Parliament committees and party strength across Canada and Britain
The piece analyzes strong and weak parliamentary positions in Britain and Canada. It notes Labour’s slim British majority and the St Laurent Liberals holding 190 of 262 seats. It discusses standing and special committees, past sessions, and the strain on MPs who attend multiple committees simultaneously.
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Ottawa
Westminster
St. Laurent
C.C.F
Social Credit
Senate
Labor May Decide On Snap Election In Six Months
London sources say Prime Minister Attlee and the Labor party may call a snap general election within six months, possibly as early as June after the April 18 budget. Conservatives fear loss of public blame for economic policy while unions prepare for wage ballot actions that could threaten the wage freeze and the government recovery plan.
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London
Reuters
Attlee
Labor Party
Labor
Britain
West Demands CPR Continue Special Pass Freight Rate
The prairie provinces defend the Crows Nest Pass free grain rates before the ray commission on transportation. An 8 000 word brief led by Dr George S Britnell argues removal would ruin the western grain economy. The CPR seeks repeal, claiming the rate is an unjustified railway expense and not beneficial to growers.
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Ottawa
Western Canada
Crows Nest Pass
Ray Commission On Transportation
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Pacific Railway
George S. Britnell
University of Saskatchewan
Department of Political Economy
CPR
Prairie Brief
Canada Shows How To Live Says P.M.
Prime Minister St Laurent argues Canada’s dual nationality offers a path to victory in the cold war. He says lasting peace hinges on mutual trust, a changed Soviet attitude, and strong defences to prevent a hot war, with Canada balancing immediate and lasting strength across military, industrial, and economic fronts.
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Canada
Toronto
St. Laurent
Toronto ‘Canadian Club
Russia
Ulster Prime Minister Plans U.S. Visit Despite Mayor's Warning
Prime Minister Sir Basil Brooke of Northern Ireland will proceed with his March 31 departure for the United States after New York Mayor William O Dwyer warned he would not be welcome at city hall. Brooke expressed regret at the mayor's remark and said he would be sorry if the mayor were dead.
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Basil Brooke
Northern Ireland
United States
New York
William O' Dwyer
City Hall
O ° Dwyer
Basil
U.S
Army weighs shorts for troops in field wear
Ottawa defence leaders consider adopting shorts for active duty during summer field training. Experts weigh advantages of cooling and mobility against risks in brambles, cactus, and civilian sensibilities, with officials to rule if shorts stay to camps and field exercises only.
Flu Epidemic Grips Hamilton Industries
The influenza outbreak described as the most widespread since 1918 hit Hamilton, causing high absenteeism across several firms. Firestone Tire and Rubber reported about five percent payroll absence, with multiple key operators missing. Canadian Westinghouse noted an unusual illness spike, and International Harvester Canada had 21 workers away in the works office.
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Hamilton
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited
International Harvester Company of Canada, Limited
Bus passes moment of kindness ends in fainting scene
A man offers his seat to a woman on a bus. She faints, thanks him when she recovers, and then he faints himself.
Ottawa interest in London over Atlantic Pact role for Alexander
Ottawa reports Field Marshal Viscount Alexander, governor general, will receive a major post in the Atlantic Pact organization. He has served four years in Ottawa and London interest grows as the appointment looms.
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Joe FO
Alex Ottawa
Ottawa
London
Viscount Alexander
Atlantic Pact Organization
Dust storms sweep central plains killing eight
Blinding dust storms driven by gale winds blanketed the plains yesterday. Eight highway fatalities were blamed on the choking clouds and about 50 people were injured in crashes across Kansas and Texas. Rich topsoil on thousands of acres was blown away and prairie fires were fanned before winds eased.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Texas
Plains
Kansas State College Agronomist
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Millions of Graduates Seek Jobs Across Canada Postwar
Labour Minister urges editors to publish job adverts to place 16 797 soon to graduate students including 32 journalism graduates. Breakdowns show 1 667 in Maritimes 3 174 Quebec 6 644 Ontario 5 312 West Asia faculties arts science 5 561 commerce 1 080 engineering 3 661. Meanwhile severe dust storms sweep Oklahoma Texas Kansas Missouri and Nebraska causing deaths and crashes and prompting dust mitigation efforts.
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Ottawa
Mitchell
Canada
Department of Labor and
National Employment Service
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
West Asia
Europeans Discuss Ties Between Marshall Plan Office and Council
Eight European recovery program ministers met as an economic cabinet to consider closer links between the Marshall Plan organization and the European Council. The group aims to strengthen postwar economic collaboration among West European states.
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Paris
Reuters
West Europe
Marshall Plan Organization
Council of Europe
Moose Jaw's Ken Doraty Takes Over Regina Capitals
Ken Doraty, former NHL player and Moose Jaw Canucks coach, signs a one year deal to lead the Regina Capitals replacing Art Somers. Doraty rose from Regina Pats star to Memorial Cup participant with Regina in 1925 and later coached Moose Jaw to Memorial Cup finals in 1945 and 1947.
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Moose Jaw
Ken Doraty
Regina Capitals
The
Medicine Hat News
Moose Jaw Canucks
Doraty
Toronto Maple Leafs
Art Somers
Somers
Chicago Black Hawks
Regina Pats
Paddie
Regina
Roy Bentley
Medicine Hat Tigers
Wetaskiwin. Canadiens
Canucks
Joe Primeau
Toronto
St. Michaels
Cripps Reaffirms Wage Freeze Amid Union Talks
Sir Stafford Cripps warns labour leaders that the wage freeze must stay as 5,000,000 industrial workers resist. TU C delegates press for price restraint and rail freight rollbacks while engineers and shipbuilders prepare a ballot on a £1 weekly rise or arbitration.
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London
Reuters
Stafford Cripps
Trade Union Congress
Economic Committee
T.U.C
I.U.C
Stafford
Elephants Kill Boy at Circus in Sarasota
A five year old boy named Roger Schooley feeding peanuts to circus elephants was killed when an elephant named Big Dolly lashed with its trunk and stepped on his head. Attendants failed to move the elephant in time.
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Sarasota, Fla
Big Dolly
Roger Schooley
Town Threatened By Fire and Gale in Canada
A late March cyclone and gale swept Rainy River district in Ontario driving fear through Wes tern Ontario towns. A brewery warehouse fire raced through two two story bars as gusts reached sixty miles per hour. Eight thousand residents faced four hours of danger with 150 more evacuated as firemen fought the blaze amid downed power lines and exploding beer cans.
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The
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