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Shoulders, above, of Nashville, Tenn., took office ak president of the American Medical Association at the organization's vy am annual convention at San Francisco. Ri iP - A veteran of World War I, he is a: a f noted surgeon. Ai FAMINE FASTER Hi . Tus ; Cea i ate w former Tos Angeles chef, is about half-way through with his planned 100-day fast to arouse public sentiment and action to aid the world's marving children, He's pictured sipping cof- fee on the 43rd day, by which time Claude A. Baxter, & ON THE MOVE $ SIR ; Bt Tu Eleven Verdun (suburb of Montreal) families decided to stay in their homes when informed the .houses would be moved en masse some blocks away to make room for extensions to a nearby church, Mrs. G. Ouillette, (above) watches proceedings from her verendah while her home creeps inch by inch. Wi at gd of 4 J 48 : a SE wid Highlights of the News Cost of Living Jumps A rise of approximately two points in the cost-of-living index, covering the month of May (the highest rise since the war) is an- nounced by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. During April the cost-of-living index rose by 1.2 points bringing the index at the first of May to 122 points based on the five year average. The extra tw opoinst which will be tacked on for the month of May will bring the index to 124 points as of June 1. A Nation is Born War torn but free, the Philippine Islands became a republic on the Fourth of July. A dependency of the United States ysince the Spanish American War, the islands gain their inde- pendence after a 10-year interim period as a commonwealth, pe ons, 4. New hats for London's women "Bobbies" were worn for the first time at the Victory parade last month, They take the place of the old-style helmet which was regulation costume for years. NEW BONNETS FOR "BOBBIES" model the hats at New Scotland Yard. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who led the liberation of the islands from the Japanese, was the honor guest. Representatives of more than 50 countries were on hand. The United States flag came down for all time as this country of 7,083 tropical islands and 18,000,000 Filipino citizens, swept by fire and sword through 400 years of oppres- sion, came peacefully to full sover eignty. Dollar Parity Adopted The Canadian dollar has been restored to par with dhe American dollar. This step is the keystone of a new four-point anti-inflationary program announced to the House of Commons last week by Rt. Hon. J. L. llisley, minister of finance. Officials described the eventual 4 result of the move as "a ten per cent slash in costs and prices throughout the Canadian econo- my." Our close economic ties with the United States make it inevit- able that price changes in that Policewomen country work their way into every aspect of Canadian costs. American prices continuing to rise, prices in this country may stilp go up, but the government believes that six months from now, the general pattern of costs and prices will be ten per cent below the level which would have prevailed had action not been taken. Last Week in U.S. Cattle brought an all-time high price of $22.50 a hundred pounds at Omaha, a jump of $4.50 over the O.P.A. ceiling. Wheat sold for $203 cents a bushel at Omaha, up 17 cents from the late O.P.A. ceiling and the highest prices in 27 years. Another 27-year record was set for hogs at Indianapolis, $20 a hundred pounds, up $5. Cotton neared 32 cents a pound, a 23 year record high, Peace Conference The Foreign Ministers of the Big Four drafted invitations last week for a general European peace conference to be held in Paris July 20 for debate on treaties intended to end the Second Great War tor Italy and the Axis satellites. The 21 nations scheduled to re ceive invitations to the peace con- ference are: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bye- lorussia, Canada, China, Czecho- slovakia, Ethiopia, [ranct, Great Britain, Greece, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Ukraine Republic, Union of South Africa, Soviet Union, United States, and Yugoslavia. Second A-Bomb Test " Vice Admiral W. H. P. Blandy has set July 25 as tentative date for the detonation of Bikini's second atomic bomb, this dne "an attack against hulls." It will be exploded slightly under the surface of the lagoon. A full-dress rehearsal scheduled for July 19. was With - New Volcano A new volcano is erupting in the mountains of Soviet Azerbaijan in Iran. Punctuated by underground thunder, masses of liquid mud have been shot from th» crater 500 yards into the air. -------- © Germans Exchanged The British and Russian zones in Germany have completed the ex- change of nearly 2250000 Ger- mans, British occupation authori- ties have announced. I'he Russins sent approximately 1,700,000 mito the British zone and the British approximately 500,000 into the Russian zone in moves to return Germans to their former homes. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE prefer Maxwell House Cof- fee. I's enjoyed in more homes than any other brand of coffee in the world. It's always "Good to the Last Drop!" BASI-COP* (Tri-basic Copper Sulphate) First time 1n Canada. A neutral in- soluble copper compound making an ideal spray material for fungus control on potatoes, sour cherrics, tomatoes, celery, etc. Contains twice as much copper as ordinary copper sulphate or bluestone, corsequently goes twice as far. Also available ar a dust. *Lrademark Rega. AT YOUR LOCAL DEALER THEY MADE IT, BUT -- Those upraised hands emphasize a dual vow: "Never again!" - Mrs. Georgie White and Harry Aleson, 'veteran riverman, are pic- tured as, bruised, battered and weighing 10 pounds less than when they started, they arrive in the calm waters of Lake Mead, Nev, after shooting the Colorado River's B81 treacherous miles in a rub- ber life raft. The trip took Fil week, during which they. were eared lost. d he had lost 48% pounds : STOWAWAY When Dave L. Johnson, New York truck driver, unloaded a ship- ment of watermelons just arrived from Georgia, he was surprised to find it included a "bonus" in the form of the alligator he's hold- ing, above, The 'gator apparently stowed away among the melons, Beauty queens of six nations across the seas, crgwned during' final Hamilton centennial celebrations, line left, the queens are: Mary Paditz, Romania; Heleh Kovas, representing Hungary; Ann Gretz, Slovakia; Olga Obratoski, Russia; Marion" ~~ HAMILTON CROWNS BEAUTY QUEENS OF EUROPE IN CENTENNIAL FINALE Meracos, Greece, and Mildred Skalja, winfier of the Serbian crown. i$ J LAT brad up for the camera. 'From the: ~~ ~~ JEWISH IMMIGRANTS GATHER IN STREETS OF HAIFA Bq orf 0} ¢ dud + [ES 3 10 ta a1» ft tor # gyn i x8 rod « Crowding into a street in the detention camp at Haifa are illegal Jewish immigrants awaiting release certificates. They are greeting another 70 immigrants, refugees from the motor ship Haviva Reik, who arfived alter a 15-day trip from Europe, Palestine, Jewish propaganda was distributed by exploding bombs, As disturbances continue i