Triple Plane Crash Rocks Shanghai and Gander Lake
A Beijing including burned weather station at Howley near Gander Lake caused a $500,000 blaze traced to a defective oil burner. In Shanghai, 71 dead after a Christmas night triple airliner disaster near Lunghwa. Captain Ralph Brand Preus of Minneapolis among injured. 4 year old Wong Dee-Dee survived. Airlines promise compensation. inquiry launched into markerless Lunghwa field and outdated equipment.
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United States army
Howley
Gander Lake
SHANGHAL
Shanghai
Ralph Brand Preus
Minneapolis
Preus
Lunghwa
Chinese National Aviation Corp
Central Air Transport Corp
Wong Dee-Dee
Living Costs Drop Sharply
Prices in major markets show broad declines after a holiday period. Butter fell in Chicago while wholesale New York gains receded. retail stores report post holiday discounts, with clothing prices slashed one third to over a fifth in several cities. The AP survey notes uncertainty whether declines will persist and hints at February price expectations as retailers seek stock reductions.
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NEW YORK
Chicago
east
Associated Press
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Fifteen Children in One Ontario Family Packed Home for Roles
In Rochester Township Essex County a large family of Abel and Mrs Marentette and their fifteen children occupy a six room house on the Sixth Concession. The children share beds and duties, with the eldest boys often sleeping together. Charlie keeps pheasants and pigs as pets. the family consumes a 200-pound pig each month and 14 to 15 loaves of bread every two days for seven boys and eight girls. Mrs Marentette assigns names before birth and tracks most birthdays, while Dr H G Emerson of Comber notes their busy household.
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VERYBODY
Abel Marentette
Rochester Township
Essex
Charlie
r. Marentette
Marentette
Left Hand Continued On Page Two
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Terrific Blast At Algoman Steel Plant Shakes City
A molten slag blast at Algoman Steel Corportation in Sault Ste Marie Ontario caused a series of explosions and window damage but no casualties. The open hearth area remained intact and production may resume after cleaning. Several flat cars were blown off a siding nearby.
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SAUT STE. MARIE
Ont
Algoman Steel Corportation
David Holbrook
damega
Dominion
pasic steel
Holbrook
Fress
Gromyko Absent at Atomic Control Session
Andrei Gromyko did not attend the United Nations atomic energy commission session as the panel opened a secret discussion on the U.S. plan for atomic control. Dr. B. Alexandrov took the Soviet seat, fueling speculation that Russia would again skip a vote on Bernard Baruch's proposal. Baruch led U.S. efforts with Cadogan of Britain present, while Canada backed the position against any veto on punishing atomic crimes.
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LARRY HAUCK
N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations atomic energy commission
United States
P. Alexandrov
Gromyko
Russia
Bernard M. Baruch
Poland
Baruch
Alexander Cadogan
Britain
oupport
Sterility ruling upholds marriage validity in Quebec case
In Montreal, Justice Philippe Demers ruled that sterility from a pre marriage operation is not grounds for annulment. Ernest Edouard Daoust sought annulment after learning his wife had undergone a procedure preventing children, claiming concealment before the marriage in Ypres during service with the Canadian army.
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MONTREAL
Philippe Demers
Quebec
Ernest Edouard DAoust
Ypres
Belgium
DAoust
menrage
Gun Fight on London Rooftop Follows Cafe Killing
In a dramatic chase across London a suspect fired from a rooftop after a cafe shooting that left Aloysius Abbott, a Jamaican airman, dead outside a West End restaurant. Police later captured the man as crowds scattered and birds were disturbed in Cartwright Gardens.
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STUART UNDERHILL
LONDON
C.P. Cable
West End
Aloysius Abbott
Abbott
Jerson
Jamaica
KOOF
Gray's Inn road
Lost Western airplane located with 10 bodies found
Western Airlines transport missing since Christmas Eve with 12 aboard was located in the Laguna mountains. A San Diego photographer counted 10 bodies, two badly burned, with wreckage on Cuyapaipe peak. Earlier reports had described sighting near La Posta and affecting a large search effort.
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Calif
A.P
Western Air Lines
Laguna mountains
Ed Neil
San Diego Tribune Sun
Cuyapaipe peak
here
Western airlines
La Posta
navy
coast guard
Rudy Prowiss
El Centro
Edgar Martin
Red Cross
Holiday toll in Canada tops 35 dead and 3 missing
Canadian Press reports Christmas week disasters across Canada left 35 dead and three missing. Traffic accidents killed 14, fires took 10, trains 4, and various other causes 7 more fatalities. Notable missing include Mare ton Rasnuk and Al Harnett. Also cites U.S. toll at 208 deaths and Tokyo dispatch on quake relief efforts.
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Canada
Mising
Mareton Rasnuk
St. Catharines
Al Harnett
Halifax
Lena Jacobson
Albert Bay
James Jones
Hugh ‘c+ Knight
New Westminster
John Percy Simpson
Jack Bietz
Calgary
Frank Gadek
Heber Roberts
Hamilton
John
Adolphe Dugas
St. Anne des Monts
Que
Talmage
Sask
Canadian National Railways
Regina
John J Kerr
Jack A. Scott
J. G. Coutts
Dorren Brown
North Bay
Ont
Harry Henderson
Vancouver
Donald Hastings
an Blenheim
Ontario
Matte Small
Toronto
Duncan Gordon
Princess Street
Kingston
Felsy
Montreal
Gerald Cate
Sherbrooke
James P. Gulls
Mulpegue Bay
P.E.I
U.S
NEW YORK
National Safety Council
CRANBROOK CRANBROOK
HNS
Cranbrook
New West
Ernest of
Agnes Jones
Poor living conditions in western Germany amid hunger report
A six power survey in western Germany finds a larger share of people in unsatisfactory condition with rising undernutrition among ages seven to fourteen. It notes French zone danger, contrasts miner feeding, and warns ration cuts threaten body reserves. Russian zone reports faster recovery and near full employment.
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BERLIN
Germany
sian
Czechs Gift Vase to General Crerar in Prague Ceremony
A gift from Czechoslovakia to General H D Crerar honors his leadership of the First Canadian Army. President Edouard Benes presented a vase at the Prague presidential palace during a ceremony, noting the Vyand Brigade's service under Crerar in northwest Europe. The vase remains on display in Ottawa.
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thechoslovakia
Edouard Benes
republic
H. D. Crerar
Crerar a
Prague
Crerar
Europe
Ottewa
Smith Given Prison Term
Ottawa reports Durnford Smith, National Research Council engineer, convicted of conspiring to pass confidential information to Russia. Judge McDougall sentenced him to five years at Kingston penitentiary, calling his explanations fantastic and the evidence overwhelming. Smith protested innocence from the dock as Crown and defence argued the case, with an appeal anticipated and related official secrets act charges pending.
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OTTAWA
Durnford Smith
National Research Council
Kingston penitentiary
A. G. McDougall
Russia
McDougall
Smith
stats SA
Lee Kelley
David Gordon Lunan
Aldous Aglen
howdéver
Westmount
Que
Wrightville
Hull
Rugskur we
Igor Gauzenko
Bazenu
No Sudden Drop In Prices In Canada Likely
OTTAWA December 27 Prices in Canada are not likely to be subject to sharp fluctuations seen in the United States for cost-of-living items. Officials stated there has been no parallel to the U S price drops in butter and eggs. In Canada ceilings were removed only after surveys showed good supply and no likely price rise.
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OTTAWA
Canada
United States
prices board
U.S
Colombia joins world bank for reconstruction meeting
Washington December 27 Vice President Harold D Smith announced Colombia has become the second nation to join the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, signaling a step in global economic collaboration and development loans.
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WASHINGTON
Colombia
international world bank for reconstruction and development
Harold D. Smith
Six Rescued From Ice Floe In Quebec River Rescue
Two south shore lumbermen Aurel Gagne and Albert Morin drifted for 70 hours on the St Lawrence after a Quebec Airways plane crashed and sank. They were rescued by a shore boat and airlifted to hospital in Montreal with frostbite and injuries. One man, Leo Levesque, aged 72, was also rescued in near perfect condition. A missing crew member remained unaccounted for as search efforts continued.
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MONT JOLIQue
C.P
south shore
air transportation hospital
Montreal
St. Lawrence
Quebec Airways
Godbout
Que
Aurel Gagne
Ste. Urbain
Albert Merin
St. Louis Du Ha Ha
Grande Mallee
Gagne
Morin
cork
Leo Levesque
St. Antonin
Panama Limited Wrecks Near New Orleans Injuring Dozens
The Panama Limited, a Pullman streamlined train, derailed near Ruddock three miles northwest of New Orleans. About 40 passengers were injured as five or six cars of the 13-car train left the track. Emergency crews ferried more seriously hurt passengers to Hammond and Pontchatoula hospitals. Conductor J B Price could not determine the cause, noting torn track and uncertainty if a rail or coupling failure occurred. Engineer Clements was at the controls.
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NEW ORLEANS
Wiiness Central Railroad
Chinge
McComb
Miss
Ruddock
Hammond
Punehitoula
J. BR. Price
Wyta
Clements
railteam
Kyoto Women Campaign for Mayor on Equal Rations Slogan
Yoshiyo Oichi, noted among Japanese women who won seats in the diet, runs for mayor of Kyoto with the slogan Equal sake and tobacco rations for the women of Kyoto. The policy notes men currently receive these rations.
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KYOTO
Yoshiyo Oichi
Japan
Search For Ontario Girl In Niagara Peninsula Mystery
Police in St Catharines Ontario said they found red and blue wrapping paper from Christmas gifts carried by nine year old Marion Rasnuk who disappeared Monday night. The paper matched a drum gift she carried for her baby brother and linked to a sighting near Welland Avenue and Wellington Street of a tall stranger conversing with a girl. A massive search in Niagara Peninsula followed with residents aiding officials while notes on the case remained unresolved.
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BT. CATHARINES
Christemas
Marton Rasnuk
James Anderson
John LePierre
Marion
Welland Avenue
Wellington Street
Betty Smyth
crome
sid
DEAM
John Hasnu
Johnny
Cecile
Margaret
Niagara peninsula
Marines Blamed for Beating in Tangke Near Tientsin
The Social Welfare weekly accuses U S Marines of fatally beating a Chinese factory worker in Tangke near Tientsin on Christmas. He was struck about the head and his right ear severed, with witnesses calling for help as the incident drew international attention.
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TIENTSIN
Social Welfare
U.S
Tangke
SYDNEY
N.S
Datt MacDonald
statlion
NEWS BULLETINS VOTE RECOUNT IN FINAL STAGES
Recount of ballots in Lethbridge civic election nears completion as The Herald reports nine ballot boxes counted and Judge E B Feir preparing to open four other boxes while disputed ballots remain to be considered.
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district court
Lethbridge
Herald
tweathern
E. B. Feir
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INGAPORE
Christmas Island
WARSAW
Boleslaw Siefaneki
VANCOUVER
C.P
OTTAWA
Fred Rose
Cartier
ROME
A.P
Bari
Italy
rheton
EDMONTON
Federel Trede Minitar Mse-Kinnon
medera
Teiewhote
N.W.T
northern mining centre
Northern Constrection company
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