Congressmen Return Home
Canada’s defence department reports an emphasis on securing officer material for all services. Universities naval training divisions and Royal Roads Royal Military College are highlighted as key sources, with a plan to maintain a nucleus force ready to expand in wartime. The year saw active training and joint operations amid floods and naval exercises with British and American fleets.
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OTTAWA
Canada
defence department
R.C. AF
Royal Roads
Esquimalt
B.c
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Fraser Valley
China
Hudson Bay
Magnificent
Many Issues Settled Only Temporarily
Washington Oct 20 AP with a 75 day breather, 81st Congress returned home to hear voters on how to run the country. After 289 days, many issues settled only temporarily or not at all, amid an acrimonious session. Faces heavy schedule await in January with European recovery, foreign arms aid, rent control, low rent housing extension, and Taft Hartley repeal. Truman may press compulsory health insurance civil rights, and extend the military draft which has not operated for months.
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WASHINGTON
81st
United States congress
congress
Truman
Carpenter's apprentice becomes Amber merchant buys manor
The London Daily Mail reports John Edward Clarke Holmes, once a Ludford carpenter's apprentice, now a leading Amber merchant and chairman of eight firms, bought Girsby Manor and much of Burgh on Bain. The estate covers 2.00 acres of agricultural and wooded land for nearly £100,000.
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IFTX
John Edward Clarke Holmes
London Daily Mail
Ludford
Lincolnshire
Girsby Manor
Burghon Bain
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Reds Stab Westwards in China Main Land
Hong Kong reports a major Red offensive as two Nationalist armies are said routed near Kweilin. General Lin Piao reportedly aims to split Nationalist forces by striking Pai Chung-hsi's 200,000-man main land army at Kweilin, the strategic base 250 air miles northwest of Canton.
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HONG KONG
China
Kweilin
Lin Piao
Pai Chung-Hsi
Manchuria
Tientsin
Hankow
Reds
Fourth Field Army
Pai
Kwangsi province
Canton
Abbott Repeats Budget in Ottawa Speech
Finance Minister Abbott will deliver a second budget speech this year reintroducing the 1949-50 budget with possible small additions. The pre election measures centered on personal income tax cuts totaling 270 million dollars, raising basic exemptions to 1000 for singles and 2000 for married couples, with dependents exemptions increased. About 750,000 people were removed from the tax rolls and refunds for those cut off are expected after ratification.
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OTTAWA
Abbott
T. Gossin
Berlin Air Lift Costs Hit Britain And United States
London reports the Berlin air lift cost Britain £10,250,000 with the Anglo American phase ending October 6. Frankfurt records U S air force costs at $252,540,000 for 15 months, operations ending September 30.
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LONDON
Reuters
Berlin
Britain
Christopher Mayhew
U.S
FRANKFURT
United States air force
Aid In Education Debate In Ottawa
In Ottawa on October 20 Prime Minister St Laurent said Canada would wait for royal commission reports on arts and science before deciding how the Dominion should aid provinces in education. The private member’s resolution urged federal help to expand and equalize educational opportunities, supported by the CCF and Progressive Conservatives. George Drew proposed a Dominion provincial conference to review provinces’ overall finances before any piecemeal actions.
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OTTAWA
royal commission on arts and science
St. Laurent
R. R. Knight
C.c.F
Saskatoon
George Drew
Progressive Conservatve Jeader
DREW
Mr. St. Laurent
Cambridge Shire Stakes Sweep Raises Large Prize Pot
Dublin reports the Irish hospital sweepstakes will share a prize pool of 794 900 pounds for next week's Cambridge shire race. Thirteen top prizes of 25 000 pounds each go to ticket holders for the winning horse, with 10 000 and 5 000 pounds for second and third place holders respectively. Entries show 103 horses, 57 withdrawn. non runners and those failing to place receive 150 pounds. Names and noms de plume appear for early drawn numbers, with additional winner addresses withheld until after the race.
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DUBLIN
Newmarket
England
F. E. Chrvaill
Cambridgeshire
Employment For Men Over 40 Urged
Ottawa reports the government is taking steps to curb discrimination against men over 40 in employment. Labor Minister Mitchell told Parliament that publicity campaigns via press radio and film are aimed at employers to stress the problem. He noted about one third of Canada's workforce is over 40.
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OTTAWA
Mitchell
commons
Stanley Knowles
C.CF
Winnipeg North Centre
Canada
Campbell to join Washington staff as Atlantic pact defence spokesman
Air Vice Marshal K L Campbell 41, head of RC A F North West Air Command, is named Canada's permanent military spokesman for Atlantic pact defences. He will head the Canadian joint staff in Washington and represent Canada on the standing group of the military committee. The military committee includes leaders from Atlantic Pact nations with UK and US consultation. Campbell becomes the first AVM Campbell to hold this post.
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OTTAWA
C.Pj
K. L. Campbell
R.C.A.F
North West Air Command
Canada
talks
joint staff
Washington
defence headquarters
United Kingdom
United States
Campbell
Yugoslavs Win 39 Votes On Secret Ballot
In New York on October 20 Yugoslavia won a United Nations Security Council seat on the second secret ballot with 39 votes to Czechoslovakia’s 19. India and Ecuador were elected to the other two seats, with Afghanistan and others not securing votes. Vishinsky protested, but Romulo ruled him out of order.
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YORK
Yugoslavia
United Nations security council
Czechoslovakia
general assembly
Tito
Afghanistan
Philippines
Russia
Andrel
Vishinsky
Yaroslavia
U.N
Europe
United States
Britain
Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
security council
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
India
Ecuador
Canada
Argentina
Ukraine
Drilling for Water in Regina Downtown
Regina dispatch reports a rotary drill sinking a test hole on the west side of Victoria Park. The effort aims to gauge a water supply for the parks department and to learn about underground formations and potential water sources beneath the city.
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REGINA
Victoria Park
Auto Producers Plan Cutbacks As Strike Continues
Major auto makers forecast cutbacks as United States steel and coal strikes drag on. The walkouts idle around 1,000,000 workers with unemployment rising and only direct government intervention seen as ending the stalemate. Ford, General Motors and Chrysler warn of shutdowns by mid November. GM and Chrysler say impact felt by late month. Ford could halt most operations by November 11, with some assembly continuing to November 15.
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Associated Press
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
Truman
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
sembly
G.M
the
Iron Age, metalworking trade weekly magazine
C.S.O
United Steelworkers
Aluminum Company of America
U.S
Former Halifax Mayor Acquitted Of Bribery Charge
Halifax October 20 A supreme court jury acquitted former mayor John E Lloyd of bribery after 20 minutes deliberation. Lloyd who served as mayor 1943 45 faced accusations tied to snow blower sales negotiations with John A West of Dartmouth. West was earlier acquitted of offering a $3 000 bribe.
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HALIFAX
supreme court
John £. Lloyd
Lloyd
John A. West
Dartmouth
West
siie
blowers
Australia’s parties push grim mood as election nears
In Sydney on October 20, Australia’s federal parties spar over promises for the December 10 election. The Labor government highlights a looming low mood as policy, while the Liberal and Country alliance labels Labor socialist and warns of communist links. A planned reserve of £743,000,000 for loans would fund schools, hospitals, housing, roads, irrigation, railways, and power projects, viewed as the prime minister’s election trump card to shield jobs amid private sector layoffs.
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SYDNEY
Australia
Labor
Liberal and country party
Labor party
CHIFLEY
federal-state loans council
Chifter
Soviet Russia subscribes to Fort St. John paper
New subscriber noted for the Alaska Highway News of Fort St. John, Ottawa, with a three month subscription from the Soviet embassy. G Voloshko, assistant military attache for the USSR, collects newspapers from northern points, focusing on the Alaska highway Fairbanks region.
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FORT ST. JOHN
Alaska Highway News
D. G. Murray
Ottawa
Murray
G. Voloshko
U.S.S.R
Alaska highway-Fairbanks
Bradley Unites Against Navy Open Rebellion
General Omar Bradley criticizes the Navy for not accepting unification decisions. He argues hearings harm national defense, warns of open rebellion and calls for balanced forces and strategic air power. Eisenhower also supports unification and urges calm as Congress considers the plan.
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ASHINGTON
United States navy
Omar Bradley
Bradley
U.S. joint chiefs of staff
navy
congress
Carl Vinson
Dem
George C. Marshall
Mark Clark
United States
Russia
EISENHOWER
WASHINGTON
Dwight D. Eisenhower
armed services
America
Columbia University
Local Bakery Workers and Salesmen Win Wage Boost
Edmonton reports approval of a wage increase and shorter hours for bakery workers and salesmen in the Lethbridge area under the Industrial Standards Act. The general rise is about $7 per week, with hours cut from 48 to 46 per week.
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EDMONTON
Lethbridge
Industrial Standards Act
Alberta
YUGOSLAVIA
PRAGUE
A.U
Prague radio tonight
security council
United States
Czechoslovakia
MEDICINE WAT
NEW WESTMINSTER
B.C
David H. McGregor
Medicine Hat
Alta
McGregor
Andres Waller
VANCOUVER
C.P
west
Prince George
Prince Rupert
NEW YORK
coast guard
Eka
Greenland
Iceland
Atlantic
DUPLESSIS
QUEBEC
OTTAWA
Evening Citizen
Duplesals
CANADA
St Laurent
scurity council
the
United Nations
ECONOMIC COUNCIL
United Nations economic and social council
Dominion
U.N. assembly
abe
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France
Geneva
Leon Mayrand
department of external affairs
Ivan Kerno
Hanna Saba
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G.B
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AVM CAMPBELL
AVM
H. L. CAMPBELL
Central Press
Yvan Nitschke
Lievre river
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