G B Shaw Honored On Ninety Birthday Worldwide
London observers mark George Bernard Shaw s 90th birthday with gifts and readings while Shaw himself dismisses calendar constraints. British Shaw Societies host events as he in London contemplates writing and reading, and a New York dinner features remarks noting his age and public attention.
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LONDON
C.P
George Bernard
Abby
Shaw
novoles
Methuselah
Britain
G.B.S
NEW YORK
George Bernard Shaw
England
National Broadcasting Company
Welwyn
Herefordshire
Centenarian club
OPA Returns to Activity After Revival Law
The Office of Price Administration resumes operations in the United States with 142 pricing orders as it reopens after 25 days of dormant status. Meat dairy products poultry grains tobacco and petroleum are among major items exempt from price controls at least until August 20. President Truman explains reluctant support for the revival and warns a special session could follow if inflation accelerates. NAM President Robert R. Wason criticizes OPA but notes industry will keep prices low as possible. OPA later boosts June 30 price levels and lifts controls on many items.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Office of Price Administration
Truman
congress
mo Meads
Robert R. Wason
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
N.A.M
O.P.A
itetg
Ufted
Left Hand Corner of Nuremberg Trial Commentary Ends
London correspondent notes a Watsons College Scot Guards alumnus in the Nuremberg proceedings dwarfs rival prosecutors. Comparisons to Sir David Maxwell Fyfe highlight masterful handling of witnesses and legal strategy amid dramatic courtroom scenes.
King Arrives In England
King Mackenzie King lands in Liverpool aboard the luxury Georgio en route to the Paris peace conference. He expresses optimism about a permanent peace, notes Canada’s stake in a stable Europe, and mentions a non reparations stance. Health Minister Claxton arrives from Montreal, carrying Ross Munro’s Gauntiella Overlord.
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LIVERPOOL
C.P. Cable
Mackenzie King
Georgio
Paris
Luke Hogan
ford
Frederick Hudd
London
EUROPE
Canada
Claxton
Croydon
Montreal
Calgary Boy Victim of Sex Maniac
Calgary July 26 IC.P. The bruised and partially naked body of six year old Donnie Goss was found in bushes on St George's Island after being beaten. Annie, missing since Wednesday, is his sister. Autopsy performed by Dr Lola McLatchie. Inspector Malcolm Boyd led the investigation with two men detained for questioning.
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CALGARY
Donnie Goss
St. George's Island
Annie
Henry Goss
St. John Ambulance
Geraldine Oakley
Leyden
Lola McLatchie
Malcolm Boyd
Warning On Wage Increases Threaten Prices
Ottawa July 26 Donald Gordon prices board chairman warned the commons committee that general wage increases of 18 cents an hour would place unbearable pressure on price control and risk a general strike as strikes disrupt industry affecting 59,000 workers at three plants including Dominion Steel and Coal Sydney Algoma Steel Sault Ste Marie and Steel Co of Canada Hamilton. He said a wage rise for steel could set a Canadian pattern and feared shortages would follow. He noted a 10 cent selling price adjustment might be possible but warned the situation could mark the beginning of widespread disruption.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Donald Gordon
prices board
commetts industrial relations committee
Isbor
Dominion Steel and Coal Corp
Sydney
N.S
Algoma Steel Corp
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
and Steel Co. of Canada
Hamiilton
Gordon
Steel Co of Canada
Clarence Gills
CCF
Cape Breton South
He's Pickin est Man From Hood River
Hood River Oregon July 26 M The pickin est migrant worker in the west maybe in the world is Henry Wooten who picked 2168 pounds of cherries in 12 hours setting a new record and earning $75 He traveled from California to Canada chasing harvests and is said to have earned an average 56 a day over 13 consecutive days He is reported as college educated and described as adept at multiple crops with prior records including 360 boxes of apples in one day and a claimed peach record in California.
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HOOD RIVER
California
Henry Wooten
Webster
Roy Webster
Wooten
Canada
Chelan Wash
Debate Over Co op Tax Skirts Commons Agenda
Ottawa faces key budget votes as debate resumes on income tax changes for the current year. Proposals on taxation of co operatives and mining are unsettled amid opposition protests and reported government tweaks. Also discussed are service personnel taxation and farmer income averaging with a cabinet review pending Friday.
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OITAWA
yiteroay
acing Pikapee
United States
Abbott
Canada
Robert Fair
Battle River
Mr. Fair
Fair
Mystery Letter On Finding Of Tear-Gas Capsules
Montreal police continue retrieving tear gas capsules from the St Lawrence near Pointe Aux Trembles. The tally reached 6,000 with 2,400 pellets found in a raft discovery. An anonymous letter at police HQ claimed orders to dump them and offered details for a reward if published. Also noted was the postwar Canadian Bar Association meeting set for Aug 28-30 in Winnipeg with E K Williams KC presiding.
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Potice
St Lawrence
Pointe-Aux+Trembles
Point+Aux-Trembies
Canadian Bar Association
Winnipeg
Iince
C Binnie
E K Williams
asociation
wil
Arabs Begin Boycott Of All Jewish Goods
In Jerusalem 1 060 000 Arab residents observe a day of mourning after Monday’s King David hotel bombing while calls grow to tighten the boycott on Jewish goods with sanctions against Arabs dealing with Jews. Merchants in Jerusalem Haifa and Jaffa face fines and confiscation of Jewish merchandise with proceeds to the Arab national fund or donated to hospitals. Britain schedules an Arab Jewish leaders conference as talks on immigration and partition continue amid looming U S and Arab League consultation.
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JERUSALEM
C.P
Palestine
King David
Izzat Tannous
national economic committee
Dr. Tannous
Haifa
Jaffa
Arab national fund
Tannous
LONDON
Britain
Jewish agency
Arab League
league
Nahum Goldman
the
Henry F Grady
state department
Truman
Government to announce 1946 wheat price next Tuesday
Ottawa July 26 The Trade Minister MacKinnon stated in the commons that he expects to announce next Tuesday the domestic wheat price and the initial price to be paid to wheat producers for the 1946 47 crop year. Bracken pressed whether the government would indicate the price and any change in the initial price. The minister said a great deal of attention is being given to the matter and noted the 1945 46 crop year ends July 31, so the announcement must come before then.
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OTTAWA
C.B
MacKinnon
commons
John Bracken
Old accusation says Yugoslavia revised at Paris talks
Belgrade reports from July 26 1991 say Yugoslav information ministry denies a Vatican claim that Premier Marshal Tito launched a terror policy against Catholics and executions of priests. Vatican sources cite estimates of priests executed since the war end but say the figures are not exaggerated. More than 40 priests are said to have been tried in recent months.
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ministry of information
Marhsal Tito
Vatican
Yugoslavia
Water and Berries Save Jet Pilot From Death
OTTAWA July 26 10 Prospects were today that Flight Lt William McKenzie would leave ROCAF hospital within a week after surviving 23 days in Ontario wilderness 23 without food. He reunited with wife and mother and described a 24 day struggle including ditching at Helenbar Lake and surviving on berries before rescue. He blamed oxygen equipment failure and fuel exhaustion for the crash near Kapuskasing while en route from Edmonton to Malton.
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OTTAWA
iliam McKensie
ROCAF
Rockcliffe air station
wilds
Ontario
Winnipeg
Extmonton
McKenzie
Robert Leckie
Russian Riddle Ban Francisco July Sir
Australian publisher Sir Keith Murdoch says Russia shapes postwar world. He argues atomic bomb hinges on Russia and warns of future arms race if two worlds not formed. He urges tolerance and a free press to keep humanity informed and prevent deception.
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BAN FRANCISCO
Russia
Keith Arthur Murdoch
world traveller
Associated Press
Melbourne
Sydney
Australia
col
Wintary
Europe
optiumbun
Death For 22 Nazis Is U.S. Demand
U S prosecutors demand trial for 22 Nazi leaders before an international tribunal for war crimes. Justice Jackson limited charges to conspiracy, with other counts—crimes against peace and humanity—handled by French, Irish, and Russian prosecutors. Key defendants include Hermann Goering, Bormann, and Hitler’s inner circle.
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Germany
P—Festle Roberts B. Jackson
United States
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traumeny am
Justice Jackson
Adel Hitler
RITLER Goering
Hitler
supreme court
Martin Bormann
Hiter
fuehrer
Robert fey
Gustav Krup Vor Bohlen
Ruhr
Jackson
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SHAWCROSS BEARD
Hartley Shawcross
Justice Shawcross
cale wattd
Calgary offers reward for boy's murderer
Calgary on July 26 offered a 1000 reward for information leading to the capture of the killer of six year old Donnie Gins. His battered naked body was found Thursday night in the bushes of St. George's Island park in the east end.
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t.P
benial
Donnie Gins
St. George’s Island park
OTTAWA
Donald Gorden
Pricts Beard
cotmmean laboreciationa committee
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Jewish agency for Palestine
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