Newfoundland May Join Canada by 1949 Plan
Newfoundland could join Canada by July 1, 1949 if voters approve union and Parliament agrees. Joseph Smallwood, secretary of the Newfoundland delegation, outlined steps and said a referendum could not be held before May due to winter. The delegation would report to the 45-man convention on future government forms for the new province.
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D'ARCY O'DONNELL
OTTAWA
Newfoundland
Canada
Dominion
Joseph R. Smallwood
Styles of Address Explained by Ottawa Protocol Officer
Ottawa reporter recalls Howard Measures of the external affairs department outlining how to address dignitaries from the United States to local rulers. The book compiles world customs on forms of address, with examples including The Honorable, Her Grace The Duchess, His Royal Highness, and Sheikh Mohamed Ali. Measures began in 1930 and served through King and Bennett administrations.
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Iraq
shake
Ottawa C.P
Crowell
Howard Measures
department of external affairs
Ottawa
U.S
John Smith
Amir Mah
Sheikh Mohamed Ali
Dalton
United States
Britain
Indonesians Ask U S Help in Dutch Indonesian Row
In Beverly Hills and Atavia Java, officials report Indonesia urges immediate international arbitration to resolve Dutch‑Indonesian clashes after mediation efforts failed. Premier Amir Sjarifoeddin broadcast a call for a multinational commission including the United States Great Britain Australia India the Philippines and possibly Siam. The Netherlands claims 22 casualties from truce violations while Indonesian officials deny new breaches and press for mediation.
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Associated Press
ATAVIA
Java
United States
Netherlands
United Nations
international arbitration commission
Indonesia
Amir Sjarifoeddin
Jogjakarta radio
Pack Of Lies Briefing Sparks Senate Hearing Clash
Hollywood producer Howard Hughes bursts into the Senate war investigations as he challenges Senator Owen Brewster calling his testimony a pack of lies. Hughes demands cross questioning to tear apart Brewster's statements while Brewster denies offering to halt the probe in return for a merger between Trans World Airlines and Pan American Airways.
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WASHINGTON
Howard Hughes
Owen Brewster
senate war investigating committee
Brewster
Hughes
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Maine
mercer
Trans World Airlines
Pan American Airways
TAWA
Alta Newspaperman Dies In Kitchener
Orwell Macleod Dingman, a member of a renowned Canadian newspaper family and Calgary native, died in Kitchener last night. Funeral services will be held Friday. He formerly worked for the Albertan in Calgary, was with the London Free Press, and served in the Canadian army. Survivors include brothers Jeffrey of Windsor and Harald of Ottawa, and sister Mrs. E. J. Thompson of Peterborough.
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KITCHENER
Ont
Calgary
Orwell Macleod Dingman
Albertan
Ding~man
London Free Press
Jeffrey
Windsor
Harald
Ottawa
Children’s Republic Is Yugoslav Feature
Belgrade reports a youth project in Dedinje where seven to fourteen year olds run a republic with universal suffrage five meals daily and no bread rationing. Guards with toy tommy guns watch entrances as children, guided by older youth, participate in leadership posts and daily activities across camps and playgrounds.
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DANIEL DE LUCE
BELGRADE
promised land
REPUBLIC
Herve
Dedinje
Youth Association
people's front
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
children's republic
Radovan Redoman
Forest Fire Threatens Blueberry Settlement North Of Edmonton
An August 7 report from Edmonton describes a forest fire about 30 miles east and 10 miles long menacing Blueberry settlement north of Fort J. John, B. C. along the Alaska highway. The blaze sweeps south and west, with flames within a mile of Blueberry, which hosts a RCMP detachment, highway maintenance, a school, and a radio station.
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EDMONTON
Blueberry
Fort &J. John
B.C
Alaska highway
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dairy destroyed in Marieville blaze near boiler
A fire at Emile Leckre's dairy in Marieville Quebec on Tuesday leveled the dairy and its equipment. Tess, the herd, and more than $100,000 in damage were reported. Villagers managed to save some equipment.
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MARIEVILLE
Que
Emile Leckre
Tess
Plane crashes down chimney in Mass refinery blaze
A private Stinson chartered from Montreal to Bedford, Massachusetts, crashed into a gas-fume chimney at Beacon oil plant in Everett, killing four aboard. Victims identified as pilot Thomas Mandell of Beverly and four passengers, including two daughters Harriet and Anne Pell. The plane’s motor failed in fog, wings sheered off, and debris filled the 25 foot high chimney. plant officials said electricity was shut to avert a larger disaster after the fatal crash near a previous refinery fire.
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EVERETT
Mass
Beacon oil
North Atlantic Airways
Nelson Pell
Ipswich
Thomas Mandell
Beverly
Harriet
Anne
Boston
Montreal
Bedford
Botson
Stinson
Nanaimo Laundry Strike Settled After Two Months
In Nanaimo British Columbia a two month strike by 28 Imperial Laundry workers ended in a signed agreement. The workers will return to work by seniority with returns beginning next Monday. Eleven or more details about fines and city reports are noted in the settlement.
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NANAIMO
Imperial Laundry
labor aniild
George, Muir
solie pepurt
British Columbia
Couple Charged With Murder In Mountain Robbery
Joseph Hadly and Lois Hadly, a Texas couple, are charged with murder in the death of J. W. McLain. Police say they lured the victim to a mountain area to rob him and Hardy shot him in the head. The arraignment followed a signed confession.
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Joseph i Hadly
dr. 24
Lok
Texas
New
J. W. McLain
McLain
Lois
Hardy
Europe Faces Difficulties in Western Recovery Efforts
Washington reports that western Europe may be squeezed before the Marshall plan takes full effect, with no new American financial aid expected until Congress approves the recovery program next year. Attlee’s report is seen as a signal Britain will endure months of dwindling resources with minimal U.S. help, while Britain seeks relaxation of the loan terms to conserve dollars.
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WASHINGTON
Attlee
commons
Europe
congress
Britain
United States
France
Italy
CANADA
Sweden
United Kingdom
Dalton
Polio loan, Britain, and U S cases outlined
Britain faces a looming repayment as Chancellor Dalton notes a $3.75 billion American loan shrinking amid wartime recovery. Separate Washington dispatch reports a four year polio trend showing 1,935 American cases through August with health officials urging continued precautions through September.
Aquitania Shows Real Turn Of Speed
Aquitania, the 43,000-ton Cunard liner, arrived from Southampton with 1400 passengers. Officers report an average speed of 93.6 knots over the 2600 mile crossing, besting its previous record of 93.35 knots. The voyage time was 116 hours 27 minutes from dropping pilot to Halifax pilot.
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HALIPAR
Cunard-White Starler
Aquitania
Southampton
Halifax
Chebucto Herd
Strike Brings Fresh Prosperity to Mines
Sydney news reports a post strike rebound in Cape Breton coal and steel output. Boosted production, wage prospects, and improved labor relations follow recent stoppages. Key figures Freeman Jenkins and Gerald Gordon highlight union management cooperation as coalfields expand with electric loaders and new equipment.
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DAVE McINTOSH
SYDNEY
Sydney harbor
Coentinion Steel and
Coe Corporation
Deseo
Canada
Cape Breton
sre
Glace Bay
Howe
Dosey
Clem Anson
France
stocky Freeman Jenking
District 20
United Mine Workers
Bareld Gordon
Cosey
beason
Cosco
Dosco
Thorburn
Nova Scotia
Princess
Zoo seeks wooden bottle for Minnie the elephant
In Baltimore at Druid Hill Park the zoo asks for a wooden bottle that looks real enough to fool Minnie the elephant. Officials say Minnie currently uses a glass bottle with her trunk during daily drinking acts and fear she could drop and crush it ending the act.
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BALTIMORE
Aug
Druid Hill Park zoo
Minnie
Fires rage across Cape Breton and Maritimes countryside
Across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick wildfires spread on August's hottest day. Cape Breton Island endured multiple blazes with Cheticamp Island burning since Tuesday, threatening hundreds of families and thousands of dollars in timber. Port Hood's blaze covered over 10 square miles but was stabilizing as winds abated. Antigonish fire near Slash persisted with scarce water supplies, while a Moneton Golf Club fire in New Brunswick burned more than 20 acres before being extinguished.
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Cape Breton Island
Inverness County
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
CHETICAMP
Cape Breton
Chelicamp Island
Port Hood
Maritimes
Antigonish
N.S
Slash
Moneton Golf and Country Club
New Brunswick City
King celebrates 28th anniversary as Liberal leader
Prime Minister Mackenzie King marked 28 years as Liberal leader at his Kingsmere summer home in Quebec where he is resting from a recent pneumonia bout. He has led the party through six general elections and has held the prime ministership in multiple nonconsecutive terms since 1919.
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OWTAWA
Mackenzie King
Liberal party
Kingsmere
Que
house of commons
r King
Odom Sets Off World Flight From Chicago
William P. Odom, 23, ex British Ferry Command officer, launches from Douglas airport in the Reynolds Bombshell bomber on a bid to beat Wiley Post's solo time. He carries sandwiches and fruit, two-thirds fuel, aims for Gander and Paris, following a 78 hour 55 minute earlier round trip record. Royal Canadian Navy search continues for a Trans-Canada Airliner wreck with 15 aboard near Prevost Island in the Gulf of Georgia.
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CHICAGO
William P. Odom
Wiley Post
Douglas
Odom
Reynolds
Gander
Nfld
Post
Paris
VANCOUVER
Antigonish
Gulf of Georgia
Prevost island
Royal Canadian Air Force
Yardston Man Appointed School Inspector
Edmonton announces two Alberta high school principals, H. Messness of Grande Prairie and J. A. Earl of Cardston, named as school division supervisors. Destination divisions not yet decided.
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YARDSTON
EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta
Ansley announeed
art H. Messness
Grande Prairie
a. Earl
Cardston
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Bugsy) Siegel
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