No Immediate Returns On Wheat Boost
Wheat price rise of 36 cents a bushel announced by Trade Minister MacKinnon will not trigger immediate spending by western farmers. Farmers will still receive the guaranteed $1.35 per bushel up to July 31, 1950, with a 30 cent differential for domestic sales and wheat board deliveries. Officials expect about $10.9 million more from domestic wheat sales this year and a potential $27 million boost next year. Bread prices remain unchanged due to a higher government subsidy.
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Winnipeg
MacKinnon
Wheat Board
R. C. Findlay
The
Canada
Canada Holds Enemy Property In Canada May 1946
Ottawa state secretary Col Gibson told the commons that enemy property under custodian control had fallen from more than 1 billion to about 350 million dollars after settlements. He noted some wartime powers remain and pledged review of public disclosure limits while outlining ongoing investigations into hidden assets and royalties from enemy holdings in Canada.
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Ottawa
Gibson
The
Commons
Col
Col. Gibson
Banking and Commerce Committee
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Dominion
Britain
Howe
Commander Mitscher Dies at 60 in Virginia
Admiral Marc A. Mitscher 60 longtime advocate of naval air power dies at Norfolk Naval Hospital Virginia from coronary thrombosis. He commanded the carrier Hornet and Shangri La during World War II and led air attacks from Tokyo in 1942. He later headed Task Force 58 in major Pacific campaigns and became chief of naval operations for air in 1945.
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Marc A. Mitscher
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk Naval Hospital
Virginia
Mitscher
Shangri-La
U.S
Tokyo
Saipan
Pacific
Naval Operations
Food shipments go to Romania to aid Moldavia
President Truman ordered 7,000 tons of U S food redirected from army shipments to Constanza Romania and supervised by the Red Cross and Romanian Red Cross without charge. He said the aid must not be used for political purposes and would aid 500,000 starving people in Moldavia.
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Washington
Truman
Romania
Moldavia
United States
Constanza
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Ninety Percent of Home Fires Considered Preventable
A public safety notice asserts that about ninety percent of home fires are preventable, urging readers to take basic fire prevention steps and install alarms and extinguishers.
Britain to Import Labor for Coal Mine Employment
Prime Minister Attlee said displaced persons in the British occupation zones of Germany and Austria would be classified for possible employment in Britain including coal mines. The move aims to bolster manpower as Britain faces a fuel crisis with factory shutdowns and reduced coal rations, sparking plans to relocate thousands from the continent.
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London
Attlee
Germany
Austria
Britain
Ministry of Fuel and Power
England
Scotland
Clothing Prices Will Be Higher
Canadians face higher clothing costs after the withdrawal of wool subsidies and reduction in cotton subsidies. The prices board cites shipments by February 18 affecting men’s and boys’ fine woollen wear, woollen work clothing, sportswear, and women’s coats and suits. Increases could reach around a quarter, varying with fabric content, while made to measure orders placed by February 17 are protected.
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Ottawa
Looted treasures found in Berlin search riches wow
A two zone search in Frankfurt uncovered diamonds gold silver and platinum looted by the Nazi government valued at 7 305 029 dollars. The find followed a master list in Berlin detailing valuables looted from occupied countries. Cones of the sugar pine may reach 21 inches.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Berlin
Arab fund drive aims to raise 220000 pounds for Jerusalem struggle
Dr Izzat Tannous secretary of Beit al Mal launches a national drive to raise 220000 pounds for the sacred Arab struggle in Jerusalem. He warns of a life and death war with no quarter and says half of the funds will prevent Arab lands being bought by Jews while the other half funds political aims.
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Jerusalem
Izzat Tannous
Palestine Arab “National Treasury
Beit al Mal
Long-Lost Heagy Cousins Meet in Seattle Surprises
Arthur Heagy 61 of Constance Saskatchewan on a honeymoon in Seattle discovers cousin Wesley H Heagy in the city directory. The reunion includes Wesley's brothers Floyd and Lloyd and ends with a family dinner recalling their Twin Brook South Dakota days from 43 years ago.
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Seattle
Arthur Heagy
Constance
Sask
Heagys
Wesley H. Heagy
Twin Brook
S.D
Wesley
Brthers
Floyd
Lloyd
Former Burma premier refuses to sign Anglo-Burmese pact
U Saw, once Burma’s premier and a delegate to the Anglo-Burmese conference in London, declined to sign the agreement and claimed U Aung San signed unwillingly. He alleged Premier Attlee showed considerable impatience during the talks.
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U. Saw
Burma
London
U. Aung San
Attlee
Abbott declines promise on rent ceilings in wartime
Montreal Finance Minister Abbott told West End Consumers league he would push to extend rent control beyond expiry next month but could not guarantee no rent increases. He said he must be fair to landlords and other Canadians and asked for broader support to extend war emergency powers for housing and a genuine low income housing program.
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Montreal
Abbott
Consumers League
Canada
Mary Taylor
Commons
Thieves net jewels in two burglaries in London
Thieves stole jewels valued at £20,000 in two London burglaries raising fears of a new wave by Britain's cat burglars under blackout conditions amid the fuel shortage.
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London
Scotland Yard
Britain
Seventeen Lifeboats Ordered by National Lifeboat Institution
Seventeen new lifeboats are on order for the National Lifeboat Institution of Great Britain. This pledge strengthens coast rescue capabilities as safety officials plan deployment across coastal stations.
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National Lifeboat Institution of Great Britain
British Columbia Eyes Compulsory Voting and Registration
A BC committee proposes compulsory voting with a $10 fine for nonregistration and a state to issue registration cards. The plan expands franchise to 4000 Orientals including East Indians and Chinese born in Canada and Doukhobors who served, with language knowledge required for eligibility. A perpetual registry, central voters list, and permanent returning officers are suggested.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Dominion
Australia
R. H. Carson
Coalition
Kamloops
Soviet Union submits atomic control plans to UN
Soviet Russia presented 13 proposals to the United Nations Security Council aiming at separate conventions to outlaw atomic weapons and place atomic control under the council. Andrei Gromyko pressed for a convention banning warlike use of atomic energy and for an international control commission operating within the Security Council.
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Lake Success
N.Y
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Atomic Commission
United States
Gromyko
International Control Commission
Churchil Port Needs 16 Million Bushels Wheat Yearly for Profit
A technical committee told the Hudson Bay Route association executive meeting in Saskatoon that Churchill port must ship 16,000,000 bushels of wheat annually to keep the port and railway financially viable.
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Saskatoon
Hudson Bay Route Association
Churchil
Veterans Insurance proposed for Canadian forces
Veterans Minister Mac kenzie announced that members of Canada's permanent and interim forces may buy veterans insurance within three years of discharge. Policies available from 500 to 10000 dollars without medical examination in most cases.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie
Canada
Home fires start from waste paper baskets and ash dumps
A short caution notes that many home fires begin when ash trays are dumped carelessly into waste paper baskets. It warns residents to properly extinguish ashes and dispose of them safely to prevent fires.
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