Waterside dispute looms as ships delay UK cargo
Sydney waterfront crisis deepens as 70 ships idle, delaying 10,000 tons of food and clothes bound for the United Kingdom. Striking watersiders push to keep action until stevedoring board seats are secured, with Australasian ports and wage impacts stretching across Melbourne and Hobart.
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Conflict in U S policy on China dispute at home
New York Sunday analysis by The New York Times correspondent argues the United States delays recognizing the Communist government in China due to domestic factors rather than Beijing. It says the State Department privately shares Britain's view that power and geography compel recognition or push China toward Moscow.
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French Forecast of British Leadership
French front page editorial predicts Britain will lead in the Far East after overtaking the United States in influence. Canada may delay recognizing the Communist regime awaiting U.S. action, while Hong Kong reports China's Formosa government cut diplomatic ties with Norway following Norway's switch. British decision seen as shifting Cold War focus to Asia.
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Security Council Problem in New York Under Taang Chair
Observers speculate on the UN Security Council meeting chaired by Taang of Nationalist China. Dr Z F Britain is among members who no longer recognise Dr Tolan as China's delegate. Washington circles expect the United States will recognise the Communist Government but not for some months.
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Six Point Programme for British Recovery
Lord President Herbert Morrison outlined six aims to restore Britain's independence and prosperity. The plan targets higher production and exports, stronger gold and foreign exchange reserves, expanded national income to support public expenditure, controlled inflation, and proving the British way of life is right and successful. He argued Britain can double national income in twenty years if exports and investment rise while public spending stays reasonable.
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King Gustav III of Sweden Stricken by Bronchitis
In Stockholm on a Sunday King Gustav the third is said to be suffering chronic bronchitis. Specialist Professor Paul Trenckner reports the king with a sore throat and a high fever as he recovers.
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Fire and deaths across multiple U S disasters strike families
Reports from Davenport Iowa recount a fatal blaze at Mercy Hospital where 37 women perished and one child remains missing. Across the United States another house fire in Bangor Maine took six children, while Tokyo coverage notes a leadership shift within Japan's Communist Party amid Cominform criticism.
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Heavy death toll in floods and blizzards across the nation
A New York report notes floods and blizzards killed at least 49 people in six days. Temperatures plunged by about 20 degrees in two hours as a West cold front displaced a warm Atlantic air mass. Southern California faced a new cold front threatening crops, while orchardists burned oil to shield trees from frost. Illinois Indiana and Missouri sent aid to flooded areas where thousands are homeless. Additional floods rose in Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas.
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Heat Wave to Return in New South Wales Wednesday
Weather Bureau forecasts a return of hot conditions across New South Wales on Wednesday after a rare spell with temperatures near the 100 degree mark. Cities recorded 42 Celsius in some places, 82 in Sydney, and humidity low, with rain and thunder expected later in the week.
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North Island Shaken by Magnitude Five Quake
A Wellington report notes a magnitude five earthquake on the Mercalli scale struck the North Island at 1:21 am. Heavy rumbling woke residents. minor damage appeared as plaster cracks, with a sequence of ten aftershocks following up to R30 on the scale.
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Marshall Plan funding outlook and key American supporters
Washington reports forecast of additional five billion dollars to complete the Marshall Plan. Paul Hextman, administrator, predicts a final eight billion dollars from American sources along with wind-up steps. Prominent American leaders who left yesterday accompany the effort.
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Foreign ministers gather for talks in Colombo
The Sunday Dispatch reports the Colombo talks aim to curb Communist influence in South-East Asia amid Asia’s power transfer from Europe to Asia. India’s external affairs chief and Kashmir delegate arrive from Lake Success, signaling possible informal discussions on Kashmir within Commonwealth channels. Malcolm Macdonald’s presence may steer practical policy on Burma, Malaya, and Indo-China.
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Bevin Plans Tour to Cairo Benghazi Tripoli Rome Paris
Foreign Secretary Mr Gest Bevin will visit Cairo Benghazi Tripoli Rome and Paris on return from Colombo talks. He will be the guest of King Farouk in Cairo.
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Commonwealth Ministers Gather for Two Level Policy Forum
The Colombo Conference of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers aims to lay a new Western Europe Commonwealth partnership. Britain hopes for closer ties and a commonwealth policy, with discussions on cooperation with Western Europe, resisting Communism in Asia, and a Japanese settlement. Economic reviews and sterling balances also feature, with Australia and Indonesia amid New Guinea tensions.
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Wall Street Reacts Strongly to Truman State of the Union
Industrial stock averages rose to a high point amid two hours of trading on Wall Street. About 4,390,000 shares changed hands as investors greeted President Truman's State of the Union and an optimistic economic outlook. Of the stocks traded, 43 advanced, 161 declined, and 317 were unchanged.
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Red Infiltration in West Germany Reported by SPD Leader
Berlin reports progress byCommunists infiltrating Western German right wing parties, Dr Kurt Schumacher chairman of the Social Democratic Party says some are outright Communists or fellow travelers and would be exposed at the proper time.
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Finnish arrests on war criminal questioning in Helsinki
Finnish police today arrested a number of the about 300 people whose extraction for war crimes trial had been demanded by Russia. Police said those held for interrogation include many refugees from Tagermanland, near the Leningrad frontier, as Russia seeks their handover for trial in the Soviet Union.
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Hidden arms dump found in Japan factory near Tokyo
Japanese police uncovered 80 tons of army ammunition and cartridges buried on factory premises about 30 miles northwest of Tokyo. An apparent secret operation led to the cache as officials warned that more hidden matériel and records may exist across Japan.
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Cardinal Gilroy for Bangalore Cardinal Gilroy nomination
Vatican City reports Cardinal Gilroy nominated by Voor Pie to the 7 Council for Taantern Tadta. The body meets soon in Rasiga lore to discuss duties and placement.
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