France Strives for Modern Agriculture Amid Peasant Resistance
A Paris dispatch reports French farmers show cautious interest in new methods as the Ministry of Agriculture notes peasants cling to old land habits. Barriers include land fragmentation, labor shortages, and a lack of engineers to regroup holdings, with about 1,200 communes seeking surveys to enable restructuring.
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Paris
Perts
Ada
United States
Ministry of Agr
Car Priorities Freeze in July As Howe Announces
Reconstruction Minister Howe announced that no new automobile priority certificates will be accepted or processed during July. Priorities approved between May 7 and June 30 will be issued immediately, while August handling depends on June and early July production reports. Issuance was suspended May 7 when demand outpaced dealer deliveries.
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Ottawa
Howe
United States Naval Contingent Plans Arctic Cruise
Ottawa and Washington announced a U S naval and coast guard contingent will conduct a northern training cruise this summer. Canal navy army and air force officers will participate to expand knowledge of navigational and weather conditions and provide routine training for personnel.
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Ted States
Ottawa
United States Naval
Coast Guard
External Affairs Department
Washton
Canal Navy
Army
Air Force
Strikes Hit Brisbane Industry and Transport
In Brisbane Australia a wave of strikes disrupts industry and transport. About six thousand meat workers two thousand coal miners and three thousand five hundred longshoremen walked off the job after four factory workers were dismissed four months ago.
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Brisbane
Australia
Fabacon
Sjahrir Arrives in Jakarta After Abduction Clean Bill of Health
The unrecognized Indonesian republic reports premier Sutan Sjahrir was abducted from Soerakarta and later returned to Jakarta by an army detachment in good health according to a Broadcast.
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Batavia
Indonesian Republic
Sutan Sjahrir
Jogjakarta
Sjahrir
Soerakarta
Cabinet Mission Fails to Form Interim Indian Government
British cabinet members travel from New Delhi to London after months of talks on Indian independence. A temporary executive council is named to govern pending a constituent assembly election, as Congress rejects the plan. The council includes Sir George Spence Sir Eric Coates Sir Robert Hutchings Sir Eric Conran Smith Sir Gunamath Bewoor Sir Akbar Hydart A A Waugh and Sir Claude Auchinleck.
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Pan
New Delhi
Britain
Minor
London
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Lord Pethick Lawrence
India
Stafford Crippa
Board of Trade
Admiralty
Alexander
all-India Congress Party
Gove
George Spence
Eric Coates
Robert Hutchings
Eric Conran Smith
Gununath Bewoor
Akbar Hydart A.A. Waugh
Claude Auchin- Jeck
Opinions Vary On Atomic Bomb Test Aboard USS Appalachi an
The Bikini lagoon atomic test sparked debate on its effectiveness against ships. Some call it a failure for naval shielding, others note it sank several vessels including Sakawa and Lamson while damaging many more. Officials deemed the operation largely successful with mixed damage reports and ongoing study.
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Sakawa
Anderson
Lampson
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Forrestal
Roger M. Ramey
Air Force
Kwajalein
J. Robert Oppenheimer
California
Berkeley
Oppenheimer
Lamson
Grilliam
Carlisle
Inependence
Arkansas
Pensacola
Skate
Negato
Pepper content to rise in Canadian imitation blend
Canadian pepper manufacturers plan to raise the pure pepper content in their imitation seasoning from forty percent to eighty percent next month. Using a government formula during wartime, the blend mixed flour or cereal with chilli to conserve scarce spice stocks. Normal annual Canadian pepper consumption is about 1,225 tons.
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Toronto
Whitefish Season in Manitoba Faces Possible Extension
In Manitoba whitefish catches on Lake Winnipeg are poor with 10 fishing crews reporting little success. The province set a 3,000,000 pound limit for the season June 1 to August 1, but if July remains weak the season may be extended. In London the Anglo American committee on Palestine reports the Jewish Agency as a strong influence, viewed by the Palestine government as dangerous.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Lake
Provincial Resources Department Fisheries Branch
Londus
Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry On
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Express Hope For Much Larger Crops This Year
Ottawa reports the world faces a critical famine stage with no strong supply gains before new crops. The 1947 48 harvests and export prospects are uncertain as war-torn areas may not meet needs, while Western Canada shows fair prospects and US estimates suggest a large crop potential.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Food and Agriculture Organizatin
Canada
United States
Australia
Europe
Russia
Movement for Passage to Canada from the United Kingdom
Repatriation of Canadian servicemen nears completion and the movement of their dependents progresses as authorities seek numbers. about 217 persons have applications for passage to Canada from Britain and roughly 24 000 wives and children remain in England or on the continent awaiting transit. Seven major sailings are planned for July with the Cunard liner Georgic joining the Canadian run and due to dock at Halifax on July 16.
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United Kingdom
London
Canada
England
Dominion
Cunard
Georgie
Halifax
Canada Maintains Price Controls Amid U S Pressure
Ottawa pledges to keep Canada’s price controls, with the commodity price stabilization agency and import subsidies. Prime Minister Mackenzie King says no plan to abandon controls, while warning of possible export bans if American price movements threaten Canada’s economy.
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Ottawa
United States
United Ndt
Mackensie King
Canada
King 1
King
Dominion
Mackenzie King
Commons
New Appointments at Ottawa Finance Department
John J. Deutsch and Kenneth W. Taylor were named to Ottawa as director of the finance department's economic relations division and economic adviser respectively. Deutsch, a Saskatchewan and Queen's graduate, has worked with the Bank of Canada and external affairs. Taylor, a veteran and Toronto/McMaster/Chicago alumnus, has taught economics at McMaster and served as economic adviser to commissions and agencies.
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Saskatchewan University
Ottawa
John J. Deutsch
Finance ‘Department
Kenneth W. Taylor
Department of Finance
Mr. Deutsch
Saskatchewan
Queen's Universities
Bank of Canace
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Department of External Affairs
Department of Labor
National Selective Service
Taylor
Toronto
McMaster
Chicago
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