Alberta May Stop Oil Exports Over B C Meat Embargo
Alberta Agriculture Minister David Ure warned Alberta may halt oil exports to British Columbia in response to B C meat and livestock embargo actions. BC tightened rules on live animals and dressed meats, directing shipments through Edmonton to avoid foot-and-mouth risk, while Alberta cattlemen criticized the policy as splitting the livestock industry.
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Victoria
B.C
Alberta
Harry
David Ure
British Columbia
B C
Harry Bowman
Ure
Bowman
Edmonton
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
W. R. Gunn
Edmonto
Ceylon Prime Minister Senanayake Dies After Horse Crash
Don Stephen Senanayake, first prime minister of Ceylon, died at 68 after injuries from a horse mishap. He had led Ceylon from colonial status to independent dominion, with Buddhist priests at his hospital bedside as ministers gathered to bid farewell. A brain specialist from England was en route when his condition worsened.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Reuters
Stephen Senanayake
Senanayake
England
Hugh Cairns
Tornado Toll Rises Across Four States In South
Rescue workers plowed through muck and debris as spring tornadoes struck Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi and Missouri. 214 people killed and 1 000 injured with fresh storms forecast into Tennessee Kentucky Alabama and parts of Virginia and West Virginia.
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Little Rock
Ark
Mississippi River
Washington Weather Bureau
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
West Virginia
Arkansas
Missouri
Mississippi
Stock Men Appeal To Gardiner Against Embargoes
Southern Alberta cattle men urged federal Agriculture Minister Gardiner to intervene in British Columbia and Manitoba restrictions on interprovincial livestock movement. They argued B C and Manitoba protect their own industries with embargoes, harming Alberta breeders and claiming meat and livestock imports could prevent shortages without lowering prices.
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Gardiner
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
B.C
Saskatchewan
Lethbridge
Ex Nazi Strasser Faces Charge Over Falsified Papers
Otto Strasser, once a Nazi dissenter who founded the Black Front, is accused by West Germany of falsifying a residence permit to gain entry, while living in Paradise Nova Scotia Canada. The case highlights postwar efforts to curb former Nazi figures abroad.
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Bonn
Germany
Reuters
Robert Lehr
Otto Strasser
Strasser
Canada
West Germany
Allied High Commission
Hitler
Black Front
Czecho
Slovakia
Paradise
Nova Scotia
Wray expelled from Alberta legislature for two days
Arthur Wray Banff Cochrane Social Credit member is expelled for disparaging remarks about G M Blackstock. He must apologize to the House before returning. He refused to withdraw and was named in the 1940s rules cited by Beauchesne.
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Edmonton
Arthur Wray
Alberta
Wray
Banff-Cochrane
G. M. Blackstock
Provincial Board of Public Utilities Commissioners
Peter Dawson
Blackstock
T. H. Tweedie
Calgary
Tweedie
Social Credit
Utilities Commission
Blacstock
Red Deer
Liquor Control Board
Lucien Maynard
Beauchesne
Great Britain
Canada
James Hartley
N. E. Tanner
J. Harper Prowse
CCF
Elmer Roper
Operation Haylift to save starving cattle and sheep
United States Air Force cargo planes fly to Nevada to team with army bulldozers in a rescue effort for about 600 000 cattle and sheep. Operations center at Hamilton field coordinates pickups of hay and guides pilots to drop zones. Aerial surveys prompted the plan after break through would come too late for some herds. The disaster area is in northeastern Nevada with President Truman allocating 100000 dollars in relief funds. Nevada faces a potential 10 million dollar loss without saving 200000 cattle and 400000 sheep. Highway rotary plows aim to reopen U S highways 40 and 50 between California and Nevada.
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San Francisco
United States Air Force
Nevada
Hamilton Field
Elko, Ney
Newton Crumley
Elko County
Truman
Charles Russell
California
U.S
Brooks Farmers Threaten Open Season on Hunters
Alberta lawmakers heard Brooks area farmers threaten drastic action amid reports of hunters shooting from highways. W. E. Cain urged clearer laws as farm homes were struck. Lands Minister Tanner backed the farmer right to halt trespassers while limiting sale of shooting rights and calling for more game wardens during peak seasons.
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Edmonton CP
W. E. Cain
Sc-Bow Valley-Empress
Brooks
Calgary
Cain
Tanner
Alberta
Prairie weather warms as mild air advances
Real spring weather approaches on the prairies with mild air moving into Alberta today and spreading to Saskatchewan by Sunday. Temperatures range from 30 in Saskatchewan to 45 in western Alberta Sunday, rising slightly for Monday. Medicine Hat stays sunny and mild with southwest winds of 15 today and 20 tomorrow. Low tonight and high tomorrow around 15.
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Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Parliament At a Glance
External Affairs Minister Pearson says the Germany situation is difficult complicated and explosive. Gordon Graydon urges a clear statement on Canada’s role in Europe. M J Coldwell argues long term peace requires feeding the world. Solon Low doubts a third world war is inevitable.
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Germany
Gordon Graydon
Peel
Canada
Europe
M.J. Coldwell
C.C.F
Solon Low
Social Credit
Smilestones Drive Shows Motoring Enthusiasm
Readers glimpse motorists on the road as if ownership defined their identity, with many adopting a proud, celebratory stance toward their vehicles. The scene emphasizes personal pride and urban driving culture.
Germany Remains Top European Trouble Spot
Canadian foreign affairs minister Pearson argued in a commons debate that Germany faces two dangerous trends: a revival of Nazi militarism and a rejection of defence duties. He noted NATO includes Germany but warned of equal status, east west unity, and fears of remilitarization.
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Ottawa
Germany
Europe
Pearson
Russia
Mr. Pearson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western Europe
France
Atlantic
East
Moscow
Plane Crash Kills 44 Near Frankfurt in Dutch Jet
A Royal Dutch airliner crashed in a Frankfurt suburb killing 44 of 48 aboard. Four survived, two gravely hurt. The DC-6 named Queen Juliana was approaching Rhinemain airport en route from Rome to Amsterdam. cause under investigation. German rescuer Willibald Hoffman pulled several survivors from flames. Gold cases and a book were recovered from the wreckage.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Queen Juliana
United States
Willibald Hoffman
Johannesburg
Amsterdam
Rhinemain
Tornado Strikes Carlisle Family Killing Two Boys
The Ray Jones family was ready to move when a tornado hit their home in Carlisle Arkansas. Derald 15 and Doyne 9 were reported killed after returning from school. In Little Rock Red Cross officials gathered for a fund drive as word of more tornadoes arrived. In Memphis Arkansas man Henry Wilkins 77 blind described the destruction to his home in Marked Tree injuring him and his wife as a roof collapsed.
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Carlisle
Ark
Ray Jones
Derald
Doyne
Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Red Cross
Memphis
Tenn
Henry Wilkins
Marked Tree
Wilkins
Canadian Red Cross Official Deploys to Aid US Hurricane Relief
Lt. Col. Walter Reynolds national director of the Canadian Red Cross disaster services will fly to the United States to assist the American Red Cross with relief work for hurricane victims in Arkansas Tennessee and Missouri. He will confer with Red Cross officials in Washington before visiting disaster sites.
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Toronto
Walter Reynolds
Red Cross Disaster Services
United States
Red Cross
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Washington
Destruction, Chaos Hit Judsonia After Severe Storm
James Meadow reports from Judsonia Arkansas where 15 dead and up to 20 more feared are missing after a storm wrecked the town. Emergency aid stations operate at the Methodist church as funeral homes and a makeshift morgue handle the overwhelmed scene. Rescue workers toil amid widespread devastation as Bald Knob also suffers heavy damage.
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James Meadow
Arkansas Gazette
Judsonia, Ark
Methodist Church
Bald Knob
Judsonia
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Rome
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