Withdrawal of British troops from Egypt and India debate
Australia and South Africa oppose remaining canal protection posts in the Middle East while Britain contemplates a withdrawal. Attlee admits dominion reps were not bound. In Simla Nehru backs early British troop withdrawal from India as a wiser path toward independence.
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London
Australia
South Africa
Witel Wak
India
Cairo
Suez Canal
Middle East
Attlee
House of Commons
Egypt
Simla
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party Working Committee
Trying for Medal Motorist Plans Coast to Coast Trip
Victoria officials recall a gold medal offered 34 years ago to the first motorist to cross Canada by car on Canadian roads. Brig. R. Alex MacFarlane of Toronto plans to start from Louisburg Nova Scotia and drive to Victoria under set rules. No ferries over 20 miles, no railway track travel, route must stay within Canada, and logs must be endorsed every 100 miles.
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Victoria
Albert E. Todd
Canada
George S. Warren
Victoria Automobile Club
Brig. R. Alex Macfarlane
Toronto
Louisburg
N.S
Warren
Vancouver-Victoria
Vancouver Island
Mainland
Demand for new cars outstrips supply for priority buyers
The reconstruction department reported April figures showing 14,972 eligible for priority certificates, but only 6,775 cars were shipped by manufacturers, far below the 10,226 target. The gap highlights persistent supply shortfalls in the auto market.
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Ottawa
Reconstruction Department
United Church targets $3.5 million fund for ministers
The United Church of Canada says the average Protestant minister’s salary in Canada is 1800 dollars per year, comparable to Toronto garbage collectors and street cleaners and about half the pay of doctors and lawyers. A campaign to raise 3.5 million dollars funds minister pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
United Church of Canada
Canada
United Church
Toronto Faces Long Men’s Clothing Shortage
Canadian males must dig out old suits and brush up wardrobes as a clothing shortage in suits, flannel trousers, and tweed jackets is not expected to improve for at least a year and possibly 18 months, signaling a prolonged apparel crunch.
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Toronto
Training Cruise for University Naval Trainees
H M C S Charilotte town will leave Esquimalt for a three week training cruise to Alaskan waters. The ship will carry 80 university student naval trainees, most from the University of Saskatchewan, marking the first of three planned university student sea man training cruises.
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Victoria
H.M.C.S. Charilottetown
Esquimalt
University of Saskatchewan
Alaska
Canada broadens peacetime defence role with Newfoundland
Ottawa announced a three year defence accord between Canada Newfoundland and Britain expanding peacetime duties. Goose Bay Labrador and Torbay airports serve as air base teeth in the arrangement with facilities to be operated as needed. Justice Minister St Laurent praised Canada Newfoundland cooperation noting wartime partnership strengthened ties amid Newfoundland constitutional deliberations and possible union discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Newfoundland
Britain
Goose Bay
Labrador
Gander
Torbay
St. Laurent
Aid for Indians on Assiniboine Reserve Fire Relief Promised
Dominion government to restore property and ease suffering for Indians on the Assiniboine Indian Reserve northeast of Regina after a disastrous bush fire. Mines and Resources Minister J. A. Glen told the house that steps would be taken following a Ottawa report, to provide relief to those affected.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Assiniboine
Regina
Mines and Resources
J. A. Glen
House
E. B. McKay
C.C.F. Weyburn
Tax totals drop Ottawa announces revenue figures
Revenue Minister Mc Cann announced the net total for income tax and customs and excise collections reached 2,266,710,191 dollars for the period. The report highlights projected revenues and expected allocations across government programs.
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Ottawa
McCann
Food shortage in India triggers widespread rationing
London reports Prime Minister Attlee told the commons that India's food situation causes great anxiety as drought and poor March rains blunt crops. With cereals imports below expectations, rationing extends to Madras, Bombay, Travancore, Cochin, the Deccan states and Mysore due to heavy dependence on imports.
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London
India
Attlee
The
Commons
Madras
Bombay
Travancore
Cochin
Deccan States
Mysore
Unable To Meet Minimum Needs In Famine Areas
Washington dispatch notes the British Canadian American combined food board cannot meet minimum needs in famine regions this month. Agriculture Secretary Anderson calls conditions "particular grave" in many areas. The report highlights short export totals for early May and April, with shortages of tens of thousands of tons and an 881000 ton short for Jan 1 to May 8.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
United States
Agriculture Department
Churchill Advised Rest By Doctors Before Dutch Visit
Winston Churchill says doctors ordered him to rest as much as possible and he has declined a freeman invitation for Inverness. He plans a visit to Queen Wilhelmina in Holland with Mrs Churchill and daughter May, following engagements already outstanding.
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Winston Churchill
London
Inverness
Churchill
Holland
Wilhelmina
May
Wheat in storage in Canada and U.S. bonded stores
The Dominion department of trade and commerce estimates 204,972,342 bushels of red spring wheat of all grades are stored in Canadian country elevators terminals and farms, with additional in bond in the United States.
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Ottawa
Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
United States
Eskimo population in northwest Canada may vanish warns officer
Maj Frank Riddell of Edmonton says the Eskimo population in the far north has declined by as much as 50 percent over the past 25 years due to white man’s diseases and encroachment. He notes he helped bring Albert Johnson to justice and fears the Arctic people may die out, a loss to the world.
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Edmonton
Northwest
Arctic
Ottawa
Frank Riddell
Canadian Army Signal Corps
North
Albert Johnson
Eagle River
Canada sees private enterprise as engine of growth
In a prepared address for the Canadian chamber of commerce, a government minister stated that controls will be relaxed as soon as possible, reaffirmed faith in private enterprise, and explained that government action is to supplement rather than replace private business. He noted no export permit fees immediately, while Canada backed European recovery with over 644 million dollars in loans to nations beyond the United Kingdom.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Government of
Canada
MacKinnon
United Kingdom
Europe
European Recovery
Repatriated German POWs In Canada After Surrender
About 10 000 to 12 000 German prisoners remain in Canada a year after Germany's capitulation. Alberta holds roughly 2 500 with camps at Lethbridge Medicine Hat Seebee and Wainwright. Most prisoners are in Ontario and Quebec with some in British Columbia and a few in forestry and farm work across the country. Evacuation to Britain for work camps has begun but sick and mental cases remain while the rest head homeward.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Dominion
Germany
Hitler
Medicine Hat
Seebee
Wainwright
Ontario
Quebec
Clearwater
Kamloops
Britain
Forest Conservation Calgary Chief Praises Sportsmen Groups
Robson Black of the Canadian Forestry Association spoke in Calgary praising forest fish and game conservation progress on the road to final victory. He thanked Alberta directors and sportsmen for backing long term programs and opposing perpetual depletion of fish and game.
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Calgary
Robson Black
Montreal
Canadian Forestry Association
Black
Alberta
British propose plebiscite on Greek monarchy
The Sunday Observer reports London that Britain has sent a memorandum to Washington proposing a plebiscite on the Greek monarchy at the earliest possible date.
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London
Sunday Observer
Washington
Trial of Italy's War Criminal Graziani to Start in Rome
Rome radio reports Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, described as Italy's war criminal No 1, will begin trial in Rome on a date in May. Details from the Rome seizes broadcast.
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London
Rodolfo Graziani
Italy
Rome
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