Empire And U.S. To Standardize Weapons Of War
British Empire and United States chiefs plan to standardize land air and naval weapons and munitions to United States sizes and patterns. Canada Australia and New Zealand support the move. A. V. Alexander would implement the policy once in office with a presumed long conversion period.
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London
United States
Informmants
Mackenzie King
Canada
Commonwealth
King
Chifley
Australia
Walter Nash
New Zealand
A. V. Alexander
Britain
Canada to refund 1942 compulsory savings during 1948 plan
Taxpayers will recover about 50 million dollars from the 1942 compulsory savings portion of wartime income tax, plus two percent interest, with repayments starting by March 31, 1948. The plan also covered 1943 and 1944 assessments, totaling 260 million borrowed by individuals during World War II.
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Ottawa
Shipping Of Wheat West Will Continue
OTTAWA on recommendation of the Canadian wheat board wheat shipments west to Vancouver will not be cut off for the time being as the grain flow east to the lakehead and from lower lake ports to Montreal is at satisfactory levels. The board asks railways to maintain the present eastward service and move grain from prairies to lake head and lower bay ports to Montreal. Canada presses for return of American cars to secure Canadian box cars for grain haulage as the U S car surplus narrows from 11007 to 8898 and aims for about 5000 to enable faster car returns.
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Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Board
Vancouver
Lakehead
Lower Lake Ports
Montreal
Transport Control
Wheat Board
Europe
Lake Head
Lower Bay
Prairies
U.S
Canada
Former commando uses wartime tactics to nab eight-foot eagle
Robert Robinson of Ocean Falls B C captured an eight foot eagle alive at Babine Lake near Smithers using war learned tactics. Drifting in a boat he spotted the bird on shore eating salmon. Robinson stripped swam underwater to surprise the eagle and seize it.
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Smithers
B.C
Robert Robinson
Ocean Falls
Babine Lake
Robinson
Attlee Denies Britain Recognized Egyptian Rule in Sudan
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Attlee rejected claims Britain had agreed to recognize Egyptian authority over Sudan. He said talks were conducted on the understanding that neither Egypt nor Britain committed to such recognition.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
Britain
Sudan
Egypt
Quebec
P. J. A. Cardin
Wilfrid Laurier
Sorel
P.Q
Richelieu-Vercheres
Cardin
King
Ernest Lapointe
Premium offered for delayed sugar beet harvest near Lethbridge
In Alberta, a premium of 75 cents per ton was offered to farmers around Lethbridge to speed harvesting of an estimated 90 000 tons of beets buried under snow. The beets, worth about $1 200 000 and containing 25 000 000 pounds of sugar, were halted by last weeks storm. Raymond and Picture Butte factories will pay the bonus on all beets dug and delivered once digging resumes.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Dominion
Raymond
Picture Butte
British Delegate Optimistic For Future Of U.N.
New York report quotes Air Secretary Philip Noel-Baker, veteran diplomat and head of Britain's UN delegation, arguing the United Nations has stronger prospects than the League of Nations. He notes U.S. absence, Russian loyalty, and strong leadership from Truman and Attlee, while warning disputes will arise. Haiti's gourde is mentioned in passing.
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New York
United Nations
League of Nations
Philip Noel-Baker
UN Assembly
Noel-Baker
Britain
France
United States
Wilson
Russia
United Nations Assembly
London
Truman
Attlee
Byrnes
Molotov
League
Canada cuts air mail rates to most countries
Postmaster General Bertrand announces reduced air mail rates from Canada thanks to a new quarter-ounce weight unit. UK Europe letters drop to 15 cents, while US letters stay at 7 cents for the first ounce and 5 cents for each additional ounce. Regional rates vary to Bermuda and beyond.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bertrand
United Kingdom
Europe
Newfoundland
United States
Bermuda
West Indies
British Guiana
Mexico
Cuba
Central and South America
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
China
Africa
Churchill Made Freeman of Beckenham Borough
Winston Churchill was named a Freeman of the Borough of Beckenham for wartime leadership. He blamed German re armament on lassitude and warned the League of Nations failed to act. He said the postwar actions of the victorious powers are a future mystery.
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Winston Churchill
League of Nations
Germany
London
Beckenham
Britain
Hitler
Churchill
Plans Fight Against Threat Of Inflation
Ottawa reports Donald Gordon will lead five national broadcasts to reassure Canadians on price controls and decontrol. He will discuss price control, foods, clothing, rentals, and subsidies as concerns grow over U.S. decontrol, public rumors, and the future of central ceilings impacting imports, subsidies, and basic goods like cotton and coal.
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Ottawa
Donald Gordon
Plainspoken Prices Board
Dominion
Gordon
United States
U.S
Canada
Wheat subsidy to be lifted at the earliest date
Federal Agriculture Minister Gardiner announced the 30 cent a bushel subsidy to flour mills will be removed at the earliest possible date. He cited no specific date and noted the subsidy affects western Canadian wheat farmers by about 15 million dollars annually.
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Calgary
Gardiner
Ottawa
Alberta Farmers’ Union
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada
Britain
No Decision Yet on Butter Ration Cut by Prices Board
Ottawa reports prices board officials weighing a winter plan for Canada's butter ration with no conclusion yet. A decision is not expected for a fortnight as officials monitor whether the six-ounce ration remains in November. Officials also study whether milk consumption fell after subsidies on whole milk were removed.
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Prices Board
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
New Record Average For Hereford Cattle
New record set in Canada as 48 registered Herefords from Pine Coulee ranch near Staveley sold for 35 125 dollars averaging 731 each. Henry Yager of Oregon paid top price for Royal Britisher, son of Duchess Royal Domino, at 15 000 dollars.
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Calgary
Canada
Pine Coulee Ranch
Staveley
Henry Yager
Oregon
Royal Britisher
Duchess Royal Domino
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U.N
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Andrei Gromyko
Ed Nations
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
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