Sugar Up One GREEK KING DIES May Buy Land Held Cent A Pound Under Lease To May 1
Canadian press report details government moves toward decontrol with a cent a pound sugar price rise effective today and potential lifting of ceilings on many items. Announcements list rising sugar costs, butterfat grade changes, and removal of rubber price controls, signaling broader market liberalization and possible removal of ceilings on refrigerators, ranges, bicycles, and used cars soon.
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UAWA
Nova Scotia Raises Gas Tax To 13 Cents
The Nova Scotia legislature approved a bill to raise the gasoline tax from 10 to 13 cents, absorbing a three cent levy relinquished by the Dominion. The tax hike takes effect today as the federal impost expires, with Premier Macdonald due to deliver the budget Wednesday.
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HALIFAX
Nova Scotia
Dominion
Macdonald
King Wears Field Marshal's Uniform on Royal Tour
King George VI wore a field marshal khaki uniform in Pretoria as he presented colors to 12 regiments of the active citizen force and led investitures. The ceremony honored 135 decorations including Lady Patrick Duncan, who received her late son's Distinguished Flying Cross. The royal tour opened with the first all military ceremonies.
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PRETORIA
Reuters
South Africa
George Monday
Patrick Duncan
Maj
Andrew Duncan
Ruhr Miners Stage Demonstrations Across Cities
ESSEN April 1. Thirty eight thousand Ruhr miners left their jobs and paraded in Dortmund Hamborn and Duisburg in protests against a food shortage described as catastrophic. British officials reported the demonstrations ended without incident and all returned to work. In Dortmund about 30,000 joined a seven point resolution demanding the immediate building of an effective German government and parliament.
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ESSEN
Dortmund
Hamborn
Duisburg
Ruhr
Radio Etiquette On Trains Sparks Post Style Debate
The Ottawa Journal ponders portable radios on trains and asks what etiquette applies when two passengers use radios at once. It questions priority rights, proposes limits to avoid a railway car juke box, and suggests practical restraints to keep harmony aboard. The discussion continues on the back page.
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Emily Post
Fibber McGee
Mollie
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Fibber
Ernest MacMullan
manning
Theatle
Joud
Ottawa Journal
Alberta House Prorogues After 31 Sittings
Edmonton April 1 Alberta legislature ended its regular session after 31 sittings during which 87 acts were passed. The Social Credit government, in its fourth session of its third term, opened Feb 20 and prorogued last night. Expenditures over 47.6 million were approved for the new fiscal year. A CCF motion criticized the Social Credit board report. Members were paid about 130000 in indemnities with 60 members attending.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Social Credit administration
privy council
supreme court
house
Manning
Social Credit
Arthur Wray
Social
Banff Cochrane
C.C.F
Social Credit board
R. A. Andison
legislative assembly
James Thomson
Ray Crevalin
E. B. Thurston
Peter Dawson
J. Percy Page
Ind
James Hartley
S.C.Macleod
frank
Alberta approves compulsory car insurance bill in session
Edmonton April 1 Compulsory insurance bill passes second and third readings amid debate over protecting all citizens. Elmer Roper CCF criticizes the plan as not meeting needs and cites higher Manitoba costs. Premier Manning says government to push low cost insurance and extend the insurance branch powers. Details outlined by Provincial Secretary.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta
Elmer Roper
CCF
Mannings
Hooke
Roper
Tt omly
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Manning
Hartt Wins Cartier Seat For Liberals
Montreal voters chose Liberal Maurice Hartt to represent Cartier in Ottawa, ending Labor-Progressive representation. Hartt led with 9,493 votes to Paul Masse 6,739 and Michael Buhay 6,419 after 147 of 152 polls. Violence erupted at Masse's committee rooms as 20 to 40 men rioted. bullets were fired and two people were treated for injuries.
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MONTREAL
C.P
Montreal-Cartier
Maurice Hartt
Ottawa
house of commons
rtconstituted
Communist party
Michael Buhay
Mr. Hartt
Fred Rose
Virginia Beach
King
Canada
Hartt
Cartier
Paul Masse
Dupresvis
Quebec
Mr. Buhay
Dave Rocher
Liberal
O. L. Gingras
Louis Valiquette
Maurice Wiseman
Mr. Masse
fred
black jacks
Rote
Western women stage Ottawa sit in protest on price controls
A 12 woman delegation from western Canada will stay in Ottawa to pressure government action on price controls milk subsidies and board reforms. Members include Mona Morgan Vancouver Margaret Croy Richmond Kizema Galla r Edmonton Pharis Magrath and Davison Blairmore among others. They warned of larger delegations if needs are not met.
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KAY REX
OTTAWA
western Canada
prairie provinces
British Columbia
Margaret Chari
Winniger
Mona Morgan
Vancouver
Margaret Croy
Richmond
B.C
Cynesta “Kizema
Ann Latham
Mowe Jan
Elsie Hart
Landis
Sask
Florence Thedore
Regina
Margaret Chunn
Winniper
Mack INNON
Alberta delecates
Kikema
Daviton
Pharisx
Swan- Key
MacKinnon
Finance
Abbott
Howe
Miniature Lend-Lease: Cleo the Pet Gray Hen to Get Coop
Brooklyn court case centers on Sam Kerschenbaum charged with violating cannery code by keeping Cleo the pet gray hen in a yard without a health permit. A plan emerged allowing a cooperative 17 foot by eight foot compliant coop with space from a rear neighbor to shelter Cleo, who defends her status as a true pet.
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CLEO
BROOKLYN
N.Y
Ciro
Sam Kerschenbaum
Kerschenbaum
New York
board of health
James Fanettt
Clen
Kerchenbaum
hue
omy lwat
Judee
Miners Observe Mourning With Six Day Strike
United Mine Workers halt soft coal pits for six days to mourn 111 Centralia miners killed. About 400,000 AFL members join the holiday observance starting April 1, with minimal impact on production except in a few Illinois shafts operated by the Progressive Mine Workers.
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WASHINGTON
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Centralia
AFL
east coast
Pacific
United States
Lewis
Tllinois
Progressive Mine Workers
independent
Editorial Raps S C Board Report in Alberta
Edmonton April 1. A Social Credit board annual report omits claims that world plotters are led by eminent Jews. A V Bourcier challenged an Edmonton Journal editorial alleging such statements, noting the report names Truman Attlee LaGuardia and others while denying references to Jews as plotters. No further discussion followed.
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EDMONTON
Social Credit board
A. V. Bourcier
S.C.-Lac Ste. Anne
S.C
Alberta
Hourcier
Edmonton Journal
Imsiathe
Bourcier
eminentews
Truman
Attlee
LaGuardia
New York city
Mr. Bourcier
Wallace Sounds Alarm On Aid Policy At Madison Square Garden
Henry A. Wallace warned at a Madison Square Garden rally that Truman’s program of unconditional aid to anti Soviet governments will, sooner or later, unite the world against empires and divide America against self.
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NEW YORK
Henry A. Wallace
Madison Square Garden
Truman
America
Oh to be in England now that April arrives
A fragmented dialogue lampoons wartime restrictions and shortages in England. The piece sketches everyday scenes with limited goods like cigarettes and power outages, contrasting American and British experiences. Characters discuss duty, mail, daily rations, and renewal notices amid ongoing shortages and rationing.
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England
ED CREAGH
LONDON
America
Franco Proposes Monarchy Plan for Spain in Succession Bill
MADRID April 1 Overwhelming parliamentary approval was forecast for Generalissimo Franco's proposal to declare Spain a monarchy after a vacant throne for 16 years and to outline the succession process for a king or regent. The measure creates a regency council and sets conditions for a future monarch, while avoiding naming Don Juan.
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MADRID
Franco
Spain
Cortes
Don Juan
Alfonso XXIII
council of the kingdom
Alfonso
United Nations
Aneley
storil
Lisbon
Portugal
Sen
Prince Paul Takes Oath as Greek King in Athens
Prince Paul took the oath as Greece's king at 9 o'clock tonight in Athens. Government members stood in a semicircle around a table bearing the crucifix and candies as the ceremony proceeded. The report also notes U S urged immediate Greek Turkish aid to go to the United Nations, with Russia outside if veto persists, and references a German youth rampage in Brunswick, labor amendments in London, a big four Moscow meeting ending without a decision, and snow and road bans in Edmonton.
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ATILENS
Greec
WASHINGTON
York
Harexy Byrd
Dem- Va
Senate
United States
United Nations
Rusia
U.N
Russia
Byrd
LONDON
Reuter
BRUNSWICK
GERMANY
MOSCOW
Apri
foreign ministers council
segion
EDMONTON
Woerts
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