Federal Social Credit case in reference to Alberta legislation
Dominion and Alberta governments clash over disallowance and reservation powers in a Canadian Supreme Court reference. The case tests federal authority to disallow provincial bills, provincial powers against banking and currency regulation, and the legality of Social Credit measures in Alberta.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Alberta
Dominion
Genvag
Jxminivo
Factum
Dominion Factum
Cartier Alberta
Social Credit
C. J. Douglas
Comton
Presse
Attacks on Holy Land Buses Spark Israeli Police Searches
Unidentified gunmen fired on a Jerusalem Jaffa road bus wounding a Jewish police officer. British police with the Black Watch hunted the attackers while other Hebron Jerusalem and Haifa routes faced sniper fire. A railcar near Lydda faced bullets with no casualties. Regime funds for a collective £2,750 levy faced resistance prompting troop deployments to enforce payments and calm unrest.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Lydda
Hebron
Costly Foot and Mouth Sums in London Gazette Figures
The United Kingdom government pays £75,385 to cattle owners for animals destroyed in the last two weeks of December due to foot and mouth disease. A total of 7,568 animals were slaughtered, up from 486 in the prior fortnight.
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London
United Kingdom
London Gazette
Canada defences Ottawa seek stronger coastal protection
Ottawa officials would not comment on a despatch warning that the United States might build forts along the boundary if Canada fails to strengthen coastal defences. Defence Minister Mackenzie spoke of Pacific coast fortifications at Esquimault Vancouver and York Island and fast device procurement for air reconnaissance torpedo bomber and fighting aircraft. In Tokyo a tinsmith admitted stealing $500 from the British embassy intended for New Year gifts.
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Ottawa
Toronto Star
Canada
United States
Dominion
Mackenzie
Pacific
Toronto
Esquimault
Vancouver
York Island
Skiier Fatally Injured on Hollyburn Ridge
Ben Harstad aged 25 died after losing control during a jump on Hollyburn ridge. He collided with a stump. authorities report a fatal neck injury.
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North Vancouver
Ben Harstad
Hollyburn Ridge
Air Force Casualties in 1937 RAF Crashes
Air Marshal H G S Mitchell told the Royal United Service Institute that 1937 saw 93 RAF crashes causing 153 deaths, down from 96 fatalities in 1936. He blamed inexperience and instrument shortages and predicted 1938 would improve with greater production and intensified pilot training.
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London
Royal Air Force
H. G. S. Mitchell
Royal United Service Institute
Controlled By The Sun Beacons At Airports
Donald Craig of Trans-Canada Airlines says bea con lights and 60 boundary lights will be installed at all airports. The system uses diesel generators controlled by the sun to run in daylight and restart automatically at night, enabling two months of unattended operation.
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Winnipeg
Donald Craig
Trans- Canada Airlines
Strengthen Suez Canal defenses amid air attack fears
Reports from Egypt said the Royal Air Force plans a military airport on the canal at Geneffa between Port Said and Suez. Informed London sources noted KRALF units moving to the canal area under the Anglo Egyptian treaty but gave no confirmation of further public reports. The Port Said civil airport might be expanded for emergency military use. Under the 1936 treaty Britain may keep 10000 land forces and 400 air pilots in the canal zone until Egypt can secure navigation by its own resources.
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London
Suez Canal
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Geneffa
Port Said
Suez
Great Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Plan Has Been Success Ottawa Home Improvement Loans
Ottawa reports 12,850,000 in loans under the home improvement plan for 32,946 borrowers as of December 31. Since December 10, 1,712 loans totaling 673,852 were negotiated, with all provinces participating. The program began November 1936, backed by the federal treasury up to 15 percent losses. Ontario led with 14,355 loans totaling 5,588,000.
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Ottawa
Dunning
Federal Treasury
Ontario
Explosion and Fire at Northern Engineering Plant Fort William
A sequence of violent explosions shattered windows as a fire devastated the Northern Engineering and Supply Company warehouse in bitter cold. Firemen fought the blaze while nearby tenants sought shelter. losses near $150,000 with cause undetermined, suspected boiler blast triggering acetylene tank explosions.
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Fort William
Northern Engineering and Supply Company
U.S. May Spend Huge Sums for Defence Program
President Roosevelt outlines a 1939 budget plan calling for 991.5 million to national defence with Navy 569.5 million Army 418.5 million. The package includes building two battleships eight destroyers and more while eyeing higher defense outlays and a possible further appropriation. The deficit is projected at about 1.088 billion for the current year with a debt peak near 38.53 billion by 1939 year end. The air corps receives substantial funding as one third of defense budget.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Army
United States
Panama
Hawaii
Regular Army
National Guard
Everve
Army Air Corps
War Department
Air Force
Treasury
More Railway Equipment Montreal Expansion Tender Calls
Canadian Pacific Railway announced a broad equipment program including 2,000 40-ton steel-sheathed boxcars, 200 twin-hopper cars, 200 4-foot eight-inch underframe cars, 2K 46-foot flat cars, and 100 low-side drop-end gondola cars. The $10,000,000 plan also covers 15 Hudson-type locomotives with potential further orders.
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Montreal
Thmi
Canadian Pacific Railway
French Aviatrix Rescued After Desert Trek
Marys Hilsz Bresen aviatrix whose plane was damaged by storms in Southern Iran was rescued near Jask Iran after a Tuesday desert trek with Bedouin guards. She had departed Karachi aiming to break the Saigon Paris record and was last seen over Jask near the Strait of Ormuz.
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Basra
Iraq
Marys. Hilsz
Bresen Aviatrix
Iran
Persia
Jask
Karachi
India
Paris
Straits of Ormuz
Karjonsky
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Holy Land
U.S
Tokyo
Skiier
Viscount Craigavon
Northern Ireland
de Valera
Ireland
Republic
Canal Area
Canada House
High Commissioner
House of Commons
Vincent Massey
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