Meyer Faces New Charge in War Crimes Trial
Gen Kurt Meyer faces a new alleged atrocity charge at the Ancient Abbey of Ardenne as the prosecution presents evidence. Witnesses describe graves found on the abbey grounds after July 1914 and the possible capture ofLieut Williams and L Cpl Pollard by German forces. The court debates Meyer's responsibility as commander with testimony from German officers confirming his surrender of command in mid June.
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AURICH
Germany
C.P. Cable
Abbey of
Ardenne
Kurt Meyer
Harry W. Foster
Daniel Lachevre
Clarence Campbell
Edmonton
Fred Williams
L.-Cpl. Pollard
Stormont
Dundas
Glengarry
bers
Brachy
Buron
Caen
Lieut. Williams
Maurice Blanteau
Montreal
Ancient Abbey
Williams
L.Cpl. Pollard
MEYER
12th S.S
S.S
Foster
East Lynne fetches high price at London auction
London bid for a first edition of Mrs Henry Wood s East Lynne reached 170 pounds contradicting experts. The novel published in 1860 61 became a best seller with serial and book forms, translated widely and adapted to stage though the author earned nothing from dramatic rights.
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Henry Wood
East Lynne
London
Ottawa Journal
Danesbury House
Patton Winning Battle to Regain Use After Injury
Heidelberg Germany Dec 17 Gen George S Patton Jr hospitalized after a car crash eight days ago. Army doctors report he is slowly recovering feeling in his numbed limbs and inching toward recovery from a broken neck as preparations are made for cost-imobilization. Mrs Patton stays by his side as he fights to overcome paralysis.
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HEIDELBERG
Germany
George $. Patton
Jdr
United States 15th Army
Patton
Prorogation week opens as King backs atomic pledge
Ottawa December 17 The commons launch a heavy day long drive to clear house business before prorogation and the throne speech. Prime Minister Mackenzie King sponsors adoption of a three power atomic energy declaration, already approved by the senate. The day also covers departmental estimates from External Affairs to revenue, with a prorogation target of Saturday and a late session as ministers push through pay increases. Veterans pensions face possible adjustments to offset high living costs.
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The
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house
Mackenzie King
Washington
senate
veterans affairs, agriculture, health and welfare
national film board
state department
labor
Mackenzie
veteran's department
Atomic energy debate in Ottawa endorses peaceful sharing
Parliament leaders from the Progressive Conservatives CCF and Social Credit pushed for peaceful use of atomic energy, warned against aggression, and discussed loss of sovereignty for world security. Prime Minister Mackenzie King highlighted UN and international control while cautioning on private industry access and dictatorship hurdles.
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OTTAWA
commons
John Bracken
Progressive Conservative party
Anfus MacInnis
C.C.F
Vancouver East
Solon Low
Social Credit party
Mackenzie King
Washington
Canada
Britain
United States
King
Bracken
Spring Coulee dam to be built in 1946, Herald reports
CTTAWA Dec 17 The Spring Coulee dam will be built in 1946 as part of the St Mary and Milk River development. Cabinet committee on reconstruction approved starting the dam with work expected to begin early next spring after engineering plans are reviewed. Funds of 500000 from 1945 46 main reconstructions will cover initial engineering, with construction tenders to be issued by the department of agriculture in the spring. The project involves international water rights and Ottawa plans.
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WILFRID EGGLESTON
The
Herald
CTTAWA
Couree
cabinet
St. Mary and Milk River
department of reconstruction
St. Mary River
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation
St. Mary and
Mill Rivers
P.F.R.A
department of mines and resources
Ottawa
department of agriculture
Addition to Lethbridge Post Office Building Planned
Ottawa dispatch reports a $16,000 request approved for a one storey and basement addition to the Lethbridge post office. The 21 by 72 foot extension on the east side will reach the lane to provide more working space for staff amid rising mail volume. plans are not finalized.
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OTTAWA
Lethbridge
Darlington
the Herald
Supreme Court Grants Yamashita Stay of Execution
Washington December 17 The U S Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to Japanese Lt Gen Yamashita sentenced to death by a military commission in Manila The court acted after receiving an airmailed petition seeking review of the Philippines Supreme Court ruling on the case War Secretary Patterson had already ordered a stay pending final court decision Yamashita argued the military commission was illegal and that Philippine civil courts should have jurisdiction The court adjourned to January 2 and did not indicate when it would rule on petitions He was convicted of atrocities in the Philippines.
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United States supreme court
Yamasyuki Yamashita
Manila
Yamashita
Philippines supreme court
Patterson
supreme court
Philippines court
military commission
Philppines
Civil War Vet Cap Welch Dies in Cincinnati
Cap William D. Welch, the oldest Civil War veteran in Cincinnati and perhaps the nation, died Saturday at 113. He was wounded at Antietam and Gettysburg. His discharge from May 31, 1864, lists him as 33 years old at the time.
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CINCINNATI
William D. Welch
United States
Welch
Antietam
Gettysburg
Gardiner Heads to Great Britain for Talks on Food Trade
Agriculture Minister Gardiner leaves Ottawa for New York to board the Queen Mary en route to Britain to discuss Canadian food commitments and marketing projects with British officials. Trade Minister McKinnon will join in ten days for related talks in London.
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OTTAWA
Gardiner
New York
Britain
MecEKinnon
London
British Walkers Wounded by Fire in Spandau Clash
Berlin dispatch reports two unidentified British soldiers wounded by gunfire in Spandau on Saturday. Four Soviet troops detained after the incident. Soviet claim says a British truck collided with their vehicle and failed to halt, prompting fire.
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BERLIN
Reuters
Spandau
Get Down To Serious Talk Get Down To Serious Talk
Moscow December 17 The foreign ministers of the Soviet Union the United States and Great Britain opened talks aimed at closer world peace ties in Speridoniska Palace. Molotov presided with Byrnes and Bevin present as Harriman and Kerr watched. Bevin urged patience as a great virtue in settling international problems and said Britain would maintain influence without loud talk.
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MOSCOW
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
Speridoniska Palace
MOLOTOV
Byrnes
Bevin
foreign ministers’ council
London
W. Averell Harriman
Archibald Clark Kerr
Mr. Bevin
Washington
Emil Reynolds
American news picture pool
Britain
Six Killed As Crack Trains Hit Kollock
Six people died and more than sixty were injured when the Seaboard Airline Florida bound Silver Meteor collided with the northbound Sun Queen near Kollock. The wreck left one locomotive engine and several cars derailed, with about 400 passengers aboard. Names include Perry Clayton Reese of Alexandria and W. W. Shoemaker of Raleigh among those killed. Survivors comprise servicemen and other riders, some in critical condition, aided locally within a fifty mile radius. Separate report says a diesel train and troop train collision on Chicago’s northwest side injured at least fifteen soldiers.
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KOLLOCK
S.C
Seaboard
J. C. Wroton
Perry Clayton Reese
Alexandria
W. W. Shoemaker
Raleigh
N.C
James Ferrell
Richmond
Corvettes Offered for Sale in Canada
War Assets Corporation announces tender sale of Canada's 12 Castle class corvettes with condition buyers must execute conversion work in Canadian shipyards.
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MONTREAL
War “ASsets Corporation
Canada
Turner Valley Nitro Blast Set For This Week
Calgary December 17 The record breaking explosion of 5000 quarts of nitroglycerine planned for a Turner Valley well was postponed to this week. Equipment was lowered into West Flank No 2 late last week and the blast 7000 feet down is expected to occur early this week barring complications and worsening weather.
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CALGARY
Turner Valley
Vets Speed Homeward After Christmas Troops Return
More than 3,800 Canadian troops arrive aboard the Monarch of Bermuda and the hospital ship Lady Nelson, speeding home for a Christmas return. The Monarch of Bermuda carried 3,322 passengers including 2,788 army, 383 air force, 11 R.A.F., with units from Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, 43rd and 16th Field Batteries, Lorne Scots, and others. Lt.-Col. Stephen Lett, who led the Third Division to Rhine resistance, returns.
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IAN MACNEIL
HWALIFAX
C.PI
Canada
Monarch of
Bermuda
Lady Nelson
Atantic
briliant sunshine
Monarch of Bermuda
army
air force
R.AV A.F
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
Toronto
43rd Field Battery
R.C.A
16th Field Battery
R.C
Heavy Fire Ravages Richmond Street Block in Toronto
A devastating blaze swept a three storey brick commercial block on Richmond Street East in downtown Toronto housing 30 establishments. Firemen battled for 15 hours. hose lines and gear iced over. Damage estimate nears 500000 dollars as crews gained control around 1 a.m.
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TORONTO
C.P
Richmond Street
Fort Erie Snow Disrupts Buffalo Bus Service
Heavy snowstorms hit Fort Erie and Owen Sound with freezing temperatures across northern and western Ontario. A freak blizzard buried Buffalo under 40 inches of snow while Fort Erie logged eighteen inches. New equipment and work crews kept highways open, but bus service to Buffalo was disrupted.
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TORONTO
C.P
Fort Erie
Owen Sound
Ontario
Buffalo
N.Y
Six Below Zero In Lethbridge Storm Ridge Holds Lethbridge
Skies were overcast with light snow in Lethbridge as the mercury fell to six below. By Monday morning it rose to four above with a forecast of cloudy skies and light flurries. Motoring woes arose as cars were marooned on side roads near Fort Erie and a team of horses towed a vehicle from the Pesce bridge. Snow lingered in Owen Sound as a three day storm persisted, with twenty two inches fallen since Friday night. Western Ontario faced its coldest weather of the winter with Stratford at three below zero and Galt at six below.
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Fort Erie
Pesce bridge
Niagara Falls
Welland
Port Colborne
Owen Sound
ONTARIO
Stratford
Galt
Palace Denies Elizabeth Will Visit U S Soon
London reports Buckingham Palace denied a Reuters story that Princess Elizabeth would visit the United States next month. The tale linked a U S trip to Attlee urging Anglo American tours to cement understanding, with Elizabeth named as an early visitor.
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LONDON
Reuters
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
United States
Attlee
Saskatchewan to Open Legislature About February Fifteenth
The third session of Saskatchewan's W0th legislature is expected to open about Feb. 15, according to government circles.
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