Hitler's peace plan to secure western Europe disclosed
Berlin reports Hitler presents a 27 point program to Britain outlining a four month negotiation on a new Locarno style pact with Germany France and Belgium under Allied supervision. It calls for frontier control commissions, plebiscites, arms limitation and a world conference to humanize war.
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Berlin
Hitler
Europe
France
Belgium
Germany
League of Nations
der Fuehrer
Locarno
Rhineland
Rde
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
Eden
World Court
Metal Shipment Released Described Wrongly as Nickel
Customs officials released four carloads of scrap metal misdescribed as Canadian nickel. The cargo aboard the Korshold sailed to Hamburg, Germany, after a prior hold up on March 13 when 73 cases labelled nickel cathodes were removed from the Liberty.
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Germany
Halifax
Korshold
Hamburg
Europe
United States
Liberty
Dominion to Trim Relief Grants After Winter Costs
Ottawa reports surveys show winter relief costs higher than spring and summer. The Dominion government plans a 15 percent reduction in grants-in-aid to provinces, lowering April total to 2 606 286 dollars. Pre July 31 1934 the Dominion contributed about 38 percent. from Aug 1 1934 grants were fixed at 1 751 250 dollars for nine provinces, about 28 percent of joint expenditures.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Department of Labor
Saskatche wan relief loan advances one point three million
Cabinet authorizes a 1.3 million loan to cover provincial relief expenditures for January February and March. The advance is secured by provincial treasury bills at four percent for one year. Ottawa release notes the order in council was tabled in the House of Commons. A six man survey to Baffin Land will be conducted under Royal Geographical Society and British Museum auspices. Southampton reports the crash that killed Sir Keith Nuttall’s brother and H C Buchan, both tied to Manchester civil engineering and the Aero Club of Hampshire.
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Saskatchewan
House of Commons
Treasury
Baffin Land
Thomas A. Manning
London
Eng
Manning
Royal Geographical Society
British Museum
Southampton
Keith Nuttall
Manchester
H. C. Buchan
Aero Club of
Hampshire
Nuttall
Buchan
Move Rejected in Social Credit Meeting on Lotteries for Hospitals
In Alberta, a Social Credit caucus rejected a bid to legalize lotteries to aid hospitals. A resolution modeled after Saskatchewan’s, presented at a secret meeting, failed to gain caucus support and will not reach the legislature. Maple Creek MLA J. Mildenberger referenced the Saskatchewan proposal.
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Edmonton
Social Credit
Alberta
Social Credit Caucus
Social Creditors
Saskatchewan
J. Mildenberger
Maple Creek M.L.A
Parliament of Canada
Province
Canada
Convicted Spy Cridlig Faces Exile After Metz Case
Charles Cridlig, a former aerial defence officer, was convicted of acting for Germany to obtain Metz defences data. He received a prison term, a 10 year exile, and 60,000 francs seized. Prof Philippe Altmeyer was fined 5,000 francs for sending Cridlig's materials to German intelligence. Cridlig's wife was acquitted.
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Germany
Metz
France
Charles | Cridng
Or Cridiig
Philippe Altmeyer
Cridig
Cridlig
Ottawa unionist Power chairs pensions and veterans committee
Ottawa Hon G Power was elected unanimously chairman of the House of Commons special committee on pensions and returned soldiers problems. The committee may form two sub committees to handle correspondence and witness calls. Major Power suggested limiting witnesses to two or three per subject. The Canadian Legion offered to present evidence before Easter and the committee planned to print proceedings for Legion branches.
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Ottawa
G. Power
House of Commons
Major Power
Canadian Legion
House
Manitoba Agrees In Principle On Loan Council
Premier John Bracken told the Manitoba legislature that while the province backs the proposed Dominion provincial loan council in principle it has not committed to participation. Opposition leader W Sanford Evans pressed for details noting published correspondence between Alberta and Dominion governments.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
John Bracken
W. Sanford Evans
Bracken
Evans
Alberta
Domninion
State department to launch global radio press service
Washington reports plans to create an immediate globe circling radio press service to keep American diplomatic and consular officials fully informed. Short wave receiving gear is en route for Sydney Calcutta Santiago London Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro Lima and Cairo to monitor developments.
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Washington
State Department
Sydney
Australia
Calcutta
Santiago
Chile
London
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Lima
Peru
Cairo
Egypt
MPs Granted War Service Pensions Tabled in Commons
Ten members of the House of Commons were entitled to pensions for war service according to a return tabled by State Secretary Rin fret. Three cabinet ministers Hon Ian A Mackenzie Hon C G Power and Hon N McL Rogers have had their pensions suspended.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Rinfret
Ian A. MacKenzie
C. G. Power
N. McL. Rogers
British Columbia Passes Public Health Insurance Bill
British Columbia's legislature passed the first North American public health insurance bill in third reading by 29 to 14, funding for about 275000 residents. It implements employee and employer payroll contributions, free hospital care, physician services, labs, and medicines with funds and a commission to operate the program.
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Victoria
British Columbia
North America
Shorthorn Wins Grand Championship at Calgary Show
A Shorthorn steer owned by Margaret E. Wilson of Edgewick Alberta won the Calgary spring stock show grand championship for baby beef. The 840 pound fat animal sold to T. Eaton Co. for 40 cents a pound. It marked the 11th straight Shorthorn grand champion in baby beef. A pure bred Aberdeen Angus calf owned by John Henderson of Lacombe Alberta, 630 pounds, sold to T. Eaton Co. for 26 cents a pound as reserve champion fat animal and reserve champion baby beef.
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Calgary
Margaret E. Wilson
Edgewick
Alta
T. Eaton Co
John Henderson
Lacombe
Austria Conscription Talk Sparks Federal Service Amendment
Vienna reports a proposed constitutional change to require obligatory federal service for all men and women up to 42, enabling civil or military duties. Berlin bans Jewish emigration for military age without permits from both military and civil authorities.
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Vienna
Austria
Berlin
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