Stormy Row in Commons as Leaders Clash in Ottawa
In Ottawa on February 23 the Commons erupted in acrimonious debate as Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Progressive Conservative house leader Gordon Graydon clashed across the floor. MPs applauded loudly while discussions on a war expenditures committee raged. a PC amendment to tabling evidence was voted down 118 to 50, and the concurrence motion was withdrawn. Hughes Cleaver chaired the committee, with King later proposing a 1944 war expenditures committee.
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OTTAWA
C.P
commons
Mackenzie King
Gordon Graydon
house
Hughes Cleaver
L. Halton
King
Americans Raid Austrian Plant
U S heavy bombers based in Italy attacked Steyr Austria 90 miles west of Vienna targeting Steyr Daimler Puch and Steyr waffen Flugmotoren factories producing Messerschmitt fuselages undercarriages ME 109 parts and ball bearings It was the fourth straight day of heavy American daylight bombing of Nazi aircraft plants Fifty three bombers were lost in the raid as German fighters attacked on the 1000 mile round trip.
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Pugh Moore
Associated Press
ONDON
A.P
U.S
Italy
Steyr
Austria
Vienna
Britain
Mediterranean
ball
Steyr- Daimler-Puch Corporation
Messerschmitt
Steyrwaffen Flugmotoren-Fabrik Walzlagerwerke
Daimler plant
Europe
Schweinfurt
Daimler
Gurkhas break Japanese raiders in northern Arakan jungles
British 14th Army reports Gleeful fighting in western Burma where Gurkhas killed off hundreds of Japanese remnants from a Bawli front. In the Maya hills Allied units claim near total clearance of the Neakyedaur Fass area, lifting a British column to aid the 7th Indian Division.
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Western Burma Front
Arakan
Bawli front
14th Army
Lord Louis Mountbatten
southeast Asia
Neakyedaur Fass
Maya hills
Brigham Youngs Private Car Mystery Sparks Debate
In Cranbrook Courier notes the lingering puzzle over Brigham Youngs private car and its location. Victoria journalist B A Me ie adds fresh light in the Vancouver Province mag section. The item hints at old ties among Merrickville contractor ARRY McLEAN and Ottawa circles as tale continues on the back page.
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ARRY McLEAN
Merrickville
McLean
House of Simmons
R.B. Hanson
Dorise Nielsen
North Battle- Alice
Hanson
Albertf Fred Rose
Labor Progressees
Chartier
Montreal
ex McLean
Chateau exceed
Ottawa
Inches
minis Chateau
amirer
Harry McLean
YOUNG
S&S
Cranbrook Courier
Brigham
B. A. Meie
Victoria
Vancouver
Bombs Hit Stockholm in Open Air Theatre Raid
A small number of foreign planes dropped several medium sized bombs on a summer open air theatre in southern Stockholm and near Strangnas. No casualties were reported and emergency alarms were issued. Russian bombers raided Turku earlier, possibly leading raiders to Stockholm for an emergency landing.
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STOCKHOLM
Strangnas
Turku
Finland
Reuters
London
Nacka
BONSPIEL RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
In a series of curling match results listed by time several players posted wins. Ellison’s Axelson defeated Ros 8 7, Gooder bested Greenway 8 5, Kerr beat Clarke 9 5, D L Anderson won 7 6 against the 20th Battery, McConachie defeated Moir 10 9, Gas Company Kennedy beat Ross 10 7. Calder over A Baker 7 5, T Anderson over H R Morrison 6 4, Glasser over Blaxall 8 7, T Baker over Haimes 14 13, Dickinson over R Paterson 11 2, Bowie over Eckmier 10 7. 11 a.m. Price over Hicks 7 6, Stewart over Nunn 8 7, T Paterson over Trimble 8 7, Rose over Boulter 11 7, Eaton Greenway over Reid 10 5, Farenholz over Lawson 14 13.
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Axelson
Ros
Gooder
Greenway
Kerr
Clarke
D. L. Anderson
20th Battery
McConachie
Moir
Gas Company
Kennedy
Ross
Calder
A. Baker
T. Anderson
H. R. Morrison
Ellison’s Glasser
Blaxall
T. Baker
Haimes
Dickinson
R. Paterson
Bowie
Eckmier
Price
Hicks
Stewart
Nunn
T. Paterson
Trimble
Rose
Boulter
Eaton’s
Reid
Farenholz
Lawson
Herald Row Faces 20th Battery Wednesday Games
A Wednesday schedule lists Morrison against McConachie, Cook versus Ross, Clarke versus McKay Bros, R Paterson against Nunn, Glasser against Dickinson, with Herald Row taking on 20th Battery at 5 PM.
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Herald Row
20th Battery
Morrison
McConachie
Ellison
Cook
Ross
Parliament News Bulletins From Ottawa February 23
Parliament proceedings report standing committee chairmen keep last session’s leaders. The Commons suspends for committee work midweek to speed business. Defence Minister Ralston urges perseverance and peace through postwar strength. A Swedish trade mission led by Rolf De Heidenstam arrives to discuss postwar commerce with Canada.
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OTTAWA
Ralston
Canada
Rotary International
Col
Rolf De Heidenstam
MacKinnon
De Heidenstam
Olof Hanson
house of commons
Skeena
B.C
Perley Dies. Ottawa Alderman and Rough Riders Director
George Fullerton Perley, 58, a longtime Ottawa alderman, prominent businessman, and director of the Ottawa Rough Riders football club, died here today. His leadership spanned civic affairs and major local sports involvement.
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G. F. PERLEY
OTTAWA
George Fullerton Perley
Ottawa Rough Riders
Rabaul Low On Planes Rabaul Low On Planes
Allied headquarters in the southwest Pacific reports a stark drop in air and naval strength at Rabaul New Britain. U S bomber strikes from Solomon Islands hit Lakunai air drome with 52 tons of bombs amid unusually low aircraft counts and a reduced harbor combat fleet. Describing Japanese activity as down, the briefing notes merchantmen desertions and ongoing convoy air attacks.
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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
United States
Solomon Islands
Lakunai
south Pacific
Rabaul harbor
Finnish Peace Envoy Returns Amid War Rebounds
STOCKHOLM Feb 23 Juhu K Paasikivi former Finnish cabinet member who arrived Feb 12 amid peace talk rumors returned to Helsinki today. He left Stockholm at 9 am accompanied by his wife and declined to comment on peace negotiations. He seemed less confident about Finland nearing a peace accord, reflecting doubts over his mission.
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STOCKHOLM
Juhu K. Paasikivi
Moscow
Helsinki
Finland
Paasikivi
Reds Crush Nazi Force Celebrates Red Army 26th Anniversary
London dispatch reports Soviet forces continuing a major offensive against German invaders in Russia. Stalin proclaims victory as Krivol Rog falls and the Red Army advances to Pskov, reclaiming tens of thousands of square miles, towns, and rail hubs. Britain and the United States promise alliance support.
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LONDON
C.P
Russia
Red army
Krivol Rog
Ukraine
Pskov
Stalin
Germany
Britain
United States
Europe
Moscow
Leningrad
Kiev
Cniepropetrovsk
Gomel
Rostov
Dne
Staraya Russa
Postwar Canada faces up to 1.5 million jobs
Ottawa report by Dr. G M Weir for the reconstruction committee projects 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 open positions after peace. Based on 347,000 veterans and 50,000 Canadians, it foresees full postwar employment, with doctors and dentists in demand and major openings in construction, manufacturing and agriculture for men while women lean into professional, service, clerical roles.
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OTTAWA
C.P
commons reconstruction committee
G. M. Weir
pensions department
Pensions
Mackenzie
Canada
Weir
Duke Urges Alberta Wheat Be Used For Rubber Making
EDMONTON February 23. E O Duke in the Alberta legislature urged use of wheat alcohol to make synthetic rubber, arguing it would benefit Western farmers and question the federal stance postwar. He pressed for a floor price on farm products to guarantee profits for five years and criticized the farm machinery costs. He also cited high income tax hurting Crow's Nest miners and asked for ammunition for farmers against wildlife and quicker road aid for his constituency.
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Dominion
E. O. Duke
S.C
Pincher Creek
Crow's Nest
Alberta
Western Canada
Crow’s Nest Pass
Duke
W. A. Fallon
Allies Repulse Two German Attacks West of Cisterna
Fifth Army troops beat back two localized German assaults west of Cisterna as Kesselring masses for renewed pressure on Anzio. Allied air power and artillery inflicted heavy German losses, while snow and mountain patrols slowed movement. British guns hit near Carroceto and Regensburg raids accompanied heavy strikes against Zagreb Zara and Siebnik.
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Cassino
Richard G. Massack
Associated Press
A.P
Fifth Army
Cisterna
Albert Kesselring
Anzio
5th Army
Carroceto
Kesselring
Adriatic
Italy
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz (Tito
Regensburg
Germany
Britain
Zagreb
Zara
Siebnik
First Raffles Of Screen Dies
Darby Pa February 23 1947 J Barney Sherry 73 a pioneer actor of cinema died in hospital after a heart attack. He was the screen’s first Raffles and a leading man with Triangle Film Corporation formed by Douglas Fairbanks Mary Pickford and William S Hart.
Fire Bombs Hit London
German raiders struck London for the fourth time in five nights, dropping incendiaries and explosives that burned sections of the capital and damaged church property. Coastal batteries and searchlights repelled attacks as hundreds of shell bursts lit the skies. some raiders were shot down and casualties were reported in eastern towns.
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LONDON
Allied and Axis actions across Europe intensify
Allied planes crossed the English Channel in mid afternoon raids while Rome radio claimed Nazi operations south of Rome halted. RAF and U S bombers have dropped vast tonnage on Germany with Berlin targeted. Crete saw a German convoy destroyed and ships set ablaze. In Washington two Democratic leaders split with Roosevelt over the veto of a large tax bill. The Soviet Army advanced toward PsKov region with street fighting around Dno and Strugi Krasneye reported as a railway hub northeast of Pskov.
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C.P
English channel
ROME
ANZIO
Reuters
RAF
GERMANY
BRAF
Berlin
Herbert Morrison
CRETE
CAIRO
R.AF
ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON
Albin Barkley
administration
house
Robert Doughton
ways and means committee
Roosevelt
Beth
Barkley
PSKOV
Moscow
Red army
Strugi-Krassis
Luga
Pskev
Dno
Strugi-Krasneye
Ryslaya
Pukow
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