Major Political Crisis Seen Weather Storm For Labour
London reports say Labour ministers poised to face a possible general election if Churchill’s weekend broadcast signals a political crisis. Attlee’s leadership remains secure for now, with Conservatives unlikely to topple the government before 1950. The Daily Express outlines potential parliamentary moves as ministers weigh crisis options.
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LONDON
Daily Dispress
Winston) Churchill
Churchill
Jaber
Daily Express
lahor
house of lords
lords
Arthur Gawshon
Tom Williams
Britain
Labor
Dunkerque
Attlee
Fire Fighters Trapped as Forest Fire Closes In
Halifax August 18. Small fishing craft rush to Red River near Bald Mountain as two or more fire fighters are trapped by a week old forest blaze scorching 4000 acres in Cape Breton Island. Evacuations to Cheticamp proceed with army help. nearby fires threaten Margaree and Antigonish counties continue to burn.
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HALIFAX
C.P
Red River
Bald Mountain
Cape Breton Island
Pleasant Bay
Cheticamp
Margaree
Nova Scotia
Antigonish county
Moncton
N.B
Left Hand Corner Invalid Kitchens aid workers and sick
The Left Hand Corner reports on the creation of Invalid Kitchens in London aimed at aiding workers hindered by temporary or chronic illness. Facilities serve tuberculosis, gastritis, diabetes, ulcers and other disorders, with meals delivered to beds and factories. Services run under medical guidance, with costs capped for all and subsidies for pensioners.
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St. Thomas Tines-Journal
London
Britain
Labor Charges Profiteering In Auto Price Rise
Vice President R J Thomas of the United Auto Workers accused auto price increases as profiteering and urged Attorney General Tom Clark to probe price and profit policies. Chrysler announced boosts from 45 to 143 dollars on passenger cars and trucks, the sixth major firm to raise prices this month, following General Motors Nash Kaiser-Frazer Packard and Hudson. Ford had not yet increased prices.
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DETROIT
R. J. Thomas
United Auto Workers
C.I.0
Tom Clark
Chrysler Corporation
General Motors
Nash
Kaiser-Frazer
Packard
Hudson
Ford
Guerrilla Setups Courts in Northern Greece Proclaimed
Guerrillas in northern Greece announce they are forming three member people's courts under a provisional democratic regime. The Democratic Army says cases punishable by up to five years will be heard, while more serious offenses go to military courts. Reports link this to Gen. Markos Viggins and a tentative popular government. Greek forces report gains near Grevena and Grammos, with frontier aid from Yugoslavia and rail workers seized on the Phlorina-Edessa line. The defense council aims to widen the army by 50,000 to combat guerrilla action.
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ATHENS
Greece
Democratic Army
Markos Vigiades
popular national assembly
Grevena
Grammos
Smolikas
Greek national defence council
Plan Parachute Immigration Of Jews In Holy Land
New York Aug. 18 Rabbi Baruch Korff co chair of the Palestine action committee said a number of organizations pledged 8100 690 for the plan to airlift Jews to Palestine in October. The pledge depends on the UN Palestine inquiry committee not urging immediate repatriation of 100000 Jews to Palestine.
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Holy Land
NEW YORK
Baruch Korff
critical action committee for Palestine
Palestine
Korff
United Nations committee of inquiry for Palestine
Radio Crime Serial Snares Robbery on Porch in Oakland
Mrs. Joseph Smith, absorbed in a radio crime serial, failed to notice her husband being choked on the front porch. Smith, 53, said two men pursued him, one smothered his cries with a necktie while the other robbed him of his wallet and $14. The robbers fled as he knocked for help during a lull in the program.
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QAKLAND
Calif
Joseph Smith
Smith
Search for 14 Bodies From Whitehaven Mine Disaster
Whitehaven volunteers resume digging with 40 pound oxygen gear to locate 14 missing miners after Friday’s blast that killed 104. Seventy survivors and relatives prepare for funerals as compensation offers 40 cents to 81 a week.
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WHITEHAVEN
Cumberland
England
C.P
William
Suit for loss of big salmon cargo in Seattle
A federal suit filed August 18 seeks 3,926,025 from the United States government for the canned salmon cargo aboard the Diamond Knot that sank after a collision with the Fenn Victory in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Diamond Knot carried 108,946 cases. The American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. operates the Fenn Victory, owned by the maritime commission. A separate 2,500,000 libel suit was filed in San Francisco by Libby, McNeill and Libby against the same company.
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SEATTLE
Diamond Knot
Fenn Victory
Strait of Juan De Fuca
United States
American- Hawaian Steamship Co
maritime commission
Harvest help from Ontario eyed for Alberta year
Edmonton Aug 18 Ontario harvest help will be needed in Alberta this year. R M Putnam director of extension Alberta department of agriculture said after a meeting of the Dominion provincial farm labor committees.
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EDMONTON
Ontario
Alberta
R. M. Putnam
Alberta department of agriculture
Dominion
cormittes
Story Of The McIntyre Ranch
The Herald presents The Story of the Mc Intyre Ranch from Magrath detailing a 160000 acre family ranch in South Alberta. Written by William H McIntyre Jr, son of the founder, the feature traces 53 years of family ownership and history.
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The
Herald
McIntyre
Magrath
South Alberta
William H McIntyre, Jr
Notorious trio escape from Kingston penitentiary in Ontario
Three long term criminals described as the most dangerous prisoners at Portsmouth penitentiary in Kingston Ontario escaped in the early hours. Mickey MacDonald 40 of Toronto Ulysses Lauzon 23 of Windsor and Nicholas Minnelli of Ottawa sawed through cells and fled with alleged accomplices using an auto mobile and a stolen car. Police launched an Ontario wide hunt with details issued across the province.
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INGSTON
Ont
Portsmouth penitentiary
Donald
Mickey) MacDonald
Ulysses Lanzon
Windsor
Cnt
Nicholas Minnelli
Ottawa
Ontario
Kingston
MacDonald
Lauzon
Kitchener
Minnelli
Henry
Ceretti
of & Toronto
Edwin
Light plane crashes through roof of house in Englehart
A light plane crashed through a house roof in Englehart Ontario on Sunday, injuring two men who were rushed to hospital for emergency operations. Pilot Robert Jones and his brother-in-law David Harrower survived, with Harrower facing possible fractures and internal injuries. Englehart sits about 130 miles north of North Bay.
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ENGLEHART
mies
North Bay
Robert
Jones
David Harrower
Harrower
U S Official Feared Dead in Pacific Plane Crash
Honolulu August reports say Ambassador George C Atcheson Jr and nine others perished in a sea crash off Oahu after their B-17 ran out of gas amid rough seas. Five bodies recovered. six remaining missing including Atcheson. Also aboard were Col Carl A Russell Col David Larr and Navy Capt Randolph B Boyer.
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HONOLULU
George C. Atcheson, Jr
Hawaiian Sea
Atcheson
United States
Japan
Washington
Carl A. Russell
David Larr
Navy
Randolph BB. Boyer
Russell
Allied Headquarters
joint strategic plan
MacArthur
fourpower Allied council for
Survivor miner recalls Willliam pit disaster rescue
Cumberland miner John Birkett led two companions to safety after a blast killed 194 at the Williiam pit in Whitehaven. Despite gas and danger, Birkett and two others survived in a cul de sac with limited air until rescuers arrived, while 36 others escaped or perished.
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WHITEHAVEN
Cumberland
England
John Birkett
Williiam
Priday
Birkett
James Welghman
Daniel Hinde
Weighman
Hinde
Weghman
Maria
Mate
Yields Show Wide Range Across Regions in 1947 Harvest
Herald presents its last monthly crop report for the 1947 season. Peak harvest expected this weekend. drought and heat cut yields in the southeast with light returns. Whole Lethbridge division averaging just over 14 bushels. Wide variance in yields, spring wheat combining well underway except foothills. Carmangay oats 20 bu/acre, barley 30 bu+. Sugar beets on 30,000 irrigated acres promising above average. some acreage lost to drought and hail. Labor may be short. alfalfa good, native hay heavier than usual easing feed concerns.
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ODAY the Herald
Lethbridge
Cardston-Glenwood
Carmangay
Taber
Barnwell
Picture Butte
Frank Taylor
Canarian
Navy discovery of oil in Umiat Mountains Alaska
Seattle dispatch reports a three year navy exploration in the Arctic uncovered high grade petroleum in the Umiat Mountains about 200 miles southeast of Point Barrow Alaska. The finding was confirmed by the Navy Department via the Past-intelligence service.
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QIL
ALASKA
SEATTLE
Arctic
Umiat Mountains
Point Barrow
Seattle Past-intelligencers
mivy department
He Pays Homage With Fat Chickens
In Orleans France on August 1 Pua Frenen farmer Georges Galli sent two fat chickens by plane to Prime Minister Stalin President Truman King George VI and President Auriol. He said the gift aims to draw attention to the joys of eating and the importance of plenty for all while paying homage to world leaders.
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ORLEANS
France
Stalin
Truman
George VE
Auriol
Georges Galli
Seek End To Bloody War
High officials of India and Pakistan met in an effort to quell communal strife sparked by the boundary commission's Punjab and Bengal split, which gave Lahore to Pakistan while Amritsar and Nankana Sahib lie within India. Sikh and Hindu flee Lahore as violence continues. hundreds dead in the weeks of fighting.
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NEW DELHI
India
Pakistan
boundary commissions
Punjab
LAHORE
Bengal
Amtritsar
Nankana Sahib
Guru Nanak
Paris
tle
Rescuer Of Duce Charged By Allies
Berlin report says Otto Skorzeny, longtime Nazi operative who rescued Mussolini from Gran Sasso, will be tried at Dachau in the U S zone today on charges of war crimes. Prosecutors allege he and nine others killed tortured allied soldiers and stole Red Cross parcels. Skorzeny earned the Iron Cross for the rescue.
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BERLIN
Reuters
Otto Skorzeny
Mussolini
Italy
Dachau
United States
Red Cross
Skorzeny
Iron Cross
Gran Sasso hotel
Lake Brac
cao
Skorseny
Ttalian
Duce
Third polio case and other world news from city and beyond
A 12 year old girl in a suburban area brings Lethbridge’s polio total to three this year with Edmonton and city hospital cases also noted. A Ponoka four year old reported as a second Alberta case, while Manitoba and Albania UN membership news are included along with U.S. coal embargo, tire price fixing charges, a Mexican landslide death toll, US defense treaty talk, and a Toronto bank robbery inquiry involving the Numbers Gang.
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Lethbridge
Edmonton
Alberta
Manitoba
ALBANIA
U.N
LAKE SUCCESS
United Nations Security Council
Outer Mongolia
U.S
WASHINGTON
C.P
Office of Defence Transportation
Canadian National Railways
O.D.T
A.P
Clark
tre manufacturers’ trade association
TAMAXUNCHALE
Mex
Tamas
here
QUITANDINHA
Brazil
United States
TORONTO
C.Pi
Dundas and
Chestnut street
Royal Bank of Canada
Chinatown
Numbers
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Salonika
Aghia Paraskevi
Phlorina
Phlorina-Edessa
Haig
William pit
A. M. Bryan
coal board
Big Salmon Cargo
McIntyre Ranch
Kingston Penitentiary
Jamey Windsor
Ontario court of appeal
supreme court of Canada
George Atcheson, Jr
Hawaii
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