Ford Strike Averted By Ford UAW Pension Pact
Windsor Ontario April 12 A company financed retirement pension plan was agreed between United Automobile Workers Local 200 and Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd ending a potential strike that could have sidelined 11,000 workers. The deal provides $55 a month pensions at age 65 after 30 years service funded wholly by the company, costing about $1 million annually for future pensions plus about $1.46 million yearly for past-service pensions over ten years. A joint board will oversee administration with equal union and company representation.
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United Automobile Workers
C.S
Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd
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Ford
U.A.W
Canada
Ford-U.A.W
union and company
Train crash in Uttar Pradesh. fifty killed
In EW Delhi April 12 reports say a passenger train derailed and plunged into a stream in Uttarpradesh, killing fifty people and injuring seventy three. A railway ministry official cited possible sabotage with removed rail spikes under investigation.
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DELHI
India
Uttarpradesh
Pressure grows for higher wages in Britain's budget
London April 12 CP growing pressure for higher wages by industrial and professional groups may affect Britain's budget. The budget address next Tuesday is seen as the last chance to support a wage-freeze policy or grant limited concessions. Trade unions risks, Cripps budget plans, and calls for tax relief feature amid a standoff with Sir Stafford Cripps over wage restraint.
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LONDON
Britain
treasury
Daily Mail
Stafford Cripps
Stafford
Department Store Sales Rise in Canada February Figures
Canada excluding Newfoundland department store sales rose in February to 50,247,000 dollars from 50,022,000 a year earlier. Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec showed gains of ten, seven and five percent, while Ontario fell by four percent. Western province 1949 figures: Manitoba 7,391,000. Saskatchewan 2,193,000. Alberta 3,441,000. British Columbia 6,811,000.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Newfoundland
bureau of statistics
Alberta
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
World War Dead Buried in Allied Cemeteries Told
The Imperial War Graves Commission reports 104 WWI dead found in western Europe last year with 116 WWII deaths located and reburied. Of 557,520 graves, 44,154 are Canadian, the highest share among dominions. Canada and the UK laid 6,259 headstones or engravings, with Bergen-on-Zoom cemetery marking a cross of sacrifice. Continued on Page Two.
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Europe
Imperial War Graves Commission
Canada
L. Dana Wilgress
United Kingdom
J H Roberts
Toronto
dominions
United States
Bergen-on-Zoom
CCF Convention Debates Prosperity Versus Stress
At Penticton BC the provincial CCF chaffers argued whether their best appeal for support comes in prosperity or economic hardship. Colin Cameron cited Saskatchewan’s 1930s win as a fluke and warned the CCF must prove a program, not rely on times of plenty. Continued on page 22.
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Colin Cameron
Vancouver
CCF
Saskatchewan
Cameron
Angry students seize coffin at Turkish marshal funeral
In Istanbul angry students rushed the coffin of Marshal Feszi Cakmak from army pallbearers as funeral rites began outside Besazi Mosque. The crowd dragged the casket toward Eyoub cemetery while officials, generals, and diplomats looked on in shock. Cakmak, 178, key ally of Ataturk in forming modern Turkey, died Monday.
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Reuters
Feszi Cakmak
Besaz*i
Eyoub
Cakmak
Fiery Death in U S B 29 Crash Near Sandia Base
In Albuquerque on April 12 a B-29 bomber crashed into the Sandia secret weapons complex in the Manzano mountains about 17 miles east of downtown. Thirteen crew members were listed on the loading report, with an air force official cautioning the toll may not be final until bodies are counted. Reporters were kept out as security restrictions sealed the remote site five miles east of Sandia headquarters. A gate blocked the sole access trail and officials emphasized extreme secrecy surrounding the installation.
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ALBUQUERQUE
Sandia
air force
Manzano mountains
United States
Brash Thief Steals Fire Chief's Car
In Burnaby a thief stole the fire chief’s official car last night. The vehicle has red flashers a siren and is bright fire engine red, signaling a bold grab in a suburb of Vancouver on April 12. Chief Wardell leads Burnaby Fire Department.
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VANCOUVER
Burnab
Wardell
Burnaby fre department
Editor Jeffers joins Canadian historic sites board
OTTAWA April 12 A. P. Jeffers editor of the St Johns Evening Telegram is named a member of the historic sites and monuments board of Canada Resources Minister Winters announced. The appointment marks the first from Newfoundland Province. Jeffers has led the Evening Telegram since 1923 and has long served as Canadian Press correspondent in Newfoundland and also as Newfoundland correspondent for the London Times.
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OTTAWA
C . A. Jeffers
St Johns Nild
Exening Telegram
historic sites and monuments board of Canada
Winters
Newfoundland
Evening Telegram
Newfoundand
London Times
10 Crewmen Sought in Baltic Sea Rescue Effort
US air force announced a search plane spotted a life raft 10 to 50 miles northeast of Bornholm in the Baltic. A Danish pilot warned the sight could be a buoy. Surface vessels and Danish naval craft raced to the scene as weather remained favorable for search efforts.
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United States air force today
Baltic Sea
Bornholm
United States navy
Frankfurt
Cosenhagen
air force
Baltic
Balle island
B M Yer
Bornholm island
York
Trail Gunner Dies of Injuries at Shilo Camp
Winnipeg April 12. The army announced Gunner G T Conway aged 20 from Trail British Columbia died last night from injuries sustained in an accident on the jump tower at Shilo Manitoba. He was with the First Field Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and suffered a fractured skull before being moved to a Brandon hospital.
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G T Conway
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B.C
Shilo
Man
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Brandon
Canadian Altitude Record Claimed at 49300 Feet
CHATHAM NB April 12 CP reports a Canadian altitude record of 49,300 feet set yesterday by FO Cecu Day of 421 RCAF Squadron. He flew over the Chatham and Newcastle area in a Vampire jet. Officials did not mention the previous record.
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CHATHAM
FO Cecu
RCAF
Newcastle
Olds Alta
Duke and Duchess of Windsor visit planned at EP Ranch
Snow still drifts hinder High River trip as Duke and Duchess of Windsor travel from Calgary to the EP Ranch. Roads are poor on a rough district route, with forecasts of lunch at the ranch and meetings with Burns ranch manager Raymond Stafford. Previous visits brought rain and bright ranch scenery amid historic stops at South Fork Trading Post.
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HIGH RIVER
Apri
Duchess of
Raymond Stafford
Burns ranch
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E. P ranch
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Windsor
Abertane
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Duke of Windsor
South Fork
Mass Starvation Report From Arctic Eskimo Camp
An Arctic traveller described mass starvation among about 300 Eskimos and two missionaries in the Peterson district about 400 miles northwest of Churchill Man. The Padlemen, as natives are known, lacked livestock and restocking supplies after caribou migration, with spring conditions due late month raising fears of deaths. A photographer recounted watching hunger as raw flour was gulped from stores, highlighting worsening famine amid low fur prices.
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TORONTO
Canadas
Northwest Territo
Richard Harrington
Bernard
Churchill
Hamrming
de trang h.m
hey
Snowy Peaks Snowbound Threat Looms in British Columbia
The Canadian Press reports from Vancouver on April 12 that BC snowcaps heighten flood risk in the Fraser valley as warming triggers melt. Officials note snow content ranges 97 to 153 percent of last year, while spring runs late. Forecasters warn of uncertain timing and potential repeats of 1948 floods. a four week outlook follows.
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ANCOUVER
British Columbia
Fraser valley
Dominion water and power bureau
power board
Windsors Drive to Duke’s Ranch for Day Trip
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor left Calgary hotel early to drive private car to the Duke’s Pekisko 4000 acre ranch west of the city. They planned a day inspecting the property with no overnight stay, aided by Douglas Newton and W G Waddrove. A picnic basket accompanied luggage for a potential lunch return to Calgary. The trip followed their train arrival Tuesday. The Duke worked on memoirs for Life magazine and hosted a small dinner in their suite.
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Apri
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Pekisko
Huga River
Douglas Newton
A C. Newton
Dukes
W G. Waddrove
Hush River
Duke
Life
Toronto Beef Prices Rising
Toronto reports beef prices rising to 50 cents for a hundred pounds live weight, with packing houses noting a seasonal scarcity of supply and higher domestic demand. Strong U S buying and post embargo trade shifts contribute to the price jump.
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TORONTO
United States
Garry Davis Says He's Getting Married
Ellsworth Me April 12 14 Garry Davis a world citizen filed intentions to wed Audrey Peters a Bonita California former Hollywood dance instructor He renounced United States citizenship in 1947 and is staying at his father Meyer Daviss summer home His fiancée could not be reached at Ellsworth lodgings
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Garry Davis
Hollywood
maul
Davis
air force
United States
Sweden protests overflight near Karlskrona base
Sweden protested to the United States embassy over rescue planes entering the forbidden area around Karlskrona, the Baltic region’s largest naval base. The issue highlighted tensions as reports cited Moscow accusing Italy of treaty violations and other wartime era disputes.
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Joseph McCarthy
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Masrite Webb
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Canada
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