Government Files Claim Of $500,000 In Alberta Case
Alberta government filed a supreme court claim seeking 300000 from O B Lassiter who borrowed funds to clear 156000 acres for a veterans settlement project. If assets exist, the government may seize Lassiter's equipment valued at 354000. board meets to discuss contract for land clearing while financing terms remain separate.
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Alberta
supreme court today
O. B. Lassier
veterans’ settlement
Lucien Maynard
Lassiter
Luaasiter
Chin
Alta
Alberta gvernment
W. A. Pallow
public works
N. E. Tanner
Maynard
Manning
Social Credit
board of trustees
Lassister
board of trade
Wattham
Canada halts wheat tariff and doubles cattle quota
Canada and 17 nations reached a broad tariff reduction under a general agreement on tariffs and trade. Wheat duties fall from 42 to 21 cents per bushel and Canada raises its cattle import quota to 400000 head yearly. The plan aims to boost Canadian exports, lower domestic prices, and stimulate production and employment at home while preserving key domestic measures like oleomargarine prohibition.
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Ceylon
India
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King of Gra Polled Cattle and Royal Breeding Legacy
The Ottawa Journal London correspondent recalls William McCombe 1805 1880 famed breeder of Polled Angus and Aberdeen Angus cattle. His herd founded at Wiltyrour and spread to Royal estates Sandringham Windsor Balmoral and Buchy farms Stoke Climsland. Victoria honored the stock in 1866 amid broader efforts to improve national herd quality. A sale of the estate of Tilly-
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London
Ottawa Journal
William McCombe
Sandringham
Windsor
Balmoral
Buchy
Stoke Climsland
Victoria
King May Issue Honors List To Commemorate Royal Wedding
London sources hint that King may award Commonwealth citizens including Canada’s Prime Minister Mackenzie King, possibly a Order of Merit or Companion of Honour. Publication would appear in the London Gazette, with no confirmed decisions yet. Ottawa had no information on the reports.
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Mackenzie King
Canada
London Gazette
Smuts
South Africa
Uk Jy
Commonwealth
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C.M
OTTAWA
Mac ‘kenge
Southampton
Federal Treasury reports big surplus in seven months
Ottawa reports a fiscal year surplus of 1 675 240 dollars for the first seven months ending March 31 1948. Revenues from April 1 1987 to Oct 31 totalled 1 2004 and expenditures 1 069 589 744. Ten month figures show revenues 1 587 398 404 and expenditures 1 414 678 050. Officials hint at possible tax cuts in the next budget amid the growing surplus. end of 1946-47 surplus stood at 252 000 000.
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OTTAWA
C.P
federal treasury
finance department
Royal Wedding Preparations Build as Royalty Arrives
London buzzes with royal arrivals for Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten’s wedding. Kings and queens converge on Buckingham Palace as Westminster Abbey nears Thursday ceremony. A Winnipeg 16 year old guest plans to view gifts and attend reception after sending silk stockings to the princess.
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Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
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Hasakon
Norway
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West End
Westminster Abbey
Commonwealth
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Winnipeg
Montreal
Romney
Hampshire
Royalty Is Continued on Page tnC
Two Canadian compositions set for CBC broadcasts across Canada and South America. Alberta by Minuelle Borak of Calgary to be aired 8:50 p.m. B.S.T. next Thursday. Canadian Suite by Alexander Brett of Montreal to air 3 p.m. EST on Nov 36.
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TORONTO
CBC
Canada
South America
Alberta
Minuelle Borak
Calgary
CBC Dominion
Alexander Brett
Montreal
CHC Symphony orchestra
Truman Urges Wage Ceilings and Rationing
In SACO Maine Joseph Ouellette stopped his car and got out as his wife Mrs Ouellette, frightened, jumped from the moving vehicle. Ouellette chased to stop the car and a rear wheel ran over his leg causing a broken leg while his wife suffered a possible skull fracture. They were both hospitalized after the incident.
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SACO
Joseph Ouellette
Truman outlines 10 point program to halt rising prices
President Truman asks Congress to restore rationing and price ceilings, extend rent control, regulate scarce commodities, curb speculative trading, and tighten consumer credit to fight inflation. The plan, part of a broader program for Europe and inflation, was presented during a special session.
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ASHINGTON
Truman
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United States
Truman pr
Teen steals matadors bull at Mexico City arena
A teenage boy sprang from the stands during the Afth bullfight at the world’s largest bullring in Mexico City. Wielding a home made cape, he grabbed the bull from Matador Alejandra Montani and performed several daring passes before police and attendants could rescue him.
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OITry
Matador
Alejandra Montani
Vishinsky renews war monger charge at dinner address
Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky urged that a growing pro war sentiment against the Soviet Union exists in the United States and Europe. He accused policy moves in Germany of sustaining fascist elements to direct against Russia and named John Foster Dulles Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle as figures seeking to break US Soviet ties. He spoke at a dinner marking the USSR anniversary and warned reactionaries would disrupt US Soviet relations.
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Dulles
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Vishinsky
France
Charles De Gaulle
De Guile
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Siam's King Threatened After Bloodless Coup
A military regime in Siam reports a plot to assassinate King Phumiphon Aduloet, now in Lausanne, claiming the plan aimed to topple the monarchy and install a republic. Seven suspects are detained over the 1946 murder of King Ananda Mahidol, with a web of ex-premier Thamonvong and wartime underground links cited as ongoing threats.
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Have Post For Prime Minister When He Retires
OTTAWA Nov 17 The Eve ming Citizen says Prime Minister Mackenzie King will be named chairman of the federal district commission upon retirement from the Liberal party. The article notes King’s personal interest in a national capital development project long pursued by the government.
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Mackenzie King
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Quite A Difference London Nov 17 Wheat Market Report
An oblique London market bulletin notes a shift in wheat pricing with a new reference point. The report mentions the United Kingdom and the sterling, indicating a change in value and terms affecting import and pricing dynamics.
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All Safe In Plane Crash Landing
DETROIT Nov 17 Fourteen passengers aboard a Cleveland bound Eastern Airlines flight escaped injury when the plane crash landed on a farm near Willow Run airport. Capt Thad Royall and Pilot C W High reported mechanical trouble after takeoff during a weather delay. The craft belly landed in an open field, stopping short of a fence with no injuries reported.
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Big U S Loan to Canada Reported in Circulation
Reports from Ottawa say the Export-Import Bank in Washington will announce a route of 200000 dollars to bolster Canada’s shrinking dollar reserves. The loan would support international trade, with interest to depend on loan length. Government sources offered no immediate comment.
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ty tie agency
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Will Press for Acceptance at Havana Trade Conference
New York on November 1 reports that Canada will press hard for full acceptance of the International Trade Organization at the Havana conference opening next week. Dana Wisgress, head of the Canadian delegation, says Canada will oppose any dilution of the charter drafted at the Geneva preparatory talks. About 60 states are expected to attend the Havana conference under UN sponsorship, with Canada aiming to protect its trading power and prestige.
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Dana Wisgress
Wileress
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Ravena
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Wilgins
End of West Coast Strike Nears Stipulated Return
Vancouver transit strike likely to end after leaders urged acceptance of latest settlement. Vancouver Victoria and New Westminster streetcar workers vote today on a plan offering five cents less per hour with no change to a 46 hour week. If approved, limited service tomorrow and full service Wednesday.
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Street Railwaymen's Union
APL
Victoria
New Weatminster
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
PST
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Lloyd Basler
mainland
Vancouver Island
ister
Gordon Wismer
British Columbia
provincial
public utilities commission
LONDON
Reuters
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Savoy
Ottawa saves child's life with drug shipment
Five grains of the precious drug streptomram flown from Ottawa to a little girl in Parks suffering from tuberculosis have saved the child's life. Dr. Lotta Hitschmanova, executive secretary of the Universal Service Committee of Canada, said today.
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streptomram
Lotta Hitschmanova
Univerim an
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Dakota works to reach Arctic evacuees at Moffet Inlet
News brief reports Dakota the Snowbird flying from Coral Harbor toward Moffet Inlet within the Arctic Circle to assess a landing site for evacuating Canon John H Turner Mrs Curnet their two children and four army paratroopers. If landing proves feasible the party will be picked up and evacuated. Also noted is a Canadian destroyer Nootka investigating a possible distress sight near Bir Duck Island off Margaree Bay and other short items including ex convicts cornered by a posse in Neillville Wisconsin a mayoral nomination acceptance in Medicine Hat and workers escorted back to a mine after a three month strike
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MOFFET INLET
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Bob Race
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