Protests Rally Over Slow Repatriation Across British Forces
Reuters reports RAF strikes and mass walkouts across India and Singapore as crews protest delays in repatriation and demobilization. At Lahore 850 men quit. at Cawnpore 5,000 workers pressed a 16 point demand. Air leaders warn against disorder while Seletar workers resume after assurances. Attlee to address Commons on Middle East resistance and strikes.
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BOMBAY
Reuters
R.A.F
India
Lahore
Cawnpore
ir Keith Park
R.A
Southeast Asia
Seletar air base
Singapore
Seletar
Air headquarters
royal
ATTLEE
LONDON
house of commons
R.A. personnnel
Middle East
Ceylon
Shot Pa Down Just Like Hog In Ozark Feud
In Vienna Missouri a 31 year old mother Mrs Henry Westerman and her 43 year old neighbor Ben French were sentenced to prison terms while the couple's 15 year old son received a 12 year term for participating in a murder plot against the boy's father. The trio pleaded guilty to murder charges after confessions stated the youth shot his father at midnight with a rifle following instigation by his mother and French. The town held schools closed and crowds gathered for the verdict in this major Ozark case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JEFFERSON CITY
Ozark hills
Henry Westerman
Ben French
Gene Westerman
Ozark
Vienna
Hamp Rothwell
Kansas
Sedentary Cecils and Chamberlains Highlight Victorian Legacy
The London correspondent notes the Cecil family favors sedentary living, contrasting with athletic ideals. It mentions Lord Salisbury’s eight children, four living, including Lady Seiberne and Lord Quickswood, who now lives in Bournemouth. Debates in the Lords no longer attract him as when he sat in the Commons with Lord Hugh Cecil, possibly the last MP to quote Greek there.
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Lord Birkenhead
Winston Churchill
Cecils
London
Ottawa dournel
Showdown as U S strikes near settlement in Detroit and Washington
In Washington and Detroit labor officials push for quick end to steel and General Motors stoppages. Mediation set for GM dispute as government seeks to recall up to 1,000,000 workers. Steel shutdown threatens U.S. manufacturing with widespread layoffs across unions and industries. Benjamin F. Fairless travels to consult with officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
United States
General Motors
Washington
Detroit
Schwelienbach
James Dewey
G.M
CLO-United Auto
iron and steel
labor department
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
U.S
United Steelworkers
Husky Team Suffers From Common Colds
Vegreville January 29. Four of the nine White horse to Winnipeg dogs are sick not from distemper but from common colds. The team, despite sulphan pills, left Vegreville today for the next leg eastward after reaching here from Edmonton yesterday. Paul Belanger, party manager, reported the four affected dogs among the nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VEGREVILLE
Alla
Whitehorse-to-Winnipeg
Edmonton
Paul Belanger
Vancouver council weighs hotel as veterans housing
The Citizens' Rehabilitation Council of Vancouver considers operating the old Hotel Vancouver as a veterans housing project under a federal guarantee. A four point financing plan would see city funds and equipment donated by the board of trade, with federal aid for initial and operating costs. Negotiations for a new lease with Canadian Pacific Railway are urged, with possible council approval and funding recommendations to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VANCOUVER
Citizens’ Rehabilitation Council of
Veterans
Jan Mackenzie
Canadian
Legion
Mackenzie
board of trade
J. W. Cornet
Canadian Pacific Railway
rehabilitation council
Ilsley
Arctic Night Rescue Saves Gill From Acute Appendix
In Clyde River 600 miles north of the Arctic Circle Maj Don Maunz US Air Force doctor parachuted into a blizzard to operate in an ice house. Gill, a US government radio forecaster from St. John’s, believed death near after a message warned he must reach hospital or die. Maunz landed despite ice, performed the operation in flying gear, saving 44 year old Gill.
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TORONTO
Clyde River
Arctic Circle
Gill
Don Maunz
United States Air Force
St. John’s
United States
timn
Port Churchill
Man
deector
U.S
Presque Isle
Maine
Maj. Mann
Col. Pill Haskell
Maunz
Germany Prisoner Evacuation From Canada to Britain Planned
About 34,000 German prisoners in Canada to be evacuated to the United Kingdom starting next month, with movement depending on transport. Defence and external affairs say a London-brokered agreement enables the plan, though further movement to Germany may be delayed by housing and food shortages. Many prisoners work in camps across Alberta and other provinces under international conventions. Some inmates have sought to stay, but few were granted permission.
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Britain
Germany
UAWA
C.P
external affairs department
Canada
United Kingdom
defence department
Europe
London
Alberta
Ontario
Manitoba
Dominion
Lethbridge
Alta
Domin Niort
commons
Withwright
Seebee
Evacuation Planned for Canadian German POWs to Britain
Ottawa announced that nearly 25 000 German prisoners of war held in camps at Lethbridge and Medicine Hat will be evacuated to Britain over the coming months. Training and planning are complete for rapid movement across the Atlantic, with guards prepared and lists partly assembled for early departures.
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Lethbridge
Medicine Mat
Europe
Ottawa
Britain
Herald
Canada
revo
Atlantic
Medicine Hat
Canadian Pacific Earnings Fall to 1940s Low in 1945
Canadian Pacific Railway reports 1945 net earnings of 36,054,334 dollars, down from 43,159,664 dollars in 1944, a 7,105,330 dollar drop and the lowest annual net since 1940. Gross earnings dip to 316,100,358 dollars, while expenses rise to 284,055, effectively cutting yearly profit. December figures show net at 3,217,981 dollars with gross 25,019,197 and expenses 21,801,836, the smallest December total since 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MONTREAL
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
John Brumwell Dies of Injuries in Yard Accident
John Brumwell a Lethbridge railwayman aged 50 died at 12 45 p m from injuries suffered in a Macleod yard accident this morning He lost both feet and the cause remains under investigation by railway police The death ends a critical injury incident in which Brumwell was severely harmed and later succumbed to his wounds
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John Brumwell
Lethbridge
Macleod
Cadet Graduates Helped Canada in War, Says Merritt
Lt Col Cecil Merritt praised Royal Military College Kingston graduates at a Vancouver reception for Gen Crerar. He said cadet alumni produced 56 brigadiers and five air Commodores for the Canadian armed forces in the Second World War, a contribution he called nationally known.
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VANCOUVER
Cecil Merritt
H. G. D. Crerar
Seco
Royal Miliary College
Kingston
Merritt
Vancouver Burrard
Chilean cabinet reshuffled after deadly Santiago riot
Chilean cabinet changes place military men in new posts as government imposes a 60 day siege and strict censorship after a riot between police and labor demonstrators left several dead and many injured. Troops patrol Santiago while workers threaten an immediate strike and blame shifts between police and the Workers Federation.
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VAUGHN BRYANT SANTIAGO
Santago
Renardo Thallez
Ranera
Workers’ Federation
Plaza Bulnes
fred
Sailor Admits Hoax By Clyde Blackburn
A Canadian Press report details Anthony Asprea admitting a hoax about army induction and a naval deserter claim. The Toronto native Robert Satlor spoke with Navy HQ, admitting he posed as a Royal Canadian Navy veteran while vacationing in the United States, prompting international publicity before embassy scrutiny prompted surrender and clarification.
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CLYDE BLACKBURN
Gta
WASHINGTON
navy
Canada
naval headquarters
Anthony F. Asprea
eran
Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve
United States
Robert Bate
Toronto
Chilliwack
B.C
Daisy Williams
Asprea
United States Navy
serevice
New York
Ashprea
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Robert
Canadian Trainmen Seek 26 Percent Wage Boost
J. Hendrick, vice-president of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, said the union has applied to the National War Labor Board for a 26 percent wage increase. He noted railway companies would not agree to any wage adjustments, and no strike vote has been held among about 18,000 members.
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FTORONTO
C.P.J—J. J. Hendrick
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
National War Labor Board
Nomination of Norwegian Foreign Minister for UN Post
The Norwegian foreign minister has been nominated for an important post as secretary by several members of the United Nations Organization. The move signals Norway’s push to place a top diplomat in the UN leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
secretar aeveral
United Nations Organization
Fire Dictator Fallow Telegrams Pile Up in Alberta Snow Blockade
Calgary January 29 Residents of Cochrane filled telegrams to Premier Manning demanding action as seven feet of snow closed roads isolating the town. Local officials blame public works minister Fallon for delays and argue government equipment runs constantly to keep main routes open. Milk shipments halt and mail undelivered as the district waits for relief and a solution to the ongoing transport impasse.
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CALGARY
C.P
Cochrane
FE. C. Manning
Alberta
W. A. Fallon
Manning
Cayeechims
FALLOW
J. W. Boothby
Nominee for UN secretary general chosen after big power talks
Jan 29 London. Trygve Lie of Norway, a cabinet minister and lawyer diplomat, was nominated by the five permanent U.N. members for secretary general. The choice followed a compromise after a Stettinius room session. Earlier the United States backed L. B. Pearson and Russia backed Lie. A separate UN body approved a US proposal to seek more funds for relief and rehabilitation. Russia and Iran planned talks to resolve a border dispute as Tehran said prem ier Ahmed Qavam ordered talks with Soviet officials. A new Iranian government may shift toward Russia.
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JACK SMITH
LONDON
Trygve Lie
Norway
world security council
United Nations Organization
Edward RK. Stettinius
United States
L. B. Pearson
Washington
Russia
Lie
Moscow
U.N.O
general assembly
Paul- Henri Snaak
Belgium
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United Nations
Iran
security council
Ahmed Qavaim
premir
Tehran
Tranian U.N.Q
Andrei Vishim
Calgary Veterans Challenge to Match Elected Members
Calgary veteran leader W. Russell of No 1 Branch calls Canada wide Legion groups to outpace Calgary in sending elected officials to public office. He asks the Dominion Command to develop a formula to bring branch members into political roles. The Calgary group lists nine MPs MLAs and aldermen as branch members.
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CALGARY
Z. W. Russell
Tus
Legion
scrdss Canada
Dominion Command
Ottawa
Russell
M.L.aA
Dominion Comtinend
Mr. Russell
Calgary Legion
Douglas Harkress
M.P
Andrew Davison
A. Jd. EB. Lesmer
F.C. Colborne
MI.A
GM and CLO Resume Wage Talks Amid Strike
James F. Dewey, special federal labor mediator, said GM and the CIO United Auto Workers agreed to renew wage negotiations on a 10 day strike, with details to be worked out and a goal to present a plan by Wednesday. Babe Prats expelled from NHL and Maple Leaf Club for conduct prejudicial to hockey. Veteran training benefits proposed to rise to 370 monthly for singles and 100 for married, with one year training on the job to be provided without charge. Opposition to British coal bill pledged. Gouin supports alliance with Britain and broader nationalisation program. Calgary parents facing case dismissed for failing to provide necessities for their five month old son who died of septicemia.
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CLO
DETROIT
James F. Dewey
General Motors
United Automobile Workers union
Dewey
Werdnendty
BABE PRATS
MONIXREAL
C.F
Walter
Babe) Prats
Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey club
National Hockey league
Toronto Maple Laat Hockey Ciab
Link
Mervyn
Red) Dutton
NWUL
EDMONTON
Junior Chamber of Commerce rehabilitation committee
LONDON
Reuters
Shinwell
Ddill
house of commons
house of fords
GOUIN
BRITAIN
PARIS
Felix Gouin
constituent assembly
Russia
Great Britain
France
CALGARY
C.P
Harry Holman
Walter Jackit Holman
D.C. Sluckair
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Seyed Hassan Taquizadeh
United Nations’ Organization
HUSKY
Coast Hotel
Citizens’ Rehabilitation Council
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C.P.R
Turre
Sailor
ead
SATLOR
Ask Manning
USS
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