BC Heads To Pro Voters In First Double Election
British Columbia prepares for a June 15 provincial vote amid a two-party provincial contest. Premier Byron Johnson seeks re election in New Westminster with a coalition including Liberals and PC. Harold Winch leads the CCF in Vancouver East. Voter list shows 649 264 eligible, up from 476 222 in 1945. Federal campaigning also underway after provincial balloting.
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Vancouver
Byron Johnson
C.C.F
Harold Winch
Social Credit
Union of Electors
Social Credit League
Labor- Progressive Party
Communist Party
Wineh
Labor-Progressive Party
Labor
George M. Phillips
Johnson
New Westminster
Winch
Vancouver East
Herbert Anscomb
Progressive Conservatives
Oak Bay
Victoria
George Drew
St. Laurent
M. J. Coldwell
Comment Quiet On Swansea Frigate Incident
Halifax report notes eight young seamen failed to resume work after dinner on HMCS Swansea. Navy declines further comment while board of inquiry may make recommendations on conditions and regulations.
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Halifax
the Navy
Swansea
Ottawa
Magnificent
Caribbean
Pstroyer Athabaskan
Mexico
Crescent
Shanghai
Navy
Board of Inquiry
Lucy Finds Her Man At Jay-Gee Meeting
Luscious Lucy seeks a husband at the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Colorado Springs. Lucille Archibeque of Los Angeles chats with Sandy Crews of St. Catharines Ontario as he pursues her, amid party radio backing and light flirtation.
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Lucy
Jay-Gee
Colorado Springs
Colo
Luscious Lucy
Lucille Archibeque
Los Angeles
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Luscious
Jaycee
Sandy Crews
St. Catharines, Ont
Crews
St. Catharines
Lucille
Art Linkletter
Gnu Romance Sparks Zoo Drama at Griffith Park
At Griffith Park Zoo in Los Angeles keeper Allen coaxed a gnu named Gned and a new mate from San Diego into a pen. The pair interacted until Gned charged a Brahman bull neighbor, goring the mate twice but not seriously. They were separated and expected to settle into normal newlyweds.
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Los Angeles
Allen
Griffith Park Zoo
San Diego
Brahman Bull In An Adjoining Cage. Gned
Beaverpogo Seen Near Power Plant at River Edge
An aquatic animal about three feet long, possibly a beaver or otter, was seen Wednesday night near the Medicine Hat power plant intake by a News staffer and family. The creature swam upstream offshore, surfaced with a brownish coat, and occasionally dived to swim under water.
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Medicine Hat
Bevin Sees Atlantic Pact as Shield Against Red Army
British Foreign Secretary Bevin described the Atlantic pact as a Western shield against the Soviet Union, stating it as the biggest step in collective security. He warned against appeasing dictators and urged firm action to build a lasting peace through example. He noted France’s mood, Italy’s unemployment, and Austria’s German-asset issues, and cited Marshall Plan cooperation as Europe sought stability.
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Blackpool
England
Bevin
Russia
Labor Party
Foreign Ministers
Paris
Far East
Britain
Japan
China
Europe
France
Italy
Austria
United States
Office of
European Economic’ Co-Operation
Bank of England Recovers Ashes Hidden as Life Savings
A pensioner handed the Bank of England a bag of ashes claiming £400 had been lost to fire. Bank experts dissected charred notes and recovered about £390 in one-pound and ten-shilling bills, with £10 unidentifiable. They note past losses in air raids and warn against fraud with penalties.
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London
Bank of England
Progressive Sweden Emphasized as Highly Unionized Nation
An overview notes Sweden as one of the world’s most unionized and progressive states, highlighting its robust social welfare system and advanced welfare science.
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Sweden
Duplessis May Liven Up Election Campaign
Ottawa dispatch notes Premier Maurice Duplessis could energize the campaign as Canadians face a job market shift. Vocational guidance chief Maj. A. E. Wood warns 150,000 graduates seek 20,000+ vocations yearly and urges careful job choice based on long term career plans rather than immediate pay. He stresses the need for occupational information and proper guidance to select the best fit.
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Ottawa
A. E. Wood
National Unemployment Service of Canada
Wood
Canada
Mr. Wood
Princess Elizabeth Leads Color Parade in London Ceremonial
King George VI and Princess Elizabeth headlined the Horse Guards Parade for the royal color ceremony marking the King’s 54th birthday. Elizabeth rode Winston the chestnut police horse as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, while the King rode in an open coach due to ill health. Britain observes the birthday officially on June 9, with Commonwealth nations marking the date differently.
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London
Elizabeth
Duke of Cumberland
Winston
Grenadier Guards
Britain
Canada
Quebec election chatter hints at Duplessis lead and Liberal risk
In Montreal a wary view of Quebec's race shows Liberal momentum but Duplessis could tilt the balance. Maurice Duplessis returns to his office amid cabinet plans while Ottawa watchers await his next move. The campaign keeps Quebec intrigue high as Louis St Laurent’s Liberals face a potential shift if the Duplessis machine gains steam.
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John Bird
Southam
Ottawa Bureau
Montreal
Canada
Quebec
Louis” St. Laurent
George Drew
Maurice
Duplessis
Louis
Union Nationale
Drew
Prince of
Denmark
Maurice Duplessis
New York
Quebéc
St. ‘Laurent
Quebec City
Thrée Rivers
Carleton County
Ottawa
Ontario
George
Progressive Conservative
West
All -Quebec
Big Aircraft Plant Handed Over to U S Firm
George Drew charges Canadair plant at Montreal, valued at 22 million, was handed to the Electric Boat Company of the United States for a maximum payment of 4.09 million in a secret deal. He labels the crown property sale disgraceful and unpublicized as Parliament did not know.
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Canada
Canadair
Montreal
United States
George Drew
Fort William
The
Electric Boat Company of
United Kingdom
Drew
St. Laurent
Quebec
J. Caldwell
C.cf
Saskatchewan
Vancouver
Progressive Conservative
Three Children Die in Icebox in Arkansas
In Walnut Ridge Arkansas a 10 year old boy James Buddy Chesser said he slammed shut the door of an unused ice box causing the deaths of three children. The victims were James Delbert Chastain two Joyce Ann Chastain nine and Shirley Ann Ramsey six. Police doubt charges will be filed against the boy.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Arkansas
James
Buddy) Chesser
James Delbert Chastain
Joyce Ann Chastain
Shirley Ann Ramsey
Felice
Must Strengthen Fire-Fighting Resources Robertson Tells CMA
Commander E. E. Robertson told the Canadian Manufacturers' Association session on war and peace fire risks that Canada must greatly augment its fire fighting capacity. He urged adopting authorities' lines and emphasized civil defence as a long-term, nationwide planning effort with rapid training implementation. Ontario fire marshal W. J. Scott reported 1,564 industrial fires last year causing $13,623,216 in losses.
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Robertson
CMA
Forbes Rhode
St, Andrews - BY - the- Sea
N.B
E. E. Robertson
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
F. J. Worthington
Civil Defence
Civil Defence Branch
Department of National Defence
Tries
W. J. Scott
Ontario
Canada
Claire Wallace Undergoes Hip Surgery in Australia
Toronto radio commentator Claire Wallace had a broken left hip repaired at Mount St. Evans Hospital in Melbourne after a fall from a car while on assignment. Doctors say her condition is good but unclear when she can return to Canada. she hopes to broadcast soon, possibly from Australia or via recorded transmission.
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Melbourne
Australia
Claire Wallace
Toronto
CBC
Mount St. Evans Hospital
Canada
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Barbara Fillan
Louise McLaren
St. Lambert
P.Q
Camille Marchand
Dorothy Shea
B.C
Mr. Winch
C.P.R
Reg Hardy Southam
Princess
Liberals
U.S
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