Plan to Kidnap G B Commander in Palestine Revealed
Jerusalem June 21 British army evidence says Irgun Zvai Leumi planned to kidnap Lt Gen Sir Evelyn Barker commander in Palestine in addition to six officers seized. Chadwick escaped abductors as search in Bucharim quarter halted. Officials deny nurse and ATS girls kidnapped.
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Irgun Zvai Leumi
Evelyn Barker
Palestine
Bucharim
H. P. Chadwick
Moshe Shertck
Jewish agency
Holy Land
Shertok
Maj
Buchatim
Tel Aviv
Chadwick
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Arabs Demand Liberty For Grand Mufti Protest at Al Azhar mosque in Cairo
In Cairo twenty thousand Arabs gathered at Al Azhar mosque to demand liberty for the refugee Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. Ahmed El Sukari, vies-president of the Kfossem Brotherhood Association, praised the Mufti as a great Arab leader and said he would protest to King Farouk. Prime Minister Sidky Pasha had said the Mufti should avoid political activity while under Egyptian asylum. In London British papers criticized Cairo’s sanctuary granting, warning of Middle East tensions and impact on Anglo Egyptian treaty talks.
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Al Azhar
Ahmed El Sukari
Kfossem Brotherhood Association
Palestine
LONDON
iReuters
ivdar
Grand Mufti of
Jerusalem
Middle East
War Dept Budget Size Boosted by Atomic Fund Cut Abroad Relief
The House appropriations committee nearly doubled the army's atomic development fund and cut 150 million dollars from foreign relief. The committee approved a peacetime War Department budget of 7,091,034,700 dollars, sending it to the House floor for debate.
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U.S. house of representative appropriations committee
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atomic development fund
war department
house
Left Hand Corner Proposes Birdwood Gallipoli Tale
London correspondent recalls Field Marshal Lord Birdwood recounting a Gallipoli incident on the front line. A brawl of humor followed as a booming private warned him to duck. Birdwood flashed calm wit, later telling staff he ducked just in time to avoid a bullet. The episode illustrates his popular rapport with the Australian troops.
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Gallipoli
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Gnawa Journal
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Crop reports show promising Western Canadian yields
The Winnipeg Free Press and Winnipeg Tribune report better than average crop prospects across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with moisture generally sufficient though rainfall urged in parts of Manitoba and some areas of Saskatchewan. Wheat heights range from about five to eight inches with varying stool and shotblade conditions. weed and pest issues noted. Railway reports confirm higher westward wheat growth though some frost and moisture gaps persist.
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Winnipeg Free Press
the
Winnipeg Tribune
Canada
prairie provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific railways
Red river
MacNutt, Sask
Soft Coal Price Increases Emphasize Poststrike Efforts
The Office of Price Administration raised soft coal prices by an average of 40.72 cents per ton to offset wage gains won by John L. Lewis United Mine Workers during a 59 day strike. Increases vary by district and mine type, boosting retail prices about 3 percent. OPA plans a $1 per ton hard coal rise next week to balance anthracite settlements. Government seizure of bituminous mines ends May 29. President Truman did not know when mines would return to owners. Ottawa coal controller says increases apply to industrial coal in Ontario and Quebec. Canadian subsidies shield domestic coal.
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Office of Price Administration
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
O.P.A
OP.A
Truman
Widow Becket Leaves 1.4 Million in Torn Will
Mrs. Geraldine Becket, 60, left a torn unsigned portion of a will disposing of a 1.4 million estate. She either jumped or fell from her 10th floor Greenwich Village apartment in Manhattan. She was widow of Frederick M. Becket, Canadian-born chemist and metallurgist, former president of several engineering societies, who died Dec. 1, 1942.
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Po- Ince
anager
Geraldine Becket
Greenwich Village
Manhattan
Becket
Frederick M. Becket
American Institute of Mining and
the
Metallurgical Engineers
Electrochemical Society
Hotel blast in Texas kills three as explosions rocks Baker Hotel
In Dallas on a downtown block, a Baker hotel explosion killed at least three and injured many more. Officials suspect a boiler blast and ammonia release from damaged air conditioning pipes. The blast rattled the central business district and left some victims near death.
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DALLAS
Jane
Baker hotel
Steaks Fly To Agawam In Airlift Of Cattle
In Agawam Massachusetts on June 21 reports say 100 beef cattle were ordered by C W Travellion to be flown in two transports to the western Massachusetts town. The airlift delivers the steak stock to local markets and butchers.
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Mass
Atroorre
heef
Massachusetts
C. W. Travellion
Trieste Faces Big 4 Amid Postwar Talks
Paris June 21 Four foreign ministers, after a breakthrough on Italian colonies, tackle Trieste and the Italian Yugoslav frontier at the postwar conference. They also consider the Dodecanese Islands and Austrian-Italian borders while aiming for a four power consensus.
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Trieste
Dodecanese
Greece
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Britain
France
United States
United Nations
Government to Take Control of Great Lakes Shipping
Ottawa announces appointment of Capt EE Brand of Ottawa as controller of strike bound lake shipping and a conciliation commissioner. Government control starts 7 am Monday June 24. An eight hour day three watch system is to be introduced on Great Lakes ships.
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C.P.I
EE. 5s
Brand of
Mitchell
Mir
S. E. Richards
Winnipeg
Canadian Seamen's Union
T.LC
department of labor
National War Labor Board
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence waterways
Roosevelt tomb stone cut for cabin on Welchpool Island
In F.D.R. Cairn St George NB a granite stone cutting for a memorial cabin to Franklin D Roosevelt near the Roosevelt summer home at Welchpool Campo bello Island is finished. Seventy two hewn blocks were shipped for assembly ahead of a dedication planned for Dominion Day July 1.
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Franklin JD. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Welchpool
Campobello Island
Budget on Thursday budget on Thursday
Ottawa June 21 10 Finance Minister Asley announced in the commons the budget would be brought down next Thursday night after earlier hopes for Tuesday. Ottawa June 21 Labor Minister Mitchell announced the first party of Japanese to Japan arrived safely totaling 668 passengers.
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Asley
Labor
Mitchell
commons
Canada
Japan
Lack of Accommodation May Bring Move in Western Command Calgary
Magistrate D. C. Sinclair, confined to Victoria hospital since June 6 after a heart attack while en route from Vancouver to Victoria, is reported out of danger. He is expected to return to his Calgary home in three or four weeks.
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D. C. Sinclair
Victoria hospital
Vancouver
Victoria
Sinclair
Strikes Grip India Cities Over Nehru Arrest
New Delhi June 21 India faced widespread turmoil as demonstrations and strikes erupted in major cities over the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru. Bombay and Calcutta markets shut, Bombay mill workers stayed home, rail shops closed, and transport in Calcutta halted. Police used tear gas in Madurai as violence injured several. Nehru, reportedly detained in Kashmir, remained contested in custody amid stalled interim government talks between Congress and Moslem League.
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C.P
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress party
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stock exchange
royal mint
Karachi
Calcutta
Madras
Madura
Nehru
Kashmir
Sheth Abdullah
Sivndu mararajah
Hari Singh
mehru
Congress
Moslem League
Worthington hints HQ may move to Calgary over Edmonton
Maj Gen F F Worthington told Calgary on June 21 that unless Edmonton provides adequate accommodation, Western Command HQ could relocate to Calgary. He emphasized plans to expand reserve training with better equipment, stressing defence of Canada and noting the Alaska Yukon zone as critical to strategic vulnerability. He warned that Alaska Yukon holds key airfields and routes making it a dangerous zone in enemy hands.
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C.P
Edmonton
Western Command
F. F. Worthington
C.D. C.C. WLM
Worthington
Alaska-Yukon
Alberta Military Institute
North America
Canada
lake country
Berren Lands
Whitehorses
Alaska
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Victoria
Fraser Canyon
Lost $10 bill on Fort and Garry streets
Winnipeg June 21. Angus MacCloud of Winnipeg reports a sentimental loss of a ten dollar bill between Fort and Garry streets. The notice appears on a local bulletin board seeking the return of the money.
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C.P
Angus MacCloud
Fort and Garry
Prisoners of War Escaped Camp Near Leteler Manitoba Recaptured
Six of eight German prisoners of war who fled a Leteler work camp in Manitoba have been recaptured. Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported last night that Herman Schmidt and Frederick Plavec remain at large, with halt points found 20 miles south of the U.S. border. The escape was detected at roll call Wednesday morning.
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Leteler
Man
Royal Canadian Mounted Force
Herman Schmidt
Frederick Plavec
Government Wins 107-22 Over Rep Basis Change in Commons
Ottawa reports the long battle over changing the basis of Commons representation ended with a 107 to 22 approval. The plan would raise seats from 245 to 255, with provincial allocations shifting: Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, and others gaining or losing seats as the reform moves to the Senate for study. Justice Minister St Laurent led government defenders arguing the mandate did not require provincial consent.
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C. Pi
commons
senate
house
New Scotia
Quebec
braight
Ontanoe
one
Britsh Columbia
inc
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
swould
Prince Edward Island
Nota Senotia
Lassache
ntario & wan
Alperta
Columbia
Yukon
Forest Fires Grow Serious Across Ontario and Quebec
Fire outbreaks worse across Ontario districts near Swastika Cochrane and Lakehead area with 150 to 300 firefighters, rain aiding containment in spots while newer blazes threaten thousands of acres. Planes ferried crews from Port Arthur as Kenora Fort Frances regions report minor fires. In Quebec three municipalities report damages over 300000 dollars with dozens homeless, including St Celestin Colome St Bernard and Fortierville.
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Ontario lands and department
forest rangers
Port Arthur
Richard Boultbee
lakehead
Sauls
Hemo
Heron Bay
Blind River
QUEBEC
St. Celestin
Nicolet county
Colome St. Bernard
Lotbiniere
Fortierville
United States Names Lie to Witness Bikini Atomic Test
June 21 aA United States invites Trygve Lie secretary general of the United Nations to witness the atomic bomb demonstration at Bikini Atoll as part of a nuclear test program with Liaison officials confirming participation and arrangements.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Bikini
Vinson Washington Nomination Confirmed by Senate
The senate confirmed the nomination of Prec M. Vinson of Kentucky to be a justice of the United States, as announced on June 21 in Washington.
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WASHINGTON
senate
Thurdare
Prec M. Vinson
Kentucky
che justice
the
United Sates
Canada to issue Canada Savings Bond replaces Victory bond
Ottawa reports Finances Minister Usley announced in the commons a Canada Savings Bond to replace the Victory bond and War Savings certificates. Denominations span 350, 100, 3508 and 1006 dollars, sale this fall after Ninth Victory Loan payments. Bonds sold to individuals only, payroll deductions continue, with a limit on per person holdings. Available at banks, investment dealers, trust companies, and other finance firms.
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C.P
Usley
the
commons
Canada
Asley
Isley
Canada Savings
Tisler
Elections Occupy Jaxcees Convention
June 21 report from Monton covers the 11th annual Junior Chamber of Commerce convention. Constitutional amendments and national elections dominated agenda as delegates from Canada the United States New Zealand and Hawaii gather. Discussion groups focus on community and self development activities.
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BPDMONTON
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Canadas
United States
New Zealand
Hauwaii
Newsprint Supply Restored After BC Loggers Strike
British Columbia loggers and operators settle the dispute affecting newsprint. Recovery will take four to five weeks as mills return to normal output. Herald and Newsprint will be smaller until logs flow fully. Readers and advertisers thanked for patience as plants resume volume production.
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Alberta
B.C
B.C. mills
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Herald
2 Herald
Troops mass on Italian border report and mixed Canadian updates
A Belgrade paper claims five British warships in Trieste and British and US troops mass along the Italian Yugoslav border. In Calgary a lieutenant dies from a jeep accident near Currie Barracks. Edmonton says no current housing complaints despite talks of moving Western Command. Ontario forest fire reports denied as exaggerated. In Jerusalem police arrest an arms cache tied to a potash plant works manager amid a related death in Tel Aviv. Calgary endures a wind hail and rain storm from the Bow River valley.
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Trieste
CALGARY
C.P
C. L Black
Lord Strathcona
Horse
R.C.I
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Edmonton
Western Command
TORONTO
Frank MacDougall
Ontario
Palestine police
Swerdhoff
Palestine potash
Dead Sea
bram Rosenberg
Tel -iviy
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