France Faces Slow Move Toward Modern Farming
French peasants listen to experts as they learn that Canada and the United States use milking machines. Officials say modernization is near after the Franco American accord and peasant willingness. Looting of 600,000 horses and labor gaps push reform, but land redivision needs engineers. about 1,200 communes seek surveys.
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Paris
Canada
United States
Ministry of Agriculture
British
United Press
Ottawa car priority plan halts new certificates in July
Reconstruction Minister Howe said no new automobile priority certificates will be accepted during July. Priorities will be issued immediately for applications approved between May 7 and June 30. August decisions depend on June and early July production reports.
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Ottawa
Howe
Routine Training Cruise Aims at Arctic Navigation Skills
A U S naval and coast guard contingent will train this summer in Canadian Arctic waters. Officers from the Canadian navy army and air force will participate. The cruise aims to expand knowledge of navigational and weather conditions and provide routine training for personnel.
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Ottawa
United States Naval and Coast Guard
External Affairs Department
Washington
Canadian Navy
Army
Air Force
Strikes Tie Up Brisbane Industry and Transport
In Brisbane a wave of strikes disrupted industry and transport as 6,000 meat workers 2,000 coal miners and 3,500 longshoremen walked off. The stoppage followed the dismissal of four bacon factory workers four months earlier.
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Brisbane
Australia
Premier Returns to Jogjakarta After Abduction
The unrecognized Indonesian republic’s government announced that kidnapped premier Sutan Sjahrir arrived in Jogjakarta in good health. Sjahrir was abducted from his Soerakarta residence and returned to Jogjakarta by an army detachment.
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Batavia
Indonesian Republic
Sutan Sjahrir
Jogjakarta
Sjahrir
Soerakarta
Britain Leaves India Mission in Delhi to London
Britain’s cabinet mission departs New Delhi after months of talks on Indian independence. An eight member executive council will run a temporary government until a constituent assembly is elected. Council includes Sir George Spence Sir Eric Coates Sir Robert Hutchings Sir Eric Conran Smith Sir Gunumath Bewoor Sir Akbar Hydari A A Waugh and Sir Claude Auchinleck.
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New Delhi
Britain
London
Lord Pethick Lawrence
India
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Constituent Assembly
all-India Congress Party
George Spence
Eric Coates
Robert Hutchings
Eric Conran Smith
Gununath Bewoor
Akbar Hydari
A. A. Waugh
Claude Auchinleck
Opinions on Bikini atomic test divide naval views
Debates over the Bikini lagoon atomic test split opinions on its effectiveness against ships. Some say the blast failed to sink battleships and may not force naval redesigns, while others cite sinking the Sakawa and destroyers as proof of success. Official tallies list sunk ships and heavy damage, with further study expected.
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Appalachian
Bikini Lagoon
Sakawa
Anderson
Lampson
Navy
Forrestal
Roger M. Ramey
Air Force
Kwajalein
J. Robert Oppenheimer
University of California
Berkeley
Oppenheimer
Lamson
Grilliam
Carlisle
Independence
Arkansas
Pensacola
Skate
Negato
Pepper imitation in Canada to raise pepper content
Canadians will see higher pepper in imitation pepper mix next month as firms raise pure pepper content from 40 to 50 percent. Using a wartime government formula, producers blended pepper with flour or cereal and chilli to conserve scarce spice stocks, with national consumption around 1 225 tons annually.
May Extend Winnipeg Whitefish Season if July Improves
In Lake Winnipeg the whitefish catch is weak as 150 fishing vessels harvest without success. The Manitoba Fisheries Branch sets a 3,000,000 pound season limit from June 1 to August 1, with a possible extension if July yields improve after a poor opening month.
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Winnipeg
Lake
Manitoba
Provincial Resources Department Fisheries Branch
Jewish Agency Seen as Dangerous Influence in Palestine
The Anglo American committee on Palestine reports that the Jewish Agency is a strong factor in the region and the Palestine government regards it as a distinctly dangerous influence.
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London
Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry On
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Express Hope For Much Larger Crops This Year
Ottawa reports the world wheat situation remains critical until new crops arrive in four to eight weeks. World harvests in 1946 and 1947 likely improve but war-torn areas may not join export surpluses. US crop prospects show a record or near record harvest, aiding export hoped at about 250 million bushels. Europe faces variable weather while Russia indicates a good harvest.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
The
Food and Agriculture Organization
Canada
United States
Australia
Europe
Russia
Germans First Used Gunpowder In Warfare In 1338
The article notes that Germans were the first to employ gunpowder in warfare in the year 1338, marking an early milestone in military technology.
Mrs. Maria Quisling Acquitted in Oslo Trial
Widow of Vidkun Quisling cleared of collaboration charges after pleading innocent to membership in the Norwegian Nazi party and aiding her husband. Prosecutor appeals verdict on grounds she played a minor role in occupation.
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Maria Quisling
Oslo
Quisling
Gimie Castle
Vidkun Quisling
Passage to Canada in July from the UK
With repatriation nearing completion authorities seek how many more want passage to Canada from Britain. Applications total 5,217, not counting dependents. About 24,000 wives and children of Canadian servicemen remain in England or on the continent awaiting passage. Seven major sailings are planned for July, and the Cunard liner Georgic will join the run, docking at Halifax on July 16 on her first trip.
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London
Canada
United Kingdom
England
Dominion
Cunard
Georgie
Halifax
Canada to Maintain Price Controls Despite US Lifts
In Ottawa Prime Minister Mackenzie King says Canada will not abandon price controls as the United States lifts its lid. Ottawa will use export loan orders if needed to prevent domestic shortages and will keep subsidies flexible to safeguard the economy amid cross border price shifts.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Mackenzie King
Mr. King
Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation
Dominion
Arenae
New Ottawa Appointments Put Economists in Key Posts
John J. Deutsch, Saskatchewan and Queen's graduate, named director of the finance department's economic relations division. Kenneth W. Taylor, veteran and Toronto McMaster Chicago graduate, named economic adviser. Deutsch served at Bank of Canada and external affairs. Taylor has long experience as economic adviser to royal commissions and government agencies.
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Ottawa
John J. Deutsch
Finance Department
Kenneth W. Taylor
Department of Finance
Deutsch
Saskatchewan
Queen's Universities
Bank of Canada
Royal Commission On Dominion
National Selective Service
Taylor
Toronto
McMaster
Chicago
McMaster University
Wellington waterside workers threaten to block butter cargo
New Zealand waterside workers threaten to refuse to load the freighter Pos a for the United States unless the government explains why the butter shipment is not going to Britain.
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Wellington
N.Z
New Zealand
United States
Britain
British Anglo-Soviet Friendship Delegation Arrives in Leningrad
A nine member delegation of the British society for Anglo- Soviet friendship led by Rev. Stanley Evans arrived in Leningrad as reported by Moscow radio.
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London
British Society For Anglo- Soviet Friendship
Stanley Evans
British Soviet Friendship House
Leningrad
Moscow Radio
Canada to retain price and rent controls says Mackenzie King
Prime Minister Mackenzie King stated in the commons that Canada will not abandon price, ration and rent controls despite the United States moving away from similar measures.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie Kifig
United States
Commons
Canada
King Salmon Reported Reaching 100 Pound Weight
The king salmon has been documented reaching weights up to 100 pounds, signaling exceptional size in recent fishing records. Anglers and biologists note the species’ notable growth and potential impacts on local sport fishing.
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United States Naval
D. A. Fitzgerald
U.S
Grenfell, Sask
Whitefish
Hoover
World Food Survey
Herbert Hoover
Truman
Saskatchewan University
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