Bevin Announces Germany Financing Agreement Details
Foreign Secretary Bevin told the House of Commons that an agreement on financing the Bonn area in Germany between the United Kingdom and the United States has been reached and will be signed in Washington this afternoon. He withheld terms, but reports said the U S may cover about 75 percent of future costs.
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LONDON
Reuters
Germany
United Kings
United States
Bevin
house of commots
Washington
Britain
Commonwealth
France
Quake Shakes Helena Rousing City Morning
An about eight second earthquake woke Helena Montana residents at 3 38 am M S T today. A policeman said the tremor felt and sounded like riding on a train with no damage reported. Helena had not felt a quake since 1935 when several people were killed and damage occurred.
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HELENA
Mont
Dee
Montana
M.S.T
Royal wedding display at Records Office lists historic marriage deeds
The Records Office in London showcases marriage documents tied to royal unions. Highlights include the 1334 Deed of Homage of the King of Scotland to Edward III, the 31554 treaty marriage ratification of Philip of Spain and Mary of England, and the 1863 Windsor ceremony of Albert Edward and Alexandra signed by 48 royals.
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London
Scotland
Edward III
Joan
Edinburgh
Philip Prince
Spain
Mary
England
Canterbury
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Princess Alexandra of
Denmark
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
Queen Victoria
Frederick William
Reno dealer accused of cheating in gambling raid
A Reno jury fight over whether Philadelphian Thomas Longstreth was cheated by a dealer at the Roaring Camp. Longstreth, 21, claims a $275 loss from a game of 21. Dealer Murl Hell stood trial after a deck with marked aces and altered backs was shown.
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RENO
Nev
Nevada
Thomas Longstreth
roaring camp
Murl Hell
Hell
police department
Farm Blaze Kills Four in Ontario Hartington Area
Four people perished and one man was injured when a two story log farmhouse near Hartington Village Ontario burned after an overheated kitchen stove. James Boomhour escaped and alerted neighbors as the blaze consumed the home. Police expect a lengthy search as embers burn on.
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KINGSTON
Ont
C.P
Hartington Village
here
Steven Card
Henry Card
Lillian Boomhour
Harry James Boomhour
Kingston General hospital
James Boomhour
Boomhour
Fred G. Babcock
Babcock
Carol
Hartington
Record coal output in Britain hits highest since 1940
Reuters reports British miners produced 4,356,200 tons of salable coal last week in London. The week marks the highest total since early August 1940, underscoring wartime coal production gains.
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LONDON
Reutersi
Premier King Is 73 Today
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King marks his 73rd birthday with a working day including a cabinet meeting and parliament. He nears a Commonwealth record, could step aside after matching Walpole’s 20 years in office, and may sit as a private member if retirement proceeds. He just returned from overseas and recovered from a serious cold.
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OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
Liberal party
King
commons
Robert Walpole
national Liberal
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Phillip
Europe
prime minis
Uphold Royal Allowances In House Vote
A Labor rebel faction split the house of commons over government proposals to pay 40 000 annually to Princess Elizabeth and 10 000 to Prince Philip. The measure passed 345 to 33 as Prime Minister Attlee urged support in a vigorous debate. Continued on Page Two.
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LONDON
C.P
house of commons
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
ATTLEE
Southern Trans-Canada Highway Nears Victoria Route
Canada may lease 15 miles of U S land in Washington to build the southern Trans-Canada highway from Vancouver to Medicine Hat. Surveys will be mapped in Washington next spring under Works Minister Carson. The project aims to save 2 million in construction costs and provide year round snow free transport.
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VICTORIA
Canada
United States
Washington
EF. C. Carson
Washington state
Grand Forks
British Columbia
Rossland
Ottawa
B.C
Princeton
Gird Forks
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Vancouver
Canon Widow Flies From Montreal to London
Mrs John Turner widow of Canon Turner English missionary who died after gunshot wounds in the Arctic mission leaves Montreal with her two daughters and a companion aboard a Trans-Canada Air Lines plane bound for Felixstowe Sussex London. Berlin: Russians ban Thornton Wilder plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth in their zone, citing glorification of family and antiwar theories.
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MONTREAL
John Turner
London
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Turner
Canon Turner
Winnie iheg
Felixstowe
Sussex
BERLIN
Thornton Wilder
Germany
Sugar Rationing Ends in 1948 International Council Announces
Washington report says sugar rationing among importing nations will end in 1948 as supplies are expected to meet demand. World sugar production is forecast at about 33,400,000 short tons raw value, an increase over 1947.
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WASHINGTON
International Emergency Food Council
con
Big Bomber Flaming Pyre Tragedy Near Tucson
Twelve of twenty crew members aboard a Jamaica bound B 29 died when the four engine bomber crashed near Davis Monthan Field after takeoff. Two planes of the 46th Squadron launched with fuel for a non stop flight to Ver fan Field Jamaica. An army board of inquiry will investigate the crash.
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TUCSON
Ariz
Daviz-Monthan field
United States Air Force
army
Verfan Field
Jamaica
Stop-gap European aid bill signed by President
President Tuman signed a stop-gap European aid measure as House debates an $88,000,000 cut from the foreign aid and army occupation funding package. The signing was ceremonial due to White House access difficulties, with the act authorizing spending rather than providing funds.
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WASHINGTON
Dre
Tuman
Chas, Ross
White ‘House
house
appropriations committee
Seven Story Building Collapse Kills One In Washington
Firefighters pulled a woman alive from ruins hours after a seven storey section collapsed near midnight. One unidentified man died and eleven people were injured as debris filled the basement. Owner Nick Papantitolas said the building housed 37 apartments and 150 tenants.
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WASHINGTON
William Chandy
fire department
Nick Papantitolas
e@ business
Worle
Santa Claus On Way To Halifax
Ottawa reports Santa Claus will visit Halifax six days early to give gifts at a party for about 700 children of naval personnel. The trip from the North Pole will be tracked by radio and shared with the youth gathering before his Halifax appearance on December 19.
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OTTAWA
Santa Claus
North Pole
Halifax
navy
Santa
RSC.N
Atlantic command
U S Canada Dollar Plan Outlined in Commons
Finance Minister Abbott outlined Canada’s dollar plan in the Commons detailing measures to curb consumption, boost exports, direct industry to marketable goods, restrict imports, and impose excise taxes to curb US goods. He noted no devaluation and projected a $340 million annual dollar saving, with discussions of Marshall Plan funds continuation.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Commons
Winance
Abbott
United States
Ottawa Hopes Confirmation of Food Agreement Today
Ottawa reports that Canada offered updated trade terms with the United Kingdom for bacon cheese eggs beef and other foods. Rumors say Britain accepted but Ottawa awaits formal confirmation before Parliament. If confirmed Canada would raise prices about 10 percent and reduce volumes to align with world markets.
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OTTAWA
Camenda
United Chigden
Britain
London
cicices
Canada
United Kingdom
U S Will Assume German Occupation Costs in 1948
The United States agreed to take over about 100 million dollars of German occupation costs Britain had borne, totaling 80?0 million in annual expenses for the British American zones, with the agreement signed in Washington by Under Secretary Lovett and Sir William Strang.
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U.S
G.B
WASHINGTON
J.P
United States
Britain
United State
sie
Robert 4. Lovett
Wm. Strang
N.Y
NEW YORK
Mercantile Exchange
TORONTO
C.P
Albert Edward DePaloma
Cleveland
lécount
DePalma
annadll
TASMANIAN
HOBART
Tasmania
Reuters
Robert Cosgrove
Justice Reed
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