Russia admits obtaining secret data in Canada sparks anti-Soviet campaign
Pravda accuses Canada of using espionage revelations to fuel an anti-Soviet campaign. Moscow says its representatives obtained insignificant secret data in Canada and a Canadian spokesman comments from Ottawa. The incident follows tensions at the United Nations assembly.
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London
Russia
Canada
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Ernest Bevin
Ottawa
Germany under Allied Supervision Faces Shifting Tasks
In the British zone postwar Germany, officials contend with dual aims: raise living standards to agreed levels and remake the German political system. Field Marshal Montgomery oversees strict but transitional governance, while education and democratic institutions, including universities and craft unions, are introduced to root out Hitlerist influence and build lasting peace.
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Jerford
Germany
Democratijon
Ervision
Hitan
Montey
Admiral Wilkin son Dies In Ferry Car Plunge
Admiral Theodore S Wilkin son attached to the joint chiefs staff in Washington D C perishes when his car plunges from a Portsmouth ferry into the Elizabeth River near Norfolk The admiral's wife Catherine escapes by breaking a window and is hospitalized for exposure divers recover his body near the steering wheel The car was driven by a friend and reportedly rolled through the safety gates into the water helplessly disconnected from a stop mechanism
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Catherine Wiln
General Hospital
S. Wilkinson
Territore
F. Crofton
Wilkinson
Bevin Blamed for Failures at UN Meeting
Pravda accuses British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin of political failures at the United Nations meeting in London and says Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King aims to distract from Bevin’s shortcomings.
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Moscow
Pravda
Ernest Bevin
United Nations
London
Mackenzie King
Soviet admits guilt then downplays spy plot in Canada
The Soviet statement admitted limited data transfer by a Canadian contact, then sought to minimize the issue while using it to attack Canada and Bevin. Canada faced pressure to lift a news blackout on the spy investigation as Washington disclosed the United States retains top atomic bomb secrets. The Pravda editorial blamed Canadian PM King and Bevin for diversions at the session, while Moscow broadcast a note noting Canadian media hostility and urging friendly ties.
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Arctic
Washington
United States
Pravda
Bevin
W. L. MacKenzie
King
Moscow
Canada
Russia
Soviet Union
Truman backs Pauley for navy undersecretary
President Truman said he will back Edwin W. Pauley to the limit in his fight for confirmation as navy undersecretary. He declined to withdraw Pauley’s nomination and said he usually stays behind a man once he supports him.
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Truman
Edwin W. Pauley
Navy
Stewart
D-Tenn
Pauley
Pope Pius XII Creates 28 New Cardinals in Rome
In St Peter's Basilica Pope Pius XII conferred red hats on 28 new cardinals before about 20,000 attendees. The ceremony marked the climax of a week of rites as four cardinals were absent due to illness. A secret consistory was planned for tomorrow to complete the rank with their rings.
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St. Peter's
Pius Monday
Jan Cardinal de Jong
Netherlands
Jules Cardinal Saliege
France
Rome
Jose Cardinal
Caro Rodriguez
Chile
Manuel Cardinal Arteaga Betancourt, Archbi
Havana
Metal Furniture Is Given 1942 Price Ceiling
OPA announced one March 1942 retail price ceilings on new metal household furniture. The ceilings may be revised after OPA calculates the impact of higher steel and other basic material costs.
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Washington
OPA
Former Finnish Leader Sentenced to Ten Years Hard Labor
Helsinki reports former President Risto Ryti received a ten year term after a special tribunal found him led Finland into war with Russia. Seven other defendants were jailed including former Finance Minister Vaino Tanner five and a half years and former Premier Edwin Linkomies five and a half years.
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Risto Rhyti
Findland
Russia
Finance
Vaino Tanner
Edwin Linkomies
Jukha Rangell
Berlin
Toivo Mikael Kivimaeki
Henrik Ramsey
Education
Antti Kukkonen
Tyko Reinikka
Royall Denies Army Destroys Surplus Goods
Washington February 21 Kenneth C Royall undersecretary of war said the war department will meet head on any charge of wanton destruction of property He argued it would waste money and labor to destroy civilian or military surplus goods and noted General MacArthur may ship back civilian goods from the Pacific theater as shipping improves continuation on page 2 section A
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Washington
Kenneth C. Royall
War Department
General MacArthur
Pacific Theater
Royall
Egyptians Turn Out in Cairo Riot Demanding British Evacuation
Cairo crowds estimated at 100 000 to 150 000. Demonstrators pressed for evacuation of British troops and Nile valley unity. British barracks faced mass attack with torches and gunfire. One Egyptian killed and several injured as military vehicles burned and riots continued.
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East Flail
Nile Valley
Abdin Palace Square
England
Easr el Nil
Reuters
Miners Called For Conference By John L. Lewis
John L. Lewis and district presidents scheduled a March 11 meeting of the United Mine Workers policy committee in Washington to decide on reopening the contract with soft coal operators ahead of the April 1 expiry date. A year earlier Lewis had urged a strike vote among about 400,000 bituminous miners over 18 demands including higher pay and a 10 cent royalty per ton.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mineworkers’ Policy Committee
Lewis
Mutiny in Bombay Seamen Clash with British Troops
British troops and striking Royal Indian Navy seamen clashed at Castle Barracks in Bombay after 9 a m. gunfire and exchanges lasted about 30 minutes. A British communique warned of extreme force as seamen in the harbor threatened to open fire, with Godfrey broadcasting a warning.
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Galion Pom Ra
Royal Indian Navy
Sed
Castle Barracks
Royal Indian Naval
Godfrey
Bombay
No successor named to Harold L. Ickes interior post
The interior secretary has not chosen a successor to Harold L. Ickes. He indicated at a news conference that Associate Justice William O. Douglas would not receive the nomination. He also ruled out a cabinet shift, stating Schwellenbach and Anderson will stay in labor and agriculture as long as they wish.
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Truman
Harold L. Ickes
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Schwellenbach and Anderson
Max Gardner Nears Treasury Undersecretary Post
North Carolina’s former governor Max Gardner may become virtually secretary of the treasury as undersecretary, disclosed by Senator Hoey. President Truman persuaded Gardner to accept, with Gardner likely to act in Vinson’s absence during World Bank duties. Gardner, 68, built the Cleveland Cloth Company and rose from Shelby roots to national policy circles.
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Washington
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Textile Institute
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Bob” Coughton
Cleveland County
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James L. Webb
N. E. Burgess
New York City
Ralph W. Gardner
India
O. Max Gardner, Jr
Tokyo
No Septuplets Found After Paris Search
Paris reporters of many nationalities combed the Seine left bank last night and returned with the news there are no septuplets in Rue Galande. No twins either. The tipster had claimed a woman gave birth to seven children four girls and three boys, all living.
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Seine
Rue Galande
Nine News Men Detained by Soviets In Manchuria
Report says eight American and one Australian correspondents were held incommunicado at Yama to hotel in Mukden for two days by Soviet authorities. They entered Mukden this week after denials of pleas to visit. The group is being escorted on tours of Mukden and may be taken to Sangean and Harbin before meeting Chinese government lines, with a movie flight to Chinchow canceled for lack of official explanation.
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Peiping
Yamato
Mukden
Sangean
Manchuria
Harbin
Holt McPherson Appointed To Merit Council
Holt McPherson managing editor of the Shelby Daily Star is named to the North Carolina merit system council to fill the vacancy caused by Glenn Pennington's resignation. His term runs until April 8, 1951. Also named are Jasper Memory Jr. of Wake Forest as chairman John Stedman of Lumberton Andrew Joyner Jr. of Greensboro and Col J W Harrelson of Raleigh.
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Holt McPherson
Shelby Daily Star
North Carolina
Merit System Council
Cherry
McPherson
Glenn Pennington
Thomasville
High Point
Shelby
Florida
Jasper L. Memory, Jr
Wake Forest
John P. Stedman
Lumberton
Andrew Joyner, Jr
Greensboro
Col. J. W. Harrelson
Agreement Reached In Lancaster Transit Strike
AFL and CIO unions support Lancaster strike settlement at Conestoga Transportation end of a 16 day walkout over hourly wages and other issues. Agreement awaits ratification by 220 workers as Detroit GM UAW talks continue with mediators and Beirne urges restraint to avoid nationwide action.
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General Motors
Pennsylvania
AFL
Conestoga Transportation Company
CIO
CIO Industrial Council
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CIO United Auto Workers
James F. Dewey
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Joseph A. Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Beirne
Cabbies Pressure Washington for Chicago License
Several hundred ex-GI cabbies from Chicago arrived in Washington after a three day trip to seek federal backing against a Chicago taxi ordinance. They bivouacked at Camp Simms and planned a White House and Capitol parade to press for operating licenses. William Harmon led the group saying they would stay until licensed.
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