Ottawa mulls earliest possible federal provincial cattle conference
Canada moves toward a federal provincial conference on foot and mouth disease after regional import bans cause market disruption. Agriculture Minister Gardiner says the meeting will occur once proof is available that livestock and meat movements won’t spread the disease.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Gardiner
Commons
George Drew
Elia Trepel
Winnipeg Stock Exchange
British Columbia
Manitoba
Quebec
Canada
Nova Scotia
Mackenzie
Lethbridge
Alto
W. T. Hill
Toronto
Regina
John Diefenbaker
P.C
Lake Centre
Diefenbaker
Treasury
Drew
U.S. Plans Major Third Round Aluminum Expansion
The government prepared a third round push to expand US aluminum production with a 150,000 ton yearly capacity rise, a seven year Canada contract for 250,000 tons annually, and a larger national stockpile. Defense officials will meet producers as mobilization accelerates.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Manly Fleischmann
Defence
Charles E. Wilson
Fleischmann
Samuel W. Anderson
Aluminum Co. of Canada
Aluminum Co. of America
Anderson
Quake Off Tokachi Triggers Large Japan Relief Effort
U S occupation forces and Japanese authorities rush blankets medicine and food to Hokkaido and Honshu after a massive quake and tidal waves. Official deaths total 31 with 170 injured and 20 bodies recovered while hundreds of homes are submerged or destroyed.
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Tokyo
USS
Japan
Hokkaido Island
Honshu
Kyodo
Hokkaido
Kiritappu
Niikappu
Hamanaka
Associated Press
Kushiro
Noboru Saito
National Rural Police
Tokachi
Truman Admin Rules Out Korea War Expansion to China
AP dispatch reports the Truman administration will not move to widen the Korean war to China even if Panmunjom truce talks fail. Officials say policy remains confined to Korea though public and political pressure could push actions beyond the current stance. John M. Allison and A Alexis Johnson reinforce the line.
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Washington
Truman
China
United States
John M. Allison
Philadelphia Bulletin Forum
Philadelphia
A. Alexis Johnson
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Korea
Allison
Panmunjom
Churchill Cites Slow US Aid and Longer Rearmament
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Britain faces four years to complete a 4.7 billion pound disarmament program, longer than the three years hoped. He cited delayed US machine tools and military aid deliveries, noting 150 million pounds behind schedule after the first year and that 300 million dollars in aid has yet to be received. he warned of wartime speed and urged reliance on home defense until modern equipment arrives.
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London
Churchill
United States
Britain
House of Commons
England
Medicine Hat School to Borrow 45000 for Irvine Project
Alberta Utilities Board approves Medicine Hat School Division No. 4 borrowing 45000 under a deficiency by-law to finish a new Irvine school. Board also authorizes 60000 for Wheatland in Strathmore area and 48000 for Smoky Lake No.7 division.
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Edmonton
Alberta Public Utilities Board
Medicine Hat
Wheatland
Strathmore
Smoky Lake
Irvine
Beauport Settlement History Traced to 1634
Beauport, a town on the north shore of the St. Lawrence five miles below Quebec, was first settled in 1634.
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Beauport
St. Lawrence
Quebec
No Takers for Federal Offer
Prairie livestock remains confined as provinces have not accepted Ottawa’s proposal to allow animals into eastern and west coast markets. The federal offer guarantees foot and mouth disease clearance and a health certificate with each animal, following imports controls announced by Agriculture Minister Gardiner two days ago.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Arctic Islands Sovereignty Transfer Cited by 1880
Sovereignty over Arctic islands claimed by discovery by British sailors was transferred by Britain to Canada in 1880, marking a formal shift in territorial claim and governance.
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Arctic Islands
Britain
Canada
Alberta urged to copy Saskatchewan hospital plan
A CCF motion in the Alberta Legislature urged adopting Saskatchewan like medical care. A. J. Liesemer argued Saskatchewan residents pay $10 yearly for public ward care with no daily charges or extra costs for drugs X rays dressings and labs. He pushed for universal coverage to avoid bills that deter treatment.
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Edmonton
CCF
Alberta
Saskatchewan
A. J. E. Liesemer
Calgary
Liesemer
J. Harper Prowse
British Columbia May Relax Cattle Embargo
Agriculture Minister Harry Bowman said BC may relax or lift the cattle embargo on prairie shipments within days after the foot and mouth outbreak in Saskatchewan. No action until a safe federal provincial conference is possible. a meat shortage worry is noted alongside potential dairy and livestock losses.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Prairies
Harry Bowman
Saskatchewan
Bowman
Gardiner
House Rejects Power Vote
The legislature today rejected a CCF motion for a plebiscite on public or private control of the province's electric power industry. Elmer Roper proposed a referendum separate from a summer general election. A 1948 referendum opposed public ownership by 151 votes. The house also reviewed workmen’s compensation overhaul, welcomed H B Macdonald as a Social Credit supporter, and heard a Thursday motion to adopt Saskatchewan's government auto insurance system.
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Edmonton
Alberta
C.C.F
Elmer Roper
House
H. B. Macdonald
Calgary
Social Credit
Roper
Saskatchewan
Alberta to grant university scholarships under plan
Alberta legislature voted 35 to 4 to explore a university scholarship scheme in cooperation with the federal government or as an all Alberta program. Education Minister Ivan Casey said Ottawa's Massey report action will guide the scheme. the plan would aid qualified Alberta students regardless of financial means. CCF leader Elmer Roper noted concerns over access to education for youths in modest means and stressed equal opportunity.
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Edmonton
Alberta
C.C.F
Ivan Casey
Elmer Roper
F. Cyril James
McGill University
Two Die in Montreal Apartment Fire at Theatre
A morning blaze at the old Montreal repertory theatre building killed Mrs. Carrie Perkins, 30, and Mary Mahaffey, with about 12 residents of the top-floor apartments displaced. Six others were reported unaccounted for unofficially as police and Red Cross could not confirm. An early cigarette butt is suspected. three alarms were sounded. The site sits at Guy and Sherbrooke streets in downtown Montreal.
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Montreal
Montreal Repertory Theatre
Carrie Perkins
Mary Mahaffey
Red Cross
Guy and Sherbrooke Streets
Theatre
Cattlemen Call For Voluntary Meat Price Ceiling
In Victoria BC Agri culture Minister Harry Bowman backed a voluntary ceiling on meat prices proposed by the British Columbia Cattle Growers Association and packing houses. Packers resisted, warning ceilings will raise retail prices and noting potential embargo effects. Prices rose on the livestock market with a six to eight cent boost for beef and veal on Calgary levels while Bowman lifted the cattle curtain due to a foot and mouth issue in Saskatchewan.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Harry Bowman
Bowman
South
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Weather Brief: Snow Diminishes in Saskatchewan Then Clears
Light snow in Saskatchewan this morning gives way to clearing skies as the disturbance passes east. Temperatures today and tomorrow hover near 10 above with Alberta enjoying sunny spells. Thursday brings brighter skies district wide. Medicine Hat turns from clear to cloudy with light winds, lows around 5 below and highs near 20 above.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Liverpool Playhouse Pioneer Repertory Theatre
The Liverpool playhouse, a pioneer repertory theatre begun in 1911, houses a permanent company that stages different plays for continuous seasons.
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Liverpool Playhouse
Recreation Bodies Hold First Meet
City rec reation setup opened with election of chairman John Komanchuk and staff for the year. A seven member recreation board and 17 member advisory group replace the old commission and will hire a manager for Athletic Park while setting monthly meetings and sending playground supervisors to a pre season course.
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John Komanchuk
Recreation Commission
Athletic Park
Red Deer
R. McAffer
Tom Maxwell
L. E. Copp
Recreation Advisory Board
Recreation Board
Ald
Loren A. Walker
City Council
Council
Commission
Komanchuk
McAffer
Copp
Larry Long
Dean Marsh
Joan Fisher
Norman Marshall
Audrie Burns
Joe Mannarino
H. R. Hutchings
Bert Maltin
E. Tredger
Horses Exempt From Hoof and Mouth Ban At Border
US allows movement of race horses from Canada during the foot and mouth outbreak. Horses are exempt from the Agriculture Department ban on Canadian livestock. Vans transporting horses must be disinfected at the border. Hay and straw cannot be brought in with horses, and any straw or hay in a van must be burned.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Agriculture Department
New British Drug GT-41 Shows Hope in Leukemia Treatment
Cincinnati reports at a national cancer conference that GT-41, a butane-based drug from the Chester Beatty Institute, induced temporary remissions in 25 to 50 percent of myelogenous chronic leukemia cases in early trials. One patient remains improved after a year. other leukemia forms were unaffected.
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Cincinnati
Alexander Haddow
Chester Beatty Research Institute
Royal Cancer Hospital
London
George Timmis
Britain
United States
Haddow
Queen Sets June 5 as Birthday Date
The Queen announced her official birthday will be celebrated on June 5 this year, matching the traditional date established by King Edward VII. Her actual birthday remains April 21, and she will be 26 then. Ottawa officials say Canada may designate June 5 for the Queen's birthday, but cabinet action is pending.
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London
Reuters
Edward VII
Commonwealth
Ottawa
Canada
Bradley
Model Husband Jibe in Gossip Column
A witty quip notes a public figure’s private life with a jab about being a model husband versus a working model, reflecting light gossip tone and social satire in a brief exchange.
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