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Lethbridge Herald

Location

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Date

Jul 02, 1948

Page

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Yugoslav Communists appeal to Stalin over Cominform charges

About 15,000 Yugoslav Communist members sent a telegram to Joseph Stalin urging him to expose the Cominform’s false accusations against Premier Tito and his lieutenants. The mass meeting voiced loyalty to Tito and sought continued friendship with the Soviet Union, while denouncing the Cominform as lying slander.

Cominform Marshal Tito ELGRADE A.P Yugoslavia Stalin Communist international information bureau Yaroslav Andrei A. Zhdanov central committee Russian Communist party Moscow Belgrade Tito Russia party ang central committee Soviet Union Tass Pravda Communist party Rome Markos Vafiades Yugaslav Communist party United Nations commissions Communist central committee of Slovenia London Albania Borba Trieste free territory Yugoslav

Finland votes in parliamentary elections

Finland ends the day with six parties contesting 200 seats in the single house. Observers expect the Communist backed Popular Democratic bloc to lose ground while Social Democratic and Agrarian groups gain seats amid calm weather.

HELSINKI Finland Popular Democratic bloc Social Deimo- Seang Agrarians

Cotton Wins British Open at Muirfield in record 284

Henry Cotton captured the British Open title at Muirfield for the third time defeating a star-studded international field. He shot 284 for 72 holes, one stroke better than the tournament record.

MUIRFIELD Britain golder Henry Cotton

Six Children Shot Dead In Australian Family Tragedy

In Glen Innes New South Wales six children were found killed in a three room shack with their father Charles Hall charged with murder. Hall 65 is hospitalized under guard. mother recovering from birth in a maternity hospital.

SYDNEY Australia Pejlee Glen Innes New South Wales Charles Hall fio

New butter preserves without refrigeration via CSIR and Queensland Dairy Board

The Left Hand Corner reports a CSIR and Queensland Dairy Board developed butter that lasts without refrigeration. The process yields two butter fats with minimal water and high purity, producing standard quality butter when diluted with water. Research suggests other methods fail due to microscopic water-filled cavities, and the dairy industry anticipates strong demand for stable butter.

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Queensland Dairy Board Queensland

Dominion Day Observed Safely Across Canada

A Canadian Press survey reports a relatively light fatalities Dominion Day with three plane crash deaths in Ontario, two Quebec victims from hitchhiker shootings, and multiple weather and celebratory events across the country. Ontario, Quebec, and western provinces logged the week’s deaths, while festivities continued with picnics, sports days, and close government hospitality in Ottawa.

Dominion Alberta Canada Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia Manitoba Saskatchewan British Columbia drsmings Mary Zapotochny Romarno Man Winnipeg Stoney Mountain Sophie R. J. Stewart Milton Dibblee Ladner B.C Chapleau John Oltean Welland Ont Lyla Chambers Lian McCorkin Ann

Falkenburg Wins Wimbledon Title in Five Sets

London July 2. Bob Falkenburg a 22 year old American from Hollywood beat Australia’s John Bromwich to win the Wimbledon men’s singles championship. Scores were 7-5 0-6 6-2 3-6 7-5 in a dramatic five set final.

LONDON C.P Bob Falkenburg Hollywood Calif Australa John Bromwich

Edmonton Firms Win Gravel Contracts Across Alberta

Edmonton based Doncaster Construction Company received a 20512 contract to gravel a road between Wetaskiwin and Camrose. Assiniboig Construction Company of Calgary was awarded a 26280 contract to grade a highway stretch from Medicine Hat to Burdet t Asia.

EDMONTON Assiniboig, Construction Company Calgary Medicine Hat Burdett Asia Wetaskiwin Camrose Doncaster Construction Company

Prorogation Of Session As Liberal Convention Looms

OTTAWA July 2 Liberal headquarters buzzes as parliament prorogues ahead of the August 5 national Liberal convention. Delegates over 1 000 will help form a new platform and choose a successor to Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Rumors swirl over leadership bids by St Laurent Gardiner and cabinet stars. King says he will resign as prime minister after the convention barring unforeseen circumstances.

OTTAWA national Liberal Mackenzie King King St. Laurent Gardiner Defence Claxton Martin Abbott Cherrier Howe Premie Garson Manitoba Macdonald Nova Scotia Ontario Glengarry Lim SG Laurent Agriculture

Notable Deaths Listed Across North American Obituaries

New York geophysicist Frank Richer aged 56, holder of 48 patents in the United States and abroad. Bethune France mourns Antoine Petain, 87, younger brother of Marshal Philippe Petain. Montreal reports Mrs. John W. Peck, 94, widow of the clothing manufacturer J. W. Peck.

ELOGOS NEW YORK Frank Richer United States BETHUNE France Antoine Petain Marshal Philippe Petain MONTREAL John W. Peck J. W. Peck

Death of Mrs Susan Blackader in Calgary

Mrs Susan Louise Blackader 0 matron of Wood's Christian Home for children died in hospital after an operation She had cared for 98 foster children at the home since 1944 The forecast calls for cooler weather with temperatures ranging from 50 to 81 degrees in Lethbridge and district and a high of 76 degrees expected Friday.

CALGARY Susan Louise Blackader Wood's Christian Home for children Lethbridge Kenyon Field meteorological office

Calgary shoe shiner attacked by two suspects

Fern Yusezuk, a middle aged Calgary shoe shiner, lies in hospital after an assault on Wednesday night. Police say two men have admitted partial involvement, but no arrests are yet made.

CALGARY C.P Fern Yusezuk tocay

King hints at wartime path as Liberal leadership looms

Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the Commons he will not seek the next session but may remain if circumstances demand. He warned Western Europe could worsen without aid and noted a possible world war before a successor is chosen. Sisley Cote and others resigned from the cabinet as leadership races begin.

OTTAWA MacKenzie King Commons Hinz King Jas Western Europe thana Kirg

Police on Trail of Quebec Killer

Mautite Lebel, 35, a backwoods trucker, is detained as a material witness in the Dominion car shotgun slaying of Louis Philippe Breton and Wilfrid Dumais near St. Modests on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Coroner Dr. Marcel Catellier reported Breton was in the front seat with Dumais’ driver and another man when the crime occurred.

RIVIERE DE LOUP Que Mautite Lebel Dominion St. Modests here Louis Philippe Breton Trois Pistoles La Banque Canadienne Nationale Wilfrid Dumais Riviere Du Béup St. Lawrence Dumais Trulg Pistoles Marcel Catellier

No Election Hint From Mr Manning

Premier E C Manning gave no date for a provincial election in Alberta in a radio address. He urged tax relief and a royal commission to study Canada freight rates while criticizing Communist agitators and political rivals for trying to force an election date. He praised public support for the government and called for continued enthusiastic cooperation.

CALGARY E. C. Manning Alberta Canada Manning C.C.Frers tisteneca Incre Canadas

New Decree Shields Berlin Under Soviet Rule

Berlin authorities report a Soviet order designating Frau Louise Schröder as sole interlocutor for Berlin city affairs, nullifying other occupation powers. The move, announced by Hermann Mattern of the Soviet backed people’s council, pushes Berlin toward a unified Soviet zone economy amid contested blockades. Western officials urge steps to end the blockade and sustain the airlift to supply western sectors.

ERLIN Berlin Frau Louise Schroeder Hermann Mattern people's council Mattern cic e Willem Draper United States army United States Draper United States Air Force Germany Pinny

Salvage Of Peace Plans In Middle East Faces Rejection

Count Bernadotte seeks to salvage Palestine peace plans in Cairo as Arab League states reject sending representatives to his Rhodes HQ. In Jerusalem he works with Jewish leaders on truce issues and food allotments for 160000 Jews. Moshe Sharett discussed truce concerns with civic leaders while Archbishop Testa surveys religious buildings for damage.

CAIRG Forxe Bernadette Cairo Palestine Arab League Bernadotte Rhodes United Nations Palestine JERUSALEM Moshe Shertok Teraeli Gustavo Testa vaca BUCHAREST Cominform

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