Withdrawal Of Troops From Egypt Opposed
Britain faces misgivings from Australia and South Africa over plans to pull troops from Egypt. Australia hints at a base to protect the Suez Canal. Cairo critics and Indian leaders weigh the move as Nehru endorses withdrawal as timely. Prime Minister Attlee takes responsibility for the policy.
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London
Australia
South Africa
Suez Canal
United Kingdom
Britain
Egypt
India
Cairo
Middle East
Attlee
House of Commons
Simla
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party Working Committee
Medal Bid To Cross Canada By Car For Victoria Prize
Albert E. Todd once offered a gold medal to the first motorist to traverse Canada by car on national roads and highways. Brig. R. Alex Macfarlane of Toronto plans a Toronto to Victoria trip via Louisbourg with rules including non ferry routes under 20 miles, no railway tracks, logbook endorsements every hundred miles, and no speed contest.
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Victoria
Albert E. Todd
Canada
George S. Warren
Victoria Automobile Club
Brig. R. Alex Macfarlane
Toronto
Louisburg
N.S
Warren
Demand by priority users for cars exceeds supply in April
Figures from the reconstruction department show 14,972 eligible for priority car certificates in April, while only 6,775 cars were shipped and manufacturers had estimated 10,226. The gap reflects demand outstripping deliveries.
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Ottawa
Reconstruction Department
United Church Drives Fund for Minister Pensions
The United Church of Canada reports the average salary of Protestant ministers in Canada at 1800 dollars, on par with Toronto garbage collectors and street cleaners and half the pay of doctors and lawyers. It plans a 3.5 million dollar fund to enable ministers to retire on pension.
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Toronto
United Church of Canada
Canada
United Church
Toronto tailors warn men face year to 18 months clothing shortage
Canadian males must retire the old suit and brush up if they hope to out-ride a persisting clothing shortage. A survey of Toronto tailoring establishments shows suits, flannel trousers and tweed jackets remain in acute short supply and unlikely to improve for at least a year, possibly 18 months.
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Toronto
Training Cruise for University Naval Trainees
HM C S Charlotte Town will leave Esquimalt for a three week training cruise to Alaskan waters. The frigate will carry 80 university student naval trainees, most from the University of Saskatchewan, on the first of three planned training cruises.
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Victoria
Hm.c.s. Charlottetown
Esquimalt
University of Saskatchewan
Alaska
Defences of Canada Have Been Broadened
Ottawa announces a three year defence agreement with Newfoundland and Britain expanding peacetime defence duties. Goose Bay Labrador and Torbay Newfoundland airports form the air base teeth. Justice Minister St Laurent notes strengthened Canada Newfoundland cooperation amid ongoing constitutional questions.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Newfoundland
Britain
Goose Bay
Labrador
Gander and
Torbay
St. Laurent
Dominion government aids Assiniboine fire victims
Mines and Resources Minister J. A. Glen told the House that the Dominion Government will restore property and ease suffering for Indians on the Assiniboine Indian reserve northeast of Regina after the recent bush fire. The extent of damage is under formal investigation by Indian affairs officers, with relief to follow upon Ottawa's receipt of the report.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Assiniboine Indian Reserve
Regina
Mines and Resources
J. A. Glen
House
E. B. McKay
Indian Affairs Branch
Revenue totals fall in Ottawa for 1945 46 year
Revenue Minister Mc Cann announced Ottawa revenue from income tax and customs and excise collections at 2 266 710 191 for the 1945 46 fiscal year a drop of 99 871 081 from 2 366 581 272 the prior year.
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Ottawa
McCann
Viscount Alexander Accepts Honorary Presidency in Montreal
Governor General Viscount Alexander accepts honorary presidency of the Royal Canadian Gulf association in Montreal announced by President J A Fuller. He succeeds the Earl of Athlone.
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Montreal
Viscount Alexander
Canada
J. A. Fuller
Earl of
Food Shortage in India Causes Great Anxiety
London reports Prime Minister Attlee warned the House of Commons that India's grain shortages worsen as March rains fail to improve crops. With cereal imports below expectations, rationing has been extended to Madras, Bombay, Travancore, Cochin, the Deccan states and Mysore, signaling a nationwide shortage.
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London
Dreath
India
Attlee
The
Commons
Mr. Attlee
Madras
Bombay
Travancore
Cochin
Deccan States
Mysore
Famine Aid Shortfall Prompts Price Review
The British Canadian American food board warns minimum needs cannot be met this month as hunger centers face grave conditions. US officials report shortfalls in promised grain deliveries and consider higher ceiling prices for wheat corn oats barley and grain sorghums to speed shipments abroad.
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Washington
Combined Food Board
Anderson
United States
Dean Acheson
Agriculture Department
Churchill urged to rest by doctors amid travels to Holland
Winston Churchill says doctors ordered him to rest as much as possible and has declined an Inverness freedom invitation. He tours Holland to visit Queen Wilhelmina, accompanied by Mrs. Churchill and their daughter May, with engagements already outstanding.
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London
Winston Churchill
Inverness
Churchill
Holland
Wilhelmina
May
Canada Stored Wheat Totaled Over Two Hundred Million Bushels
The Dominion department of trade and commerce estimates 204 972 342 bushels of red spring wheat across Canada in storage in country elevators terminals and on farms and in bond stores in the United States.
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Ottawa
Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
United States
Eskimos Face Population Decline Says Arctic Officer
Maj. Frank Riddell, after Expedition Muskox across 3100 miles, warns Eskimo population in the northwest is dropping up to 50 percent due to disease linked to white contact. He notes the trend may lead to the race’s possible disappearance and laments the loss to the world.
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Edmonton
Northwest
Arctic
Ottawa
Frank Riddell
North Country
Canadian Army Signal Corps
Army
Albert Johnson
Eagle River
Lifting Of Controls Not Yet Considered
Canada’s Trade Minister MacKinnon argues against immediate removal of controls fearing disruption to relief shipments to Europe and potential price shifts in exports. He vows controls will be relaxed or lifted as soon as possible to support private enterprise and growth while maintaining imperial preferences. The government cites a €644 million European recovery loan as part of its European stake.
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Hamilton
Europe
MacKinnon
Foreign Trade Conference
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Government of
Canada
United Kingdom
Germans Remain in Canadian POW Camps a Year After Surrender
About 10 000 to 12 000 German POWs still detained in Canada a year after Germany’s capitulation. Alberta holds roughly 2 500 with others in Ontario and Quebec. Lethbridge hosts one camp about 1 000 in total in the province, while some officers are at Seebee and Wainwright. Evacuations to Britain have begun for two thirds of detainees, leaving only protected personnel and sick cases awaiting repatriation.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Dominion
Germany
Hitler
Medicine Hat
Seebee
Wainwright
Ontario
Quebec
Clearwater
Kamloops
Britain
Robson Black Credits Sportsmen in Forestry Victory
Robson Black president of the Canadian Forestry Association praised sportsmen groups for backing conservation and pursuing long term aims to protect forests fish and game during discussions with Alberta directors on the road to final victory.
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Calgary
Robson Black
Montreal
Canadian Forestry Association
Black
Alberta
Britain Suggests Greek Monarchy Plebiscite to U S
The Sunday Observer reports Britain has sent a memorandum to Washington proposing a plebiscite on the Greek monarchy at the earliest possible date.
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London
Sunday Observer
Washington
Trial of Graziani to Open in Rome May 24
Rome radio reports Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, labelled Italy's War criminal No 1, will face trial at Rome assizes beginning May 24. The announcement identifies Graziani as the principal accused in wartime offenses and sets the long awaited court date.
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London
Rodolfo Graziani
Italy
Rome Assizes
Rome
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