Cabinet crisis halts Yugoslav move on power pact
Ottawa reports that Canada and the United States tabled details of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence power and seaway project. They aim to complete a 27-foot seaway from Montreal to the head of the Great Lakes by 1948 with a 10 nation commission to oversee plans, contracts, and progress.
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Ottawa
C.P
International Rapidy
St. Lawrence River
United States
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Yugoslavia Faces Cabinet Crisis Over Axis Accord
The Yugoslav government revisited its alignment with the Rome Berlin Tokyo pact after three anti Nazi ministers resigned prompting Regent Prince Paul to seek quick replacements. Officials postponed Vienna signing and Wreie reported a plan for sweeping co operation with Germany while exempting Yugoslavia from military clauses.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tokyo
Prince Paul
Vienna
Crown Council
Germany
Axis
Yugoslav Crown Council
Vreie
Ontario Takes Ownership Of Power Works In River
Ottawa reports Ontario will receive ownership and control of all power development works in the International Rapids section of the St Lawrence river under a new Ontario Dominion agreement. The deal involves a 64.125 million dollar contribution by Ontario to the power development costs and awaits approval by Canadian Parliament and U S Congress.
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Canada
Ontario
Great Lakes
Ottawa
St. Lawrence River
United States
Ae Tales Mackenzie King
U.S
Tea and toast charm in a leafy Medicine Hat note
US Tufts type western Canadians smile at the British tea custom in a light local feature. Three gentlemen of the press tour No. 34 S.F.T.8 RAF with Major Hector Lang were invited to the Officers' Mess by Wing Commander D A Gibson. Buttered toast jam and English toast 430 refresh. Medicine Hat grows as a garden city with greenhouses shipping cucumbers and fresh tomatoes soon. Easter cut flowers market will boost shipments to western points from Alberta to Ontario.
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No. 34
S.F.T.8
RAF
Hector Lang
D. A. Gibson
Medicine Hat
J. H. Whitehouse
C.P.R. Wes
Canadian West
British Columbia
Fort William
Ontario
Hundred Planes Took Part in Plymouth Raid
London report notes the raid by the German air force on Plymouth during the night as the Royal Air Force attacked Lorient submarine base for the 48th time. Junkers 88s raided the southeast coast town, causing property damage but few casualties. A hospital bombing killed children and two births occurred in a bomb crater.
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London
C.P
Plymouth
Royal Air Force
Lorient
Strait of Dover
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Alberta Railroader Arthur Smith Dies at 66
Arthur A. Smith, 66, former assistant superintendent of the CPR at Penticton Lethbridge and Revelstoke, died suddenly of a heart attack while walking home from a theatre. He began as a brakeman in Medicine Hat, became conductor and trainmaster at Moose Jaw, and served 41 years before retiring in 1939.
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Vancouver
Arthur A. Smith
C.P.R
Penticton
Ledbridge
Revelstoke
Mr. Smith
Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw
Kettle Valley
Lethbridge
Long Range Fighter Aircraft Advances in Britain and U.S.
The Daily Mail reports Britain is being supplied with advanced long range fighters. The air correspondent says these fighters will be more heavily armed than the Messerschmitt 110 and have an extended range. They are touted as a complete answer to Germanys ocean raiding bombers.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Britain
United States
Germany
City Endures Devastation After Bombardment
Firefighters battled multiple blazes caused by waves of bombs over the city. Daylight revealed extensive street holes and fragmentation damage. Officials cautioned that casualties were not expected to be heavy despite heavy fire damage.
Progress Made On Aid Bill In Senate Committee
Senate appropriations subcommittee approved without change the administration's seven billion dollar Aid-to-Britain measure. The House had already passed it and the panel expected prompt Senate approval by Monday night. William S. Knudsen testified that the full seven billion dollar fund would be committed during the new fiscal year starting July 2.
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Washington
Senate
Britain
House of Representatives
William S. Knudsen
Plan to Fit Alberta Land Capacity by Zones
Mr Longman argues Alberta’s five agricultural divisions must guide policy. He notes the light soil belt around Medicine Hat, the black soil belt containing Edmonton, the grey wooded zone, the irrigation belt, and the wheat belt including Drumheller and Calgary. He warns rewiring production away from wheat in the black belt could boost dairy and other outputs, urging region-specific plans for optimal use. J H Yuill chaired a meeting with several visitors introduced.
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Alberta
Drumheller
Calgary
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Mr. Longman
J. H. Yuill
Water backs up over road near Suffield
Last night water covered the trans-Canada highway near Suffield due to a frozen culvert that blocked drainage. Mild weather left the road soft and authorities expect truck weight restrictions to be imposed soon to protect the pavement.
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Suffield
Recruits Report for 60 Day Training at Camrose
About 500 men including 350 trainees and 150 active members of the No 331 Canadian Army Training Centre reported for duty at Camrose Alberta under a four month federal program. Recruits arrived from Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge Medicine Hat and rural districts eager for their first khaki experience. They underwent medical exams before receiving uniforms and equipment at the quartermaster stores.
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Camrose
Alta
Canadian Army (Magic
Canadian Army
Active
Camraze
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Quartermaster’s
Bulbs From B C Toronto Flower Show Planned
Toronto spring flower show officials announce 1 200 000 flower bulbs will be sent from British Columbia to Toronto to be displayed.
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Toronto
British Columbia
Montreal Junior Chamber President to visit Medicine Hat
City visitor Mr Desmarais of the Canadian Junior Chamber of Commerce will tour western chapters and guest Medicine Hat Junior Board of Trade at a dinner tomorrow evening at 6 30 at the Assiniboia hotel. Members unable to attend can meet him at 9 o'clock at the hotel.
British Bombers Step Up Cheren Assault in Eritrea
British bombers and the South African air force renewed heavy attacks on Cheren Eritrea aims to clear Italian defences before advancing. The RAF reported dropping many tons of bombs in the latest two day push as land forces prepare to move on the city. Meanwhile British imperial forces re occupied Hargeisa in British Somaliland and seek contact with Berbera, the recaptured capital, about 100 miles northeast.
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Cairo
Cheren
Eritrea
Royal Air Force
R.A.F
Nairobi
Hargeisa
British Somaliland
Berbera
Yorkshire Leads in Fighter Pilot Decorations
In wartime honors by county, Yorkshire tops with 20 decorations for daring exploits. Surrey and Lancashire follow with 11 each in this count of wartime bravery across regions.
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Yorkshire
London
Surrey
Lancashire
City Glances and Local Notes Mix of War Fund and School Play
A Montreal Street School play drew criticism over a racially charged portrayal. A five dollar war savings certificate is offered for naming the tester in a Red Cross concert fundraiser. Flying Officer Ted Howe lauds base heating as superior to other postings in Canada. Officers and men anticipate a basketball game in their recreation rooms tonight. A. G. Finch bought the former Carbett house on First Street. New license mats will be issued at the Motor Licences Office on March 26.
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Red Cross
Ted Howe
R.C.A.F
No. 34
Canada
BC Ready To Pay Egg Export Subsidy
Vancouver March 21 British Columbia will pay exporters of eggs a subsidy of three cents a dozen if the money is turned over to the producer This was stated by Hon Dr K C Macdonald the provincial minister of Agriculture at a meeting of the Pacific Coast Poultry Producers Association He said the subsidy is lax economically but necessary due to war time trade disruptions and export needs He added the province had held back hoping the Dominion share the cost on a 50 50 basis
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Vancouver
K. C Macdonald
British Columbia
Pacific Coast Poultry Producers’ Association
Macdonald
Northland deemed likely invasion target in Canada
Edmonton March 201. Leonard E. Drummond secretary manager of the Alberta and North West chamber of mines warned at a service club that Canada’s northland would be the logical target for Germany Russia or Japan in any invasion. He noted distances from Churchill Manitoba and Fairbanks Alaska to major enemy destinations and cited Northland mineral wealth as attractive loot.
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Edmonton
Leonard E. Drummond
Alberta and North West Chamber of Mines
Canada
Northland
Germany
Russia
Japan
Great Circle
Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Fairbanks
Alaska
Tokyo
Drummond
Lorient RAF Bombers Strike Nazi U-boat Base
British bombers hit Lorient in occupied France in a second night raid with many explosions at the docks. An air ministry communique said weather prevented raids on Germany but praised Lorient as successful. Other actions included attacks on Nazi torpedo boats off the Netherlands and a German supply ship off Norway. one British plane was lost.
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London
Lorient
France
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Germany
Air Ministry -Aad
Netherlands
Norway
Two Nazi Battle Ships On This Side
London reports the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau have crossed to the American side of the Atlantic, a claim attributed to Prime Minister Churchill.
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London
The
Press Association
Churchill
Scharnhorst
Gniesenau
Alberta budget estimates for year ahead approved in legislature
Estimates totaling 3 026 282 75 for the HKégleh department attorney general and provincial secretary were approved by the supply committee. Some agriculture department estimates were also passed. Debate touched on hospital grants and the one cent gasoline tax for farms. J C Mahaffy raised possible salary payments to justices of the peace, with Law promising review for next year.
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Edmonton
Hkégleh
Attorney-General’s Department
Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Health Department
Justices of the Peace
J. C. Mahaffy
Ind
Calgary
Law
Muhaffy
British Bombs Undermine Nazi Claims On War Aid
In a wartime assessment the piece argues British bombing proves Nazi claims wrong about stalling aid to Britain. It notes London raids hit docks and cities, boosts British air power, and that German propaganda seeks to shield morale while American aid supposedly delays.
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Berlin
Washington
Britain
Rome
U.S
Lindbergh Urges U.S. Isolationism in Collier’s Piece
Col Charles A Lindbergh appeals to Americans opposing intervention to organize mass meetings while writing in Colliers Magazine. He argues that entering the war in Europe now would lead to defeat and humiliation and accuses foes of obstructing policy.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Collier's Magazine
Lindbergh
Europe
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