Trade Question Tops Election Issue Across Canada East
The race toward the June 27 general election centers on the trade question. George Drew of the Progressive Conservative party places trade as the top issue in a Sydney Nova Scotia manifesto. M. J. Coldwell of the CCF centers a pre election statement on trade from Ottawa. Prime Minister St Laurent tours the Maritimes and Compton Quebec, touting democratic reality and the Atlantic Security Pact while promising no more wars as he addresses locals.
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Canada
George Drew
Sydney
N.S
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
Ottawa
St. Laurent
Maritime Provinces
Compton
Que
Puebe
School Teachers Division Four Reach Agreement On Pay
A new teachers salary schedule was agreed Tuesday at a special meeting of School Division No 4 and its teachers. A single schedule replaces the old positional system with equal pay for equal qualifications across junior intermediate and high school posts. Basic salaries start at 1600 and maximum at 2400 with 700 for a first university degree. A separate note says City schools under Division 76 seek a pay boost and a single schedule with a conciliator to aid settlement at a Thursday meeting.
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T. J. Leece
Socreds Rule Out Coalition in Coming Election
Solon Low, national leader, said Social Credit MPs will not form a coalition under any circumstances. They would support a nonmajority government only if policies align with Social Credit principles. He emphasized independence from Liberal CCF coalitions and highlighted Quebec as key to potential gains.
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Mr. Low
Low
Quebec
Social Credit
Progressive Conservatives
Dogs Rescue Sink Fire Escape In East End House
A dog sought sanctuary in the kitchen sink during a fire in an east-end Vancouver home, forcing a 10-person family to flee while firemen retrieved the animal. Separately, BC Electric Railway faces a 1000-signature petition urging reversal of its Jan 1 ban on street-car riding dogs, deemed unfair to owners.
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Vancouver
British Columbia Electric Railway
U K Economy Faces Slump After April Exports Drop
Trade experts warn Britain’s postwar recovery may slide as exports fall in April to £135.5 million, widening the trade gap by £44.5 million. Economists blame high world prices for British goods and urge price cuts without cutting workers’ wages to restore momentum.
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London
Britain
Chinese Reds Move on Shanghai and Fukien
Communist forces tighten cordon around Shanghai while advancing on Fukien province. Reports say 2000 men attacked Kinki near Fukien, Kasman near Shanghai, and Chenmo Kunshan area northwest of Shanghai as the three prongs press toward Hankow.
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Fukien
Shanghai
Hankow
Yangtze
China
Kinki
Kiangsi
Formosa
Kasman
Chenmo
Kunshan
Port Of London To Have Costly Face-Lifting Job
The Port of London will undergo a 74 million dollar redevelopment to restore prewar efficiency. War damage claims total about 54 million with 20 million more for maintenance and dredging. The plan targets the Thames canal lockage system as cargo volumes drop from 62 million tons in 1939 to around 45 million in the current year.
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London
Authority
Sir John Anderson
Thames
Commonwealth
New York
River Thames
Berlin Blockade Ends as West Sees Victory and New Challenge
Washington views the Berlin blockade’s end as a victory in the cold war and signals a new campaign. Acheson and advisers prep for Paris Foreign Ministers meeting opening May 23 to restore conditions for East West talks on Germany. The West believes the blockade won’t be reimposed, but ponders Russian motives and how to maintain unity amid potential peace offensives.
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Berlin
Acheson
Paris
Council of Foreign Ministers
Truman
Germany
Russia
Western
Moscow
Fleas Flee From Vitamin B-1, UC Doctor Says
Dr C J Lunsford of the University of California reports at the California Medical Association convention that Vitamin B-1 repels fleas in six to 22 hours when given by injection or orally.
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Los Angeles
C. J. Lunsford
University of California
California Medical Association
Prairie Fires Swept Alberta With 80 Blazes
Edmonton reports 80 prairie fires in recent weeks as forests burn timberland across Slave Lake area. Smoke covers the province with no rain in sight as crews battle 24 fires while 35 have been put out and 21 are under control.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Slave Lake
Aréx
Petitions Open for New Havre Outport Customs Office
Havre Chamber of Commerce sponsors petitions to establish a U S outport customs and immigration office south of Wild Horse to ease Canadian travel. Local construction on roads to Elkwater Lake and Wild Horse progresses, while calls for extended hours mirror Coutts expectations.
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Havre
Customs and Immigration
Montana
Wild Horse
Elkwater Lake
Manyberries
Havre Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Deadman’s
Canadian Customs and Immigration
Lethbridge
Willow Creek
Sask
del Bonita
Aden
Coutts
Air Lift Record Sets Berlin Airlift Milestone
In the Berlin airlift's first month British and American planes carried over 1.5 million tons of supplies in about 200000 flights, totaling more than 87 million miles. Coal and food dominated the cargo, with 950000 and 438000 tons respectively.
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Wiesbaden
Reuters
Berlin
Airlift debate and casualties in German operations
The House of Commons debated sending RCAF planes to Germany as part of the airlift. No Canadian participation occurred. In ten months the airlift caused 57 deaths and 50 fatalities across 17 crashes, with 27 Americans and 23 Britons among the victims. Seven German laborers died in a January RAF DC-3 crash. Since launch, more than 85,000 blind landings were aided by ground control, and millions of two way radio contacts occurred between bases. On one April day radio contact averaged every four seconds over 24 hours.
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R.C.A.F
Germany
House of Commons
Nurse braves ice to reach dying mother in Belle Isle crossing
Antoinette Malouin, a 36 year old nurse from Blane Sablon, made a perilous 158 mile motor launch voyage through ice to reach her dying mother in a northern Quebec village. Accompanied by four companions, she endured a cramped cabin and scarce water before reaching Red Bay to catch a ship to Quebec.
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Quebec
Antoinette Malouin
Strait
Belle Isle
Labrador
Malouin
Blane Sablon
North Shore
Red Bay
End Of Serge 12 01 Tonight Berlin Blockade Ends
Berlin marked the end of the 327 day siege as Western trains and trucks prepared to reopen the border. Two million West Berliners awaited relief while the four power talks in Paris and Helmstedt set the stage for resumed traffic and relaxed counter measures.
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Russia
Jacob Mali
Philip Jessup
U.S
New York
Serge
Germany
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