Conscription Bill Modified by Govt Service Period Cut
London April 3 Conscription bill amended to reduce compulsory service from 18 months to one year. Defence Minister Alexander and Labor Minister Isaacs back the change to ease foreign commitments. The move follows Labor splits and faces Conservative opposition despite earlier approval.
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LONDON
Reuters
RK. H H. S. Crossman
Labor
Defence
Alexander
Isaacs
Left Hand Corner MPs Served With Lethbridge Batteries
Two Canadian MPs with Lethbridge World War I service are noted. F. P. Whitman, Mount Royal MP and former Nanton resident, served in the 39th Battery under Major A. B. Stafford and is linked to Charles Stewart. Harold Timmins, Parkdale PCC MP, was a 20th Battery lieutenant under Major Alan Ripley and recalled a Lethbridge reunion during the city’s fiftieth founding anniversary.
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Ottawa
Lethbridge
F. P. Whitman
Mount Royal
Montreal
Charles Stewart
Nanton
te 39th
A. B. Stafford
Harold Timmins
Parkdale
Dr. Bruce
Timming
Alan Ripley
Jewish militants sentenced to death for Jerusalem rail strike
In Jerusalem on April 3 a military court sentenced Meier Feinstein and David Azulal to death for taking part in the October attack on Jerusalem railway station. Armed men planted explosives that blasted the station interior. Moshe Horowitz and Massoud Baton were acquitted and released.
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JERUSALEM
A.P
Meier Feinstein
David Azulal
Irgun Zyai Leumi
Moshe Horowitz
Massoud Baton
Missing gold bricks recovered after rail station theft
Gold valued at 24300 dollars destined for Ottawa mint was stolen from Val d Or station. Two men, Conrad Morrisette and Cere Toursent, both about 29, were arrested and to appear in court. The bricks, weighing 137 pounds, were found in a snowbank two miles from the town and returned to Sigma Mines with help from Company police.
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VAL D'OR
Que
Ottawa
Conrad Morrisette
Cere Tour
Quebec
Sigma Mines
Gerard LaSalle
Canadian National Express Company
LaSalle
express company
Malartic
Gustave Massue
Mrs Evelyn Dick Witnesses Jail Break Attempt
Hamilton April 3 Mrs Evelyn Dick now an inmate at Barton Street jail witnessed an attempted jail break by three women. The incident, not detailed, surfaces as she prepares to testify against the three women in relation to the torso murder case that led to her life imprisonment for manslaughter in the death of her baby. She remains under appeal against a husband murder acquittal.
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HAMILTON
Evelyn Dick
Barton street
Mrs. Dick
Old Barton Street
Fear 120 Chinese Drown In Yangtse
Shanghai April 3 Reuters says about 120 Chinese passengers feared drowned when the small Chinese riser steamship Susan sank after an explosion in the engine room on the Yangtse. Only 15 rescued. Canada housing progress Ottawa April 1946 63,000 homes completed. CMHC report compares with Sweden 49,000 Scotland United Kingdom 157,000 United States 630,000.
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SHANGHAI
Reuters
Susan
Yangtse
CANADA
OTTAWA
Apri
Dominion
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
All-Out Offensive Planned By King Paul of Greece Against Mountain Guerrillas
ATITENS April 3 1947 A Greek government in exile statement from the EAM political military group says that unless the transition in monarchy changes the political situation the guerrilla war in the north will continue. King Paul in a televised address said he would continue the task begun by King George and the new king was arranging an all-out spring offensive against mountain guerrillas.
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Paul
Greece
ATITENS
EAM
National Litrration Front
E_AM
George II
George
skuemilas
Ontario Beet Growers Refuse 1947 Sugar Contract
About 1,000 southwestern Ontario sugar beet growers in Chatham gathered Wednesday and unanimously supported rejecting the Ontario sugar beet marketing board’s contract offer for 1947 from Canada and Dominion Sugar. They favor renewals of last year’s terms with a fixed price, rejecting the company’s proposed 50 50 sugar sales division.
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CuATHAM
ont
Ontario
Ontario sugar beet marketing board
Canada and Dominion Sugar company
Chatham
Wallaceburg
Disastrous Loss In G B Floods And Frost Devastate Farm Lands
London April 3 Reuters Agriculture Minister Williams described Britain’s situation as an unparalleled disaster. Interim estimates show 600000 acres of arable land flooded in 31 counties, 70000 acres of wheat destroyed by floods, 200000 by frost. Potatoes losses top 80000 tons. sheep and lamb losses exceed 9 million. 30000 cattle headed for slaughter lost. Government funds will match existing subscriptions to aid farmers, with immediate payments from a relief fund and plans to incentives to sow again despite losses.
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LONDON
Reuters
Britain
Williams
England
Wales
Willams
Cadogan Attacks Gromyko Over Albania Corfu Crisis
Sir Alexander Cadogan accused Soviet veto power in the Corfu Channel mine blast case, demanding the case be sent to the International Court of Justice. He said the UN Security Council was strangled by one permanent member’s vote as it resumed debate on Albania. The mines killed 44 sailors and damaged two British destroyers last October 22. Gromyko and Poland’s Oscar Lange defended the veto. The council adjourned the Albanian case to next Wednesday as Gromyko sought time to study the British proposal.
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Corf Channel
Albania
Sir Alexander
council
Soviet Union
Gromsko
Poland
Oscar Lanes
Alexander
Mexander
Gromyko
international court of justice
United States
Brazil
Syria
Belgium
Howevr
Gromike
SOW WHEAT BY PLANE AT PETERBOROUGH
Peterborough farmer Tomkins, who tills 6000 acres in Northamptonshire, plans to spread wheat from a small airplane over 50 acres of autumn plowed land. He aims to beat weather delays by aerially distributing seed evenly as the plane flies low.
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PETERBOROUGH
England
T W. Tomkins
Northamptonshire
Tomkang
Ruhr Miners Walk Out Amid Food Protest
In Germany's Ruhr region about 300000 miners ignored appeals and struck for more food for families. Mines in Dortmund and Hamborn largely idle, with Cologne area workers staying on the job. The walkout, led by Bochum officials, sidelines production for five days through Good Friday Easter and Easter Monday. Also, about 120000 Indian primary school teachers from 4000 Bengal schools struck for higher pay.
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FSSEN
Germany
Ruhr
Dortmund
Hamborn
Cologne
Bochum
CALCUTTA
Reuters
Bengal
Millions In Britain Lose Chance For New Suit Or Dress
London April 3 Britons lost chances for new clothing today as government opens cloth ing ration coupons from Aug 31 to Oct 31 due to winter fuel crisis. The last issue of 32 coupons arrived March 1, with 44 in the prior 11 months. A man’s suit costs 26 coupons, a woollen dress 11, men’s shoes nine. Virtually all wearing apparel is rationed.
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LONDON
Tax Evaders Are Hit Hard in Ottawa Case
Ottawa April 3 The judge sentenced Joseph H. Vineberg and his son 5 Vineberg 34 to eight months in jail and two fines of 10000 each for false excess profits returns Crown Prosecutor James A Burrows called it the largest income tax evasion case before Canadian courts The evaded amount totaled 235000, and the elder Vineberg 65 received a suspended sentence The Vinebergs run Larocque Registered Department Store and face an extra 18 month term if the fine is unpaid by Saturday For the government policy to hit hard at evaders the case illustrates a severe crackdown.
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OTTAWA
C.P
fune
Glenn
Joseph H. Vineberg
Vinebers
Vineberg
Larocque
Vinebergs
James A. Burrows
Burrows
income tax division
the
revenue depainment
Canada
Royal Remains Lie In State In Cathedral In Athens
In Athens on April 3 King George II died Tuesday from a heart attack. His funeral cortege moved from the palace to the cathedral where the body lies in state until Sunday services. King Paul I and the six year old crown prince Constantine walk behind the coffin as troops, bands, and royal guards flank the procession.
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ATHENS
George II
George
Paul I
Constantin
Paul
Royal Evzone
Frederika
UNRRA Director Protests Air Attack on Relief Ship
UNRRA China office director General Glenn E. Edgerton filed a formal protest with Chinese authorities over yesterday's air attack on the UNRRA relief ship Wanshen. Canadian first officer William D B Haining from Vancouver and captain William Lee were named in reports. Haining recovering, Lee out of danger. The protest seeks assurances against a repetition of similar incidents.
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SHANGHAI
Toll in Clinton toy factory blast climbs to twelve
In Clinton Missouri the death toll from a toy buzz bomb factory explosion rose to 12 as two more victims died in hospital. Twenty eight employees were at Brown Manufacturing Company when the one story frame building exploded and firemen could not reach the scene. Three people were injured. Identification of some victims was only possible by personal effects or teeth.
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CLINTON
Brown Manufacturing Company
tose
Molotov Explains Moscow Explosions
MOSCOW April 3 The meeting of the council of foreign ministers was interrupted by explosions. Molotov said the blasts came from blasting ice in the Moscow river. Bevin quipped that he thought it was the economic committee on the second floor.
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MOSCOW
council of foreign ministers
Molotov
Bevin
Turkish Premier Warns War Possible If Surprise Attack
Istanbul April 3 Premier Recep Peker warned merchants in Izmir that it is quite possible Turkey could wake up one morning and find itself at war. He said Turkey has wheat but must prepare amid alarming world conditions. He cited Hitler and Britain while stressing the army’s needs in any policy on agriculture and exports.
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INSTANBUL
Istanbul
Recep Peker
Izmir
Turkey
Piker
Hitler
Germany
America
Peker
washbor
Peter
Lewis Scores Krug's Delay
Interior Secretary Krug ordered 518 government mined soft coal mines kept closed indefinitely after a Centralia disaster fatalities. 40,000 miners affected. 2,013 federal mines may reopen with safety certifications. Lewis condemned Krug, called for his removal, and criticized enforcement of safety codes. Mackenzie arrived on holiday from Ottawa duties and departed for Victoria.
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WASHINGTON
Krug
United States
John L. Lewis
Centralia, II
Lewis
Centralia
United Mine Workers
America
heaven
hell
White House
J. A. Krug
Herald Omits Good Friday And Easter Monday
The Herald will not be published on Good Friday or Easter Monday due to statutory holidays and a severe newsprint shortage. The business office and job department stay open Monday as usual, and important news will be sent through as refined updates on both holidays.
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Herald
House Rises For Easter
OTTAWA April 3 The Commons adjourned for a two week Easter recess ending April 14 after two months focused on the throne speech and wartime controls. Debate centered on the omnibus control bill extending price and rental controls and the Emergency Transitional Powers Act set to expire May 15. Finance Minister Abbott expected to deliver the budget upon return.
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OTTAWA
commons
Abbott
senate
John Hackett
P.C. Etonstead
J. M. Macdonnell
P.C
Muskoka
John Probe
C.C.F
Regina City
D. Patton
2.C
Kamloops
Probe
Fulton
Progressive Conservative party
MacDonnell
D.C. party
Krug Winning Truman Backing Spurs Controversy
Interior Secretary J A Krug won unqualified support from President Truman in his clash with John L Lewis over coal mine operations. Truman praised Krug as capable and said he might remove him, signaling a political tilt amid the dispute.
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KRUG
TRUMAN
WASHLINGTON
UAP
J. A. Krug
John L. Lewis
B.C
VICTOREA
C.P
British Columbia
Commercie Telezeaphers Union
A.G.L
New York
Western Luin Telegraph company
MONTREAL
OTTAWA
United Ming Workers
Dominion Shelandeal Corporation
ABA
CALGARY
CP.1
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
BRITAIN
LONDON
Argentina
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CADOGAN
UNRRA
MACKENZIE
VANCOUVER
lan Mackenzie
Victoria
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