Sharp Cut In Import Controls Effective Oct 1
Canada announced a sharp reduction in import controls on United States goods due to a dollar shortage. Effective Oct. 1 the ban on pulp and paper products office machinery appliances passenger car tires domestic water heaters cigarette lighters ash trays vases pencil sharpeners dry cell batteries and watch straps will be relaxed. Pork and pork products will be fully relaxed by Dec. 31 with a reciprocal U S lifting of the embargo on Canadian bacon and other pork items.
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OutawA
Canada
United States
Canada Rail Strike Ends as Government Bill Becomes Law
Canada’s 40 000 miles of rail and telegraph services began returning to normal after Parliament passed the government back to work bill, ending a nine day strike by 124 000 workers. Rail unions led by Frank H Hall and A R Mosher urged members to return within 48 hours as trains and telegraphs started moving again. The bill faced a stormy Commons passage, but amendments softened terms for labor and the leaders broadcast their call to resume work.
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Frank Hall
UAWA
Canada
E.C.T
Frank H. Hall
A. R. Mosher
coleaders
employees generaly
commons
senate
Ma Hall
Mr. Mosher
St. Laurent
labor
international
Hall-Mosher
Drafted peace treaty would end occupation of Berlin
Die Welt published a Soviet drafted treaty ending occupation within six months of signing, extending to all Germany. It calls for a 50 000 border police, 100 000 police, auxiliary forces, two-year compulsory military training and rapid armaments buildup, with no reparations.
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HAMBURG
Germany
Reuters
Russia
East Germany
Berlin
Die Welt
Die Well
council of ministers
Soviet Union
foreign ministry
Gregory Pushkin
Walter Ulbricht
Left Hand Corner: Catholics in US facing Jackie Coogan scandal
A brief note reports Jackie Coogan in a controversy linked to his US Catholic background and a scandal affecting millions in Destroys context.
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Jackie Coogan
Record Catholic Directory notes big U.S. growth in 1950
The 1950 Catholic Directory reports U S Catholic membership rose by 3 047 798 to 27 766 141 with 119 173 converts. Clergy reach 42 970 priests 157 archbishops and four cardinals. Chicago leads among archdioceses with 1 691 681 members followed by Boston and New York. Brooklyn has the largest diocese at 1 249 197. Continued on back page.
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United States
P. J. Kennedy and Sons
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
OfK
Canada relaxes import controls to widen goods access
A joint Canada trade and finance release says many items will move into Canada without quota starting Oct 1 including textiles, soaps, glassware, kitchenware, and heating equipment. Additional relaxations lift limits on flowers, perfumery, lighting, jewelry, office machines, and home appliances. 45 of 95 capital goods will be removed from control. Officials expect a multi million dollar inflow and anti inflationary effect as reserves exceed 1.2 billion dollars.
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trade and finance departments
Canada
United States
Abbott
U.S
Berg Declares Good Undone In Labor Relations
Edmonton leader Carl Berg national vice president of the Canadian Trades and Labor Council blasted prime minister St Laurent for ending the rail strike. He said the move undid years of goodwill in labor government and management relations built up in Mackenzie King’s era.
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EDMONTON
Carl Berg
Canadian Trades and Labor Council
Mr. St. Laurent
Mackenzie King
Students to Enroll at University of Alberta
About 370 nursing, dentistry and medical students will enroll Tuesday for classes at the University of Alberta, officials announced. This enrollment precedes the university’s registration week starting September 25.
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EDMONTON
University of Alberta
Life Comes Back To Nation's Arteries As Stoppage Ends
Canada’s railway strike ended as emergency legislation forced a return to work. Within minutes union leaders ordered members to resume duties, telegraph and freight services swung back, and the first poststrike train rolled from Moose Jaw to Regina. The costliest labour dispute in Canadian history raised questions of victory while daily life quickly returned to normal.
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Canada
C.P.Ft
Moose Jaw
Sask
Hall-Mosher
Regina
Communists Hit West Of Masan In Major Front Assault
Tokyo dispatch reports a two division North Korean push against U S forces in extreme South Korea near Masan with heavy fighting along the Naktong front. Swinton cites dawn strikes at 15 points after a heavy barrage as Reds try to break UN lines. South Korean troops reportedly fall back toward Uihung while U S forces hold near Pohang.
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TOKYO
U.S
South Korea
Naktong river
Stan Swinton
Masan
Swinton
United Nations
Pohang
Pohans
Baal
Pelang
olluawen
Uihung
55 bushel wheat yield on 12 acre Coaldale field
The Coaldale area reports strong wheat yields with several growers averaging high per acre. Peter Penner harvested 55 bushels on a 12 acre spring wheat tract. The Wilson Hutterite colony’s dry land wheat averaged 20 bushels per acre. The Alberta Wheat Pool at Coaldale has taken in 30,000 bushels to date.
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Wilson Hutterite
Victor Pankratz
George C. Wall
Peter Penner
Coaldale
Alberta Wheat Pool
Frank MacDonald
55 Die In Cairo Crash
A Transworld Airline Constellation plane carrying 55 people including 23 Americans crashed near Etay Baroud northwest of Cairo. All aboard were killed, with 48 passengers and seven crew members confirmed dead. The wreckage burned severely, hindering identifications of victims, many of them notables from a dozen nations.
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Transworld
Constellation
Caire
Etay Baroud
Star of
Maryland
eerth
Mamnes
TWA
Nile delta
T.W.A
planet
Bombay
India
Rome
poveniers
United Naions
Pars
Shipping Still Tied Up In British Columbia
Vancouver reports major steamship service halted along the coast during a nine day rail strike. Seafarers union lines picketed Canadian Pacific and Canadian National docks blocking renewal of service. CPR CNR say negotiations collapsed and no coastal steamship service until accord. Airlift to Vancouver Island continues to move essentials. About 850 seamen involved including 600 railway workers and 250 from Union Steamships. SLU seeks wage rise of 30 a month and 125 an hour for overtime.
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VANCOUVER
British Columbia
Seafarers’ International Union
A.F.S
Canadan Pacific
Canadian National steamships
C.P.R
C.N.R
Dick Deeley
SLU
Union Steamships
Vancouver Island
B.C
S.LU
RAF DC-2 Missing Over South China Sea
A RAF DC-2 courier aircraft with 10 aboard vanished after takeoff from Singapore en route to Saigon, last in radio contact 90 minutes after departure. Authorities reported five crew and five passengers on board.
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RAF
DAKOTA
SINGAPORE
Reuters
HKAF
south China Sea
Saigon
Indo-China
SYDNEY
N.S. Ate
American Overseas Airlines
Cape Breton
London
England
New York
OTTAWA
Canada
St. Laurent
Civil Service Federation of Canada
ALBERTA
EDMONTON
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