Flood Crisis Worsens as Red River Rises Toward Winnipeg
The Red River flood crest surged toward Winnipeg with water spilling over flat farm lands north of Emerson at the international boundary. By 8 am Winnipeg's level stood at 21.7 feet, edging toward the peak reached two decades ago, and rose about an inch by 1 pm. Authorities expect the high-water mark not to be reached for about a week as milder weather melts late snow across Minnesota North Dakota and southern Manitoba.
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Red river
Winnipeg
Emerson
international boundary
Winipeg
Minnesota
North Dakota
New Envoy Woodward Chosen to Canada Post
Stanley Woodward, longtime White House protocol chief and close Truman associate, is named ambassador to Canada succeeding Laurence Steinhard after a recent plane crash near Ottawa. Woodward, 51, with eight years in foreign service, has served in China, Geneva, Brussels, and Tokyo and graduated from Yale.
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Truman
safe department
Canada
Laurence A Steinhard
Ottawa
protoco’s
Woodard
White House
China
Geneva
Brussels
Tokyo
Yae university
united States army
Yukon Territorial Council Opens Its Second Session
The smallest parliament in Canada, the Yukon Territorial Council, opened its second session on Wednesday. Commissioner John E Gibben presided as lawmakers Gordsen Ler of Whitehorse, Ernest J Corp of Mayo district, and Charles Lehevre of Dawson were listed among the members. The budget or supply bill was expected to be the first item of discussion, with the session anticipated to last two to three weeks.
Mercy Flight to Edmonton Brings Eskimo Family for TB Care
An RCAF Dakota landed in Edmonton last night carrying two adults and three Eskimo children from Cambridge Bay, N.T. They will be treated at the Charles Camsell Indian hospital for tuberculosis following a recent survey among Eskimos.
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EDMONTON
RCAF
Cambridge Bay
N.T
Charles Camsell Indian hospital
Ant War Worries West Australia Invasive Infestation
Government entomologist C F H Jenns notes ants have spread 406 miles along the coast of Western Australia over eight years, forcing some residents to sell homes amid a housing shortage. He calls them an unwelcome world-wide invasion with origins in Argentina 82 years ago and a presence across North America and Africa.
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C F H Jenns
ant war council
Argentina
North America
Africa
Ten Doukhobor women sentenced to 22 years in prison
Nelson BC April 23 CP Government and Doukhobors clash in Kootenays as 10 Sons of Freedom women are convicted in Trail for nude parading and sentenced to 22 years. Homes razed at Krestova Tarrys Siding and Perrys as sect militants torch dwellings amid ongoing protests.
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Kootenays
Sons of Freedom
Freedomites
Krestova
here
Alex Pentoff
Tarrys Siding
John Labovin
Perrys
Baweodin
Telephone Workers Drop Some Demands
Washington April 2 The Communications Workers Union disclosed it has dropped part of its demands for a general wage increase and a shorter work week in talks with Bell System telephone companies. The union said substantial progress was reported with three companies as a country wide strike was called off.
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WASHINGTON
CIC s Communications Workers’ Union
Bell System telephone
CWA
Manitoba Mayor seeks national flood emergency aid
Morris Manitoba Mayor Harry Shewman asked Ottawa to declare a national emergency after the Red River flood left about 1,300 people homeless in his constituency. He urged prompt aid, a flood cause investigation, and income tax relief for private-property damage. Ottawa sources said action was unlikely without provincial request.
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Harry Shewman
Ottawa
Manitoba
Red
Campbell
Sherman
Red River Spring Runoff Surges Past 1948 Records
The Red River through Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg shows higher readings with last night’s rise breaking 1948 records north of the border. A day-long upsurge pushed levels at St. Jean Baptiste and Mars 37 and 30 miles south over the 1948 mark as spring runoff continues.
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Playful Poulio t stretches rubber dollar at Socreds
In a Parliament chamber at YITAWA on April 23, Liberal Jean Francois Poulot from Temuisconata stretched a rubber dollar and faced a lecture from Social Credit leader Sclon Low. John Blackmore defended Social Credit money theories as Low warned that overextension could cause a recession and even “snap your head off.”
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Apri
CPI
Jean Francois Poulot
Temuisconata
commors
Sclon Low
Social Credit
Poulet
John Blackmore
SC. Lethbridge
Mr Low
Blackmore
Yale Professor And U S Correspondent Slain In West Java
In West Java a Yale sociology professor Raymond Kennedy and American Time Life journalist Robert Doyle were killed by a four to six man gang. They were stopped on a forest road near Bandor and shot after being taken to a clearing and buried by villagers then fled in a sedan. Indonesian officials offered few details.
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U.S
West Java
JAKARTA
Indonesia
Raymond Kennedy
Yale University
Jim
Robert Doyle
Chicago
Time and
Life magazines
Hong Kong
Tomo
Jogjakarta
republi
Bandoeng
Hennedy
Dovie
uniiform
Chenbon
Dedicate Oil Pipeline May 10
Vancouver reports the official start of the Edmonton to Regina pipeline on May 10. Fred Mannix of Calgary, president of Fred Mannix and Co., confirms the dedication at Regina on May 15. Three crews will begin laying the 441 mile line aiming for completion by October 15.
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VANCOUVER
Edmonton
Regina
Fred Mannix
Calgary
Fred Mannix and Co
Oklahoma Tornado Hits Southwest Between Granite and Lone Wolf
Four tornadoes struck late today between Granite and Lone Wolf in southwestern Oklahoma. No immediate details on damage or casualties. Reports indicate a tornado also northwest of Hobart in a northeast direction.
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HOBART
Gila
Granite
Lone Wolf
Britain Receives 25 Million Dollar Marshall Plan Grant
Washington April 28 75 Britain was granted 25 million dollars under the Marshall plan to buy Canadian wheat. The Economic Co operation Administration announced the approval and said grain purchases will start immediately and run through June 36 with deliveries due by August 31. The move completes the 175 million dollar ECA commitment for wheat under the British Canadian agreement. Ottawa officials noted Britain financed part of its purchases from its own dollar supply.
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Britain
Economic Co-operation Administration
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ECA iia
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Hoover urges UN reorganization excluding Russia
U N reorganization call sparks tense vote as Russia walks out of the arms commission. Delegates clash over including or excluding Moscow in a proposed restructuring involving Ukraine Poland Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
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Ernett Goss
United States
security council
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Hoover
i.r init
American Neuspa Publishers Association
New York
Gross
P.m
Governors Tland
Russia
Ukraine
Poland
Minister W W Moore Honored At Knox College Convocation
Rev W W Moore a Presbyterian minister long devoted to Canadian Indian reservations received a doctor of divinity degree at Knox College University of Toronto during the 196th annual convocation last night in Toronto.
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TORONTO
W. W. Moore
Governor General Booed At Memorial Cup Game
At Montreal Forum Governor-General Viscount Alexander and Lady Alexander drew a mixed reception as the Canadiens beat the Regina Pats 8-7 to take a 1-0 lead in the Memorial Cup series. Boos echoed through the arena during the delay as the party was seated before the teams resumed play.
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Viscount Alexander
Lady Alexander
Montreal Forum
Montreal Canadiens
Regina Pats
Canadiens
mari
God Save the King
Negotiations Break Down at Saskatchewan Power Corp
Regina April 28. Government owned Saskatchewan Power Corp and the Electric Utilities Employees Union failed to reach an agreement today. C G Palmer regional director of the Canadian Congress of Labor said the union negotiating committee may call a strike vote among members.
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REGINA
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Electric Utilities Employees Union
CCL
C G Palmer
Canadian Congress of Labor
Flood Reflood Strands Southern Manitoba Roads
Across a 60 mile stretch from Terro to Emerson floodwaters displaced vehicles and farms. People improvised with rafts and ditch-water craft while the landscape turned to makeshift ferries and sunken property.
Britain Hopes to Supply Canada with Steel This Year
London April 23. Harem Wilson secretary of the board of trade told the commons he hopes Canada will obtain all the steel it wants from Britain this year. Under cross-examination by Conservative members he said price questions may complicate matters but he is very hopeful Britain can meet the Dominion’s needs or requests.
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LONDON
Harem Wilsom
board of trade
Canada
Britain
Wilson
Dominion
Farm Commodity Prices Are Lower in February
Ottawa reports farm prices slipped from last year but rose modestly from January 1945 February index for Canada excluding Newfoundland reached 242.8 with gains led by livestock and eggs. Provincial indexes show varied changes from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia reflecting mixed outcomes in the month.
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bureau of statistics
Canada
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Budget Motion Passes UAWA Budget Motion Passes
The chamber rejected two opposition motions of non confidence tied to the March 28 budget then adopted the main budget motion. Votes showed 179 to 43 against a PC motion and 167 to 12 against a CCF amendment. The budget cuts taxes and supports aged and infirm, with changes in excise on toilet soaps and sales tax on ice cream. Solon Low delivered a lecture on Social Credit money.
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commors
chamber
C.CF
house
ihbe
Solon Low
Social Credit
Todey’s Program At Sport Centre
Program of events at the Civic Sports Centre during Recreation Week includes Friday from 3 to 10 pm with The Barber Shop Quartet Concert, Se-Ec Quartet-AC.T., and Junior Band led by John Langley. Saturday runs from 9 am to 5 pm with a centre tour, film, outdoor model airplane flying, and various sports events. Military bands and youth exhibits feature in rooms including Room 9 with Boy Scouts and Cubs.
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AC.T. Junior Band
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monel
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Three Years For Nude Parade In Nelson
Twenty men were sentenced to three years in prison each after conviction on charges of nude parading in Nelson British Columbia. The trial featured a public stripping, with four women removing clothes and one woman reportedly standing nude in court before a blanket was offered.
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NELSON
B.C
Sons of Freedom Deukheobors
polite
COPELAND
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
CALGARY
Royal Copeland
Toronto Arcos
te Cassary Stampeder
SALS WANITOR
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CP—Works
Errick F. Witt
Red river
Willis
Douglas L. Campbell
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Apr
Kingsclear Indian Recreation
here
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SINGAPORE
Reuters
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coverpor
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Malaya
Bratislava
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OTTAWA
St. Laurent
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