Empire And U S To Standardize Weapons Of War
British and American leaders plan to standardize land air and naval weapons to fit U S sizes and patterns. Canada Australia and New Zealand support the move while A V Alexander would push the standardization when in office. No formal alliance is implied though future disputes would be settled by discussion. Conversion could take at least ten years.
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London
United States
Mackenzie King
Canada
Commonwealth
King
Chifley
Australia
Walter Nash
New Zealand
A. V. Alexander
Britain
Canadians to Receive Returns From Compulsory Savings Plan
Ottawa reports that taxpayers will get back about 50 million dollars from the 1942 compulsory savings plan with two percent interest by March 31, 1948. The program ran through mid 1944, with 260 million lent to the government overall and adjustments for offsets like life insurance and mortgages.
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Ottawa
Shipping Of Wheat West Will Continue
Ottawa reports wheat shipments west to Vancouver will not be cut off for now as eastward flow to the lakehead and lower lake ports to Montreal reaches satisfactory levels. The Wheat Board says maintained eastward service by railways will satisfy operations.
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Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Board
Vancouver
Lakehead
Lower Lake Ports
Montreal
Transport Control
Wheat Board
Europe
Lake Head
Lower Bay
Prairies
U.S
Canada
Former com mando captures eight foot eagle on Babine Lake
Robert Robinson of Ocean Falls BC used World War II tactics to nab an eight‑foot eagle alive at Babine Lake near Smithers. He spotted the bird on shore while drifting in a boat, swam underwater to surprise it, and seized it.
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Smithers
B.C
Robert Robinson
Ocean Falls
Babine Lake
Robinson
Attlee Denies Britain Recognized Egyptian Rule Over Sudan
London Prime Minister Attlee told the house of commons that Britain had not agreed to recognize Egyptian rule over Sudan. He said talks on the issue were conducted in a manner that did not commit either Egypt or Britain.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
Britain
Sudan
Egypt
Sugar Beets Premium Offered Near Lethbridge
Sugar beet growers in Lethbridge area offered 75 cents per ton premium to hasten harvest of about 90,000 tons buried under snow after last week storm. Value to growers around $1.2 million and 25 million pounds of sugar to Dominion. Factories at Raymond and Picture Butte say premium applies to beets dug and delivered once digging resumes.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Dominion
Raymond
Picture Butte
British Delegate Optimistic On United Nations Future
London born Air Secretary Philp Noel-Baker leads Britain's UN delegation in New York and argues the UN offers greater chances of success than the League of Nations. He notes U S absence and Russian shifts, cites London first assembly as a strong start, and warns disagreements will arise. Haiti's gourde is mentioned in a separate line.
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New York
United Nations
League of Nations
Philp Noel-Baker
UN Assembly
Noel-Baker
Britain
France
United States
Wilson
Russia
United Nations Assembly
London
Truman
Attlee
Byrnes
Molotov
League
Canada Cuts Air Mail Rates To Most Countries
Postage on air mail from Canada drops due to a new weight unit quarter ounce replaces half ounce. UK and Europe letters cost 15 cents. within Canada and to Newfoundland seven cents first ounce, five cents each additional. US letters seven cents first ounce, five cents each additional. Other regions show variable 10 to 25 cents. Canada air letter unchanged.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bertrand
United Kingdom
Europe
Newfoundland
United States
Bermuda
West Indies
British Guiana
Mexico
Cuba
Central and South America
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
China
Africa
Churchill made Freeman of Beckenham Borough
Winston Churchill was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Beckenham in acknowledgment of wartime leadership. He criticized German rearmament and blamed lassitude and delays in the League of Nations for failing to prevent conflict, noting he would not speculate on postwar decisions.
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Winston Churchill
League of Nations
Germany
London
Beckenham
Britain
Hitler
Churchill
Dominion Aids Alberta Big Dam Project
Dominion helps fund a massive $20,000,000 irrigation dam across the Waterton and Belly rivers with Alberta. Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe and Premier E. Manning inspect the site in helmets. Engineers and officials, including W. L. Foss and J. Blackstone MP, attend the ceremony at St. Marys Alto.
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Canada
Alberta
St. Mary River
Lethbridge
C. D. Howe
Plans to Fight Inflation Across Dominion Broadcasts
Ottawa news: Donald Gordon, prices board chief, plans a five nation broadcast campaign to counter inflation. He will explain price controls and subsidy issues while outlining future decontrol plans amid U S price shifts and public concern over rents foods and clothing. Canada may raise subsidies to offset higher imports as basic goods rise in price.
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Ottawa
Donald Gordon
Plainspoken Prices Board
Dominion & Fees
Gordon
Dominion
United States
U.S
Canada
Subsidy On Wheat To Be Lifted At Earliest Date
Ottawa minister Gardiner says the 30 cent per bushel subsidy paid to Canadian farmers will be removed at the earliest possible date. The move follows Alberta Farmers’ union and farm groups urging equal taxpayer burden. The Wheat Board sells Canada’s wheat to Britain for 1.55 and to mills for 1.25 per bushel. About 50 million bushels are consumed yearly. removal would add roughly 15 million dollars to western farmers annually.
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Calgary
Gardiner
Ottawa
Alberta Farmers’ Union
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada
Britain
NO DECISION YET Prices Board Weighs Butter Ration Change
Prices board officials in Ottawa study a potential winter butter ration cut with no conclusion yet. A decision is expected in about a fortnight and the present six ounce limit may hold through November. Officials examine whether removing subsidies reduced milk consumption.
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Prices Board
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
New Record Average for Hereford Cattle in Canada
Forty eight registered Herefords from Pine Coulee ranch near Staveley sold for 25 125 dollars, an average of 731 dollars. Henry Yager of Oregon paid the top price for Royal Britisher, Duchess Royal Domino, at 15 000 dollars.
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Calgary
Canada
Pine Coulee Ranch
Staveley
Henry Yager
Oregon
Royal Britisher
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Cardin
Ernest Lapointe
Haiti
AIR Mail
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Gromyko
Ed Nations
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
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