Miners Return to Three Day Week in UMW Action
John L. Lewis ordered United States coal miners back to a three day work week as soft coal miners halted work after a three week truce ended. Hard coal and bituminous diggers told to work Monday through Wednesday until contracts are signed with each company.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United States
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Wifth
United Mine Workers
Charles G Ross
Key West
Fla
Truman
Ross
Defence Leadership To Be Determined
Paris news agency reports 12 Atlantic Pact defence ministers met to decide which power, the United States or Britain, will lead Western Europe defence signals. Canada’s Brooke Claxton said no competition between Western Union and North Atlantic Pact. plan linking US Canada with Western Europe expected for approval. If approved, $900 million in US military aid to Europe would be sent to President Truman.
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Paris
United States
Britain
Western Union
North Atlantic Pact Organization
Lowry
Canada
Europe
Truman
U.S
Pearson
Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
Leafs Coach Orders Five Leafs To Shed Pounds
In Toronto the Maple Leafs bench five players under manager Conny Smythe with a weight reduction deadline by Saturday. Walter Turk Broda, at 197 pounds, must reach 190 as part of a front page weight debate featuring a nutritionist advocating calorie cutting and exercise skepticism.
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Toronto
Conny Smythe
Toronto Maple Leafs
National Hockey League
Toronto Leafs
Walter
Turk
Broda Broda
Conservatives See Happy Omens in N Z Elections
Sydney reports Australia’s conservatives see hopeful signs from New Zealand’s defeat of the Labor government after 14 years. Analysts weigh implications for Australia’s December 10 vote and potential shifts away from controls and socialism, with mixed reactions across Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
Commonwealth
Robert Gordon Menzies
Melbourne
Great Britain
Labor
Ankles Show Youth Rescued From Sawdust Bin
Vancouver report says 15 year old mill worker Peter Dyck fell head first into a hopper and was buried for about 10 minutes. His friend Ulys ses Dionne, 24, pulled him out and applied CPR for about 26 minutes before taking him to hospital.
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Vancouver
Peter Dyck
Ulysses Dionne
Dyck
Dionne
UN Adopts Peace Plan After Western Majority Victory
At the United Nations a 12 point Anglo American resolution for a permanent peace passed 53 to 5 with Yugoslavia abstaining. L B Pearson urged Russia to halt Cominform efforts to topple governments by force. The Soviet bloc opposed the measure.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
L. B. Pearson
Russia
Yugoslavia
U.N
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Pearson
Assembly
Vishinsky
Tito
Sava Kosanovic
October cost of living index seen rising rents and devaluation
Ottawa reports October living costs may rise due to higher rents from a new quarterly rental survey and the impact of devaluation on coal and gasoline prices. The consumer index peaked at 162.2 in September with food sub-index easing from July highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
United States
Canada
Cropless Farmers to Receive 17 Million PFA payout outlined for prairies
Regina based Prairie Farm Assistance Administration prepares a 17 million dollar distribution to roughly 71 000 farmers. Payments vary by township yield with 60 percent due in December and 40 percent in March. About 1 500 cheques will be issued daily at peak.
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Regina
Canada
Prairie West
Prairie Farm Assistance Administration
Saads R. F. McGregor
PFA
G. C. Bruce
Saskatchewan
Alta
Alberta
Manitoba
PFAA
Dominion Public
Prairie Provinces
Plenty of Food in Canada For 1949 Christmas Feast
The Canadian Press reports a bountiful Christmas feast across Canada with ample domestic and imported foods. Families plan turkey dinners with trimmings as producers expect solid sales. raisins peel and nuts are available, though walnut pieces are scarce in Ottawa. imports rules eased and prices similar to last year.
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Canada
England
United States
Ottawa
Valcartier
Que
St. John’s
Goon Discovers Knot Holes In Brother’s Lumber
A man visits his brother building a barn and misreads knot holes in the lumber as holes. The brother explains these are knot holes, and the visitor remains puzzled by the appearance.
Commons in Midst Of Christmas Rush Nine Bills Passed
Ottawa reports the Commons sped through nine bills as the government aims to finish the first session of the 21st parliament by next Saturday. The exit deadline of December 10 looms with 17 items still on the order paper.
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Commons
Ottawa
Canada
Supreme Court
Sask Air Ambulance Extends Reach In Saskatchewan Winter
Saskatchewan's air ambulance service, started February 1946, plans increased winter activity. Pilots have logged over 1,000,000 miles serving 250,000 sq miles. The staff includes 18 with four pilots, three nurses, and a two-person office. Flights have gone as far as Long Beach California and St. Catharines Ontario. Patients must have lived in Saskatchewan six months.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Keith Malcolm
Malcolm
RCAF
Air Ambulance Service
Long Beach
Calif
EI. Cooney
Liuansden
Saska
St. Catharines
Ont
Gordon's Successor To Bank of Canada Bright Young Man
Ottawa reports Jim Coyne rises to deputy governor of the Bank of Canada at 39, succeeding Donald Gordon as he joins Canadian banking leadership. Coyne, a bachelor with a $21 000 to $30 000 salary, is a Canadian art collector, golfer, swimmer, and reader who studied at Manitoba and Oxford after a Rhodes Scholarship, with wartime RCAF service.
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Gordon
Bank of Canada
Ottawa
Jim Coyne
Donald Gordon
Canadian National Railways
Canada
University of Manitoba
Oxford
RCAF
Commonwealth Aid
Coyne
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Iran
Selene
Goldwyn
Shah
Monarena
North America
Staley
Ptometrist
Beveridge’s
N.Z
Arthur Fadden
Country Party
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
T.C.A
John Irving
Hamilton
E. H. Molson
Sam Jackson
RCMP
trans-Canada Air Lines
Sask
Air Service
Medicine Hat
Council
Hector Lang
Dempster Motors
Eagles Ballroom
Mercury
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