Wage Demands Rise Amid Living Cost Pressures
Canadian press report notes TLC unions may seek higher wages as rents rise and cost of living shifts with dollar devaluation. Percy Bengough says unions set their own wage policies, while anti-communist bylaw moves appear to be gaining interest in various districts. Separate notices urge rent control action in Manitoba and a call for a special session to address an emergency rent situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAWA
Trades and Labor Congress
T.L.C
Percy Bengough
Gordon G. Cushing
congress
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Montreal Tenants’ Association
Duplessis
Supreme Court of Canada
Clarence Rosenhelt
organized
Ron Teyner
Liberal-Progressive
Manitoba
United States Navy shrinks as mothball fleet grows
The U S Navy reports its active sea force is under half the size of its reserve fleet. Navy figures show 395 major combat vessels pulled from the Atlantic fleet and 332 from the Pacific, totaling 727 ships in reserve. Active fighting ships are projected to total 237 by next July.
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WASHINGTON
A.P
United States navy
navy
Atlantic fleet
Pacific fleet
The Left Hand Corner
The piece describes August nights with heat and humidity disrupting sleep when vacationing friends are away. It notes an air conditioned bed recently developed at Grand Rapids as a solution and mentions ongoing residence discomfort before cooling aid is used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Flight record bid ends for Milton Reynolds
Milton Reynolds arrived in Honolulu and admitted defeat in his attempt to set an around-the-world flight record as a regular airline passenger. The current record is six days, three hours, 15 minutes, held by Col. Edward Egan, chairman of the New York State Boxing Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HONOLULU
A.P
Milton Reynolds
Chicago
Edward Egan
New York State Boxing Commission
Air Crash Near Rouyn Leaves Four Known Dead
The R.C.A.F. reported a missing five person plane found 100 miles northeast of Rouyn Quebec. Two dead and two injured were initially recorded with the fifth uninjured. Identifications listed include Frank Hawkridge Bush pilot William Wiltsey of Noranda Gaston Lavallee Amos Val Clements Matachewan and Elizair Potvin Amos garage mechanic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRENTON
Ont
C.P
R.C.A.F
Rouyn
Que
air force
R.C.A.F. Dakota
Dakota
BSG
Frank Hawkridge
William Wiltsey
Noranda
Gaston Lavgallee
Amos
Val Clements
Matachewan
Elizair Potvin
Britain Faces Danger Losing Export Position
Britain risks losing its traditional position as a top coal exporter as expert warns of a looming crisis tied to devaluation and slow production gains. Sir Hubert Houldsworth urges rapid price cuts and mining-method reforms, while E L Haun warns of shrinking British export markets without cheaper, higher output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Reuters
Britain
Hubert Houldsworth
East Midlands
National Coal Board
Sir Hubert
E. L. Haun
Powell Duffryn Company
Life In Canton Under Communist Rule Described
An American who stayed in Canton after the mid October takeover describes life under the new regime. Foreigners move freely, British relations calm, but trade is at a standstill and prices have surged. Pedicab patronage fell sharply as daylight robbery rises. police are unarmed and soldiers unfamiliar with Cantonese struggle with crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Hong Kong
China
Homborg
Britain
Winnipeg bakers fined for adulterated sausages and bologna
In Winnipeg on November 7 two manufacturers Community Food Stores Ltd and City Meat and Sausage Co were fined and assessed penalties for adulterating cereals in their products garlic sausage and weiner bologna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WINNIPEG
Community Food Stores, Ltd
City Meat and Sausage Company
Promotion For GC W E Kennedy In Royal Canadian Air Force
AIR COMMODORE Kennedy and Hendrick named for promotions in the RCAF Defence Minister Claxton announced two senior officer appointments Kennedy 35 of Vancouver becomes air commodore and deputy head of technical services at Ottawa headquarters Hendrick 39 of Toronto is promoted to air commodore and named Canadian joint staff member and air attache in Washington Kennedy a University of British Columbia alumnus and Stanford MBA student commanded the flying training school at Claresholm from 1941 to 1944 Hendrick previously led North West Air Command Edmonton and served as CO of RCAF station Edmonton Portland native Hendrick heads to Washington with extensive staff experience
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KENNEDY OTTAWA
R.C.A.F
Defence
Claxton
W. E. Kennedy
Vancouver
air force headquarters
Ottawa
M. H. Hendrick
Toronto
Washington
Portland
Ore
Hendrick
North West Air Command
Edmonton
RICA
Kennedy
University of British Columbia
Leland Stanford, Jr. University
Palo Alto
California
Claresholm
Alta
Beached Chelohsin Passengers Walk Ashore in Fog
Fifty-one passengers and 35 crew of the 1,134 ton SS Chelohsin walked safely ashore over 600 yards of barnacled seabed after the vessel grounded in dense fog at the Vancouver harbor entrance. The ship, inbound from Powell River, ran onto the beach at low tide, with reports of holed hull unconfirmed.
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VANCOUVER
Chelobsin
Vancouver harbor
Powell River
British Columbia
Union Steamships, Ltd
ars
Stanley Park
Wife of Leighton McCarthy Dies in Toronto
The wife of Canada's first ambassador to the United States died suddenly at home in Toronto on Saturday. She was in her late 60s. Her husband, Leighton McCarthy, was appointed Canada’s first minister to the United States and later the first Canadian ambassador in Washington.
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TORONTO
Canada
United States
Leighton McCarthy
Washington
Freighter Andalucia crew rescued by coast guard
Seven teen crew members and one woman were removed from the grounded freighter Andalucia by the coast guard cutter Fir off Washington state. Eight crew members and the ship's master remained aboard as the lumber laden vessel hung on a reef with calm seas and no wind during lifeboat transfer.
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SEATTLE
Andalucia
coast guard
Fir
Washington state
Claim Another War Means End To Capitalism
Moscow marked the 32nd anniversary of the 1917 revolution with speeches by Malenkov and Vasilevsky accusing the United States of fomenting a new bloodbath to enslave the world. Malenkov urged ending capitalism through war while calling for outlawing atomic weapons and international control. Vasilevsky reviewed thousands of troops as a Red Square aerial parade unfolded led by Vassily Stalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
OSCOW
Russia
United States
Georgi M. Malenkov
Alexander M. Yasuilevsky
Moscow
Red Square
Vasilevsky
Nikolai Lenin
Stalin
Vassily stalin
Malenkov
United
Marenkov
Britain
U.S.A
Soviet Union
Britain faces shorter life for next government
London reports that British political circles foresee a government with a shorter tenure than the four-year Labor administration. A general election between now and next July could lead to stalemate and a new government lasting about 18 months. The main issue is whether Socialists or Conservatives best handle economic difficulties with last minute bogeys possibly swaying votes. Both sides remain optimistic despite uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Reuters
Britain
Labor administration
t Uhan
Veterans bill forces dad from varsity role, Barons druggist noted
Mr. Martin, longtime Barons drug store operator and known to many in Lethbridge, may be compelled to leave his varsity position to support family since he receives a $190 monthly allowance under the US veterans bill of rights. his parents live in Nanton.
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Martin
Barons
Jethbridge
Nanton
Seek Force Railways Economies Urged by Federation
Ottawa reports the Canadian Federation of Agriculture urged Ottawa to force major railways to cut wasteful duplication and boost efficiency to hold freight rates. It called for legislation requiring proof of efficiency before rate increases and the immediate creation of a federal tribunal to investigate duplication and competitive waste, with annual parliamentary reports.
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OTTAWA
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
royal commission on transportation
federation
Canadian National Rail
Arrest Made In Slaying In Calgary Auto Camp Case
Wayne county police charged William L. Wallace with the murder of Yvonne Levesque last August in a Calgary auto camp. Wallace was arrested in Detroit after being reported by his wife Mrs Wilhelma Wallace. Levesque, a native of Pincher Creek, Alberta, was found beaten in the auto cabin and died on the way to a Calgary hospital. Donald Henderson of Clive, Alberta, had a separate murder warrant still out. Calgary police planned further investigation in Detroit.
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ETROIT
Wayne county police today
William L. Wallace
Yvonne Levesque
Calgary
DETROIT
Wallace
Wilhelma Wallace
Vancouver
Palses
United States
PINCHER CREEK
Levesque
east end
Alta
Edmonton
Donald Henderson
Clive
Henderson
Winnipeg
S. J. Patterson
Donald W. Henderson
Wayne county police teday
Miss Levesque
Patterson
University of Saskatchewan
Hurricane wind batter Aleutians and world energy row
Hurricane force winds up to 150 mph batter the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. Canada and France urge renouncing sovereignty rights over atomic energy to promote peaceful cooperation at the UN. The US plans guided missile bases in the Bahamas with duty waivers for base material. A Medicine Hat manhunt continues for two escapees after a jail break. A Blairmore accident leaves one crushed by a coal truck. A big natural gas strike is reported at British Columbia's Peace River area near Fort St John.
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ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
SEATTLE
weather bureau
Alaska
EGE
LAKE SUCCESS
Canada
France
United Nations assembly
U.S
BAHAMAS
NASSAU
United States
Florida
MEDICINE HAT
Alta
R.CALP
Regina
Ron Christiansen
Embrty
here
Cypress Hills
BLAIRMORE R.CA.P
Ernest Newty Thussin
Ne East Roadway
Blairmore
A. W. Thiteelm
Lethbridge
PEACE RIVER
VANCOUVER
UPI
Yacile Petroleums
Britaih Columbia
Alaska highway
Fort St. John
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Minto Skating Club
Barbara Ann Scott
Canadian Figure Skating Association
G. B. Coal
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Vancouver General hospital
R. L. Martin
hell
George M. Malenkov
Marshal Vasilensky
Wm. L. Wallace
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