Soviet Arrests Bring Protests
Paris dispatch reports Soviet embassy protests over new French arrests of Russian citizens in Paris and Marseille. The note was delivered to the French foreign ministry. details were unavailable. The controversy follows France’s expulsion of 18 Soviet citizens amid Communist strikes. Parliament backed Premier Schumann 411 to 183 as debate centered on Russia and repatriation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PARIS
forth ministry
Marseille
Agence France-Press
LIBERATION
Alexandre Abramov
Jean Chauvel
foreign ministry
France
Moscow
foreign office
national assembly
Robert Schumann
Raymond Marquie
Schuman
Pierre Closterman
Russia
Closterman
Bas Rmin
Germany
Alsace
Moselle
Pallew Yet to Decide on Pincher Creek Run
Pincher Creek Fass riding invitation to Hon. W. A. Pallew Alberta public works minister remains unanswered. E. O. Duke retires. local supporters urge a road-improvement seat. Fallon indicated interest in a nomination that fits road work needs, though no commitment given.
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PINCHER
CREEK
HNI
W. A. Pallew
Alberta
Pincher Creek-Fass
E. O. Duke
Pacific coast
Fallon
Birds Likely To Return To Ground In Mild Climates
FP W Preston and R T Norris of Butler Pennsylvania report a study in a 90 acre Pittsburgh area showing many nests are near ground level with 45 percent knee high and half under three feet. They identify 49 species including bob white blue jay wood thrush and goldfinch.
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W. Preston
R. T. Norris
Butler
Pittsburgh
Molotov Declines Austrian Wine Gift At Big Four Talks
London dispatch reports Soviet foreign minister Molotov refused to drink a bottle of Austrian wine sent to him by Austria's Karl Gruber during the Big Four foreign ministers conference on peace treaties. Molotov left the bottle unopened, signaling Austria waits for a concluded treaty.
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LONDON
Molotov
Karl Gruber
Austria
Russia
France
Britain
United States
tye
Vyacheslav Molotov
U.S
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Andrei Vishinsky
HOPE
Germany
Surplus Keeps Growing in Canada Eight Months In
Ottawa reports an eight month surplus of 572,916,120 for April to November 1947, up from 1946. Revenues total 1,826,183,491 while expenditures reach 1,253,987,371. Income tax receipts fall slightly versus last year, but other sources rise, fueling talks of tax cuts and a record 1947-48 surplus.
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OTTAWA
federal treasury
comptroller of the treasury
the
treasury
finance department
Canada
Record Visitors At Ste. Anne De Beaupre Shrine
Ste Anne de Beaupre Quebec reports a record 875932 visitors in the past year to Canada’s famed shrine along the St Lawrence. The pilgrims raise the total since the shipwrecked Breton sailors built the first chapel to nearly 20.6 million in 289 years.
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STE. ANNE DE BEAUPRE
Que
Canada
St. Lawrence
Ste. Anne
Smiles Vanish Tempers Flare at Big 4 Session Postponed
In London the foreign ministers' session was postponed from today to Monday by the conference secretariat to allow tempers to cool after last night's violent argument at the British initiative.
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LONDON
A.P
Rome Strike Called Off Ends 48 Hour Communist Walkout
Rome ends a 48 hour general strike led by the Communist bloc after a firm government stance. Both sides claim victory as Rome chamber of labor reports satisfied demands with city and provincial appropriations. Observers note rising citizen resentment over the stoppage and its impact on essential services.
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ROME
Italy
chamber of labor
Il Popolo
Alcide De Galveri
Christian Democrat party
chamber
C C F Move On Controls Defeated in Commons vote
In Ottawa the government failed to extend rent and price control powers beyond March 31 1948. The C C F pushed an amendment to lengthen powers to March 31 1948 but was defeated 129 to 24. Finance Minister Abbott reiterated no peacetime overall price control policy and delays stalled passage before adjournment. Senate did not sit due to the funeral of Senator J J Bench.
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OFIPTAWA
C.P
C.C.F
Isley
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.P
Finance
Abbott
commons
Mackenzie
F. D. Shaw
SC Red Derr
senate
J. J. Bench
St. Catharings
Lewis And 600000 Miners Quit A F L
Job L Lewis divorces 600000 miners from the American Federation of Labor in a move seen as signaling an independent stance for the 1948 presidential race. This marks the second split between United Mine Workers and AFL, following Lewis first separation 11 years earlier and reentry less than two years ago.
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WasHINGTON
A.P
Job L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Lewis
AFL
executive council
Taber Man Killed Instantly in Oilfield Accident
Glen Barton aged 25 of Taber was killed Friday evening at the Princess oilfield near Brooks while employed by California Standard on a field service rig. He served in the air force during World War Two and is survived by his wife Irene Marsh, a child, his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Barton, and several brothers and sisters. An inquest has not been announced.
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TABER
HNS
Glen Barton
Princess oilfield
Brooks
California Standard
John Barton
Irene Marsh
air force
oil company
Gunmen Trio On Rampage Three Killed
Chicago police report three gunmen described as mad dog killers shot and killed three men and wounded two others in a rampage. One gunman was slain by police, another captured. Bodies of two victims found in western suburbs. four men abducted during the spree. A survivor phoned police. Nick Kuesis and brother John were among the slain. The companion of a honeymooning man, Lowell Fentress, 18, was seized as he fled a west side hotel.
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CHICAGO
Brookfield
south side
Nick Kuesis
Nick
John
Kuesis
Tom Daley
west side
serget
Lowell Fentress
Missing Hubby Found Working at New Westminster Restaurant
Vancouver observers learned the missing husband of Mrs John Blaine was not missing at all. The 48 year old Toronto bride reported him missing after he left at 11 am Friday with plans to place an option on a New Westminster restaurant. Police located him helping with baking at the restaurant.
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VANCOUVER
John Blaine
Toronto
New Westminster
Blaine
King George to spend quiet 52nd birthday at Windsor
King George will turn 52 tomorrow and celebrate quietly with Queen, Princess Margaret, and King’s dogs at Windsor’s royal lodge. Queen Mother Mary hosts a small dinner with roast beef. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh return from Scotland to join the family. Official birthday celebrations postponed until June.
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LONDON
frealde
royal lodge
Windsor
Margaret
Mary
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Scotland
Jews Blamed For Outrage Across Palestine Violence
A wave of attacks across Palestine kills 21 Arabs and wounds nearly 100, with reprisal clashes in Haifa Jaffa and Jerusalem. Hagana units strike in Storm Village, killings and injuries follow, while observers tie bombings to Irgun. Overall fatalities rise as tensions escalate amid partition turmoil.
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eyem
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Beersheeba
Haifa
Palestine
Middle East
United Nations
Dewis
Irgun var Leumi
Arius
Al Yehudia
Damascus
old city
JEATH FOLL
Alhambra
Divorces Forever Amber End In Nevada Wedding Sequel
Los Angeles report says Lieut Robert S Herwig aged 33 and novelist Kathleen Winsor obtained a final divorce decree and remarried Nadia Hegeman Herwig, a 20 year old UC co ed. Soon after, in Las Vegas, Herwig and a bridge were wed again after a prior January marriage. He paid a $300 fine for falsifying a marriage license form tied to his Winsor divorce.
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LOS ANGELES
Robert S Herwig
Kathleen Winsor
Nadia Hegeman Herwig
University of California
Herwig
brige
Las Vegas
Nev
Wig
Miss Winsor
Arie Shaw
Resignations of Four Ministers Seal BC Coalition Formally
Four Progressive Conservative ministers including Finance Minister Herbert Anscombe resign from Premier John Hart’s BC coalition government. Resignations effective when Hart leaves, around December 20, leaving Liberal leader Byron Johnson to form a new cabinet if desired. Coalition status remains uncertain as Liberals offer no resignation.
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VICTORIA
John Hart
British Columbia
Herbert Anscombe
theovernment
E. C. Carson
A. C MacDonald
Leslie B. Byers
Hart
Byron I
Boss) Johnson
Liberal
MacDonald
Progressive Conservatives
Anscombe
Progressive Conservative
CCF
T D Partully
Mr Hart
thexisting coalition
beln
Labor
Marler Reelected Chairman Of Alberta Federation
Roy Marier of Bremner Alberta was reelected chairman of the Alberta Federation of Agriculture at the convention, with George Church of Balzac retained as vice chairman and E W H Keith of Sexsmith named second vice-chairman. J R McFatt of Calgary became secretary as the group backed amalgamation for a united farming voice.
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MARLER
EDMONTON
Roy Marier
Bremner
Mberta Federation of Agriultate
George Church
Balzac
E. W H. Keith
Sexmith
J. R. McFatt
Calgary
Wberta
SARNIA
Alvin Petry
Willard McCracken
McCracken
Mra Perry
NFLD
JOHN'S
Dee
C.P
Jonn BL McEvoy
chaiman
Joseph Smallwood
Canada
GASPERS
CLAINS
ROME
A.P
Abcide de Gasperi
moldtelgted
governanrat
WASHINGTON
Peo
United States
Joetion department
tole
EB De Pont de Nuneus, Inc
Wilmington
Del
department
staterment
siteeagh
imdyenie
Led
af Comede
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Coalition
M.L.A.’s Quit
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