Rail wage talks open in Montreal on 40 hour week and raises
A conciliation board in Montreal will hear demands from Canadian rail unions for a 40 hour week and wage increases to maintain take home pay, plus a raise of seven or ten cents per hour. The proceedings involve railways CNR CPR Ontario Northland and two unions, with projected payroll impacts of up to 84 million dollars and 139 thousand workers potentially affected.
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United States Await Signature on Atlantic Arms Pact
Washington officials expect President Truman to approve a new Atlantic pact defence plan that would unlock 1 billion in arms for Western Europe within a month. The North Atlantic Council unanimously approved the master blueprint as Dean Acheson led the talks with 11 other governments ready to sign once the plan gains formal U.S. finding. Britain seeks permission to ship its own arms and priority for economic recovery before signing, with a British pledge anticipated next week.
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Truman
Westernurope
White House
Congress
America
North Atlantic Council
Dean Acheson
United States
Acheson
Europe
Obathoe
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Ace
Britain
Winter Storms Slam East and Midwest Across U S
The Canadian Press reports heavy snow in Ontario and Quebec with more coming and cooler eastern temperatures. Floods and ice storms hit the midwest and south, causing billions in damage, displacing thousands, disrupting travel, and closing many schools as Memphis endures its worst ice storm in 17 years.
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Quebec
Canada
Windsor
London
Ottawa
Montreal
Chicago
Midwest
California
Arizona
Ohio River
Gulf
Memphis
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Indiana
Missouri
Aerial Search Delayed for Missing Men in Northwest Region
An aerial search for seven men missing for weeks in a desolate area over 1,000 miles northwest of Edmonton was delayed to verify conflicting reports about their movements.
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Edmonton
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Fire kills nineteen at Mercy hospital ward in Davenport
At Mercy hospital Davenport fire raged through St Elizabeths ward in the mental unit. Nineteen bodies removed by mid morning with 13 feared still inside the ruined building. Sixty one women and three men were patients in the three story ward. two rescued women suffered severe burns. Survivors treated in another Mercy building as calm, some sleeping in the lobby.
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Davenport
Mercy Hospital
St. Elizabeth’s Ward
Former Mayor to Face Murder Trial in Sydney
Former Mayor Dan Jack MacLean was committed for trial on a murder charge after a preliminary hearing. The 62 year old will appear in Sydney Supreme Court late February for the case involving the killing of Joseph Mackinnon, whose crushed body was found in a south-end alley on December 18. Magistrate Verne Read denied defense requests to reduce the charge to manslaughter as witnesses totaled 34 since the hearing began.
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N.S
Dan Jack MacLean
Supreme Court
MacLean
Joseph Mackinnon
Verne Read
Air Force crew to escort Pearson on 23000 mile world tour
An R.C.A.S. air crew from Rockcliffe will fly External Affairs Minister L. B. Pearson to a Commonwealth foreign ministers meeting in Ceylon. The North Star aircraft will visit Gibraltar Malta Iraq Colombo Delhi Rangoon Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo Wake Island and Honolulu. The crew includes Lieutenants Smith Curay Vrooman Andrews and others from Ottawa Victoria Port Dalhousie and Winnipeg.
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Malta
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Colombo
Delhi
Rangoon
Singapore
Hong Kong
Tokyo
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Honolulu
Ether attack in Winnipeg fails to harm elderly man
Elderly Abraham Ostry was approached by two men who pressed an ether soaked rag to his face as he entered his home. A struggle ensued and Ostry knocked the assailants to the floor, chasing them away and crying for help. Detectives found an empty ether bottle in a snow-covered yard.
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Winnipeg
Abraham Ostry
Homs
Ostry
Dominion provincial conference opens with clash on confederation pact
Ottawa expects a sharp clash between federal delegates and Quebec Premier Duplessis at the Dominion provincial conference opening Tuesday. The debate will center on whether confederation is a compact needing unanimous provincial consent or a statute upheld by federal authority. Ottawa anticipates Duplessis will defend provincial autonomy and reject the idea that changes require provincial agreement. If the compact view dominates, the proceedings could be jeopardized.
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du Pessis
Quebec
Conféderation
Duplessis
Confederation
St. Laurent
Bavarian Beer Tax Triggers Growth of Discontent
In Munich Bavaria anger rises over high beer taxes that curb consumption in a state famed for beer. Officials note per capita beer use fell from 314 quarts in 1942 to 38 quarts, with brewers operating below capacity and thousands of jobs at stake. A veteran brewmaster says Bavarian beer remains globally remembered.
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Munich
Germany
Bavaria
Bayari
Tosing
Iva
United, States
Canada
Smilestones NIT Recap Prompt Sparks Playful Rivalry
The brief recalls a witty exchange about the NIT milestone game. A lighthearted tone shows rival fans debating who held the lead and who shouldered the win. No clear scores or dates are provided in the readable text.
Parat troops to rehearse Arctic jump at Wainwright
About 1,700 soldiers from Canada and the United States take part in sub Arctic training at Wainwright military camp. The exercise Flybite features a mass parachute jump by Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in severe winter conditions ahead of Exercise Sweet Briar near Whitehorse.
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Alaska Highway
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Western Army Command
Patricia
Canadian Light Infantry
Whitehorse
sub-Arctic
Canada
R.C.A.F
de. le Clarke
Edmonton
Aim
al J. Mackie
Smog Changes Glass Eye to Look Healthy in LA Case
A San Francisco report notes smog in Los Angeles caused a man with a glass eye to replace it with a bloodshot one after a doctor from the California state board of health advocated a costly survey. The piece reflects health concerns and board members debating a $170,000 annual survey effort.
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Canada unemployment tops 261000 as labor force grows
Canada’s Labour Department reports 261,000 people were unemployed in December, about 52 percent of the labor force, with total employment up by roughly 100,600 over the year. They note unemployment rises mainly from a growing workforce and cite regional disparities across Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Prairies, and Pacific provinces.
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Maritimes
Quebec
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Prairies
Pacific
Chinese Representation at the United Nations
The article discusses who represents China at the United Nations and mentions the current ambassador and council roles. It notes debates over the seat and ongoing diplomatic stances, referencing key Chinese officials and their positions within UN committees.
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