Daladier Sees Events Racing Toward Climax
Paris premier Daladier told the chamber that Franco Italian differences were racing toward a climax amid Franco British talks on countermeasures if Mussolini fails to withdraw from Spanish territory. He pledged not to cede land or rights as Anglo French collaboration and Britain and the United States were cited for backing France.
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Paris
Rdouard Daladier
Daladier
France
Barcelona
Mussolini
Bonnet
Chamber
Britain
Italy
United States
Roosevelt
Eden Warns on National Unity and War Risk
Anthony Eden in Leamington urged national unity may become vital at any moment. The ex foreign secretary defended firm Anglo French stance in the Med and criticized warmongering as unacceptable. He noted diminishing party divisions as the electorate focuses on foreign policy.
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Anthony Eden
Leamington, Eng
Spain
Mediterranean
Britain
Eden
Ukrainian Problem Saskatoon Conviction by Prof Simpson
Professor G. W. Simpson of the University of Saskatchewan declared in a speech to a livestock breeders banquet in Saskatoon that the Ukrainian national question must be settled before European peace can be achieved.
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Saskatoon
G. W. Simpson
Universty of Saskatchewan History Department
Livestock Breeders
Earthquake Devastates Chillan Chile Reports Vary
Pan American Grace Airlines pilot Byron Rickards reports Chillan in ruins with a fire and about 4 000 dead. Lieut Yanez relays 5 000 fatalities and widespread destruction. Cauquenes also in ruins as tremors topple the town 60 miles south of Santiago.
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Lima
Peru
Pan-American- Grace Airlines
Chillan
Byron Rickards
Santiago
Buenos Aires
la Nacion
Chile
Lieut
Yanez
Ortega
Concepcion
Cauquenes
Britain Gives Aid for Spanish Child Refugees in Spain
Britain contributes funds for child refugees and sends a 20000 pound cheque to the International Refugee Commission led by Michael Hansson. The money will be used to buy powdered milk for Gerona Catalonia. The U S agrees to ship 300000 dollars worth of wheat monthly to both sides in Spain for six months. Other nations pledge relief totaling Sweden 425000 Norway 50000 Belgium 75000 Denmark 950000.
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London
Spain
International Refugee Commission
Michael Hansson
Norway
Hansson
Geneva
Gerona
Catalonia
United States
Sweden
Belgium
Denmark
Dust bowl myth ends as soil drift solved in Canadian west
Hon. George Spence of Saskatchewan backs Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act in Canada Club talk. He says wind erosion is curbed even in worst spots and soils no longer threaten western farms. Programs rest on real farming success, not theory.
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Sarnia
Ont
George Spence
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation
Saskatchewan
Canadian Club
Clever Boy Musician Clermont Pepin Guests Quebec Orchestra
12 year old pianist Clermont Pepin from St George de Beauce wowed a packed Quebec crowd as guest conductor of a 50 member ensemble performing his Menut. His father a barber and his 15 siblings welcomed him home after the triumph.
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Quebec
Clermont Pepin
St. George de Beauce
Disney Depicted Among Great Masters at Met Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Walt Disney will be represented among its great masters collection. Harry B. Wehle, curator of painting, called Disney a great historical figure in the development of American art.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Walt Disney
Donald Duck
Mickey Mouse
Harry B. Wehle
Disney
Alberta bill on dental mechanics impressions and teeth
A bill to allow dental mechanics to take impressions and supply false teeth may be introduced at the Alberta legislature during the session opening February 9. The measure seeks to regulate practice and expand scope for dental mechanics.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Heavy Rise in Canada Defence Estimates in Budget Tabled
Ottawa reports a near 30.9 million increase in national defence allocations for the next fiscal year, lifting total defence estimates to 63,435,175. The plan restructures defence spending into ordinary and capital accounts, outlines 29.4 million in capital outlays, and projects 60.0 million for departmental needs. The Royal Canadian Air Force absorbs most of the rise with 29.8 million, funding new buildings, aircraft, and 6 million for pilot training, plus 64 new planes for the RC A F and 19 for non permanent wing. air force personnel rise by 14 officers and 217 airmen. A naval flotilla leader is to be purchased from the British Admiralty, increasing ship totals.
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Ottawa
Charles Dunning
House of Commons
Canada
Dunning
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Force
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Royal Air Force
Ian Mackenzie
R.C.A.F
British Admiralty
Naval Service
Royal Canadian Navy
Queen of Banff flotilla strength and reserves expanded
The Royal Canadian Navy increases its force with six destroyers and four minesweepers. The flotilla leader cost is not disclosed. The RCN will add 21 officers and 363 ratings, totaling 140 officers and 1,825 ratings. A Royal Canadian Fleet Reserve is created to allow retired personnel to join a five year reserve after discharge.
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R.C.N
Royal Canadian Fleet Reserve
Insurgent Drive in Spain Brings European Powers to Tense Stand
European capitals watch the Spanish war as Franco forces push toward Barcelona. The clash tests democratic versus totalitarian powers in the Mediterranean, with Italian and German troops aiding the insurgents. The outcome could reshape European diplomacy and trigger a broader crisis.
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Barcelona
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Spain
France
Britain
Mediterraean
expulsion of Sir Stafford Cripps from Labour Party
National Labour executive votes to expel Sir Stafford Cripps for leading a campaign for a popular front opposing Prime Minister Chamberlain. Cripps continued backing the front despite the party's opposition. Ellen Wilkinson casts the lone dissenting vote.
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London
Labor Party
Sir Stafford Cripps
Sir Stafford
Chamberlain
Ellen Wilkinson
Labor
New Democracy movement aims to avert fascism in Canada
Hon. W. D. Herridge contends the New Democracy movement in Canada unites all classes to secure prosperity, justice and freedom. He calls for internal reform and expanded empire unity to fight fascism from within and without, arguing higher living standards will lift the empire and drive fascism out.
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Ottawa
Canada
W. D. Herridge
Washington
Men's Association of
Chalobers United Church
British Empire
United States
New Democracy
Dominion
Trade treaties debated as Canada touts export strength
In the House, Trade Minister W D Euler argued for special trade agreements to gain access to European markets amid tariff barriers. He noted Canada’s export dominance to the United States and a 1935 favorable world balance of trade at about $280 million, with Italy and the United States showing unfavorable balances. Exports to the U S reached 345 million while imports stood at 424 million, leaving an 78 million deficit.
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Ottawa
W. D. Euler
House of Commons
Canada
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Euler
R. J. Manion
U.S
Italy
Hoare Declares British Empire Invincible in Welsh Address
Swansea, Wales. Sir Samuel Hoare, home secretary, declares the invincibility of Great Britain and the British Empire and denounces European jitterbugs awaiting a crash. He calls for national unity and defence preparedness, praises the Royal Navy and economy, and defends Prime Minister Chamberlain against fascist insinuations.
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Swansea
Wales
Samuel Hoare
Great Britain
Britain
Royal Navy
Sir Samuel
Admiralty
TI Am
United States of America
Europe
Chamberlain
Narrow Escape for British Minister from Insurgent Planes
Ralph Stevenson British minister of government Spain escaped death when insurgent planes bombed and strafed near Calderos between Calderos and Barcelona. He slept in Calderos and stayed in Barcelona during the daytime. The Foreign Office sent him aboard the Devonshire as official home, with D. J. Rogers British consul general remaining in Barcelona.
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London
Ralph Stevenson
Spain
Calderos
Barcelona
Stevenson
Calderas
Foreign Office
Devonshire
D. J. Rogers
British empire center could shift to Canada says Campbell
Sir Gerald Campbell, British high commissioner at Ottawa, suggests the empire's capital might move to Canada if a great cataclysm strikes the United Kingdom. He hopes it won’t happen but notes Canada could host the empire center then. He adds Brits are nearing the end of tolerance for dictatorships and will resist German and Italian expansion.
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Toronto
Sir Gerald Campbell
Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Sir Gerald
Board of Trade
Germany
Italy
Europe
United Air Lines Tackles In-Flight Static with New Cartridge
United Air Lines announced its research engineers developed a printing cartridge device to discharge accumulated static electricity in aircraft. The aim is to reduce radio static linked to several past airline disasters.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
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Chamber of Deputies
West
Canada Defence
Banff
Helen Gay Kelly
Butte
Montana
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British Empire Centre
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