Pension Plans Reach One In Four Canadian Workers
Ottawa reports from the Department of Labor show about one million Canadians, or one in four wage earners, are covered by group pension plans. Most plans began after 1939 with early implementations dating to 1870 for a federal civil service scheme.
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Grand Trunk Railway
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Superannuation and Provident Fund ‘Association
Mounties Sent to Quell Doukhobor Disturbances
Justice Minister Garson announced in the commons that a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment with 1 officer and 21 men is being sent from Alberta to British Columbia to assist the province. The move follows a railway bridge dynamiting by Doukhobors in the B C interior and will operate under the BC commissioner of police.
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Garson
Royal’ Canadian Mounted Police
British Columbia
Columbia
B.C
Alberta
C. L. ‘Jones
CCF
Yale
B.G
Canadian Pacific Railway
Doukhobors
R.C.M.P
Fathia Disowned Intrigue Charged
Queen mother Nazli accuses Prince Muhammed Ali of plotting to ruin Fathia and strip her of status after she wed Cairo commoner Riad Ghali. Riad, a secretary to Nazli, is denounced as a fortune seeker amid Cairo court intrigue. The king allegedly influenced by advisers faces a tumultuous family crisis.
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Nagzli
Farouk
Fathia
Riad- Ghali
Riad
Cairo
Nazli
Muhammed Ali
Egypt
Washington
Muhammed Kamil
Abdul Rahim
Sieany
Koran
Yester
No Clock Winding For Young People In Salford
Salford Lancashire report notes no volunteers from youth to wind clocks. The 14 year old Matthew Dear sought lighter work after 50 years service but his firm could not find a successor. He asked about heights lifting weights and climbing church bell towers. The firm will stop clock winding and cites the hard effort required.
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Lancashire
Eng
Matthew Dear
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Flood in Winnipeg supplies and dike guard efforts
Winnipeg reports show volunteers and soldiers patrolling the 20 to 25 mile city dikes as flood relief continues. Weather remains favorable and preparations provide for 75 000 people for five days with emergency supplies staged outside the city.
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Red River
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Manitoba
Alaska Governor Gruening Warns of Cold War Split
Dr. Ernest Gruening, Alaska governor, addressed the University of Alberta convocation claiming democracy and communism face a widening chasm. He warned of a possible Third World War and urged resolve to resist imperialist Communism led from Moscow.
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Alberta
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Moscow
Lyon
Peri Nally
Prairie crop seeding slow amid flood damage across provinces
A CBC report notes Manitoba's Red River Valley faces up to 500 000 acres of flood layoff with uncertain output while seeding lags in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Only about 25 percent of Saskatchewan wheat is seeded and southeastern Alberta shows limited progress as surface moisture exists but more rain is needed for germination.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Bureau of Statistics
Red River
Leth
Edmonton
TB to fade as killer disease within 25 years says expert
Dr. C. J. Beckwith of Halifax told the Canadian Tuberculosis Association convention in Vancouver that TB will become insignificant as a killer. He predicts 90 percent of cases will be diagnosed early and prevention will replace treatment in 25 years. He notes progress from 1900 mortality of one in ten to today one in 333. Over 200 leaders attend the meeting.
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Vancouver
J. Beckwith
Halifax
Beckwith
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Canada
Arabs Accept Israel Existence After War Ends
A fragmentary report notes that forty million Arabs grudgingly admit Israel's existence after combined Arab armies failed to drive Jews from Palestine. It states travel into Israel is heavily restricted, with few exceptions for pilgrims, UN personnel, Red Cross, and diplomats, amid ongoing high prices and blockade tensions.
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Israel
Palestine
Mediterranean
United ‘Nations
Iraq
Plenty Commons Debates Power Shift to Officials
OTTAWA CP reports the commons debated granting wider power to civil or military authorities and the government. Opposition criticized postmaster general's ability to cut mail suspected of fraud, while peers warned against relying on courts martial and discussed a single service discipline code. Committee will study simplifying army pension rules and distributing 2.5 million dollars in wartime prize money. Defences Minister Claxton urged broad study scope.
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Ottaway
Commons
Canada
Smilestones Norah Aged Five In Odd Dress Tale
A fragment describes a child named Norah aged five told to wear a silk dress in front of a fire while her mother was upstairs. The dress is described as lovely and brown on one side, with a question about turning the dress now.
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Norah
Flood Aid Events Schedule Spotted Across Town
Tonight brings bingo and a dance at the Eagles hall under Eagles auspices. A baseball game at 6 15 p m at Athletic Park. Thursday includes a Selah dance and Friday a 6 15 p m game at Athletic Park. Saturday features a Tag TM day sponsored by four local SODE chapters. Tuesday May 23 dance at Conaught Golf Club by ACT Help Winnipeg Spark Plugs.
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Selah
Tigers
Bow ‘Island
SODE
Conaught Golf
Winnipeg
Ottawa floods prompt federal inquiry and aid plan
Prime Minister announced a fact finding commission to probe the Manitoba floods and said a federal grant will aid the stricken area. Alderman Simonite criticized Premier Campbell’s flood response as near criminal neglect. Chief Justice Williams urged Canadians to aid the Manitoba relief fund as the only personal loss remedy.
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C.B Simonite
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Manitoba
KE. K. Williams
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