Unite Empire Troops to Form Commonwealth Division
A Reuters report from EOUL Korea notes Canada’s 350 strong Korean brigade arrived in November with the 2nd battalion of Princess Patricia's Light Infantry en route. About 20,000 British and Australian troops are in Korea, with talk of a combined Commonwealth division under a major general to unify British Australian and Canadian forces for better tactical influence. Potential diversion of Princess Patricia’s to Japan is mentioned as a possibility amid a deteriorating military situation.
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EOUL
Korea
Canada
Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry
Commonwealth
South Korea
United States
Eighth Army
JAPAN
OTTAWA
Princess Patricia
Canadian Light Infantry
Still Unified Fighting Force Despite Retreat
Allied troops brace on a new hill defense line 25 miles south of Pyongyang to halt a 1,000,000 man Chinese expeditionary force. The U S Eighth Army, outnumbered, remains a unified fighting force while facing hundreds of thousands more in Korea and moving from Manchuria.
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Associated Press
AKYO
Pyongyang
Korea
Yellow Sea
U.S. Eighth Army
Manchuria
Eighth Army
Walton HW. Walker
Heiress Henrietta Fisher Left Wealth to Charities
Eccentric Sheffield solicitor Tibbits died in 1927 leaving £1,522,687. The Government took £500,000 in duties and a niece, Miss Henrietta Sarah Fisher, inherited most of the rest. Fisher, a shy 79 year old spinster, has died leaving £1,491,899 with passing duties £1,142,698. much will go to charities after tax.
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WENTY
Tibbits
Sheffield
England
Henrietta Sarah Fisher
Reporter Triumphs In See-Saw Windsor Mayoralty
Windsor Ontario voters elected Thomas R. Brophey a 43 year old newspaper reporter turned candidate, by a final count of 16 572 to 16 401 over incumbent Arthur Reaume in a four way mayoralty race. Recount requested by Reaume. The result ends a tense night of shifting leads and confirms Brophey as Windsor’s mayor.
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WINDSOR
Ont
Thomas R. Brophey
Brophey
Arthur Reaume
Reaume
Wilfred Davus
Frederick Croson
city hall
Windsor Star
Labor-Progressive party
board of control
Criminal Code of Canada
Tibet Seeks New UN Help Over Chinese Invasion
New Delhi dispatches report Tibet's cabinet in Lhasa filed a second appeal to the United Nations asking urgent intervention against the Chinese Communist invasion. The plea stresses Tibet's peril as UN delayed action on the initial appeal.
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NEW DELHI
Tibet
United Nations
Lhasa
Canadians seek buffalo traits in cattle with cattalo crosses
Agricultural scientists at Manyberries Alberta aim to breed cattle with buffalo hardiness by crossing beef cattle with buffalo. Dozens of cattalo hybrids have been created, but fertility remains a major challenge, especially for males. Research began at Buffalo National Park in Wainwright, with herds moved to Manyberries for ongoing testing.
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OTTAWA
Dominion Range
Manyberries
Alta
Buffalo National Park
Wainwright
defence department
cattalo
No Withdrawal From Korea, GB Commons Told
HALIFAX Dec. 7 The city council approved Rear Admiral Frank L. Houghton of Ottawa as full time director of civil defence here. He is one of Canada's leading wartime sailors and the Commons were informed there would be no withdrawal from Korea.
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HALIFAX
Frank L. Houghton
Ottawa
Canada
Fiscal Parley At End
OTTAWA December meeting closes four days of talks on Canada’s major economic problems. The federal provincial fiscal conference enters its third and likely final session and is expected to adjourn tonight with possible resumption next year. Delegates will hear a report from the committee on old age pensions.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Henry Young of Millet Named F U A President
Henry Young of Millet was elected president of the Farmers' Union of Alberta at the Calgary convention. He becomes the only person to hold executive roles in the UFA, AFA, and the current F U A amalgamation. Young plans to continue farming while serving full time as president and has long served as a municipal councillor and in various farm and community posts.
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CALGARY
Henry Young
Millet
Farmers’ Union of Alberta
U.F.A
AF.A
F.U.A
Carl Stimpfle
Egremont
Edmonton
Young
Alberta
Yorkshire
Miller
legion
United Farmers of Alberta
Alberta Farmers’ Union
Alberta Motor Association
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Alberta Wheat Pool
C.C.F
Shinwell warns of harder tidings from Korea front
British Defence Minister Emanuel Shinwell told the House of Commons there is no thought of withdrawing from Korea. He warned that harder tidings may come as Chinese intervention looms, noting U.N. forces confront up to 270,000 Red Chinese troops with 500,000 more in reserve. He praised allied resolve, especially U.S. troops, and addressed anxiety among relatives of service members.
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ONDON
Emanuel Shinwell
house of commons
Korea
house U.N
U.S
Trail axe slaying shocks town as boy 11 charged
June Bradshaw 16 from Trail British Columbia was found dead in her kitchen. Police hold 11 year old Leo Meiorin on charges of hacking her to death with a double bladed axe. He is remanded to December 14 for a preliminary hearing.
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June Bradshaw
Trail
B.C
Leo Meiorin
Aussie Engineers End Long Victoria Railway Strike
Locomotive engineers in Victoria decide to end a 53 day railway strike. The brake men’s section is expected to follow, with trains due to run by Sunday after the government delayed a de registration application against the two unions.
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MELBOURNE
Reuters
Victoria
Australian railways union
Marines Break Through to Koto After Ten-Day Encirclement
AP war dispatch reports Marine elements from the 1st Division and U.S. 7th Division linked up at Koto after a grueling withdrawal from Yudam near Changjin reservoir. In zero weather and snow, they smashed through repeated enemy positions, gathered wounded in evacuation runs, and prepared to press onward toward Hamhung-Hungnam.
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Jack MacBeth
Koto
7th division
Changjin reservoir
MacBeth
10th corps
Korea
Tokyo
Toronto
the
North Bay
Ont
Yudam
Hagaru
U.S. 7th division
Homer L. Litzenberg
1st marine division
Only half an effort Canada’s role in spreading democracy
Ottawa Journal associate editor I Nor man Smith told the Canadian Club that Canada’s share in spreading western democracy is “only half an effort.” He cited his travels in the Middle East, Pakistan and India and argued that Asian masses care mainly about food and shelter, not ideological battles with Communism. He urged a stronger effort to sell democracy globally.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Middle East
Pakistan
India
Asia
Mr. Smith
Grave New World Crisis in Pearl Harbor Echo
The article reflects on December 7 1941 and compares it to a new crisis from a Chinese Communist army in Korea with Soviet forces nearby. It notes modern military and diplomatic readiness far beyond 1941 while warning of grave handicaps and hazards that must be overcome today.
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ASHINGTON
Pearl Harbor
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Korea
May Ask Ford GM to rescind boosts
Washington reports suggest the Economic Stabilization Agency will request Ford and General Motors to roll back the price increases they announced Tuesday. The move follows mounting pressure from lawmakers and industry observers amid inflation concerns.
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FORD
G.M
WASHINGTON
economic stabilization agency
General Motors
Japan buys 7 million bushels of Canadian wheat
Vancouver officials confirm sale of 7,000,000 bushels valued at $14,000,000 to Japan. First cargo to load in January, with five months of shipments ending in May. Prices up to $1.952 per bushel f o b Vancouver. Transport and Alberta wheat movements noted. General manager McNamara cites strong demand and rail transport as key factors.
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VANCOUVER
Japan
Canadian Wheat Board
W C. McNamara
Winnipeg
f.o.b
United States
Canada
Douglas MacArthur
ALBERTA
McNamara
New Westminster
United Kingdom
India
Union of South Africa
Belgium
H. H. Smith
W. Riddel
C. B. Davidson
U N Will Not Swerve From Korea Decision Says Austin
U N official Warren R. Austin stated the organization will not deviate from unifying and liberating Korea. He stressed a lesson that aggression does not pay while addressing the 60 nation political committee, amid a 42 to 5 vote prioritizing withdrawal of Chinese Communist troops.
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U.N
DECISION LAKE SUCCESS
N.Y
Warren R. Austin
United States
United Nations
Korea
Austin
U.N. general assembly
LONDON
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Atlantic Pact organization
VANCOUVER
Dean Channel
here
R.C
BROPHEY
WINDSOR
Thomas K. Brophey
Arthur J. Beaume
Windsoe
Broghey
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Central Press
GB Commons
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HALIFAX DEFENCE DIRECTOR
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