Government admits heavy Chinese losses near Nanking fronts
Government military sources said Chinese Communists inflicted severe casualties on three encircled army groups near Nanking. They reported the 16th army and others nearly wiped out, with forces withdrawing toward Suhsien to relieve the trapped 12th army group.
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Associated Press
ANKING
Nanking
sth
Suchow
12th
Suhsien
Hwai river
Chen Yi
central China
Lit Po-Cheng
Chen
Liu
Shanghai
Govts Official Belcher to Resign Amid Inquiry
London December 9 Reuters John W Belcher parliamentary secretary to the board of trade will resign after giving evidence at the tribunal hearing corruption allegations. He admits receiving gifts from Sidney Stanley and two others while denying payments or influence. Belcher has been on leave since the inquiry began and will step down at his own request.
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John Belcher
British board of trade
LONDON
Reuters
John W. Belcher
board of trade
Aiken Watson
Belcher
Charles Kay
Watson
Sidney Stanley
house of commons
London Street Performers Find Riches Yet Tax Free
London gossip notes a blind Tie accordion player who pays a woman to guide him through West End queues while playing. Other itinerants like the street Houdini and pavement Samson draw crowds. all earnings reportedly escape income tax. Revival of interest in Admiral Sir Dudley North’s cause draws limited comment.
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London
Ottawa Journal
West Eng crowde
Brixton
Houdini
Samson
London Daily Graphic
Sir Dudley North
Quiet Prevails In Estevan Field
A strike at Roche Percee coal mine near Estevan Sask continues with workers seeking wage raises as a scuffle injures Liberal MLA Edward McCormack yesterday. The company seeks an anti picketing injunction and Sask Coal Miners Union members may be withheld from work until notices are served. SC.M.U. claims 23 members lured from UMWA and signed with Roche Percee. McCormack’s injuries were minor and no serious harm reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ESTEVAN, Sask
Roche Percee
Edward McCormack
Estevan-Buenfast
United Mine Workers of America
Saskatchewan Coal Miners
Rocke Percee
SC.M.U
Western Dominion
U.M.W.A
Roche Percer
Longest Nonstop Bomber Flight Reported Fort Worth to Honolulu
The United States Air Force announced a B-36 bomber completed a nonstop round trip from Fort Worth to Honolulu and back, the longest flight by the aircraft. The 15 crewed mission took about 35 hours with the flight reportedly costing over 4 000 miles in distance.
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FORT WORTH
Tex
United States Air Force
Honolulu
Revival Of Price Control And Tax Reforms
Ottawa reports the Canadian Congress of Labor urged reimposition of price control and revival of excess profits tax along with higher corporation taxes and broader personal exemptions. The group argued reductions alone won’t ease inflation and warned wage controls need study. The Canadian Welfare Council cautioned that many Canadians earn under 2000 dollars yearly as prices rise.
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OTTAWA
prices commission
Canadian Congress of Labor
Eugene Forsey
Congress
commission
ABBOTT
Forsey
Canada
Canadian Welfare Council
counel
Kathleen Jackson
Ponder Financial Offer To Provinces For Trans Canada Highway
Ottawa reports begin next week on a plan for a Trans Canada Highway with nine provinces invited to Ottawa for talks. The discussions, starting December 14, will cover federal financial inducements and the highway route amid concerns over road conditions and mounting costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
department of mines and resources
Two men plead guilty in rape case in Murfreesboro
In Murfreesboro Tennessee on December 9 AP reports Robert F Jones age 40 a white man and Robert Avent Jr age 25 a Black man pleaded guilty to raping the white man s 11 year old daughter. The white man was sentenced to 0 years imprisonment while Avent received 50 years.
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MURFREESBORO
Tenn
Robert F. Jones
Robert Avent, Jr
Ditch Rider Alleges CPR Substituted Culvert Causing Flood
In Rosemary, residents sue the Canadian Pacific Railway in supreme court for $23,337 flood damages. A ditch rider and a provincial public works foreman testified the disaster resulted from replacing a bridge with a culvert, alleging railway negligence.
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CALGARY
provincial public works department
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rosemary
supreme court
C. J. Ford
Newfoundland Union Terms to Be Signed Saturday
Defence Minister Claxton announced plans for the signing of the terms of union between Canada and Newfoundland in the senate chamber Saturday morning. The historic ceremony will be broadcast nationally by the BBC and by Newfoundland radio. The agreement brings the 400 year old colony into Confederation as Canada's 10th province, finalized after months of negotiations.
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OTTAWA
Defence
Claxton
Canada
Newfoundland
senate
B.B.C
Confederation
A. J. Walsh
Family Massacre With Bat Reported In Estill
Estill South Carolina December 9 A P reports grocer John D Bowers 41 killed his wife and two children at their door with a baseball bat. Authorities described the attack as a family murder suicide attempt not confirmed as of dispatch.
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ESTILL
S.C
John D. Bowers
potive
Truman Ike clash over displaced persons plan in Europe
Excerpt from Dwight D. Eisenhower's Crusade in Europe notes a stark focus on displaced persons. The Berlin Council begins with cautious cooperation as Potsdam looms and Truman Byrnes arrive in Antwerp for talks.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Wuubleday & Company
Doubleday & Company
POTSDAM
Vancouver elects wealthy alderman as mayor in landslide
Vancouver, Canada, selects Charles Thompson, a former Owen Sound farm boy turned car dealer, as mayor over CCF challenger Arnold Webster. Non-Partisan slate sweeps aldermen and school and park boards in a record vote of over 62,000. A $1 million downtown parking bylaw passes. plebiscite on franchise fails. Thompson will serve a two year term.
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VANCOUVER
Det
Charles Thompson
Owen Sound
Ont
Canada
Civic
civic office
C.C.F
Arnold Webster
park board
C C.F
Ald. Thompson
Efe Jones
Peter McAlister
John D. Cornett
George Miller
Charles Jones
Birt Showler
Archie Proctor
Grace MacInnis
Angus MacInnis
C.C
Vancouver East
Calgary man reports child abduction on city street
Robert Dyler of Calgary told police that two men abducted his two year old child after assaulting him on a city street. He alleged the snatching was arranged by his estranged wife. Police issued summonses against Leonard Shaw of Midnapore and Kinneard Juvan of Calgary, with both to appear in court on charges of assault. Child welfare authorities were reviewing the case.
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CALGARY
Robert Dyler
Belen
Dyler
Leonard Shaw
Midnapore
Alta
ate Kinneard Juvan
Classified Ad Inquiries Instructions
The Herald explains how to place want ads by phone. Call 3202 for an ad taker who will note your name and address and bill you later.
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The Herald
Compulsory Marketing Proposal Faces Provinces
Agriculture Minister Gardiner urged provinces to use existing acts to market farm produce for trade while signalling the Dominion would not push national marketing legislation. He noted wartime powers wane and provinces regain authority, with prices support extending to apples and potatoes and freight costs potentially trimmed through regional action.
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UAWA
Gardiner
Dominion
Canadian wheat board
Canada
J. H. Evans
Manitoba
Pact Talks Den Friday
Washington reports new North Atlantic defence talks set for Friday after remarks by acting Secretary of State Robert Lovett. Ambassadors from the Brussels powers the United Kingdom Belgium France the Netherlands and Luxembourg will discuss a draft treaty and when to begin full negotiations. Estimates place Western Europe military aid needs for the first year at about 7.0 billion dollars.
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WASHINGTON
Robert Lovett
United States
Flans
long-herald alliance
Luxembourg
Lovett
Europe
Bass
Brussels
London
Canada
By Election Today in Parry Sound Ontario
A three way by election contest in the 7 square mile Parry Sound constituency offers the Progressive Conservative government its first electoral test since the June 7 general election. The outcome could influence the party’s standing and local governance in Ontario.
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PARRY SOUND
Ont
Royal christening at Buckingham Palace next Wednesday
Princess Elizabeth's sow will be christened in a private family ceremony at Buckingham Palace next week. Officials announced the event, planned for one of the state rooms on the first floor.
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PALACE
LONDON
C.P
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
BRITAIN
HONG KONG
SINGAPORE
China
EDMONTON
G. M. Blackstock
Alberta Public Utilities Commission
Alberts Provincial Milk Producers’ Association
GARDINER
OTTAWA
Montreal
United Kingdom
TRUMAN
CONGRESS
CALGARY
DIDSBURY
Royden Shantz
Alta
C.P.J
Canada
Nanking
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