Canada launches drive to fill air force reserve pilots
Ottawa reports the Royal Canadian Air Force will train 600 pilots annually as reserve staff and instructors for national emergencies. The plan offers a $100 bonus to selected veterans who complete 20 hours ground school and 20 hours flight time using 37 Chipmunk aircraft. The age limit is not fixed but expected near 30. program complements existing auxiliary squadron efforts.
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Ottawa
Canada
Air ‘Force
RCALF
Air Force
Air -Force
RCAF
RCAT
Auxa
Editor laments low circulation amid peace drive
The editor notes readers have done nothing and reports evidence suggesting Communist party workers are abandoning the campaign for circulation. He warns that ending weekend sales would be a grotesque error and calls for a stronger circulation drive to ensure peace.
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Mest
Ter Upp
Nt Worker
Communist Party
Farm youth event at University of Alberta scholarships total
More than 200 farm young people ages 16 to 27 are expected to attend the second annual farm youth program at the University of Alberta. Scholarships and prizes totaling over 300 will be awarded after examinations.
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Edmonton
University
Police Crack Down on Bogus Bill Pushers
Police arrested three men and three women in a cross border sting tied to a Winnipeg plan to flood southern Manitoba with phony ten dollar notes. Inspector Harris says the bills match earlier fakes but show wax removal and improved inking. Fourteen similar suspects were taken in Winnipeg and Toronto during the month long investigation.
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J. Bu-Harris
Winnipeg
Manitoba
William. Ignatt
Toronto
Harris
Army Flood Control Ends in Winnipeg Rehabilitation Now
Winnipeg area completes flood relief. army will hand over flood control to provincial and municipal authorities. Brig. Morton transfers command to Fort Osborn base. Morris and Winnipeg remain guarded as recovery begins. Navy and army amphibious units assist under RCMP direction. flood victims receive rehabilitation planning.
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Army
Winnipeg
Grétter Winnipeg
R. E. A. Morton
Prairie Command
Fort Osborne Barracks
Morton
Mayo
Douglas
Campbell
Naval
Morris
Manitoba
Navy
RCMP
Campbell’s
Cocoa disease threatens Gold Coast crop and world supply
Experts warn swollen shoot blight has infected about 50 million of the Gold Coast 400 million cocoa trees. Production falls, losses exceed 600 million dollars, and farmers face inflation as a cure remains elusive.
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Accra
Gold ‘Coast
Reuters
Bahia
Brazil
Gold Coast
Sinea
Uts
Loch Lomond hydro project reshapes Highland village life
Hydro development by Dick Sanburn reports on a massive Loch Lomond scheme. Three thousand feet above a snow dusted peak, water tunnels through Ben Vorlich and Ben Vane toward turbines as Ten thousand workers join nine other Highland projects. The aim is to attract people to villages and farms and boost exports amid rising energy needs. Continued on page eight.
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Scotland
Lomond
Ben Worlich
Ben Vane
Inverugla
Hydro
Electric’ ‘Board
Adure
Parliamentary debate on agency consolidation and tax reforms
The discussion covered eliminating duplication among governments agencies, consolidating services, and creating a single agency for grain handling. Finance Minister Abbott signaled amendments to the income tax act to expand relief and adjust charitable contribution exemptions for Manitoba flood victims.
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Foval
CCF
Social Credit
Abbott
Sai
Manitoba
Smilestones and a Twist on a Country Road Ride
A motorist recalls giving an old lady a lift on a country road. She reveals she was heading the opposite direction but did not want to hurt his feelings by saying so, noting his kindness in offering the ride.
Bargains Fill Shopping Week In The News Issue
The News reports an unusually large number of stores in downtown offering sale bargains. Today’s display ads form a veritable catalogue of merchandise values to lure thrifty shoppers over the next few days.
Tremewens Reported Safe After Brownsville Custody
Friends say Mr and Mrs Vern Tremewen were recovered from Mexican immigration custody in Matamoros after being jailed for overstaying a tourist permit. The Ottawa based External Affairs department confirmed the Montréal report with few details.
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Montreal
CPA Young
Mont‘real
Vern’Trem
Ewen
Brownsville
Texas
Matamoros
Ottawa
Kesman
Rio: Grande River
Ottawa fear plan could push CPR into bankruptcy
Ottawa businessmen warn the late plan could force the CPR into bankruptcy by shifting fixed charges to taxpayers as freight rates fall. CPR vice president Evans says the plan would be disastrous for public finances and unable to sustain adequate income. The plan aims to cut fixed charges by 30 million dollars of about 46 million per year, worsening deficits.
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Ottawa
CNR
Ci “Evans
C.P.R
C.N.R
Evans
Vice
Fragmented London Political Snippet Amid Conflicting Signals
An unreadable clipping hints at tensions among Conservatives Liberals and Socialists in London. The fragment suggests mixed commitments and evolving positions without clear outcomes or names.
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London
Bels
Davies
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