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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
3
Greenland, the world's largest island with under 20,000 residents along an 850000 square mile coast, seeks to become independent with a single governor and a central council elected directly by Greenlanders.
A conceited young playwright sent two tickets for his new revue’s first night to Mr. Churchill. A flute enclosed said one ticket was for Churchill and the other for a friend if he had one. Churchill replied he could not attend the first night but might attend the second if there was one.
Historians caution against rose tinted memories of old games and players. The author argues modern hockey is more exciting than 25 years ago and credits the forward pass with reviving Canadian football, while noting a general rise in mediocre events today.
A landing craft carrying 3,000 tons of poison gas from Japan’s secret stock was sunk by British occupation forces. In total 17,000 tons of gases will be destroyed. The vessel was towed 15 miles out to sea and blown up by underwater charges. A second load is expected to be sunk soon.
Dispatches describe Greece King George II facing recall from London exile while other monarchs like Belgium's Leopold III and Albania's Zog confront uncertain futures. Bulgaria's Simeon II and Romania's Michael hold crowns amid upheaval as Spain ponders Franco referendum.
In 1920 Italian unions in Milan Turin Genoa and Venice gained dominance, taking over plants including Fiat as the government stood aside. With orders exhausted the unions surrendered control and returned plants to owners, proving management is essential to labor as labor is to management.
A government report states the United States has 636 million acres of forest land with 196 million acres publicly owned. The figures highlight land distribution between private and public ownership and implications for management and conservation.
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