Russians evacuate Tehran in surprise military withdrawal
Soviet forces begin a staged pullback from Tehran evacuating the railway station, communications centers, and private billets including the military HQ. Iran accuses Soviet bloc of delaying Iraqi troops movements. Tehran cites fears of bloodshed and notes Russian protest over Iranian penetration into northwest Iran.
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TEHRAN
Azerbaijan
Tabriz
Iaamian
Iran
Russia
No Bouncing Of Servicemen For Poor Exam Marks
Edmonton December 1 Dr Robert Newton president of the University of Alberta told a meeting of the Returned Men's Association there would be no bouncing because of poor marks in Christmas examinations He acknowledged fears veterans may be asked to discontinue studies due to poor showing but said long absences and academic matters would be considered with due regard
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EDMONTON
Robert Newton
University of Alberta
U. of A’s Returned Men’s Association
Newton
Wheat crop in Western Canada shows higher protein content
Ottawa Dec 1 The 1945 Western Canadian wheat crop is richer in protein and stronger for baking than last year. The Bureau of Statistics notes tests by the Grain Research Laboratory find most grain grading No 1 and No 2 Northern with average protein content around 14.2 percent, about 12 percent above 1944.
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OTTAWA
bureau of statistics
grain research laboratory
board of grain commissioners
Tasmanian tigers sought for Tasmanian study front page news
Australian naturalists led by Melbourne scientist David Fleay plan to expedition Tasmania to abduct a pair of Tasmanian tigers for live study as the species nears extinction. The party aims to bring back specimens for scientific purposes while noting historic dangers posed by marsupial predation on settlers.
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Tasmania
Melbourne
David Fleay
De Gasperi Invited To Form Italian Government
Rome December 1 Crown Prince Humbert invited Foreign Minister Alcide de Gasperi to try forming a new Italian government after Ferruccio Parri's six party coalition regime fell last week. A royal communique said de Gasperi suggested a government based on the six parties of the national liberation committee and other elements.
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ROME
Alcide de Gasperi
Humbert
Ferruccio Parri
de Gasperi
national committee of liberation
Seek Farm Tax Basis Seek Farm Tax Basis
OTTAWA December 1 In the house of commons on Friday taxation matters got a good going over and Finance Minister Tissey disclosed the government was working out a system whereby incomes of farmers and fishermen would be averaged over a period of years for income tax purposes. The plan might be to put them on one side of the fence and everyone else on the other side. The issue was debated by Lt-Col J A Ross M F Fulton Percy Wright and others. The government considered 100 percent income tax at the source and withdrawing special tax treatment for married couples where both work. Farmers income might be averaged over five years.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
Tissey
Isley
J A. Ross
Souris
Ma E. D. Fulton
P.C. Kamloops
Percy Wright
CCF
Melfort
F S Zaplitny
CC F
Dauphin
Robert Fan
Battle River
Fair
Ilsley
Australia
Christmas Bonus For Employees Of Smelters
A Christmas bonus of 75 dollars will be paid to employees who started before January 15. Those with six to twelve months service will receive half. Returned veterans in 1945 get full bonus and wives of servicemen receive 37.50.
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TRAIL
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada
armed services
Hess fakes amnesia tale delights fellow war crimes defendants
In Nuremberg Rudolf Hess amused fellow defendants by recounting a staged memory loss and partial insanity during the war crimes trial. He claimed he faked amnesia to gain leniency, while detailing his secret navigation to Britain and a note to Hitler seeking peace to save civilization from Bolshevism.
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MERNBERG
Rudolf Hess
Hess
Karl Doenitz
Erich Raeder
Hitler
Britain
Maj
Douglas Kelley
United States army
Hess to stand trial at Nuremberg for war crimes
Rudolf Hess, deputy to Hitler, must continue with 19 other Nazi leaders on trial after confessing he faked amnesia. Justice Lawrence ruled no more mental exams needed and Hess is capable of standing trial. Hess boasted of fooling psychiatrists and hinted he expects execution amid a dramatic courtroom session.
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NUERNBERG
Dec
international military tribunal
Rudolf Hess
Geoffrey Lawrence
Hitler
Hess
Scotland
international tribunal
Reichsmarshal
Robert Jackson
United States
Jackson
Gunther von Rohrscheidt
Von Rohrscheidt
Bodies in Grave Believed Those From Crashed Plane
Naked bodies believed to be 18 Indian soldiers and four Englishmen were found in a shallow mass grave near Bekassi Java. The victims reportedly included crew and passengers of a transport plane that crashed near Batavia. A freed Indonesian female prisoner led a British unit to the site and claimed abuse followed capture. Police and troops recovered multiple bodies, suggesting 22 in total, with further details pending.
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BEKASSI
Java
Batavia
Aneta
Amberness
Bekass
Forgotten Army Disbanded In Burma Campaign
General Sir William Slim, commander of the British 14th Army in Burma known as the Forgotten Army, which pushed Japanese forces from the gates of India and pursued them 700 miles to Rangoon, announced the disbandment of the command on Friday.
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SINGAPORE
Reuters
William Slim
Burma
India
Rangoon
GM May Produce Parts For Competitors During Strike
General Motors president C. W. Wilson proposed that GM run its part and accessory divisions exclusively on outside work while the CIO UAW strike continues. He suggested supplying rival automakers with parts and accessories, with union members returning to work under conditions not requiring other tasks. The plan aims to keep parts flowing as the industry faces broad disruptions from a 225,000 worker GM strike, the largest among 145 US labor disputes.
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NEW YORK
C. W. Wilson
General Motors
G.M
R. Thomas
United Auto Workers
Wilson
UAW
UAM
Waler Reuthe
American Federation of Labor lumber
Pacific northwest
APL
CIO
San Francisco
AFL
midwest
Ford Motor Company
CIO United Packinghouse
A F U Demands Government Operation of Ford Plant
Delegates at the Alberta Farmers' Union annual convention in Edmonton call for government operation of the Ford Motor Company plant in Windsor Ontario until a national agreement is negotiated. They urge support for the strikers with gifts of wheat flour and other goods and back the workers in their demand, including a possible Ford boycott if recognition is refused.
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EDMONTON
Alberta Farmers’ Union
Ford Motor Company
Windsor
Ont
Ford
Two Mothers Die As Fire Burns Farm Homes
Trapped in a blazing St Pierre farmhouse a mother and four children died early today. A 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy escaped after smashing a window. Four other children perished in the blaze. The fire likely started from gasoline fumes ignited by a lamp after a dog knocked over a gasoline can. St Pierre, 30 miles southeast of Winnipeg, and nearby Ontario reports follow.
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ST. PIERRE
Man
C.P
E. Gratton
Marie Gratton
Gean
Marie
Ritchot farm
St. Boniface hospital
Winnipeg
ONTARIO
SUDBURY
wearny Chelmsford
Aneta Castonguay
Clement
Cleos
Jaumen
Clarence
Montcalm
Castorgray
Amery to be hanged on December 19
London reports the execution of John Amery, son of Leopold Amery, is provisionally fixed for December 19 after he pleaded guilty to high treason. Amery acted as a Nazi propaganda broadcaster during World War II.
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LONDON
C.P
John Amery
Amery
Leopold Amery
India
Winston Churchill
Lift Ration On Used Tires
Ottawa dispatch reports the ration on used and retreaded tires and most truck tires is lifted. Class B owners may now access new tires for three months, with limits based on supply. farm implement tires are largely freed. Some light truck sizes remain rationed. farm and tractor tire changes must be sold for specific uses.
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OTTAWA
Howe
Prominent German heavy industry figures rounded up in Ruhr raids
British troops arrested 60 to 70 steel magnates in the Ruhr across raids, including Heinz Gehm and Walther Schwede. The detainees, many in bed, were to be moved to a British zone internment camp for interrogation and war crimes review.
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ISERLOHN
Germany
Ruhr
Heinz Gehm
Duetsche Edelstahlwerke
Walther Schwede
Reichsvereinigung Stahlwerke
Friedrich Von Buelow
Edward Hardemont
Krunpps
Nazi party
Bomber Girdles Globe In 96 Hours
Washington reports the A 26 attack bomber completed a 24,859 mile round trip in 96 hours 50 minutes with Col Joseph R Holzapple of Peoria Illinois and a three crew aboard landing at National airport. The flight showed squadrons of light bombers can be dispatched quickly from the United States to distant points. The route included Hawaii the Marianas Okinawa the Philippines India North Africa the Azores and Bermuda.
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WASHINGTON
Dec
war department
Joseph R. Holzapple
Peoria
National
Holzapple
United States
Hawaii
Marianas
Okinawa
Philippines
India
North Africa
Azores
Bermuda
Howard Hughes
New York
Paris
Siberia
Alaska
Canada
Wiley Post
Argonauts Win Grey Cup 35-0 Over Bombers
Toronto Argonauts secured the Grey Cup with a 35 to 0 shutout of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Other items note a Canadian soldier executed in Italy for murder, GM auto production to resume, Alberta union secretary resigns, and unemployment outlook improving. A Saskatchewan Farm Security Act challenge and a DFC award to WO Jack McDonald of Windsor Street are also reported.
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TORONTO
C.P
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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Flinton
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General Motor, Corporation
United Automobile Workers
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H. E. Nichols
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Vancouver
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R. P. Baker
Dominion Mortgage and Investments Association
Saskatchewan
Mr. Baker
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