Ottawa predicts summer labour shortage signal in prairies
Arthur MacNamara deputy minister of labour forecasts a labor shortfall in the prairie provinces this summer amid a declining unemployment trend in British Columbia. He says a large multi million dollar building program will absorb workers coast to coast, potentially creating a real shortage in the west by midsummer. Pacific coast logging may run later than usual due to a mild winter and better camps.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
British ‘Columbia
Dominion
Arthur MacNamara
MacNamara
Prairies
Pacific Coast
Edmonton Plans Friendly Gesture for Stampede Parade
Edmonton mayor Sid Parsons proposed Calgary relations improve by entering a float in Stampede's 75th anniversary parade this summer. Initial plans have been well received by Stampede officials as a gesture to mark Calgary's milestone.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Sid Parsons
Millikan questions hydrogen bomb feasibility at 82
Pasadena physicist Robert A. Millikan, Nobel laureate, doubts that a hydrogen bomb can be built and warns that both sides currently possess weapons capable of destruction. In a commemorative interview he reiterates skepticism while noting ongoing scientific breakthroughs and his active schedule at CALTECH.
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Pasadena
Calif
Robert A. Millikan
Earth
Ce Millikan
California Institute “of Technology
Née
Texas
Canada
Tax Department Studies Real Estate Profit Tax
Ottawa reports the income tax department is studying the potential to tax profits from real estate transactions and stock trading. Officials focus on profits from buying and selling real estate by active traders and call for clear rules to prevent tax free gains. The finance minister's budget presentation next Tuesday may reveal a formal formula.
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Ottawa
Tax Department
Mr. Abbott
British scientist warns world population to 3 billion in 50 years
London AP reports Dr. A H Bunting chief scientific officer of the overseas food corporation told the British parliamentary and scientific committee that the world population could reach 3 billion within fifty years from the current estimate of 2 264 000 000. He warned that present farmlands cannot supply enough food.
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London
A. H. Bunting
Overseas Food . Corporation
Codfish Talk Study Aboard Norwegian Research Ship
Norwegian icthyologists aboard the research ship G Sars plan to lower undersea recording gear 180 feet to cod spawning grounds to test if cod communicate. Scientists expect to report results next week and note no reason to think cod are inherently shy.
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Oslo
Norway
Sto
Witness: Wife Was Medically Dead Before Mercy Shot
In Cobourg Ontario a medical witness testified that Mrs. Kilbon was medically dead when her husband Ralph Kilbon fired a rifle bullet into her head to end her agony from a stomach wound. Dr. Arthur Doyle said the 54 year old diagnosed Huntington's disease had no hope of recovery and that the aorta was pierced. Kilbon, 56, said he could not bear to see her suffer and did not view it as murder. The defense resumes today as the jury nears potential Supreme Court submission.
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Cobourg
Ont
Ralph. Kilbon
Kilbon
Dalton’ Wells
Doyle
Jed. Robinette
Justice
Dalton Wells
Supreme* ‘Court
Women urged to stop belittling selves says Thomson
Vancouver CP report quotes Miss Lillian Thomson national executive director of the YWCA urging Canadian women to stop undervaluing themselves. She spoke at the Vancouver YWCA on inferiority feelings and the need for women to contribute beyond housewife roles. Thomson noted few women vote or join parties and planned a Victoria visit before returning to Toronto.
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Vancouver
Lillian Thomson
Toronto
WCA
Miss Thomson
Thomson
Regina
Lethbridge
Miss. Thomson
Victoria
B.C
YWCA
Central Alberta Music Festival Sees Record Entries
Calgary report notes 640 entries received for the ninth annual Central Alberta Musical Festival set for the week of April 24. The number marks the largest entry total in the event's history.
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Calgary
Central Alberta
Italy Widens Crackdown as 3000 Are Arrested in Rome
Rome reports show police arrest hundreds in clashes during a nationwide strike. Amid Rome protests two bomb explosions hit district offices of Communist and Christian Democrat parties. Pope Pius IX hosted 15000 pilgrims as Milan police deploy tear gas to disperse workers.
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Rome
Adele Bei
Communist
Christian Democrat
Labor
Confederation
Vatican City
Pius
Milan
Nova Scotia Caterer Charged After Mess Fund Shortage
Halifax Nova Scotia supreme court grand jury ruled that Thomas Smith former caterer at the HMCS Stadacona officers mess must stand trial for theft. An audit of mess books showed a shortage of 6638 dollars while Smith managed the funds.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
Thomas Smith
BH. M. C.S. Stadacona
Smith
Scientist’s Confession Sparks Cold War Debate
Southant London dispatch reports an atomic scientist’s confession to spying for Russia and 14 year sentence. The piece discusses how such admissions may fuel distrust between Britain and the United States and shape views of Soviet justice. It references Mindszenty and Budapest trials, and notes John A. Derry displaying a new radioactive ray detector.
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London
Russia
Britain
United States
Atlantic
Cardinal
Mindszenty
Vogeler
Sanders
Jong
Daily Worker
Iti
Budapest
Edgar Sanders
Mercury
John
A. Derry
U.S. Atomic Energy. Commission
Rural Power Policy Debate Stirs Alberta Legislature
In Edmonton the Alberta legislature debated rural electrification funding amid criticism of license‑funded spending. Opposition leaders urged public ownership or a full power survey while the government defended public/private approaches as laws and the Alberta power commission prepared to act. A separate push by Liberal leader J Prowse sought a 50 percent cut in motor vehicle license fees, arguing oil revenues fund road projects and license funds cover general expenses.
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Edmonton
Alberta
C. B. ‘Moore
Sc—Ponoka
CCF
Elmer Roper
Liberals
J. Harper Prowse
L.edmonton
JL. Robinson
Prowse
Liberal
Manning
Bones for Study Draws Global Medical Buyers
London reports on Monsieur Raymond Guy who sells bones and skeletons to medical students worldwide. Complete skeletons cost about £30 with teeth, or skulls with teeth for £10. Demand from Commonwealth and United States grows, while five staff keep 206 bones assembled. Guy travels by London bus and avoids keeping bones at home.
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London
Monsieur Raymond Guy
Snv
West
Monsieur
Guy
Africa
Australia
Commonwealth
United States
Monsieur Guy
M. Guy
Ee Lee
T.am
Anne
Éake
Dairymen Seek Ways to Lower Milk Prices and Store Sales
Dairymen argued the Canadian market for surplus milk yields an extremely low profit margin. A Quebec council meeting heard proposals including cutting prices for bulk purchases and reducing hauling costs to ease distributor margins. Further discussion noted the need to adjust sale prices for multiple bottles, while questioning feasibility given distributor margins.
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Simpson
Ones Aeing
Canada
Macdonald
Colleg Bellevue
Que
Commission Advises Against Recognizing King Khama
A commission warns against recognizing King Seretse Khama, citing disputed authority and constitutional questions. The report discusses imperial ties, Britain's stance, and potential government implications for the region.
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Commission
Seretse Khama
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