Cold weather delays blossom season across east
Freezing temperatures and snow grip eastern Canada delaying blossom time from Ontario to the Maritimes. Lakes freighters trapped by a 20 mile ice field near Welland canal. London Ontario sees fresh snow and near freezing forecast. Sault Ste Marie pilots grounded as government planes cope with northern winter. ice on Lake Ramsay recedes slowly as crews work at forestry stations. Blossom time delayed across Niagara peninsula after three weeks of cold cloudy spell.
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santia
Ontario
Maritimes
Canada
Lake Erie
Welland canal
Port Colbomme
London
Ont
At &J. Thomas
blezara
Sault Ste. Marie
Lake Ramsay
Pacaries
Niagara peninsula
Five Named To Cabinet Posts By Ramadier
Paris May 9 Premier Paul Ramadier named three Socialist and two MRP members to cabinet posts vacated by ousted Communists. Socialists Eugene Thomas communications minister Daniel Mayer Labor and Paul Bechard secretary of state to the premier. MRP appointees Robert Prigent public health and Jean Le Tourneau reconstruction also commerce minister.
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PARIS
Paul Ramadier
Mouvement Republicain Populaire
Eugene Thomas
Daniel Mayer
Labor
Paul Bechard
M.RP
Robt. Prigent
Jean Le ‘Tourneau
reconstruction
commerce
Whisky tasters keepers at Hiram Walker and Sons
The piece profiles six tasters at Windsor company Hiram Walker and Sons Ltd who judge whisky blends by scent and taste. A taster samples midday, assesses bouquet, and swallows a small amount to determine quality, noting that expertise builds over long experience.
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Jong
Windsor comepany
Hiram Walker and Sons, Ltd
knox
Left Hand Continued on Page 15 Item
Page tease repeats continued notation for the Left Hand section, indicating continuation on page 15. The garbled snippet shows no clear names, events, or dates to anchor a full summary.
Conservatives and Liberal Nationals push 1950 merger bid
London May 9. Chiefs of the Conservatives and Liberal Nationalists issue a joint appeal for a merger of the two parties to overthrow Britain's Socialist government in the 1950 elections. Commons seats stand 191 for Conservatives, 13 for Liberal Nationals, 394 for Labour. 640 total. Merger would cover England and Wales with Scotland invited to join a similar coalition.
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LONDON
A.P
Briain
house of commons
Liberal Nationals
Labor party
Lord Woolton
Conservative party
Lord Teviot
England and
Wales
Underwater search by divers faces dead end near Gabriola
Vancouver May 3. Search for traces of the missing Trans- Canada Airlines plane, missing since April 29 with 15 aboard, entered its first day with no clues. Navy divers near the Straits of Georgia reported a large hole and three clean rocks at depth, while other teams returned to Burrard Inlet areas to pursue reported lights.
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VANCOUVER
Trans- Canada Airlines
Royal Canadian Navy
Nanaimo
Straits of Georgia
Gabriola
H.MC.S. Antigonish
Robert Wigmore
Victoria
Buntzen Lake
Burrard Inlet
Mount Coquitlam
Dangers Of War Seen By Attlee
Prime Minister Attlee warned on VE-Day's second anniversary that the dangers of another world war are greater now than before. He backed a world government and active peace promotion linking peoples to U N in a London address at a United Nations Association event. Former Foreign Secretary Eden echoed concerns over UN veto use and urged freer speech on UN difficulties.
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LONDON
Attlee
United Nations Association
Bevin
U.N
Anthony Eden
United Nations
scto
Eden
Police Break Up Plans Run Lottery in Toronto
Police last night arrested Allen Sniletz, 28, of Toronto, on a charge of running a lottery to fund a journalism course. Investigators found 139 Nebels books tied to the scheme, connected to the Westmm Newspaper Club at Spilets's home. More than 3 books of tickets were to be sold at 30 cents each, with ads placed in Winnipes publications. The lottery aimed for next July to award five new automobiles. Spiletz denied any deal to purchase. Sniletz was released on bail.
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TORONTO
Efports
Allen Sniletz
Nebels
Spilets
Winnipes
poller
Spiletz
Dominion Social Security Program Not Abandoned
Niagara Falls Ontario May 9 Health Minister Martin restated the Dominion’s social security objectives set in August 1945 as the government’s. He spoke at the Canadian Welfare Council dinner noting the path to health security and happiness is hard but outlines are clear. Proposals include a national health program old age pensions at 70 without means test unemployment insurance expansion and resource conservation and development. The plans aim to empower provinces to develop and administer insurance in progressive stages on an agreed basis.
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NIAGARA FALLS
Ont
Martin
Dominion
Canadian Welfare Council
What Soviet Radio Thinks About Soviet Radio And Others
London reports Soviet radio praised itself as truthful and objective while calling British and American radio slanderous and biased. Moscow radio accused Western outlets of distortion and keeping a partisan press. It credits Popov over Marconi as the radio’s inventor.
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LONDON
Alexander Popov
Motrow radio
Moscow
radin
Rueda
Popes
Guesilmo Marconi
Franco Ends Spain Strike Crushed in Bilboa Area
In Bilboa region the Franco government claims a general strike that halted steel and related industries for eight days has collapsed with most workers returning to jobs. About 40 000 of 45 000 in key sectors stayed away. authorities cite losses of seniority and wages as punishment. Police arrested around 400 in the area amid ongoing actions and prison overcrowding reported by the Basque government in exile.
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BILBOA
Spain
Francisco Franco
xis
ASON
stor
Ganaro Riestra
Raabe
Monay
Pars
Franco
Senate OKs Moving Japs Protest in Canada
Ottawa May 9 The Senate banking committee rejected Crerar’s motion to cancel an order giving the government another year of power over the movement and labor of Japanese Canadians. The vote 11-4 upheld directing where Japanese Canadians may live work and how much they are paid amid warnings this could bring the Japanese issue to an acute head. Senator Crerar argued the measure echoed minority suppression while Senator Farris cited King’s 1943 Japanese pledge and the people’s parliamentary mandate.
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OTTAWA
senate
John Farris
British Columbia
Thomas A. Crerar
Manitoba
CRERAR
Farris
Mackenzie King
W. A. Buchanan
L. Alberta
Forger Parmalee Sentenced in Ottawa Banks Cheques Case
International forger Lucius Albert Parmalee was jailed for 12 years on each of four counts for forging cheques totaling 17 000. He admitted past methods, blamed negligent banking, and asked for clemency due to health. Crown urged heavy punishment to deter future crimes.
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LUCTUS PARMALEE
Ottawa
Lucius Albert
Christmas) Parmalee
Glen Strike
Pars
mae
Strike
United States
Canada
Parmalee
Montreal
bai
Raoul Mercier
Strife
Fifteen Foundlings Die In Quebec Nunnery
In Montreal area, fifteen foundlings perished at the Notre Dame de Linge Grey Nunnery over a three week period. District health officer Dr Arthur Chabot said an influenza like illness caused the deaths. Of 650 children at the home, only the infants aged around one year were affected, with symptoms of vomiting and profuse diarrhea. The epidemic began suddenly and no clear cause was found.
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MONTREAL
Arthur Chatnt
Notre Dame de Linge
Chabot
sounner
health department
Blackmore Attacks Sugar Chief in Ottawa Budget Debate
Ottawa dispatch reports John Blackmore blasting sugar administrator 5 R Noble as aiming to destroy Canada's sugar beet industry. He cites a low price ceiling and uneven subsidies, says 5,000 beet acres were unharvested last year, and notes Ontario subsidies. Blackmore vows to present evidence this session while farmers press for tax relief and better floor prices. Prime Minister King also acts to protect Barbara Ang Scott amid funding controversy.
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OTTAWA
C.P
John Blackmore
Lethbrhigs
commons
R. Noble
Canada
Blackmore
Noble
cron
ONTARIO
oy Tah
Ontario farmera
BR.E. Drope
P.C
Northumberland
Cal Miller
P.C. Portage
Prairie
Joseph Burton
C.C.F. Humboldt
BARBARA SCOTT CASE
Mackenzie King
J.C. Patteson
International Olympic committee
Barbara Ang Scott
New Buildings Is Varsity's Need
Saskatoon May 9 Dr J S Thomson president of the University of Saskatchewan says at annual convocation that rapid enrolment growth makes new buildings the most immediate need. Planned in 1945-46 are a medical college school of agriculture and an arts building the first new accommodation since the early 1930s. Enrolment rose from 1542 in 1937-38 to 4700 plus 2514 veterans by 1945-46, with staff strain from rapid expansion and postwar competition for trained teachers.
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SASKATOON
J. S Thomson
University of Saskatchewan
Thomson
Bennett Fears Disintegration of Commonwealth
London May 9 Viscount Bennett former prime minister of Canada warned the Commonwealth is at risk as individual nations drift apart He said unity erodes when no imperial conference represents all members and standalone polities emerge, threatening the Commonwealth’s future stability and cohesion.
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LONDON
Viscount Bennett
Canada
Jasi
Britain
Wiscount
Commonwealth
Hundreds of thousands stage general strike in Hamburg
In Hamburg on May 9, hundreds of thousands walked out in the city’s first general strike since pre Nazi days. Adolf Kommer ness urged declaring emergency areas and distributing hoarded food. A crowd at Central railway station heard speeches as workers carried banners demanding more food. Disturbances were not expected and British troops were advised to stay away from the center.
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HAMBURG
Reuters
Ruhr
Adolf Kommerwess
Hamburz
Trades Union Council
Frankfurt
Hanover
Central railway station
Wilhelm Doerr
Ulster Lake
Lord Pakenham
Duesselforf
pew
Seaway Bill Pushed in Senate for St Lawrence Channel
Washington May 9 Senator Arthur Vandenberg and 14 Republicans introduced a bill to authorize a 27 foot channel from the Great Lakes to the St Lawrence and to build power units at the International Rapids. The plan would toll access for ocean shipping, share costs with Canada, and yield about 3.2 million horsepower annually.
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WASHINGTON
Arthur Vandenberg
United States senate
St. Lawrence seaway
uae
house of representatives
mor. Dondera AER
public works committee
Vanden
Fewer Homes Being Built Across Canada in 1947 Survey
A coast to coast Canadian Press survey shows a sharp drop in home construction while non residential building rises. High costs and rental prospects cited as main reasons with no clear regional pattern. Kitchener and Regina show substantial declines in building permits and values in early 1947.
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evie dent
Kitchener
Regina
hanes
Ottawa
No Sign of a U S Business Recession
Census bureau statisticians reported no sign of a recession in the United States as unemployment declined from a postwar peak of 2,700,000 in March 1946 to about 2,420,000 in April 1946.
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WASHINGTON
Census bureau
United States
Bumper Pulpwood Cut in Montreal Season
Authoritative sources indicate about 900000 cords of pulp wood will be cut by end of the 1946-47 season in Montreal. The total would be one of the largest on record, compared with 8300000 cords in 1945-46.
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MONTREAL
End of United Nations Palestine Mandate Demanded
Soviet Russia urged the United Nations Palestine inquiry commission to promptly study options to end Britain's mandate over the Holy Land. In other front pages, high winds disrupted shipping near Vancouver, Loyalist planes bombed Concepcion in Rio Grande do Sul, and the Jewish Agency challenged the Soviet demand urging independence with trusteeship and settlement discussions. Stan Musial faces appendectomy as the St Louis Cardinals star remains hospitalized. A Washington protest accuses Russia of appeasement and warns against Greek Turkish aid being viewed as a declaration of war.
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RUSSIA
PALESTEIE
MANDATE LAKE
SUCCES
Lalted Nations
Palestine Inquiry commission
Brilate
Holy Land
COAST VANCOUVER
Gulf of Grergia
CONCEPCION
Rio DE JANEIRO
Asaprens
Ge Paraguayan rederadia
ylag
Brasitten Bews
NEW YORK
stan Musial
basrman
St Louis Cardinals
PEASEMEDI
WASHINGTON
Chester Merrow
Rep.N.H
home of representative
Rass
Merrow
Rusia
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Ramadier
Bat
U.S
T.C.A
Senate OK
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Forger
Quebec
Sugar
S. R. Noble
Varsity
Bennett
Seaway
SENATOR VANDENBURG
U.S. Senate
St Lawrence Seaway
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