Food aid plan cited to curb war and unrest
Food For Peace argues hunger fuels conflict and urges worldwide equitable food distribution. It notes the UN FAO proposes an international granary run by a permanent world food board combining U N A E A and the emergency food council to ensure affordable food for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations’ Organizations
World Food Board
U.N.A.E.A
International Emergency Food Council
Proposal for World Food Stabilization Board
The article outlines a proposed board to stabilize world food prices through minimum and maximum price levels. It envisions buying excess supply or releasing reserves to curb volatility, plus a six to twelve month food stock, export quotas, and funding from beneficiary nations.
Plan for permanent world food board could lift trade and prices
The Food and Agriculture Organization urges creating a permanent world food board to stabilize farm product prices and support trade and industry. It notes the plan may significantly influence future events, with wide benefits for both producers and consumers globally, amid past farmer hardships from volatile world markets.
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World Food Board
Food and Agriculture Organization
RCAF to photograph 40 000 square miles north of Edmonton
The North West Air Command said the Royal Canadian Air Force will photograph about 40 000 square miles of territory north of Edmonton. The area extends to Lesser Slave Lake and northeast to Lake Dore in Saskatchewan. Photos will support mapmaking of uncharted Canada regions.
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Edmonton
Royal Canadian Air Force
North West Air Command
Lesser Slave Lake
Lake Dore
Saskatchewan
Canada
Nesa coating aids anti icing for aircraft windshields
William O. Lytle a Pittsburgh Plate Glass research engineer is credited with developing Nesa a transparent conductive coating for glass windshields. Tests show no distortion of vision no loss of light and improved impact resistance at low temperatures. Nesa can be applied to plate glass laminated safety glass and multi glazed units with electrical contact via edge bus bars.
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William O. Lytle
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Birds For Canada Arrive From London With Dogs and Pigeons
Nine birds including seven canaries and eight valuable dogs arrived in Montreal from London. The dogs include four champion bulldogs, a cocker spaniel, and three Welsh corgis valued over $4,000 in total with corgis over $1,000 each. Destinations include Duncan BC for bulldogs, North Hatley QC for corgis, Abbotsford BC for the spaniel, Windsor ON for canaries, and Calumet City IL for two racing pigeons.
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Montreal
London
England
Duncan
B.C
North Hatley
Que
Abbotsford
Farm minded city girls cluster for back to land movement
A group of university and high school students, typists, stenographers, and secretaries spending summers on farms west of Toronto show an interest in farming as a career. Stories include Claire St Pierre of Quebec City and Valerie Charlebois of Fort William contemplating farming over city careers. Richmond Harlove Shreve, Nova Scotian designer of the Empire State Building, dies in Hastings on Hudson at 69. he helped design Parkchester in the East Bronx.
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Petite Claire St. Pierre
Quebec City
Claire
Valerie Charlebois
Fort William
Margaret Willis
University of Toronto
Hastings-On-Hudson
N.Y
Richmond
Harlove Shreve
Empire State Building
New York City
New York
Shreve
Parkchester
East Bronx
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Rockefeller Centre
mid-Manhattan
Mr. Shreve
Cornwallis
N.S
Richmond Shreve
Anglican
Quebec Farm Competition Honors Two Top Farmers
J A Eccles of Sweetsburg and Philibert Audet of Compton won first and second in the 1946 Agricultural Merit contest under Minister Laurent Barre. They become Commanders of the Agricultural Order and receive Gold medals at the provincial exhibition. Eccles scored 932.5 and Audet 920 points. Raoul Poitras led silver medalists with 905. The event drew 79 candidates across professional, gentleman, silver, and bronze classes.
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Quebec
J. A. Eccles
Sweetsburg
Philibert Audet
Compton
Laurent Barre
Eccles
Mr. Audet
Raoul Poitras
Ste. Helene
Bagot County
Housing Drive In Britain Expands July Construction Figures
White Papers show July housing output rising with 10 395 completions of which 5 109 permanent. Total since April 1 1945 reaches 60 452 with 20 027 permanent and 2 578 blitzed rebuilt. Private builders lead in permanent housing. Scotland’s July labor force totals 45 550.
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Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
Faith and unity require Christianity says archbishop
The Most Rev Geoffrey Francis Fisher archbishop of Canterbury told the closing session of the 49th National Convention of the Brotherhood of St Andrew that world brotherhood and peace cannot be achieved apart from Christianity.
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Philadelphia
World Brotherhood
Canterbury
Geoffrey Francis Fisher
The
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Episcopal
Back Aches Tied to Kidney Action Warned
Public health note links persistent backache to lazy kidney function and toxin buildup. It warns that when kidneys misbehave excess acids and poisons stay in the system, triggering backache, headache and rheumatic pains.
Emperor Waltz Island Changes Hands in Jasper
A quarter acre floating island built by a motion picture company for Emperor Waltz in Jasper National Park has been transferred from U S custody to Dominion of Canada. The Leach Lake set was presented to Major J A Wood, superintendent, Jasper National Park, by actress Joan Fontaine.
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Film Company
Jasper
Canada
Motion
Jasper National Park
Canadian Rockies
United States
Dominion of Canada
Leach Lake
J. A. Wood
Joan Fontaine
Motion Pictures
Gems of Thought Eternal quotes on kindness and living well
A collection of short lines from Johnson Eddy Eliot Kipling Carlyle Seneca urging kindness, service, forgiveness, and focus on present duties. The verses emphasize humane conduct, generous thoughts for others, and living with weight and merit rather than breadth.
Tailors Guild Sets Wardrobe Rules for Men in New York
In New York the Tailors Guild advised that a well dressed man should own six business suits and twelve pairs of shoes. The guidance appeared in a local article identified by code 2691.
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New York
Tailors Guild
British American Agents Recover Hoard In Germany
In Frankfurt British and United States agents seized precious stones and metals possibly valued over 10 million dollars and arrested hundreds of Germans in the largest joint operation since the Reich’s dissolution. The raid covered 367 sites across two zones, yielding diamonds gold silver and platinum with total recoveries around 2.5 million at 79 locations and potential total over ten million. A spokesman noted the haul may have financed nationalist movements. Evidence traced to Reich agency records showed dispersal before war’s end to keep assets from Allies.
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Frankfurt
United States
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Reichstelle Fuer Edelmetalle
Reich Agency For Precious Metals
MIT to Build Experimental Solar House for Heating Research
The United States Civilian Production Administration authorized MIT to construct an experimental solar house to study heating homes with energy from the sun in Massachusetts.
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Boston
United States
Civilian Production Administration
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ice cream's Italian origins traced to the 14th century
A historical note attributes the invention of ice cream to Italy in the 14th century, highlighting early culinary innovation and regional influence on frozen desserts.
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Italy
Richest Gold Mine Hidden Under Odendaals Rust
The richest gold mine in history lies beneath the village of Odendaals Rust in South Africa. Its ore yields 26.6 ounces of gold per ton, about 100 times richer than the average mine, valued at roughly $2,200 per ton.
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Odendaals Rust
Union of South Africa
92-Year-Old Fitter Than Ever Thanks Kruschen Salts
An elderly man, age ninety two, stays active thanks to Kruschen Salts taken each morning in tea. Mrs. A J W credits the regimen for his alertness and regular routine, urging families to try the product. Two sizes, 25c and 75c, are available at druggists.
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A.J.W
New Type Glass Laminates Proven Stable After Baking
The article reports a silicone glass laminated plastic that holds up after a week at 250 degrees Fahrenheit, a test that would typically cause other laminates to deteriorate.
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