Prorogation likely for Alberta House next week
The Alberta legislature's 11th session appears set to prorogue late next week after passing second readings on bills and completing third readings on six others. The session closed amid a barrage of opposition questions over supplementary expenditures totaling 8.15 million dollars for 1948-49, with heavy costs in public works and education. Opposition critiques also focused on election handling and ballot issues, including missing names on voters lists and polling station accommodations.
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Alberta
Manning
department of public works
department of education
Hugh John MacDonald
Calgary
HB. MacDonald
Local telephone co sold. dial system promised by April first
The Frattsburg Telephone Co of Italy Hill, a tiny independent line with 20 subscribers paying a dollar monthly for eight years, has been sold to Herman Wagner who owns another small company. Wagner promises a dial system by April 1, though users fear eavesdropping via the new setup.
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Frattsburg Telephone Co
ati
Italy Hill
Herman Wagner
Dell
Unemployment Warning Follows Removal Of Transportation Tay
The Railway Association of Canada filed with the transport board for a 15 percent hike in first class passenger fares. Canada Steamship Lines and Norther Navigation join the bid, with additional increases planned for coach class and other fares. The move aligns with tax removal measures and anticipates added revenue for carriers, including the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Railway Association of Canada today
the
transport board
Canada Steamship Lines
Norther Navigation Company
St. Lawrence river
Great Lakes
J. A. Brass
Brass
C. F. H. Carson, association
Canadian ‘Pacific Railway Company
asociation
Mey’ Lit
Trans-Canada Air: Lines
Mirror fined over contempt. editor jailed three months
London court fined the London Daily Mirror £10,000 and ordered editor Silvester Bolan jailed three months for contempt after publishing an article said to prejudice the murder trial of John George Haigh. The judge called the piece scandalous and warned directors to avoid such sensationalism to boost circulation. Haigh appeared in court and was remanded until April 1 on murder charges.
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London Daily Mirror
LONDON
Henters
Silvester Bolan
the
Mirror
John George Haigh
Olive Durand-Beacon
Goddard
Daily Mirror
Haigh
Valentine Holmes
proprietors
Bolan
Valentine
Lord Goddard
Daily Mirror Company
Marketing Act Debated in Canadian Parliament
Ottawa debates the need for a national marketing act as members near completing wartime control legislation. The discussion accompanies a bill extending food purchasing boards for one year to secure contracts with the United Kingdom. Agriculture Minister Gardiner mentions a national act on the order paper, but faces questions from Report Michaud about the measure.
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OTTAWA
United Kingdom
Gardiner
Michaud
Restigouche-Madawaska
Unconfirmed Report of RCAF C-82 Crash in Arctic
An unconfirmed report to search and rescue HQ says radio contact was established with a United States Air Force C-82 Fairchild in the Arctic with seven aboard. No casualties reported yet. The plane disappeared during a 1,000 mile flight from Frobisher Bay to Resolute Bay near Cornwalis Island.
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HALIFAX
Arctic
Frobisher Bay
Baffin Island
Hudson Strait
Resolute Bay
Cornowallis Island
Churchill
Man
RCAF
Hamlet Wins Academy Award in Hollywood Crowd
Hollywood reporters say Silence and Shakespeare dominated the Oscars Jane Wyman won best actress for Johnny Belinda and Sir Laurence Olivier earned best actor for Hamlet His British production also took best picture marking a first for foreign produced film John Huston also earned two statues for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre A Toronto-born narrative concludes the piece.
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BOB THOMAS
HOLLYWOOD
Jane Wyman
Sir Laurence Olivier
Miss Wyman
B pictures
Sir Laurence
Hamlet
sea
HUSTONS
Fustons
San John
Sierra Madre
CCL Urges Expanded Rainy Day Works and Broad Labor Plan
The Canadian Congress of Labour demands immediate expansion of the rainy day public works program to curb unemployment. In a 6500 word brief to the cabinet, CCL seeks housing programs, price controls, inflation safeguards, social security reforms, labor code enlargement, higher income tax exemptions, and a national health and education package, plus action on shipbuilding, steel, and a universal minimum wage.
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UAWA
Canada
Canadian Congress of Labor
C.C.L
C.CL
congress
Britain
Dominion
MacKinnon Withdraws From West Edmonton Liberal Race
Special from UAWA March 25 Hon James A Mackinnon minister of mines and resources and Alberta minister in the federal cabinet will not be a candidate for the Liberal nomination in West Edmonton. He cites medical advice to ease his workload and states he cannot offer himself at the convention. Rumors hint at a senate appointment while two candidates are suggested to replace him H A Dyde and Nelles Buchanan.
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UAWA
James A. Mackinnon
mines and resources
Alberta
West Edmonton
MacKinnon
Federal Liberal Association
senate
Edmonton
St. Laurent
H. A. Dyde
West Edmonton Liberal Association
Nelles ¥. Buchanan
provincial
Liberal party
Soviet Army appoints new chief in staff
Marshal Alexander M. Vasilevsky is named minister of armed forces replacing Nikolai A. Bulganin. Bulganin remains deputy prime minister and likely Politburo member. Vasilevsky’s promotion follows a wartime record as a strategic commander. The article notes censorship and continuation of Bulganin’s influence.
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EDDIE GILMORE
MOSCOW
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
supreme Soviet
Vasilevsky
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Soviet Union
Russia
Gilmore
London
Bulganin
Stalin
council of ministers
Anna Louise Strong’s Moscow Torture Tale Starts Today
Ohio born journalist Anna Louise Strong, once linked to Trotsky and the Moscow News, recounts her February arrest as a spy and brutal treatment in Lubianka prison. The seven part serial will run in the Herald beginning Monday, six daily installments.
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haustion
Anna Louise Strong
Moscow
Leon Trotsky
Soviet Union
Moscow News
Herald
Bribery Charges Target Calgary Official In Northland Case
Alberta Attorney General disclosed that charges would be laid against L A Magee of Calgary over a bill before the provincial house to incorporate Northland Insurance Company. The Edmonton Journal reported allegations that one or more legislators were offered about 1000 dollars each to oppose the bill. The matter underscores a widening political corruption probe amid Calgary insurance dealings.
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MAYNARD EDMONTON
U.P
Maynard
Alberta
L.A. Magee
Calgary
prosincial house
Northland Insurance Company
The
Edmonton Journal
beibe
F.C
VANCOUVER
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Kimberley
Trask
U.2
Palace Bread Ltd
Dakerits
B.C.AF
N.W.T
OTTAWA
C.P
R.U.AF
North West Territories
Arctic
air force headquarters
RED DEER
Alta
A.S
Norman Forhan
Eckville
Forhan
Arthur F. Isaacson
QUEBEC
MONTREAL
Quebec League
Independent Bakers
GOO
Quebec province
Ottawa Valley
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Pennsylvania
Herefordshire
London Times
Cresp
Douglas Abbott
Betty Allen
Pat McMurray
University of Toronto
Canadiarm
lewél
Olivier
Johnny Bellada
CCL
Govt
CO L
Jas. MacKinnon
A. MacKINNON
MARSHAL VASILEVSKY
MARSHAL BULGANIN
Lubianka
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