Britain Eyes East As Dollar Shortage Redirects Policy
London reports forecast of a shift in Britain's foreign and trade policy toward the East due to a dollar shortage. Foreign Secretary Bevin reportedly favors boosting trade with Russia. A British credit to Russia may arise from London talks between the Board of Trade and a Soviet delegation. Britain also hopes to place substantial orders for Russian wheat to cut dollar expenditures, with reassurances that Canada will remain a supplier. Canadian Wheat Board officials say no information on Russian wheat orders has been received. Reports from Moscow note improving grain prospects despite prior droughts.
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LONDON
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Britain
United States
Paris
Me Monde
Bevin
Russia
Suppore
Board of Trade
Reuters
Harold Wilson
house of commons
Soviet Union
North America
WINNIPEG
Canadian Wheat Board
Stain
gROr
MOSCOW
Gigant
Saratov
Volga
Orkney Islands clock rule revolt and long daylight
Residents of the Orkney Islands reject British Isles daylight saving adjustments. On longest days the sun rises at 1am and sets at 9 25pm, leaving bright twilight suitable for golf and reading. The archipelago covers about 400 square miles with under 25 000 inhabitants, mostly fishermen and farmers of Scottish and Norse descent.
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Orkney Islands
British Isles
Orkneys
Natonal Geographic Society
leas
Defiance spreads from banking to other big cities
The Ottawa Commons debated the budget speech with a push for special income tax relief for those aged 55 and over. Roland Beaudry proposed lower taxes based on age and income, suggesting a possible exemption by age 67. Other speakers urged a Russia trade treaty and measures to prevent recession, including employment programs and production-based purchasing power.
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OTTAWA
commons
Roland Beaudry
Montreal St. James
H. W. Herridge
People’s C.C.F
Kootenay West
Max Campbell
C.C.F
The Battlefords
Walter Kuhl
S.C
Jasper Edson
Kuhl
Civil War Pushes China Toward Economic Ruin
Shanghai and Nanking report student demonstrations against the government spreading from Nanking to Shanghai and Peiping in a campaign against a civil war. Officials warn of penalties as protests roam, while Changchun is encircled by Communist forces and Nationalist troops prepare for possible urban fighting. Military actions include recapture and rail disruptions as Premier Chang Chun calls for bilateral peace.
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SHANGHAI
Nanking
Peiping
China
CHANGCHUN
Manchuria
Kunchuling
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hollington Tong
Changil
Peiping-Mukden
Waneyehmiao
Kangping
Nitti Fails to Form Italian Government in Rome
Rome May 21 Francesca Saverio Nitti announced he had failed to form a new Italian government after five days of effort. The 79 year old independent refused the post of premier offered after Alcide de Gasperi’s resignation. President Enrico de Nicola would resume consultations to find a new premier. Victor Emmanuel Orlando arrived amid rumors he might be asked to form a cabinet but said he was not designated. He offered no formal plan and would confer with party leaders to exchange ideas.
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ROME
Francesca Saverio Nitti
Enrico de Nicola
Alcide de Gasperi
di Nicola
Nitti
Victor Emmanuel Orlando
de Nicola
Orlando
de Nicolas
Vancouver Drug Store Robberies Jump to Four in 18 Days
Vancouver reports a wave of four drugstore robberies in 18 days with three suspects sought. The latest hit was Morden's Drug Store in the Dunbar district, netting $200 plus narcotics. Earlier robberies included Irving's Drug Store and Oak Pharmacy, with entries through holes in walls or ceilings. Police believe the thieves aim to vend the narcotics on the underworld market and are not addicts.
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VANCOUVER
aist
Morden
Dunbar
Irving
Arab and Jew Clash Fatal Near Petah Tiqvah
Two Arabs were killed and six wounded when Arabs and Jews clashed near Petah Tiqvah six miles from Tel Aviv. A Haganah claim said it fought Arab units in retaliation for two Jewish deaths, with one Haganah member killed. Reports described unrest spreading to Ramat Gan and tensions along routes between Tel Aviv and Haifa.
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JERUSALEM
Petah Tiqvah
Tel-Aviv
Haganah
unt
Ramat Gan
Tel Aviv
Petah Tigran
Palestine
Haifa
PARIS
Reuters
Rue L'Odeon
Coal Price May Rise As Wage Settlement Spreads Costs
Ottawa reports a likely rise in Maritime coal prices following a wage settlement with 13,000 miners. Government sources say subsidies may resume on a smaller scale, leaving operators to raise prices or cut costs. Final strike vote takes place Friday. Foremen strike at Ford affects Rouge Lincoln and Highland Park plants, with potential production halt. Picket lines announced for supervisory staff as FAA seeks changes to renewal terms.
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C.P
Iigh
Dominion
United Mine Workers of America
Dominion Coal Company
Dominion Coal
Rouge
Lincoln
Highland Park
Detroit
Keys
United Auto Workers
C.I.O
Ford
upton
FAA
Speak Plainly To German People Speak Plainly To German People
Berlin May 21 The American and British military governors urged Germans to stop striking over food shortages and to accept paid work and courage. Gen Lucius D Clay and Air Marshal Sholto Douglas told leaders to face realities and their obligations. Samuel Sewall warned protests could cut relief supplies and called for stamping out the black market to preserve rations. A British official noted specialists touring the zone ordered seizure of 1 600 tatties in Wesiphatla.
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BERLIN
Lucius D. Clay
Sholto Douglas
Sumuel Sewall
Wuerttemberg - Baden
United States
Germany
Sewall
Wesiphatla
Canada’s March trade deficit hits new high with U S
Canada’s adverse trade balance with the United States reached an all time high in March with exports to the U S valued at over 53 million dollars while imports from the U S stood at 165.5 million dollars leaving a deficit of 80.6 million. The quarter total was about 204.1 million, roughly double the 1946 figure, and analysts warn the trend could affect U S dollar reserves.
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R. K. CARNEGIE
OTTAWA
Canada
United States
Dominion brucau
U.S
Ontario Labor Scene Brightens As Two Disputes Are Settled
Ontario's labor picture brightened as two disputes settled, sending 2,500+ workers back to Kingston and Windsor jobs. In Toronto, four projects were partially paralyzed as 121 carpenters and 3 laborers walked out seeking 25 cents to 1 dollar hourly raises. Laborers demand union recognition and 15 cents more per hour. Kingston workers won 13 cents per hour for a 40 hour week after a new wage agreement. Conciliation talks near for Sudbury Nickel Company and Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, while Weston wage dispute remains unresolved and UAW gears up for talks with automakers.
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C.P
Ontario
Kingston
Windsor
Lakehead
Port Arthur
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
AFL
International Brotherhood of Hadcartiers, Building and Common Laborers
A.F.L
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local
C.C.L.C
Kingston Building Contractors Association
union of Mine, Mil and Smelter Workers
C.SC
International Nickel Company
Sudbury
Moffat Steve Company
Weston
United Steelworkers of America
Seven Killed In U.S. Crash In Illinois
A B 25 military plane crashed in a Champaign area cornfield during a violent thunderstorm killing seven aboard. The dead include Col. Raymond E. O Neill and Col. George A. Whatley. vessel was en route from Cheyenne to Chanute Field. Two other Army crashes reported in Texas.
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George A. Whatley
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perth
here
United States
Texas
Burlington Town
Ed Borman
Champaign News-Gazette
Borman
Ekke Flesner
Flesner
Plesner
Migration of B C Doukhobors settles near Hilliers Crossing
A Vancouver Daily Province dispatch reports 25 to 30 Doukhobor families breaking with Sons of Freedom and Krestova have settled on 350 acres near Hilliers Crossing, 35 miles northwest of Napaimo on Vancouver Island. Led by Michael Veregin they denounced arson and disrobing and seek police protection amid alleged threats from opponents. They are clearing land, building houses and planting fruit trees.
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VANCOUVER
Vancouver Daily Province
Victoria
Sons of Freedom
ad Krestova
B.C
Kootenay
Hilliers Crossing
Na-paimo
Vancouver Island
Michael Veregin
Hrestova
Radio Inventions forecasts home newspaper print via radio
May 21 report from Toronto notes Frank A. Hester of Radio Inventions Inc New York predicts facsimile home broadcasting. Equipment would print news on continuous paper rolls by radio waves with precise synchronization between sender and receiver to print in living rooms during the annual meeting of the Institute of Radio Engineers.
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TORONTO
Frank A. Hester
Radio Inventions, Inc
New York
Institute of Radio Engineers
Fire Drives 30 To Safety At St Catharines Dorms
May 21 in St Catharines Ontario a spectacular blaze at the Imperial Iron Corporation dormitories forced about thirty people to flee in night attire. The fire caused damage estimated at unknown. Four of the evacuees were reported rather frightened, but no serious injuries were detailed.
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ST. CATHARINES
Imperial Iron Corporation bere
Silent Airplane Demonstrated at Langley Field
At Langley Field Virginia on May 21 scientists unveiled the first silent airplane. J A Shortal of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics said the craft is the initial model with all noise silencing methods applied. It uses a five blade propeller turning slower than standard and cuts noise pressure by about 90 percent as it passed 300 feet overhead.
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LANGLEY FIELD
J. A. Shortal
National Advisory Council of Aeronautics
27 Ounce Baby Girl Thrives At Vancouver Hospital
Vancouver May 2 27 ounce baby girl Eva Longstaff daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Longstaff thrived after birth in St Pauls Hospital incubator. Born Sunday she weighed 27 ounces two ounces more than a 1944 record and subsisted on an eye dropper diet.
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VANCOUVER
C.P
Darwin Eva
Arthur Longstaff
St Paul's hospital
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