Demand Draft of U S Men and Armed Forces Expansion Demand
Top U S military leaders urged immediate expansion of the armed services and drafting men 19 to 25. Forrestal outlined steps to match Soviet power and prepare a revised defence program. He asked Congress for 249,500 more troops, a further 3 billion dollars in contract authority, and a universal military training system to yield 650,000 yearly recruits within three years. Canada called for recruits to bolster active and reserve forces amid ongoing mobilization.
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Associated Press
ASHINGTON
United States
congress
armed services
Defence
Forrestal
Russia
FROGRAM
senate armed services committee
Trauma
Fruman
defence department
egneress
air force
CANADA
OTTAWA
Claxton
pevy
Drake’s Island Rumors Stir South Seas Search
The piece notes Drake anchored four days in a remote Elizabeth Island near Cape Horn, renamed Port Sir Francis. The island vanished from charts after 16th century visits, with theories from Captain Feliz Reisenberg suggesting Burnham Bank southwest of the Horn as a possible site amid renewed interest following Monsangels.
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Drake's Island
South Devon
Plymouth Hoe
South Pacific
neva
Falkland islands
Sir Francis
Cape Horn
Ottawa
London
Elizabeth Island
Feliz Reisenberg
Burnham Bank
the
Horn
Drake
Monsangels
Blind veteran wins isolated tractor at VA sale in Atlanta
A blind war veteran, Honor J. Curry from Sandyville West Virginia, won a single tractor at a War Assets Administration sale in Atlanta after a priority draw. About 2,000 veterans sought the tractor. Curry ranked 1,359th yet stepped aside until he finally received the tractor to aid coal mining work near his home.
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ATLANTA
tuck
Honor J. Curry
Sandyville
W. Va
War Assets Administration
sizip
Butt
Curry
Labor Holds Northeastern Lincolnshire Seat in By-Election
In Brigg Lincolnshire Labor held the Commons seat after E Malleian defeated Conservative Anthony Fell 27 333 to 22 746. The by election followed Tom Williamson’s resignation and centered on agricultural issues with Scunthorpe posters noting farm affairs. Churchill criticized nationalization plans in a Conservative letter to voters.
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BRIGG
Lincolnshire
Labor
E. ‘. Mailalien
Anthony Fell
Tom Williamson
Scunthorpe
Feil
Malialieu
Eabor
wey 7
CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill
Malalisu
Communist party
NO HERALD ON FRIDAY
Notice that Friday publication is skipped due to Good Friday and statutory holiday. no Herald issue will appear that day.
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HERALD
No Freight Rate Decision In Sight In Ottawa
Transport Minister Chevrier told the commons he could not indicate when the board of transport commissioners will announce its decision on the nation railways request for a thirty percent freight rate increase.
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OTTAWA
Chevrier
the
commons
board of transport commissioner
WHI
Ca Nation
Canada raises wheat price to 1.55 a bushel for 1945 46 47
Trade Minister Howe announced a 20 cent hike in initial wheat payments from 1.35 to 1.55 a bushel retroactive for 1945 46 and 47 crops. The Canadian Wheat Board will distribute cheques promptly, with delivery price set for No 1 Northern in Fort William Port Arthur or Vancouver. Legislation passed and received royal assent, effect applies April 1.
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UAWA
C.P
Howe
Canadian wheat board
wheat board
Northern
Fort William
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Bloodshed is Promised in Palestine Dispute
Arab and Jewish spokesmen clashed over President Truman's truce call in Lake Success. Faris El Khoury warned that Arabs may spare violence only if Jews abandon partition. Dr. Abba Hillel Silver and Dr. Chaim Weizmann urged stand on partition, decrying U.S. policy as appeasement and predicting more bloodshed.
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LAKE SUCCESS
Truman
Faris El Khoury
Syria
United Nations
Palestine
Abba Hillel
Silver
the
Jewish Agency for Palestine
security council
Chaim Weismann
partition
United States
Shifting Sands Threaten Sabine Island Lighthouse
Sabine Island, 93 miles off Nova Scotia, faces encroaching sands that threaten the western lighthouse. Two Department of Transport engineers surveyed the 21 mile dune stretch by air and on foot, noting the structure could fall within two to three years as the graveyard of ships widens with nearly 225 wrecks recorded over two centuries. The eastern lighthouse remains safer, though monitored as sands shift yearly.
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Alex Eccles
Machasset
bers
Navy Secretary Warns On Submarine Threat From Russia
Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan told the Senate Armed Services Committee that submarines not tied to any nation were seen off U.S. shores. He linked the sightings to Russia, said Moscow controls German yards with blueprints for advanced subs, and urged a stronger navy to curb communism. He noted Russia has about 253 operating submarines and uses Schnorkel tech to stay submerged.
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Associated Press
ASHINGTON
Navy
John L. Sullivan
senate armed services “ committee
Sullivan
Geman
Russian Corn Causes Row in Anglo Russian Grain Deal
Reuters report from London notes British traders learn details of the Anglo Russian grains agreement. Russian shipper price last month averaged £31 168 per ton, about $127.20 a bushel, far above Argentine corn and Chicago corn prices, prompting disquiet among political circles. The piece compares Russian pricing to wheat and cites quality adjustments as a factor. Continued on page two.
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SYDNEY CAMPBELL
Reuters Financial
LONDON
Reuters
Britain
Chicago
United States
Excise Tax Is Given U.K. By Parliament
Ottawa reports Parliament approved continuation of the 25 percent excise tax imposed Nov. 12 on a wide range of consumer goods. Opposition fought the measure as unconstitutional though the government won all divisions 71-57, 71-34, and 70-34. Senate adjourned to April 13 after approving the tax and other wartime measures.
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OTTAWA
reyal
senate
Gaspard Fauteux
C.CF
commons
Canadian Wheat Board
the
wheat board
Thibaudeau Rink
Supreme Court of Canada
Expensive Babies Are Those Born in Canada
Ottawa reports say Canada bears high costs of raising children due to economic pressures housing taxes and job scarcity for older adults. Dr John Morgan warns that it costs more to be born in Canada than anywhere he knows while UK moves toward social security appear to ease birthrates and welfare burdens.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Toronto
isi
John Morgan
University of Teronic
health department
Moreau
U.K
United Kingdom
Morgan
After Wreck GAVE IT BACK SAN DIEGO News Brief
In San Diego California on March 25 HH J Jacke found a $200 bill in his car. The note says the cash was left by the son of the man from whom he bought the vehicle two years earlier. The son recalled forgetting the money and returned it.
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SAN DIEGO
Calif
HH J. Jacke
Janke
Janice
Premier warns on coarse grain policy shift by wheat board
EDMONTON March 25 Premier Manning told Alberta's legislature prairie farmers may be forced to subsidize coarse grain production if the Canadian Wheat Board gains marketing control. A government motion authorized inquiry into coarse grain marketing and a possible special session to enact Wheat Board marketing legislation. Manning said western provinces oppose rush to legislation without assessing effects, while eastern farmers could export high priced coarse grains to the United States, undermining prairie purchases. The debate ties to Manitoba inquiries and Ottawa talks with Trade Minister Howe.
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EDMONTON
Manning
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Social Credit
wheat board
C.CF
prairie
United States
MANITOBA
WINNIPEG
Stuart Garson
Howe
Ottawa
Domin
Tressury Branch
texislatere
TAWA
VANCOUVER
Loree Ottawa
wases
FREMIER DREW
RT. HON
IC.P
Coral Harbor
R.C.AFLJs
Arctic Bay
Sam Dodds
ONTON
EDMONSON
Sealing Vessel Teazer Missing in Ice Pack Rescue Efforts
Canadian press reports search and rescue crews probing blizzard conditions in the Gulf between Cape Breton and Newfoundland for the Magdalen Islands sealing schooner Teazer and its 21 crew. Canso relief planes, Laurel icebreaker, and a Westover based helicopter attempt to reach the stricken ship as pack ice hampers progress.
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RCA Canso
Gabst Strait
Cal
Magdalen islands
shin
WAT Enksown
B.C.AF
Laurel
North Erdney
Cape ‘Breton
Newfoundland
Bill Kissett
Eitter Rescue
Belgian Prince to visit Ottawa for two-day stay
Regent of Belgium Prince Charles will visit Ottawa in April for a two day stay after a two week tour of the United States. He is expected to arrive in Canada around April 15.
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SRUSSELS
Prince’ Charles
Belgium
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Beer in Jail and Free Too in Ancient British Law
Vancouver reports a 96 year old law allows debtor-prisoners to be supplied beer and meals in jail at no cost. An inquiry found no records of anyone claiming free beer or alms. The act, from England 1738, concerns arrest and imprisonment for debt. Deputy AG Eric Pepler calls the prospect of a prisoner demanding beer an interesting possible development but unlikely.
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VANCOUVER
England
Eric Pepler
British Columbia
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