Canada's 1946 Foreign Trade Record Led by U S Demand
Minister James A. MacKinnon reports Canada's 1946 foreign trade at peacetime highs with imports around 1.206 billion and exports near 2.3 billion. The United States bought about 40 percent of exports while the United Kingdom absorbed 25 percent. forest products and food goods dominated exports to the U S and Europe. The U S remained the main import source, UK share fell from prewar levels, and postwar markets stretched across British Empire, Europe, and Latin America. Domestic prosperity tied to steady export markets amid war-ravaged economies and limited new purchasing power abroad.
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James A. Mackinnon
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
British Empire
Europe
Latin America
Dominion
Poland Object in London Over Withheld War Funds
London reports a Polish embassy claim that Britain is withholding Polish funds deposited during the war. The Bank of Poland says about 40 million dollars, reduced to 28 million, is not released pending an Anglo Polish agreement not yet ratified in London. The ratification condition cites Potsdam terms and free elections in Poland.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Bank of Poland
Poland
Port of Churchill Predicted For Record IMT Year
Saskatchewan Co-Operatives Minister L F McIntosh said in an interview in Prince Albert that the Port of Churchill is set for its biggest year in IMT. The statement underscores anticipated growth for trade and operations at the northern port.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
L. F. McIntosh
Churchill
United States Plans Dump of Potato Surplus in 1946
U S agriculture officials forecast dumping millions of bushels of frozen and rotten potatoes as part of the 1946 crop surplus totaling about 160 million bushels. Losses are projected near 80 million dollars as prices collapsed after wartime guarantees of parity.
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Washington
United States Agriculture Department
Agriculture Department
Clintense Anderson
Plan Camp Boycott Vancouver
Harold Pritchett, district president of the International Woodworkers Association, said nine Queen Charlotte Island logging camps will be boycotted by about 500 loggers until operators meet union demands for fares and a retroactive wage increase to January 1, 1946.
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Vancouver
Harold Pritchett
British Columbia
International Woodworkers Association
Queen Charlotte Island
Peacetime Army and Navy Get Under Way
Ottawa reports 1946 repatriation and demobilization plus new peacetime force plans. 250000 discharged, 100000 repatriated, 21000 women served in CWAC. Navy expands to modern fleet with carrier, cruisers, destroyers and escorts. 8600 of 10000 peacetime personnel on strength. 18,000 mile Uganda cruise tests peacetime training.
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Ottawa
Civvy Street
Canadian Women’s Army Corps
C.W.A.C
Royal Canadian Navy
Naval Service Headquarters
Navy
Halifax
Esquimalt
B.C
Dominion
Uganda
South America
Crescent
British Columbia
Alaskan
Vitamin D2 Shows Promise in Quebec Lupus Treatments
In Quebec two dermatologists at Hotel Dieu report cal ciferol or vitamin D2 used in lupus patients with ulcerous skin disease and in several skin tuberculosis cases. Dr. Emile Gaumond and Dr. Jean Grandbois note major improvements after four months of use.
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Quebec
Chronicle-Telegraph
Charpy
France
Canada
Emile Gaumond
Quebec Hotel Dieu Hospital
Jean Grandbois
Fireman Rescues Woman From Ninth Floor In Louisville Hotel Fire
A fireman climbed into a ninth floor window as an extension ladder reached half a floor short and lowered a woman guest to awaiting firemen. Several hundred guests evacuated into the street as flames drove them from the hotel.
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Louisville
Arrow
Parcel Post Rates Reduced to U K
Ottawa Postmaster General Bertrand announced considerable reductions in Canada to United Kingdom parcel post rates. The new scale charges 25 cents for the first pound and 15 cents per additional pound to 10 pounds, $2 for parcels 10 to 15 pounds, and $2.50 for 15 to 20 pounds. The change lowers the 24 cent first pound and 18 cent per pound rates and saves on larger parcels, aiding Canadians sending gift parcels abroad.
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Ottawa
Bertrand
Canada
United Kingdom
Canada adopts new citizenship status in 1947
Ottawa reports that about 12.5 million residents of Canada will legally become Canadian citizens on January 1 under the 1946 Citizenship Act proclaimed to take effect. For the first time in 79 years, Canadians can call themselves citizens rather than British subjects for legal purposes.
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Ottawa
Canada
Vancouver woman wins turkey count stunt at Sunset Memorial
Violet de Mille of Vancouver correctly counted 6 341 feathers on a 15 pound gobbler sent from Alberta and British Columbia for a yuletide stunt at Sunset Memorial centre. Two thousand enthusiasts submitted counts ranging from 126 to 55 000 000 as part of the event.
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Vancouver
Violet de Mille
Sunset Memorial Centre
Alberta
British Columbia
Violet
Canada’s Labor Picture Bright for 1947
Ottawa reports Canada's employment outlook for 1947 is favorable with reconversion progressing, unemployment insurance in place, and gains in manufacturing logging and overall employment. Ministers cite postwar challenges overcome and seek continued industrial goodwill for peacetime prosperity.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mitchell
Man Bites Constable In Vancouver Assault Case
Gordon Sandford, 22, bit constable I. C. Morrison during attempted police restraint in Vancouver. He faced charges of assault along with drunkenness after the incident. Morrison received treatment for the bite at a drug store.
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Vancouver
Gordon Sandford
I. C. Morrison
Sandford
Ottawa anticipates further income tax cuts
Finance Minister Abbott forecasts a balanced budget and possible surplus, prompting officials to expect more income tax cuts. Proposals include raising exemptions for married filers from 1500 to 2000 and singles from TAO to 1000, potentially costing about 100 million while freeing labor and reducing absenteeism in industry.
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Ottawa
Miniter
Abbott
Welfare department paid out 240 million in family allowances
The health department welfare branch reported 240,403,175 paid in family allowances for 1946, averaging about six dollars per month for over 3,335,000 eligible children. The year was described as one of extension and consolidation of the department’s work.
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Ottawa
Health Department
Amended Amnesty Clears 800000 Germans in US Zone
General Joseph T. MacNarney announced a Christmas amnesty wiping clean the taint of Hitlerism for about 800000 Germans. The decree exempted those not chargeable under denazification laws as major offenders and who showed no financial gain from Nazi activity. The scope covered roughly a third of Germans in the occupation zone and also pardoned offenders with over 50 percent disability.
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Joseph T. MacNarney
U.S
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House of Commons
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Ont
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