Nationalists Riddle U.S. Ship With Shellfire
Chinese Nationalist warships shelled the American freighter Flying Arrow off the Yangtze mouth while it attempted to pass the blockade, leaving the ship seaworthy damaged though no crew casualties occurred. Captain Jones sought U.S. government protection for safe passage to Shanghai for repairs.
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China
RMNS
David Jones
Flying Arrow
Yangtze River
Isbrandtsen Lines
United States
Jones
Richardson
Formosa
Black Swan
New York
H. J. Isbrandsten
the line
U.S
Reds Eye Formosa And Tibet
London dispatch reports Communist China staking claims on Formosa Hainan Tibet and the Chinese seat in the United Nations. Chou En-Lai telegraphed U.N. officials demanding expulsion of Chiang Kai-shek's nationalist representative. Pravda and Izvestia pledge future assaults on Formosa Hainan and Tibet as Mao Zedong meets Kremlin leaders. Simultaneous Izvestia accuses the U.S. of aggressive aims toward Formosa and Hainan. The U.N. security council set to convene with T. F. Tsiang as chairman.
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LONDON
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Formosa
Hainan
Tibet
United Nations
Red China
Chou En-Lai
U.N
security council
Pravda
Izvestia
Moscow
Mao Tze- Tung
Kremlin
United States
communist party
U.S
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chou
Peiping New China
Kuomintang
Lake Success
T. F. Tsiang
Four Die in Fire at Duhamel Quebec
Fire in Duhamel Quebec claimed four children among 18 accidental deaths reported by The Canadian Press across eastern Canada during the weekend. Fatalities include a Toronto incident as investigators review multiple cases in the region.
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TORONTO
Duhamel
Que
Canada
Fort Frances and International Falls Bridge Marker
The passage notes Fort Frances on Rainy River opposite International Falls Minnesota, linked by a short bridge. A small Canadian end cairn bears a brass plaque urging friendship and a lesson of peace between Canada and the United States.
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ORT FRANCES
International Falls
Fort Frances
La Verendrye
Rainy river
Rainy lake
Minnesota
Dominion of Canada
United States of America
Chinese Gunmen Rob Hong Kong Bank of $33,000
In Hong Kong the Chase National Bank branch was robbed within ten minutes by six to seven Chinese gunmen. The American manager Frank A. Howard said the theft totaled about 195,090 Hong Kong dollars, roughly 30 000 U.S. dollars, plus around 3 000 in U S currency. Insurance covered the loss.
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HONG KONG
Jan
Chase National Bank
Frank A. Howard
U.S
United States
Howard
Open switch triggers fatal Cranbrook train wreck
Two locomotives collided on the Fassi Ferne siding near Cranbrook killing two. The eastbound passenger struck the freight at speed, wrecking both engines. The engines were dragged five miles to Cranbrook yard with wheels flattened. one engine, number 3730, was cut in two.
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B.C
CRANBROOK
HNL
Fassiferne siding
hezd-on
Cranbrook yard
Fassiferne
E.C
C.P.R
C. Wormington
Kimberley
Herald Engraving
Election rumors swirl after Attlee Sandringham visit
Whitehall buzzed with talk of a dissolution of parliament after Prime Minister Attlee visited King George VI at Sandringham. Rumors suggest a February election, though no date has been confirmed. The cabinet meets at Downing Street tomorrow, with expectations Attlee may announce the election date.
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LONDON
Whitehall
Attlee
Sandringham
Downing Street
Attice
Eddy Match Company Dominates Canadian Industry Claim
A Royal Commission report accuses Eddy Match Company Ltd of Pembroke Ontario and four Quebec subsidiaries of price fixing and restraint of trade to stifle competition. It cites resale price maintenance and minimum retail price enforcement to block new players and protect domestic producers. The commission urges tariff reviews to avoid excluding foreign competition as it continues on page two.
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EDDY CO
nakes
Eddy Match Company, Ltd
Pembroke
Ont
Quebec
Commonwealth Match Company
St. Johns
Canada Match Company
Federal Match
Hull
Valcourt Company
Montreal
Eddy Match
combines investigation commission
Nehru urges prosperity as shield against Communism at Colombo talks
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told a Commonwealth foreign ministers conference in Colombo that boosting Asiatic prosperity is the best weapon against Communism in Asia. The session, devoted to averting war and halting the spread of communism, opened as China’s Communist victory looms.
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COLOMBO
Ceylon
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Asia
Nehru
China
Major soft coal strike halts 37000 workers in U S
In a second nationwide stoppage, more than 37,000 soft coal miners across Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia walked out. Pitt Consolidation Coal and several steel firms reported mine closures as workers followed a sign reading No contract no work. UMW President John L. Lewis ordered three days of work weekly despite the contract expiring June 30.
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PITTSBURGH
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
United States
steel
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Rivesville
W Va
Pitt Consol
UMW
John L. Lewis
Tuesday's Conference How To Amend Constitution Is Big Problem
Ottawa January 9 The Dominion Provincial conference opens in the House of Commons at 10 30 a m to decide amendments to the constitution The prime minister will preside and provincial premiers attorneys generals are expected Presentations lack fixed proposals as cabinet members and officials prepare a defined position The main task is to settle a formula for constitutional changes and the jurisdictional borders between federal and provincial powers
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RB. K. CARNEGIE
Herald
Ottawa
Dominion
House of Commons
St. Laurent
Justice
Garson
Defence
Claxton
Martin
Bradley
Lapointe
R. G. Robertson
Privy Council
63 Die in Canada U S Fires Across North America
A weekend fire wave killed 63 people in the United States and Canada, injuring many and leaving over 40 homeless. Mercy Hospital in Davenport Iowa saw 40 women die in a locked psychiatric ward blaze, while a Duhamel Quebec house fire killed four Faubert children ages nine months to ten years.
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CHICAGO
United States
Canada
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Duhamel
Que
miles parthead
Ottawa
Leopold Faubert
Missing Men Not In Trouble Near Whitehorse
RC MP and RC C AF called off the search for seven overdue men near Whitehorse Yukon after establishing they appeared safe. An R C A F plane spotted two men dismantling equipment along the abandoned Canol pipeline 1 000 miles northwest. Supplies were dropped but no trouble found. Signs of activity between two camps ten miles apart indicated the operation continued. Flying Officer Bert Madill reported spotting a well loaded truck traveling northeast along the Canol road between Johnsons Crossing and the Alaska highway.
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EDMONTON
Whitehorse
Yukon
R.C.M.P
RC.A.F
R.C.A.F
Canol
RC MLP
aicraft
Bert Madill
Madill
Johnson's Crossing
Truman Budget Seeks 412 Billion Spending Rise and Tax Hikes
President Truman proposed a 412 billion budget to Congress, warning taxes must rise to avoid deeper red ink while defense and Cold War costs dominate. He offered a moderate tax increase but did not set a balanced-budget date, outlining a 1951 plan with 30 billion for defense and foreign affairs and substantial domestic outlays.
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Associated Press
ASHINGTON
Truman
congress
United States
Russia
defence
U.S
White House
Explosion in Calgary Saturday rocks Manchester district
An explosion at a machinery company in south Calgary’s Manchester district caused extensive damage to a small lean-to but no injuries were reported. Fire officials blamed a propane gas tank while company officials dispute this explanation.
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CALGARY
Manchester
Rumors Link Smyth to Quebec Admiralty Judgeship
Unofficial reports name Mr. Justice Arthur I. Smyth of Montreal Supreme Court as a possible successor to Hon. Lucien Cannon in Quebec district court’s admiralty seat. Rumors circulate about forthcoming exchequer court appointments.
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Arthur I. Smyth
superior court
Montreal
exchequer court
Lucien Cannon
Quebec City
Quebec
admiralty
Signs Of Break In Cold Sweep Across Canada
A rapid warmup from the Great Lakes moves northeast ending the severe cold that hit eastern Canada the weekend. Ottawa Montreal Toronto Edmonton Saskatoon Winnipeg Halifax Saint John report deep lows with heavy snowfall in places. western regions forecast subzero highs and a return of cold.
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Great Lakes
Canada
London
Cnt
Saskatoon
Edmonton
mercury
Manitoba
OLTAWA
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Val D’Or
Quebec
Maritimes
Halifax
Saint John
Edmonton talks on school accommodation plans set
Alberta Education Minister Casey to meet with three Southern Alberta city school boards this week to discuss proposed pupil accommodation plans for those living outside school boundaries. Meetings with Calgary Thursday Lethbridge Friday and Taber Saturday also cover school grants.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Casey
Tasty
Calgary
Lethbridge
Taber
MONTREAL BANK
MONTREAL
Bank of Toronto
GUAY
FES
STEEL
PITTSBURGH
United States
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
U.S. NORTHWEST
SPOKANE
Wash
Washington
Idaho
Bonners Ferry
Spokane County
ROME
Modena
Richard Morin
Rosemount
John Anatiuk
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Roy W. Milner
Alberta Pacific Grain Company Ltd
board of grain commissioners
D. A. Mac Gibbon
Winnipeg
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