Canada and Newfoundland union votes defy provincial consent
In Ottawa the Commons rejected two motions seeking to delay or condition union with Newfoundland. A 137 to 66 vote blocked George Drew like demands for provincial consent before appealing to Britain to amend the BNA Act, while a 191 to 12 tally defeated a motion requiring provinces to consent before union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
Newfoundland
George Drew
coisin
United Kingdom
Wilfrid Lacroix
Quebec-Montmorency
BNA
Lacroix
First Woman King's Counsel in Britain Named
Margaret Kidd of Linlithgow becomes Britain’s first woman KC among Scotland’s legal achievers. Mrs Donald McDonald, mother of a 16 year old daughter, was called to the Bar in 1923 amid later remarks about silk gowns and Crown counsel precedence. The piece notes town Christmas lights and petty theft of bulbs.
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Scotland
Britain
Donald McDonald
James Kidd
Linlithgow
London Daily Mail
King's Counsel
MARGARET KIDD
Miners Hold Fast As Agreement Nears End
More than 9,000 coal miners in Alberta and British Columbia work as usual less than 12 hours before their contract with Western Canada Bituminous Coal Operators and Domestic Coal Operators' associations expires at midnight. Negotiations between United Mine Workers and operators have been deadlocked for weeks and arbitration talks are pending. Local reports from Drumheller note no strike action expected under the policy of no contract no work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CALGARY
C.P
Alberta
British Columbia
Western Canada
United Mine Workers of America
C.CL
Drumheller
Soviet Repatriation Mission Ordered Out of U.S. Zone
Gen. Lucius D. Clay asked the Russian repatriation mission to leave American-occupied Germany, a move described as an order by Army authorities. The Russians argued the mission was indispensable, and the U.S. zone will end voluntary Soviet DP repatriation after March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BANKFURT
Lucius D. Clay
United States
Germany
Clay
U.S
Crazy quilt weather pattern sweeps across United States
A radiant temperature spike in New York sets records as a sprawling Arctic blast grips the West. Western states brace for new storms while Idaho and Montana battle blocked roads and heavy snow. Flood fears rise with rapid thaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
United States
weather bureau
Canada
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
spring
Oregon
Dakotas
Minnesota
Moscow
Burke
VANCOUVER
Redwater oil sale tops $5 million in deals
Alberta Lands Minister N E Tanner said two companies won rights to Redwater fields near Edmonton for over 5 million dollars while Royalle and Royalite secured other tracts. The 1914 transaction signals a record Alberta oil sale and boosts provincial revenue from royalties and leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
C.P
N. E. Tanner
Alberta
Redwater
Tanner
British American Oil Company
Hudson Bay Gas and QOil Company
Royallte
Royalite
Turner Valley
Leduc
Make Pact Effective Security Alliance amonsandr
Mrs Olive Gregory in Watford England describes a gunman entering her home and locking her in the pantry before he ransacked the house. She saved the omelet and asked him to turn off the gas, which he did through the keyhole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WATFORD
Hertfordshire
England
Olive Gregory
Mrs. Gregory
Truman policy stance kept in North Atlantic pact talks
Acheson said the United States aims to make the North Atlantic pact an effective security alliance and not change policy. He cited Truman's January 20 inaugural speech stressing regional defense under UN charter to deter armed attacks and noted leaders seek the same objectives. He expects a completed treaty text and public release soon.
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Associated Press
ASHINGTON
Dean Acheson
United States
Acheson
Truman
New York Sees Record 65 Degree Date High
In Manhattan on February 16 the temperature reached 65 degrees at 1 pm surpassing the date’s normal 31. Overcoats came off as residents enjoyed unseasonable warmth amid a mild winter pattern.
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NEW YORK
Manhattan
Bold Look Inspires Men's Fashion Show in Toronto
At the Canadian Men's Apparel Fair in Toronto, designers showcased the Bold Look with rugged business attire. Jackets featured patch pockets, mustard vests, and large collars while a sling coat offered cape-like wear. Eveningwear included a long tailed coat with a dramatic back fullness. Also reports Montreal police reporter Edmund McMahon died suddenly at 55.
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MARILYN LAMBORN
TORONTO
jean
MONTREAL
Edmond
Britain to raise defence budget by almost ten percent
Britain proposes a defence budget increase to 750.86 million pounds for the next fiscal year, up from 602.6 million, with funds to modernize equipment and raise armed forces pay. The plan includes re equipment of RAF jets and tank, radar, and radio upgrades and calls for 174000 conscripts under the military service act.
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LONDON
Britain
navy
RAF
western
Europe
United States senate
Daily
Herald
Princess Margaret Stirring Gossip Ties With Admirers
London dispatch reports High-spirited Princess Margaret, 18, amused by romance rumors linking her to a string of admirers. Palace officials deny engagements while noting her private life remains her own.
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LONDON
Reuters
Margaret
PALACE
Buckingham Palace
Boy Tractorist Delights Crowd At Empire Plowing Match
In Workington Cumberland on February 16 a 10 year old schoolboy George Losh from Gumwhitton Carlisle stole the show driving a tractor for 514 hours though top honors went to British and Canadian champions. He won three one pound notes and a trip to a Coventry tractor factory.
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WORKINGTON
Cumberland
England
George Losh
Gumwhitton
Carlisle
Coventry
Prosperous 1949 Seen by Canadian Retail Federation Leader
A. J. Dugal of Montreal told the annual meeting of the Canadian Retail Federation that 1949 will be prosperous for Canada. He cited growth in wheat and wool as signs of national strength and said nature will continue its steady support for the economy. The federation sponsors a conference of Canadian retailers as part of its program.
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FORBES READE
Canadian Press
MONTREAL
A. J. Dugal
Canadian Retail Federation
forest casting
Canada
Dugal
federation
Canadian Reg eae
Commons row over communism in Newfoundland debate
In Ottawa a tense Commons session erupted as Social Credit leader Solon Low accused Socialist and Communist tactics of justifying ends by means. Members including H. G. Archibald CCF Skeena and J. Coldwell CCF Fraser Valley traded barbs amid constitutional talk on Newfoundland’s confederation entry and social justice.
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Jean Francois Pouliot
aad
Temiscouata
Solon Low
Social Credit
John Blackmore
S.C
Lethbridge
Victor Quelch
S.C. Acadia
Rev. E.G. Hansell
Macleod
J. A. Marshall
Camrose
Robert Fair
Battle River
Walter Kuhl
S.C. Jasper
Drew
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
Mr. Lacroix
St. Laurent
C.CF
OTTAWA
H. G. Archibald
CCF
Skeena
Trail
Claire Gillis
C.C.F
Cage Breton
Newfoundland
Archibald
William Irvine
Cariboo
J. Coldwell
George Cruickshank
Fraser Valley
Low
Gillis
Bank hold up in Victoria nets large cash haul
A lone bandit robbed the Douglas and Bay Street Canadian Bank of Commerce in Victoria B C escaping in a taxi with between six and seven thousand dollars. Other stories note three new diphtheria cases in Edmonton region, a schooner sinking near Sydney Nova Scotia with two dead and three missing, a murder probe in England, a wounded embassy secretary in Warsaw, and Newfoundland joining Canada after a Commons vote of 140 to 74.
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VICTORIA
B.C
C.C
Douglas and Bay Street
Canadian Bank of Commerce
BYMONTON
C.P
spa ting dory
Framboise Cove
here
VICKIM LEYRON
Essex
England
Rowe Roach
max
Roach
WARSAW
Poland
Reutersi
A. C. Maule
Liberal
C.C.F
Progressive Conservatives
Rectal Credit
Frederica Charlevoix
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Drew Blitz
Newfoundland Union
P.C
ALTA
Cartwright
Man
Sam Carr
Carr
B.U.M
Prescott
Oltawa
royal commission
James Cramm
Ottawa police
U.S. Zone
B.A. Oil, Hudson Bay Oil And
Royaltie Companies
amonsandr
gunman
SIORF
Michael Austin
Michael
Piccadilly
G.B
National Coal Board
Whithorn
Durham
Netherlands
Sussex
Tom Egerton
Princess Margaret
Covent Garden opera house
Julian Fane
Earl of Westmoreland
Julian
Romania
Prince George
Denmark
Marquis
Milford Haven
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Marquis of
Blandford
Earl of Derby
Earl of Dalkeith
Lord Portchester
John Hope
Lord Ogilvy
Retail Head
S.C. Leader
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India
China
Mr. Low
Irvine
Speaker
Mr. Coldwell
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