Loot Smashes Chinese Lottery Ring In Vancouver
Vancouver police seized a treasure of gold jewelry and a large cash haul after a pre dawn raid in Market Alley Chinatown. Five Chinese arrested, including guards with meat cleavers, as investigators link the operation to a Canada wide lottery and narcotics ring with US and China connections. A second large safe and documents may reveal further network reach while raids elsewhere are anticipated.
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VANCOUVER
C. P
United States
Marser Alley
Chinatown
F. Anthony
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
China
U.S
Markets Alley
Walter Mullizan
Vancouver criminal investigation bureau
Peter Godfrey
federal
department of revenue
Canada
national revenue department
Ottawa
Japanese Diet Bans Heckling After Stormy Session
Representatives in the lower house agreed to ban heckling and hooting as a measure of self-cenceure after a tumultuous diet session. Lawmakers were urged not to shout "paka" during future proceedings as spectators in the galleries shouted and members swung at each other.
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TOKYO
Art thefts tied to elite collectors plotted by crooks
The Ottawa Citizen reports a London correspondent's theory that art and treasure robberies such as Hever Castle and North Wales involve expert thieves working for influential collectors. The crimes feature unmarketable objects, indicating commissioned thefts with prearranged payments, and in Hever Castle six or seven men used elaborate masks to execute the burglaries.
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COTLAND Yard
London
Ottawa Citizen
Hever Castle
North Wales
Mystery cyclone sweeps through The Pas area
Jed Reader of The Pas reported a half square mile of timber destroyed by a cyclone or severe storm. Not a tree stood and trunks were shredded. The damage is linked to a storm that struck The Pas on June 9.
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PAS
Jed Reader
Russia Loses 14 Decisions In UN Session Problems
NEW YORK June 22 Russia and the Ukraine suffered seven defeats on the refugee question as the United Nations Economic and Social Council adjourned after a day and night of debate. Nations blocked proposed amendments while Yugoslavia urged a fact finding committee to probe displaced persons camps. Russia and allies opposed the refugee body draft amid fears of political interference.
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NEW YORK
Russia
United Nations economic and social council
Ukraine
Nikolai J. Feonov
Anatoly M. Baronovsky
Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar
Yugo- Slavia
Czechoslovakia
general assembly
Yugoslavia
Europe
United States
John G. Winant
Hector McNeil
Great Britain
Feenoy
Canada More Successful With Price Controls Than U S
New York Herald Tribune editorial compared price and wage controls in Canada and the United States. It praised Canada for wartime price control and a smaller rise in living costs about 20 percent versus 33 percent in the United States, saying America delayed and faltered compared to the Dominion.
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NEW YORK
New York Herald Tribune
Canada
United States
Dominion
Gecombe
the
Herare Tribune
Churchill accepts merchants freedom with tavern clause
Bristol June 22 Winston Churchill said he hesitated before accepting the freedom of the Society of Merchant Venturers because the freedom certificate barred tavern and dicehouse attendance. He noted he inquired and learned the clause applies only to apprentices and expressed relief.
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BRISTOL
Winston Churchill
Meat shortage grips US diners as wartime rationing bites
wartime meat shortages spread nationwide as slaughtering at major packers falls to historic lows. Chicago and Kansas City report record low outputs while urban centers face scarce beef and pork. Officials warn no near term improvement as farmers hold back livestock awaiting higher prices, with OPA issues pending.
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CHICAGO
A.P
United States
gaid
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Milwaukee
agriculture department
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Office of Price Administration
Lethbridge Man Hurt In Car Crash Near Claresholm
F L Rhodes a retired banker from Lethbridge is in Claresholm hospital with facial cuts and concussion after a passing maneuver caused his coupe to spin off the highway. He was alone when his car overturned. In the other vehicle were Walter Mason, J F Wilson, Mrs Wilson and Cecile Adams of Edmonton heading to Rochester Minnesota for Mayo Clinic treatment. The group spent the night in Claresholm.
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CLARESHOLM
HNS
F. L. Rhodes
Lethbridge
Claresholm hospital
Rhodes
Walter 3fason
J. F. Wilson
Cecile Adams
Edmonton
Rochester
Minn
Wilson
Mayo Clinic
Practice Landing Startles Civvies
In Vancouver on June 22 residents of Kitsilano sheltered in cellars as 400 waterborne troops stormed the beach amid barbed wire, heavy weapons, and mortars. The army rehearsed for upcoming jubilee celebrations without prior warning to locals.
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VANCOUVER
Kitsilano
Seventeen Arrested Over Montreal Victory Parade
June 22 report says seventeen persons were arrested last night in Montreal on charges of illegally holding a parade in the streets. The event was described as a victory parade organized by the Canadian Seamen's Union, with details announced by authorities.
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MONTREAL
Canadian Seamen's Union
Bikini test secrecy limits on atomic fleet report
The United States will not disclose full details of the Bikini Lagoon atomic test to the public. Journalists will be allowed limited descriptions of preparations and the bomb drop while omitting specifics on the bomb and detonation height.
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T.S.S. APPALACHIAN
BIKINI
Bikini Lagoon
United States
joint task force ore
Appeal Against Rose Conviction in Montreal
June 22 Montreal reports an appeal against Fred Rose's conspiracy conviction, to be filed in the court of appeals June 26. bail motions seek Rose's release pending appeal. Rose was sentenced to six years for conspiring to relay information to Russia.
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MONTREAL
Fred Rose
Montreal-Cartier
F. Philippe Brais
Oscar Gagnon
E.C
Wilfrid Lazure
n fence
Rose
appeals court
king’s bench court
Russia
Justice Lazare
Joseph Cohen
K.C
Two Official Reports Set To Reveal Bikini Test Details
Captain Fitzhugh Lee announced at sea that full reports from President Truman and the joint chiefs will describe the atom bomb test without bias. The forthcoming disclosures aim to provide the complete story of the Bikini experiment and its destructive force on ships at anchor.
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Bikini
Truman
joint
United States chiefs of staff
Fitzhugh Lee
correspon terts
Newspaper Guild seeks higher salary scales
Scranton Pa June 22 The American Newspaper Guild concluded its four day convention with proposals for a minimum wage of 30 to 100 weekly for experienced workers and four weeks annual vacation with pay Premium wages for wire service workers and elimination of wage differentials by geography The convention heard a report stating wages must rise as industry profits exceed wartime levels Some 360 delegates attended The guild urged Congress to abolish the Committee on Un American Activities prosecutions of antitrust suits admission of Negro correspondents to Congress galleries and a unified labor organization country.
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SCRANTON
American Newspaper Guild
CS.O
Tts
congress
St Jean Baptiste Day Celebrated Across Quebec
French speaking Canadians from Gaspe fishing hamlets to Senneterre settlements prepare for St John the Baptist Day. The feast, almost as old as Christianity, ranks with Christmas and Easter as a public festival in Quebec. Observed June 24, it is a holiday for all French speaking Catholics.
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ST. JEAN BAPTISTE
MONTREAL
Quebec
rocky
Gaspe peninsula
Senneterre
John the Baptist
John
Rich Eurasian figure linked to Batavia gold loot
A 27 year old Eurasian woman named Carla Wolff emerges as a central figure in the $40,000,000 Batavia jewelry theft after Japan’s collapse. Eleven people, including a British security captain, are under arrest as British and Dutch agents recover most of the treasure looted by a Japanese officer.
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BATAVIA
Java
Reuters
Carlo Wolff
Carla
Nakamura
J. R. H. Morton
Scotland Yard
Britain
Set
E. P. Dawson
Nehru Arrest Highlights Kashmir Crisis And Congress Rift
Nehru, elected leader of the All India Congress, was arrested in Srinagar while attempting to enter Kashmir to support the movement against Maharajah Hari Singh. Azad signaled the party would resume deliberations on Britain’s interim government plan, with final resolution to come tomorrow.
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DELHI
Jawaharlal Nehru
All-India Congress party
Kashmir
Madura
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Congress party
Azad
New Delhi
Nehru
Kashmir national conference
Hari Singh
Sheik Abdullah
Punjab
Britain
Lord Wavell
Srinagar
Chinari
Mohandas K. Gandhi
3Iohammed Abdullah
Rai Rajeshivar Maharajadhiraj Maharaja
Shr
Suv Hari Singh Indar Mahindar Bahadur Sivar
India
Hyderabad
Nizam of
Jammu and
Kash
Police disrupt wedding celebration in Toronto party
In Toronto on June 22 police halted a gathering of about 100 young people celebrating Tory DeLuca's upcoming marriage. Officers seized 15 cases of beer allegedly bought with permits not held by DeLuca. the groom’s father was arrested for illegal possession. The event continued with cheese, crackers, lemonade, and water.
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TORONTO
Pa- Hee
Tory DeLuca
DeLuca
Hotel Blast Fatal to Seven in Dallas Baker Hotel
A noon explosion wrecked the Baker hotel in downtown Dallas injuring 41 and killing seven as guests and staff fled through smoke filled corridors. The blast hit a sub basement during refrigeration work, damaging the kitchen and wine cellar. fire crews battled flames as investigators searched three basement levels.
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DALLAS
Tex
Baker hotel
Wo five
Wreckage Search for Liberator Bomber Continues
Dense forest growth halts an RCaf search for a Liberator bomber reported sighted in the Laurentian Mountains 80 miles northeast of Ottawa. The 1943 disappearance with 23 aboard remains unresolved as spotter planes will reconnoiter to guide a surface team.
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OTTAWA
R.C.A.F
Laurentian Mountains
here
Dartmouth
N.S
Rockcliffe air station
Ste. Adele
Ste. Agathe
Que
Quebec
Saguenay river
St. Maurice river
air force
Liberator
Atlantic command
Illegal Fur Trade Flourishing in Northern Ontario
North Bay Ontario reports illegal fur operations surge amid strong public demand. Officials say most pelts head to Montreal by plane, car, and train with prices up to $50 for a setter fur. Strong networks and hidden markets driven by lucrative profits are alleged.
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NORTH BAY
Montreal
Lady Rodney Docks Halifax Ship Returns 400 Troops
Dwarfed by the liner He De France the troop transport Lady Rodney docked in Halifax Friday bringing about 400 service men back to Canada. The Statue of Liberty will receive a new green inner paint coat for its 60th birthday this fall in New York.
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HALIFAX
He De France
Canada
NEW YORK
Statue of Liberty
Diplomats Tackle Trieste Issue At High Level Dinner
Big Four foreign ministers again addressed Trieste and the Italian Yugoslav frontier seeking signs of progress. A dinner hosted by State Secretary Byrnes brought together Russian Foreign Minister Molotov, his deputy Khinski, and interpreter Paviov to discuss deadlocked matters.
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V. M. Miolotov
Andrei I. Khinski
Vladimmir Paviov
Trieste
Russia
Yaroslava
Italy
Ontario couple to face murder charge in Nata case
Thorold Ontario police announced a murder charge against Mr. and Mrs. George Pepenich of Thorold South in connection with the death of Louis Nata a 55 year old Thorold South merchant in nearby St. Catharines.
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THOROLD
Ont
IC.P
Dennis Hareld
Thorold township
George Pepenich
Thoreld South
St. Catharines
Louis Nata
Thorold South
CLEVELAND INDIANS
CLEVELAND
Bill Veeck
Bob Hope
Vetch
LONDON
C.P
foreign office
Trieste
TORONTO
United Rubber Workers
Dunlop and
Vicrey
BEVIN
CAIRO
iReuters
Akhbar El Yom
SASKATCHEWAN
REGINA
C. M
NANKING
A.P
China
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