Gromyko Named To Vishinsky Post In Soviet Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW March 7 AP The appointment of Andrei Gromyko as first deputy to Andrei Vishinsky signals no major shift in Soviet policy Molotov remains first deputy prime minister and active in policy making, with Litvinov and Mikoyan roles unchanged Gromyko, 48, has long served as Moscow’s top spokesman and UN delegate and will frequent international conferences in his new post
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Andrei A. Gromyko
foreign ministry
Gromyko
Vyacheslav Molotov
Gromyké
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Molotov
LITVINOFF Gromyko
United Nations
Russia
security council
United States
Maxim Litvinoff
Washington
Canada
foreign office
Vishinsky
AT. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
council of ministers
Stalin
Andrei Gromyko
U.N
Fridane
A. T
Jas. fortign
VANCOUVER
U.P
Purcell
FINLAND
LONDON
Reuters
Karl Fagerthim
Stockholm
Britain Can Breed It promotes British pedigreed livestock
A Reuters report from London notes an impartial survey of British cattle sheep pigs and horses to boost export demand. The book Britain Can Breed It published by the Farmer and Stockbreeder argues for expanding pedigree stock exports led by Earl of Halifax who foresees global growth in bloodstock and mutton, pork and bacon industries driven by British sires and sheep. The volume includes photogravures and is distributed free to overseas breeders and interested parties.
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LONDON
Reuters
Britain
Earl of Halifax
Royal Agricultural Society
Australia
The Union of Greenwood and Japanese Evacuees
W E McArthur mayor of Greenwood British Columbia praises Japanese evacuees noting their good citizenship and work. He recalls residents once gathering at the station to stare at the evacuees and predicts townspeople will plead for them to stay if they return to the coast. Greenwood’s population rose from 250 in 1942 to about 1000 due to their presence.
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W. E. McArthur
Greenwood
B.C
Mr. McArthur
Agriculture Value In Manitoba High Agriculture Value In Manitoba High
Winnipeg March 7 Manitoba reports record agricultural value for 1948 at 278 174 000 up 37 percent from 1947 Averages per farm rose to 5299 a new high surpassing the 1937 low of 739 The report excludes retroactive 20 cents per bushel wheat payment dated Aug 4 1943 not included in figures.
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WINNIPEG
Manitoba
Manitoba agriculture department
Continuance Night Sitting Hours For Commons Urged
Ottawa reports a tentative revival of the commons night sessions with a half hour earlier start and end. Stanley Knowles proposes extending the change through the throne debate. Prime Minister St Laurant signalled support to continue until the last sitting day in April. The throne speech debate is expected to wrap up next week.
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OTTAWA
Stanley Knowles
C.C.F
Winnipeg North Centre
St. Laurent
Ceylon Seen As Big Air Centre
Colombo aviation circles foresee Ceylon becoming a major air centre next year with regular calls by international airlines. Ceylon entered the air map in 1943 with airmail under the Empire scheme and formed a civil aviation department in 1946. The country joined ICAO in 1948 and launched Air Ceylon in August 1947 amid floods that disrupted surface transport.
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COLOMBO
Ceylon
Reuters
Orient
International Civil Aviation Organization
Air Ceylon
Oklahoma Faces Liquor Vote Repeal Fight Reignites
In Oklahoma City on March 7, dry advocates urge a return to prohibition with a likely ballot measure. Proponents cite past dry wins in 1907 1908 1910 1936 and 1940 while supporters prefer the November 1950 general election. Petitions claim 200 000 signatures with 108 000 required to trigger the initiative as the legislature could set a date or call a special election.
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OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma
Kansas
drys
Oklahoma Economic Institute
Quaran tine extends as polio plague diagnosed in Canada
March 7 report from Winnipeg confirms diagnosis of death-dealing plague sweeping Hudson Bay coast as poliomyelitis. Dr. W J Wood says 13 Eskimos evacuated to isolation hospital from Chesterfield Inlet after a relief flight. 60 ill overall with 13 deaths since outbreak began three weeks ago. Emergency measures may extend quarantine over 40 000 square miles of the Arctic.
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Canadian Arctic
Hudson Bay
W. J. Wood
Winnipeg
Indian health services
E.C.A.F. Dakota
Chesterfield Inter
Winnipes
Wood
J. P. Moody
Secret bill to shield U S intelligence agents in secrecy
Washington March 7 A tightly guarded bill to shield U S intelligence agents and grant new foreign powers was sent to the House in near secrecy. The measure would give the CIA permanent statutory authority, allow hiding its budget, and exempt payrolls from public disclosure. It would permit bringing up to 100 aliens into the United States yearly in exchange for information.
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WASHINGTON
U.S
house of representatives
House
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
attorney - general
U.S. HOUSE
A.P
United States intelligence network
Vito
Mars cantonio
American Labor N
mensury
Lucky Strike Farmer First to Break Land This Year
Glen Rimmer, a large scale farmer in the Lucky Strike district, began breaking virgin prairie on Saturday using an Oliver Cletrac and a Graham-Hoeme plow. He reported frost largely gone and moisture favorable, cutting a six foot swath and breaking 15 to 20 acres.
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Glen Rimmer
Oliver cletrac
Myr
Rimmer
Jeweller George J Simpson Found Dead in Pembroke
George J Simpson and his wife Rachael were found dead in their Pembroke apartment with a .22 rifle between them in a suspected double suicide. Simpson had recently paid heavy fines for evading the federal luxury tax on jewelry after opening a new store in November. He was convicted on multiple charges of failing to collect the 25 percent Excise tax and ordered to pay thousands in fines and arrears.
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GEORGE J. SIMPSON
PEMBROKE
Ont
U.D
Pembroke Jeweller
Simpson
Rachael
Dan Carrigie
Legion seeks higher war veteran allowances and wider benefits
The Legion asked cabinet to raise the monthly allowances for single veterans from 40 to 50 dollars and for married veterans from 70 to 85 dollars. It urged extending allowances to imperial WWI veterans who settled in Canada for 20 years, harmonizing British and Canadian pension levels, advancing a contributory hospital plan, reconsidering the navy benevolent trust fund share, and creating Second World War memorials.
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Legion
Canada
navy
British Admiralty
Fishermen Marooned on Ice Floe in Green Bay Scene
Mid March 11 at Menominee Sheriff Edward Reindel reported 50 to 60 fishermen marooned on a vast ice floe that broke from shore and drifted into Lake Michigan. Aircraft from several fields and Traverse City coast guard stations joined the effort as townsfolk aided the crew. The breakaway appeared to extend north toward Cedar River as observers gauged a large, shifting ice mass.
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MENOMINEE
Mid
Edward Reindel
Green Bay
Lake Michigan
coast guard
Traverse City
Reindel
Cedar river
MENOMINEE, Mich
A.P.—Nealy
here
Protests Over Mindszenty Life Sentence Adopted in Karachi
Hindu, Moslem, Parsee and Roman Catholic leaders in Karachi adopted a resolution protesting Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty’s life sentence. The resolution was sent to the Pakistan government for onward transmission to Hungary’s government.
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KARACHI
Pakistan
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Western governments react to Moscow shake up
Western diplomats in Washington London and Paris assess a Moscow foreign ministry shake up. Removal of Molotov and appointment of Vishinsky is seen as a sign of intensified internal campaigns and possible new isolationism. Some believe Stalin may clash with Tito over Yugoslavia this spring as the politburo contemplates power shifts.
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ASHINGTON
Moscow foreign ministry
Washington
London
Paris
Moscow
X. Molotov
foreign ministry
Andrei Vishinsky
Rersin
Europe
TITO
Stalin
politeburo
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Four-Year-Old Fatally Scalded in Picture Butte Home
Four-year-old Ko saburo Ichino, son of Mr and Mrs M tchino of Picture Butte, died after falling into a boiler of boiling water at home. He was taken to St Michael's hospital in Lethbridge, then Raymond Municipal hospital, but died. Coroner E D Fryett and RCMP investigated. no inquest. Funeral at Buddhist church Picture Butte Tuesday at 2 pm. remains to Calgary for cremation. prayers Monday at 8 pm.
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FINS
Kosaburo Ichino
M. Tchino
Picturer Butte
St. Michael's hospital
Lethbridge
Christensen Brotheers
Raymond Municipal hospital
Record Canadian peacetime defence budget seen
OTTAWA March 7 Canada will shortly follow the United States and Britain with an announcement of a record peacetime defence budget but election-year tax cuts and two more stable world situations are expected to keep it slimmer. The cabinet ponders the sum Canada will provide to pay maintain and develop the three forces. The totals for the current year include about 232 million in cash and 100 million in commitments. They will be well above that next year but observers doubt totals reach 500 million.
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OTTAWA
Canada
United States
Britain
Europe
United Kingdom
Athabaskan Incident Sparks Navy Statement
A Vancouver Sun report describes an Athabaskan incident aboard the destroyer off Manganius Bay Mexico on Feb 27. About 30 of 140 crew reportedly refused to take fuel and to rise for breakfast, prompting a navy statement that the act was minor and no one will face serious charges. The ship later continued to Caribbean manoeuvres, with Acapulco mailed notes implying the event stemmed from early wake reactions.
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Marth
Naval
Athabaskan
Manganius Bay
Mexico
navy
Vancouver Sun
Athalaska
hich
Cmmidr
M. A. Medland
Toronto
hob
Caribbean
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Pacids
the Sun
Acapulco
Manganilla
rom
Body of Mrs Henry found slain in Stratford field
The body of Mrs WH Henry, 62, missing since Sunday, was found today in a thicket at the southeast edge of Stratford. A straight-edge razor lay nearby, police say. Her throat was slashed as search parties had hunted for her.
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WH Henry
Henry
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