Fate Of India Now Hangs On Present Talks
London reports that amid talks among Sir Stafford Cripps Lord Pethick Lawrence and A V Alexander Indian leaders, India’s fate hinges on the negotiations. Census figures show 389 million people with Hindu and Muslim majorities, diverse languages, and princely states under British rule. The piece outlines key parties including Congress founded 1885, Muslim League led by Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Untouchables led by B R Ambedkar, Parsees in Bombay, Anglo Indian community led by Frank B Anthony, and Sikhs, noting India's varied political landscape.
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Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Lord Pethick Lawrence
India
Ami A V Alexander
The
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New Delhi
Hyderabad
England
Scotland
Wales
Kashmir
Mysore
Council of State
Executive Council
Government of India
Indian National Congress Party
Allan Octavian Hume
Mesiem League
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Pakistan
Prospects Good for Big USSR Grain Crop in 1946
Early spring warmth fuels a boosted planting schedule across the USSR. Ukraine and Kuban report strong farm activity with demobilized soldiers joining field gangs, suggesting the potential for a record grain yield since before the war.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
Ukraine
Kuban
U.S.S.R
Canadian delegate named to Europe cereals conference
Trade Minister MacKinnon announced George Mc Ivor chief commissioner of the Canadian wheat board will represent Canada at a conference called by the emergency economic committee for Europe in London. The gathering aims to assess the world cereals position and European needs before the 1946 grain crops are harvested in July and August.
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Ottawa
MacKinnon
George McIvor
Canadian Wheat Board
Emergency Economic Committee For
Europe
London
Canada’s Sarnia plant shows bright export outlook
E. R. Bowzee, director of Polymer Corp., says Canada’s government owned synthetic rubber plant at Sarnia, Ontario, has a bright export future. He notes synthetic rubber now stands as a valuable raw material on its own, not just a substitute.
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London
Ont
Canada
Sarnia
E. R. Bowzee
Polymer, Corp
Contracts For Foodstuffs To Be Signed With Britain
Ottawa announced general terms for Canada Britain food contracts covering bacon ham beef mutton cheese eggs evaporated and powdered milk for 1946 1947 1948 and 1949. Hog price net increase about 2 per head with min 350 million pounds in 1947 and 400 million in 1948 and price adjustments for Grade A Wiltshire hogs.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Britain
Canada
Dominion
F.o.b. Seaboard
Firemen Try Walkie-Talkie Devices in London
London firemen experiment with walkie talkie sets to coordinate firefighting. Each firefighter wears earphones and microphones and takes orders from platoon captains patrolling the area.
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London
Plan Lets Conscientious Objectors Work On Western Farms
Ottawa announces a government plan to use conscientious objectors in western Canada farms to fill labor shortages. The order allows postponed objectors already in agriculture or entering it to be relieved from Red Cross payments after March 31 1946 if they remain in farming, with limits on employer changes and required approvals.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mitchell
Red Cross
Mr. Mitchell
Swiss Forgives War Claims On Germany Goods
Washington reports Switzerland has waived $250 million in wartime claims for materials delivered to Germany. Swiss official Dr Walther Stucki announced the waiver during Allied talks on disposing of German assets in Switzerland. Allies note total Swiss claims outside the clearing agreement reach about $750 million and discuss asset transfers to satisfy them.
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Washington
Switzerland
Germany
Walther Stucki
No Decision Yet On Personal Income Tax Cut In Canada
Ottawa reports no verdict on reducing personal income tax for next year. The Dominion government faces tax relief pressure amid calls for higher services and spending. A cut hinges on a provinces conference. budget timing points to May for taxpayer clarity.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Sisley
Prairie farm mortgage debts fall 26 percent in 1945
A Dominion Mortgage and Investments Association report shows prairie farmers' farm mortgage and sale agreement debts to 30 life insurance trust and loan companies dropped 26 percent in 1945. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta led with declines. total debt to these firms fell to 66 million dollars from 1937 to 1945.
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Toronto
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Mortgage and Investments Association
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Troops Leave Bahamas After Guarding Island
Just a precaution in Nassau as the last Canadian Army infantry unit departs for home. Sources say Dominion forces were stationed in the Bahamas since early 1942 to deter a possible German invasion from West Africa and to guard against a kidnapping attempt on the Duke of Windsor, then governor, by U boats.
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Nassau
Bahamas
West Africa
Duke of Windsor
Viscount Alexander Prepares Windsor Forest Departure
London reports Viscount Alexander governor general of Canada has closed his Windsor Forest country home and will depart with his family for Canada, completing his term.
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London
Viscount Alexander
Canada
Windsor Forest
Airport sparks Sino British tension over Hong Kong land
Chinese nationalists press for Hong Kong's return as they confront a British led airfield project at Pingshan near Hong Kong. Farmers protest land use and irrigation cuts while Britain offers land swaps and compensation. Nationalism looms, with some British observers forecasting eventual Chinese sovereignty or a joint Chinese British administration.
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Hong Kong
Mearhs Pingshan
Britain
China
Pingshan
Royal Air Force
Macao
Manchuria
Thief Steals $23,000 Capitol Diamond in Havana
Cuban police pursue daring thieves who hacked the 23 carat gem from its gold base in Havana’s capitol rotunda using a hammer and chisel. The theft caused an intensive hunt and raised alarm over security at the historic building.
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Capitol
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