Mackinnon forecasts loosening of British import regulations
London January 22 Canadian trade minister James Mackinnon forecast loosening of British import rules to allow freer entry of Canadian goods into the United Kingdom. He spoke at a luncheon honoring Field Marshal Alexander and Sir Stafford Cripps. He urged diversifying markets beyond Britain and the United States while aiming for higher Latin American trade and maintained wartime industrial changes will not reduce imports from Britain.
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LONDON
CP. Cable
United Kingdom
James Mackinnon
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Field Marshall Alexander
Stafford Cripps
board of trade
MacKinnon
Canada
United States
Britain
The Inca money mystery and the gold standard tale
A piece discusses how the Inca civilization lacked money yet held vast gold and silver. Spaniards seized Incan riches, fueling the gold standard later adopted by many nations. It also features a humor vignette about financial worry and a note that the column continues on the back page.
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A. Hyate Verrill
Peru
Americas
Spain
Marshall and Kai-Shek discuss end to truce violations
Gen. Marshall met with President Chiang Kai-Shek in Chungking for an hour to seek ways to end civil strife truce violations. Peiping armistice commission orders opposing forces to withdraw at least 20 miles from combat points and then retreat to positions held on Jan. 13 after separation.
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CHUNGKING
Marshall
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
armistice commission
Peiping
Gouin Seen Successor to General de Gaulle
Paris January report says Felix Gouin socialist president of the French constituent assembly would accept a nomination to succeed General de Gaulle. His stance opens likelihood of quick tri party government, even as Socialists back Vincent Auriol and Communists back Gouin after dropping Thorez. The MRP rejects a Communist led government.
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PARIS
Felix Gouin
constituent assembly
Gen. de Gaulle
Vincent Auriol
Mr. Gouin
M. Gouin
Maurice Thare
Kaiser Frazer Cars on Show in New York
Thousands view Kaiser and Frazer autos in public display in New York. Hand built front wheel drive Kaiser priced around 1100 dollars and Frazer at about 1350 dollars. Production scheduled to begin this spring at Willow Run Michigan. Named after Henry Kaiser and Joseph Frazer founders of the Kaiser Frazer corporation. Both cars are six cylinder models. Kaiser to be produced in Panos once plant is ready.
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NEW YORK
Kaiser and Frazer
Kaiser
Frazer
Willow Run
Ypsilanti
Mich
Henry J. Kaiser
Joseph W. Frazer
Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer corporation
Panos
Canadian Farmers Fear Future Hannam Says Most Believe Subsidy Program Unwise
London Ont Jan 22 Canadian farmers fear for the future as national and international policies are awaited to secure equity for agriculture. H Hannam president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture says the farmer’s position in a balanced economy remains unclear and wartime subsidies are viewed as likely missteps without clear price restoration plans. He notes subsidies kept prices down for essentials like butter bread and milk, but farmers want explanation of future pricing.
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LONDON
Ont
C.P
Hannam
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Kurt Meyer Not Wanted By Russians
London report says Maj Gen Kurt Meyer 3.8 divisional commander convicted of war crimes in Canada’s case for killing Canadian POWs is not being sought by the Russians for trial on the eastern front. Canadian authorities deem Russia capable of handling such criminals and Meyer awaits transport to Canada to serve his life sentence after a German tribunal verdict.
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LONDON
C. P. Cable
Kurt Meyer
Meyer
Aurich
Germany
SFRUULALIZANS
England
Canada
May
Leonard M. Fourney
Lancaster
Ont
Hart Meyer
sir
Aid For City Playgrounds
Edmonton delegates from northern Alberta call for a definite federal and provincial policy to fund municipal recreational centres. A five member committee will press for re enacted Municipal Assistance Improvement Act with low interest funds and expanded projecteligibility. Delays in construction should not hinge on unemployment, but on funds availability. Mayor Ainlay and W A Newhall cited uncertainty over money as hampering Calgary and Edmonton plans.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Ainlay
W. A. Newhall
Calgary
R. Gillespie
Red Deer
A. G. Schnarton
Newhall
Chicagoan Faces Quiz In Degnan Kidnapping Case
Chicagoan in custody in Toledo after city police report. Capt. Ralph Murphy of the Toledo homicide squad says the Northwestern University student will be returned to Chicago for questioning. No charges yet filed against the 21 year old.
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TOLEDO
Ralph Murphy
Toledo homicide squad
U N O Action Sought Over British Troops in Java and Greece
Soviet delegates pressed the United Nations to investigate and act against British troops in Greece and Java as tensions rise. Prime Minister Attlee said Britain seeks an amicable settlement between the Dutch and Indonesian nationalists in Java and expressed hope for renewed talks with Van Mook. Continued on Page Three.
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JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Associated Press
Greece
Jata
United Nations
USN
ISK
Missing RCAF Dakota Seen Near Fernie Flight Report
A missing RCAF Dakota twin engine with seven aboard was sighted east of Fernie British Columbia while on a Vancouver to Lethbridge flight. Residents described a troubled plane in the morning light, with blinking lights and engine changes before disappearing west toward possibly Wasa. Weather hindered searches as snow covered the East Kootenay region and forest rangers in Gooletan continued ground and horseback searches with snowshoes.
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FERNIE
B.C
beieves
RCAF
Vancouver
Lethbridge
Wasa
Kimberley
East Kootenay
GOOLEMAN
Harry Boulton
thug district
R.C.AK
Star Creek
Boulton
Coleman
Caeman
Greek Monarchists Disperse After Hostage Crisis
Athens January 25 government spokesmen report a strong band of insurrectionist monarchists in southern Greece appears to be dispersing. About 300 of the original 140 hostages remain barricaded near Kalamata as military forces issue a surrender ultimatum. Moscow Tass cites Kalamat as virtually in monarchist hands and notes gangs from a neighboring country join the revolt.
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CHAKALES
ATHENS
Greece
ministry of public orders
Peloponnesus
Kalamai Kalamatat
Kalamatal
BAM
National Liberation Front
Stamatis Merkouris
Kalam
sid
Moscow radio
Tass
Kalamat
Canadian Meat Demand Doubtful After War
Niagara Falls Ontario Jan 2. J G Taggart chairman of the Agricultural Prices Support board questions whether postwar export demand for Canadian meat will continue. He notes British and European buyers may prefer wheat at a fair price to meat at a high price. J F Booth and J P Nadeau outline UN FAO roles and a looming butter creamery shortage without increased production. The board aims to ensure adequate stable returns while shifting from war to peace. The piece notes agriculture needs export markets for about a third of production.Page Threes mention.
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NIAGARA FALLS
Ont
J. G. Taggart
Agricultural Frices Support board
National Dairy Council of Canada
Taggart
J. F. Booth
agriculture department
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Canada
J. P. Nadeau
the
Prices Board
Dominion
prairie provinces
Saggart
Agricultural Pricce Support Board
Inquiry named to head court on Canadian forces in Netherlands
Lieut Gen Price Montague formerly Canadian army chief of staff has been named to head a court of inquiry into the administration of Canadian forces in the Netherlands since V E Day. He oversees the probe into wartime command and postwar conduct as Allied forces consolidate in occupied Europe.
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Price Montague
Netherlands
Large Scale Troop Movements Reported Near Jaffa
Jerusalem dispatch reports large operations involving thousands of troops over 35 miles along the Palestine coast between Sinifa and Jaffa. Traffic diverted inland, light armored cars and gun carriers stationed at vantage points, roadside cages for detainees, part of a search of Jewish settlements following Monday merit's fatal bomb at a police post near Haifa.
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JERUSALEM
Reuters
Palestine
Sinifa
Jaffa
Munday merit
Givat Olga
Haifa
Loot From Bank Robbery Found In Lane In Toronto
Police report about $50,000 in cash, bends, and jewelry from Bank of Nova Scotia safes found under snow in a lane near Markham Street after a break in last Friday. Two youths, Murray Lawrence and Robert Lanes, 16, were captured in connection with the bank break and an earlier car theft.
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TORONTO
Bank of Nova Scotia
Markham
here
May Offer Price Boost To End Strike
Washington reports renewed government attempts to end nationwide labor stoppages. Meats industry talks advance with seizure plans possible and wage offers debated. Steel strike worsens, with plants shut and production at a 53 year low across 29 states amid limited violence.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Chicago
American Federation of Labor and
C.I.0
United Packinghouse
AL Mes
Swift
pompanys
CI.C. United Steelworkers
Lathiy Cincinnai
Ammo Blast in Torre Annunziata Kills Ten and Wounds 300
A massive explosion in Torre Annunziata near Naples destroyed homes and collapsed buildings. Ten people died and about 300 were injured as 15 carloads of ammunition detonated in three blasts at 6 00 pm, 6 30 pm, and 6 45 pm. Hospitals were overwhelmed.
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NAPLES
Italy
Torre Annunziata
cairns
pam
Missing Dakota plane hunt hampered by bad weather near Cranbrook
Tuesday's worsening conditions grounded Lethbridge search planes in the effort to locate the KCJF Dakela aircraft believed down in the Cranbrook mountains. Snow fell in Lethbridge as crews reported heavy clouds and limited visibility over the crash area.
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DAKOTA
K.C.J
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