Ration Coupon Charges Laid In Quebec
Ottawa reporter Robert Mayhew revealed in the commons that at least four Bank of Provinciale du Canada employees were under arrest for black marketing ration coupons in Quebec. Three admitted guilt. other branches were involved and merchants were implicated. The prices board cancelled coupon ranking with the bank by July 31 and may reestablish if safeguards improve. Ordinary bank accounts were not affected.
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Ottawa
Robert Mayhew
Sisley
Commons
Bank of Provinciale du Canada
Mayhew
John Diefenbaker
PC - Lake Centre
Quebec
Prices Board
Heckling Banned by Japanese Diet in Self-Censure Move
Members of Japan's lower house vote to prohibit heckling and hooting after a stormy session. The ban targets outbursts during deliberations and spectators in the galleries, with focus on stopping insults such as the word baka.
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Tokyo
Rice shortfall eyed in Burma and Java according to RAF survey
RAF aerial survey estimates Burma and Java will miss internal rice needs by more than 600000 tons this year. In Lebanon, British headquarters report orderly withdrawal with about 1500 troops remaining after three months of pulls.
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Singapore
Burma
Java
RAF
Beirut
Lebanon
Retain Rank Announced At Ottawa For Reserve Officers
Defence headquarters in Ottawa states war veteran officers and active militia will join reserve units. Ex active service personnel may hold specified ranks beyond authorized establishment. Preference given to officers WOs and NCOs with battle experience.
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Ottawa
Defence Headquarters
W.0
N.C.O
Record Atlantic air crossing marks new east to west flight
British overseas airways carried 53 passengers from London to New York in a record east to west crossing aboard the royal mail airliner Ban gor II. Sir Arthur Whitten Brown, the pioneer of ocean flights, joined as a passenger with other reporters aboard for the first Atlantic air crossing before BOAC launches regular London New York service. The flight lasted 16 hours and 43 minutes, with demonstrations of meals and in flight comforts for travelers.
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New York
British Overseas Airways
London
Sir Arthur Whitten-Brown
Sir Arthur
Sir John Alcock
Newfoundland
Eire
Alcock
Daily Mail
Empire
Royal Mail
Bangor II
Daily Sketch
B.O.A.C
B.oa.c
Duke of Gloucester backs flying doctor service
In Brisbane during his Queensland tour the Duke of Gloucester, the governor general and patron of the flying doctor service, piloted on a mercy flight to evacuate a sick man from a remote cattle station.
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Brisbane
Australia
Duke of Gloucester
Queensland
Forest Destroyed Near The Pas Reported After Cyclone
Game patroller Jed Reader of The Pas found a timber area about one square mile devastated by a cyclonic storm. He noted no trees stood and many trunks were shredded. The damage is believed to have resulted from the severe storm that struck The Pas on June 9.
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Pas
Jed Reader
First test aboard U S S Mt McKinley marks mock Able Day
Report from the flagship about the Queen Day atomic test rehearsal off Bikini at about ten miles distance. A bright orange flame erupted from a practice bomb near the fleet between the battleship USS Nevada and the light carrier Independence at a height of one thousand to fifteen hundred feet. Observers could not sight the B 29 that dropped the practice bomb.
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U.S.S. MT. Mckinley
Bikini
Nevada
Independence
Canadian production costs risk higher prices in world markets
Don G McKenzie, chairman of the board of grain commissioners, warned at the Canadian seed growers' meeting that rising production costs threaten competitiveness. He noted Canadian exports now fetch two to five times their prewar value, underscoring inflationary pressure on prices in global markets.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Don G McKenzie
Board of Grain Commissioners
McKenzie
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Beavers Skins Urge Caution On Northern Parcels
Sudbury officials warn tourists returning from northern Ontario to scrutinize parcels unrequested by residents. Parcels may conceal valuable beaver skins worth thousands on the black market, and transport could implicate the traveler in illegal trade.
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Sudbury
Ont
Ontario
Toronto
Montreal
Traffic Jam in Ships as Canadian Wives Wait for Return
Defence authorities report a growing backlog of Canadian servicemen's wives and children awaiting passage to Canada. As of June 1, 19,389 wives and 5,729 children are in the United Kingdom and 2,326 wives and 71 children in northwest Europe awaiting transport. In March 4,598 wives and 1,526 children sailed. 1,215 marriages and 285 births occurred that month. Wives’ bureaus have opened in Paris, Brussels, The Hague and Amsterdam.
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Ottawa
Cupid
Britain
Europe
Canada
United Kingdom
Defence Headquarters
Paris
Brussels
The
Hague
Amsterdam
Garson Favors The Dominion Tax Proposals
Premier Garson of Manitoba advocates provincial and Dominion co operation under an agreement to preserve confederation. He backs a three year tax plan with $181 million guaranteed, rising to $198 million by 1947, and supports provinces gaining power to levy indirect sales taxes.
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Toronto
Garson
Manitoba
The
Chemical Institute of Canada
Dominion
No Sure Peace Until Nations Uphold The Law
Ottawa reports Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden telling the Canadian Empire Parliamentary Association that lasting peace demands a rule of law upheld by nations and possible sovereignty mergers. He urged steady, inclusive collaboration among the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States to reach calmer times and open doors to all allies. He warned against pessimism, noting major powers alone hold the capacity for war but could also lead to global cooperation if faith and friendships remain open.
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Ottawa
Anthony Eden
Empire Parliamentary Association
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
United States
Canada shows the way on price and wage controls
The New York Herald Tribune editorial says Canada managed wartime price and wage controls better than the United States. It notes Canada kept living costs up about 20 percent versus 23 percent in the U S and praises Canada's courageous wartime controls and U S hesitation as reconversion began.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Canada
United States
Dominion
the Herald Tribune
Churchill Venerated By Czech People Says Consul General
Kirkland Lake Ont Dr Joseph Kotrly Montreal consul general addressed hundreds of Slavs noting Winston Churchill as the most popular man in Czechoslovakia today. He described Churchill as wartime symbol of hope and their champion.
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Winston Churchill
Kirkland Lake
Ont
Joseph Kotrly
Montreal
Czechoslovakia
Churchill
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