Named figures tied to Red spy probe
Whittaker Chambers testified before the House American Activities Committee that the Soviet underground in the United States included Alger Hiss and Nathan Witt. He said the underground, led by Witt then Abt, with members including Lee Pressman and Hiss, operated chiefly in Washington. The Senate panel pressed for documents from the commerce department on Willam W. Remington as part of ongoing investigations.
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Associated Press
ASHINGTON
Whittaker Chambers
Red
United States
Alger Hiss
state department
Nathan Witt
national labor relations board
Chambers
house of representatives
American activities committee
Capitol
senate
Homer Ferguson
Rep. Mich
commerce department
Willam W. Remington
Ferguson
Time magazine
house committee
Washington
Harold Ware
Mother Bloor
Miss
Elizabeth T.) Bentley
John Abt
Lee Pressman
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
Yalta
Vishinsky Under Fire at Danube Conference
Sir Charles Peake angrily challenged Soviet deputy foreign minister Vishinsky at Belgrade accusing him of trying to dominate the Danube talks by pressuring eastern states. The UK envoy said Britain would not be bullied as Vishinsky planned to present a draft plan to place Danube control in Moscow and eastern states.
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BELGRADE
Charles Peake
Britain
Andrei Y
Vishinsky
Charles
United Kingdom
oftMr Vishinsky
Final Newfoundland vote tally shows Canada Confederation lead
St John s Md Aug 3 The final count and re check of votes from the July 22 Newfoundland constitutional referendum show Confederation with Canada leading with 78408 votes and responsible government 71404. Labrador areas, last to report, recorded Confederation 2802 and responsible government 645.
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ST. JOHN'S
Newfoundland
Canada
Labrador
confederation
New principal named at Bishop's University Lennoxville
Dr Jeutt, head of English at Western Ontario since 1946, becomes principal of Bishop's University Lennoxville succeeding the late Dr A H MacGreer. Born in England, he came to Canada young, studied at Dalhousie and Oxford, held Dalhousie and King's posts, earned a PhD at Cornell, and is a scholar of British dialects in the 13th century. Married since 1921 to Eva Creelman of Trim, N.S.
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Bishop's University
Lennoxville
Que
A. H. MecGreer
Canada
Jeultt
University of Western Ontario
Surrey
England
Calgary
Otawa Collegiate Institute
Dalhousie
Corpus Christi
Oxford
Jew
King’s universities
UUme
Cornell
Britain
West Midland
Church of England
Eiva Creelman
Trim
RUSSELL JEWITT
TRE LAP HAND Continued on Back Page
A fragment from a newspaper page hints at continued coverage titled TRE LAP HAND and mentions TRE DRIVE. The readable text is sparse, with no clear events, people, or locations to anchor a full summary.
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TRE
One Killed and Sixteen Hurt in Edmonton Holiday Crashes
A fatality and multiple injuries marked three holiday traffic accidents near Edmonton. John Fedzda, 21, Smoky Lake, died when a rollover fire melted a vehicle into flames. Truck driver George Hupka faces manslaughter charges after a crash that injured four others. Irwin Rogers of Edmonton was arrested for dangerous driving as another crash left six injured near Fort Trail.
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EDMONTON
John Fedzda
Smoky Lake
Alta
George Hupka
R.C.M.P
Hupka
Bert Lee
Calgary-Edmonton
Fort trail
Irwin Rogers
RCMP
Stray Russian Mines Threaten Shipping Off British Columbia
Vancouver reports claim drifting Russian mines menace Pacific shipping off the British Columbia coast. Fishermen from Vancouver Island say detonators are secret and dangerous and that mines do not match known Japanese types. Rear-Admiral Mainguy questions ID, while marine underwriters note 2.3 mines daily in Pacific waters and 137 mines sighted since April 20. Ottawa cautions cautious handling of such reports.
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VANCOUVER
C.P
Vancouver News-Herald
Pacific Ocean
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
FE. Rollo Mainguy
Royal Canadian Navy
Pacific
United States
British Columbian
News-Herald
U.S. SR
OTTAWA
Naval headquarters
Election Round-up: CCF Denies Plan To Socialize Farms
Aug 3. Edmonton reports CCF leader Elmer Roper dismisses claims the party would socialize farms if elected in the Aug 17 provincial election. Opposition leaders also discussed road-building plans and pension policy as nomination day nears. Social Credit seeks a fourth term with farm-focused rhetoric.
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EDMONTON
C.C P
Elmer Roper
C.C.F
Roper
J. Harper Prowse
J. Percy Page
Independent party
Liberal party
Social Credit
Fremitt BE. C. Manning
CCF
Federation
Regia
Eskimo Girl Prefers Frozen Fish Heads Over Ice Cream
Rebecca, a young Eskimo girl visiting Montreal, said she enjoyed a plate of frozen fish heads and preferred them to ice cream during eight months in England. She plans to return to Baffin Island for nursing training at Pangnirtung and work in a northern medical post if successful.
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MONTREAL
Rebecca
England
Canadian Arctic
Bildfell
Arctic
Panguirtung
Baffin island
Government reveals rural electrification plebiscite questions
Edmonton Aug 3 The Alberta government released the wording of questions for the Aug 17 plebiscite on rural electrification tied to the provincial general elections. Voters will mark with a 1 next to their choice. The government notes the policy will be implemented as an obligation once chosen. The province has 4217 miles of main and secondary transmission lines serving 281 urban communities and 1803 miles of rural lines supplying about 3369 farm homes.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Alberta government power commission
Social credit
nce
Egyptians Break Truce Near Revivim Hilltop
TEL AVIV Aug 3 An Israeli military spokesman charged that Egypt had broken the Palestine truce by attempting to seize a hilltop near the Revivim settlement close to Asluj last night A full scale Egyptian attack on Asluj had been called off yesterday after UN observers intervened and all attacks in the district were repelled The British government plans to formally accuse Britain to the UN mediator of a breach of truce for issuing on June 29 electrical stores including a flashlight from Rafah to the Egyptian army which are now used by Egyptian forces.
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TEL AVIV
Palestine
Revivim
Asluj
United Nations
Britain
Rafah
Want Ads Offer Cash for Classifieds
Get cash with want ads selling business services groceries home furnishings real estate trailers autos bicycles and motorcycles plus rental rooms apartments houses and garages. The Herald Want Ad Department invites readers to call for listings and results.
Wait Announcement On Talks With Stalin Wait Announcement On Talks With Stalin Celebrates Second Silver Wedding
In Long Beach California on August 3, Fred Marquardt aged 91 celebrated his second silver wedding anniversary. He first wed in 1879. his wife died in 1921. On August 2, 1923 he married Sophia, now 66.
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LONG BEACH
Calif
Fred Marquhardt
Sophia
Western diplomats meet Stalin in Moscow Kremlin talks
Three Western power diplomats from Britain the United States and France spent two hours and fifteen minutes with Prime Minister Stalin at the Kremlin to discuss east west Europe differences especially over Berlin. The meeting followed by another conference with no immediate press guidance.
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Associated Press
OSCOW
Stalin
Kremlin
Europe
Berlin
Britain
United States
France
V. MM. Molitov
Russia
Roberts
Ernest
Bevin
Herbert Morrison
Yves Chataig- Kenu
Frank Roberts
Tanks and guards restore order at Univis plant reopen
Dayton Aug 2 Under guard of about 1400 National Guard troops tanks and guns protected Univis Lens Co as nonstriking workers entered the plant to start a new shift The force cordoned roads three miles from the plant dispersing a crowd of 75 strike sympathizers with five tear gas grenades A six pickets crew authorized by a court order remained at the plant entrance as a small crowd watched officials declared a state of emergency and five CIO U E W local members were found in contempt for defying the court order
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DAYTON
Univis Lens Company
national guard
United Electrical Workers
C.LO
Univis
United Electrical Workers C.L
wal
Ben Smith
Louis Lohrey
Higher Prices Bread and Pastry Products Seen
Winnipeg bakery managers say bread and bakery products will rise soon despite the flour subsidy for millers. They expect shortening costs to increase after its removal from price controls and subsidy benefits, and anticipate higher selling prices for all bakery items.
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WINNIPEG
Committees Formed on Menace of Communism by Young Liberals
Ottawa Aug 3 Young Liberals convening for the first time will draft resolutions on the menace of Communism for the parent Liberal convention Friday. Five university committees represent Alberta Bishop’s Col. Dalhousie Laval Manitoba McGill Montreal Osgoode Hall Queen’s St Francis Xavier Saskatchewan Toronto Western Ontario and will address social legislation state versus individual freedom and democratic institutions with international relations including Canada UN Commonwealth United States. St Laurent seen leading Liberal bid by first ballot with King backing and cabinet support noted.
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OTTAWA
Canadian University
Liberal Federation
Alberta
Bishop's
British Columbia
Carleton College
Dalhousie
Laval
Manitoba
McGill
Montreal
Osgoode Hall
Queen's
St. Francis Xavier
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Western
Ontari
considera
Canada
United Nations
British Commonwealth
United States
ST. LAURENT
Mackenzie King
Liberal party
King
Mr. St. Laurent
Canadian Pree
Excise Tax Cuts Bring Reductions In Ford Prices
Ford of Canada announced price cuts following the federal excise tax reduction. Retail reductions range from 177 dollars on the Ford Deluxe Business Coupe to 363 dollars on the Monarch Sport sedan, effective for dealer billings on or after August 2. Freight and delivery charges are extra.
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WINDSOR
Ont
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
Horace H. Greenfield
Man sells wife for six and a half dollars in Shanghai
The refugee Chow Nan-Fu, broke, sold his wife to Ma Feng-Wen for 55,000,000 Chinese dollars worth six dollars and fifty cents. Mrs Chow complained to police. Ma was arrested, while Chow remains at large. The incident occurred in Shanghai on August 3.
Recruiting Opens Sept for All Three Services
Ottawa August 3 Def ence minister Claxton announced a national recruiting drive starting September 1 for active and reserve forces across the three services. No target set for regulars, but all qualified applicants will be accepted. He will open the Royal Military College Kingston on September 20 and Royal Roads College in British Columbia on the same date as tri service training grounds. The first RMLC class will be 100 cadets from 250 applicants. Cadets will join university cadets in camps during summers to fuse university and service training for higher officers. Employers praised cooperation re summer training. 2,500 letters sent to business groups. Navy reservists training on nine ships, 1,700, plus 900 COIC university students, and 7,500 sea cadets at camp.
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OTTAWA
defence department
Defence
Claxton
RMC
Royal Military Colege
Kingston
Royal Roads College
British Columbia
RMLC
HMC
Royal Roads
Q.T.C
Canada
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
navy
C.O.I.C
Snipers' shots crack in Jerusalem amid demilitarization talks
A Jerusalem building housing UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte was struck as snipers fired during demilitarization talks. Reports from Liverpool describe a late-day race riot with injuries among whites and blacks, while boxing legend Tommy Ryan dies at 73 in Van Nuys. Canadian refugees from Czechoslovakia to be admitted, with jobs arranged, and 25 Canadian air cadets head to Britain for a three-week exchange program.
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JERUSALEM
Reuteras
Folke Bernadatte
United Nations
TOMMY RYAN
VAN NUYS
Calif
C.J
Joseph Younis
Redwood
N.Y
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U.S. House Un-American Activities committee
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Hebrides
David Schilling
Michigan
Germany
B.C
CCP
Prowse
Lachine
J. A. Birdfell
John Turner
Canon Turner
herald
the Herald
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LIVERPOOL
LETHBRIDGE
Alla
U.F
Champion
FRANK HOLLIDAY
HOLLYWOOD
A.U
Frank Holliday, Jr
Czechoslovakia
MacKinton
labor department
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Canadien air
Dorval
progiam
CAF
North Star
British Air Training Corps
Eric M. Dugcan
Air Cadet League of Canada
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