Canada rejects currency devaluation to ease economy
In a prepared Missouri Bankers Association speech, Finance Minister Douglas Abbott argued Canada cannot solve its problems with devaluation, urging the United States to accept larger Canadian imports and stressing Europe’s recovery plan requires careful balance with Canada’s own Dollar reserves. He noted Canada buys twice as much from the US as vice versa, and cited postwar credits to Europe as part of the larger context.
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LOUIS
Canada
Douglas Abbott
Missouri Bankers’ Association
United States
Abbott
Europe
Dominion
E.R.P
Canada Rail Strike Looms and Diplomatic Break Proposal
May 4 Ottawa report notes a Commons debate on severing diplomatic ties with Russia and satellites to meet perceived Communist threats at home. Kamouraska MP Eugene Marquis L urged outlawing Communistic organizations, while Alistair Stewart proposed arming Jews in Palestine. Government transfers telephones from Works to Reconstruction and Finance. Howe said no immediate export restriction changes. Senate discusses higher unemployment insurance contributions. Haig calls fund a tax on certain workers.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Russia
commons
Eugene Marquis L
Kamouraska
Quebec
Alistair Stewart
CC.F
Winnipeg North
Palestine
Mackenzie King
works department
reconstruction and finance departments
Howe
senate
John T. Haig
Polish government Withdraws Recognition of Archbishop Walendynsky
Warsaw reports the Polish government on Monday withdrew recognition of Archbishop Dionysus Walendynsky, 72, leader of the Autocelphalic Rus sia church. No explanation was provided.
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WARSAW
Dionysus Walendynsky
Russia
Left Hand Corner Fund Drives Charity From UK Fortune
Colne Lancashire officials announce 540000 will fund charity as directed by Peter Birtwhistle whose London Ontario jewelers shop funded his life. He left Toronto trustees with a Canada investment plan after 21 years and his death on April 9.
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London
Ont
Colne
Lancashire
Peter Birtwhistle
Birtwhistle
Dundas street
Canada
Dominion
Toronto
Soviet Woman Flier Natalya Leads Combat Missions
A Soviet woman flier, Natalya, shows her son as she is hailed a hero of the Soviet Union. She flies in a women’s light bomber regiment and has completed 980 combat missions.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Natalya
Colombia cuts diplomatic ties with Soviet Union
Colombia declared it would sever diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union becoming the third Latin American republic to break with Moscow. President Mariano Ospina Perez linked international Communism to a bloody April 9 revolution and the cabinet approved the move late yesterday, delivering a note to the Soviet legation. Chile and Brazil had already broken with the Soviet Union.
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BOGOTA
Colombia
Russia
Mariano Ospina Perez
legation
Chile
Brazil
Soviet Union
Festival Winners Amid Elocution and Chorus Contests
Monday and Tuesday program results list winners from rural and city schools across multiple classes. Betty Coyne and George Rebar led elocution at Hardieville, while Cardston and Raymond entries topped piano duets and choral events. Central, Westminster, and Lethbridge schools earned top scores in band, chorus, and soprano divisions with standout performers including Mildred Sharples and Laverne Canning.
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elocution
Betty Coyne
Hardieville
George Rebar
June Freel
Westminster school
Leonard Smyth
Fleetwood school
David Howell
city schools
Gerry Oates
Westminster
Brian Melvin
Central school
George Wyatt
Danny Push
Galbraith school
Bob Hedderick
Mildred Sharples
Claresholm
Barbara Steed
Lethbridge
Betty Hay
Sam Baker
Wayne Olson
Cardston
Margaret Stone
Arlene Taylor
Raymond
Vivian Komar
Coalhurst
June Kear
Geraldine Court
Anita McBride
Betty Jo McLean
Ruth Graham
Raymond public school
Cardston high school
Southminster
Laverne Canning
Margaret Rood
Ola Stevenson
Elaine Hansen
Joe Kuniglskis
Leona Helen Smith
Betty Scott
Frances Ascroft
Francine Russell
Marilyn Walker
Yass
Mary Needs
Robert McIntosh
Tucker Plan aanges Regina Admits Liberal Policy
Regina May 4 Walter Tucker Saskatchewan Liberal leader said in a broadcast address that anything of value introduced by the CCF government would be retained if Liberals win. He added nothing will be lost by defeating the present government except socialist planners and regimentation.
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TUCKER
REGINA
Walter Tucker
Saskatchewan
CCF
Mediation collapse ends bid to avert rail strike
Chicago May 4 Mediation to avert the nationwide rail strike collapsing reports to President Truman. Frank Douglass chairing the national railroad mediation board said neither side would budge from its position. Carriers offered only 15 percent across the board while engineers firemen and switchmen sought 30 percent or at least $3 a day, and rejected the proposal.
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U.S
national mediation board
John
Shad Scott, Jr
Houston
Tex
Francis A. O'Neil, Jr
New York City
Frank P. Douglass
Douglass
CHICAGO
Washington
Truman
Frank Douglass
national (railway) mediation board
Greece executes 152 convicted murderers
In Athens on May 4, Greece announced the execution of 152 men and women convicted of murder. Most killings tied to the 1944 revolution, with appeals denied by the pardons board. The move followed the Saturday killing of Justice Minister Christos Ladas, said to be the result of a Communist plot. Prime Minister Themistokles Sophoulis vowed the government would not be intimidated and would carry out all upheld death sentences.
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ATHENS
Greece
pardons board
Christos Ladas
Themistokles Sophoulis
Ladas
Living Cost Index Up Four-Fifths Point in March Ottawa
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports the official cost-of-living index rose by four-fifths in March to 151.6, matching February. Increases are attributed to higher clothing and food costs with footwear and fresh vegetables rising while eggs declined seasonally. The 1935-39 base index now stands at its highest level in history, surpassing the prewar peak of 150.8 set after World War I.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Floods May Benefit Prairie Farmers In Long Run
Regina reports historic Saskatchewan floods may lift water tables and recharge wells, delaying dust bowl fears. PFRA officials say rivers, lakes and streams revived, water should boost crops for two to three years, with Last Mountain Lake and Johnston Lake expected to gain several feet.
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REGINA
prairies
prairie farmer
Saskatchewan
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
E L. Gray
PFRA
Johnston Lake
Moose Jaw
1-CentBoost Rejected By 18 Railway Unions
In Montreal on May 4, 18 international railway unions rejected a seven cent per hour wage increase from a conciliation board and authorized a strike vote. F N Hall said the vote should be overwhelming unless concessions are made, with results not expected for about 30 days. Ottawa said no immediate action. a strike could occur in about two months following union procedures.
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MONTREAL
C.P
F. N. Hall
conciliation board
Hall
labor department
labor
M M Melean
OTTAWA
Coast Kinsmen Club Is Raided
Vancouver police raided the Coast Kinsmen Club campaign headquarters and took samples of books tickets and stubs tied to the Wood-For-Britain carnival The action followed City Prosecutor Gordon Scotts warning that the $10 000 prize quiz ticket sale may be illegal under the criminal code Officials said sales would continue pending clarification J R Jenkins Cypress Ski Club official was remanded until Monday after court appearance bail set at 1000
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VANCOUVER
Monnday
Kinsmen Club
Gordon Scott
Cub
R d. Jenkins
Cypress Ski Club
Swan killed by boys seeking flying wings in Cheshire
In Macclesfield Cheshire on May 4 two young boys described how they stabbed a prize swan to death to test if its wings could enable flight. The juvenile court heard their reasoning as they admitted the act reflecting scientific curiosity.
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MACCLESFIELD
England
Cheshire county council
Canadian Red Cross reports 1947 expenditures
Toronto report shows Lewis A Winter, honorary treasurer, announced that Canadian and overseas expenditures in 1947 reached 10.5 million dollars. The figure covers relief and aid across Canada and abroad, reflecting wartime recovery needs and ongoing humanitarian programs.
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TORONTO
Lewis A Winter
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canada
Plans to Quit Premier of Belgium Over School Dispute
The Belgian prime minister has decided to hand in his government's resignation amid a lengthy dispute over school policy. The move signals a major political shift as negotiations continue with opposition parties and regional leaders.
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Belgium
Belgian Government Resigns Over Education Row
Premier Paul-Henri Spaak decided to hand in his government’s resignation to the Prince Regent. The move follows Socialist opposition to policy on the long standing dispute over state sponsored and free Roman Catholic schools. The coalition agreed in principle on a settlement plan and ministers prepared to read Camille Huysman’s education declaration in parliament.
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BRUSSELS
Reuters
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Spaak
Socialist party
Camille Huysman
Skull Found During House Move in Medicine Hat
A human skull and bones were unearthed in Medicine Hat while a house at 520 Third Street was being moved. John Brest, a local contractor, reported the find to police. The 40 year old frame dwelling was jacked up for relocation and excavation will check if the site was an old Cree burial ground.
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MEDICINE HAT
Third Street
John Brest
Jews Claim Capture of Arab Village In Early Gaza Skirmish
Reuters dispatch from Damascus reports Arab armies mobilizing toward Palestine with Iraqi motorized units arriving in Trans-Jordan and could link with King Abdullah’s Arab Legion for a three-pronged invasion. Syrian and Lebanese troops eyed in north Palestine while 15,000 Egyptian troops were forecast for the south. Damascus residents cited invasion day plans as Arab forces moved toward the Holy Land.
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SEAGHAN MAYNES
Reuters
AMASCUS
Palestine
Trans- Jordan
King Abdullah
Hagana
Jewish setttement
Associated Press
Ameman
Trans-Jordan
Damascus
Trans
Holy Land
Family of five seeks quiet reliable tenants
Classified ad notes a family of five adults needs suitable accommodation with good references. It ran for three weeks, received a few replies, and the advertiser chose tenants who moved into a brand new house. The notice urges readers to use classified ads and to phone 3202.
Dead Gambler Found Slain in Ontario Home
Frank Deluca, 59, was found dead in a pool of blood at his Mountjey, Ontario, home. A 14-inch knife lay in the yard. home ransacked, wings cut, suggesting a violent robbery and a fierce struggle. Police deem robbery motive.
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ONTARIO
TIMMINS
Ont
C.P
Frank Deluca
Mountjey
VANCOUVER
C.B
Rocky Mountains
BR. C. Farrow
Victoria
Fraser river
LONDON
House of Lords
house of commons
WASHINGTON
A.P
Truman
United States
caiens re
witcamen
OTTAWA
McCawn
commons
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SWAN
PAUL HENRI SPAAK
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