Forces move to jail for communist action in Canada
The Canadian defence committee approves a clause replacing sedition with life imprisonment for printing or teaching advocacy of using force to change government, aiming to curb communism during the cold war. Discharges of suspected Reds hinted, with broader security purges across government including civil service, N R C, and NFB.
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UAWA
commons defence committee
Canada
Defence department
National Research Council
National Film Board
Prime Minister St Laurent Visits Rimouski After Fire
Prime Minister St Laurent toured Rimouski Quebec on May 26 meeting with municipal and religious authorities and urging workers clearing the west sector. He made no statements on federal aid and told Mayor Victor LePage and councilors that reconstruction plans would be considered with possible aid to follow. From Rimere du Loup he planned to visit Cabano, about 65 miles away.
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RIMOUSKI
Que
Soviet Charges Abducted Potato Bugs Over East Germany
May 26 report says East German government accuses the United States of an enormous criminal plot spraying potato bugs over East Germany from planes. The claim, broadcast by the Soviet controlled news agency, drew laughter from American officials.
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BERLIN
east Germany
Cobbler Knight-A Hunting Story From B C Athenletes In Parliament
The Left Hand Corner column notes summer timetable folders for CPR trains with new features. Fares between principal Canadian and U S points are now shown, a first for Canadian railways. Compiled by Jan Warren, the timetable project aims to simplify schedules for travelers.
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CPR
Canada
United States
Jan Warren
Canadian Pacific airway
Purchase tax to stay as gas rationing ends London
London May 26 Pur chase tax remains a permanent feature says Sir Stafford Cripps in the house of commons. He states abolishing the tax would require finding another way to raise £300,000,000 annually. The tax adds 37 to 100 percent to many goods from toothbrushes to radios and televisions.
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LONDON
Stafford Cripps
house of commons
Ser Stafford
Britain
Anthony Eden
eather
Britain to End Gasoline Rationing in Wartime Relaxation
London May 26 Britain announces full minister Philip Noel-Baker says gasoline rationing will be abolished effective tomorrow a major step in easing wartime controls Two American firms Standard Oil of New Jersey and California Texas Company to supply oil and accept sterling payments Builders will ship tankers to Britain while expanding supplies The move followed a June 1 budget plan to increase driving miles and raise the price per gallon as motorists gain relief from long rationing
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LONDON
Britain
Philip Noel- Bakes
house of commons
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
California Texas company
Noe-Baker
Break in UN China Deadlock Hopes Dim June or July
Secretary General Trygve Lie said a decisive break in the United Nations China deadlock is hoped for by June or July amid talks with Stalin and other leaders. He noted no change in the situation but urged progress and expected a high level Security Council meeting this summer as preparations proceed for the 1950 General Assembly. He stressed Russia’s confidence in the UN and the need to restore normal functioning after the Sonet strikes began January 10.
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Truman
St hn
Lie
security council
United Nations
China
Provinces to Appeal Rate Rise in Freight Charges
Seven provinces plan to appeal a 34 percent freight rate increase set by the Board of Transport Commissioners. They move from court to cabinet, aiming to block the June 9 effect date while railways negotiate wage settlements and consider further rate requests as part of ongoing labor talks.
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CTTAWA
Canada
judicial board of transport
Spokecmen
als
shapiwg
Navy Lieutenant Dives Into Gossip and Gold
Bascom B Boaz a 42 year old United States Navy lieutenant admitted to the FBI that he took $19 000 from his sample safe last November and spent six months on a spree with a blonde woman. Agents say the dash included gambling on races champagne parties and joy riding.
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LOS ANGELES
United States navy
Bascom
Boaz
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Crowded Street Car Collides With Gas Truck Tragedy
A crowded Chicago street car hit a double gasoline trailer last night, killing 33 and injuring 30 as flames engulfed eight adjoining buildings. Police, fire crews, and 20 000 bystanders crowded the scene near 63rd Street and State Street. The driver of the truck was Mel Wilson. authorities noted the disaster as Chicago’s worst street car accident and fire since 1946.
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E.D.T
Bathurst Hill
State Street
Chicago
La Salle hotel
Tne
Mel Wilson
Seven Inch Snowstorm Strikes Denver Area
Snow covered northern Colorado and Wyoming as Denver endured a seven inch fall. City officials report 59,000 of the 190,000 street trees were seriously damaged by the storm, littering streets with broken branches.
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Associated Press
ENVER
Colorado
Wyoming
Denver
Haig suggests Commons reform bars former MPs from Senate
Ottawa May 26 Senator John T Haig of Winnipeg proposed a constitutional change to forbid former house of commons members from becoming senators. He argued it would boost efficiency and curb endless debate likened the Commons to a merry-go-round of talk. The motion sparked renewed debate on reform steps.
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OTTAWA
ICP
John T. Haig
Winnipeg
commons
senate
ours
Haig
Ross
Calgary
Senate-commons committee
house of commons
tre c
Queen Mother Mary Celebrates Birthday at Buckingham Palace
Queen Mother Mary marked her birthday with the Royal Family and 30 royal guests at Buckingham Palace. The King planned a toast to her health as a day of official duties and correspondence unfolded from 7 30 a.m. to 10 45 p.m. including a noon salute in Hyde Park.
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LONDON
Mary
Buckingham Palace
Queen Mary
Marlborough House
Hyde Park
Manila Jail Break Kills Seventeen in Riot
In Manila a two hour battle left seventeen dead after eighty inmates seized the armory during a mass break from a jail. Five convicts and two guards were wounded as fires burned two prison buildings and authorities pursued ringleaders with guards, constabulary, and regular army units.
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MANILA
Philippines
fie
Begin Scrub Drive Begin Scrub Drive
May 26 marks the start of Operation Rainbow with cleanup squads moving into Winnipeg flood zones behind the retreating Red River. Aimed at disinfecting the city, the effort includes trains resuming service to Emerson as experts monitor river levels and reassure against further danger.
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Red river
Winnipeg
Emerson
Red
R. £. A. Morton
fleed control
rairfall
St. Boniface
Man
Stephens
Greater Winnipeg
Train collision in Czechoslovakia kills twelve
In Peague Slovakia early today a express and a freight train collided, killing twelve and injuring twelve. Both engineers were arrested. officials blamed carelessness. Another brief notes Col S C Oland elected president of the Dominion Brewers' Association in Quebec, with R J Chiswick named director for Alberta as the group plans a safety contest across 63 plants.
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PEAGUE
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
CANADIAN BREWERS SEIGNIORY CLUB
Que
Col
S C. Oland
Halifax
Domimion Brewers’ Association
J. D. Cress
Calgary
R J Chiswick
Alberta
Two Killed Four Hurt When Blast Rips Ontario Tug
Oakville Ont May 26 Two men were killed and four injured when an explosion ripped through the tug Rachel while moored near the lakeshore town, 20 miles west of Toronto. The blast is believed to have started from fumes. Deceased are John Pere 32 of Galt and Garland Guy of New, who had been brought from Kitchener to salvage practice bombs dropped in Lake Ontario during wartime training.
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OAKVILLE
Ont
an &X
Rachel
Toronto
Deag
John Pere
Galt
Garland Guy
New
Kitchener
divins
Lake Ontano
Stratocruiser arrives with relief for Winnipeg
Montreal May 26 CP reports a stripped-down British Overseas Airways Stratocruiser ferrying relief supplies for Winnipeg landed at Montreal airport at 5 15 pm. A separate dispatch from Chicago notes a streetcar crash killed 32 and injured many as the conductor and motorman died in the flames. Police search extends for a gunman after a botched bank robbery left a policeman badly wounded. Western powers press Russia to back freer all German elections. Fire hazards rise in eastern Canada with serious fires in New Brunswick and northern sections. Rainy Lake threatens lakeside cottages at Fort Frances Ontario as water peaks threaten utilities.
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G.B. STRATOCRUISER
MONTREAL
British Overseas Surways Corporation
Tleedstricken
Winnipeg
CHICAGO
Wiliam C. Liddell
Negro
Cciew
CP3
Montreal Island
lex Garman
RUSSIA
ECM
Germany
FORT FRANCES
Rainy Lake
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