Transfer Power To India Immediately
Britain to transfer power to Indian hands almost immediately with choice of one or two self governing states under temporary dominion status. Attlee, Mountbatten, and a white paper outline the plan to be enacted this year, with July 1948 as withdrawal target and continued assembly work. Churchill backs temporary dominion status, warning of possible bloodshed, while Gallacher voices opposition. princes’ states may join Pakistan or Hindustan after withdrawal.
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ONDON
C.P
India
Attlee
house of commons
Viscount Mountbatten
British Commonwealth of Nations
Winston Churchill
Pakistan
Hindustan
Churchill
partition
Willie Gallacher
Churchi
Britain
Rajistan
Food Situation In GB and U.S. Zones Improves
Gen. Lucius D. Clay told the German council of states that the food situation in the American and British occupation zones was improving due to higher grain shipments and better German farm collections. He cited 340,000 tons of wheat and flour sent since May 1 and noted several ships arriving at Bremerhaven with more at sea.
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STUTTGART
Lucius D. Clay
German council of states today
United States
Germany
Bremerhaven
Major Parties Accept Plan for Pakistan Partition
New Delhi June 3 Pandit Nehru said the Congress League and Labour or Sikh leaders accepted a British plan for partition of India and the creation of Pakistan. A boundary commission will delineate exact Muslim state borders while a radio address from London will feature leaders including Nehru Jinnah and Baldev Singh. Dominion status for Hindustan and Pakistan is seen before British withdrawal in June 1948. No reports of serious riots noted.
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NEW DELHI
A-P
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
India
party League
Congress Party
Pakistan
Bri
Britain
BBC
CBS
thelIn
Nehru
M. A. Jinnah
Bengal
Punjab
Hindustan
Lord Mountbatten
Reuters
Australian scientists test rain making with dry ice
Australian scientists report attempts to induce rain by dropping dry ice into clouds. Experiments near Sydney show limited area precipitation after 10 009 ft cloud base and minus 10 degree temperatures. 200 to 300 pounds of dry ice caused rain within 15 to 20 minutes, but full method and feasibility remain uncertain.
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G. Bowen
Sydney
ncwal
Feed Grains Meet Called for Ottawa Conference
Toronto reports heavy rains and a cold spring have slashed Ontario feed grain crops. Ontario Federation of Agriculture officials say up to 70 percent of feed grains may be lost, prompting a national conference in Ottawa on June 11. Officials warn of possible shortages of fruits vegetables beef pork eggs milk cheese and butter this autumn and winter.
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TORONTO
Ottawa
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Ontario
Kennedy
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Robert Morrison
Alvinson
Ontario Federaton of culture
Agriculture
Kens Stede
X Press
comres
public weather office
Malton
Netherlands Farm Workers Are Coming To Aid In Ontario
Chatham Ontario reports that 1000 Dutch farm workers and their families are to arrive in Montreal June 27 to work in Ontario's Kent county sugar beet and dairy sectors. Immigration officials say a few hundred workers may arrive soon, mostly relatives of Chatham area farmers, under relaxed rules allowing emigrants with guaranteed Canadian employment.
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Ontario
CHATHAM
Ont
Helland
Montreal
Kent county
W. G. McGuhan
Kent Federaag of Agriculture
Kent Federation
aa Immigration Foundation
Netherlands
OTTAWA
immigration department
Holland
Canada
Chatham arta
B C Strawberry Crop Heavily Estimated for 1947
Victoria reports British Columbia’s 1947 strawberry crop near 558000 crates for market, up 143225 from 1946, with raspetry crop at 710100 crates. Also forecasts for loganberry blackberry and gooseberry crops.
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VICTORIA
British Columbia
B.C. department of agriculture
Trans-Canada Highways Urged Across Prairies to Coast
Ottawa June 3 A Canadian delegation from the Trans-Canada Highway System Association urged a dual prairie to coast system with at least two routes through the Rockies to Vancouver and Prince Rupert. The brief backed a commission on highway development and a federal policy, citing Winnipeg as a central fork and proposing northern and southern branches via Yellowhead, Crow's Nest Pass, and Calgary routes to the coast.
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OTTAWA
prairies
Rockies
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
B.C
Grasse
MacKinnon
Edmonton West
boards of trade
H. D. Aintay
John Hodgson
Edmonton
A. W. Macpherson
Saskatoon
N. Braendle
Binscarth
Man
Russell
Yorkton
Blue River
Minnedosa
Jasper Park
Winnipeg
Medicine Mat
Crow's Nest Pass
Calgary
Kicking Horse Pass
Yellowhead Pass
Tete Jauna
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Yellowhead
Canada
Regina
Lethbridge
J. A. Jardine
Crow's “Neg Pass
Beiliar Coe Tumble
May Change Oil Regulations In Alberta
Alberta Lands Minister Tanner indicates a study on oil resources may lead to changes in provincial rules. He plans to review findings with government officials before making an announcement.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Tanner em hh
United States
Tanner
Probe on Crashes Spurs Renewal of Senate Air Safety Probe
Washington reports that a senate inquiry into air safety was ordered after Civil Aeronautics Board chief James M. Lanis cited a structural failure in an Eastern Airlines jet that killed 53 at Port Deposit Maryland. Rep Robert Ross called for a thorough investigation into last week’s two major crashes, while Commerce Secretary Harriman warned that commercial air travel remains far riskier than rail or bus travel as traffic grows and speeds rise.
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WASHINGTON
senate
James M.Lanis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Eastern Airlines
Port Deposit
c *Jandis
house of representatives
Robert Ross
Rep
United Airlines
La ‘Guardia Field
N.Y
Maryland
Commerce
Harriman
Fire Fatalities At Alberta Residence And Shop Blaze
A devastating early morning fire at 339 North Railway Street in Edicine Hat, Alberta, killed four people including three Gyorkas children Marie 12 Elizabeth 8 Martha 5 and roomer Jack McAuley 45. Firefighters battled dense smoke, two girls saved then died, and charred body of McAuley found in debris. two other occupants survived with injuries.
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Steve Gyorkas
Jack McCauley
Edmonton
The
Herald
EDICINE HAT
Alberta
Teoma house
North Railway treetts
Marie
Elizabeth
Martha
Mr. Gyorkas
Rose
Matilda
Margaret
Christine
Jack McAuley
priece rey
Jer meather
taret
Gyorkes
Steve
Ignatius
Louis
Jessie Laws
General hospital
Wiliam Koenig
Slavery Debate Hits Canada On Displaced Persons Policy
In Ottawa a five hour Commons debate attacked the importation of European displaced persons under labor contracts. Opponents label it indentured labor as Polish girls bound by two year terms work for private industrialists in Quebec. Government officials vow protections and standard of living guarantees under immigration and labor laws.
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OTTAWA
Canada
commons
Focaleo
Europe
St. Georges De Beauce
Que
Ludger Dionne
Beauce
Dionne
C.CF
Social Credit
Anthony Hiynka
S.C. Vegreville
Jeader
Salon Low
Hungary and Italy in Cold War Treaty Context
U S reports Hungary’s communist grip contrasts with Italy’s recovery as discussions on peace treaties with Hungary Bulgaria and Romania move forward Vandenberg pushes to speed ratification to remove Soviet troops while warning that Hungary’s regime may falter after troop withdrawal Italian treaty faces strong opposition as the State Department notes suspensions and U S aid to rebuild Italy’s shattered economy also noted is a possible U S-UK- USSR consultation over Nagy’s government crisis in Hungary and all related evidence.
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WASHINGTON
Hungary
Italy
Arthur Vandenberg
Rep
Mich
Vanden
senate
Vandenberg
senate foreign relations committee
actien
Bulgaria
Romania
Germany
Austria
Vandenburg
Red
apa Lkely
Enc
state department
United States
MAY CO
Reuters
Ferenc Nagy
foreign office
Nagy
Surgeon protests in Navis Tal over hospital upkeep
In Navis Tal India on June 3 a former surgeon publicly protested alleged mishandling of hospital upkeep. He announced he would remain under a tree at the site to draw attention to the issue, signaling ongoing discontent with local medical administration.
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NAVIS TAL
India
assembly chamber
Radio Board Is Urged To License All Canadian Radio
Ottawa June 30 the Canadian Association of Broadcasters urged creation of an independent licensing body to regulate all radio in Canada and overhaul broadcasting legislation. The group represents 29 of 103 independent stations and backs CBC’s continuing boosting system with a paid regulator. It argues Parliament must supervise a national radio system balancing independent stations and CBC. The brief notes two competing systems and calls for a licensor answerable to Parliament to license and regulate all radio.
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OTTAWA
Board of Transport Commissioners
Canada
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
CBC
wittab
Stas
Spacen
radio in
government
insaw
MAJORICY
Gan
thare
Canadian’ National Railways
Canadian
Appointment of C H Locke to Supreme Court of Canada
Ottawa June 1 The minister of justice announced the appointment of C H Locke of Vancouver as a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada succeeding the late Justice A B Hudson Locke born in 1537 at Morden Man is son of the late Judge Corbet Locke of Manitoba's southern district Two break jail one recaptured Cranbrook B C June 2 One prisoner Arnold Amerint of Kisbetrney recaptured at Yahk while Frank Wilton remains at large Income tax reduction bill to White House Washington June 3 Republicans push to cut 54 trillion off U S taxes starting July 1 Senate passed bill. goes to White House One in hospital two in custody after Robbery at Drumbeller Alta June 2 A man in hospital and two unidentified men in RCMP custody after a night robbery in Drumbeller Canada shipped 99 000 008 bushels wheat to Britain Ottawa June 1 Canada shipped 900 008 bushels to Britain with remaining 37 060 006 to be sent before crop year end PFAA not likely extended to rest of Canada Ottawa June 2 Federal aid under Farm Assistance Act not expected to extend nationally
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SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
OTTAWA
C.P
C. H. Locke
Vancouver
supreme court of
CRANBROOK
B.C
prisseers
Arnold Alfred Amérint
Kisebdtrney
meer Yahk
here
Frank Wilton
WASHINGTON
United States
senate
DIA
branc of representatives
ROSBERT DRUMMELLER
Alta
Joe
NCP
RCMP
Drumbelier
Jose Pavey
Drambelier
CANADA
C.F.J
Britain
May Rizcon
PFAA
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