Planes Fire On Invaders Planes Fire On Invaders
Greek communique reports nationalist planes inflict severe losses on guerrillas fleeing northeast of Ioannina as ground forces advance. War Minister Stratos warns of a larger guerrilla offensive along the northwest frontier. The UN Balkan sub-commission heads to Ioannina for inquiry amid disputes over site.
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Associated Press
Ioannina
George Stratos
Greece
Albania
Suh
Balkan
United Nations
Salonika
G. P. Gasparov
Russia
U.N. commission
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
eatlier
Konitsa
Yoannina
Phiortha
Charge 2 In Sea Mystery Arrests In Stowaway Death
Montreal police hold Bernard Mountain 29 and Malifay chief steward plus Edward Walsh 24 for manslaughter in the death of a stowaway aboard the Maria G. Police say the ship’s crew feared solitary confinement and allowed the stowaway to die.
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BERNARD MOUNTAIN
Saint John
Mana G
Quebec
Montreal
China
C.P. Bernard Mountain
Malifay
Edward Walsh
N.B
Maria G
Hilaire Beauregard
Beauregard
Leon Pronovost
Roland Aubuchon
Harry
Shanghai
Bishop of Darwin His 150 Wives Start Pilgrimage Home
The Left Hand Corner notes Dr. Francis Xavier Gsell the bishop of Darwin travels from Dar win aboard a small motor ship on the first stage of a pilgrimage to his Alsace Lorraine home. The mission bishop famed for his 130 wives at Bathurst Island and for marrying off wives to other husbands returns after 50 years with his second visit in 25 years. He was born near Strasbourg educated in Issoudun Rome and arrived in Australia in 1897. He speaks French Italian German and now English and has long led Catholic work in northern Australia through Port Moresby and Darwin.
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Darwin
Alsace- Lorraine
Francis Xavier Gsell
Strasbourg
Issoudan
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
beca
Rome
Australia
Papua
Port Moresby
Bathurst Island
Names Missing Airmen Reported Near Halifax
HALIPAS July 18 The navy announced the missing Firefly airmen near Clam Harbor 42 miles east of Halifax are Lieut John L Lamon and Lieut Robert M Galbraith both RC N The fogbound search was lifting with planes possible aloft by noon Two wheels from the missing plane were later found near Halifax as wreckage search continues China Battle Brewing near Szepingkai Southeast of Szepingkai a large scale clash between Nationalist and Communist forces is developing according to Mukden reports
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navy
Clam Harbor
Halifax
John L. Lamon
R.C.N
Toronto
Robert M. Galbraith
Milton
seaboard
RCAF
macon
Lieut
Lamon
naval sir
Eastern Passage
Morris Grant
Ostrea Lake
N.S
CHINA
NANKING
Szepingkai
Mukden
JERUSALEM
APJ
Superial
King George Ave
GREECE
WASHINGTON
Charles Eaton
house of representatives foreign affairs committee
America
Russia
EDMONTON
C.P
Kenneth C. Royall
JUSTICE FORD
DAlton McCarthy Ford
Alberta
Frank Ford
Alberta supreme court
Ford
University of Alberta
NEVADA CITY
Calif
tlice
Truman Veto Overridden in House Vote on Tax Cut
The House approved the Republican backed 4.0 billion tax cut by 299 to 108, with 63 Democrats joining 236 Republicans to surpass the two thirds needed. Senate vote expected later. Taft previews action as Republicans press the veto against Truman. The bill would cut taxes 30 percent for the lowest incomes to 10.5 percent for incomes above 302,000.
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WASHINGTON
house of representatives
Truman
senate
house
Robert Taft
Rep
Ohio
senate Republican policy committee
Vatican hints at shift in stance toward communism and war
Rome July 14 Reuters reports two articles by Count Giuseppe Dalla Torre former chief editor of the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano suggesting a possible readjustment of the Holy See toward war and Communism. He urges Western powers to understand Communism and reexamine neutrality in ideological conflict.
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ROME
Reuters
Giuseppe Dalla Torre
Vatican
OUsservatore Romano
Holy See
Vatican City
Osservatore Romano
secretariat of state
CHURCH
Count Dalla Torre
Kilted Chiefs Attend Royal Garden Party in Scotland
In Edinburgh Holyrood House hosts the royal garden party with more than 7,000 guests including kilted Highland chieftains. The King Queen Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten mingle for nearly two hours on the palace lawns while thousands view from the terraces. Sir Harry Lauder among notable attendees.
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EDINBURGH
Holyrood House
Scotand
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Margaret
Harry Lauder
Sinking of Ramdas Claims Hundreds as Survivors Plunge
Grim search continues off Bombay as 693 believed lost after the coastal vessel Ramdas capsized in monsoon seas. Rescue boats and Royal Indian Navy units comb the Arabian Sea while relatives wait at the ferry wharf. Only 11 of 39 crew and 11 passengers survive.
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BOMBAY
India
Ramdas
Royal Indian navy
Tne Ramdas
Gull island
Colaba Point
Bombay harbor
A. Buch
Bombay Steam Navigation Company
Rewas
Rewas creek
Rewas village
British Earl Fined for Cashing Cheques in Cannes Case
The Seventh Earl of Warwick was fined £1,150 84,600 after pleading guilty to cashing two cheques in Cannes in violation of British treasury regulations. Prosecutor F. D. Barry said the cheques were found with an unidentified American soldier, seized by Swiss authorities while attempting to smuggle currency and cheques from France to Switzerland.
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LONDON
Seventh Earl of Warwick
Parliament Prorogued After Five Month Canadian Session
The third session of Canada’s 20th Parliament ended at 1 05 a m after a five month sitting from January 30. Debates on wartime controls and economic woes reflected a nation moving from war to peace. Justice Kerwin prorogued Parliament until August 26 with provisional dates to follow in the Canada Gazette.
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OMTAWA
Patrick Kerwin
Viscount Alexander
Justice Kerwin
Canada
Mackenzie King
Royal Assent Granted to India Freedom Independence on Aug Fifteen
London July 18 The royal assent was given to the Indian independence bill ending nearly 200 years of British rule. The act sets August 15 as the day India and Pakistan become dominions with Prime Minister Attlee and Sir Stafford Cripps among the attendees in the ceremonial chamber.
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ONDON
India
Pakistan
Lord Jewitt
hour of lords
Sir Geoffrey Blake
house of commons
Douglas Clifton Brown
lords
Attlee
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Vancouver Woman Slain In California
Vancouver visitor Mrs. Martian Davidson Newton, 36, was found slain near Ocean Cliff park in San Diego after a suspected rape strangulation. She had arrived from Vancouver and last seen alive after a downtown dance. Police sought a killer as investigators noted two escorts and a trip to Tijuana.
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SAN DIEGO
Calif
California
Martian Davidson Newton
Vancouver
B.C
Ocean Cliff
James Reeves
dinedance
TIJUANA
Newton
Ward W. Robbins
Le Jolla
Nazi Leaders Transferred to Spandau Prison in Berlin
Rudolf Hess and six other prominent Nazi criminals arrived at Spandau prison in Berlin to serve sentences from 10 years to life. The transfer from Nuernberg was secret, delayed for four-power agreement, and aimed at preventing contact or demonstrations.
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BERLIN
Rudolf Hess
Nalcar
Nuernberg
Spandau
red brick
Herlin
Hess
Walther Funk
Erich Reeder
Baldur Von Schirach
Albert Speer
Baro Constantin Von Neurath
Bohemia and Moravia
Karl Doenitz
Toronto nurse killed in delt strangle at cabin near Cochrans
A jury ruled the 22 year old Toronto nurse was murdered by a person or persons unknown after a weekend party at a secluded cabin last June 21 near Cochrans. The report notes she was strangled with a delt strangling method.
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VALAIR
VANDERLET
Toronto
Cochrans
Exodus 1947 refugees clash with British on ship near Haifa
About 4 500 Jewish immigrants on the refugee ship Exodus battled a 56 man British boarding party at Haifa. British reports say two refugees were killed and three crew injured as smoke bombs steam jets and tear gas were used. Five destroyers escorted the vessel toward Haifa where detainees would be sent to Cyprus camps.
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Associated Press
ERUSALEM
Haifa
United States
President Warfield
ree
Cyprus
Palestine
Europe
Royal Navy
Nurse Slain After Party in Ontario Cabin Case
4 coroner's jurors ruled 2-year-old Valair Vandebelt of Toronto murdered by unknown persons after a weekend party at a secluded Sliver Queen Lake cabin on June 21. The Vancouver jury noted excessive bleeding from a fractured skull aided by strangulation. Police inquiry continues as hospital regulations are probed for laxity. Ontario Health Minister Kelley announced a probe into Minto hospital after Crown denounced control failures. He ordered checks on testimony about late hours and nurses staying away from the residence.
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COCHRANE
Valair Vandebelt
Toronto
Sliver Queen Lake
Taranto
W. J. Franks
Ontario
Kelley
rirges
Minto hospital
Velah Vandablet
brunette
tesk
Ethiopia Rejects UN Aid Survey for Reconstruction
Ethiopia Thursday turned down a United Nations offer for aid in reconstructing war-devastated areas. A telegram said Ethiopia has made considerable progress and urged the UN focus on countries more recently liberated.
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LAKE SUCCESS
Ethiopia
United Nations
U.N
Concepcion Captured by Government Troops in Paraguay
Reuters reported that Paraguayan government forces seized Concepcion, insurgent HQ, and captured rebel leader Gen. Rafael Franco along with members of General Francia's staff. The government said civil war nears end after four months and rebels previously controlled large areas.
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Reutersi
Comcepcion
Rafael Franco
France
Paraguay
Fratteo
Moriniga
Consepcion
Asundieh
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