Franco Regime Probe Amendment Likely Change
The New York Times reports Russia will back a UN investigation of the Franco regime but will require amendments before voting. The United States and Britain seek a more specific amendment while Russia opposes calling Franco to testify. Substitution is being drafted for Mr. Stettinius to present, with extended time for the investigation and a requirement for at least one country not maintaining relations with Spain in the committee.
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New York Times
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United Nations
Col. Hodgson
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Britain
State Department
Stettinius
America
Spain
Franco
Mid-West
Lf Generie Sherec Cally
Approval by Mexico on Spain issue at UN Security Council
The Associated Press reports Mexico's Foreign Minister Senor Castillo Najera backed Australia's Spain proposal in the Security Council after meeting at the White House. He called Colonel Hodgson's plan a good compromise and Australia remains a leading, outspoken voice on Spain and UN reform. The Sunday Mirror features a tribute sketch on Hodgson and his blunt, revealing style in council debates. London dispatches quote Australia's persistent, principled approach and a call for full public investigation of complaints in the Security Council as essential to UPholding the UN Charter.
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United Nations
Gauge Unification Ministers to Discuss in Canberra
From Our Special Representative Canberra April 7 Commonwealth and State Railway Ministers plan a Canberra meeting early next month to agree on railway gauge unification. Public opinion favors the scheme as Australia trails the world in gauge issues. The report notes congestion at transhipment points and the need to correct gaps as the Federal agreement under consideration unfolds.
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Australia
France
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J. O'Shea
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Living allowance details for ex servicemen in Canberra
April 2 report from Canberra notes living allowances to aid ex servicemen awaiting reforms. Rates listed include £4/3/ for settlers without dependants, £24/16/ for settlers with one adult dependant, and £5/3 for settlers with two or more dependants. Payments to be handled by State Settlement authorities.
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Italian trawler skipper killed after Paris clash off Corsica
A French patrol boat fired on an Italian fishing trawler near Corsica, killing its skipper after the vessel allegedly tacked when hailed and appeared to ram the patrol boat. The French commander said the action followed the trawler's hostile maneuver.
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Corsica
Unifying Railways Seen as Economic Boon and Savings
Sir Robert Knox argues that railway unification will not burden national income and will not exhaust resources. It would enable service improvements and worker housing, with potential yearly economies estimated at £25,000 and transfer-point eliminations raising totals toward £26,000,000 annually by reducing interest costs.
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Australia
Robert Knox
Chifley in London Talks with Service Mission
Mr Chifley sits with the Australian Service mission in London and declines to move a photographer while a Daily Mail employee is identified by name. He then plans preparatory work with his party. A visit by the Victory contingent to the United States is discussed but faces ministerial and employment delays and other difficulties. Dr L G Brown treats Chifley for sinus trouble. Brown has wartime honors and rugby ties to Australia.
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Portland Place
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Australia
Victory
U.S
J. B Chifley
Australia Victory
United States
Pacific
F. M. Forde
Australian Associated Press
Soviet Press Editor Says Red Army To Defend Borders
General Galaktinov, Pravda’s military editor, told the American Society of Newspaper Editors that the Russian people want a strong Red Army but only to defend borders. He noted past disarmament attempts, Russia’s large army due to vast territory and hostile neighbors, and hoped soldiers could shift to industry and agriculture. De militarisation hinges on guaranteeing non aggression to world peace.
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Associated Press
General Galaktinov
Pravda
American Society of Newspaper Editors
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Russia
Newcastle floods ease as Raymond Terrace water drops
Newcastle district floods are subsiding with Raymond Terrace seeing an 18 inch fall since midnight after five feet of water in main street. Returning residents join others camping as streets remain waterlogged. Brisbane express trains arrived seven hours late due to flood delays. north coast line improving and thousands of acres of vegetables and fodder crops ruined.
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Newcastle
Raymond Terrace
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German paratroop general to face war crimes trial
London reports Colonel General Kurt Student, once Germanys top paratroop commander in Crete, is to be tried as a war criminal on May 6 at Celle. He led the Crete assault, commanded for six weeks as villages were destroyed, and is accused of using British prisoners as screens and ordering shootings of prisoners who refused to unload gear.
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Reuters
Herford
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Celle
Student
Allied police uncover cache of imitation drugs in Berlin
The Berlin report says seven men and three women were arrested for manufacturing and selling imitation penicillin valued at about £250,000. Ringleader Peter Domke, 26, a former Wehrmacht private, is alleged to lead the network. Some fake penicillin was poisonous and a Russian officer infected by it is in serious condition.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Peter Domke
Bathurst motorcycle time trial fatal for two men
April 11 Bathurst Sydney reports two deaths at a motor cycle time trial. Roy Edwin Fletcher of Marrickville and Bernard Henry O H Haloran of Bathurst lost their lives when Fletcher's bike struck O Halloran, who was crossing the track, while Fletcher rode at over 61 miles an hour.
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Bathurst
Roy Edwin Fletcher
Marrickville
Bernard Henry O'Halloran
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O'Halloran
Plight of Children Warns of Moral Decay
Vatican dispatch reports the Pope lamenting famine among children and warning that spiritual decline rivals hunger. He denounces three dangers he cites as divorce, secular schools, and improper books and performances undermining Christian civilization.
Quell Mine Fire Sydney Discussion Advances Firefighting Plan
April 21. A suggestion arose that artillery fire or serial bombs could blow in the top of number three colliery at Cessmeck where a vented section has burned for days. Mines Minister J M Baddaley and mine experts met to discuss, noting gunfire or bombs might choke flames fed by air in cross cavities. No signs of relief appeared and new ground cracks emerged almost hourly.
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Mumber Tere
Cessmeck
J. M. Baddaiey
Pope outlines three aims for Catholics in Italy
The Pope stated no one should be deluded by current events and stressed three points. First, aid to the destitute. second, Catholics' duty in national public life. third, spreading and defending Church doctrines.
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Lawlessness grows in New Zealand amid gun black market
Wellington reports warn of growing criminal armament as firearms flood the streets. Police Commissioner James Cummings says unregistered automatics and revolvers circulate widely, with 12 months of attempted registrations rebuffed and more weapons turned in by returning men. Police monitor smuggling and foreign entry as they brace for further action.
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N.Z
New Zealand
James Cummings
King's Cousin Escapes in Sydney Car Crash
A king’s cousin and Miss Mors head escaped unharmed when a Governor-General’s car and a van collided in Double Bay around 7 20 pm. The van was brushed by a tram and ground nearly to pieces. Hamssy, son of Admiral Padmiral Aay and Princess Patricia, was involved.
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Manchuria holds strategic wedge as Communists gain ground
Chungking officials express grave concern over the Manchurian crisis. Nationalists hold a 340 mile wedge from Shanhiakuan to Szepinghai, about 200000 troops facing 300000 Communists with Japanese weapons and Russian-backed flanks. Communists now control most of Manchuria.
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A.A.P
New York Times
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Shanhiakuan
Mukden
Szepinghai
Communists Dig In Along Front in China
In Szepingsi and the line between Szepingkai and Changchun Communist forces are dug in and defending strongly as Nationalist advances stall. The New China Daily News from Yenan reports a goal to occupy Harbin after the Russian withdrawal on April 24 if civil war continues. An American airman was reportedly killed in Szepingkai when a US aircraft strafed the area. General Gillem says no confirmation yet.
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St Lawrence Seaway Plan Favors Joint Canada US Action
The long debated St Lawrence seaway proposal, first raised with Canada under Roosevelt, would make the waterway navigable for ocean ships and generate power. Estimates range from 277 to 1.5 billion dollars with 179 miles dredging and 1 lock construction. Supporters urge deep water access and jobs. opposition cites cost and House support uncertainty.
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U N Takes Over From League London Report
The Geneva dispatch reports a communique stating that the transfer of privileges and obligations of the League of Nations to the United Nations has been signed by UN sub committee, signaling a formal handover. The move marks a key transition in international governance.
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Civil War in Persia Reported by News of the World
London reports two civil wars unfolding in Persia. In Hamadan province Democrats clash with Royalist peasants amid Russian supplied mortars and heavy guns near Azerbaijan. In Ardelan province Persian forces defend against Kurdish Republic bandits near Sanandaj and Kermanshah with reinforcements from Tehran.
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Tabris
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Kermanshah
Tehran
Kermanshan
Persia
Saqqiz Baneh
Serdasht
Wheat News Boosters Call For UK Measures
After the April 19 broadcast by the U S Secretary of Agriculture outlining steps to curb wheat use to aid starvation nations, the British Government plans to act and soon will announce the actions to economize wheat consumption on home soil.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Clashes in Java Leave Several Terrorists Dead
Three engagements in Java reported by the NEI army service result in multiple deaths among terrorists. In Kaliangke near Batavia five killed and four wounded. near Depok six killed when a patrol stopped a train. near Tjakoeng extremists clash with Dutch patrol. Bali residents form village police corps to combat terrorists.
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Evacuation of 160000 Japanese to Japan under British aid
Reuters reports 160000 Japanese remaining on NE islands besides Java and Sumatra will be evacuated to Japan next month under British auspices. American authorities plan to deploy 45 Liberty ships to Ports New Guinea Moluccas Calebes Borneo and Lesser Sunda. Dutch forces assist by mining approaches to ports and ensuring Japanese ships do not embark with other repatriates.
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Netherlands
Australian war crimes victim identified in Java ambush
Batavia reports the body of the third Australian victim in the War Crimes Investigation party ambush last Wednesday. Squadron Leader F Bir shail of Melbourne is confirmed and recovered by Indonesian Army searchers and taken to the British base at Buitenrord.
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Argentina Adopts Hoover Ration to Cut Exports
April 21 report from Buenos Aires says Argentina has adopted Mr Herbert Hoover's ration to reduce exports to La America. An agreement with Brazil trims about £0 B, but experts note halving domestic bread meal consumption would best boost exports while keeping Argentina behind the world leaders.
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New York Times
Buenoo Aires Cave
Argentina
Herbert Hoover
la America
Brazil
Sydney Cup Plunge on Cordale In Sydney races
Sydney bettors backed Cordale after Saturday races to win the Sydney Cup with a 1:46 time, Cordale now a warm favourite if the track stays dry. Gay Lad, winner of the Leger, challenges Silver Link for second while A Breaster praises Gay Lad’s Cup chances. Silver Link underperformed in Autumn Stakes on Saturday.
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Cordale
Cordele
Enything
Gay Lad
UN Pow
Lina
A. Breaster
Silver Link
Jai
Frontier Clash Report From Caporeto Involves American Force
Milan radio reports an American force engaged in a frontier clash at Caporetto on April 20. Light American units and jeeps pursued attackers. no American or civil police casualties occurred, but four assailants were wounded.
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Milan
Appointment of Richeson to Allied four power council
The Associated Press reports in Tokyo that George Richeson, political adviser to General MacArthur and critic of the civil administration, has been named United States member and chairman of the Allied four power council. General MacArthur commends Major-General Marquat who held the post during Mr Atchison's recent U.S. visit.
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Associated Press
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MacArthur
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Parricide charge in London after double murder
In Southport, Major Heald and his wife were found dead at their home, shot several days prior. Police arrested their 25 year old son Kenneth in London’s West End, charging him with their murder. Kenneth, a former merchant navy officer, stands as the identified suspect.
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Southport
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Lord Keynes Dies at 62 in London
Lord Keynes died in London at age 62 after straining in efforts linked to his economic work and the postwar peace settlement. The Press Association reports the death occurred April 21.
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Lord Keynes
Bowen, Jones the Press Association
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Italian cabinet and CNR meet over Italy's grim food crisis
In Rome on April 3, Italian cabinet members and C.N.R.R.A. officials convene to tackle the worsening food shortage. They report only one grain allocation remains to sustain an allotment of seven ounces of bread daily for ten days, as the crisis deepens.
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Death Toll From Slave Worker Babies Reported
AAP dispatch from London reports German authorities in Wolfsburg and Aachen placed babies born to Russian and Polish workers in two clinics. All died from neglect and starvation. Three German doctors and three nurses are being tried in Brunswick before the British Court.
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Princess Elizabeth to receive pearl annual bday gift
London April 20 The King will give Princess Elizabeth a pearl for her 2th birthday tomorrow. He has given a similar pearl each year since her first birthday, with the present due to be completed next year. The princess will spend her birthday at Windsor Castle after celebrating her 18th birthday.
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Windsor Castle
Missing nun found near Gosford in bush rescue
Sister Hubert, an elderly nun from St Joseph's Convent Cosford, disappeared a week ago and was found lying in thick bush near Gosford by five farmers. She is hospitalized in serious condition, her clothes wet after three days of heavy rain.
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St Joseph’s Convent
Cosford
Gosford
Sydney Barrister Appointed to Arbitration Court
In Sydney on April 21 a prominent barrister Mr BH Sugarman was listed to the Arbitration Court. Minister for Labour Mr E J Holloway said the appointment reflects the heavy Federal Court business. Ex arbitration judges will accompany Mr Sugarman.
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Arbitration Court
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Australia Cup likely upset as Cordale tops heavy betting list
Australia racing markets show Cordale among favorites with top backers hoping for a big payout if he triumphs. Hidden by J Duncan in the cup, Magn's Avent and Dew Peero also run while several other horses face scratches on course. Bookmakers face potential payouts exceeding £100,000 with Silver Link seen as the weak link for punters.
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J. Duncan
Avent
Dew Peero
Aimee
Pupiry
Cordale
Queensland
Silver Link
Swedney
Boxing match plans involve Patrick in Sydney opponent
A report notes an April boxing event with American Negro fighter Amalkie Wright set to fight Vic Patrick in Sydney Australia. The piece carries uncertain wording about organizers and a general offer from Stadine Lid with Mr Dick Lemansesterdas as a possible organizer or sponsor.
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Amalkie Wright
Vic Patrick
Dick Lemansesterdas
Sydney boxing draw ends in city Stadium clash
Sydney. April 31. Jimmy Hill fought to a draw with Les Puller 1310 at the Stadium Saturday night. The clash produced a tight, evenly matched bout with both men exchanging clean blows and no clear winner.
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Jimmy Hill
Les Puller
Tennis Tournament Carter Beats Kemp
Nd on April 2 Sar lend lawn tennis tournament reports Carter defeating A Kemp in straight sets 4 6 2. Eric Davis Cup representative Kemp loses to Carter in a regional match with scores noted.
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