Cardinal Pacelli to be Known as Pope Pius XI
Vatican crowds in St Peter's square hailed Eugenio Pacelli as the new pope. The announcement, delivered by Cardinal Caccia-Dominioni, sparked joyous scenes in Rome with 50,000 to 150,000 gathering as sirens of celebration echoed across the basilica.
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St Peter's Square
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Camillo Cardinal
Cac¢cia-Dominioni
Cardinal Pacelli
St Peter's
Sistine Chapel
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Cardinal Caccia
Pacelli
Pius XII
New Democracy movement announced in Ottawa
Ottawa lawyer W D Herridge announced a New Democracy effort to form committees in every federal riding to back reform candidates and rally the progressive vote. He urged political reform before economic reform and said Liberals and Conservatives would be shown the door to clear the way for a people’s parliament.
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New Democracy
W. D. Herridge
Washington
Herridge
Canada
New Democracy Movement
R. B. Bennett
Equipment Returned Berlin After Czecho-Slovakia Deal
Czecho-Slovakia agrees to surrender a radium preparations laboratory and equipment moved to Prague from the Sudetenland. The lab will return to Joachimsthal, site of Europe’s key radium mine. Germany permits Czecho-Slovak firms to reclaim machinery and material in the ceded area.
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Germany
Prague
Sudetenland
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Joachimsthal
Europe
Berlin eyes new export drive under Reichsbank FX pact
Germany adopts an export oriented policy backed by a Reichsbank agreement to cover exporters losses from sudden shifts in foreign exchange rates. The move aims to strengthen competitiveness and sustain trade in a volatile currency environment.
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Berlin
Germany
Ottawa Reports Large January Trade Increase Under New Treaty
Canada’s exports to the United States rose to 36.277 million in January under the new trade pact, up 75 percent from 20.733 million a year earlier. Total exports to all countries reached 81.946 million, up 14.1 percent from 71.022 million. Exports to the United Kingdom fell to 25.544 million from 33.570 million. Australia exports were 3.054 million versus 3.156 million.
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American Republic
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Australia
Explosion at Osaka Army Arsenal Kills and Displaces Hundreds
Police report a massive blast at an army arsenal in suburban Hirakata near Osaka, Japan, devastating 600 homes and leaving about 200 dead and 200 more injured. The disaster, unseen in Japan's industrial history, destroyed thousands of homes and left 5,800 people homeless as fires raged and transport networks failed.
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Osaka
Japan
Hirakata
King George V Body Moved From Royal Vault
The body of King George V has been removed from the royal vault beneath St. George's chapel and placed in a permanent sarcophagus in the nave. The coffin was carried to its new resting place by Windsor Castle fire brigade members.
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Eng
George V
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor Castle
Trans-Canada Air Lines inaugurates royal air mail
More than 80 000 special collectors letters were flown across Canada on March 1 as Trans-Canada Air Lines formally inaugurated the royal air mail service between Montreal and Vancouver.
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Toronto
Canada
Royal Air Mail
Montreal
Vancouver
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Warning From King On Defence Contract Debate
Ottawa Prime Minister Mackenzie King warned parliament it may soon face questions larger than those before it as he urged rapid, careful handling of business to avoid misinterpretation abroad and suspicion of the national defence department. The defence contracts debate centred on shell orders to Montreal Construction and a Brengan contract to John Inglis Co, with committee inquiry proposed to review tendering and private industry capacity in an emergency.
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Mackenzie King
National Defence Department
Grant MacNeil
C.C.F
Vancouver North
Montreal Construction, Supply and Equipment Company, Limited
Public Accounts Committee
MacNeil
Bren Gan
John Inglis Co., Limited
Defence Department
Canada
Department of National Defence
Ian Mackenzie
Defence
R. J. Manion
Manion
Manion Defends Defence Spending Contrast in Parliament
In a heated parliamentary exchange Dr. Manion urged scrutiny of munitions contracts and defence spending. He warned against reliance on England or the U S and argued Canada must defend itself while questioning value from the past two years of defense expenditure.
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Dr. Manion
Mackenzie
Canada
Ottawa plans royal visit for King and Queen in May
The King and Queen will appear before the public eight times during a four day stay in Ottawa starting May 17. The program includes a state dinner at Rideau Hall on May 17 and a parliamentary dinner at Chateau Laurier May 18. The Queen will lay the cornerstone of the new supreme court building May 19 before visits to the Senate and House of Commons. A garden party at Rideau Hall closes the schedule on May 20.
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Mackenzie King
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Chateau Laurier
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Senate
House of Commons
Seek Orders From Franch Nationalists Stir London Trade
British and French industrialists sought to contact General Franco s Nationalist bankers and commercial agents in London to secure large orders for postwar rehabilitation. Nationalist representatives in London were approached by most British industry branches. The British Federation of Industries the London chamber of commerce and the institute appointed committees to study expanding trade with Nationalist Spain.
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Franco
Spain
British Federation of Industries
London Chamber of Commerce
The
Institute
Plan Medical Research Ottawa
The Associate Medical Research committee of the National Research Council announced after a two day meeting it would direct immediate attention to tuberculosis and rheumatic diseases as its first objects in the medical research field.
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Ottawa
National Research Council
Broadcast plan for royal visit events in Canada
CBC will control all event broadcasts during the King and Queen visit in May and June. CBC chairman L. W. Brockington told the parliamentary radio committee. A daily summary of royal tour events will be aired each evening and relayed to the U.K. and empire.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
L. W. Brockington
CBC
Hmc.s. Saguenay
Canada
Newfoundland
Brockington
United Kingdom
Empire
Demand for Continuation of the Canadian Wheat Board
A western group to Ottawa urged continued operation of the Canadian Wheat Board citing the Turgeon commission. Premier Bracken led a delegation insisting the board protects farmers during market excess, with emphasis on a minimum price and careful distinction between crop failure relief and global price downturns.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Turgeon Grain Commission
Dominion
Wheat Board
Prairie Provinces
Canada
United States
Russia
Riot of Fire: RCAF Hawker Hurricane Crashes at Vancouver
A new Hawker Hurricane of the RCAF crashed during takeoff from Sea Island airport in Vancouver. Sergt. R. L. Davis leaped clear and escaped unharmed as the aircraft struck a Yukon Southern plane, tore off a wing, and burned. The fighter, built in Calgary, valued at 45000, had been undergoing testing after assembly by RCAF personnel. Wing Commander McLeod and Squadron Leader Fullerton defended the craft's soundness and praised Davis's piloting.
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Calgary
Yukon Southern Air Ways
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No. 1 Squadron
Great Britain
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Jericho Beach
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FE. L. McLeod
Jericho
Elmer Fullerton
Roosevelt Allocates Large US Cattle Import Quota to Canada
The proclamation assigns 86.2 percent of the world quota for U S cattle imports to Canada. The quarterly quota totals 60 0060 head, with Canada allotted 51 720 and other nations 28 0. The first quarter is exhausted. From April 1 to year end Canada gets 42 230 head and other countries 22 770. The Canal trade pact limits yearly imports of heavy cattle to 225 000 head at 1.5 cents per pound and 60 000 head per quarter. excess imports face 3 cents per pound unless Canada requests further quota, triggering U S action after consultations.
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Roosevelt
State Department
Canada
United States
Canal 1
U.S
Navy invites bids for first dirigible in over a decade
The U S Navy begins a new airship project by soliciting bids to build its first dirigible in more than ten years. The craft will be under 325 feet long and hold less than 100000 cubic feet, far smaller than the Akron and Macon airships.
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Washington
United States Navy
Akron
Macon
Italy to Strengthen Libyan Garrison Advised to Britain
Italy has advised Great Britain that it will further reinforce its already substantial Libyan garrison. The information was delivered to the Earl of Perth, Britain's ambassador in Rome, by under-secretary Giuseppe Bastianini.
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Italy
Great Britain
Earl of Perth
Rome
Giuseppe Bastianini
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