Prices Rise Foreseeable After Decontrol Steps
Canadians face higher prices on shirts soap and gloves as the Prices Board cuts import subsidies on cotton products fats used in soap and leather goods. Expect bigger decontrol moves soon including possible end to butter rationing and lifting ceilings on jams honey ice cream and several clothing and household items. Manufacturers in Vancouver say supplies will stay scarce for soap and shirts only cover higher manufacturing costs.
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Ours
Frices Board
VANCOUVER
Otwa
Train Derailment in Germany Kills Four on Duesseldorf Line
Railway officials report four killed and ten seriously injured when a civilian train derailed on the Duesseldorf Altenbeken line due to faulty tracks. Investigations underway as authorities name the incident a major railway disaster in Germany.
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HAMM
Germany
Duesseldorf
Altenbeken
Frau Goering And Mrs Frank Held In Nazi Trial Huts
Emmy Goering widow of Hermann Goering lies ill with rheumatism in a small prison hut as she awaits trial as a Nazi party member in Augsberg Germany. In Meisbach Mrs Hans Frank widow of the governor general of Poland is in custody awaiting transfer to face the same charges.
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AUGSBERG
Germany
Emmy Goering
Meisbach
Hans Frank
Poland
Birth and death rates in England and Wales 1946 quarter
BE quarterly return shows 222 891 live births in the quarter ended December 31 1946 with a birth rate of 20.5 per 1000. Deaths total 122 173 yielding a death rate of 11.3 per 1000. Infant mortality reached 44 per 1000 live births with 9129 deaths of children under one year. Marriages 191 256, above the five year average by 20 187. The annual rate for 1946 was 19.2 per 1000, highest since 1923.
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England and Wales
Penons
Four Die When Light Seaplane Crashes Into Quebec River
A light seaplane crashed into the Lawrence River near Montreal killing four men. Three Toronto mining workers were recovered alive locals helped pull bodies from the wreck and identify them. The fourth victim was later identified as Lloyd W. Young of Long Branch. The pilot Jim Matheson and two others, M. M. Smith and Tucker Barris, died on impact. Residents reported the craft seemed to strike treetops, others suggested engine trouble. A nearby resident hauled the wreck to shore and morgue attendants removed the bodies.
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MONTREAL
Lawrence
Toronto
Lloyd W. Young
Long Branch
J. R. Bradfield
Noranda Mines
Jim Matheson
M. M. Smith
Tucker Barris
Longueuil Riverside
P. E. Chevalier
Chevalier
Canadian Ship Noronic Fired On Near Ivy Sea Bridge
Passengers aboard the Great Lakes excursion steamer Noronic narrowly escaped injury when shots, likely from a rifle, struck near the Ivy Sea bridge area opposite Point Vivian as the vessel passed through the channel. Captain William Taylor ordered docking at Prescott and notified local police. New York state police take over the investigation.
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PRESCOTT
Ont
C.P
Great Lakes
Noronic
Vivian
Ivy Sea bridge
William Taylor
New York state police
King to Take Part in Cambridge Centenary Celebration
The King and the Duke of Gloucester will attend Cambridge Trinity College's fourth centenary events. They arrive from Sandringham and join a six hour program featuring a chapel service a college luncheon with madrigals a toast proposed by the King an 18th century cricket match and a garden party. Both royals are honorary doctors of law at Trinity.
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CAMBRIDGE
Eng
Reuters
King
Duke of Gloucester
Trinity College
Sandringham
Duke
Trinity
Shortage of Union Jacks prompts flag swap
Windsor officials say federal works department orders replace Union Jack with Red Ensign at post offices and government buildings in Canada and abroad. Ottawa sources confirm Red Ensign has appeared on parliament structures since the war, amid reports of a Union Jack shortage.
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WINDSOR
Onl
federal public works
Canada
OTTAWA
Fournitr
Tornado Roars Through Arkansas Killing Dozens
From Pine Bluff to Davis Hospital area wide swath of destruction leaves 37 dead and about 15 missing after a Sunday tornado tore through a 20 mile path south of here. Hundreds injured and homeless, with 500 to 1,000 homes destroyed, as searchers probe flood drenched fields for victims. Mayor George Steed notes many are killed across both black and white families. Tidwell home barely survived as others were obliterated.
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INE BLUFF
Ark
here
bayou
Davis hospital
George Steed
Pine Bluff
Arkansas river
Mayor Steed
E. A. Tidwell
Tidwells
Blairmore Man Faces Shooting Affray Charge
Blairmore June 2. John Olles of Blairmore to appear before Magistrate Fred Antrobus for preliminary hearing on a charge of shooting with intent to maim. A .22 rifle figure in an incident that wounded Toby Lessa, occurred about 1:30 pm Thursday from Olles yard next to Lessa’s home. Police found the house dark, ordered him to come out, and he surrendered. bail set at $1,000. The dispute stemmed from a late day altercation.
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BLAIRMORE
John Olles
wil
Fred Antrobus
Olles
Toby Lessa
Lessa
crown
Give Us Bread Bakery Strike Shuts Paris Stores
A Paris bakery strike shuts about 40 percent of bread shops adding to government labor troubles. Union leaders press for a 1300 franc bonus amid price ceilings and rationing while 2,000 old company workers strike for a production bonus. Long bread lines form as nonunion bakers bake.
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PARIS
France
Paul Ramadier
varlons
India Faces Food Crisis As Grain Imports Fade
June 2 Reuters reports India's food supply is shrinking since 1942 disruption cut rice imports, leaving 150 million rationed on 12 ounces of adult and 6 ounces for children. Widespread hunger, reliance on bird seed and coarse grains, wheat shortfalls, and delayed deliveries from I E C threaten millions.
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NEW DELHT
Reuters
India
jsrder
southeast Asia
Five Die in Clashes Over Lebanon Vote Protests
In Keyrouth Lebanon five people were killed during clashes linked to protests by opposition candidates over the May 25 parliamentary elections conduct.
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KEYROUTH
Lebanon
Harbor Strike Paralyzes Colombo In Solidarity Action
About 1000 harbor boatmen and 500 hotel workers in Colombo joined a broad strike in sympathy with 17,000 government and industrial workers demanding higher wages and improved diving conditions. The protest began June 2 and extended through June 4.
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COLOMBO
Ceylon
ampathy
Compulsory Military Training For Citizens Urged On Truman
The Truman commission urges universal military training as an urgent necessity. It calls for a nationwide program costing about 1.75 billion dollars yearly, with 18 year olds serving six months in camps or on ships, and says the U S could mobilize up to eight million men within a year after a call to arms. The report warns that relying on volunteers leaves the nation vulnerable to rapid aggression in the atomic age.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Canada
Truman
national defence
civilian
Kari Compton
congress
Samantain armice
Australia
Lire
India
New Zealand
Dominican Republic
presidents advisory group
hare
Chase
HIGURES
advisory commission on universal training
Partition plan dominates talks as Mountbatten outlines option
In New Delhi on June 2 leaders edged toward a substantial agreement on Britain’s plan for India’s transfer of power. The plan centers on partition into Hindustan and Pakistan with dominion status, to take effect after partition, by October at latest, while Britain contemplates withdrawal by 1948. Gandhi reaffirmed unity, while Nehru’s party faced security restrictions and ambiguous reactions from Moslem League members.
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DELHI
India
Viscount Mountbatten
Hindustan
Pakistan
Attlee
Iodia
Lord Mountbatten
Britain
areupa
Mohammed AH Jinnah
Mohandas K. Gandhi
sweepers
Lord Mountbatteri
Nawab of
Bhopal
chamber of princes
New Delhi
Peshawar
Jawarharlal Nehru
Kohat
Bombay
United India
Congress party
ital
SWOKE PALL AMRITSAR
Amittgar
Punjab
pace Lring toe giles
thee
Frost Damage Repair Efforts Spur Calgary Weather News
Frost and storm damage across Alberta and Ontario threaten crops. Alberta reports heavy rainfall aiding field crops, while frost damage lingers in southern regions. Ontario faces potential declines in barley and oats seed, impacting bacon and egg production and exports to Britain.
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AMS
Alberta
Lethbridge
Foremost
Calgary
Range
Manyberries
Medicine Hat
Bow Island
Vauxhall
Retlaw
Pincher Creek
Crow's Not Pass
Diamond City hall
Park Lake
Picture Butte
TORONTO
Ontario
T. L. Kennedy
Prescott
Russel
Renfrew
Government set to buck grain market for wheat exports
Washington June 2 The United States government will not fix a top price for wheat but will pay market rates to secure supplies for export to needy areas abroad. Officials say federal purchases will start this month and movement must begin as soon as harvests permit to aid overseas needs and avoid delaying shipments amid a tight freight market.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Responsible vericulture department
international emergency food council
inter-government
Canada
Britain
Germany
Rev Dr Endicott Dies in Saskatoon
The Rev Dr Charles Endicott 74 former secretary of the United church missionary and maintenance fund died in Saskatoon over the weekend. He was born in Devonshire England and settled in Winnipeg in 1893. Endicott served as secretary from 1938 to 1945 and was brother to Very Rev James C Endicott former moderator of the United Church of Canada.
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ENDICOTT
SASKATOON
TORONTO
Charles Endicott
United church
James C. Endicott
United Church of Canada
Devonshire
Emme
Canada
Winnipeg
Farm Fire Kills Child in Moose Wallow District
Edmontons Moose Wallow district fire destroys farm home leaving five year old Nette Cartwright dead. Siblings Betty 14 Joy 13 and Mildred 12 injured. Parents apart at Fort Assiniboine and 6 miles away. brothers William and Milton rode to meet their father.
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EDMONTON
nette Cartwright
Edward Cartwright
Moose Wallow
Betty
Joy
Mildred
William
Milton
Fort Assiniboine
United Nations Palestine Inquiry chairman elected
Chief Justice Emil Sandstrom of Sweden was elected chairman of the United Nations Palestine Inquiry commission. Meanwhile, tornado damage in Jefferson County, Arkansas spurs renewed searches for 13 more missing after 3 bodies found along a 20 mile path leaving hundreds homeless.
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U.N. PALESTINE INQUIRY COMMISSION
LAKE SUCCESS
Emil Sandstrom
Sweden
United Nations Palestine Inquiry commission
PINE BLUFF
Ark
IAPJ
Jefferson county
here
CRIPFLES MOTOR FREIGHT
PITTSBURGH
Fittsburgh
AFL
VANCOUVER
C.P
Jack Misselebrook
Misselhronk
St Walburs
Sask
BERLIN
Reulers
LONDON
Bert Ambrose
Kader
Bow Street
polo court
France
Amprone
Cannes
Britain
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New York Sun
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Employers’ Association
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Associated Press
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La Guardia
New York
International Soundphoto
PARIS BAKER
International Emergency Council
Burma
Siam
French
Indo-China
TROYES
Agence France- Presse
Diamond City
CANTON
N.Y. Jones
New York state
R.CALT
St. Lawrence river
Thousands Islands
Detroit
Cleveland
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