Communists Offer to Protect Shanghai Public Utilities
In Namking the Chinese Communists promise to protect private industry and commerce while confiscating bureaucratic capital tied to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. Public utilities, schools, churches and their occupants will be safeguarded and foreigners protected unless they break laws or engage in subversive acts. Unarmed Nationalist soldiers reportedly patrol Nenking, a city the Communists captured.
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Namking
Chiang Kai-shek
Nenking
Western Talks With Soviet on Berlin Blockade Lift
Dispatches describe chaotic Shanghai and Nanking as Communist forces push south along the Yangtze. British and Australian officials coordinate evacuations for civilians while Berlin denies Western talks with the Soviet commander on lifting the Berlin blockade.
Resignation News From Moscow Hints At Political Shift
Moscow reports note Archibald Ray and Johnstone moving to replace military leadership with civilian rule. Pravda notes St John resigns and renounces British nationality to stay in leadership limbo, dated April 21. Reuters sources suggest ongoing government reorganization.
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Bitian
Johnstone
Cavernorn
Mosco ‘Nek
Tenaians
Reuters Cor
Pray- Suintatration
St. John
Rebel Forces Encircling Shanghai Amid Evacuations
United States authorities began a tentative evacuation from Shanghai as American warships withdraw to the lower Yangtze. British and Russian diplomats travel with limited luggage amid tightened local wartime news restrictions under martial law.
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United States
Whingpoo River
Yangtze
Ahripat
Newangency
United Pree Een Bonisene
Frank Bartholo
Tokyo
Bhanghal
Bhanghat
Wang
Cor ‘Unity
Bunche May Be Named Assistant Secretary of State
Secretary Rate Assist. reports Dr. Ralph Bunche United Nations mediator for Palestine is under consideration for nomination as U S Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and African Affairs. If named he would be among the highest poste s and would be the first Negro to attain such a high rank. Bunche, a former professor at Rowan University, is regarded as a strong candidate for Dean Acheson's administration.
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R. Bunche
United Nations
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Dean Acheson
Rowan ‘University
Washington
No Planes or Meeting Report Denied by American Authorities
American military government officials said the report that a civilian administration for Germany had formed was entirely false. No evidence supported claims of a fully civilian German administration and the United States maintained control over the occupied region.
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Eclals
Germany
Million Nationalists Surrender in China
Reston reports that a million Nationalists surrendered after receiving U S aid and fielding armies equal to or better equipped than Chinese Communists. He claims U S explanations avoid embarrassing the Chinese government and attributes defeats to incompetence and corruption among high officials and military leadership.
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China
Reston
Mista
U.S
Armiea
United States
Melbourne Expected To Press For 1963 Games
The 1936 Olympic meeting opens with Melbourne delegates set to argue their case before the committee on Thursday. Sir Frank Worrell leads the Australian delegation and asserts Melbourne has the facilities to host the games, while Lord Abera dere hints North America could host 1963 events.
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Melbourne
Prank Weaurepatre
Lord Aberdare
North
Aberre
Peruvian Plot Crushed by Military Junta in Lima
The ruling junta in Peru announced it had discovered and crushed a revolt plot planned to start today. The APRA party was blamed. A government brief called for widespread learning and actions. In Berlin, Allied airlift reported a third largest load, with 80 tons. A total of 1,010 stone loads of food and coal were flown in.
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Lima
Peru
APRA
Arcord Anllift
Berlin
Allied
Jerlin
Australia France Trade Talks Pivot on Europe Position
Australian Prime Minister Mr. Chifley said discussions with French Foreign Minister M Schuman covered the economic and political position in Europe and the expansion of trade between Australia and France. He noted plans connected to Britain and Europe, with a sunlit lunch and visits to political centers in London. Telegram exchanges between Dominion leaders and governments overshadowed plans for the future of the Commonwealth in India.
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Hin
M Robert Schuman
Europe
Australia
France
Mt Itera Political Cou
London
India
World leaders condemn Nazi genocide and support Israel at Nuremberg echoes
Sir Hartley, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, and MP Bidney Bilverman reflect on the Warsaw ghetto horrors and the duty to prevent future atrocities. They call for peace, cooperation in the Middle East, and Britain’s historic role in supporting Jewish self determination amid tensions with Israel.
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Hitler
Middle East
Warsaw Ghetto
Hartley
David Maxwell Fyfe
Nuremberg
Bidney Bilverman
Differences Over New Constitution In Germany
London reports German CDU leaders Jakiat and others said tax powers and central financial authority remain disputed in talks on a new constitution for the western occupied area. They hope a draft will be ready by May 16.
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London
Jakiat
Christian Democratic Arty
Bunn
Powra
Evacuation Plan Not Intended for British in Shanghai
Foreign Office spokesman said there was no plan for a general evacuation of British subjects from Shanghai. Navy spokesmen stated the fleet would not increase its strength in Chinese waters, with two cruisers and two destroyers to depart next Saturday as replacements for stationed ships.
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Nesrareeny —Nilay
A. Foreign Office
Shanghai
Anld
West Pacife
Chen Yi Warns Residents of Respect for Order in City
General Chen Yi posted notices to inform residents that their lives property and private enterprises would be respected if they observed public order. He said nearly all troops who had entered yesterday had moved on.
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Hhe
Chen Yi
Chen
Yeeky
Chair-throwing disrupts speech by British Communist leader
At a Plymouth meeting on the Yangtze shelling, Mr. Harry Pollitt was struck by a light metal chair as sailors surged the platform. A crowd hurled stones through hall windows and Pollitt was dragged off to a cloakroom before police escorted him to safety. Six demonstrators were arrested as Pollitt rode a late train to London.
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Harry Pollitt
Communist Party
Plymouth
Pollitt
Britain
Attles
House of Commone
Churchill
Mr. Bevin
Foreign Office
Commons
Poltt
Plymatock
Polloe
Adverse Trade Balance in Britain Revised
Britain reports an adverse trade balance of 94 million pounds for Ginrea with exports totaling 160 million and imports a record 180 million. January and February figures are 22.9 million and 16.9 million in deficit, while re‑exports of Gouda worth 5 million are noted.
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London
Britain
Gouda
Canada orders Soviet spy to be deported
Officials state Lex Chene, a senior lieutenant in the Red Army Intelligence Service, confessed to being a Soviet agent. He operated in the British Zone of Germany and admitted guiding a network to infiltrate Western intelligence. The case underscores fears of Communist influence in Indo China Malaya and Indonesia, and China as a strategic springboard for expansion.
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Bate Department
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Indo-China
Malaya
Indonesia
China
Europe
Mao Tae-Tung
Nat Berchenko
Red Army Intell
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Germany
Thordly
Canada
Lexchene
Ieligence Service
Chifley Talks on Place for Crown Amid Dominion Views
Australian Prime Minister Chifley discussed the Crown's place with Commonwealth relations undersecretary Gordon Welker as Dominion leaders signaled cautious optimism ahead of a conference. Attlee and Pakistan's Liaquat Ali Khan and Ceylon's D. R. Wijewardena joined discussions on India’s role, with India prepared to concede a more limited Crown role than Australia seeks. The conference was seen as shaping a broader Dominion military obligation. In Moscow Pravda framed the talks as binding Dominions to far-reaching obligations.
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London
Chifley
Australia
Gordon Welker
India
Moscow
Pravda
Filipino Scholar to Probe Australian Stock Husbandry
Beverina Hermosura, a Philippine veterinary graduate, travels to Sydney on UNESCO backed fellowship funded by the Australian Government to conduct extensive investigations into Australian animal husbandry methods.
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Unesco
Sydney
Beverina Hermosura
School x Veterinary Medicine
The
Philippines University
British children flood London sweet shops for rationless day
In London suburbs children and some adults queued from early morning as rationing ended and coupons ceased to apply. Shops opened early to cope with a sudden rush of buyers, stock ran low, and traders feared shortages for the day. Soviet leader dead in Moscow reported by Russian papers.
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London
Everly
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Goly Kasunov
Thornton Pledges Workers to Support Soviet
Australian iron workers secretary Mr Exneat Thornton urged workers to unite with the Soviet cause, declaring unwavering resistance to aggression and praising Comrade Pravda. His Moscow-address received long applause amid reports in Moscow papers. Russian border clashes were noted with German police wounded near the American border.
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Thornton
Moscow
Exneat Thornton
Immurea
Padgema Wall
Pravda
Maya
Mr McKell To Visit New Zealand Next Summer
The Governor General of Australia Mr W J McKell is expected to visit New Zealand in early summer on an official invitation from the New Zealand Government. Formal invitation anticipated and approval of the King and Australian Government would be required before departure.
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Ausvalle
W. J. McKell
New Zealand
Mt West
Sir Bernard Freyberg
Australia
McKell Im
Commonwealth
Sudden Death of Lord Uthwatt Rocks Privy Council
Lord Uthwatt of Privy Council dies suddenly at Sandgate Kent just before bed found by staff. Privy Council set to resume tomorrow hearing the Commonwealth Government appeal against the High Court invalidation of the Bank Nation A nation Act after Easter recess.
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London
Uthwatt
Ey Ibiney
Cape Lear
Lord Uthwatt
Hia
Sandagh
Kent
Privy Council
Commonwealth
High Court
Malaya Terrorists Kill Monkeys For Food In Johore Camp
Reports from Singapore dated Monday state that Malaya terrorists are starving and kill monkeys for meat. Captured documents from the Payer Lebar area of Johore reveal the hunger and supply issues amid a rebel camp that housed 150 rebels. A patrol of police and Beaforth Highlanders uncovered Communist documents and ammunition stocks in the abandoned camp.
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A.ap
Reutora
Singapore
Malaya
Payer Lebar
Johore
Beaforth Highlanders
Hands Back Small Ships to Germany
Hamburg dispatch reports the United States has handed back over 360 vessels from the former German Navy after reconversion to civilian craft. An additional 60 ships, still in reconversion, will be resumed soon. The vessels vary from small barges to tugs and former mine sweepers, to be used as fishing boats.
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Hamburg
United States
Germany
Millions of displaced persons in Germany voiced by Garbett
Dr Garbett Archbishop of York says 10 to 16 million refugees and displaced persons in Germany. He cites distrust of Russians and large German exodus from areas, noting many left possessions behind. He spoke after returning from a trip to Germany and Austria.
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Germany
Garbett
York
Austria
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