Ottawa Debates Sales Tax Cuts Amid House Friction
In Ottawa May 27 discussions on sales tax proposals sparked sharp exchanges in the house. MPs clashed over planned reductions and exemptions in the budget with Meighen and Forke trading barbs as amendments were debated. The session saw heated splits and multiple divisions as ministers defended or opposed tax changes amid broader war revenue reforms.
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Ottawa
Invernment
Arthur Meighen
Robert Morke
Hense
Mr. Forke
Nf. H. Stevens
House
Stevens
House of Commons
Henry Drayton
Wear York
Robb
Wittee
Remarkable Surgery Removes 1033 Gall Stones
Kingston Ontario May 27 A notable operation at Hotel Drew Hospital saw Dr J G Bogart remove 1033 stones from a woman patient with appendicitis and gall stones. The stones ranged from buckshot to field pea in size, a record at the time.
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Kingston
Ont
Upheaval in Reichstag May Mean Nothing
Berlin May 27 President Ebert searches for a chancellor with Reichstag support after the Marx-Stressmann cabinet collapsed. He met Dr Sergt, Nationalist leader, and Mars is still conducting business. The move may simply reshuffle the ministry with Marx remaining in power.
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Berlin
Ebert
Reichstag
Marx-Stresssmann
Sergt
Mars
Marx
Methodism Lifts Prohibition on Dancing and Theatres
Springfield May 27 The Methodist Episcopal General Assembly voted five to one to end the ban on dancing games of chance and all theatre attendance. No debate accompanied the majority report removing restrictions in force since the church's inception.
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Springfield
Mass
Jesus
Methodist Episcopal General Assembly
Pyro Maniac Suspected in Harlem Fires Burn Four Die
In Harlem during early morning fires four people died including two children and a man and woman all described as negroes. Police and firemen evacuated sixty to seventy residents. A mother and infant were gravely injured after leaping from a second story window. Fires started within minutes in several nearby tenements. In two houses investigators found kerosene soaked rags and a mattress under staircases.
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New York
Harlem
Black Belt
Liberals to Host Luncheon for Mr Fraser in Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat Liberal Association will host a luncheon for Gordon L. Fraser at the Assiniboia Hotel on Friday. It will start at 12 15 noon and end at 1 30. attendees are welcome. The toast will be brief with speakers limited to three minutes and no time allocated to Mr Fraser.
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Medicine Hat Liberal Asso
Gordon LC. Fraser
Assinthola Hotel
Liberal Assnc
Fraser
Ontario Frosts Injure Fruit Across Ontario
Ontario frost damage has harmed fruit and early vegetables in many regions after three frosty nights last week. The Ontario Department of Agriculture reports that effects are not yet fully investigated.
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Toronto
Ontario Department Af Agriculture
Bank Hold-Up At Hochelaga Bank Left $82,000 Unrecovered
Montreal May 27 Only $82,000 of the $112,288 stolen when the Hochelaga bank collection car was held up on April 1 has been recovered, crown prosecutor BI Calder told the jury in the court of king's bench.alseppe Seratini faced trial on murder and receiving stolen money charges. during the raid bank chauffeur Henri Cleronx and bandit Harry Stone were killed.
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Montreal
Hochelaga Bank
BI. Calder, KC
King’s Beach
Alseppe Seratini
Henri Cleronx
Harry Stone
No Birth Control for Immigrant Families Montreal
May 27 report notes seven families arriving in the Dominion establishing a new immigration record with eleven adults and fourteen children aged from twenty three to one and a half years.
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Montreal
Dominion
Government proposes bank inspection system in Canada
The Government announced plans to create a bank inspection system under the Finance Department and will submit proposals to the Banking and Commerce Committee of the House of Commons. Acting Finance Minister James Robb spoke to committee members about using existing auditors or new staff while maintaining public confidence.
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Ottawa
Finances Department
Banking and Commerce Committee
House of Commons
James Robb
Finance
Insan
F. W. McLean
South York
Bebb
Picture of Philip Snowdon with budget manuscript
A photograph shows Philip Snowdon, Chancellor of the British Exchequer, leaving his home on April 29. He is pictured in an overcoat with the budget manuscript visible in his pocket as he heads to the House of Commons.
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Philip Snowdon
House of Commons
Alberta treasurer testifies as grain inquiry continues
Hon. R. G. Reid provincial treasurer of Alberta appears before the Royal Grain Commission in Vancouver. He says he has no role in preparing charges and notes his Alberta Wheat Pool ties to the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. The Canadian Council of Agriculture states support for one national grain control and centralized administration of terminals and elevators under the Board of Grain Commissioners.
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Vancouver
R. G. Reid
Alberta
Royal Grain Commission
Joseph Clark
Edmogton
Reid
Wheat Pool
Or Wau
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
G. H. van Allen
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Board of Grain Commissioners
Editors of Canadian papers pass thru peg en route to Vancouver
Members of the Canadian Press and Canadian Daily Newspapers Association travel by special CN train to Winnipeg then onward to Saskatoon Edmonton Jasper Park and Vancouver. About fifty journalists will be met by boards of trade and hosted at hotels with meals.
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Vancouver
Winnipeg
Canadian Press
Canadian National
Continental Limited
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Fort Garry Tlotel
Rh. 1D Macklin
Manitoba Free Press
M. i Nichols
Winnipeg Tribune
Board of Trade
MacDonald Hotel
Canadian National Railways
Edmonton Golf
Country Club
palacDonald
Jasper Park
Manitoba Crop Report Shows Wheat Acreage Rise
The Manitoba Free Press crop report notes wheat sown in three prairies up about 25 percent, Saskatchewan down slightly, Alberta unchanged. Coarse grains flax sweet clover corn and fodder crops expand, signaling a shift to mixed farming as seed beds stay good, moisture adequate, and crops respond to cool weather and occasional rains. Grasshoppers and caterpillars appear in some districts but overall prospects are favorable.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Maonitoha
West
Victoria May 27 notices on murder appeal and Herbert death
May 27 Vancouver murder case against Arthur Jones defendants granted leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal. Also New York report of Victor Herbert aged 65, composer and orchestra leader, dying suddenly while en route to visit his pianist.
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Victoria
Chong Sam
Arthur Jones
Vancouver
New York
Victor Herbert
British Gove Fails to Reach Pact on Diabolical Ray
London May 27 IL Grindell Matthews rejects Air Ministry terms for his diabolical ray and plans to fly to France to seal a deal with a French firm. He derides government pauses for a week with £1000 expense payment as absurd. Other papers report a deadly ray in tests at Farnborough by a Royal Aircraft Establishment expert.
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Tondon
Grindell Matthews
Air Ministry
France
Prench
Capt. Edwards
Matthews
Daily Chronicle
Royal Aircraft Factory
Farnboro
J A Munro Grocery Store Destroyed by Fire at Patricia
Patricia Alta May 26 A disastrous early Sunday fire utterly destroyed the J A Munro grocery store and post office and Murray s general store. Munro says insurance lapsed and total loss reaches 10600 while he plans immediate rebuilding. Murray undecided on rebuilding and origin remains a mystery as the Munro store had been closed for two days.
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Patricia
Alta
J. A. Munro
Murray
Munro
Weather forecast for western provinces with rising temperatures
Cloudy conditions in Vancouver and Edmonton with mid 60s Fahrenheit highs. Saskatoon and Calgary expect fair to partly cloudy skies with temperatures near 64. Lethbridge Winnipeg and other western locales show clear or fair skies with upper 60s to low 60s and a general warming trend.
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Vancouver
Cloudy
Bodmonton
Medicine Hat, Fair
Moose Jaw, Clear
Saskatoon
Fair
Nelson, Fair
Calgary
Lethbridge
Winnipeg
Alberta
Sale of Beer by Hotels Starts Next Week
Edmonton May 27 The first hotel license to sell beer in Alberta will be issued to applicants next week. The Liquor Control Board chairman R J Dinning says four weekly notices are required. The act took effect May 10. advertisements from May 10 will meet the requirement by the fourth insertion this week. Objections already received will be considered when applications are formally heard.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Liquor Control Board
R. J. Dinning
Wheat inspections show drop from last year totals
Winnipeg May 27 grain inspections report 1480 cars examined yesterday including 1355 contract grade. Course grains accounted for 317 cars, down from 387 a year ago. Last year total inspections were 387 cars for course grains and 1480 for all grades.
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Winnipeg
Seven of Mikado Crew Survive Nova Scotia Wreck
Seven men and one passenger, last of the Grimsby trawler Mikado’s fifteen crew, are hospitalized in Canso after the ship wrecked off Forchu Island Sunday night. Nine crew members died. Capt. Greenlaw and the Eagle rescue vessel crew are hailed for heroic actions in a major Nova Scotia maritime disaster.
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Canso
N.B
Forchu Island
Nova Scotia
Greenlaw
Men of the Ocean
Tng Venet Eagle
Death toll of Mississippi storm climbs amid wrecks
New Orleans reports at least seventeen dead and fifty injured from a storm that swept the Mississippi valley last night. Seven southern Mississippi communities faced collapse as wires carried casualty tallies: Johnston Station eight dead twelve injured Collins two girls killed twelve injured Bay Springs Victor Cook and family killed Swain Plantation near Greenville three negroes killed twelve injured Union eight injured Waynesboro several negroes killed Sandersville several injured.
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New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Johnston Station
Collins
Bay Springs
Victor Cook
Swain Plantation
Greenville
Union
Waynesboro
Sandersville
Canadian Pacific Crop Report Highlights Promising Prairie Prospects
May 86 Winnipeg report from the Canadian Pacific Agricultural Department notes overall promising crop conditions in the prairie provinces. Seeding progresses near last year, despite cool early week temperatures in Saultaba and Saskatchewan. Manitoba reports frost brief damage to wheat but oats unharmed. Saskatchewan seeding near last year with oats 60 73 percent done. barley and flax 50 60 percent. Alberta shows germinating wheat and favorable seeding. British Columbia districts report good stands and color. fruit crops generally good except strawberries likely to disappoint in 1983.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Province
Croep
Agricultural Department
Paciic
Saultoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Alberta
Edmonton
Dunvegan
Weas
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Bridlington
Yorkshire
England
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Manitoux
Pyro-Maniac
Liberals
G. L. Fraser
Ontario
Ferst
CAN
Council OF Agriculture
Canada
PRESS
Can. Press
Prairie Provinces
Chong Sam Bow Appeal
Victor Twervert
J. A. Munro Grocery
Wideawake
Mikado
Canadian Pacific Crop Report
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