Two Coleman Miners Die In Underground Accident
Two miners are killed at the International Coal and Coke Company mine in Coleman. Angela Oliva, 36, a driver boss, and Donald Graham, 20, son of Postmaster Frank Graham, who planned to enter the University of Alberta, died after mine cars ran out of control. Inquest set for seven tonight. funerals planned for Donald Graham Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. Angela Oliva rites pending.
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CLEMAN
International Coal and Coke Company
Angela Oliva
Donald Graham
Frank Graham
University of Alberta at Edmonton
Mt. Royal College
Graham
Coleman
Battlefield Pilgrimage Inspires King on Normandy Visit
Prime Minister Mackenzie King called his weekend pilgrimage to the Canadian battlefields of Normandy one of the greatest experiences of his life. He praised the Norman people for their spontaneous, sincere tribute to Canadian soldiers and his country, describing the trip as moving and dramatic and wishing more Canadians could accompany him.
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Ross Munro
AEN
France
C.P. Cable
Mackenzie King
Normandy
Embargo Hits International Press Messages Voting Body
New York August 12 The American Communications Association voted an embargo on all international press messages effective at noon Central Time. Western Union Mackay Radio and RCA Communications reported no dispatches by 2 PM as 2000 ACA members joined 300 Press Wireless employees in a sympathy halt. Government business personal messages and ordinary traffic were spared, while AP noted news flowed over regular channels. Outgoing AP to South America remained active but New York to London routes via Western Union were paused.
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NEW YORK
American Communications Association
Western Union
Mackay Radio
R.C.A. Communications, Inc
AC A
Press Wireless, Inc. A.C.A
Lawrence Kelly
RCA
Radio and Cable
Associated Press
A.P
South America
London
Regina Officer Pepper Knowles Set for Early Retirement
Regina reports former Liberal Saskatchewan legislator and current assistant adjutant of Military District 12 Pepper Knowles will retire early next month. He has not announced plans to reenter politics.
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REGINA
LE Col Jr
Pepper) Knowles
Saskatchewan
Milltary
The Left Hand Corner Ethiopian Delegate at Paris Conference
The leftist observers note Chen Omar Al-Azhare, Ethiopian delegation elder and advisor to the Interior Ministry, as the most conspicuous figure at the Luxembourg Palace opening day. He enters sessions in native dress, accompanied by a burly interpreter fluent in French, Ethiopic, and Arabic.
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Paris
Chen Omar Al- Azhare
Luxembourg Palace
Ministry of the Interior
Left Hand Continued on Back Page Item
Fragmentary notice repeats back page reference with stray letters, offering no clear event or names. The readable text provides minimal context beyond pagination notes and incomplete phrases. No identifiable persons or organizations are present.
King’s Normandy tour visits vast battlefield sites with Canadian dead
Prime minister King toured the entire Normandy beachhead from Bermeres to the Trun Gap, meeting Canadian officials Health Minister Claxton and ambassadors. He saw the Victoria Cross spot at Moose Jaw’s Curie action, the last stand of the British Columbia Regiment, and the Bretteville cemetery. He also visited Pavie Chateau where 19 Royal Winnipeg Rifles were murdered in June 1944 and heard the widow recount Canadian prisoners’ fate and the subsequent firing.
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Normandy
Bermeres
Trun Gap
Mr. King
Don Worthington
Vancouver
British Columbia Regiment
Bretteville Sur L'Aire
King
Pavie
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
Philippe Livry
chateau
Dominion
Poles Urged to Return Home from Western Germany
Born of Europe’s confusion, a U S and British government campaign orders to persuade about 500000 Poles in western Germany to go home.
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WASHINGTON
Europe
United States
Germany
Strikes May End Building Within Month
Ottawa reports reconstruction minister Howes five point plan to ease material shortages hindering the 80,000 housing goal by March 31, 1947. He warns strikes could halt all construction within a month and outlines measures with the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation to streamline housing delivery, review 1946 projects, seek provincial cooperation, consult 120 municipalities, and accelerate fall 1947 starts.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Howe
Jenethy
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Father Divine objects to use of word Negro
New York August press conference features Father Divine and his 21 year old bride Edna Rose Ritchings of Montreal and Vancouver. He denounces newspaper portrayals as distortions and vulgar. Bride objects to photos from Philadelphia showing the couple together, saying the contrast in color was unnecessary. He defends followers as multi racial and rejects the term negro as vulgar.
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NEW YORK
Harlem
Father Divine
Edna Rose Ritchings
Montreal
Vancouver
Philadelphia
Miss Sweet Angel
Circle mission
Messiah
Canora Social Credit Candidate Nominated at Meeting
Sask candidate Canora constituency nomination for the next election. Stanley Walker Gorchynskhi and Mik ado Sask were listed among nominees at a meeting held here recently. Local officials oversee the process and set the contest timeline.
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CANORA Sask
Stanley Walker Gorchynskhi
Mikado
Finger Of Suspicion Points To Federal Cabinet
Montreal Gazette reports from reliable sources that a Russian master spy who obtained false naturalization papers and a fair passport in under a month implicated the federal cabinet. The spy, once in Canada for documents, later sailed to England to lead the Red network. Nabbed in England, the plot touched Woolwich arsenal. Final disposition unknown.
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MONTREAL
Montreal Gazette
Canada
Pred Rose
Montreal-Cartier
sia
New York City
England
Red
Woolwich arsenal
Engand
Refugee ships near Haifa intensify British halt effort
Two ships carrying about 1 000 Jewish refugees from Europe anchored outside Haifa breakwater worsening a British bid to stop illegal immigration to Palestine. Yagur with 700 refugees and Henrietta Szold with 500 passengers reached the harbor amid heightened security as authorities prepare for possible concentration of newcomers. A separate bomb scare hit the Palestine Broadcasting Service in Jerusalem, prompting evacuation but no explosives were found.
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JERUSALEM
Europe
Haifa
Palestine
Henrietta Szold
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Szold
Hagana
Nicosia
Cyprus
Famagusta
f—Po- Mee
Palestine broadcasting service
Compromise on Partition Plan To Go Before Truman
Washington reports suggest a modified partition plan for Palestine is being drafted by Under Secretary Dean Acheson and will reach President Truman early this week. The proposal centers on expanding Jewish autonomy and territory, liberalizing immigration, and adjusting governance while seeking broader acceptance.
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TRUMAN
WASHINGTON
Bntavns
Palestine
Dean Acheson
Acheton
Mr Trumans
Price Of Elephants Is Sharply Up In Postwar Era
Edmonton report notes postwar inflation drives elephant prices higher. Circus trainer Clyde Beatty says trained elephants rose from about $1,000 before the war to around $3,000 today, and availability has tightened, threatening circus shows in town.
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EDMONTON
Clyde Beatty
Beatty
Byrnes Ruling Sparks Soviet Protest at Paris Conference
A Soviet delegate denounces Secretary Byrnes ruling at the peace conference as an insult to the Soviet Union and calls for a full general debate on Italy’s plea. The session, led by Georges Bidault, later adjourned after Yugoslavia spoke and Byrnes reversed his stance on Yugoslavia’s speaking rights.
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PARIS
Andrei Vishinsky
parnes
Soviet Union
Vishinaky
Byrnes
Yugoslavia
ben
Georges Bidault
France
A. V Alexander
Italy
Vishinsky
Edward Kardelj
Falstil
Albania
Mexico
Cub
Egypt
general secretariat
general commission
Andrei Vichinsky
AUSTRALIA
Russia
Ethiopia
Norway
Brazil
China
Great Britain
Coal Mine Wins $59,403 Award
OTTAWA Aug 12 Rosedale Col groceries Limited of Alberta won a $59,403 judgment against the government by the exchequer court for emergency war coal development. The firm sought $133,986 but Justice J Charles A Cameron reduced it to the final award, the case hinging on talks between the Emergency Coal Production Board and the company for increased coal output.
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OTTAWA
Rosedale Colceries Limited
Alberta
Charles A. Cameron
emergency coal production board
Rosedale
Disillusioned Delegates Fearful They'll Still Be In Paris at Christmas
Paris peace conference delegates fear the talks will drag on beyond autumn. After two weeks of sharp debate between Russia and the West over procedural rules, optimism faded. Diplomats now expect possible delays to the planned New York UN opening on Sept. 23, with some betting the work may continue into November or longer. A few even fear Christmas may find the conference unfinished.
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Paris
ponty
Russia
west
New York
United Nations general assembly
Christasss
G B to Follow Bulk Purchase of Foods
London August 12 Labour government pledges bulk purchase of foods in its first term with re election plans. Long term contracts already extend to 1949 50 for cheese bacon and ham with Denmark Australia and New Zealand, while talks with Argentina continue. Two UK policy routes emerge one emergency aid from sellers willing to accept minimum prices the other short term deals at top prices with occasional price safeguards depending on shortages.
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JOHN DAUPHINEE
LONDON
CP Gable
Labor party
Strachey
Labor
governs
etna
Canada
Denmark
Australia
New Zealand
Argentina
United Kingdom
Britain
Welles Criticizes U S Policy Toward Russia
Former secretary of state Sumner Wells warned that the United States is losing the support of smaller powers by trying to align with the Soviet Union. He said their confidence in F D Roosevelt has weakened and that many see U S policy as water on both shoulders. He praised Byrnes for pressing a prompt peace conference but faulted the Paris Big Four accords for sidelining smaller nations.
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WASHINGTON
Sumner Wells
United States
Soviet Union
Wells
Franklin D Roosevelt
Byrnes
Paris
Woman commits self death by toppled tombstone at husband grave
Youngstown report: Mrs Ruth Allen Barber, 60, who had been a widow since her husband Homer died four years earlier, killed herself by toppling a tombstone onto her head at his grave. Coroner Dr David A Belinky said she attempted twice before final impact. details released Saturday.
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YOUNGSTOWN
Ruth Allen Barbz
Homer
David A. Belinky
Belinky
Barber
Dutch Bride Rushes to Dying Husband in Vancouver
Halifax report says Elizabeth Morris, 11 year war bride, learned her husband Leo Morris is dying of tubercular meningitis aboard the Queen Mary. Capt E G Gerridzen met the pair in Halifax, immigration swift, plan to fly to Vancouver for hospital care. Canadian Red Cross arranged care at each stop as the liner docked after fog delays.
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HALIFAX
Elizabeth Haagedoorn Morris
Lea Morris
Vancouver
E G Gerridzen
army directorate of
Trans-Canada Airlines
herp
Montreal
nuts
here
Canadian Red Cross
Leo
CCF Folds Focus on Government Seats and Farm Policy
The Canadian CCF gathering drew 178 delegates and 132 visitors as they reaffirmed socialism and outlined a farm policy to curb monopolies through cooperatives. Sam Watson and Dr Harry Waldier urged cooperation within the British Commonwealth and discussed a possible third party influence in the United States.
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tha ig
Regio
C.C.F
socialista
Sam Watson
Tabor party
Harry Waldier
New York
League for Industrial Democracy
Watson
CCP
Taldier
United States
Pred
Halifax
Polio scare delays Alberta school opening may persist
Edmonton report says it is too soon to predict whether the current infantile paralysis outbreak will halt school openings in Alberta. A total of 21 cases have been reported in the province this year.
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EDMONTON
Ben
minster of health
Alberta
UF.C
A.P.U
SASKATOON
berta Farmers' Union
United Farmers of Canada
Saskatchewan
U.F.C
AF UL
WASHINGTON
Office of Price Administration
O.P.A
HAMILTON
C.P
L. W. Brockington
strine-hound Steel Company of Canada
Brockington
Ottawa
Dominican Republic
ferrer
Dave bee
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