Bread Rationing Planned For Britain By Emergency System
Britain prepares a bread rationing plan for emergency use as Lord President Herbert Morrison links the world food crisis to the Dunkirk days while Churchill criticizes the food administration. John Strachey hints rationing could come within weeks after talks with unions and industry groups.
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OXDON
C.P
Herbert Morrison
council
house of commons
Britain
Dunkerque
food administration
CHURCHILL
Morrison
Winston Churchill
Ben Smith
United States
Washington
Michael McDermott
Byrnes
India
Germany
Mrr
Ben
John Strachey
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Churchill
Neisse river
iron curtain
United Kingdom
Strachey
employers’ confederation
Compromise by Employers Can End Strike in B C
Ottawa official Pat Conroy of the Canadian Congress of Labour says a Bri tish Columbia loggers strike could end if employers compromise. He notes a four cent per hour gap between logger demands and employer offers. With 250,000 unemployed in Canada and 38,000 loggers on strike, the union seeks better wages and shorter hours amid price stability. The C C L membership stands at about 350,000.
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EDMONTON
Pat Conroy
Ottawa
Canadian Congress of Labor
British Columbia
C.C.S
Canada
C.C
Increased Coal Orders Spur Miner Shortage Appeal
EDMONTON May 31 6 Coal orders for Ontario Manitoba and Saskatchewan rise here prompting an urgent call for miners. Government withdrawal from sponsoring surface strip mines shifts burden to private firms risking reduced operation. Dealers urge storage as serious winter shortage looms without summer stocking.
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EDMONTON
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Atomic Rays Kill Winnipeg Scientist
Dr Louis Slotin, 35 year old scientist from Winnipeg, died Thursday from radiation exposure at Los Alamos. He and seven other physicists and technicians were exposed during a May 21 accident with fissionable material. the others are reported recovering.
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LOS ALAMOS
NIM
Louis Slotin
Winnipeg
United States army
Left Hand Corner reveals subtenant landlord trap in rental buyout
A prospective buyer, subtenant to a three story house, faces continuing rent to the owner after purchasing. Lower flat rents S30 monthly, second-floor sub-tenant pays S25, attic sub-tenant pays 24 to 20 monthly. The buyer hoped to rent from tenants to cover the purchase but Rental Control Board rulings complicate the plan.
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pilami
Toronto Telegram
Rental Control Board
Arabs Reject Plan To Resettle Jews
In Cairo on May 31 Arab League rulers rejected proposals to admit 100000 Jews into Palestine. A delegate warned such resettlement would trigger guerrilla warfare and even be met with force if necessary. Communique urged support for the UN while opposing new immigration policies and called for British troop withdrawal from Egypt and full Egyptian sovereignty
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CAIRO
Arab league
Palestine
Holy Land
mame
United Nations
Egypt
Tripolitania
Cyrenaica
No relaxation of price controls in Canada noted
Ottawa May 31 The Prices Board announced higher ceilings on men’s and boys’ clothing and household furniture due to rising labor and material costs The board chair Donald Gordon stressed the increases do not signal a general relaxation of control and that price ceilings will remain tight with only necessary adjustments.
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OTTAWA
Canada
prices board
Donald Gordon
Labor Progressive convention opens in Toronto with delegates
Toronto May 31. The second annual Labor Progressive party convention opens tomorrow with 223 delegates registered from coast to coast and over 300 expected. National leader Tim Buck will deliver the keynote speech opening day.
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TORONTO
Labor-Progressive party
Tim Buck
Irrigation Up In House Seeks National Water Reforms
Ottawa debate centers on irrigation and marsh reclamation in the Maritimes while funding limits stall Prairie Farm Rehabilitation and water aid. ministers promise amendments to Prairie Farm Assistance Act and review St Mary river dam tenders as costs are estimated between 500000 and 750000.
Jap Emperor Visited MacArthur At U S Embassy
Emperor Hirohito, in a business suit, paid a secret second call on Gen. MacArthur at the U S embassy in TOYEO. They discussed food reconstruction and Japan’s changes since Hirohito’s first visit on March 27. Interpreter Hidemasa Terasaki was present.
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TOYEO
Hirohito
Gen. Macarthur
United States
Japan
Gen MacArthur
Hidemasa Terasaki
imperial household ministry
Naval personnel to share in prize money
Ottawa May 1 Officers and men of the Canadian naval forces likely will share in prize money from the capture and sale of enemy merchant ships and cargoes during the war, the defence department said in information tabled in the commons for W. R. Thatcher. Care and amount of the first distribution had not been determined.
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OTTAWA
defence department
W. R. Thatcher
C.C.P
Moose Jaw
Stettinius Resigns as U.S. UN Delegate
Edward Stettinius Jr has submitted his resignation from the United States representative role on the United Nations Security Council. President Truman indicated he will not accept the move and wants Stettinius to remain as the U.S. delegate, noting that the UN is now functioning. Stettinius reportedly believes his major work has been completed as the organization proceeds.
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EDWARD R. STETTINIDES
WASHINGTON
Mar
A.P
Edward EB. Stettinius, Jr
United States
United Nations Security Council
Truman
Brimes
Stettinius
Anthracite Miners Strike Grips Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s 75,000 hard coal miners walk off at 12 01 am after failed union operator talks ending in idle mines. United Mine Workers, AFL, and officials discuss next steps as wage and welfare issues loom. Government officials warn of potential soft coal price impacts.
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NEW YORK
Pennsylvania
AFL
United Mine Workers
Lehigh Valley Coal company
Hazelton
Washington
Truman
United States
John Boylan
anthracite board of conciliation
UOMLW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Maine
Mr. Lewis
APL United Mine
Secretary of the Interior
J. A. Krug
Vatican Bishops Criticize Allies in West Germany Letter
Vatican radio aired a pastoral letter by Roman Catholic bishops of western Germany criticizing Allied occupation policies. The text, prepared for Easter services, was halted in the U S zone at the request of military government officials.
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LONDON
Vatican
Germany
United States
Union Asks Govt Take Over to Avert Bloodshed
President Truman disclosed he invited Generalissimo Stalin to visit Washington about thirty days ago but the offer was declined for health reasons. He said a social visit was proposed during the Paris foreign ministers conference and noted a prior Potsdam invitation was also refused for health concerns. He had no immediate plans for meeting Stalin elsewhere.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Stalin
Trouble At Cranbrook Loading Halted By Strike Pickets
Cranbrook lumber dispute escalates as two small operators fail to load slabs and ties amid picket lines near CPR yards. Pickets also obstruct a sash and door truck, police called, no violence recorded. IWA and LWA discuss veteran lumber needs and a pilot plan to certify shipments as fair for war veterans building homes.
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CRANEBROOK
Cranbrook
C.P.R
I.W.A
Calgary
LWA
LUMIBER FOR
VETERANS
East Kootenay
Cranbrook veterans’ organization
union
I.W.A. veterans
Powell River Plant to Resume Operations
British Columbia woodworkers strike for wage gains and union security. logs labeled hot or unusable. AFL CIO states logs deemed fair to keep the mill running for two to three weeks. Sloan Report: Chief Justice Gordon Sloan to present nonbinding recommendations to end the dispute. federal labor department to receive findings.
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British Columbia
AFL
jronnt A.F.L.C.LO
Powell River
Canadian Manufacturers association
Mother and two children burned in Nova Scotia blaze
Sydney police report a mother Allan MacQuarrie aged 29 and her two children John aged three and Marsery Ann aged two died in a fire that destroyed a two story dwelling on Alexandra Street. Two other MacQuarrie children were hospitalized with burns.
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SYDNEY
N.S
Alexandra street
Allan MacQuarrie
John
Marsery Ann
MacQuarrie
British Withdrawal From Egypt Stirs Major Logistics Challenge
Reuters reports Britain faces a huge task in winding down its Egyptian base. Stores at the base total about 1,000,000 tons with a value near 712,000,600, plus camps and depots covering 40 square miles. Evacuation prioritizes the delta while Egypt’s port, rail, road, and labor assets shape future security planning.
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CATRO
Reuters
Britain
Egtpt
Egypt
Tripoliania
Iraq
Greece
Enfrea
Cairo
Alexandria
Edmonton Institute backs compulsory reserve service
At a meeting last night the Edmonton Military Institute endorsed a resolution stating that compulsory service in reserve units of the Canadian army is necessary.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Edmonton Military Institute
Crop insurance may be extended across Canada
Ottawa May 31 192?-Ene McKay CCF Weyburn said in the commons the crop failure bonus under the Prairie Farm Assistance Act was insufficient and urged a higher payment and a contributory crop failure insurance covering cereals fruits and vegetables. Agriculture Minister Gardiner planned to fast track the act and refer it to the agriculture committee with provincial opt in.
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OTTAWA
Ene McKay
McKay
Canada
Gardiner
house committee on agriculture
China Hopes For Peace Ebbed Again At Anshan
May 21 report from Manchuria states Chinese Communists recaptured the South Manchurian steel city of Anshan and are building a strong front. Dispatches from Nanking note Generalsissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek arrived at Peiping after meetings with national generals and officials at Mukden and Changchun.
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CHINA
MURDEN
Manchuria
Anshan
Nanking
Peiping
Actor Wayne Morris's baby dies after delivery
Hollywood mourns as the four pound infant, son of actor Wayne Morris and Patsy O Rourke, dies ten hours after a caesarean birth. Mrs Morris previously known as Patsy O Rourke.
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HOLLYWOOD
Wayne Morris
Morris
Patsy O'Rourke
Telegraph Seamen Strike Push for Government Takeover
The Canadian Seamen's Union urged Ottawa to take over Great Lakes fleets to secure a settlement after shipowners rejected a truce. Telegrams urged continued picketing to keep non union crews off strike ships as Welland Canal and Cornwall locks faced blockades and ports prepared for possible movement.
Notice to Readers the Herald apologizes for comic omission
The Herald regrets that due to a paper shortage it cannot publish the usual two weekend comic sections. Daily comic strips will continue for now. Readers, both young and old, are apologized to and hope for a quick fix.
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The Herald
Find Body B C Boy Foul Play Angle Probed
Vancouver police probed foul play after the partly decomposed body of 14 year old Kenneth McDougal was found under a front porch. He disappeared March 3 and was last seen March 9 near the Hartvig Hansen home. clothing was disarranged and blood stained sweats were wrapped around the head.
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VANCOUVER
Hartvig Hansen
Kenneth McDougal
Alexander Truman On Radio For Peace Ceremonies
New Westminster May 31 Viscount Alexander and President Truman will address via radio the peace arch ceremonies on the United States Canada border June 15 marking the 1848 treaty border line west of the Rockies A monument will be unveiled by representatives of both countries not attended by the governor general or the American president
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NEW WESTMINSTER
Cradle to Grave Bill Adopted in British Reforms
London. The House of Commons passed the cradle to grave national insurance bill without division, sending it to the House of Lords. It costs over £450 million yearly, funded by employee and employer contributions plus government support, granting cash benefits for unemployment and a pension on retirement to every adult.
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LONDON
Reuters
house of commons
house of lords
Paper changes hands in Shaunavon transfer
The Shaunavon Standard weekly newspaper in Shaunavon Saskatchewan has been transferred from W. Bill Sharp to his son Alex Sharp and H. Sidney Stevens. Mr Sharp started the paper nearly 15 years ago.
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SHAUNAVON, Sask
Shaunevon Standard
W. ( 1Bill Sharp
Alex Sharp
H. Sidney Stevens
Sharp
Mrs H W Meech Dies At Local Hospital
News bulletin reports the death of Mrs. H. W. Meech, former Lethbridge resident now living in White Rock B C, in a local hospital on Friday afternoon. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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H.W. MEECH
LN HOSPITAL
H. W. Meech
Lethbridge
White Rock
B.C
EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta Public Works
W. A. Fallon
New Westminster
Alberta
minster
McMurray
CALGARY
INBERNBERG
A.P
Charles T. Malcolmson
Robert H. Jackson
PRINCE GEORGE
Fern~dale
Grace A. Waters
Joe Poink
WORLD FARMERS FORM FEDERATION LONDON
C.P. Cable
International Federation of Agriculture Producers
James Turner
Britain
National Farmers Union
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Regina
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
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MacArthur
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Welland Canal
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Canadian Seamen's Union
J. A
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Colonial Steamships Limited
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