Fighting and Talks Go On In Palestine
Fighting continued in Palestine as UN mediator Bernadotte sought to clarify disagreements over a four week armistice. Arab towns faced pressure from Jewish advances near Jenin and Nablus while Jerusalem remained quiet. Egyptian navy shells Caesarea and Isdud saw ships and a transport vessel reported.
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Palestine
Haganah
Nablus
Jenin
Tulkarm
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Bernadotte
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Haifa
Egypt
Caesarea
Arab Triangle
Isdud
UN council concedes peace in Palestine unlikely
In private talks the United Nations Security Council admits a truce between Jews and Arabs faces a miracle. It assigns efforts to U.N. Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte but with no specific instructions, signaling doubt over reconciling interpretations of the four week truce plan and arms embargo.
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Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Holy Land
U.N
Count Folke Bernadotte
Sweden
Bernadotte
Israel
Australians Send Beer Samples to U S for Market Test
In Melbourne former GIs who enjoyed Australian beer see potential in exporting. Sample beers have been sent to the United States to gauge market interest as beer remains scarce in Australia.
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Melbourne
Australia
United States
Fraser River Flood Beats Canada and U.S. Dikes
In a widening Pacific Northwest flood, Fraser River breaches at Barnston and Hatzie islands in British Columbia force evacuations of 360 residents. Reinforcements rush to dikes along the lower Columbia as flood crests rise in Oregon and Washington. Death tolls mount with 21 on the Columbia and two on the Fraser. damages exceed earlier estimates of 110 million dollars for the Columbia basin and 30 million for the Fraser.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
Fraser River
Canada
Barn‘ston
Hatzie Islands
British Columbia
Canadian Navy
Barnston
Port Kells
Lower Columbia
Oregon
Washington
Mountains
Snake River
Columbia
Hatzie
Northwest
Fraser
Idaho
Lower
Vancouver
Col. J. Toogood
13Th Armored Regiment
Hatzie Island
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dewdney
Longview
Kelso
Snake
Vanport
Ore
Red Cross
Homeless Couple Seek To Send Baby to Britain
A Hartford man and his British wife asked for a passport to send their 2 year old daughter to Britain for a temporary home until housing allows them to reunite. They have faced two years of eviction risks and constant moving while seeking a secure home. The maternal grandmother offered to care for the child in Britain during the wait. The couple appeared calm when filing the request.
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Hartford
G.I
State Department
Britain
Eve Bron~stein
United States District Court
Hartford Federal Building
Miss Bronstein
Great Britain
Newfoundland Referendum Push for Independence or Confederation
The text notes Newfoundland residents, calling themselves Newflies, oppose remaining a British colony. It highlights Newfoundland as Britain's oldest colony and mentions a runoff referendum to decide between independence and confederation.
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Commission
Rocky Island
Britain
Runoff Likely in Newfoundland Independence Vote
In St John’s Newfoundland an AP report notes a runoff is likely after Thursday’s plebiscite with about two thirds counted. None of the three options reached 51 percent. Independence proposal leads with 53 131 votes, confederation 49 185, present status unresolved.
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ST. John's
Newfoundland
Canada
Dominion
Wallace Will Not Repudiate Peace Based Support
Henry Wallace said he would not repudiate any support from Communists if it is based on an interest in peace. In a radio interview he noted Communist leaders believe they must endorse him regularly, but he aims to avoid political liability while pursuing peace with Russia and showcasing American capitalism’s vitality.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Russia
Eisenhower rule out for Democratic ticket
General Eisenhower said he would never run for president on the Democratic ticket because he is a Republican. Pathfinder magazine reported the remark in its Under the Dome column saying he will support the Republican nominee.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pathfinder Magazine
Pathfinder
Under
Ike Eisenhower
Donald S. McNeil
Eisenhower Denies Saying He Would Not Run as Democrat
A Columbia University source quotes General Eisenhower denying any statement that he would never run for president as a Democrat. The denial follows reports that Pathfinder magazine would declare him a Republican and back the GOP nominee. The source notes the general could not recall making such remarks.
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New York
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Pathfinder Magazine
Pathfinder
Storks Face Decline In Switzerland Says Ornithological Observer
The Ornithological Observer warns storks may vanish from Switzerland with only eight nests last season and five broods totaling 20 young. One chick died after contact with a high voltage line at Schlaitingen where a pair raised five young before confrontations with other storks. an aggressor was killed.
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Switzerland
Schlaitingen
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