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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 14, 1946
Page
3
Ottawa reports the Dominion government is studying a cost of living bonus for old age pensions that would raise monthly payments by about $5 if provinces share the increase. Currently the federal share covers 75 percent of up to $25 monthly for those 70 and over, with provinces topping up beyond that in some cases such as Saskatchewan which pays $28 monthly.
Whitehall outlines a Commonwealth defence framework with a central UK plan. Dominions will run regional systems and send liaison officers to London to coordinate with Britain. Canadian ships to patrol the north Atlantic and Pacific, Australian ships in the Indian and southern Pacific. Brig. Howard Douglas Graham to head Canadian army liaison in London.
In Winnipeg at No 2 Air Command RCAF Lt Gov McWilliams awarded decorations to thirteen officers and one NCO. Honours included the George Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Member of the British Empire, British Empire Medal and the Croix de Guerre. Frt G C Abel of Melville Sask earned the George Medal for rescuing a crew member from a burning aircraft. Wing Cmdr J K F MacDonald from Antigonish NS Flt Lt W McFaull of Moose Jaw Sask and FO D R Penny of Abernethy Sask were among DF Cs awarded.
The whale shark, the largest living fish, has teeth only about an inch long, making them useless for biting.
Marshal Tito told about 300000 people in Belgrade that there will be no war because the world does not want war. He urged better relations with America but criticized the U S seizure of Yugoslav boats on the upper Danube as unfriendly. He attacked Winston Churchill as heartless and a leading reactionary.
An elderly woman gave a New Haven railroad conductor a preissued ticket on boarding a train at New Rochelle New York and explained she had not bought it that day. The conductor honored the ticket because no usage time limit was in effect when it was purchased.
About 100 tons of copper are required for campaign stars being struck at the Royal Mint and Woolwich Arsenal, with production running at 15,000 units daily.
Rai Bahadur A N Khosla announced at a press conference that the Kosi dam in Nepal will be the world’s largest power project. The 850 foot high structure on the Kosi river will surpass the Boulder Dam, with an estimated combined cost of 500 million dollars for two dams.
Denver recovered from a 26 inch storm the worst in 33 years as schools closed and city services halted. Emergency crews cleared streets while thousands of vehicles and delivery trucks remained stuck. Funeral services and garbage disposal were canceled and southbound transport was nearly at a standstill.
London reports an acute manpower shortage as Attlee's Labor government seeks long term plans to avert unemployment. Morrison and advisers push campaigns to recruit hundreds of thousands for mines farming and construction while Cripps warns of real danger to living standards due to insufficient output. Industrial population in August stood at 16.765 million, with home market workers 4.885 million and export workers 1.376 million, yet supply remains out of balance.
The cost of living index climbed from 125.5 on Sept 3 to 126.8 on Oct 1, driven mainly by higher milk prices. Food, rent, fuel, clothing, and home services indexes rose modestly while miscellaneous items stayed unchanged. Farm product prices gained 3.1 points to 113.2, with fluid milk boosting the animal products index to 136.7. Rye and hay supported field products despite small declines in potatoes and onions.
The Netherlands asked the Big Four to cede over 700 square miles of German territory to compensate for wartime damage. Ambassador Alexander Loudon delivered the note to Dean Acheson in Washington as similar notes were given in London Moscow and Paris. The plan excludes major border cities from annexation and would allow 119,000 Germans to stay if not Nazis, while seeking Rhine mining concessions, protection against future German tariffs, limits on new canals diverting Rhine traffic, and safeguards against German monetary policies harming the Dutch economy.
London reports President Truman and Foreign Secretary Bevin will discuss the world food situation during a Washington meeting. Britain faces tight rations at home and for India and colonies, with Canada delays adding to the transport challenge as both sides push to accelerate deliveries.
Sub freezing temperatures followed a 65 mile per hour gale in southern California citrus areas. Ranchers report fruit blown to the ground and damaged. planes damaged at several airports. a dozen cabin cruisers sunk at their moorings or tossed ashore at beaches.
In 1830 about 1400 mail coaches departed London each day. This figure reflects the era's rapid expansion of postal and passenger carriage services.
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