Pan American Union Urges Canada Init
Senator Arthur Vandenberg urged Canada join the Pan American Union as the 22nd member, saying continental unity should extend from the Arctic to Cape Horn. He spoke at the Union’s anniversary events, proposing more frequent meetings and annual foreign ministers sessions, and recalling past inter-American resolutions about Canadian collaboration.
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WASHINGTON
C.P
Arthur Vandenberg
Rep. Mich
Canada
Pan American Union
everning board of the Union
North
South America
Arctic Circle
Cape Horn
Vandenberg
senate foreign affairs committee
United States
Mexico City
Flood Crisis In Ont Flood Crisis In Ont
Ontario faced its worst floods since 1937 as clean-up begins after inundations in Galt Paris Brantford Caledonia Cayuga Owen Sound Ottawa Henfr ew Billings Bridge and the Grand River recedes. Several communities still have water in streets and thousands of acres are lakes as relief efforts proceed.
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TORONTO
C.P
Ontario
Galt
Faris
Brantford
Caledonia
Cayuga
Grand river
Owen Sound
Sydenham
Georgian Bay
Ottawa
Henfrew
Billings’ Bridge
Rideau
Bealwood lake
Fergus
Paris
Dunneville
Language shifts and oddities in a wartime progress note
A fragmented clipping contrasts British official diction with quirky notes on home heating terms and war finance, then shifts to a gardening boast about grass-quick growth and a quick hens laying record. The messy snippet hints at page continuations and editorial quirks from a newspaper page.
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Whitehall
Manchester Guardian
Britain
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Brandon Sun
wbo
cary
Palmer Jones
Danish Queen T s Legal Action Head For Tokyo Ill
Copenhagen report says Queen Alexandrine infected with influenza while King Christian X fights heart and lung ailments after Easter. King's condition described as weakened but stable. four doctors monitor his inflammation and gangrene with penicillin and digitalis treatment.
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Tokyo
Wallace
COPENHAGEN
Alexandrine
Denmark
Christian XX
Christian X
grene
bulletin
Full Resumption of U S Coal Is Promised
Reports from Port Arthur and Pittsburgh detail promises of a return to normal coal production with the end of John L. Lewis safety shutdown. Industrial leaders foresee a June 30 strike threat looming as 123 pits remain idle out of 518, while 395 inspected mines are deemed safe. Officials outline conditions for immediate restart where safety is verified.
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PITTSBURGH
United States
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UPL
Centralia
Iil
Krue
U.M.W
Five Canadians Receive Guggenheim Awards in New York
In New York on April 4 five Canadians joined 117 other winners of Guggenheim fellowships awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Recipients include Toronto’s Jack Nich, University of Toronto's Dr Alexandre Denomy, Université de Montréal's Dr Joseph E Rouleau, Quebec writer Roger Lemelin, and BC mines engineer John S. Stesesen. The awards total about $312,000, averaging over $2,500 each. Stevenson plans to study igneous rocks tied to British Columbia coast range ore deposits.
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NEW YORK
annomenheim
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Jack Nich
Toronto
Alexandre J. Denomy
University of Toronto
Joseph A. E. Rouleau
University of Montreal
Roger Lemelin
Quebec
John S. Stesesen
British Columbia department of mines
Stevenson
Dominion
Senator Guggenheim
Simon Guggenheim
John
Trains Idle in Melbourne as Protests Halt Services
Melbourne workers crowd buses and walk to jobs as suburban train services stop in protests over metal trades disputes. The stoppage disrupts daily life across the city, with authorities seeking a timely settlement to resume normal transit.
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MELBOURNE
Reuters
Ufe
Queen Elizabeth Aground Off Southampton Harbor
A Southampton docks official said the 63,000 ton liner Queen Elizabeth ran onto a mud bank while entering the harbor from New York. The ship stood upright and in no danger. Five tugs, plus the Romsey, aided in freeing the vessel as it headed toward the river.
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SOUTHAMPTON
Southampton harbor
Elizabeth
New York
Romsey
License Plate Deadline Set For April 19
EDMONTON April 14 C P Deadline for busing Alberta motor vehicle license plates has been set for April 19 Major R C Arthurs deputy provincial secretary announced today After next week the department with police aid will start a check in of cars trucks and other vehicles still carrying old plates
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EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta
R. C. Arthurs
Strike Threats Against Auto Makers Spur Negotiations
Detroit April 4. General Motors and United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers reach a 15 cent hourly raise for over 30,000 workers with total wage increases of 11 14 cents plus six paid holidays. Ford Chrysler and possible Ford forecasts threaten strikes. GM plans 19 cent cost of living rise, return to talks in August. Also Canada protests a film about Russian espionage to 20th Century Fox in Toronto.
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DETROIT
General Motors Corporation
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Ford Motor Company
Independent
Foremen's Association of America executive board
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
United Auto Workers Union
C.I.U
hay
Ford
General Motore Corporation
United Automobile Workers
C.10
G.M
CANADA
TORONTO
Council for
Curetain
United States
Darryl F. Zanuck
20th Century-Fox
delon
U.S.3.R
United Navns
Former Nova Scotia Lt Governor Dies at 75
Frederick F. Mathers, who served as lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia from 1940 to 1942 and deputy attorney general for 22 years, died at 75 after a stroke. A Saint John native, he retired early due to health after two years in office and spent his later years in quiet public service.
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HALIPAX
Frederick F. Mathers
Nova Scotia
Saint John
Eight Russian Spy Rings In Canada Exposed In Gouzenko Interview
TORONTO April 14. Igor Gouzenko declares in a May issue interview that eight Soviet spy rings operate in Canada with centers in Ottawa Halifax and Vancouver. He names three NKVD rings and notes naval intelligence rings in Halifax and Vancouver. He says Motinov now in Washington directs espionage in Canada and that Sam Carr and Fred Rose were Moscow trained. He asserts best sources are Communist party members and financially vulnerable individuals and urges reciprocal Canadian representation in the Soviet Union and balanced speeches by officials.
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Canada
Ottawa
Halifax
Vancouver
Gourenkoe
TORONTO
Igor Gourenko
New World
N.K.V.E
soviet Union
rintx
Naval intelligence
Gbokenko
Cat. Motinet
Washington
UdeCol
Motinov
air
Nikolai Zabotin
royal commission
Russa
ag spitex
Gouwenko
Communist party
Moscow
Sam Carr
Fred Rose
OSCOW
Reuters
Tass
today
council of foreign ministers
international co-operation
Conference Talks Strain Soviet U.S. Britain France Roles
Moscow reports Tass accuses Western press of blackmail over ministerial talks. Western diplomats note France Britain and the United States edging closer to a four power non-aggression pact while Molotov proposes six amendments as Marshall delays. Stark tension surrounds invitations and Greece Turkey aid shifting Moscow mood.
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Neener
MOSCOW
council of foreign ministers
Germany
James F. Byrnes
United States
France
Britain
Gen
Marshall
Molotov
Byrnes
Soviet Union
Prance
Bidault
Bevin
EDDY GILMORE
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Chief Science Officer of Navy Crash Victim
Paris reports the chief scientific officer at the British Admiralty Dr A Baxter was killed in the British York liner crash at Dakar French West Africa. Two colleagues Dr A Hunter and J A Strong were injured while three Portuguese casualties were reported and the British expedition to Brazil may be cancelled.
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PARIS
Reuters
A. Baxter
Admiralty
Dakar
French West Africa
Baxter
A. Hunter
J. A. Strong
Brazil
London
Truman Plan Is Attacked by Soviet Deputy at UN
In Lake Success April United Nations Security Council hearing Andrei Gromyko challenged a U.S. Senate amendment to the Truman aid program calling its aims unilateral He warned the proposal could influence how the council and assembly vote Albania objected to the 400 million dollar aid plan saying it fails to strengthen the United Nations.
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LAKE SUCCESS
Truman
security council
general assembly
U.N
Gromyko
Vanderberg
United Nations
Albania
Karamendi
Paris
Rainy opening game of baseball postponed in Washington
News briefs report rain washed out the opening baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators in Washington. Other items note De Gaulle taking leadership of the Rally of the French People in Paris, rumors of John L. Lewis guiding Maritime coal strikes, and various regional incidents including flood damage near Winnipeg and a pilotless rocket test in London.
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LEWIS
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C.P
Halfax Chronicle
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N.S
John L. Lewis
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TORONTO
Henry Dew
Yonge Street
VICTORIA
Clarence Martina
CCL
Yarrow, Limited
asanilig
William H. Drover
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