Alger Hiss and Chambers Face Closed Spy Hearing
U S State Department official to be heard in a closed session as Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss prepare to testify before the House committee investigating Communist activity. Hiss agreed to appear, Chambers excused briefly, with potential further names and an interim report expected this week.
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U.S. State Dept
WASHINGTON
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
American activities committee
state department
Chambers
Time magazine
Hiss
Tom Clark
administration
Hiss-Chambers
house
Clark
Homer Ferguson
Mich
senate investigating committee
Russia
Moscow
Robert Dreher
Walter Bedell Smith
Andrei Vishinsky
Dreher
Glacier Park Bear Abuses Belton Home in Glacier National Park
BELTON Montana August 16 A Glacier National Park road foreman Jean Sullivan reported a bear entered his home and caused damage. The animal slept in the master's bed opened drawers raided the pantry moved the mattress and blankets outside and hung curtains on a nearby tree. Sullivan quipped that the bear was abusing hospitality.
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BELTON
Mont
Jean Sullivan
Glacier National Park
Sullivan
eresser
Glacier Park
Defence Co operation talks between Canada and US in Ottawa
Defence Minister Claxton said all aspects of defence co operation were discussed during a two hour meeting with US defence secretary James Forrestal and the Canadian defence committee. Forrestal arrived on a courtesy visit and will leave tomorrow. They declined to give firm answers on arms standardization and Newfoundland bases while noting the topic is under study. Forrestal showed interest in Canada’s merging its three defence forces.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Defence
Claxton
James Forrestal
United States
defence committee
Forrestal
Newfoundland
Canada
Parliament Hill
Chateau Laurier
Wellington street
Can
Left Hand Corner restaurant charges irritate Ottawa reader
The Ottawa Journal’s London correspondent reports Mayfair eateries overcharging diners with cover fees and "lunch" prices shown as five shillings. Tomato juice and melon are listed to inflate the bill and a higher priced main course follows, with a separate charged dessert offered. The practice draws consumer ire during holidays.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Mayfair
Newsweek Magazine
Sidney
McMavhs
Disappearance at Hamburg Courthouse Affects SS Case
Harold Heyns an ex SS sergeant and Herbert Koch faced murder charges for killing two RCAF officers. He disappeared from the courthouse before the trial. The men allegedly killed FO Hugh Birnie of Toronto and FO Donald Jamieson of East Kildonan after bailing out over France in 1944. Authorities note their later capture and detention by Germans. Jamieson’s next of kin is T. C. Jamieson of East Kildonan.
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HAMBURG
Reuters
Harold Heyns
Herbert Koch
RCAF
Hugh W. Birnie
Toronto
Donald S. Jamieson
East Kildonan
Man
Marligny
France
Ottawa
Barnie
Jameson
Air force
Jamieson
T. C. Jamieson
Raymond Tot Dies In Flames When House-Razed By Fire
An Edmonton fire and subsequent investigations report a child died from suffocation as a house burned after a blaze razed the home of Pauline Hague in Ayldon area. Police continue searching for Vera Lindbeck, a 10-year-old missing since Saturday noon after disembarking at Edmonton depot. Parents were away in Lethbridge, with a 15-year-old babysitter in charge during the incident.
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Pauline Hague
Albert Hague
Raymond
Hague
Raymond Tot
EDMONTON
Vera Lindbeck
Viking
Herald
AYMOND
LETHBRIDGE
Five Die in Reno Fire and Blast Tragedy
Reno Nevada suffered its worst disaster as a fire and explosion in a frame brick building killed five men including a city fire chief, and left one missing with 137 injured. Property damage tallied between 100000 and 200000 dollars as spectators were knocked down by debris and smoke.
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RENO
Nev
freair
Navy Announces Promotions For RC N Officers
Ottawa August 16 Naval headquarters announced promotions of 150 warrant officers and commissioned officers from warrant rank in an RCN move to recognize long service and efficiency. The officers began their naval careers in the lower deck and progress with a mix of clerical to engineering duties.
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OTTAWA
Naval headquarters
RCN
Holy Land War Escalates Near Jerusalem
News from Jerusalem reports intensified fighting as Arab snipers fired on Jewish traffic on the Judean mountain road two miles west of Jerusalem. The Israeli army said skirmishes occurred in four Jerusalem areas and that Arab military activity continued. Mortar and heavy machine-gun fire shook the Jerusalem area amid a tense day after the U N truce deadline. Jewish sources listed casualties while Arab legion spokesmen offered a cautious reply.
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JERUSALEM
Folke Bernadette
United Nations
Trans~Jorden Arab Legion
Amimax
HOLY LAND
Record rye yield at Elm Spring colony shocks observers
A fall rye crop on 100 acres at the Elm Spring Uutterite colony near McNabb Siding Warner district reported 6,400 bushels or 64 bushels per acre. The rye, of excellent grade, was delivered to the Alberta Pool Elevator at McNabb. Colony officials praised the standout summer fallow crop and expected 40 to 60 bushels per acre outturn, but a field check showed 61 bushels per acre, far exceeding expectations.
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Elm Spring Uutterite
McNabb Siding
Warner district
Alberta Pool
McNabb
buthela
Alberta Electors Decide Tomorrow in Three Way Race
Alberta voters will choose the 11th legislature with 57 seats, a three way race among Social Credit, CCF, and Liberal candidates. More than 450,000 voters can cast ballots as polling begins at 9 a.m. MST and ends 6 p.m. rural areas or 7 p.m. in Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat and Lethbridge.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Social Credit
C.C.F
Liberal
Social Credit party
Liberals
Prowse
Manning
William Aberhart
Alberta government power commission
CCF
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Estonian Refugees Ponder Fate After Quebec Arrival
Twenty nine Estonian refugees arriving on a 30 ton craft from Scotland reached Quebec on Aug. 17 after crossing the lower St Lawrence. They described themselves as communism refugees from Sweden via St Johns and were held for immigration processing in Denver barracks while Ottawa decided whether to allow further travel to Montreal where relatives were believed to be.
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QUEBEC
vie
Atlantic
Scotland
St. Lawrence
Sweden
St John's
denver barracks
Ottawa
Montreal
Canada
Toronto Motormen Face Trouble As Fare Evasion Sparks Scuffle
Toronto scene reports a struggle after a 50-year-old woman refused to pay a fare. Motorman Charles Boland was kicked in the stomach and a policeman at the next stop was struck in the hand. Motorman Albert Braysher had 59-year-old Norman Jelso arrested after Jelso allegedly struck him and threw him from the street car.
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TORONTO
Charles Boland
Albert Braysher
Norman Jelso
Jelso
Fear Purge Of Anti Reds In Berlin Report
Berlin liberals warn of a purge list of anti Communist—hundreds of thousands—linked to Western departure fears. Montags Echo cites Soviet control of German admin and D Sokolovsky’s alleged Kremlin displeasure. Ernst Reuter urges firm Western stand in Moscow talks.
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BERLIN
Liberal Democratic
Montags Echo
Germany
Moscow
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Kremlin
Ernst Reuter
Reuter
Grain and Beet Prospects Bright as Alberta Enters 1948 Harvest
Alberta enters the 1948 harvest with bright prospects across grain and beet crops. Reports from the Heralds fourth monthly crop survey note bumper yields in Skiff and Wrentham, some hopper damage east of Taber, and sawfly impact north and east. Winter wheat shows high yields in southwestern Alberta, spring wheat swathing progresses with yields from 17 to 40 bushels per acre, and late-season conditions risk frost in the foothills. Overall, hay crops are abundant, stockmen hold strong feed reserves, canneries and sugar beet crops advance, and harvests are projected to begin around September 18 with 29,300 acres slated for harvest. Continuous district notes follow on the back page.
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Alberta
Herald
Taber
Albera
Calgary Traffic Death Kills 73 Year Old Man
Calgary records a fifth traffic fatality of the year after Harry T. Sithes, 73, is struck and killed by a taxi on 10th Avenue East. The taxi driver Brock Dawson, 21, is identified as the operator.
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CALGARY
Harry T. Sithes
10th Avenue East
Brock Dawson
Two Killed When Thrown From Truck on Highway
On the Peace River highway two people died Friday when a truck door flew open and both were ejected. The couple, Mrs. Ronald MacDonald 40 Notikewin Alta and Peter Mark 75 Hotchkiss Alta, had married only weeks earlier.
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EDMONTON
Peace River
Ronald MacDonald
Notikewin
Alta
Peter Mark
Hotchkiss
MacDonald
MacDonalds
U.P
Edmonton Board of Health
G. M. Little
AUSTRIA
VIENNA
ministry of interior
BABE- RUTH
NEW YORK
Sabe Ruth
Memorial hospital
GERMANY
HARVEST CROSS
BERLIN
Vera Lindbeck
Viking
Rollyvies
BUCYRUS
North Nodinson
here
MONTREAL
OTTAWA
Ontario
Quebec
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Paulinte
Charles Innes
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John Lucas
Wayne
Lucas
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Warner Hutterites
S.C. Govt
Harper Prowse
Liberal party
Special Credit
G.CP
Elmer E. Roper
M. J. Coldwell
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