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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1947
Page
1
In an attack near Tangku at a marine ammunition dump five U S Marines were killed and 16 wounded after a four hour fight with Chinese forces. Chinese officers claimed 100 attackers were killed and said communists carried documents on the bodies.
Halifax April 5 The idea Newfoundland join with the Maritimes in one large province drew no warm reaction from Premiers Jones of Prince Edward Island and McNair of New Brunswick. A London Board of Trade spokesman floated making New Brunswick a capital site bid. The Ottawa proposal would bind Newfoundland with Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick into a single province.
In Adelaide a sudden Mediterranean fruit fly scare prompted an impromptu cabinet meeting led by Sir Willoughby Norrie. Authorities culled and burned infected fruit, cordoned the area, and removed produce for miles. Seven miles away a gardener sampled fruit for research, aiding quick diagnosis and insecticide spraying plans.
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Soviet writers launch new attacks on the United States and Britain over the proposed 400 million loan to Greece and Turkey. Eugene Tarle denounces the Vandenberg amendment as a ploy to empower U.S. control, while Izvestia criticizes U.S. policy aims in the Middle East. In Greece, Greek ministers fear pending American and British military missions. Debates in Washington loom next week.
Food and clothing remain scarce from the Balkans to Britain. Easter eggs are rare and chocolate is a luxury. Potatoes are in short supply and queues form for produce. Clothing remains rationed and crime rises as moral concerns grow. Despite hardships, Britons still seek leisure at seashore and countryside.
London April 5 Reuters both Labor and the Conservative party claim gains from urban and district elections but results show no landslide. With about 300 elections tallied Labor reports 50 net gains and Conservatives similar gains as both parties faced a three year council cycle and shifts from independents. Final tallies await broader context of local political alignment post crisis.
Paris dispatch reports the British steamship Willadale sank in the Bay of Biscay with six dead and six missing, while ten survivors received hospital care after a 52 hour sea ordeal. A French rescue ship saved the crew and 12 other losses were noted in the storm.
Prince Na tuhiko Hisashi-Kuni, former commander in Chita and premier of all Japan after the war, obtained a license to operate a fish market in downtown Tokyo. Government troops advancing from Yenan are reported to be within four miles of Shanghai under war cover.
Moscow reports note Bevin and Marshall met for 90 minutes over lunch to discuss the council of foreign ministers progress and possible future moves. The same session saw preparations for a report on Germany’s provisional government and possible early talks on German frontiers.
EDMONSTON April 5 Alberta progress in industry can advance if labor and management cooperate. C M Moore of Calgary addressed the Alberta branch of the Canadian Manufacturers Association at its annual meeting as retiring provincial chairman. Guest speaker J Harper Prowse, a finance representative in the Alberta legislature, warned the world faces a basic problem of destroying the fear gripping people.
Washington negotiators push to avert a countrywide walkout by the Independent National Federation of Telephone Workers and Bell System. 267000 workers in 39 unions involved, with up to 240000 expected to strike if not settled by 6 am Monday. Government says seizure powers not being pursued, aiming for settlement to avoid service disruption.
Winnipeg dispatch reports Canadian publishers face tighter newsprint supply after June 30 as Wartime Prices and Trade Board controls expire. The gentleman’s agreement ends with no mandated Canadian quotas. manufacturers may curb exports to sustain domestic stocks. Expect pressure from American publishers and possible shifts in allocation to ex servicemen priority buyers.
Molotov told an American interviewer he doubted U S aid would restore democracy in Greece and warned against foreign interference. He warned any Soviet or German centralization plans could block German unity and cited Bismarck and Prussia as a warning.
Ottawa reports domestic rental ceilings will be relaxed by about 10 to 7 percent with changes to be announced next week. The plan divides categories by construction date and may apply retroactively to April 7, with some increases taking effect May 1. A two year lease rule may mirror commercial controls, and eviction tweaks are expected.
New Delhi April 5 Mohammmed Ali Jinnah president of the Moslem League met Lord Mountbatten the new viceroy for about an hour and fifty minutes in a friendly informal discussion. Jinnah reaffirmed his demand for an independent Moslem state of Pakistan amid Congress hopes to negotiate within the cabinet mission framework. The League has boycotted the assembly since December and rejected the cabinet plan earlier, insisting the plan is dead with Britain set to quit India.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky charged that US deputy Murphy distorted the Soviet position over a German government in exile. Murphy replied calmly. Vishinsky approved and the brief tension eased.
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