New Arctic Weather Stations to Be Established by Canada
Ottawa will set up nine Arctic weather stations over three years with a five year operational plan. Canada will run the outposts with US technical support and Russia’s similar interests prompting shared data. Main site at Winter Harbor Melville Island near 75N, 110W. Eureka Sound station near Ellsmere Island.
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Canada
Arctic Circle
Howe
United States
Russia
Arctic
North Pole
Eureka Sound
Ellsmere Island
Roman house ruins found beneath Rose hotel coachyard
In Canterbury England, remains of a mid second century Roman house were unearthed under the blitzed Rose hotel coachyard. World cotton production for 1945 46 is estimated at 21 650 000 bales.
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Canterbury
England
Postage Increase Proposed by U S Post Office
Washington The United States post office department proposed doubling the rate on penny post cards and raising rates on most mail except first class letters. It notes about 1,500,000 Indians remain in Brazil.
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Washington
United States Post Office Department
Brazil
Atomic War Could Destroy World's Food
An agricultural expert at General MacArthur's headquarters warned that a world-scale atomic war could devastate food supplies. W M Myers of Pennsylvania State College reported abnormalities in plant life in Japan's explosion areas and warned that radioactive dust could wipe out existing crops and harm future harvests.
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Gen. Douglas MacArthur
W. M. Myers
Japan
Myers
State College
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, Is A Research Specialist of the Agriculture Divison
Allied Headquarters Natural Resources Section
Vancouver man seeks shelter from mother in law
A Vancouver resident posted Help Help Mother in law arriving to avoid her living with him. Offers poured in to shelter the woman. The mother in law called the ad dastardly and said it should be banned from the papers.
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Vancouver
Half Million Insects Catalogued by Mankind
Scientists report that about five hundred thousand insect species have been catalogued by humans. Researchers note ongoing discoveries and emphasize vast diversity across ecosystems.
Ottawa to fund full repairs for 2600 veterans' houses
Veterans Minister MacKenzie told the Commons the government will pay 100 percent for repairs on 2,600 homes built under the Veterans Land act. Estimated cost ranges from 500000 to 700000 dollars as defects blamed on faulty workmanship and materials.
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MacKenzie
Commons
Hazen Argue
C.C.F
Wood Mountain
Argue
Board of Transport Commissions
Ross Macdonald
Veterans Department
Harold Stassen Plans Global Tour to Study Economic Conditions
Harold Stassen former Minnesota governor and Republican presidential prospect waves from a clipper at a New York airfield. He will visit 17 countries including Russia to observe economic conditions meet leaders and bolster his foreign affairs background. He travels as a private citizen and party leader and aims for a Stalin interview in Russia.
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Harold Stassen
Minnesota
New York
Stassen
Russia
Republican Party
Slit trench debate in Arctic wartime trials
Churchill Manitoba reports pilots and soldiers testing Canada’s World War II weapons in sub zero conditions. Officials note the 25 pounder gun wireless sets Bren gun and rifles perform with minor alterations. Slit trenches are costly and limited but may be needed for Arctic operations. Americans rely on explosives to blast similar trenches at great expense.
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Churchill
Canada
Joint Services
Normandy Beach
Europe
Butter Situation Improves In Canada Stocks Rise
The bureau of statistics reports butter stocks in nine principal cities on March 1 at 11 255 050 pounds, up from 5 569 156 a year earlier. February 1 stocks were 17 444 172 pounds. Cheese stocks March 1 stood at 12 607 308 pounds, down from February 1 and March 1 1946 levels.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Funds Provided To Facilitate Housing Needs
Ottawa tabled estimates show funds for emergency and normal housing. A $700,000 provision covers transporting and relocating housing for emergencies, with no method detail. A $400,000 incentive for strategic building materials is cited, though paid only as a last resort. Wartime Housing operations to continue in 1947 48 at a reduced level.
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Ottawa
Reconstruction Department
Howe
Commons
Larne Sums To Be Spent On West Projects
Ottawa reports 1947 48 agriculture estimates total 23 202 947 a rise of 2 349 135 over 1946 47. Notable increases include 1 125 000 for prairie farm rehabilitation irrigation and basic industries and 1 500 000 for St Marys river dam project in Alberta.
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Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Supplies Board
St. Mary's River
Alberta
Prairie Farm
Prairie Provinces
Science Service
Negotiations for Argentine Russian treaty end in failure
Buenos Aires reports that negotiations for a bilateral Argentine Russian commercial treaty, stalled for fifty months, concluded with outright failure according to well informed diplomatic circles.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina Remains Second in South American Size and Population
Argentina ranks second in South America by area and population. The note adds a figure of 271 percent, though context is unclear and may reflect incorrect or out of context data.
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