De Gaullists Sweep French Cantonal Elections
Extreme right De Gaullists won the largest popular vote in France cantonal elections, with about 5 percent. Communists trailed with 23 percent as a coalition government remained in place under Radical Socialist Premier Henri Queuille. Final council results: De Gaullists 170, Communists 15, government supporters 548. No Paris vote. 723 local legislators chosen, 789 more to be elected next Sunday. The results serve as a barometer of public opinion though not altering the national government.
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Associated Press
ARIS
De Gaullists
Henri Queulile
Wreck incident in Harbor Au Bouche NS claims crane operator
A crane operator, Walter Ross of Pictou, was fatally injured yesterday at the scene of a train wreck ten miles west of the Strait of Canso. Conductor W. Praser Engineer I Emery and fireman S B Smith were injured when eastbound and westbound freight trains were sideswiped near the junction. Two locomotives per CN train were involved.
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HARBOR AU BOUCHE
N S
Mar
Strait of Canso
Walter Ross
Pictou
N.9
W. \. Praser
I. Emery
Stellarton
N.S
Oil Machinery Convoy Bound for Leduc
A 20-vehicle oil machinery convoy from the United States cleared into Canada headed for Leduc Alberta while a southbound 2200 head sheep band moved into the United States. The convoy was led by Ray Reninger of Wrentham.
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COUTFTS
HNL
Alberta
Montana
Chinese Cruiser Chungking Hit by Bomb Raids
Chinese naval sources report the cruiser Chungking heavily damaged by three 1,000-pound bombs in government air force raids. The 3,270-ton ship was hit at Hulu tao anchorage in Manchuria on Friday and Saturday, then deserted the Aurora. Once Britain's gift to China last May, it was the navy’s largest vessel.
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NANKING
Chungking
Hulutao
Manchuria
Britain
Talking crossing signal to warn pedestrians in UK
In Hayes England a compact waterproof talking traffic signal system was developed to guide pedestrians at crossings. It weighs about 30 pounds and can operate with or without timing devices or in sync with traffic lights. It issues spoken warnings such as look right look left and look right again.
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United Kingdom
demonaoe
Hayes
England
Soviet Mark is Outlawed in Berlin Sectors
Western powers outlawed the Soviet east mark in their Berlin sectors, creating split economies. The east mark plunges in value on the black market while legal rates show distress. Russians claim fraud and press predicts bankruptcies as Soviet police curb east mark purchases in ration-free stores.
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BERLIN
Britain
United States
France
G B Places Heavy Orders for Lumber
A New York lumber distributor on March 21 said the British timber control is placing heavy orders for upper grade spruce with eastern Canada mills. He expects Britain to buy for 1949 shipment about 120 million board feet, double the 1948 Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Quebec shipments.
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NEW YORK
British timber control
Canada
Britain
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Jr Chambers To Hold Brussels Meet in 194? Montreal
About 30 Canadian delegates will attend the fourth annual congress of the International Junior Chamber of Commerce in Brussels from April 25 to 28. The movement, active in 22 countries, aims to extend junior chamber activity worldwide and is non political. Delegates will tour London and the British Isles before the congress.
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MONTREAL
Canada
International Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brussels
London
British Isles
Beet Growers Seek Higher Sugar Market and Floor Price
The Canadian sugar beet industry seeks a 380 percent sugar market share and a guaranteed floor price of 7.75 dollars per hundredweight for sugar beets F.O.B. seaboard. The plan aims to double production and bolster self sufficiency while seeking protection against cane sugar dumping. President Phil Baker led the Ontario-Canada convention with delegates from Alberta Manitoba Quebec and Ontario.
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HATHAM
Ont
Canadian Sugar Beet Producers’ Association
F.O.B. seaboard
Phil Baker
Lethbridge
Alta
Canadian association
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
BAKER
Mr. Baker
Dave Froebe
Homewood, Man
Australians Seek Ways to Boost Beef for Britain
Australian meat experts weigh plans to raise more beef for Britain focusing on labor and material shortages. Proposals include rail links to open the southwest Queensland South Channel region, with a proposed Quilpie to Windorah line. W. Webster of the Queensland animal industry division notes potential gains but stresses profitable methods and transport needs amid riverine flood cycles.
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SYDNEY
Australia
Reuters
Britain
Queensland
Quilpie
Windorah
Monkira
Houlla
Queensland bureau of investigation
jChannel
South Channel
South Australia
Cooper
Diamentina
Georgina
W. Webster
Queensland animal industry division
Channel country
Argentina
Australian Wheat Growers Protest Price Deal in Washington
Australian wheat growers protest the four year world price pact backed by 47 nations at Washington talks. T. Scott of the Australian Wheat Growers Association says the plan would force Australia into an untenable position by lowering prices. The agreement sets 450 million bushels annually at a top price of 1.40 with a yearly 10 cent decline to 1.20, involving exporters Australia Canada United States France and Uruguay and 42 importers. Yugoslavia Poland and others announce non voting membership while observers attend. The conference aims to sign a four year pact for 450 million bushels at 1.80 with floor of 1.50 dropping to 1.20.
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Australia
Washington
T. ©. Scott
Australian Wheat Growers Association
federation
Attlee
Canada
United States
France
Uruguay
Scott
Britain
Europe
India
Australa
Yugoslavia
Poland
dey
International Wheat Council
deiosste
Sergie Makiedo
Zygmunt Litginski
wheat council
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Finland
Former South Farmer Called By Death at Nelson
Edward John Cook, longtime Nelson resident and prairie pioneer, died Sunday at age 95. He came from Lethbridge in 1921 with wife Elizabeth, celebrated 50th wedding anniversary in 1940, and was famed as a farmer and early hog-raiser in the area after guiding cattle herds from Alberta.
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Nelson
B.C
Edward John Cook
prairies
Cook
Lethbridge
Calls for Major Effort to Increase G B Export Sales
Harold Wilson president of the British Board of Trade urged a joint government and industry push to boost Britain's export sales to Canada and the United States. He stressed equal opportunity and goodwill in Canada, warned limited buying power, and called for faster actions to expand North American trade as part of Britain's recovery.
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ONDON
Heuters
Harold Wilson
British Board of Trade
Britain
Canada
United States
Wilson
North America
Fascists And Reds Clash In East London Riots
In London on March 21, Mosley supporters clashed with Communists and anti Mosley groups in a large East End disturbance. Fists smashed bus windows, projectiles unsettled police horses, eight officers injured, and about 34 demonstrators were rounded up for charges including threatening behavior and obstructing police. Traffic was disrupted for hours as hundreds of police tried to restore order.
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LONDON
Oswald Mosley
East End
TSG
Polish Government Warns Catholics in Poland
Warsaw report says the Polish government told the Roman Catholic hierarchy to stop inimical acts against the people's state before peace between church and state can come. Minister Wolski accused church leaders of chaos mongering and anti-people actions and alleged clerical letters incite unrest amid Vatican tensions.
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WARSAW
Poland
Zygmunt
Choromanski
Wladyslaw Wolski
Wolski
Vatican
St Laurent Linked Atlantic Pact to Biblical Parable
Quebec March 21 Prime Minister St Laurent framed the North Atlantic pact as a biblical lesson about peace. Speaking at Laval Knights of Columbus he was made a life member and quoted Luke about the strong man guarding his house and being overcome by a stronger intruder.
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Finance
Abbott
QUEBEC
St. Laurent
Laval Council
the Knights of Columbus
the
coun
tr. St. Laurent
Armistice Talks Under Way With Lebanon and Syria
Armistice negotiations are active as Lebanon and Israel push toward a second armistice. Ralph Bunche indicates Syria agreed to join talks with Israel, which are likely to address frontier areas soon. Lebanon Israeli talks have progressed along the Lebanon Palestine border since March 1.
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EN NAQARA
Lebanon
Israel
Tel Aviv
Ralph J. Bunche
Syris
Rhoades
Rhodes
Trans-Jordan
Lebanon-Palestine
Egypt
Arab League
Palestine
U S Crop Records May Topple In 49
Washington reports farmers may break total crop production records this year as the agriculture department compiles plantings across food feed and other crops. Officials anticipate larger acreages than recommended and a possible record total acreage for 1949.
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WASHINGTON
United States
culture department
Robbers Escape With 75000 In Gems In Toronto
In downtown Toronto a pair of armed men wearing shoulder length hoods tied up a watchman and robbed several jewelry firms of an estimated 75000 in gems. For six hours they drilled through safes and blew another open as part of the heist.
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GEMS
TORONTO
Aino
Kent
EDMONTON-REGINA
EDMONTON
U.P
C. B. Hopkins
Terents
Imperial 641 Ltd
io Regina
Hopking
WASHINGTON
agriculture department today
United States
TIM BECK
OTTAWA
U.2
Tim Buck
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B.C.MLP
Buck
TRANS-JORDAN
G.B
LONDON
Pritsia
Israel
foreign office
2. & Gillett
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