Ration Coupon Scandal Hits Quebec Bank Staff
Ottawa reports that at least four Bank of Provinciale du Canada employees are under arrest for black marketing of ration coupons in Quebec. Three have confessed, with abuses spanning multiple branches and involving merchants. ordinary accounts remain unaffected.
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Ottawa
Robert Mayhew
Isley
Commons
Bank of Provinciale du Canada
Mayhew
John Diefenbaker
P.C. Lake Centre
Quebec
Prices Board
Heckling Banned by Japanese Diet Members
Representatives in Japan's lower house vote to ban heckling and hooting after a stormy session. Lawmakers pledge self-censure and agree not to shout insults like baka during future Diet meetings.
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Tokyo
Burma Java rice output likely falls short of needs
Production from Burma and Java may total over 600000 tons less than internal consumption this year per an RAF aerial survey.
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Singapore
Burma
Java
RAF
British Pullout From Lebanon Proceeds On Schedule
British headquarters report three months of orderly withdrawals from Lebanon with 1,500 troops remaining as of now.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Retain Rank Announcement At Ottawa For Reserve Members
Ottawa announces an authority to allow ex active service personnel to hold specified ranks and numbers in reserve units. Officers and WOs NCOS with battle experience will be given preference and may keep the rank they held when discharged.
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W.O
N.C.O
Record Atlantic air crossing marks milestone flight
53 passengers including Sir Arthur Whitten Brown completed an east to west Atlantic crossing aboard a BOAC Royal Mail airliner Bangor II. The journey in about 16 hours doubled the distance of Alcock and Brown’s historic 1919 flight. Government plans expect daily London New York service by Sept 1 with demonstrations of in-flight comfort and meals.
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New York
British Overseas Airways
London
Sir Arthur Whitten-Brown
Sir Arthur
Sir John Alcock
Newfoundland
Eire
Alcock
Daily Mail
Empire
Royal Mail
Bangor II
Daily Sketch
B.O.A.C
Duke of Gloucester Sponsors Flying Doctor Mercy Flight
In Queensland the Duke of Gloucester who serves as governor general and patron of the flying doctor service joined a mercy mission. A plane he used carried a sick man from a distant cattle station back toward medical care during his tour.
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Brisbane
Australia
Duke of Gloucester
Queensland
Forest Destroyed Area Near The Pas Due Storm
Patroller Jed Reader reported a 144 square mile timber area near The Pas was devastated by a cyclonic storm. He described all trees down with shredded trunks and widespread damage from the June 9 storm.
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Jed Reader
Pas
First Test Aboard U S 8 Mt McKinley Queen Day Bomb
Report from on board the U S 8 Mt McKinley describes the Queen Day atomic test blast. A ball of orange flame from the practice bomb near Bikini marked the first rehearsal for the Able Day schedule as observers say the bomber released the device between the Nevada and Independence at 1000 to 1500 feet.
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U.S
MT. Mckinley
Bikini
U.S.S. Nevada
Independence
Higher prices threaten Canadian exports says grain board chair
Don McKenzie, chairman of the board of grain towers, told the Canadian seed growers association annual meeting in Winnipeg that production costs may rise so much that Canadian goods cannot compete in world markets. He noted exports now are worth two to five times prewar levels.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Don. G. McKenzie
Board of
Grain Towers
Enzie
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Tourists warned about beaver skin parcel scams in Ontario
Sudbury officials told travelers returning from northern Ontario to report any parcels asked to be carried to Toronto or Montreal. Parcels may contain valuable beaver skins sold on the black market worth thousands of dollars, officials warned.
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Sudbury
Ont
Ontario
Toronto
Montreal
Real Traffic Jam Ottawa
Cupid causes servicemen to wait as wives and children await transport to Canada Defence headquarters. In June 1 figures show 19,389 wives and 5,729 children in the United Kingdom and 2,326 wives with 71 children in northwest Europe awaiting ships. In March 4,598 wives and 1,526 children sailed. 1,215 marriages and 285 births occurred. Wives bureaus expanded to Paris Brussels The Hague and Amsterdam.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Europe
Canada
Defence Headquarters
Paris
Brussels
The
Hague
Amsterdam
Garson Seeks Dominion Plan To Preserve Confederation
Premier Garson of Manitoba backs a three year tax agreement with the Dominion to replace the 1930s structure. He argues co operation between provinces and the Dominion protects post war prospects and autonomy, noting indirect turnover taxes as a path forward despite opposition over gasoline and other duties.
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Toronto
Garson
Manitoba
The
Chemical Institute of Canada
Dominion
No Sure Peace Until Nations Uphold The Law
Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden told the Canadian branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association in Ottawa that lasting peace requires a rule of law embraced by the major powers United Kingdom Soviet Union and United States. He urged open doors to allies, firm but reasonable conduct, and optimistic belief in cooperation despite current anxieties. He asserted no major power harbors intent to wage war.
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Ottawa
Anthony Eden
Empire Parliamentary Association
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
United States
Canada praised by New York Herald Tribune for price control handling
The New York Herald Tribune editorial commends Canada for wartime and postwar price and wage controls. It notes Canada kept cost increases around 20 percent versus about 23 percent in the United States and says Canada set a lesson for decontrol during reconversion.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Canada
United States
Dominion
the Herald Tribune
A Favorite Churchill Esteemed by Czech People
Kirkland Lake Ontario Dr Joseph Kotrly the Czechoslovakian consular general at Montreal told a gathering of several hundred Slavs that Winston Churchill is the most popular man in Czechoslovakia today. Churchill was a sign of hope during the war and is still regarded as their champion he said.
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Winston Churchill
Kirkland Lake
Ont
Joseph Kotrly
Montreal
Czechoslovakia
Churchill
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Jan Macknzie
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