Rumor of UK Unity Government Amid War Tensions
Rome reports Mussolini pledging to defend Italy against German expansion while praising Hitler's Austria absorption. London debates a possible all party government under Chamberlain to face the international crisis as Parliament warns against broad coalitions and contemplates wartime unity.
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Rome
C.P
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Austria
Vali
Italy
Brenner Pass
London
United Kingdom
Labor
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Alberta seed relief loans aid drought aid plan
In Edmonton on March 1 1950 Solon Low explains seed relief guarantees and drought relief administration as the Alberta legislature grants unanimous consent for resolution withdrawal and an amendment. He cites federal seed aid of 1 900 000 and notes Ottawa funds for drought relief operations while Alberta would assume final responsibility. Continued on page four.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Solon Low
House
Ress
Low
Ottawa
Dominions
Pelletier seeks repeal of 1917 conscription law in Commons
Rene Pelletier, Social Credit member, urged repeal of Canada's Military Service Act of 1917 in the House of Commons today. He argued the one time conscription law should be repealed and cited its wartime origin and political impact.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
House of Commons
Rene Pelletier
Social Credit
Trouble Breaks Out on Polish Frontiers
Berlin reports a German army source says Hitler rushes to Berlin after Poland issues an ultimatum to Lithuania due to ongoing tensions. Warsaw rejects any Lithuanian annexation claim, while a border clash left a Polish policeman dead and fuels strained relations over Vilnius, claimed by Lithuania.
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Berlin
C.P
Hitler
Poland
Lithuania
Warsaw
Zellisowski II
Vinlo
Austrian official Emil Fey dies in personal crisis
Vienna reports Major Emil Fey former Vice-chancellor and Minister of Public Safety killed himself today with his wife and son. Fey served under Dollfuss and Schuschnigg and was ousted from the cabinet in 1935. He had been absolved of Dollfuss assassination suspicion last March.
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Vienna
C.P
Emil Fey
Austria
Fey
Dollfuss
Schuschnigg
Britain's Air Strength Reaches 169 Squadrons
London March 15 British air strength now stands at 169 squadrons on fighting lines. Col A J Muirhead outlined allocations: 128 with the Metropolitan Air Force, 26 overseas, 20 with the home front. He cited a £103.5 million budget for 1938-39 and noted aims to reach 1,500 first line aircraft by 1937 and 1,750 by March 1939 with up-to-date rearmament.
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George Hambleton
London
Britain
A. J. Muirhead
House of Ommons
Metropolitan Air Force
Ont Air Aim
Tan Force
Unim
Tta
Muirhead
Feed Oil Seed Shortage Pressing Need
Hon. D E Mullen provincial agriculture minister replies to Medicine Hat chamber about feed fuel oil and seed. He says arrangements are being made for spring provision in the drought area and that financing policy is not yet settled but an early settlement is hoped for.
Assurance of Russian Aid to Czechs Confirmed
Paris march 16 Soviet Ambassador Jacob Suritz told French foreign minister Joseph Paul Boncour that Russia would immediately aid Czechoslovakia if it were attacked. He confirmed the government’s assurances of prompt aid to Czechoslovakia in case of invasion.
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Paris
C.P
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Jacob Suritz
Joseph Paul Boncour
Suritz
Halifax warns Germany over Czech assurances and peace
Lord Halifax, in a Lords appearance, reiterates British demand that Germany honor assurances given to Czechoslovakia after Austria's coup. He says respect for these understandings is essential to European peace and warns of consequences if Germany disobeys.
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London
C.P
Halifax
Germany
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Only Woman W Ever Drove Locomotive on CPR
The Toronto report notes Mrs. Mary Eilen Wilkinson, the sole woman engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway, celebrated her 86th birthday. She began as a railway engineer during pioneering work with her husband Thomas Wilkinson, when a divisional superintendent learned she was firing engines and operating pumphouses, after which her name was added to the payroll.
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Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mary Eilen Wilkinson
Thomas Wilkinson
C.plr
Cartier and
North Bay
Fallows Read Policies Under Scrutiny By Alberta Opposition
Alberta Legislature debates highway methods halt as two divisions called. Bowlen urges contracts via public tender with oversight by a qualified road construction engineer. Fallon defends DPW policy and condemns political patronage as practiced by prior administrations. Debate resumes at 8 pm after clashes.
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Fallows
Alberta
Edmonton
H. W Lumey
J. J. Bowlen
Lib
Calgary
Department of Public Works
A. Fallon
Public Works
Alberta Social Credit Act amended ahead of week's end
Edmonton reports a bill to amend the Alberta Social Credit Act to address legality concerns. It aims to secure the Alberta Social Credit Board while previous Supreme Court rulings found related acts unconstitutional. The bill's contents are not yet released and the five member board is anticipated to continue.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta Social Credit Act
Alberta
Alberta Social Credit Board
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court
Iia
Germany pressures Czecho-Slovakia over Sudeten Germans demand
Berlin reports warn Czecho-Slovakia to meet German requests as Nazi plans center on expanding influence after Austria's annexation. Hitler travels from Vienna to Munich and prepares rallies for a April 10 plebiscite in Austria. Links to broader aims include Sudeten German rights and potential shift of Czech capital influence.
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Austria
Chamber OF Deputies
Czech
Spain
Berlin
Ness
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Frankfurter Zeitung
Czechslovakia
Praha
Karl Herman Franck
Pilsen
Skoda
Hitler
France and Britain urged to aid Spain in armistice talks
Paris reports Premier Blum appealed to Prime Minister Chamberlain for immediate joint efforts to secure a Spanish armistice as Italian and German troops bolster Franco. Juan Negrin told Paris Spain cannot hold out without aid, seeking 200 planes and munitions. Barcelona dispatches note French warships sent to evacuate nationals. London sources say Britain and France discuss an armistice with honor for Barcelona.
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C.P
Blum
Chamberlain
Great Britain
France
Mediterranean
A.P
Juan Negrin
Spain
Barcelona
Negrin
Foreign Office
London
Havas
Franco
Aragon
Hull to Outline U.S. Foreign Policy Before Press Club
Secretary of State Cordell Hull will speak at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington on Thursday. The address, amid European unrest, is to restate U.S. principles toward foreign nations and will be broadcast worldwide.
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Ington
Cordell Hull
National Press Club
United States
Freight Classification Changes Filed by Canadian Freight Association
Secretary W T Bannan of the Chamber of Commerce says changes in freight classification have been applied for by the Canadian Freight Association. Objections to the proposed changes, involving increased transportation costs, must be filed with the Board of Railway Commissioners within 30 days. A copy of the proposed changes is available at the Chamber of Commerce office.
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W. T. Bannan
Chamber of Commerce Haa
Canadian Freight Association
Baa
Railway Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Tornado Outbreak Ravages Five States With Fatal Toll
A major tornado spree along the lower Mississippi valley strikes Missouri Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi and Alabama. Belleville Illinois suffers eight deaths and over 40 injuries with a million dollar damage estimate. Demopolis Alabama reports 300 homeless.
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Little Rock
Ark
Mississippi Valley
Westeddand
Abley Sons
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Imleans
Acram Uie
Belleville
Ill
Leeds
Twerton
Demopolis
Grasshopper Invasion Threat Probed In Alberta
Dominion entomologists report widespread grasshopper outbreaks in Alberta with a Perry year forecast. Hoppers spread from Montana toward Edmonton within 60 miles, accompanied by rising cutworm infestations. Government stations will operate as in the past though not yet announced. Cloudy and mild, 50 to 34 degrees.
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Agate
Lethbridge
Dominion
Prent
Perry
Alberta
Morris
Montan
Edmonto
Best
Alberta Premier refuses to disclose government employee figures
Edmonton March 16 Premier Aberhartie declined to provide figures on temporary and permanent government staff stating the information is not in the public interest. Liberal leader KE L Gray had asked for numbers for March 1 1935 and July 1 1967.
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Edmonton
C.P
Aberhartie
KE. L. Gray
Rowell Commission Opens British Columbia Hearings
The Rowell Commission arrives in Victoria to resume provincial hearings on Dominion provincial relations. The five man board will meet in the legislative chamber to review financial arrangements between Canada and the provinces with Premier Pattullo and government counsel J. W. Farris presenting key recommendations. The commission expects to cover Alberta next, aiming for Edmonton by March 28.
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Victoria
C.P
Royal Commission On
Dominion-provincial
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Legislative Chamber
Legislative Assembly
Crown Colony
Vancouver Island
Commission
N. W. Rowell
T. DB
Pattullo
Canada
J. W.farris
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