Farmers Push for Parity Prices and Probe
The article notes Alberta farmers led by a president of the United Farmers of Alberta push for parity price action and a parliamentary investigation into Ottawa. It cites complaints about high taxes, wartime overtime work, and ongoing penalties after the war, warning hog producers and others are slowing despite food shortages.
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Core Taskon
United Farmers of Alberta
Ceri
Ontario Federation
Ottawa
Barrier to talks ends as Jinnah agrees to meet Congress
The Moslem League president M A Jinnah said he would negotiate at the same table as Congress leaders. Talks shift to Simla for cooler climate 175 miles north of New Delhi while 200 correspondents migrate. No date set for resumed discussions.
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Congress
Simla
New Delhi
India
Sir Stafford Cripps
Right
M. A. Jinnah
Radio stations Ottawa applicants seek FM TV and fax permits
A Commons table lists 64 Canadian radio stations seeking modulation permits 18 for television and 19 for facsimile before any licenses are granted. Stations CKCK CKEM Regina and CHAB Moose Jaw appear among those applying for FM TV and facsimile permits.
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Ottawa
CKCK
CKEM
Regina
CHAB
Moose Jaw
Manitoba minister to attend London farm conference
Hon. D. L. Campbell Manitoba minister of agriculture will attend the international conference of farm organizations in London May 21. He describes himself as a mission, will attend unofficially and then study the food situation in Denmark Sweden and Switzerland.
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Winnipeg
D. L. Campbell
Manitoba
Farm Organizations
London
Campbell
Den
Sweden
Switzerland
Policy Toward Palestine Is Being Studied
An Anglo American committee recommends opening the gates of the Holy Land to 100,000 European Jewish refugees and supports a Palestine under a British mandate with international guarantees for Christians Jews and Muslims. It urges suppression of violence by both sides and favors immigration under suitable conditions while delaying any move to an independent state. Washington sees the report as influential on policy toward Palestine.
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London
Committee of Inquiry
Palestine
The
Holy Land
Simul
Britain
United Nations
United States
Washington
Medical Centres Saskatoon Mutual Hospital Benefit Association To Branch Out
The Saskatoon mutual medical and hospital benefit association, seven years old, plans expansion to 20 000 members by 1946, opening medical centres near Saskatoon. They approved $20 000 for a North Battleford pharmacy optical clinic and medical services, and a $35 000 centre at Milden with further units planned for Rose Town Biggar and Unity.
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Saskatoon
Saskatoon Mutual Medical and Hospital Benefit Association
Katoon
North Battleford
Keres
United States
Milden
Rosetown
Biggar
Unity
McGill to award honorary degree to Dr J S Thomson
Montreal reports McGill university will confer an honorary Doctor of Laws on Dr J S Thomson president of the University of Saskatchewan at the spring convocation on May 29.
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Montreal
McGill University
J. S. Thomson
University of Saskatchewan
Bevin Proposes Unified NHS Style Health Reform
Bill for Britain accepts broad house support but minister imposes tuition and judgment against leading medical experts. Bevin calls Britain’s health a national reproach while Bevan attacks isolated voluntary hospitals and push to bring them under government run, non civil servant doctors while banning sale of practices and expanding health centers.
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Bevin
Bevan
Dairy subsidies extended one year in Ottawa
Agriculture Minister Gardiner announced in the commons that dairy subsidies, due to expire at the end of April, have been extended for one year by order in council with no change to the subsidy rate.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Sign the Petrillo Law Signed by Truman
The U S bill curbing James C Petrillo head of the American Federation of Musicians was signed by President Truman. It imposes penalties up to a year in prison and a 1000 dollar fine or both for pressing radio stations to hire more staff than needed or pay for services not performed and for payments to unions for record use or rebroadcast charges.
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Petrillo
U.S
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Truman
Viscount Bennett Donates Canadian Red Cross Hospital
Viscount Bennett transfers a Canadian Red Cross hospital from Taplow to British authorities at Cliveden estate for use as a children’s hospital. Health Minister Aneurin Bevan accepts the facility, which served 25,068 military patients during the war.
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Taplow
Buckinghamshire
England
Fears Blamed For Retarding Return Of Peace
United States plans to withdraw from Europe threaten to delay peace terms with Germany. Moscow accusations against British German policies fuel East West tensions. Britain fears Soviet gains in Germany while France seeks security and proposes Ruhr Rhineland placement under French or international control.
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United States
Europe
Germany
Soviet Union
Moscow
France
Ruhr
Rhineland
Hunger Strike Shocks Landsberg Camp In Occupied Germany
Four thousand Jewish residents of the Landsberg displaced persons camp stage a hunger strike and march to the camp gates demanding release of 20 comrades after a riot. They denounce American anti Semitism and chant that Americans are worse than Nazis as guards with machine guns look on.
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Landsberg
Germany
Hitler
New Organization To Train Gem Setting In Canada
Victoria reports plans for a 100000 endowment to form the Canadian Jewellers Institute led by Robert E. Day of Toronto. The group will train in silversmithing watchmaking and gem setting domestically instead of sending workers to Europe. Certificates will be issued nationwide with a board of examiners, starting by offering the program to veterans in government rehabilitation.
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Victoria
Canadian Jewellers Institute
Robert E. Day
Toronto
Canadian Jewellers’ Association
Canada
Europe
Day
Taxation briefs to Ottawa senate on income tax law
The Canadian chamber of commerce and fire auto and casualty insurers presented briefs to the senate income tax committee. They urged removing ministerial discretion and adding a simplified appeal process. They also called for abolition of excess profits taxes and uniform taxation across businesses, eliminating double taxation of corporate earnings.
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Ottawa
Senate Income Tax Committee
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Alberta Grants $5000 to Royal Winter Fair in Toronto
Agriculture Minister D. B. MacMillan announced a five thousand dollar Alberta grant for the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. He said the grant had not yet been forwarded to Toronto but was endorsed by the provincial cabinet.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Toronto
D. B. MacMillan
Denmark’s Area Size Across Islands
Denmark comprises three large and several small islands and covers 16,609 square miles of land.
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Denmark
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Susan Hayward
Jess Barker
Saskatoon Mutual Hospital Benefit Association
Bill
Canadian Red Cross
Shane
Brian
Alexander
Rose Maureen
St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church
Rideau Hall
Viscount Alexander of
Tunis
Grant For Fair
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