American coal strike ends after Lewis calls off action
Union leader John L. Lewis announces the soft coal strike involving 400,000 miners is over. He warns of pending congressional action to prevent a recurrence and says miners will resume work, while the Supreme Court’s contempt ruling looms over negotiations with the government and private operators.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Union
Lewis
Republican Party
Congress
White House
Truman
Supreme Court
Lewin
Gold
U.M.W.A
UMWA
Wrk
Fred M. Vinson
Princesses in Victory Day Crowd See Public Mood
London Sunday desk reports Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, incognito in Marvel headgear, left Buckingham Palace servants’ entrance to glimpse the Victory Day crowd. The court correspondent notes Elizabeth’s curiosity about public life and condemns royal marriages seen as lacking solid basis, implying future concerns for royal duties.
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London
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Preas
Louis Vf
Eliizabeth
Mar- BR
Buckingham Palace
Wkabeth
Nine French patriots sentenced after collaborationist trial
In Lille on Sunday nine members of a collaborationist group called The Brigade of the An were condemned by the Gestapo for activities aiding the occupation. They received terms of imprisonment instead of death in a controversial case.
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Lille
Brigade
Gestapo
Bevin Urges British Dominions Voice in German Treaty
In New York Bevin urged the British Dominions to have a say in framing the German peace treaty. He argued the Big Four already set major terms for Axis satellites without late nations. Molotov favored delaying German treaty work until February. Byrnes proposed troops reduced to 620000 by April with further cuts by 1948. Ministers adjourned without decisions.
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New York
Germany
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Molotov
Byrnes
Miniatera
Organized Spanish Protests Against UNO Criticism
Madrid observes an approved demonstration at 11 am tomorrow to support General Franco’s regime amid UNO criticisms. Factories and shops will close and university students receive a holiday as Spanish protests stress that UNO debates offend Spanish dignity.
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Madrid
Franco
U.N.O
Presa
Congress Party to Review London Plan
New Delhi Sunday report that the Congress Working Committee will meet this evening to review the British statement on the London talks. The party plans to refer the question of provincial grouping to the Federal Court and will be prepared to accept the court’s ruling whatever it may be per an authoritative Congress source.
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New Delhi
Congress
London
French Denial of Loss of Naval Chief
Paris reports a denial from the Ministry of the Army that Admiral Lemonnier, chief of the French Naval Staff, was aboard the former German submarine believed sunk by a mine in the Mediterranean. Nineteen French crewmen and several high officers are thought dead. Lemonnier is said to be in Toulon aiding rescue efforts.
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Ministry of the Army
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Mediterranean
Igh
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Naval Star
Army
Lemonnier
Toulon
Film director condemns aboriginal mistreatment in N T
British director Harry Watt spoke in Adelaide about his shock at conditions faced by aborigines in the Northern Territory during the making of The Overlander. He cited police actions against Aborigines, wage practices, and living conditions, insisting such treatment should not be aired abroad.
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N.T
Adelaide
Harry Watt
Northern Territory
Alice Springs
Mrr
Watt
Hia
Peer
New Zealand Labour Majority Cut to Three Maori MPs
Auckland report notes official count narrows Labour to three Maori members after election. With the Speaker vote and post election dynamics, Labour risks a fragile hold on power and may need cross party support to govern. Prime Minister Peter Fraser expected to address Labour supporters on the outcome.
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N.Z
Auckland
New Zealand
Labour Party
Peter Fraser
Labour
New Communist Offensives in North China Reported
The dispatch notes three fronts in West Shansi under heavy action as Nationalist lines tighten around Yenan. Intense battles flare near Yenan and Yungho, 100 miles southeast, with reports that a winter campaign plan is in place.
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North
China
Nanking
Bunday
Shansi
Yenan
Yungho
German Socialist Pleads For Say In Administration
German Socialist leader Schumacher told a packed London meeting that socialists must share in running the economic bodies directing Germany. He urged devolution but supported European planning for communication, food, and finance. He denied plans to form a British government party and said talks with Britain did not threaten others. He added Germans would visit other countries if invited with mutual international understanding.
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London
Germany
Schumacher
England
Britain
Eisenhower denies sending atom bombs to Britain
General Eisenhower told a press conference that the United States had not shipped atom bombs or fusionable material to any country, including Britain. He said Secretary of War Patterson authorized the statement and added that if Britain possesses an atom bomb, it was developed domestically.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Eisenhower
H. Patterson
Revised peace deal with Siam reaches new terms
Bangkok reports Siam agreed with Britain and Australia to revoke last January’s peace terms that framed exports. The move affects about 16 000 tons of tin previously taken from British and Australian sources.
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Bangkok
Siam
Britain
Australia
Eight missing from refugee ship wreck near Rhodes
Jerusalem dispatch reports eight persons believed missing from a Jewish refugee ship carrying 500 passengers wrecked about 60 miles from Rhodes. R A A F planes are dropping medical supplies and food to the area.
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Jerusalem
Rhodes
R.A.A.F
Ansett to Start Daily Melbourne Hobart Service
Ansett Airwaya announced a daily Melbourne to Hobart service with through connections to Sydney and Melbourne. The expansion raises Mount Gambier Adelaide Sydney and Canberra schedules to seven days a week with larger Ziseater planes.
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Ansett Airwaya
Melbourne
Hobart
Ziseater
Ansett
Mount Gambier
Adelaide
Canberra
American Mother Sees Son's War Grave
Ruth Hundley of Kansas City Missouri traveled to Ipswich Australia to visit the grave of her son Lieutenant Wyatt Hundley who died in New Guinea in January 1943 at age 19, believed youngest Air Force officer.
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Australia
Ruth Hundley
Kansas City
Missouri
U.S
Ipswich
Wyatt Hundley
New Guinea
U.S. Air Force
Britain wins big Argentina grain and oilseed deal
Reuters reports Britain secured a 600000 ton cattle cake shipment to England in 1947 plus 190000 tons of linseed and other oils. The International Emergency Food Council ended appointed buyers for oilseeds, leaving nations to arrange own deals with allocations. Britain must share purchases with North America and other needy countries, altering postwar trade dynamics.
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Reuter
International Emergency Food Council
Food Council
Britain
North America
North American
Argentina
India
American alarm at chance of lower wool duties
American growers rally to oppose a reported State Department move to cut wool duties. Decline in U S fine apparel wool production has U S ranking dropping from second to fourth in five years. Growers fear pressure from Australia New Zealand and South Africa to lower import tariffs and seek quotas to protect domestic producers.
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New York
U.S
State Department
New ‘York Times
United States
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Kramer Still America's Davis Cup Secret Weapon
Melbourne reports that Jack Kramer is viewed as the key for the United States in the Davis Cup as Schroeder loses to John Bromwich in the Victorian championship final. Bromwich dominates with a calm, powerful baseline game while Kramer remains unused in singles until later.
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Gayle Talbot
Associated Press
U.S
Melbourne
Schroeder
Bromwich
America
Jack Kramer
Kramer
John Bromwich
Kooyong Courts
Sam
Behroeder
Ga Hotel Fire Tragedy Leaves Many Dead In Atlanta
A devastating midtown Atlanta hotel fire killed at least 112 with death toll rising toward 127 and injuries over 100. Eyewitnesses describe women and children leaping from upper floors as fire ravaged the 18 storey La Salle building. Rescue efforts, improvised ropes, and a Red Cross relief station marked a chaotic, historic disaster with uncertain cause.
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Atlanta City
Georgia
America
Atlanta
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
la Salle
Chicago
Red Cross
Man Shot at Close Range in Adelaide
William King, 45, a metal worker of Franklin Street Adelaide, was admitted to hospital with severe leg injuries after being shot at close range. He refused to tell police what happened.
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Navilaide
William King
Franklin Street
Adelaide
British Says Forces to Enter Azerbaijan for Election Supervision
A Reuters report quotes a British Foreign official stating Britain may deploy troops into Azerbaijan to supervise elections. The assertion emphasizes London’s claim of asserting the government’s right to send troops into the region.
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Zenjan
Aserbaijan
Reuter
British Foreign
Britain
Former Spy Accused in Camp Murders Trial
At the Nasi concentration camp trial for women officials and guards, Carmen Mary, a Swiss brunette, testified that she was beaten by Germans for aiding French prisoners. She claimed Mary aided in selecting victims for the gas chamber and that the trial was adjourned.
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Salvasen
Mary
Merchant to Lead Team Here in 1947
New Delhi The Indian cricket team has chosen Merchant to lead the side for the 1947 Australian tour. A right handed batsman of high quality he is popular with teammates and spectators. Full team to be announced late February with four trial matches to select the squad.
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Etrol
Australis
Merchant
England
Brilliant Feltlemen
Australia
Sour Gane Fee
Poe Merchant
Mats
Sohoni
D. G. Phadker
Fusal Mahomed
Rest of India
Ven
Threstley
Stalin Reported Seriously At The Sunday Dispatch Front Page
A French journalist with Russian contacts claims Stalin suffers vascular troubles and general weariness. He allegedly spent five weeks in Abkhazia seeking health amid its renowned longevity, with doctors advising extended stay among the Methuselahe to aid recovery.
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