Milk subsidy to end Sept 30 as Ottawa cuts support
Ottawa announces the producer subsidy on milk will be discontinued from September 30. Finance officials confirm no change to the milk subsidy policy. Lethbridge distributors report talk of 14 cent milk and a price rise absorbing the subsidy with a public hearing planned by the provincial Board of Public Utilities around September 16.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Abbott
Mark Senn
P.C
Hal@imand
Robert Mayhew
mainistey
Lethbridge
provincial Board of Public Utilities
mba
Crack Warships Of U S Steam Into Mediterranean
A navy spokesman said two cruisers and three destroyers will accompany the carrier D Roosevelt on its training cruise into the Mediterranean. The carrier sailed from Lisbon yesterday. The force now includes one carrier, four cruisers and seven destroyers, with most ships among the navy's newest and best.
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WASHINGTON
navy
air
lin D. Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Lisbon
Talk of Fauteux to Succeed Godbout
Ottawa reports a private dinner of Quebec Liberal members sparked talk that Gaspard Fauteux, speaker of the commons, would soon be offered the Liberal leadership in Quebec. Adelard Godbout was said to resign amid a hostile reception at the event, according to Le Devoir.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Quebec
Liberal
Ottawa Evening Journal
Gaspard Fauteux
commons
Liberal party
Le Devoir
Montreal
Adelard Godbout
The Left Hand Corner Officers' Mess-Pianos For Tots
A brief item notes the Left Hand Corner and Officers' Mess presenting pianos for tots on the Gold Coast, signaling a charitable or community event with local involvement and civic tone.
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Gold Coast
British Army Traditions Endure Across Continents
London correspondent notes that despite mech, atomic, and political changes, British army traditions persist. Regiments have unique customs. officers’ messes appoint a president and vice president weekly, toast the king twice weekly, and some marines dine seated. Late arrivals are fined by a dinner protocol observed from Khyber Pass to Canada.
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HATEVER
London
Ottawa Journal
royal navy
Khyber Pass
India
Sudan
West Africa
Sympathy Strike Action Considered in Hamilton Area
Larry Selton said about 14 locals of the United Steelworkers may strike in sympathy with the steel plant walkouts in Hamilton Sault Ste Marie and Sydney Nova Scotia. Sefton noted telegrams to Acting Prime Minister St Laurent urged immediate government action to settle the dispute along union lines. Locals included workers at National Steel Gas Company and the International Harvester Company in Hamilton plants.
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HAMILTON
Ont
Larry Selton
United Steelworkers of American
C.I.0
Sault Ste. Marie
Sydney
N.S
Sefton
National Steel Gas Company
International Harvester Company
Staley Slays Vancouver Boy in Park. Jury Indicts
Vancouver coroners inquest verdict names Donald Sherman Staley as killer of 11 year old Garry Billings at Stanley Park and links his Calgary slaying of Donnie Gass. Staley, a war veteran, confessed to police detailing the choked boy and a fatal knife stabbing. The jury urges greater public awareness of a sex pervert danger.
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VANCOUVER
Agk
KPina
Garry Billings
Stanley Park beach
coronier
Donald Sherman Staley
Calgary
Billings
Donnie Gass
Lethbridge
Staley
Billings boy
Joseph Hardy
young Billings
Hardy
Second beach
Stanley Park
BOBBY SHERMAN
Garry
Billngs
park
Bobby
Ethel May Billings
Saboteurs Blow Ship in Haifa Bay Raid
Saboteurs using Limpet mines blew a hole beneath the waterline of the British freighter Empire Rival in Haifa Bay just before midnight. The ship hoisted water and began sinking while guards fired at swimmers. no immigrants were aboard. Haifa harbor curfew and Tel Aviv security clampdown followed as authorities moved to counter further threats.
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JERUSALEM
C. P
Cyprus
gan
Haifa harbor
Empire Heywood
Tel Aviv
Peta Itqua
Ramatgan
Baian
Rishon Le Zion
Britain hints cloth ration lift may come soon
Aug 22 London reporting good news for housewives. Parliamentary secretary John Helcher said Britain hopes to soon supply the home market without clothing ration. The same day exports reached 367.6 million dollars in duty, a war-end record, with women holding about 40 coupons for clothing while men get the same.
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LONDON
Britain
John Helcher
Board of Trade
Shain
Price shifts as OPA boosts coal oranges and meat ceilings
Washington reports rising costs for coal and oranges while retail meat ceilings are set to return near the June 30 level under the price control act. The OPA authorized a 0 cent per ton rise for hard coal and coke and 18 cents for soft coal, with oranges up about a half cent per pound as supplies allow higher producer prices. Porter pledged continued action against black markets and announced a seven cent per 100 pounds flour increase to offset higher wheat parity prices.
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office of price administration
Paul Porter
OPA
OFA
Porter
prices control board
Britain to Expand Newspaper Size Atlantic Newsprint Move
Britain plans a modest page expansion for its newspapers after Canada and Newfoundland approve larger newsprint imports for next year. The change lets papers grow beyond the current four pages, effective September 22, per an official committee.
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LONDON
CP Cable
Canada
Newfoundland
Britain
Threatens To Call In Outside Help By Hamilton Police
Hamilton August 22 Police Chief J R Crocker told striking United Steelworkers that outside help would be sent to maintain order in the wages hours strike begun July 15 After three failed attempts to move vehicles through picket lines at Stelco Steel Company of Canada plant 300 strikers backed the first truck at noon Nine men arrested yesterday were remarched Magistrate James McKay to tomorrow Telegram to Justice Minister St Laurent warned of provocation and strike breaking activity by Stelco management and government accountability for a dangerous situation spreading to other plants
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HAMILTON
J. R. Crocker
United Steelworkers of America
C.I.0
Farlher
Burlington Street
James McKay
Millard
St Laurent
Stelco
minister of labor
Turkey Rebuffs Soviet Dardanelles Demands
Ankara rejects Moscow's bid for control of the Dardanelles with a cautious message. The Dardanelles links the Black Sea and the eastern Mediterranean as a strategic passage. In Warsaw a Canadian finance minister and ambassador join UN relief heads to discuss aid distribution.
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Turkey
Dardanelles
ANKARA
Pasasge
Black Sea
Resse Naif
Mediterranean
ILSLEY
WARSAW
BERLIN
J. L Maley
Canada
miinister
L. B Pearson
United States
La Guardia
United Nations Relief and Rehabitation Administration
Bud Drury
Montreal
UN.R. A
Poland
U.N.R. A
Pearson
Two Killed In Highway Crash Calgary News
Two people died and two were injured when a northbound car side swiped a gasoline truck on the Edmonton highway about four and a half miles north of Calgary city limits shortly after 10 p m Wednesday. The deceased are George Edward Butters 42 and Dora A Butters 33 both Balzac district residents. Injured are Francis Richard Butters six and Ernest Hulse 72 Balzac resident. The truck driver Charles E Leason was uninjured. The boy’s injuries were described as good and Hulse’s condition as uncertain. He was hospitalized.
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CALGARY
Edmonton
George Edward Butters
Balzac
Dora A. Butters
Francis Richard Butters
Mr. Hulse
Charles E. Leason
Yugoslav Freedom for Americans after plane incident
U S warns of 48 hour ultimatum on Yugoslavia over the Aug 5 downing incident. Americans freed after custody, Yugoslavs deny firing on the ground. US considers fighter protection for transport planes near Yugoslav border while avoiding overflight. Ambassadors summoned as talks continue.
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Europe
Balkans
Yugoslavia
U.S
Marshal Tito
Vienna
Austria
Udine
Italy
United Nations Security Council
LJUBLJANA
Yugeslav asubherteee
ASHINGTON
United States
alend
Use Military Force Says Sen Bridges
Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire urged immediate force against Yugoslavia in a radio interview. He criticized attacks on American planes and warned Stalin’s ally Tito, calling for tough action and readiness to use military force if economic measures fail.
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BORTON
Styles Bridges
Rep
United States
Tito
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Bridges
Joe Stalin
C C F Raps Labor Report in Common
In Ottawa the CCF opposition led by M. J. Coldwell criticizes the Commons industrial relations committee report on labor affairs. He argues the report fails to address the strike wave and carries obscurities that may hurt organized labor, warning that government policy on wage increases fuels conflict between unions and the state. Bentley and Herride echo concerns, calling the report wishy washy and urging clarifications, including on government strike votes and shareholder polling.
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OTTAWA
commons industrial relations committee
house
M. J. Coldwell
T. J. Bentley
C.C.F
Swift Current
H.W. Herridee
People’s
C.C.F. Kootenay
labor department
Coldwell
Bentley
Farmers Await Decision on Proposed Delivery Strike
Alberta Farmers Union prepares for a possible delivery strike as 20 delegates discuss parity prices and a fact finding board. About 97,000 farmers are awaiting a decision by Friday, with 55,000 others showing little immediate support. If enacted, the strike would target farm product deliveries and focus on wheat pricing around 135 dollars a bushel amid broader demands on fuel taxes machinery costs grain exchanges and freight rates.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Alberta Farmers’ Union
Carl Stmpfie
AFU
union oficial
grain exchange
union
U.S. Ultimatum Threatens U.N. With Bitter Showdown
The United States threatens to appeal to the United Nations Security Council over Yugoslavia’s handling of the airmen case. U.N. officials warn the move could test the council’s authority and hinge on the Big Five veto power.
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NEW YORK
United States
Yugoslavia
United Nations sequire council
peace organization
Council
Tite
security council
U.N
Russia
Trysve Lie
Unlied Nationa
Lie
U S Ultimatum To Slavs Tite's Summer Home
A terse report notes a diplomatic ultimatum concerning Slavic nations and mentions a summer home associated with a figure named Pearl Marber amid tensions over a Yugoslavian conflict. The brief emphasizes political stakes and military posture without graphic detail.
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Tite
Marber
Yugoslavia
Newsprint price hike boosts U.S. deliveries under OPA
The Office of Price Administration raised ceilings by 374 tons for newsprint sold in the United States, effective on all deliveries since August 4 when sales moved to an adjustable pricing system. The move follows August 17 reports of the increased allowances. The action reflects wartime price control measures and market adjustments affecting publishers and printers nationwide.
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OPA
U.S
WASHINGTON
Office of Price Administration
O.P.A
TANGMERE
Sussex
England
Reuters
E. M. Donaldson
R.A.F
Truman
Actes
Bermuds
G.B. TROOFS
PALESTINE
TRIESTE
Haly
Caserta
war office
London
CALGARY
C.P
stremgly
Haaed
odekied teolation hospital
IRAN
Tehran
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tLaCAcuU
Dean Acheson
Herschel Johnson
Sen. Bridges
C.C.F. Raps Labor Report —In Common
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