrad
Moscow Radio
Ottawa controls stay say King on wartime price rules
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that Canada will retain price, rent and ration controls despite the United States moving away from them. He stressed there is no plan to repeal Canadian controls.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
United States
Commons
Canada
Record of a King Salmon Weight Estimate
A king salmon can reach weights around 100 pounds according to historical notes. The fact highlights exceptional size in notable fish records and shows variation in large salmon specimens from historical reporting.
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United States Naval
Ch. D. A. Fitzgerald
Hoover
World Food Survey
Herbert Hoover
Truman
Saskatchewan University
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