Warspite Grounded Off Cornwall On Final Voyage
The 21,000 ton battleship Warspite, sold to a salvage crew and no longer under Admiralty control, ran aground at Cadban Point Cornwall while being towed from Portsmouth to the Clyde to be broken up. A gale endangers English Channel to Irish Sea shipping as Mauretania rides out high seas near Liverpool and the freighter Robert Harrison towed by Turmoil faces port restrictions due to grounding risk.
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LONDON
C.P
England
English Channel
Irish Sea
Robert H. Harrison
St. George's Channel
Warspite
Portsmouth
Clyde
admiralty
Caddan Point
Cornwall
Penzance
Wallace outlines world reconstruction aid for Russia
Henry A Wallace in Paris proposed a world construction program totaling 50 billion dollars financed largely by the United Nations. He urged Russia receive 10 to 17.69 billion in goods and services while Germany would forego reparations as part of a broad plan to reduce Europe’s misery and danger. Wallace urged a UN commission administer the aid with Greece and other hard-hit nations also receiving support. He spoke to France’s parliament with many Communist members in attendance and repeated criticism of Greek and Turkish loans.
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PARIS
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Soviet Union
Germany
international
ank
Europe
Wallace
United States
United Nations
U.N
Greece
France
national assembly
Turkey
athe
Marcel Cachin
L'Humanite
colonicl
Think Ontario Cabbie Slain
Ontario provincial police said their investigation into the death of A. Richer, Geraldton cab driver, found beside the Trans-Canada highway six miles east of Geraldton. He had picked up a fare Sunday night and was told to drive out of town. He did not return, and authorities label the case murder. The town is 120 miles northeast of Port Arthur.
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PORT ARTHUR
Ontario
A. Richer
Geraldton
Ont
Richer
St Peter’s Bermuda rites highlight colonial church history
A New York Times Magazine piece describes an Anglican ceremony at St Peter’s on Bermuda’s St George’s parish, with a retiring rector watching as the new leader takes vows and enters the church’s sacred spaces culminating in bell rope tolls. A note from LOCONDO ISLAND reports an Australian letter on Redondo Island near Victoria where Geelong Grammar School field trips faced peril during ascent and flora surveys amid rough seas.
Slashed to Death In Lonely Cabin Murder Case
Leamington Ontario April 23 Nick Stoyan a 71 year old grower was arraigned in Windsor on a murder charge for the razor slaying of his Russian born friend John Starchuk 75 in a marsh cabin near Mersea township Starchuk was killed hours earlier while two others and a 12 year old boy slept in adjoining rooms Stoyan held pending April 29 as police described a self inflicted wound attempt with the same razor Mary Starchuk and the grandson were among those asleep in the cabin final note mentions shared crofts on onion marshes nearby
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LEAMINGTON
Ont
Nick Stoyan
Windsor
John Starchuk
Stoyan
Ontario
Starchuk
int Pelee
Mersea
Mary
Nick Kus
Boost In Lumber Prices Announced
Ottawa reports an upward revision of domestic lumber prices by 15 to 20 percent in areas with reduced export quotas. Reconstruction Minister Howe ties the move to tight domestic demand and Canada housing goals, noting mills will be compensated.
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OTTAWA
Howe
British Columbia
prairie provinces
Vancouver
W. E. Uren
interior
B.C
prairie tumber
Canada
Gucdon
Farmers Eager To Start Seeding Across Prairie Provinces
Farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan begin seeding and cultivation while Manitoba waits for drier conditions. Spring wheat begins at Milk River on April 17, with rye planting earlier at Burdett. Saskatchewan reports starting near Maple Creek and Oxbow as frost recedes. prolonged cold may push some to switch from wheat to coarse grains.
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WINNIPEG
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Milk River
Lethbridge
Alta
Fred Shelton
W. Schueck
J. Vork
Burdett
Bassano
Calgary
department of agriculture
Maple Creek
Oxbow
Helicopter Flushes Buffalo Stragglers in Yakima Range
In Yakima Washington on April 23 a helicopter piloted by Tony Hell aided a buffalo roundup by flushing out stragglers from foothills grazing ranges northeast of the city. Cowboys struggled to recite the count as the helicopter moved to positions above the herd.
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YAKIMA
Wash
here
Tony Hell
Smuggling Into Palestine Jail Behind Extremist Plot
London reports say contraband smuggling occurred at the Palestine Jail where two Jewish extremist actors await execution after a recent incident. Toll figures show 68 armed forces, 30 police, and 15 civilians affected, with 191 troops, 48 police, and nine civilians injured in related violence.
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LONDON
Reuters
Palestine
Lore
Holt
lfe
Debates Over Japanese in Canada Roil Commons
In Ottawa the Commons reopened the Japan issue with MPs rearguing policy while Labour Minister Mitchell announced lifted restrictions on Japanese movement east of British Columbia. The debate split along BC security and Pacific coast licensing, with BC opponents urging keeping Japanese from the coast, while others pressed against racial discrimination. Labor relations orders were adjusted as provinces regain control May 15, and wartime measures move toward a federal labor code.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Labor
Mitchell
Dominion
British Columbia
B.C
B.C. C
Pacific
Mackenzie
Ross Thatcher
C.C.F
Moose Jaw
The
commons
gunshrelson
Maritime potato growers may skip floor price plan
Ottawa reports potato prospects in the Maritimes are good enough that New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island growers are expected to reject the floor price set by the Agricultural Prices Support Board.
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OTTAWA
Maritimes
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Agricultural Prices Support Board
Burma elects for constituent assembly under Burma Socialist party
Thakin Ba Sein of the Burma for the Bur mans party announced plans to form a constituent assembly to draft a Burma constitution and decide on continued ties to the British Empire. A false alarm in London prompted a police search of a south London cinema, which was cleared after no explosive device was found.
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Burma for the Burmans party
Thakin Ba Sein
Burma
British Empire
LONDON
Endless Deadlock Stalls Austrian Treaty Talks in Moscow
In Moscow on April 23 State Secretary Marshall warned that if the Austrian peace treaty is not completed by September the United States favors bringing the matter to the United Nations General Assembly. A new U.S. informant said the council may adjourn tomorrow as Russians stand firm on the deadlock. Molotov accused the United States of blocking Soviet amendments while Bevin proposed returning all German POWs to Germany.
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MOSCOW
Marshall
United States
Unites Nations
council of foreign ministers
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Bevin
Germany
NBC Silences Top Comedians Over Allen Controversy
Hollywood tension rises as NBC taps Red Skelton and Bob Hope after Fred Allen remarks. Skelton briefly cut off for jokes about NBC executives while Hope faces scathing comment on Las Vegas miscue. Allen had sparked the dispute with references to a phantom NBC vice president and overtime penalties.
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HOLLYWOOD
National Broadcasting Company
Fred Allen
NBC
Bob Hope
Red Skelton
Allen
SKELTON
Red
auips
Las Vegas
Nev
gambolling
Edna Skelton
New York
Hissporter
Foreign Relief Bill Faces House Attack and Greek Turkish Aid
The $350 million foreign relief bill comes under sharp attack in the House as critics call it a blank cheque while the Senate had just approved a $400 million program for Greece and Turkey to curb Communism. Debate delays action on Greece and Turkey aid into next week. Senator Johnson accuses the program of inviting war, but Senator Vandenberg defends it as preventing disaster and denies any military alliance intent.
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WASHINGTON
house of representatives
senate
Greece
Turkey
interior department
house
Russia
Edwin C. Johnson
congress
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
senate foreign relations committee
Johnson
Soviet Union
United States
Soup Kitchens Return in Nova Scotia Coal Strike
Soup kitchens opened in Stellarton for the first time since 1925 to aid 1,499 striking miners and families. Lieutenant George Clark of the Salvation Army organized volunteers and food from residents to distribute at two depots, with demand possibly rising to 300 to 400 daily.
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N.S
STELLARTON, N
Picton
rotanteera
central homes
Cnly
United Mine Workers
George Clark
Salvation’ Army
Lieut
Clark
Sinclair Munro
War Assets Corporation
carlied
BBC to Host Nine Week Talks on British Economic Crisis
London April 23 Reuters reports the BBC will run a nine week series of talks and debates starting May 1 to explain Britain's economic crisis. The program aims to illuminate problems and human and resource choices without proposing specific solutions or assigning blame.
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LONDON
Reuters
Britain
BBC
Bargain Talks Open Over Dutch Guilders Repayment
Canada and the Netherlands pursue negotiations to redeem Dutch guilders held by Canada from wartime financial operations by Canadian troops. No settlement or cost figure reached. a spokesman denied a reported $16 million price for about 40 million guilders amid wartime shortages.
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UTTAWA
C.h
defence department
Canada
Joe Second Best In Bout With Bear
Joe Jake of Csinsis, Alta. is in bed recovering from wounds after a bear attack. He says he shot at the bear but missed. The bear mauled him until his two dogs attacked and helped defend him before Jake made it back to camp and was taken home by a friend.
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GRANDE FRAIRIE
Alta
Joe Jake
Csinis
Ata
abeck
Jobee
Jakce
Jake
Paraguay Rebuffs Mediation Proposal in Civil War
Paraguay rejects Brazil as mediator in the six week old civil war. Government insists hostilities end only if insurgent forces surrender unconditionally, signaling no negotiated exit. International stance remains unsettled as talks collapse.
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ASURCIONaraguay
Pcaguapen
Yast niente ad
Paraguay
Good Fisherman Finds Pike Under Flooded Basement
Fargo resident J B Littke reports a flood ruined his home. He says a four window opening helped draw air and water away. He claims to have spotted a large mutke and three northern pike amid furnace pipes inside the basement.
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FARGO
N.D
J. B. Littke
Littke
Mender wren
G B Refuses Accent Draft in Wheat Conference
London April 23 The International Wheat Conference adjourned after deciding to pass the draft wheat trade agreement to the International Wheat Council for ratification rather than to governments. The draft failed to gain support from the United Kingdom and United States over price ranges, delaying a full agreement this year. The council will consider inviting non member countries to join discussions.
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LONDON
C.BJ
International Wheat Conference
International Wheat Council
Gerald Clausen
wheat council
Norman Robertson
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Robertson
Second Battle of Britain an unseen war on Britain's economy
John Dauphinie analyzes Britain's postwar hardships in a Herald series. The Canadian economist explains how two-way shocks and low mood battered the economy and outlines the fight to restore stability and growth amid war’s long shadow.
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Britain
John Dauphinie
The
Herald
Dazphinnee
London
weiler
Japanese to confer with Premier Manning on Alberta status
A group representing Alberta Japanese will confer with Premier Manning and his cabinet on the status of Japanese people in the province. The talks follow Ottawa’s note that all Japanese in Canada except in British Columbia may reside here have been cleared.
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ALTA
MANNING
EDMONTON
C.P
Alberts
Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
GLENDALE
Cali
Mix
Walter Quereil
Louise
George Gollum
BOBBY CARSE
CANADIENS WINNITEG
Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey league
Bobby Carsy
Cleveland Barons
Frank selke
Canadiens
WINNIPEG
John Mutafir
Winsipes
Harold Ruthie
Otto D. Zipa
teday
C.P.1
WINDSOR
Ont
George Burt
United Automobive Workers
C.I.0
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