04 Dec 1947
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
1
Ottawa reports Parliament opens amid price control and dollar crisis debates. Gardiner warns currency problems hinder UK-Canada food contracts, hinting US aid and broader fund issues. King may call party letters as session plans unfold.
Physicians at Indiana University medical center planned to X ray the brains of five day old Siamese twins Speer babes joined at the crown by a three inch bone. The twins appear to share a brain tissue and are treated at the hospital.
Four Malden youths aged 13 to 16 admitted breaking into an unlocked barn and stealing more than 5000 dollars in items. Police said the haul funded new clothes automobiles and steak dinners. Stolen watches and other property were recovered. Starr Hall the laundry owner reported the incident.
Arabs protest the imminent Holy Land partition entering a third day with rising deaths as clashes erupt from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. A highway battle near Rarule leaves many injured and a three day toll at 34 Jews and 15 Arabs. An anti partition demonstration in Cairo turns violent as Baghdad riots hit the U S information office.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King, returning from six weeks abroad, said parliament will fully discuss the cost of living and Britain’s effects. He will chair a cabinet session this afternoon on the European situation as the new session looms with key votes on price and rent controls.
The Ottawa Journal reports frequent seizures of funds by the Foreign Exchange Control Board at border stations. At Dorval airport seven Canadians were found carrying over 150 dollars in excess, with other cases at Toronto and Montreal. One man concealed 6000 dollars in a dog carrier. Canadian attempts to carry securities and currency into the United States have risen, with reports of large monthly seizures.
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Ten former state secretaries prosecutors and judges in Hitler s ministry of justice were convicted by a U S military tribunal on war crimes charges. Franz Schlegelberger the former acting minister received a life sentence. Several others including Herbert Klemm Kurt Rothenburger Ernst Lautz Wolfgang Mettgenberg were found guilty of aiding the Nazi program and suppressing justice. Some defendants were acquitted while others were convicted on connected charges.
Ottawa reports warn that Canadian reliance on U.S. dollars endangers export markets for 1948. British officials say Britain cannot provide needed dollars, risking wheat and other commodity agreements. Talks with Canada have yielded no solution as prices surge in the United States threaten credits.
In Toronto reported inquest into the strangling deaths of George Vigus and Iris Scott, two young men who argued with the couple on York Downs road hours before their bodies were found were identified as possible suspects. A white adhesive tape on a car window ties the scene to the victims’ 1931 model vehicle found at High Park. Witnesses described the vicinity and an earlier roadside confrontation as police examined the case.
Paris reports the National Assembly passed Schuman anti-sabotage and strike control laws after days of tumult. Premier Robert Schuman pushes tough measures to curb Communist led work stoppages. Armed forces said they mobilized 24 year old reserve manpower to bolster police amid industrial strife.
Ottawa reports reimposed mark up control on all canned citrus fruit juices effective today. The order limits profit margins for importers wholesalers and retailers to the level allowed under prior price controls or the basic period mark up whichever is lower. The move aims to ration 80 percent of current supply to prior customers and adjusts prices for canned pats and rexembles to pre November 17 levels.
Lloyd W. Smith aged 28 was committed for trial in higher court on a murder charge in the November 23 Calgary death of his wife Pauline. Police say the body was found in their downtown rooming house. Smith was arrested at Banff the next day and his statement was admitted as an exhibit at a police court hearing.
In London, State Secretary Marshall accused the Soviet Union of trying to disrupt Europe’s economic recovery plan. Molotov countered by accusing the US Britain and France of seeking to dominate Austria economically. Bevin signaled the panel would ignore Molotov’s charges as irrelevant. No agreement reached after today’s Austrian treaty discussion.
Vancouver hearings on Japanese Canadian claims begin with sprawling scope and travel hurdles. More than 1,000 of the 190 Japanese Canadians file claims, with daily totals rising and hearings planned across Canada from Vancouver to Montreal. Justice Henry I Bird chairs the commission, with findings sent to Ottawa. The tour includes cities like Kamloops Vernon Fort William Saskatoon Winnipeg and Montreal to ease travel for residents.
Under secretary of State Root Lovett told the Senate Appropriations Committee that a wave of panic buying was unfolding in Russia. He cited a Voice of America report about rumors of price increases and ruble devaluation, and said Ambassador Be ddl Smith was asked for details. The reports described store closures and a 200 ruble daily withdrawal limit as people hurried to convert cash to durable goods.
The Herald will publish a six 48 page tabloid Fortieth Anniversary Progress and Development Edition to mark 40 years as a daily, detailing South Alberta from 1907 to 1947 and the paper’s growth. Subscribers receive the edition with regular delivery. extra copies go on sale at 8 cents or 25 cents mailed. Orders should be placed early due to tight newsprint.
AP reports President Drumean urged intensified efforts to save food as plans for deeper cuts in grain use and meatless Tuesdays and eggless Thursdays were disclosed. Government ministries emphasize shared sacrifice amid wartime shortages.
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