Industry Sets Ambitious 1946 Investment Plan
Ottawa reports Canadian industry plans to spend about 1.17 billion on capital goods and repairs in 1946. Manufacturing leads with 543 million, Ontario and British Columbia top regional outlays, Vancouver and Winnipeg noted among cities, but reconversion and strikes may curb actual realizations.
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Ottawa
Reconstruction Department
Ontario
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Nehru Urges Immediate British Troop Withdrawal from India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, premier of the new Indian government, calls for the immediate withdrawal of British troops from India in a statement issued amid Earl Winterton's question at a Conservative party conference in Blackpool. The policy is described as both previous and current.
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London
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Exchange Telegraph Agency
New Delhi
Nehru
Earl Winterton
Blackpool
Pandit Nehru
Wheat Crop in 1946 Near Five Billion Bushels
The 1946 world wheat crop is projected at about 5.9 billion bushels, the largest since 1940 but below the 1935-39 average. The main rise comes from Europe, now at 1.36 billion bushels more than 1945, while the British Isles lag due to bad weather.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
British Isles
Government bans costly construction to aid housing program
Washington declares a ban on building swimming pools board walks roller coasters drive in theatres parking lots cement tennis courts and walls and fences of wood brick or concrete when projects exceed 200 dollars as part of housing aid efforts.
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Washington
Britain considers long range rocket tests in central Australia
Canberra reports a government official says a proposed Britain rocket-testing site in central Australia would offer unparalleled fire ranges. Observations posts would be set every 100 miles across the sparsely populated area, with some directions reaching 3000 miles.
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Canberra
Britain
Australia
Burial services for 39 victims held at Hale Hills crash site
In Stephenville Newfoundland 39 victims of an American Overseas Airlines crash were honored with Protestant Catholic and Jewish clergy performing committal rites while aircraft searched the wreck from the Hale Hills overlook ten miles from the village.
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Stephenville
American Overseas Airlines
Hale Hills
Newfoundland
Viscount Alexander Returns to Ottawa After Maritime Tour
Governor General and Viscountess Alexander travel to the Mari times Toronto and Montreal in a provincial tour. In Montreal he attends his first Canadian football game as McGill defeats Queen's 18 to 12 in an intercollegiate match.
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Ottawa
Viscount Alexander
Viscountess Alexander
Government House
Maritimes
Toronto
Montreal
McGill
Queen's
National Farmers Union Pushes £72 Million Rural Electrification
The NFU seeks approval of a five year program costing £72 million to electrify rural Britain. It would bring power to 150000 holdings and completed farms would mostly have electricity. The plan aims to attract and retain farm labor by offering urban amenities in the countryside.
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National Farmers Union
Britain
London
N.F.U
Russia seeks to buy ships from Canada and foreign fleets
Shipping circles in Vancouver report Russia aims to purchase an undisclosed number of Dominion government park line vessels under Britain’s charter. About 126 of 176 wartime ships have already been disposed of, but 50 remain under charter. The Soviet Union also seeks 96 American ships and is negotiating for part of the Japanese fishing fleet to build a stronger merchant marine.
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Vancouver
Russia
Park Line
Britain
Winter traffic Alaska Highway kept open all winter
The Alaska highway now open to restricted civilian traffic will be kept open all winter by the Royal Canadian Engineers. Hamilton Wright Jr. said the highway is in perfect condition with 18 maintenance camps about 90 miles apart along the route.
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New York
Alaska
Royal Canadian Engineers
Hamilton Wright, Jr
Dominion
Wright
Radar based instrument shows promise in B C mineral fields
The British Columbia chamber of mines reports prospectors are testing a radar based instrument to locate ore bodies. Preliminary tests are described as yielding good results and details remain undisclosed.
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B.C
Vancouver
British Columbia
Flying Too Low Plane Crashes Into Dutch School
A single seater Firefly aircraft flown low over the pilot’s mother’s home crashed into a school roof in Apeldoorn Holland. The collision killed the pilot eight boys and seriously injured at least ten others. The pilot’s mother, a witness, died of a heart attack. About 25 boys were in the gym when it struck.
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Apeldoorn
Holland
Memorial tablet to Gurkhas on Mandalay Hill
In memory of the men of the 44th Gurkha Rifles who died in the attack on Mandalay Hill, the Holy Hermit of Mandalay Hill, Rev. U. Khanti, places a memorial tablet in a pagoda at the hill's summit, the Buddhist faith center in Burma.
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Mandalay
Burma
44Th
Gurkha Rifles
Mandalay Hill
U. Khanti
Swift Current Sun Names Student Staff for December Issue
The Swift Current Sun will publish a single December issue written printed and marketed by a complete staff of collegiate students in a novelty project.
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Swift Current
Swift Current Sun
Gift for Chief Scout Prince Albert rally
Indian hammer head and Indian pipe of peace presented to Lord Rowallan chief scout of the British commonwealth at a public rally. Scouts and cubs from many northern Saskatchewan points attended the event in Prince Albert.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Lord Rowallan
British Commonwealth and Empire
Saskatchewan
Obsolete Ammunition Dumped At Sea From Halifax
The Canadian army water transport vessel General Drury departed Halifax with four box-car loads of ammunition slated for disposal at sea. Army officials said the munitions were declared obsolete and gathered from dumps nationwide for dumping.
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Halifax
General Drury
Canada
Royal Mint Busy Producing Service Medals for Forces
The Royal Mint is manufacturing Canadian Service medals at 2,000 daily with plans to exceed 1,000,000 war medals for all forces and about 1,000,000 Canadian Volunteer Service medals plus other decorations. The RC AF oversees production, requiring large amounts of ribbon and silver wire. Distribution awaits medal stock. projected totals include 745,000 army, 164,000 air force, 84,450 navy, and 6,000 merchant navy decorations.
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Royal Mint
R.C.A.F
C.V.S.M
CWAC
Wrcn.s
Army
Navy
Merchant Navy
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Africa
Burma
Pacific
Sarah Churchill Returns to Acting Amid Italian Casting
Sarah Churchill daughter of former British prime minister Winston Churchill is chosen for an Italian film role over 27 Italian actresses. Despite not speaking Italian she is being prepared for the part.
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Sarah Churchill
Churchill
England
Miss Churchill
No Change Seen in Canadian Bacon Supply
Ottawa reports from Agriculture Department sources indicate little prospect for months of improvement in bacon quantity and quality for home consumption. Canada’s declining hog production will struggle to meet its 350 million pound bacon contract with Britain this year and likely in 1947.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Canada
Britain
Not Encouraging Cotton Garments Shortage Seen By Board
Canada faces a growing shortage in cotton garments such as shirts shorts and pyjamas as the prices board notes lower U S cotton textile allocations and industrial disputes curb Canadian output The outlook turns optimistic for 1947 with expected improvement in the global textile picture and potential better British imports.
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Ottawa
Canada
Prices Board
United States
Britain
WILL BE WITNESS OTTAWA J N B CRAWFORD TO TESTIFY
Lt Col J N B Crawford 40 of Winnipeg and Ottawa sails to Hong Kong again to testify against Japanese war crimes. He was medical officer with the Canadian force wiped out in the December 1941 battle and was a Japanese prisoner to war’s end. He will testify in late March trials in Hong Kong. Mrs Crawford Maude Hopper Arcola Sask also a University of Manitoba graduate lives in Ottawa with two children.
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Ottawa
J. N. B. Crawford
Winnipeg
Hong Kong
Crawford
Maude Hopper
Arcola, Sask
University of Manitoba
Progress on Ottawa housing plan targets 60 000 units
Canada aims for 60 000 housing units in 1946 47 but a 180 000 unit spring deficit looms. Costs rose 47 62 percent since 1939 45 with no quick price relief. Howe says the goal is within productive capacity though costs persist due to material and wage hikes and skilled labor shortages.
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Ottawa
Canada
Reconstruction Department
Howe
Help Shortage Delays Canada Health Plan for Natives
Canada plans a health deal for Indians and Eskimos but faces delays from shortages of trained nurses and building materials. Dr. P. E. Moore notes only 30 of 100 advertised nurses volunteered, with more needed for northern reserves. Mercy flights use commercial and air force planes, while the HMS Nascopie ferries supplies and staff annually.
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Ottawa
Canada
P. E. Moore
Indian Health Services
Moore
Health Service
Saskatchewan
Health Department
R.C.A.F
Northwest Territories
Arctic
Hudson Bay Company
Park visits set seasonal record at Prince Albert
Bert Knight reports a new high for Prince Albert National Park with 31,474 visitors from May 1 to Sept. 30, far above the prior year's 18,585. The 1946 season is described as excellent with all previous records shattered.
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Prince Albert
Prince Albert National Park
Bert Knight
Derby Rule Clarifies Three-Year-Old Limit
The Kentucky Derby is restricted to three-year-old horses, making a second Derby win impossible for any single horse. This rule ensures each running features a fresh cohort of contenders and preserves the annual reset of eligible contestants.
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Quebec
Atlantic Coast
Malone
N.Y
Nipawin
Bank of Montreal
Hamilton
Ont
Stanley Kruchka
Brantford
William Dixon
Peter Minosky
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