Riots in Brussels and Belgian turmoil hit Leopold crisis
Anti Leopoldist unrest paralyzed Liege with a state of siege and mass protests in Brussels. Troops and gendarmes clashed with demonstrators as Socialist leaders urged order while rumors of a rebel government circulated. Antwerp port and power facilities faced shutdowns amid strikes. In Asia, American forces held firm on the Korean front with heavy fighting and ongoing Allied air assaults around Kumchon and Hwanggan.
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RUSSELS
Belgium
Brussels
Liege
Chasseurs Ardennais
Leopold
France
Place de Brouchere
Adolphe Max
Place Rogier
Madame Isabel Blum
Rue Neuve
Hainaut
Charlero
Mons
Royal Opera House
Antwerp
Scheldt
Flanders
Brabant
Fleming
1st cavalry
Hwanggan
MacArthur
Don Whitehead
Kumchon
24th infantry
1st’ cavalry
Hamchang sXtor
Hyangcan
Yongdok
Pungesve
Kochank
Anul oo Ani
Sub Sighting Reports Stir Bay of Fundy Debate
Ottawa reports a wave of sub sighting claims along Fundy inlets from Chance Harbor to Petitcodiac river. The three mile limit dispute over territorial waters surfaces as officials weigh Canadian ownership versus international waters while naval observers note frequent, unverified sightings.
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OTTAWA
Bay of Fundy
naval
Netherlands
New Brunswick
Fundy
Chance Harbor
N.B
Chignecto Bay
Shepody Bay
The Left Hand Corner
Weather forecaster from Ticonderoga alerts readers with a quip about fair weather and storms. A 12 year old frog is noted as popular in Cleveland. A feral predator record cites 70 mph on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A Wan chief constable is described as a veterinary surgeon. a night phone call leads to a wife answering. The piece ends with a page reference and a clipped newspaper nickname.
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Ticonderoza
New York state
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Pennsylvania
Mr. Blank
End Regina Power Strike In Sight
Regina union leader said the end of the power strike is in sight after a meeting of union members. C G Palmer regional director for the Canadian Congress of Labor noted progress as Mayor Garnet Menzies reported less spread between union demands and the city’s wage offer. About 120 city utility employees walked out a week ago, with supervisors keeping the plant operating at reduced scale.
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PUNY
Max Buset
Socialist party
Laeken Palace
Belgium
Leopold
Laeken
Switzerland
REGINA
C G Palmer
49 Die In Brazil Plane Crash Near Porto Alegre
A Brazilian Constellation crashes and burns near Porto Alegre killing 49 aboard, including Ralph Motley, 48, an American sales manager with Atlantic Refining in Rio. Witnesses report a 90 minute looping approach in heavy weather before the disaster near Goat's Hill, with suspected high tension wire impact. Panair said rescue teams rushed to the scene.
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RIO DE JANEIRO
Porto Alegre
Ralph Motley
Rio
the
Atlantic Refining Company
Goat's Hill
Russian correspondent speaks at peace rally in London
NO ANSWER Visa Ehrenburg, Russia's foreign correspondent, addresses a crowd organized by the British peace committee. Ehrenburg says Russians are busy with munitions and gardens and must answer questions about Korea war involvement.
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Visa Ehrenburg
Russia
Ehrenburg
U S Armed Forces May Seek More Aid in Coming Year
Representative Carl Vinson said he would not be surprised if the United States armed forces seek extra funding beyond the current 25.18 billion request as mobilization plans show slow growth. The committee noted target strength rising to 2,089,000 by June 30, 1951, with Army 834,000, Navy 579,000, Marines 128,000, and Air Force 548,000, up from present levels, compared with 2,150,000 in December 1941 before Pearl Harbor.
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WASHINGTON
Carl Vinson
Dem Ga
United States
congress
Vinson
house of representatives armed services committee
Truman
armed services
senate
hts
navy
marines
air force
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Much Progress Oil Pipeline Reported
A 1190 mile steel skinned pipeline is under construction to carry Alberta oil to eastern markets. IPC officials say trenching welding pipe laying and trench filling are almost half done since spring. The line to Superior Wisconsin will ship to Sarnia Ontario refineries with a spur from Winnpler to Gretna Manitoba.
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WINNIPEG
prairie
Alberta
North America
Interprovincial Pipeline Company
Superior
Wis
Sarnia
Ont
Winniper
Gretna
Man
Manitoba
United States
Edmonton
Regina
Redwater
Imperial Oil engineers
IPC
Canada
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Briish
Columbia
Pacific
Regina Manifesto Discussed by CCF
In Vancouver on July 29 the CCF, amid a debate over adapting the Regina manifesto to modern conditions, endorsed a plan to draft a Statement applying democratic socialist principles to Canada and the world today. Delegates reaffirmed faith in the manifesto while noting changes over time. Local leader M. J. Coldwell was re-elected, with Davis Lewis stressing safeguarding the original aims as times evolve.
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VANCOUVER
CCP
Canada
M. J.Coldwell
C.C.F
India considers sending medical mission to South Korea
India weighs dispatching a medical mission to South Korea in response to the United Nations Security Council appeal for aid. Other briefs report Russian embassy windows smashed in London, Belgium’s drastic measures, an earthquake in Calipatria, a high speed two stage rocket, a US bomber shooting down a Royal Navy fighter, Lorne Ingelf, British soldiers returned in Hong Kong, and US plans to authorize production of about 509 million dollars worth of planes and parts.
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INDIA
NEW DELHI
Reuters
South Korea
United Nations security council
LONDON
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS
strifetorn
CALIPATRIA
Calif
Atlantic
TOKYO
United States
LORNE INGLF
CCF
VANCOUVER
Lorne Incle
Ottawa
WASHINGTON
API
United States Air Force
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KOREA
Gen. Walker
King Leopold
Prince Baudouin
Prince Albert
GODFREY ANDERSON
OKYO
Walton H. Walker
U.S. Eighth Army
Walker
U.S. 1st cavalry
MacaArthur
Okinawa
Ryukyus
Japan
Ponggye
Pusan
Nova Scotia
Fundy bay
Britain
Petitcodiac
Moncton
JAPHIVE
Regina Power
BRAZIL
Panair
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