Nehru Urges Peaceful India Move for Independence
India leader in Bombay calls on all forces to refuse orders to shoot. He says India’s ministries move toward independence but revolution may be needed if proper leaders signal it. Auchinleck vows no mass punishment for disorders. ringleaders to be tried. Reports of clashes in Madras as strikes spread. Bombay calm as troops guard key sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOMBAY
Pandit Jawanarlal Nehru
All-India Congress party
Indean
Nehru
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress party
Nehru wreed
India
Claude Auchinleck
Reuters
Madras
Exchange Telegraph
Japs Preparing For April 10 Vote
Tokyo reports Japan's ruling party strengthens for the April 10 national elections. Home Minister Mitsuchi says the ballot will be secret and abuses kept to a minimum. Cabinet allows third parties and candidates to withdraw frozen funds for campaigns while a former miner turned lawyer screens about 3000 candidates to blacklist ultra-Nationalists under Allied directive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKYO
Hines
Chiza Mitsuchi
Dr Adolf Lorenz Dies at 91 in Vienna
Dr Adolf Lorenz, famed manipulative surgeon, dies in Vienna at 91 after twelve years retirement. Born to an Austrian harness maker, he funded medical training by singing in a monastery. HisViennese clinic drew patients worldwide and he visited the United States 1902 onward, treating crippled children before critics and supporters alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Adolf Lorenz
Vienna
guiee
Lorenz
United Statenn
J Oyden Armour
Miss Armour
Captain Thomson Pleads Innocent in Dutch Court Martial
The court martial of Captain D. W. Thomson of Toronto opened in Amsterdam as he pleaded innocent to nine charges tied to amenities control work in Holland. Toronto’s Lt. Col. Philip Tedman, former chairman of the organization, will face trial later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMSTERDAM
C.P. Cable
D. W. Thomson
Toronto
Thomson
Holland
Stanley Lan
dell
Philip Tedman
amenities control organization
CHARGLIS Cant Thomson
Harry Berkelauw
Berkelauw
Canadian war department
FENTON
Landelts tral
Alvin P. Fenton
Clareshalm, Alta
Ellipse
Manchuria Protests Rise Across Chinese Cities
Thousands of Chinese students Boy Scouts and Gal Guides marched in Chungking to demand withdrawal of Soviet forces in Manchuria. Reports say fights between government and communist troops near Mukden, with high level talks planned. Marched in Chengtu and Shanghai as demonstrations spread across campuses and public groups.
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CHUNGKING
Gal Guides
Manchuria
Russia
Chengtu
People’s Daily meantime
Changwu
Mukden
Faku
Chang Chih- Chung
Chou En Lai
Moscow
P. S Foo
Chiang Kai- Shek
New York Transit Strike Called Off After Bargaining
New York City ends a transit crisis as the Transport Workers Union withdraws its demand to be designated sole bargaining agent. Mayor O Dwyer and CIO Chief Murray announce the move after talks. Workers still seek a $22 daily wage increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
C.P
New York City
William O'Dwyer
CIO
Philip Murray
Transport Workers' Union
CJ, U
te city
TEXAS
Houston
Tex
American Federation of Labor
United States
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Poland
Ore
Scranton
Cincinnat
St Louis
delveres
AFL
Teamsters Union
Coal Crisis Hits Britain Throughout February
London February 26 A coal shortage threatens factory closures and possible heating outages as Britain faces dwindling coal stocks. Government says base reserves near one week, while Emanuel Shinwell warns of a difficult three to four weeks but expects enough coal to keep factories running. The crisis stems from winter depletion and heavy reliance on current production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
United Kingdom
Evening News
fuel ministry
uel
Emanuel Shinwell
Easington colliiery
Durham
Britain
France closes frontier with Franco Spain amid Spain danger
The French government orders the border with Franco Spain closed at midnight, citing Spain as a danger to international security. Protests over the execution of two Spanish Republicans continue as France seeks to bolster pressure on Madrid. Demonstrations sweep France and its North African colonies, while labor unions urge refusals to handle shipments to Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOUIS NEVIN
Associated Press
Spain
Georges Bidault
consultative assembly
Madrid
Alcala De Henares
Socialist party of Spain
United States
Great Britain
France
Britain
Francisco Francos
Cristino Garcia
French General Confederation of Labor
World Federation of Trade Unions
Withdrawal Demands as Egyphan Premier Rebuffs Britain
Premier Ismail Sedky Pasha voices protests over disturbances in Cairo and Alexandria and calls for immediate withdrawal of all British troops. Britain has not yet replied, intensifying tensions as Egyptian leadership asserts sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismail Sedky Pasha
Egyphan
Britain
Cairo
Alexandria
Egypt Seeks Immediate British Troop Withdrawal From Cairo
Cairo reports a second Egyptian reply to Britain over last week’s riots in which British troops and institutions were attacked. The main point is believed to be a call for the immediate withdrawal of all British troops from Cairo and Alexandria to ease talks on revising the Anglo Egyptian treaty. Premier Sidky Pasha indicated Britain’s note prompted a written Egyptian reply protesting further British trucks in Cairo amid ongoing unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAIRO
Reuters
Egphan
Alexandria
Sidky Pasha
senate
R J. Bowker
Egypt
Peron Won't Quit Argentine Politics
Buenos Aires February 21 The party candidate Gol Juan Peon Labo issued a postelection statement saying he has no intention of quitting politics or dissolving his party regardless of Sunday's balloting. Peon failed to claim victory while supporters claimed a win. Joseph Tamberini expressed confidence he had defeated Peron.
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BUENOS AIRES
Gol
Juan Peon Labo
Peon
Joseph Tamberini
Peron
Schwalb Trial Jury Named In Alberta Murder Case
MEDICINE HAT Alta Feb 26 A jury of three farmers and three business employees heard evidence in the first of three Nazi prisoner of war murder trials arising from the hanging of Pte August Plaszek in 1943. Chief Justice Howson ordered separate trials to ensure fairness. Sgt Werner Schwalb elected to be tried by judge alone or by judge and jury. he chose judge and jury of six. Wittinger and Kratz were to be tried separately after Schwalb.
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MEDICINE HAT
Alta
Pte
August Plaszek
Afriki Korps
Foreigh Legion
Werner Schwalb
Naz
Plaszak
WwW
R Howson
supreme court of Alberta
Plaszek
L-Cpl
Johannes Wiltinger
Adolf Kratz
Howson
Schwalb
trie
Pliszek
supreme court
the
crown
Wilson
Schwalbhirst
eanet
Wittinger
Kratz
RCMP
Attacks Hit RAF Airfields Spur Palestine Curfew
In Palestine a round-the-clock curfew was declared on all roads except the southern Arab area after gun attacks on RAF airfields. Eleven aircraft were destroyed or damaged as Irgun Zvai Len operatives carried out the strikes at Quastina Petah Tiqvah Lydda and Givat Hashlosha amid house-to-house searches and a curfew on Jewish towns.
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JERUSALEM
Palestine
Givat Hashlosha
RAF
transport command
Quastina
Petsh Tiqvah
Wydda
Irgun Zyal Len
King Christian Improves in Copenhagen Health Bulletin
King Christian of Denmark showing signs of recovery from a mild bout of pneumonia. An official bulletin reported he was feeling better this morning and that the inflammation of his stones was decreasing.
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COPENHAGEN
Reuters
Christian of
Denmark
Moscow Mixup Ends in New Ambassador to Brazil
Report notes a booking error in a London hotel misidentifying Jacob Sortie as Soviet ambassador to Canada. The correction states he is the new Russian ambassador to Brazil, with the mix-up explained by officials.
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Jacob Sortie
London
Eng
Canada
Biazl
Alberta Protest Over Gasoline Price Hike By Federal Order
Edmonton Feb 26 Trade Minister C E Gerhart urged Alberta to protest a 2.42 cent per gallon gasoline rise set to take effect March 18. He linked higher costs to federal subsidy policies and wartime taxes, arguing the move harms agriculture transport and northern industry while calling for removal of a three cent per gallon wartime levy.
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EDMONTON
C E. Gerhart
Alberto
Alberta
Gerhart
K. Conk
Turner Valigy
Turner Valley
prairie provinces
Barring of Legal Advice Protested in Soviet Spy Inquiry
George Kitchen reports a protest over barring legal counsel for detainees in the Soviet spying inquiry at Ostawa. Eleven men and two women have been detained as officials seek detentions, with defense lawyers condemning lack of habeas corpus access and human consideration while families seek access to clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GEORGE KITCHEN
OSTAWA
Justus
St. Lauresti
royal commission
isbtky
H P Hill
Ottawa
Hull
Prim
Mackenzie King
RCMP
Rockcliffe
Horse and Buggy Doctor Retires in Halstead
Halstead Kas Feb 28 Dr Arthur E Hertzler a physician for 54 years famed for The Horse and Buggy Doctor has retired. He announced in a note to nurses at the hospital he founded 44 years ago saying he will keep house with his wife and may plant onions and beans.
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HALSTEAD
Kas
Arthur E. Hertzler
Doc
Spy Inquiry Opened by Order in Council
An order in council passed on Feb 6 opened an inquiry into a Soviet spy ring. It states foreign agents obtained secret information harming Canada and allied powers. The inquiry notes a concerted effort to obtain confidential data from public officials and others in trusted positions.
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OTTAWA
Canada
LONDON
foreign office
Victor Mallet
Madrid
Christine Garcia
Brita
Spain
U.S
WASHINGTON
teally
Chester Bowies
Wage Stabilization Board
Agriculture
Anderson
SASK
EDMONTON
T. C. Douglas
Sanatchewan
Carl J. Stimpfle
Alberta Farmers’ Union
HALIFAX
United Kingdom
United States Wartime Shipping Administration
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Lethbridge
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