Premier Welcomes Delegates Marian Congress Opens in Ottawa
Ottawa swells to host thousands for the Marian Congress as James Cardinal McGuigan is installed as papal legate. Prime Minister Mackenzie King urges a spirit of brotherhood for lasting peace amid a festive, crowded city scene with ceremonies, receptions, and a lakeside lyric drama.
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Ottawa
Alexandre Vachon
Peat Bae
e. Virary
McGUIGAN
James Cardinal McGuigan
Toronto
Chateau Laurier
Mackenzie King
Helps iethe
Canada
repository
Lansdowne Park
avorage
ie grandstand
Lauzurica y. Torralba
Cardinal McGuigan
Government House
Viscount Alexander
Ottawa University
Jean-Charles Laframboise
Obici Founder of Planters Nut and Chocolate Dies in Pittsburgh
Amedeo Obici 69 founder and president of Planters Nut and Chocolate Company Suffolk Va died in Pittsburgh after a long illness. He pioneered blanching peanuts to create the peanut king role. Born in Oderzo Italy he came to the US at twelve and built a business that grew to 12 million in 1940 with plants in Suffolk San Francisco Toronto and with 5 000 employees.
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MEDEO OBSICT
the
Planters Nut and Chocolate Company
Suffolk
Pittsburgh
Wilkes-Barre
Planters company
Obici
Oderzo
Italy
United States
Mario Peruzzi
Suffsik
San Francisco
Toronto
Two Arrested as $80,000 Narcotics Seized Coastward
Vancouver reports two men in custody after RCMP halted a two week Dominion wide narcotics probe culminating in an $80,000 haul. A suitcase tracked from an eastern city arrived by rail to Vancouver. William Dick faces possession charges in local court on remand with bail set. a second suspect, caught on a Calgary train, will be returned for similar charging.
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VANCOUVER
Royal Canadian Mounted Pace
RCMP
William Dick
Calgary
Grandfather or Father in Paternity Suit
In Los Angeles a paternity suit seeks to declare Lester Burnett age 48 the father of two children born to Angelina Pizato. The case names Burnett and Elmer Burnett as defendants, and alleges the elder Burnett acknowledged paternity of the children.
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LOS ANGELES
Lester Burnett
Angelina Pizato
Lester Jean Burnett
Elmer Burnett
young Burnett
Burnett
Syria Crash Kills Fifteen on Pan Am Clipper
ISTANBUL June 19 A Pan American Clipper flying from Karachi to Istanbul crashed near Megadine Syria killing at least 15 people Eight aboard were dead seven crew members remain among survivors The plane made a forced landing near Deir ez Zor two hours northeast of Damascus Two hours later another Pan American Constellation arrived in Damascus with U S newspaper executives on a separate stopover The Eclipse identified plane had recently turned back at Gander Newfoundland with engine trouble on the outbound flight
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ISTANBUL
Karachi
India
Lostanbu
Megadine
Damascus
Anthony Volpe
Jane Bray
New York
Eugene W. Roddenberry
River Edge
N.Y
Deir-ez-Zor
Pan American Constellation
United States
London
Constellation
Euphrates river
Pan American
Gander
Nld
Fear Collapse In Arms Reduction
Lake Success N Y June 19 Delegates to the United Nations warned that a Russian veto of the U S plan for disarmament would virtually end U N arms reduction efforts The conventional weapons commission approved the U S draft and sent it to the security council while rejecting a Soviet move to tie atomic disarmament to conventional arms Gromyko warned the veto would obstruct future U N arms regulation and deployment of the December 14 1946 GA resolution Some delegates said Gromyko aims to use veto power.
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LAKE SUCCESS
N.Y
United Nations
United States
U.N
security council
Andrei Gromyko
general assembly
arms commission
Gromyko
Canadian Federation of Agriculture directors set Sept 23 25
A Hayden secretary of the British Columbia Federation of Agriculture said the next directors meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture will be held in Kelowna September 23 to 25. President H. H. Hannam of Ohana leads a 30 member board.
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KELOWNA
c. A. Hayden
British Columbia Federation of Agriculture
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
H. H. Hannam
Ohana
Two Bank Robberies Suspects Arrested In Montreal
Montreal police arrested Raymond Desjardins, 23, and Jean Galand, 18, in a four month probe into three armed robberies at the Provincial Bank of Canada on East End South Boulevard. Robberies occurred Feb 25, Mar 31, and May 19, with $2,448, $6,000, and $3,000 taken respectively. Each escape used stolen cars.
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MONTREAL
Bank of Canada
East End South Boulevard
Raymond Desjardins
Jean Galand
Shipping Pay Dispute Ends Five-Cen at Incense
SEW YORK, June 19. A contract dispute involving three United States maritime unions and 39 east and gulf coast shippers ended with a settlement basis of a five per cent wage increase. The agreement, announced by John W. Gibson, would benefit about 110,000 seamen on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts if approved by unions and shipowners. West coast officials noted possible influence but could not confirm effects. Joseph Curran of the National Maritime Union said meetings will ratify the settlement.
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UAWA
commons
Abbott
prices board
SEW
YORK
United States
palacer
gulf coast
John W. Gibson
Gibson
Atlantic
Gulf
Nathan Feinsinger
Tabor department
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
C.I.U
Curran
Yugoslavia seeks UN probe of Greek air violation
Yugoslavia urged the United Nations Security Council to order an on the spot investigation of an alleged Greek air intrusion into Yugoslav territory near Nikolic on June 13. Joza Vilfan, Yugoslav delegate to the UN, called the incident a flagrant violation of Yugoslav sovereignty in a letter to Secretary-General Trygve Lie.
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ee ERS
LAKE SUCCESS
Yugoslavia
United Nations security council
Trygve Lie
Joza Vilfan
sagaslav
Nikolic
Separate Peace Offered To Germany By Russia In 1943
Liberty magazine reports a January 1943 proposal by Russia to Germany offering aid against the Allies in exchange for control from Riga to the Dardanelles. The claim, tied to Dr. Paul Schwartz and corroborated by reporters, lacks confirmation from the U.S. State Department and German records. The article says negotiations failed due to mutual suspicions.
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Germany
Russia
NEW YORK
Liberty magazine
SM3
sine
Riga
Liberty
Paul Schwartz
German foreign service
Armieican cidem
Office of Strategic Services
unl
Guy Richards
Washington
Sagsting safethels ievésliga De Baye ieima
Schwartz
Richards
state department
Associated Press
Moscow
Five Hurt in Monarch Area Head-On Car Crash
Five residents of southwestern Alberta were seriously injured in a noon head-on collision five miles east of Monarch. Among the injured are Sister Camire Sister Desilets and Rev Father Labranche from the Brocket Indian reserve along with John MacDonald and James Wilkie of Coleman. One nun was gravely ill and given Last Rites. both cars were severely damaged and one rolled into a ditch. Inspector Maxted reported the crash occurred about 12 30 p m and the injured were rushed to St Michael's Hospital
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Alberta
Monarch
Brocket
St. Michael's hospital
Herald
Camire
Desilets
Father Labranche
John MacDonald
James Wilkie
Coleman
Lethbridge
ively
H. A. Maxted
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Eisenhower Pod for Columbia Presidency Rumor Surfaces
New York report credits Walter Winchell with claiming General Dwight D. Eisenhower tendered resignation to Truman to become Columbia University president next fall. Washington and Columbia sources deny knowledge, while Maj. Gen. Parks says no intention to quit as army chief this year. trustees reportedly discussed a Columbia presidency.
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NEW YORK
New York Daily Mirror
Walter Winchell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Columbia University
Htaff
Washington
Columbia
Eisenhower
Winchell
POST WASHINGTON
P. L. Parks
United States army
Parks
army public Information division
trusters of Columbia
Poles in Canada demand end to farm labor term
A Senate immigration committee heard Polish veterans and refugees pressing for an end to the compulsory two year farm labor term. W Dutkiewicz of Toronto argued the policy amounts to servitude and should be abolished, urging freedom and fair admission. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce urged vigorous, balanced immigration policies and government supervision over refugee admissions.
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Senate committee on immigration
Canada
W. Dutkiewicz
Toronto
Poland
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Canadigng
Canadian
Soap price drops in U S and Canada in June reports
US soap prices show an 18 percent April decline with reductions by Procter and Gamble and Lever Brothers. Canada expects prices to remain steady as officials cite ongoing market trends. In related news, President Truman nominates Edwin C. Wilson to head the Turkish aid program.
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NEW YORK
Procter am Gamble
Lever Bros
Spekerman
TORONTO
Canada
WASHINGTON
Truman
Edwin C. Wilson
United States
Turkey
Britain and France Press Soviet to Join Recovery Talks
Britain and France gave the Soviet Union a one week deadline to join a unified European recovery plan or face a recovery effort organized without Moscow. Bevin and Bidault pressed Molotov to meet during the week starting June 23 to discuss the Marshall plan, signaling readiness to proceed regardless of Russia’s stance.
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Associated Press
ARIS
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Bevin
Bidault
Molotov
Russia
Marshall
Bidant
Moscow
Maurice Peterson
Id Molotov
Maurice
LONDON
Reuters
house of commons
United States
George C. Marshall
Europe
Anglo Polish Pact Ratified at London Office
London reports that the Anglo Polish financial pact was ratified at the foreign office about a year after signing. Britain had delayed ratification due to Poland’s pledges on free elections. Britain paid over 215 million pounds for Polish forces and wartime services, with 73 million pounds waived for armament and equipment.
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LONDON
Reuters
foreign” office
Britain
New Pension Proposal Sparks Cross-Party Debate
A proposed pension increase from 25 to 30 dollars faces sharp criticism from John Bracken of the Progressive Conservative, S Coldwell of the CCF, and Sinko Law of Social Credit who call it inadequate and watered down. Opposition benches contend the bill misses aged needs while supporters argue it advances long overdue aid in a stalled Senate session.
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John Bracken
Ma. S. Coldwell
C.C.F
Social Credit
Salon Law
Social: Credit
lendar
David
Croll
a . Bracken
wader
Wedersdsy
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Paris
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Alberta department of health
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Fla
AP.J
J. Lawton Collies
United States war department
HUNGARY
BULGARIA
Betio
CHICAGO
Uhe Coieago Board of Trades
Beckers seb
LEDUC NO
Alberta passades
tte
Emperial Oil Limited
Leduce
Turner Valley
NELSON
B.C
C.P
fear Avex
W. Schatle
Weelchester
Alta
Theodore Mamssee
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