Britain aims for air parity with Germany and France
Parliament heard from Stanley Baldwin and Lord Londonderry that Britain will triple its domestic first line air force within two years, lifting home strength to 1,500 planes by March 1937 to achieve parity with Germany and France. The plan passes despite Labour opposition, while Hitler’s hints on air accords are welcomed as a basis for possible international cooperation.
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London
Royal Air Force
Germany
France
House of Commons
House of Lords
Stanley Baldwin
Lord Londonderry
Labor Party
Baldwin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Jord
Locarno
India
Britain
Plane Victims Buried in Moscow Monastery Ceremonies
Moscow mourners massed at the Virgins monastery to bury 49 Maxim Gorky disaster victims. Pilot Nicholai Biagin, blamed for the crash, lay among the honored dead as Joseph Stalin stood guard in the Hall of Columns of the Labor Union house.
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Moscow
Virgins
Maxim Gorky
Nicholai Biagin
Gorky
Stanting
Joseph Stalin
Soviet
Russia
Labor Union House
New Aviation Record Set During Six Weeks of Naval Maneuvers
Naval manoeuvres will conclude when the United States fleet arrives at San Diego on June 10. Officers announce a record three million miles flown in six weeks over the north Pacific under varied weather and conditions across the 5,000,000 square miles from Alaska to Hawaii and the Pacific coast.
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Hawaii
North Pacific
United States
San Diego
Alaska
Midway
Pacific Coast
Senate panel rejects tax for unemployment fund pledge
Ottawa senators banking and commerce committee defeated an amendment that would force all Canadians with net incomes of 2000 dollars or more to contribute 25 cents weekly or 15 dollars annually to the Dominics unemployment insurance fund.
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Ottawa
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
Canada
Dominics
Ban on Silver Coin Imports By United States
The U S government declared a ban on imports of foreign silver coins in a spirit of cooperation with nations harmed by high silver prices Peru is the largest affected country and the embargo may extend to other nations metal currencies. The move aims to prevent melting coins into bullion and is tied to Morgenthau's reports on international money conditions and lack of currency stabilization overtures.
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Washington
United States
Thi
Peru
Henry Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Bush Huskies Kill Boy Near The Pas
Six year old Mike Seginovitch died after a pack of bush bred husky dogs attacked him near The Pas. The dogs owned by a local trapper were from the bush north of town. Another boy, Joe Kryschuk, was present. An inquest will be held.
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Pas
Mike Seginovitch
Joe Kryschuk
Mike
Kryschuk
Belgium to lengthen compulsory service to eighteen months
Belgium's defence minister Albert Devre revealed in Mons that the government will seek an 18 month compulsory military service, up from one year. He noted periods with mostly raw recruits and Germany's conscription revival as justification, and officials expect longer terms for all branches. The cabinet also pushes rapid completion of border defenses.
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Brussels
Belgium
Albert Devere
Mons
Germany
Lord Bessborough Honored By Canadian Scouts
Lord Bessborough received the Silver Wolf honor for his service as chief scout for Canada. The presentation was by Lord Robert Baden-Powell during his visit. John A. Stiles, chief executive commissioner of the Canadian Boy Scouts Association, was also honored.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lord Bessborough
Robert Baden-Powell
John A. Stiles
Canadian Boy Scouts Association
Ontario to Host Quebec Teachers This Summer
The Ontario department of education will host 100 French Canadian teachers for a month to learn English this summer here marking a reversal of a nine year pattern of Ontario teachers going to Quebec City to study French. The program aims to deepen bilingual understanding and cultural exchange between provinces.
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Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
Ontario Department of Education
Quebec City
Rameey MacDonald May Hand Over Leadership
Rumors of a government reshuffle intensify in the House of Commons lobbies. Reports claim Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald will transfer leadership to Stanley Baldwin in June, with Whitsun as the likely announcement window and two cabinet members tipped for peerage.
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London
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Philip Cunliffe-Lister
John Gilmour
Home
Currency dump measure aims to curb trade barriers
Ottawa reports prime minister R E B Bennett pledging a suite of bills to address the currency dump affecting imports from high cost of living nations like Japan. The exchange measure would empower the government to handle clearing house agreements and commodity purchases via exchange, with several mass buying inquiry bills slated for introduction.
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Ottawa
Japan
R. E B. Bennett
House of Commons
House
Mass Buying Commission
Bennett
Canada
External Affairs and Justice Departments
Hitler Conscription Decree Angers London Club
London Ontario German Canadian Club members jeered the announcement of Reichsführer Hitler’s conscription decree requiring Germans aged 18 to 45 who became foreign citizens to return to the Reich for training. Secretary Henry Wolfe insisted Canada remains home and warned of loss if they return, while gaining nothing by leaving.
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London
Ont
Jeers
Catcalla
Hitler
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Henry Wolfe
Canada
Germany
Elephant Kills Trainer During rehearsal at Los Angeles
Joe Reed, a veteran circus trainer, died after an enraged elephant named Prince charged during a rehearsal for a motion picture act at Al G Barnes winter quarters. Reed tried to flee to a light pole as the herd of eight elephants and 12 tigers broke loose. the elephant gored him three times before attendants subdued it.
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Los Angeles
Joe Reed
Reed
al. G. Barnes
Prince
International figure Jane Addams dies at Passavant Hospital
Jane Addams internationally known social worker and world peace champion died in Passavant hospital after a major operation. Founder of Hull House and a Nobel laureate, she would have turned 75 on September 6.
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Chicago
Jane Addams
Passavant Hospital
Miss Addams
Hull House
Last Chance Wheat Conference Signals Argentina Pact
Delegates at the national wheat conference warn Argentina may have its final chance to join a wheat export restriction agreement on equal terms as relief wanes. Canada and the United States will not repeat 1933 stock buildups, a trade war could loom if Argentina does not subscribe. Ambassador Robert W. Bingham will preside as 15 countries gather to salvage the 1933 pact, expiring August 1.
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Argentina
London
Canada
United States
Robert W. Bingham
National radiology panel approves X-ray safety brochure
The National Research Council associate committee on radiology adopts steps to correct electrical hazards in X-ray equipment for operators and patients in Canada. The committee approves publication of a water operation brochure by B. G. Ballard, electrical engineer on the council staff.
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Ottawa
National Research Council
Canada
B. G. Ballard
Hitler Seeks Quiet and Peace for Germany
Berlin report cites Adolf Hitler saying Germany will adhere to most Versailles treaty terms and halt rearmament to a limited navy. He condemns the treaty for sparking arms races, pledges not to alter borders unilaterally, and calls for peace without weakness. He criticizes other powers and outlines long term domestic reforms while urging quiet and peace.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Reichstag
Hitler
Europe
der Reichsfuehrer
Kroll
Kroll Opera House
Reich
Thefuehrer
Great Britain
Ottawa policy grants relief camp workers free movement
A House of Commons document outlines National Defence relief camps for homeless single men. Details include eight hour days, meals and medical care, 20 cent daily allowance, and freedom to leave for other jobs. Discharge rules, free transport, civilian status, and aims to rehabilitate men for reintegration are described with education and recreation encouraged.
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Ottawa
Department of National Defence
House of Commons
Department For
Combat Soil Drifting In Ottawa Bulletin Warns Farmers
The Dominion Department of Agriculture issued a bulletin to help western farmers combat soil drifting. It outlines methods like cover crops and strip farming, plus emergency controls for infrequent drifting. The notice links soil drifting to early cultivation and upcoming water conservation programs in the southern midwest area.
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Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Canada
Coast Relief Strikers Halt Return to Camps in Vancouver
About 700 to 800 relief camp workers in Vancouver eager to return to camps are blocked by strike picketers. BC relief authorities report 2,000 BC camp workers on strike end of April, with 5,616 men still in camps and 7,649 total in March.
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Victoria
Vancouver
British Columbia
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