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Lethbridge Herald

Location

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Date

Dec 23, 1946

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France Faces Worsening Indo-China Crisis Say Blum

President Blum warned the Indo-China crisis may deepen in weeks and announced Gen. Jacques Tederce would join the field as French forces fight Viet Nam troops. Leclerc would depart by plane, and Paris reported French troops capturing Tourane and opening Hanoi. 20 French civilians killed or missing in Hanoi amid mounting tensions in Cochin-China and Annam and Tom.

PARIS Leon Blum Indo- China Jacques Tederce empire Blum national assembly Indoina Leclerc Strassbourg Tourane Hanoi Viet Nam France-Presse France Stee Ho Chi Minh Mamoi Viet Namese saveng Marius Moutet Moutet Indo-China Agence France- Presse Saigon Cochin-China Annam Tom

Stranger Than Fiction Story Of Vanished Author Frenette

The Left Hand Corner highlights the puzzling case of Paul Frenette, a 31 year old French Canadian author who disappeared October 9 while holidaying in northern Quebec. After a boating accident he regained memory by adopting his fictional persona Luc Dutrec and worked a six month stint in a mine under that name.

Bob Ripley Paul Dumont Frenette Quebec Frenette mension Luc Dutrec characer

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German POW choir entertains at Harboro church service

In Market Harboro England a choir of more than 100 German prisoners of war sang German carols at a Methodist church service with their camp padre assisting the minister. Many prisoners are to be entertained by church members on Christmas Day.

MARKET HARBORO Leicestershire England Reuters

Chamber weighs portal to portal pay relief drive

The United States Chamber of Commerce plans a referendum among its 300000 members to back amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It seeks limits on back pay for travel and other non production time and aims to broaden coverage in interstate commerce. Unions report back-pay claims approaching tens of millions, with estimates of up to billions possible. Dow Chemical has settled $4.056 million with United Mine Workers in District 50.

HAROLD W. WARD WASHINGTON United States Champer of Commerce congress supreme court United Pottery Workers C.LC Mt. Clemens Mich John L Lewis Chamber of Commerce Dow Chemical company of Midland Lewis’ District 50 United Mile Workers UFL

Moncton Deluged by Rain Amid Water Shortage

Rainfall in Moncton this weekend topped two inches prompting ongoing strict water and power cutbacks. Officials said shortages persist despite the downpour, prompting baths to be limited and hotel guests and restaurants to conserve. Bathing requires careful timing to avoid pumping outages and waiting for hot water.

MONCTON N.B Canada

Advertising Will Be Omitted From Sunday Herald American

The Syracuse Herald American and Evening Herald Journal will omit all display advertising for one week starting tomorrow except classified and churches due to an unprecedented newsprint shortage.

SYRACUSE N.Y Syracuse Herald -American Herali-American Evening Herald-Journal

Tragic Ottawa fire kills four children at Rockcliffe barracks

Four children and their mother were seriously injured when a fire destroyed a former RCAF barracks at Rockcliffe converted for veterans. The blaze started after eight o'clock when Christmas tree flames touched a grill, trapping the Sevigny family inside. Neighbors and RCMP rushed to safety efforts, but the two-storey wooden structure burned rapidly. the victims were Michael four months Louise three Andre four and Jean six. The mother was taken to the RCAF hospital, while the father escaped by leaping from a window into the snow.

OTTAWA Youag Rockcliffe Pierre Sevigny Michael Louise Andre Jean Sevigny RCAF Willam Conroy R.C.AF

Fearless Cook on Bantria Faces Disappearances at Sea

Fred Mather, the new Bantria cook, remains unphased by two prior cooks vanishing at night on Mediterranean runs from Liverpool. He jokes he will not worry unless he disappears himself, while recalling the earlier disappearances of Clarence Laurie and Frank McNaught from the same liner.

LIVERPOOL England C.F. Cable Bantria Mediterranean Fred Mather Mather Clarence A. Laurie Genoa Italy Frank McNaught

Fortune in Jewels Found in Lonely Shack Aldershot

The Daily Mail reports part of the Duchess of Windsor's stolen jewels may be among gems to be identified at Aldershot police headquarters tomorrow. The items, tied to London luxury flats robberies, were found in a secluded Hampshire field shack with Scotland Yard detectives and Canadian military police aiding the inquiry into possible soldiers involved.

LONDON The Daily Mail Duchess of Windsor Aldershot The Mail Scotland Yard

Await Three Messages Await Three Messages

President Truman is drafting three messages to the new Congress opening January 3 1947. He will issue a state of the union budget and economic advisory report outlining needs for the next year and a plan for full employment. This marks a shift to a Republican dominated Congress with potential veto battles and urgent policy actions.

CLYDE BLACKBURN Canadian Press Star WASHINGTON Truman Santa Claus congress Canada senate house

Bevin Sees Hope for Great Power Co operation

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin expressed optimism in a BBC speech that there is a first stage of concord among great powers and that friendship and cooperation are the surest basis for lasting peace. He warned peace would take years, noted U.S. and Soviet dominance, and urged independent British policy under the UN charter while offering a hand of friendship to all.

LONDON Bevin Britain United Naions BBC United Nations general assembly New York Moscow United States of America Soviet Russia Great Britain United States Russia Ruasta U.N Daltron U.S Charles Cooke 7th fleet Ademiral Cocke Dairen anchorage H. Merrill Benninghoff Jesse L. Poole Atlan Ga Stam Vacuum Oil Co Benninghof N. Petrov Petrov Richard Cushing China Associated Press

Death Toll in Jap Quake Rises to 1125

Tokyo dispatch reports the death toll from the Saturday quake and tidal waves reaching 1125, with 100,000 plus homeless and widespread destruction across Shikoku and Wakayama. Rail lines blocked, relief teams deployed, and international aid mobilized as bitter cold worsens conditions.

TOKYO home ministry Shikoku Wakayama Kyodo Kyoto Japan Manchurian Kochi Wakayama peninsula Honshu Shikoku Island Kure Okayama Associated Press Tom Lambert Kocha

New Appeal by John L. Lewis Centered on Supreme Court Hearing

Washington December 25 United States Supreme Court grants John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers a hearing on a new appeal challenging the preliminary injunction tied to the recent coal strike. The case seeks to broaden legal grounds for contempt fines of 3.51 million and 10 thousand against the union and its leader, with arguments consolidated for January.

WASHINGTON United States supreme court John L. Lewis United Mine Workers A.FL YES Lewis T. Alan Goldsborough supreme court earler

Two Railwaymen Die In Kamloops Wreck

Two CPR freight train crews suffered fatalities when two freight trains collided Saturday at Meskain, 23 miles east of Kamloops. Bodies of engineer FP C Lindsay and headend brakeman FR G Vinnie were recovered. Fireman Allan Leckle broke a leg and is hospitalized. Engineer C RB Spurgeon sustained broken ribs and others had minor injuries.

KAMLOOPS B.C FP. C. Lindsay G. Vinnie headhend Revelstoke CPR Meskain Allan Leckle Royal Inland Hospital C. RB. Spurgeon

Three Children Die In Fire In Ple ssis ville Quebec

In Ple ssisville Quebec a house fire killed three children, Andre and Germaine Pepity and another Penn child, while parents and a fourth Penn child were hospitalized with severe burns. The fire destroyed their home in the eastern townships center as the family’s father, an insurance agent, and the mother were among the injured.

PLESSISVILLE Que hosspital Andre Germaine Pepity Alfred Penn Pepin

Ship in quake off Tokyo reports tremendous shock

Skipper of a Japanese manned United States tank landing ship twelve miles off Shingo during Saturday's quake described the moment as a hit mine like shock. He stated the vessel was not damaged and this was the first sea report from a ship during the quake.

TOKYO Shingo

By-Election Voting In Richelieu Vercheres Ride

Ottawa reports a by election to replace Hon. P. J. A. Cardin in Richelieu Vercheres. Candidates include Gerard Cournover Liberal Etienne Duhamel Progressive Conservative and Roland Coroeil Social Credit. Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with 95 109 eligible voters.

OTTAWA commonaax pally Richelieu-Vercheres P. J. A. Cardin Liberal Progressive Conservatives C.C.F Social Credit Bloc Populaire Indib Ind. B.C Ind. CCF Lab.- Prog Union des Electeurs varant SOREL house of commons Gerard Cournoyet St. Lawrence tiver Montreal Etienne Duhamel Caisse Populaire People's Savings Banks Roland Coroeil Liberals St. Laurent Quebec Cournover Duhamel Varennes Tim Buck Cardin

Stolen Belgian Papers Reported Missing in London

Important Belgian government documents vanished from a stolen car found abandoned in London. A Belgian embassy spokesman said the papers were diplomatic and would be of little use to the thief, though valuable to the loser.

LONDON Reuters

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