Royal Tour of South Africa Set for February Start
King and Queen with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret embark on a 10 week South Africa tour starting February 17 aboard HMS Vanguard. The itinerary spans Capetown Pretoria Johannesburg and Rhodesia with state visits and a royal train journey. A King’s Cup air race in Johannesburg offers a 5000 pound prize. Elizabeth’s 21st birthday is marked with a Capetown state ball on April 20.
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British Soldiers Held by Belgrade Arrests Uncharged
British embassy reps report four soldiers detained in Yugoslavia since last August after allegedly straying into disputed territory. Embassy says access is blocked, repeated representations made, but no charges or satisfaction obtained.
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Belgrade
Manuscript Found Believed Located in New Jersey
The New York Herald Tribune reports a 14th century Petrarch manuscript titled Africa is found in Union City New Jersey. Walter Rechs teiner, 26, a former soldier, is said to have owned the book after purchasing it from an Italian suspect who may have stolen it.
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New York Herald Tribune
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Africa
Trieste
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Walter Rechsteiner
Doctor Slices Windpipe to Save Boy in Home Emergency
In East Orange New Jersey Tommy Stanley aged 9 months was choking on orange seed and pulp. His physician uncle Dr Thomas A Stanley used a nine inch carving knife to slit the windpipe and allow breathing while the father held the boy. An ambulance later took him to a hospital where a specialist removed the seed and pulp.
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Tommy Stanley
Tommy
Thomas A. Stanley
Charlies P. Stanley
British Soldiers Will Train Principally in Britain
War Secretary Bellenger told the House of Commons that British troops should be trained mainly in Britain. He rejected moving training to Canada as prohibitive in cost and noted Canada would need to arrange facilities.
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London
Britain
Bellenger
House of Commons
Canada
Germany
Scientist Casts Doubt on Early Meteorite Launch
Dr James A Van Allen of Johns Hopkins University said the first attempt to use a German V 2 rocket to launch man made meteorites into the earths upper atmosphere failed at White Sands proving ground A time device in the warhead apparently malfunctioned and no fragments were ejected
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Los Angeles
Science
James A. van Allen
John Hopkins University
White Sands Proving Ground
van Allen
Divorce rate in UK to rival United States says bishop
London reports Dr. Henry Wilson bishop of Chelmsford warns that divorce is rising so fast in Britain it will soon be as common as in the USA. He says the trend causes great alarm even among non religious circles and stresses concern within church publications.
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Chelmsford
United Kingdom
U.S.A
Wilson
Canadian army names Col Moncel co ordinator for training
Col W R Moncel aged 29 has been appointed coordinator of all Canadian army training to plan policy for individual training commands as methods are framed for the atomic age. He previously became the youngest brigadier in Canada's history at 27 and commanded a fighting armored brigade.
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W. R. Moncel
Canada
Lifting of Coal and Solid Fuels Controls Announced
Reconstruction Minister Howe announced termination of all controls on coal coke and solid fuels effective December 31. A coal administration under the Prices Board will regulate prices. J E Van Buskirk of the Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation named as new administrator. He praised coal controllers Brunning MacLaren and teams for restoring supply stability amid earlier shortages and strikes.
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Prices Board
J. E. van Buskirk
Commodity Prices Stabilization Corporation
Canada
New operation to prevent phantom limb pain
Cleveland report summarizes a new surgical method by Dr. Louis G. Herrmann of Cincinnati. The procedure ties off severed nerve ends about an inch from the stump to stop nerve growth into scar tissue and reduce phantom limb sensations.
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Cleveland
American College of Surgeons
Louis G. Herrmann
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Recall of Britain’s Ambassa dor to Spain Sir Victor Mallet
Sir Victor Mallet, Britain’s ambassador to Spain, has been recalled to London and directed to notify Madrid. The move aligns with a UN general assembly recommendation to withdraw ambassadors from Madrid, with Spain responding by recalling its ambassador to London, Domingo de los Barcenas.
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Britain
Spain
Victor Mallet
Victor
United Nations General Assembly
Madrid
Domingo de Los Barcenas
Canada Dominates Britain Wheat Purchases in 1946
Board of trade figures show Canada supplied about five sixths of Britain’s wheat for the first 11 months of 1946. Canada provided nearly £50 million of Britain's total £61.5 million wheat purchases, with 107 million bushels shipped versus 53 million in 1938 and 117 million in 1945.
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Board of Trade
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Atlantic
United States
Argentina
Quadruplets Born to British War Bride in Baltimore
A 28-year-old British war bride, Dorothy Geast Henn, wife of ex-army sergeant Charles Henn Jr, gave birth to quadruplets three boys and a girl at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore. The mother and babies are reported doing fine. The couple, who have a one-year-old son John, have lived in the US since last March. The article also notes Finland’s population relies heavily on farming and dairying.
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St. Agnes Hospital
Charles Henn, Jr
Dorothy Geast
Edmonton
London
John
Canadian dollar rate established by order in council
Ottawa authorities announced the government fixed the Canadian dollar at parity with the United States dollar by order in council under the Exchange Control Act. The move, effective January 1, reinforces no plan to revalue the dollar and counters reports of an impending revaluation.
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United States
Foreign Exchange Board
Canada
Memorial to Churchill Proposed by Cape Cod Artist
Charles H. Davis of Cape Cod Massachusetts proposes a memorial to Winston Churchill to 14 English Channel towns mayors. He suggests erecting it on the Dover cliffs and plans a U.S. campaign to raise one to two million dollars for the project.
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Winston Churchill
Charles H. Davis
Cape Cod
Mass
English Channel
Dover Cliffs
Davis
New York
U.S
Trans-Canada Highway Urgent National Problem
Ottawa warns that the Trans-Canada highway needs urgent all weather surfacing and maintenance from coast to coast. Provinces show uneven progress with no federal share, though some funds flow to mining access and park connections. A clearer federal provincial division of responsibility remains elusive, delaying ocean to ocean development.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
Dominion Department of Transport
Bevin Sees Russia Ready to Co operate for Lasting Peace
Foreign Secretary Bevin said Russia has shown willingness to cooperate with other nations and that a path to complete peace is within reach. He spoke after returning from New York UN and Big Four meetings, noting global readiness to work with Moscow and respect for diverse systems. Britain now sits between the United States and Soviet Russia in world affairs.
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Russia
London
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United Nations
Big Four
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Soviet Russia
War Trials High Counts Across Allied Courts
The United Nations war crimes commission reports 24,265 individuals tried in Allied courts including Poland and Czechoslovakia for war crimes or collaboration. Outcomes show 1,432 death sentences and 16,413 prison terms, with 6,520 acquittals. in the Far East 1,468 tried with 457 death sentences, 735 prison terms, and 276 acquittals.
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United Nations War Crimes Commission
United States
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Far East
United Kingdom
Fire at Grosvenor Hotel averted by alert guest
An unidentified guest at the Grosvenor hotel on Barrington Street spotted smoke from a vacant room and rang the alarm. Firemen reported the fire confined to a mattress in the unoccupied room and easily extinguished, noting it could have become serious if not detected early.
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