Britain seeks absolute parity in air with Germany and France
London declares a plan to triple domestic first line aircraft within two years, aiming 1500 planes by March 1937 to achieve air parity with Germany and France. Stanley Baldwin and Lord Londonderry told Parliament the expansion proceeds despite Labour opposition.
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London
Royal Air Force
Germany
France
House of Commons
House of Lords
Stanley Baldwin
Lord Londonderry
Laborarty
Baldwin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Locarno
Britain
Plane Victims Buried in Moscow Monastery
Moscow mourners carried the 49 victims of the Maxim Gorky disaster to the Virgins monastery crypts and graves. Pilot Nicholai Blagin, blamed for the crash during a stunt in violation of orders, was honored alongside the others as Stalin stood guard of honor in the Labor Union hall.
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Moscow
Virgins
Maxim Gorky
Nicholai Blagin
Joseph Stalin
Soviet
Russia
Labor Union House
New Aviation Record Set During Six Week Pacific Maneuvers
Three million miles of flying by CS, Air Fleet, Hawaii during six weeks of naval maneuvers will be reached as the U S fleet arrives in San Diego on June 10. Officers claim a new aviation record across varied weather and conditions over 5,000,000 square miles from Alaska to Hawaii and the Pacific coast.
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Air Fleet
Hawaii
North Pacific
United States Fleet
San Diego
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Amendment Defeated in Ottawa on Unemployment Fund
The senate banking and commerce committee rejected an amendment requiring all Canadians with net annual incomes of 2000 dollars or more to contribute 25 cents weekly or 18 dollars yearly to the Dominican unemployment insurance fund.
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Ottawa
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
Canada
United States Bans Silver Coin Imports
The government declared a ban on foreign silver coins entering the United States in what officials called a joint effort with nations harmed by high silver prices. Canadian currency is excluded, and Peru is the largest country affected as the embargo covers metals and currency uses with licensed entries allowed. Secretary Morgenthau cited research on international money conditions and noted no currency stabilization overtures from other nations.
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Washington
United States
Peru
Henry Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Bush Huskies Kill Boy Near The Pas
Six year old Mike Seginovitch died after being mauled by four bush bred husky dogs north of The Pas. The attack occurred while he and Joe Kryschuk played on an unused trail. An inquest will be held into the incident.
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Pas
Mike Seginovitch
Joe Kryschuk
Mike
Kryschuk
Belgium May Lengthen Military Service to Eighteen Months
Belgium to lengthen compulsory service from twelve to eighteen months, defence minister Albert Devere announced in Mons. He cited long stretches of raw recruits and fears sparked by Germany’s conscription revival. Cabinet may extend all army branches and push border defense completion.
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Brussels
Belgium
Albert Devere
Mons
Germany
Lord Bessborough Receives Silver Wolf for Canada Scouts
Lord Bessborough was honored as chief scout for Canada with the Silver Wolf, the highest scouting award, presented by Lord Robert Baden-Powell during his visit. John A. Stiles, chief executive commissioner of the Canadian Boy Scouts Association, was similarly honored.
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Ottawa—i
Canada
Lord Bessborough
Robert Baden-Powell
John A. Stiles
Canadian Boy Scouts Association
Ontario Hosts Quebec Teachers For English Study In Toronto
One hundred French Canadian teachers will spend a month in Toronto this summer to learn English. This continues Ontario’s nine year practice of sending Ontario teachers to Quebec City to immerse in French language and culture.
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Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
Ontario Department of Education
Quebec City
Ramsey MacDonald May Hand Over Leadership
Rumors of a cabinet reconstruction intensify in Parliament lobbies. Press reports say Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald will cede leadership to Stanley Baldwin in June, but announcements may wait until Whitsuntide. Expected peerages for Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister and Sir John Gilmour in June.
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Philip Cunliffe-Lister
John Glmour
Currency dump measure aims to curb imports trade complaints
Prime Minister Bennett announced in the House of Commons that a new exchange measure would be introduced to address complaints from Japan about currency depreciation and its effect on trade. He also promised seven to eight bills from the mass buying commission report and a housing bill, with further measures to follow as experts finalize the external affairs and justice department work.
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Ottawa
Japan
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
House
Mass Buying Commission
Bennett
Canada
External Affairs and Justice Departments
Hitler Conscription Decree Sparks London German Club Tossed Cheers
In London Ontario the German Canadian Club faced jeers as they heard Hitler’s decree requiring Germans aged 18 to 45 who have become foreign citizens to return to the Reich for training. Henry Wolfe, club secretary, said Canada remains home and they would lose everything if they go.
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London
Ont
Elephant Kills Trainer at Circus Rehearsal
Veteran circus trainer Joe Reed died after an elephant stampede during a rehearsal at Al G Barnes winter quarters in Los Angeles. Reed was guiding eight elephants and 12 tigers when Prince the leader charged him, goring him three times as he attempted to climb a light pole. attendants subdued the animal.
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Los Angeles
Joe Reed
Reed
al. G. Barnes
Prince
Jane Addams Dies at 74 in Chicago Hospital
International figure Jane Addams world renowned social worker and Nobel Peace Prize winner dies at Passavant hospital after major operation. Founder of Hult House Chicago Social Settlement she would have been 75 on September 6.
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Jane Addams
Chicago
Passavant Hospital
Miss Addams
Hult House
Wheat Conference Opens May Be Argentina's Last Chance
Delegates at the international wheat conference say Argentina may have its final chance to join an export restriction plan on equal terms. Canada and the United States warn they will not repeat past stock accumulations if Argentina rejects an acceptable proposal. The talks aim to salvage parts of the 1933 pact expiring August 1, with U S Ambassador Robert W. Bingham presiding and delegates from 15 countries attending.
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Argentina
Leadon
Canada
United States
Robert W. Bingham
Safer X-Ray Work Ottawa Brochure Approved
The National Research council associate committee on radiology approves steps to reduce electrical hazards in X-ray equipment in Canada. It endorses a brochure on safer operation authored by EB Ballard, electrical engineer on the council staff.
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Ottawa
National Research Council
Canada
EB. G. Ballard
Hitler pledges quiet and peace for Germany
Adolf Hitler told the Reichstag that Germany would honor most of the Versailles treaty save for its military elements and would halt re armament at a mutually agreed level. He urged peace not weakness, blasted others for violating the treaty, and called for limited naval forces while pledging long term domestic repair.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Reichstag
Hitler
Europe
Reich
Fuhrer
Great Britain
Relief Camp Regulations Outlined for National Defence Camps
Ottawa reports a voluminous House of Commons document detailing relief camps run by the Department of National Defence. It states homeless single men receive room and board, medical care, and 20 cents daily while working eight hours, with free transport back to job sites and no military discipline, aiming to restore men to civilian life through education and recreation.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
House of Commons
Department For
Dominion Publishes Bulletin on Combatting Soil Drifting
The Dominion Department of Agriculture releases a bulletin for western farmers detailing methods to control soil drifting. It covers cover crops and strip farming and lists emergency measures for areas with infrequent drifting, noting drift began after initial cultivation.
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Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Canada
Coast Relief Strikers Halted by Picketers in Vancouver
In British Columbia, 700 to 800 relief camp workers in Vancouver await return to camps after applying and passing medical checks, blocked by strike pickets. About 2,000 BC relief workers joined the strike by late April, with 5,616 still in the corps and 7,649 men in camps at end of March.
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Victoria
Vancouver
British Columbia
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