Lewis Contempt Citation Issued Over Coal Strike
Attorney General Clark sought a contempt citation against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers for disobeying a court order to end the 24 day pension dispute walkout. Lewis must appear in district court next Monday as talks between miners and operators reportedly stalled.
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Associated Press
ASHINGTON
Clark
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
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Lewis
U.M.W
Matthew FP. McGuire
the
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Whale collision with steamship Del mondo near New Orleans
The 10,000 ton steamship Del mondo collided with a 35 foot whale in the Caribbean Sea off New Orleans. The ship hit full speed and could not free the whale by slowing. reversing speed released the whale. Blood trail reported by the captain.
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NEW ORLEANS
Delmondo
Caribbean
Stassen In First Place In Wisconsin Delegates
Milwaukee April 7 An impressive showing by Harold E. Stassen threatens to reshape the Republican race as he leads in Wisconsin delegate contests. Stassen and his slate hold the edge for at least 20 of 27 national convention slots with incomplete counts showing wins or leads in many districts. MacArthur trails in the count though his candidates top seven at large. Dewey’s bid suffers as Wisconsin’s results complicate his campaign and Stassen prepares for Nebraska Tuesday to face Taft.
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MILWAUKEE
Harold E. Stassen
Wisconsin
Douglas MacArthur
Stassen
Lalecouol Jeads
MacArthur
Stasser
Jed
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
New Hampshire
west
Nebraska
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Nurses Seized Cairo Hospital as Strikes Spread
Cairo police in a large operation used machine guns and tear gas to subdue about 2,000 striking male nurses who took control of Egypt’s largest hospital this morning. The workers demanded higher pay, and around 200 nurses took positions on the roof in the confrontation.
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CAIRO
Egypt
Vancouver’s Province marks fifty years of publication
The Vancouver Daily Province, born amid the Klondike boom, evolved from Walter Niehl’s Ottawa‑born newspapering start. It grew with early editors and publishers, later under Hewitt Bart and during Southain interests, reflecting a long, distinct editorial lineage in Vancouver.
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North America
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ite
Hewitt Bart
Victoria
Walter Nieal
jum Tie Proviner
son
Southain
Walter Nisel
Columba
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Nicol
Liberal Leader Confident to Beat Social Credit in Alberta
CALGARY April 7 Albert Liberal leader Harper Prowse said the party could kick the Social Creditors hands down at the forthcoming provincial election. Addressing the Alberta Women's Liberal Association he cited the treasury branch issue as a major defeat factor for Social Credit and said a split in that party would help the Liberals. He urged mobilizing women candidates.
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CALGARY
Harper Prowse
Alberta Liberal party
Social
Alberta Women’s Liberal Association
Prawse
treasury branch
Social Credit
Liberals
women's association
G B Conservatives Claim Victories in Municipal Elections
London April T-1 Conservatives claim major wins in England and Wales municipal elections across 3,000 seats with Labour refraining from comment pending tally. Conservatives report 265 won and 19 lost in 50 councils, with independents allied to Conservatives winning 87 and 37, while independents unaffiliated tally 28 and 171 losses.
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LONDON
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Hanna Woman Takes Own Life Over Livestock Plight
Mrs Crewer, 56, of Hanna County, was reported to have died by suicide near Pollockville district after cattle on her farm died from lack of feed. A high powered weapon was found beside her body. Neighbors say she had been despondent over the livestock crisis.
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HANNA
Alta
Age Grewer
net
Pollockville
here
Crewer
Labor Code Now Before Parliament
OTTAWA April 7 First reading was given to a bill for a new labor code introduced by Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell. The act regulates employer employee relations to protect the public interest with labor and management handling major settlement. MPs discussed outlawing sympathetic strikes and support for union dues check offs. The industrial relations and disputes investigation act targets federally regulated industries and may extend to others with provincial authorization.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Humphrey Mitchell
labor
Commions
chamber
senate
Mitchel
A. J. Smith
P.C
Calgary West
Angus MacInnis
C.C F
Vancouver East
E. G. Hansell
8.C
Macleod
Mitchell
Grant Pardons To Italians
Belgrade April 7 Reuters reports that all Italian citizens sentenced in Yugoslavia since the war for any crime were pardoned by a Yugoslav decree. The amnesty excludes property confiscation and does not cover war criminals under article 43. It also allows eligible Italians to declare for Italian citizenship and depart for Italy.
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BELGEHADE
Reuters
Italilan
Yugoslavia
Italy
free territory of
Trieste
Finland Accepts Mutual Aid Treaty With Russia
Finns approved a ten year mutual aid pact with Russia, claiming concessions and preserved independence. The treaty awaits ratification by both legislatures, with Moscow’s signing ceremony yesterday and Prime Minister Stalin present. The accord preserves Finland's territorial integrity, allows limited Russian troop access by mutual consent, and binds both sides to sovereignty and noninterference.
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Moscow
Stalin
Finland
Juho K. Paasikivi
GERMANY
Ther
Romania
Hungary
Government to order broad inquiry into freight rates
Ottawa announces a general investigation by the Board of Transport Commissioners into the Dominion freight rate structure. The move follows the 71 percent rate increase and affects provinces excluding Ontario and Quebec for now. The cabinet refused a 30 day stay but allows appeals, aiming for a fair, uniform framework across Canada as per Maritime and Crow’s Nest agreements.
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OTTAWA
Anil
C.Pj
Dominion
Board of Transport Commissioners
Port Tr ort
Chevrier
Canada
Alere
Secret Atomic Tests Reported At Ocean Atoll Site
A may have been conducted on a series of secret atomic weapon tests at a guarded atoll region. The first test aimed to chart the timing and yield of an atomic explosion. Reports link individuals and teams to the activities, with limited corroboration and details remaining unclear.
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ANOUGLAS
Counterfeiter jailed Canora sheriff reports arrest
Mike Orloff of Calvary was convicted Tuesday of duplicating Canadian bank notes and sentenced to six months in Prince Albert provincial jail. He reportedly used a chemical process to duplicate the notes, but there were no reports they had been passed in the Canora district. The article also references atomic energy tests and military perspectives, noting unclear connections to the counterfeiting case.
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CANORA
Sark
Mike Orloff
Calvary
mardh kihor
Prince Albert
cone
Eniwetok
North Star air craft lands near Kind ley Field
The flight from Montreal to Therlanda completed late Tuesday with 85 passengers aboard. The craft touched down after four hours and 31 minutes at an average speed of 218 miles per hour, as reported by local newspapers.
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HAMILTON
Bermuda
Tratie- Gonada Ayr Tanes
Montreal
Therlanda
North Star aire
Kindley Field
wen
Crown Ends Case Against Jack Cooke
Alberta libel case against publisher Jack Kent Cooke of New Liberty Magazine wraps up as defence seeks dismissal. Crown argues article Babes For Export based on Dr. Charlotte Whitton report harmed reputation of Edmonton dealer John Michaels. Trial judge to rule on motion. Witness Eleanor Griffiths testifies on LC.D.5 involvement.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Jack Kent Cooke
New Liberty Magazine
The
crown
Cooke
Abe
J. Boyd Merride
John Michaels
New Liberty
Charlotte Whitton
prairie
Joseph Sedgwick
Ontario
Cocke
Michaels
royal commission
Whitton
Eleanor Griffiths
Griffiths
LC.D.5
Sedgwick
Chamber Urges Tax and Spending Cuts for Canada
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce urged the government to lower taxes and curb spending. It called for reducing personal and corporate taxes to boost production and lower costs, cutting sales and excise levies, and slashing nonessential capital outlays. It urged a broad tax settlement between dominion and provinces and equal taxation of all business.
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GTAWA
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
chamber
Fifice
Abbott
Revenue
McCann
Canada
Dominion
alamo
Not Wanted Chef Reg Jennys Arrested in Edmonton
In Edmonton on April 7, Reg Jennys surrendered after word from Washington. Police say a man named Robert Howard Nelson turned himself in Saturday. Nelson, tied to Haverville, Massachusetts, claimed he was pursued over a $12,000 false pretense charge and admitted converting the funds while employed by a U S banking firm.
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EDMONTON
Reg Jennys sans lo
Washington
Robert Howard Nelson
PAT Nelson
Haverville
Mass
Tie
United States
Reds Blame British Pilot Over Russian Plane Crash
A Soviet investigating commission charged the crash that killed 15 was caused by British breach of four power allied rules by flying over the Soviet trade zone at Berlin. British officials called the Soviet account palpably untrue and offered no comment on the commission’s report.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Berlin
Allied contrast council
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Dinner and Berlin air collision dispute between Allied leaders
London reports Field Marshal Montgomery met with Marshal Sokolov after a dinner and battlefield visit. British officials dispute the Soviet account of a Viking airliner colliding with a Soviet fighter near Berlin, noting limited visibility and contested crash location. A joint British Soviet inquiry was proposed to determine the exact facts.
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LONDON
Reuters
Wiscount Montgomery
imperial general staff
Northolt
Berlin
Germany
Vassily BD. Sokolovs
Ninety five year old seeks work at Milwaukee federal building
Ninety five year old John W. Kressin visited the Milwaukee federal building seeking employment. He spoke with Social Security field office manager Karl A. Albrecht and planned to apply for his monthly retirement benefit while awaiting chances of reemployment as a leather worker.
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John W. Kressin
federal building
Karl A. Albrecht
social security
Kressin
Albrecht
Push South Road Plans Push South Road Plans Nelson
The Southern Trans-Canada Highway Association formed in Nelson to press for a standardized main arterial road through four western provinces. About 40 boards of trade and chambers join, with 1,000 members expected for a May 28–29 auto caravan from Victoria/Vancouver to Brandon. Invites sent to Prime Minister Mackenzie King, Transport Minister Chevrier, and four western premiers.
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NELSON
B.C
Southern Trans-Canada Highway Association
boards of trade and chambers of commerce
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
E. R. McFarland
Lethbridge
board of trade
Victoria
Vancouver
Brandon
Mackenne King
Chevrier
Prospector Bows to Tools of Atomic Age in Mining shift
Vancouver reports the 1948 Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy convention previewing modern electro mechanical tools and magnetometers guiding prospectors. President Charles Camsell notes the race to integrate science with mining as production climbs from 38 million in 1898 to 620 million in 1947.
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VANCOUVER
Buck Rogers
Canadian Institute of Miniog and Metallurgy
march of science
Charles Camsell
institute
Judge rules libel case established against Jack Kent Cooke
Edmonton April 7 J Boyd McBride denied motion to dismiss the libel charge against Jack Kent Cooke publisher of New Liberty magazine ruling the case had been established. Also in Ottawa M J Coldwell urged the commons to seek confidence in the government over freight policy while Vienna reports Russians pressuring US forces in Austria over radio range stations. Cattle in northern Alberta need feed says official, Saskatchewan snow drifts halt traffic, coal strike impacts Canadian ships, and Alfred De Marigny appeals deportation stay as he seeks entry to the United States.
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C.P
J. Boyd McBride
supreme court of Alberta
Jack Kent Cooke
New Liberty magazine
OTTAWA
C.Pa
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CANADA
Alfred De Marigny
supreme Court of Canada
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