Britain and France plan Paris talks on joint wartime strength
British and French commanders will confer in Paris to discuss a reinforced Anglo French alliance and the joint use of military power in wartime. Viscount Gort will lead three senior officers, with attention to the Maginot line and French maneuvers.
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Viscount Goat
Gamelin
France
Maginot Line
London
C.P
Paris
Viscount Gort
S.C
Imperial General Staff
Maurice Gamelin
Lord Gort
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Berlin-Bucharest
Amendments Bring Medicine Hat Into Tax Recovery Act
Alberta Legislature reports third reading for amendments to the Tax Recovery Act bringing Calgary Edmonton and Medicine Hat under its provisions. The ministerial approval is required before tax sales, with cities now included. prior sales in these cities ran under the 1922 Act. A further Alberta Election Act amendment sets by elections within six months of a vacancy.
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Edmonton
C.P
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Alberta
House
Lucien
Maynard
D. M. Duggan
Debate Before Rotary Club by Alexandra High School Students
A Rotary Club luncheon featured a debate by grade 12A students from Alexandra High School on uniting the three prairie provinces under one government. Doreen Armstrong and Bessie Morrison spoke for the affirmative while Brian Reesor and Jerry Williams argued the negative. P. L. F. Riches, the superintendent of schools, introduced the speakers.
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Prairie Provinces
Rotary Club
Alexandra High School
Bert Bray
Doreen Armstrong
Bessie Morrison
Brian Reesor
Jerry Williams
P. L. F. Riches
Daladier firm on Italian question rejects talks with Mussolini
Paris reports Premier Daladier has cabinet support to refuse negotiations with Mussolini until Italy states its exact claims on France. The move overrules a foreign minister’s proposal to open talks based on Mussolini’s Sunday speech, signaling a hard line stance as efforts continue.
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Paris
Daladier
Mussolini
Italy
Hero
France
Georges Bonnet
TI Duce
Fighting renews between Slovaks and Hungarian army
Negotiations between the Fung PEt and Slovak commissions collapsed as artillery clashes resumed along the Slovakia Hungary frontier. Slovaks returned to Bratislava after citing a breakdown, with reports of Hungarian advances and Slovak casualties amid disputed territorial terms.
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Pebadest
C.D. Pourite
Fung Pet
Slovakia
Hungary
Bratislava
Lahore
Racial Segregation Protests Clash With Police in Cape Town
Four policemen were injured as about 4,000 marchers moved on the South African legislature to protest racial segregation. The five hour demonstration, led by a band, ended with the mob branding torches and proceeding to Parliament House.
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Cape Town
C. P
Parliament House
Lower Rates for Use of Oil Pipelines
McGillivray royal commission proposes lower rates and placing pipelines under the Alberta board of public utility commissioners. Interim report tabled in the legislature. Hon. F. E. Manning indicated legislation based on the report would be introduced.
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Edmonton
C.P
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
McGillivray Royal Commission
Alberta
Manning
Trade talks with Nazis halted by political developments
In the British Commons on March 28, Oliver Stanley said progress in trade talks with Germany is no longer possible due to new political developments. The Federation of British Industries had earlier reached a preliminary agreement with its German counterpart, but the situation now prevents further progress.
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London
C.P. Cable
Commons
Germany
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Federation of British Industries
The
House
Dominion Youth Training scheme gains town support in Medicine Hat
About 250 citizens attended an open house for the Dominion Provincial Youth Training scheme in Medicine Hat. G M Blackstock spoke on aims and history, noting 60 youths already placed, with girls and boys showcasing crafts, athletic display, and a youth friendly program that pairs observation, work training, and apprenticeships.
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Medicine Hat
Dominion
G. M. Blackstock
K.C
Blackstock
Glackstock
Sheldon Luckies
Thigh School Beavers
Y. T
Dean Martin
Phenie McCully
Chamberlain Signals Ongoing Talks to Check Hitler
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Chamberlain said Britain is actively negotiating with other governments on measures to curb Hitler’s aggression. He cautioned that statements cannot be final until all governments involved have delivered their final views.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Hitler
Killing Results From Fight Over Girl
Wallace Mackie faced Alberta supreme court for murder of John Horoszko Sr at Rich Lake district party. Crown says Mackie confused Horoszko with school board chair John H. Waine while enraged over Helen McDowell. Prosecution notes Mackie warned of a showdown over her affections.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta Supreme Court
Wallace Mackie
John Horoszko
Rich Lake District
J. W. McClung
Mackie
Royal Canadian
Horeszko
John H. Waine
Rich Lake
Woreszko
Waine
Helen McDowell
Rich Lnake
Crown
Misinterpreted amendments define overtime in wage act
Alberta Legislature in Edmonton discusses amendments to the Male Minimum Wage Act clarifying overtime. The minister states overtime means time over 10 hours in a day or over 48 hours in a week, with current rules upheld. Revenue and relief committee expenditures are listed, including subsistence allowances to members such as A. V. Bourcier, Mrs. Edith Gostick, and Dr. J. L. Robinson.
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How
Co. Manning
Manning
Ad. M. Duggan
A. V. Bourcier
Fidith Gostick
J. L. Robinson
Twelve Transients Are Sentenced to Lethbridge Jail
RCMP officers detained 14 transients off a westbound CPR freight at Redcliff after finding three motor school buses entered and used as sleeping quarters. All pleaded guilty. 12 were fined five dollars plus costs or opted for 10 days imprisonment. The 12 were sent to Lethbridge Jail this morning.
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R.C.M.P
Lethbridge
C.P.R
Redcliff
Alberta Social Credit Board Expenditures Revealed
In Edmonton March 28 the Alberta legislature heard totals for Social Credit Board spending from April 1 to December 31, 1938. Remuneration and expenses for key staff reached 39,904.92, with 29,789.30 overall including office costs and a 4,000 honorarium to former advisor G F Powell and 350 to Major C H Douglas. Public relations costs were 7,884.95 and printing 3,416.16, paid to about 20 companies.
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Hmdmonton
C.P
Alberta Social Credit Board
Alberta
E. C. Manning
E. L. Gray
D. M. Duggan
Manning
Social Credit Board
G. L. MacLachlan
I. M. Baker
W. E. Hayes
A. J. Hooke
J. L McPherson
G. F. Powell
C. H. Douglas
London
Gates of Madrid Opened as Nationalists Enter
Madrid reports the Republican army defending the capital surrendered today under orders from Colonel Adolfo Prada. Nationalist flags fly as crowds flood the streets and citizens flee traffic out of the city.
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Madrid
Spain
National Defence Council
Casado
Franco
Miapa
Valencia
Defence Council
Ctatalonia
Adolfo Prada
Casada
National Defence
Bracken Pushes National Policy for Canada at Montreal Conference
Premier Bracken told delegates at the eastern Canada conference in Montreal that Western Canada seeks a national policy for agriculture. He warned that without export markets Western producers face stiff competition between East and West for limited home markets.
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Montreal
C. P
Western Canada
Bracken
Eastern Canada
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