Churchill Launches Campaign With BBC Radio Address
Prime Minister Churchill opens Conservative campaign with a 20 minute radio speech on the BBC from Westerham Kent aimed at unseating Labor. The broadcast will be rebroadcast to North America and followed by publication of the Conservative platform.
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London
Winston ‘Churchill
Conservative Party
Labor
BBC
Westerham
Kent
Vieyr
Britain
Britain’s
Churchill
Counlry
Leeds
Caruitl
Pep.u
Edinburgh
T He Labor Party
Herpert
Western Canada Battles Over Grain Rates Before Royal Commission
The Canadian Pacific Railway faces opposition from Western Canada and the United Grain Growers as it seeks to remove statutory grain rate protections. The dispute centers on rates for grain shipments from the Crows Nest Pass to Pacific and Great Lakes regions, tied to agreements dating to 1897 and 1922. The commission will hear submissions today as debate intensifies before a February or early March hearing.
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Ottawa
Canada
CPR
United Grain’ Growers
West
Rame Western Boards of Trade and
Chanbers
Commerce
Deral
Ompany
Crows Nest
Rocky ‘Mountains
Pacific Nd
Lakes
Czechoslovakia Ousts Two Canadian Legation Staffers
The Czechoslovak government ordered two Canadian legation staffers from Prague. The air attaché clerk and a Vanier clerk typist were told to leave on Thursday with no reason given. Consular officials said the action affected long time Royal Canadian Air Force veterans.
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Czechoslovakia
Legation
Hve
Czechothe Legation
John
A. Irwin
Reginald
Dankoli
Vanier
Typist
Vanier I
Irwin
Irvin
Royal Canadian Air Force
Wild Horse Rimrock At Center Of Courtroom War
Vancouver hearing centers on Rimrock the horse owned by Harold Ring of Wilburg Washington. Ring claims Rimrock is a gentle animal and asks the court to permit new testimony in his appeal of a June conviction and $100 fine for alleged cruelty. The case pivots on whether a cowboy could rake a horse with spurs.
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Vancouver
Rimrock
Harold Ring
Wilburg, Wash
Herman
Lindner
The
Society
Alberta
Henry Castillon
C. J. Lennox
Stewart MacMorran
Explosion in Maine home Kills Mother and Two Sons
In York Maine a mother Leila McDonald 41 and her sons Richard 7 and Arthur 5 died in a house blast and fire. Husband Thomas McDonald 53 escaped with burns and aided authorities saying an oil heater explosion trapped them in a bedroom.
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York
Leila McDonald
Richard
Arthur
Thomas McDonald
Russian Boycott Of U N May Extend A Month
The United Nations faces functioning without Russia for at least a month as nine bodies have left since December 13 in protest of Nationalist Chinese delegates. Secretary General Trygve Lie warns the UN is in a worse spot than during the Berlin blockade threat. Recognition of Communist China by a majority of UN members is required for Peiping’s seat, with 14 of 59 members having broken relations so far.
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N.Y. (Cp
United. Nations
Russia
U.N
Trygve Lie
Berlin
China
U. N
Men Students Raid Girls Dormitory At University
About 100 men students at the University of Alberta raided the women’s residence last night, turning screaming co-eds from bed. Women rallied and doused several raiders in showers. warden A H Ryan noted it echoed a prior raid before Christmas. Provost H T Sparky said investigation not completed and disciplinary action would rest with house committees.
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H.T. Sparky
Fraser Valley Faces Flood Threats Amid Weather Shift
British Columbia braces as spring warmth spurs flooding risk in the Fraser valley. Rail service halted with two CNR and four CPR trains stalled near Yale and Flood, while residents in flood-prone districts prepare evacuations. Weather remains mild with rising water from mountain melt and rain, disrupting services and communications.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
Canada
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
CNR
CPR
Yale
Fraser
Chilliwack
Here
Abbotsford
Valleconver
Victoria
Mancouver Island
Chinook Wind Briefly Surges Through Alberta
Chinook gusts surged into southwestern Alberta last night lifting Lethbridge temperatures to 37 degrees briefly before a cold front moved in. Calgary and Medicine Hat posted subzero and five above readings respectively after a brief warm spell. Heavy mountain snow fell with Bantf and Jasper reporting significant totals.
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Alberta
Lethbridge
Cowley
Crows Nest Pass
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Bantf
Jasper
Edmonton
Plan for New Indian Industries Factory Plants
The Indian government outlines plans to establish factories soon to manufacture liquid hydrocarbons synthetic ammonia and penicillin.
Six Refugees Dead In Toronto Fire Sparks Investigation
In west central Toronto a basement garment shop fire trapped six refugees, four men and two women, who suffocated or burned as barred windows and a locked rear door blocked escape. Police and medics described the scene as a trap with two others badly burned. proprietor Philip Chaikofsky and family named among the deceased.
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Toronto
Europe
Land of Promise
Great Lakes
Noronic
Smirle Lawson
Ire
Phillips Garments Co
Philip Chaikofsky
Sidney
Isadore Singer
Wilfred Gutzen
Rose Anna Kitts
Miss Bluma
Bickbaum
Abraham Werzberg
Isador
Russia China Near Deal Turbulent East Asia Talks Move Closer
Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky denounced Dean Acheson as lying over U S claims of annexations in Manchuria Inner Mongolia Sinkiang and Outer Mongolia. The comment followed Chou En Lai's Moscow visit and reports a Sino Soviet treaty may be near. Vishinsky said Acheson exposed annexation plans to mislead Asia policy.
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Andrei‘ Y. Vishinsky
Russia
Dean Acheson
Soviet Union
North China
Vishinsky
Chou ' En-Lai
Mao
Tze- Tung
Reuters
Hong Kong
Stalin
Acheson
United States
National Press Club
Washington
Manchuria
Inner
Newsprint Supply Company objects to Canadian paper halt
London Reuters reports the British Newsprint Supply Company attacked the government’s plan to stop Canadian newsprint purchases in 1950. The agency, serving British newspaper owners, warned the move threatens press freedom and harms wartime allies who aided Britain. It blamed the government sole responsibility for the decision amid press protests.
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London
Reuters
Free
Britain
Diaper Shortage Troubles UK Mothers and Babies
London reports a diaper shortage as government subsidies ended. Manufacturers cite higher cotton costs and price ceilings. wholesalers reduced production after subsidy removal, then pivoted to exports. Mrs Norris runs a diaper service in Essex and seeks import licenses, while MP B Davies plans talks with the Board of Trade on her behalf.
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London
Britain
Board of Trade
Board of Trades
United States
Jay
Mford
Essex
Norris
Paget
Smilestones and Mirth In A Pet Store Exchange
A humorous exchange in a pet shop centers on a shopper praising a dog while noting its short legs and a clerk quips about leg length as the four animals reach for attention. The light moment captures shop chatter and playful character.
Wartime border incidents fade into peacetime routine
The article recalls the 1942 Alaska border episode where Canadian airmen faced customs scrutiny but were later granted entry as distinguished foreign visitors after U.S. state department guidance. It notes 6,000 Canadian troops later entering Kiska without trouble and reflects that wartime tensions gave way to normal cross border military movements in peacetime.
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Cordell Hull
U.S
Alaska
Aleutians
Hull
Treasury
Washington
Customs Department
State Department
Defence
Claxton
Department of State
Kiska
Congress
Rail Strike Idle 17000 at Jones and Laughlin Steel
Pittsburgh reports a 42 day railroad strike by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen idling about 17000 workers. At the Jones and Laughlin plant 12000 are out. Picket lines ring the Monongahela connects. No disorder reported as the strike affects district plants served by the railroad subsidiary.
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Pittsburgh
Brotherhood of ‘Railroad
Jones
Laughlin Steel’ Corporation
B.R.T
Jones and Laughlin
Monongahela
Jones, and Laughlin
United States
Plane lands safely after smoke forces landing
The North Star Air Lines flight en route from rad to Vancouver diverted due to smoke and a fire in the cabin. Captain Lawson guided the big plane to a safe landing with calm crew at the controls.Passengers praised the crew, including stewardess Clarke of Vancouver, for handling the situation without panic.
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North Star
J. S Lawcohy
B.C
Lawson
Alor
Wass
Clarke
Vancouver
De Gasperi Faces Expected New Reform List
Fragmentary OCR text suggests Italian Prime Minister De Gasperi prepares to submit a reform program to the President. Mentions Angela Kina day or Wednesday and a promised cabinet reshuffle amid reforms.
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Gasperi
Nine Month Strike Call and Violent Death Reported
Fragmentary OCR notes announce a nine month strike call amid violent death linked to the Brakma Railroad incident. Details are unclear but imply a labor action intertwined with a fatal event and funeral arrangements.
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