03 Feb 1948
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Feb 03, 1948
Page
1
Toronto scene from February 3 recalls unemployment lines at King and Market streets where about fifty men queued for free meals. Donors provided the sustenance while ticket handlers planned daily distributions through March, highlighting hardship during the Rogression era.
Ottawa February 3 The commons opened a full dress debate on the rising cost of living and the plan to form a 16 member committee to probe hoarding and profiteering. Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged powers to investigate causes and alleged market withholding while opposition leaders pressed for action and elections.
Military police captured the last of about a dozen British military prisoners who fled their escorts on Monday after arriving from Austria. The detainees were rounded up at Harwich, Essex, late last night, ending the escape incident.
A fragmentary item notes anthropological quips about women in Tubei Tibet and Canada using pat or ponnet to affect beauty and marriage prospects. It mentions polpandy humor, then shifts to a Bark of Canada summary on savings accounts totaling 8.3275 billion, with a note that continuation appears on back pages.
Parliament Hill debates a possible April or May budget plan aimed at tax relief though no firm cuts are promised. Prime Minister Mackenzie King signaled careful budgeting while noting secrecy around budget details. Observers weigh whether any tax reductions are intended as part of a cyclical budgeting approach.
Dublin reports a crucial general election with Fianna Fail leader De Valera facing a strong challenge from the newly formed Republican party led by Seán MacBride. MacBride vows better results as De Valera tours many meetings amid heavy campaigning and record attendance in centers.
The Canadian Press cited Red Star describing as a provocative invention a Winnipeg report that two four engined aircraft with Russian markings were seen over Cambridge Gulf in the Canadian Arctic. Winnipeg observers and Canada’s RCAF said no proof existed and no Russian embassy confirmation followed.
North Atlantic storms with heavy gales fog grounded vessels and delayed arrivals. The Queen Mary carrying 1517 passengers from Southampton to New York will reach Wednesday two days late. The Marine Marlin from Antwerp faces a five day delay, slow at five knots amid west winds. The freighter Iona Gale must reach Bermuda to obtain fuel and salvage supplies.
Foreign officials move swiftly to evacuate nationals from Shanghai amid worsening social unrest. Police faced unrest as crowds clashed, resulting in multiple casualties and hundreds arrested amid a strike and cotton mill turmoil. Observers cite civil war, inflation, and lawlessness as underlying causes fueling the riots.
Gordon R. McGregor was named president of Trans-Canada Airlines succeeding Symington. He also becomes head of the airline’s board, bringing War and aviation leadership, engineering, and commercial experience. Born 1901 in Montreal, he joined TCA in 1945 after a Royal Canadian Air Force career and later led international traffic discussions.
Gordon R McGregor, a Montreal Bell Telephone Company former district manager, joined No. 115 Armoury Squadron in 1936 and 1938, served as Flight Lieutenant in the Battle of Britain with five destroyed aircraft and six shared downings, rising to wing commander and director of air staff overseas. He later commanded the 2nd Canadian Fighter Squadron, served as postwar director, and was stationed in Alaska during Dutch Harbor operations before returning.
In New Delhi on February 3 militants from Hindu groups opposed to Mahatma Gandhi’s peace appeals faced arrests and assaults after Gandhi was assassinated. Police say a Mohan Narayan Vimayak Godse of Poona was arraigned, while Nehru urged calm and promised no mercy to those fomenting communal violence. The government moved to ban private armies and violence preaching groups.
Calgary February 3 Western Canadian coal miners press for wages matching those in competitive United States fields. United Mine Workers presented evidence to a conversion board in a contract dispute, citing a 1922 agreement requiring Alberta wages to drop 15 percent if U S wages did not rise to Alberta levels. Witnesses reported 1946 47 losses from strikes car shortages and maintenance. A consolidated financial statement showed net returns of £625,537 with 25 cents a ton average profit. Operators argued Alberta wages at $1.24 an hour topped provincial averages and urged changes to labor regulations to hold unions financially responsible.
Nearly three million German workers staged a 24 hour hunger strike across the British zone and Württemberg-Baden in the American sector, halting production from Hamburg to Stuttgart. Factories saw night shifts idle as many workers joined the walkout amid a widely shared slogan about unequal meals.
In Birmingham on Monday a Yoan and Roman boy pushed a pig in a baby carriage through streets to a cafe used for pork black market transactions. Frederick Pisher, accused man, was described as agitated when a constable demanded the blanket. He was fined £60 for legally obtaining pork.
Washington Feb 3 Senator H E H Lodge Republican Massachusetts declared the St Lawrence Seaway project is licked amid signs the Senate may not vote on the Canada United States measure for three weeks. Lodge predicts defeat of the bill whether the vote comes this week or later and urges a vote before the Senate recess Thursday night. Senate leaders weigh timing with Lincoln Day and Jackson Day events likely affecting attendance while Alexander Wuer t Wisconsin Republican argues for a Feb 25 vote after more speakers.
In a crowded downtown shopping district seven manhole covers blew up injuring seven people, two severely, and shattering windows in three buildings. Officials cited ice and snow sealing vents that caused underground gas buildup and a resulting blast. A Calgary report notes a proposed $35,000,000 power plant on the Spray River near Banif National Park is under consideration.
Thieves broke into a Vancouver post office station and stole 2334 money order blanks, each possibly negotiable at 100 dollars, along with 925 dollars in cash, 1872 dollars in postage stamps and 6353 dollars in unemployment insurance stamps. Authorities warn postal offices nationwide are watching for the missing blanks and negotiable items.
The executive council of the American Federation of Labor on Monday opposed Henry A. Wallace running as a third party candidate for president, labeling him a spokesman and apologist for the Communists.
A one hour police search of New Liberty magazine offices on Richmond Street failed to locate a file marked Alberta Chiki Welfare or a letter beginning with Dear Jim, tied to a warrant cited by Wallace Reubern editor. The missing files were sought in a Toronto case linked to Harold Dris snap.
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