Resignation signals early end for wartime board control
Ottawa reports Donald Gordon’s resignation as chair of the wartime prices and trade board may presage rapid dissolution of wartime controls. Sources say price ceilings on meat and lumber, plus sugar rationing, could end by September, with functions shifted to the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Department of Trade and Commerce.
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Ottawa
Donald Gordon
Prices and Trade Board
Kenneth W. Taylor
Gordon
Pest
Department of Finance
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Federal Department of Finance
Central
W.P.T.B
W.T.P.B
W.P.T.E
Sugar Control Division
Montreal
Federal
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Prices and Trace Board
Department of Trace and Commerce
Government Not Against Royal Match in Elizabeth Philip Tie
A government source indicated ministers could not oppose Princess Elizabeth’s potential marriage to former Prince Philip of Greece. Cabinet members reportedly discussed the romance, noting the couple’s mutual affection and Elizabeth’s real regard for him. Philip had been granted British citizenship as Lieut. Philip Mountbatten, a step seen as prelude to an engagement.
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London
Elizabeth
Philip
Greece
Philip Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten
India
Diary Chronology Behind Burglary Charge
Police say diary entries by Mrs. Glikis and husband Jerry reveal their prowling of a West End home leading to burglary charges. Inspector John Whalen cited Feb 3 and Feb 22 entries mentioning purchases and a fur coat as part of the case.
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Pittsburgh
Charlotte Giikis
Jerry
John Whalen
West End
Five Men Rob Oscar Mayer, Seize Cash and Cheques
Five men robbed a guard at the Oscar Mayer meat packing company in Chicago. They carried a submachine gun and obtained about $16 000 in cash and nearly $500 000 in cheques. Police pursue suspects.
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Chicago
Oscar Mayer Meat Packing Company
Virgin Islands Purchase by United States in 1917
The Virgin Islands were bought from Denmark in 1917 by the United States as a strategic territorial acquisition. This move integrated the islands into U S governance and marked a major expansion of American overseas possessions.
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Virgin Islands
United States
Denmark
Provinces to Adopt Uniform Road Signs
Regina reports Highways Minister J T Douglas welcomed British Columbia plan to inaugurate uniform road signing with the prairie provinces. He noted added convenience for motorists and cited existing cooperation on speed limits and safety. Public Works Minister E C Carson of British Columbia announced the plan and removal of nonessential signs.
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Regina
J. T. Douglas
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Douglas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Highway Traffic Board
E. C. Carson
Pacific Coast
Prime Minister King delays call for social security talks
In the commons Prime Minister Mackenzie King says no conference date yet with provinces on social security and public works. He cites a 1946 telegram to Premier Douglas and notes acceptance of tax agreements is not yet sufficient to trigger a general conference or talks on pursuing earlier investment and social security proposals.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Commons
Douglas
Saskatchewan
King
Riots Continue In The Punjab Reach Rawalpindi Area
In Rawalpindi area riots and arson spreading across northern districts twelve days after an outbreak. About 700000 Muslims and 50000 Sikhs and Hindus reside there with around 20000 Hindus and Sikhs in refugee camps. Reports say many villages were attacked at night with raids from neighboring villages.
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Rawalpindi
India
Punjab
Lethbridge Flood Called Worst in History
Lethbridge Alta faces the worst flooding in its history as rapid snowmelt drives heavy runoff. Water inundates basements and streets forming large lake areas in low-lying districts. five feet of water reaches back of some homes and basements flood in at least one north Lethbridge residence. Civic officials call it the worst flood ever seen in the city.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Spy Hill St Patrick Tea Charges by Waist Size
In Spy Hill the Ladies Aid ran a St Patrick's Day tea with admission charged by waist measurement, creating a small waist advantage for attendees. The event drew locals despite the unusual pricing tied to body size.
Growers Benefit From New Canadian Coarse Grains Policy
Ottawa announces a coarse grains policy transferring about 50 million bushels of oats and barley to the Canadian Wheat Board and distributing 5 million dollars to western barley growers. The plan ends private barley acreage bonuses and limits futures market fluctuations while keeping rye trades unchanged. Domestic oats and barley trade remains private. Wheat Board to act as sole exporter.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Commons
Gardiner
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
The
Wheat Board
Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Largest heroin seizure in New York port history
The collector of customs announced seizure of 459 ounces of heroin valued at $1,147,500 from the French freighter St Tropes at its East River berth. A French sailor was arrested and charged with smuggling narcotics.
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New York
St. Tropes
Commons Extends Emergency Control Legislation in Canada
The House of Commons voted 177 to 13 to extend emergency controls from March 29 to May 15 after Justice Minister Ilsley warned that ending them abruptly would cause chaos. The motion now goes to the Senate for approval before automatic expiry March 31 of rent eviction price and market controls.
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Ottawa
Commons
Isley
Canada
Senate
Mackenzie King
Gaspard Fauteux
Dr. Fauteux
Mr. King
John Bracken
John Diefenbaker
P.c.lake Centre
Ilsley
Bracken
Britain to Maintain Force in Greece After March 31
London reports Britain will keep military, economic, legal and police missions in Greece to advise the government. It may still be bound by a 1939 guarantee to defend Greece, though operability is uncertain. Britain’s aid to Turkey largely remains a military mission training the Turkish army.
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London
Britain
Greece
Foreign Office
Turkey
Costs of Two Tribal Destroyers Built in Canada
Ottawa reports that two Tribal class destroyers built in the Dominion during the war cost Canada about 7 951 879 each. The figure was tabled in the Commons for R. S. Moore C C F Churchill.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
R. S. Moore
C.C.F. Churchill
Subsidies on Agricultural Products Total Over 351 Million
Ottawa. Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the commons that since 1939 subsidies on agricultural products have exceeded 351,476,400 dollars. He spoke during clause by clause study of a bill to extend marketing boards for contracts with the United Kingdom. He noted subsidies for cheese, cheese factories, cold storage, apples, and other products.
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C.C.F
Coldwell
Social Credit
Low
Commons
United Kingdom
Gardiner
Britain
Ottawa
Canada
Advisory Committee
Canada’s price board says black market is limited
Donald Gordon told the commons banking committee that Canada’s black market has been very limited and not a major price control headache. He noted few isolated markets, no chronic issues, and that subsidies would be lifted as stability allows while subsidies on some commodities remain until foreign conditions justify it.
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Ottawa
Canada
Donald Gordon
Commons Banking Committee
Prices Board
Canadians May Send Food Parcels To Hungary Romania
Ottawa reports Canadians may send CARE food blankets and woollen textiles to Hungary and Romania under new government agreements. Orders for CARE parcels deliverable at $10 each are now open through Breen Melvin, CARE representative in Canada.
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Hungary
Romania
Ottawa
Europe
Breen Melvin
CARE
C.A.R.E
Melvin
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