Costa Rican leader Ulate jailed for complicity in slaying
In San Jose on March 3 47 Otilio Ulate Blanco the Costa Rican president elect was jailed on charges of complicity in the murder of two customs guards. Army units arrested him and political aides in a private home after gunfire at Carlos Valverde’s residence sparked clashes. Police say Ulate used the home as a hideout following elections and three charges were presented at his arrest with options including refuge at the Venezuelan embassy or house arrest as followers were jailed.
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SAN JOSE
Costa Rica
Otilio Dlate Blanco
congress
Ulate
Carlos Valverde
Picado
OTTAWA
C.P.j
Lee Emery
Austin O'Connor
Othe Ulie Bianca
Socialists say Czechoslovak Communist victory lied with them
Britain's Labour Party says the Communist win in Czechoslovakia was aided by Socialists who collaborated with the Communists. The executive committee calls Prague a wartime lesson to Democratic Socialists and warns that Communists can only push goals with help from a minority within democratic Socialism. The statement cites parallels to Hungary Romania and Bulgaria and accuses "abett[ing]" Socialists of aiding Communist attacks on democracy.
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LONDON
Britain
Labor party
Czechoslovakia
Comm amunists
Prague
corp
democratic Socialism
Hungary
Romania
Bulgena
Left Hand Corner patent aims to speed dining line
Three English inventors have patent 2,425,044 for an assembly line dining system. Seats and tables move on conveyor belts while servers present courses at fixed stations. Diners ride the line from first course to dessert and must alight at the end.
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T. M. Lewis
E G. Rounce
C. G. H. ¥. Dunnam
ALASKA
Vancouver
Costa Rican election crisis ends with annulment vote
Ulate accused of fraud dominates turmoil in San Jose as factions clash. Hand grenades were sold openly during the dispute while Congress votes 27 to 19 to annul Wiate's victory, upheld by the election tribunal which had earlier ruled Calderon Guardia’s ally the winner by 54,921 to 54,438.
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Picadas
Ulate
San Jose
Congress
Wiate
Uiate
Rafael Calderon Guardia
Diate
Czech Republic minister to Canada resigns in Ottawa
Dr Frantisek Nemec Czech minister to Canada announced he has resigned and will stay in Canada as a private citizen. He said practically all his staff also resigned and will remain in Canada. He notified the Prague government at about 11 a.m. EST. Four other staff members would also stay in Ottawa.
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TIAWA
Frantisek Nemec
Canada
Prague
Tegation
Ottengate
Garson Attacks Communists Over Price Controls
Winnipeg March 3 Premier Garson denounced Canadian Communists as treacherous to Canada and accused them of advocating chaos in the economy. He criticized W A Karcash for urging the federal government to reinstate January 1946 price levels. Karcash and Garson clashed on how to reduce prices amid wartime shortages and competing programs.
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WINNIPEG
Iun Garson
Canada
W. A. Karcash
LPP
Gerson
Coumeunists
Russa
Karéash
Stalin Fires His Minister of Trade
The Moscow radio announced Alexander Lyubimov was relieved as minister of trade of the USSR for unsatisfactory work. Tass quoted Vassili Kayoronkov as his successor. The broadcast did not specify the reasons for Lyubimov’s ouster.
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STALIN
LONDON
Moscow radio
Alexander Lyubimov
U.SSR
Tass
Vassiliy Kayoronkov
Lyubimov
CCF throne speech amendment defeated in Alberta
The Alberta legislature defeated a CCF amendment to the throne speech criticizing Social Credit policy on natural resources. Liesemer (Calgary) moved the amendment. Ponich (C.C., Vegreville) spoke in the debate which adjourned with N. E. Tanner presiding. Several MLAs supported the amendment, arguing the province mismanages oil wealth and should reserve more for Albertans.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
CCF
Social Credit
A. JE. Liesesmer
C.C.F
Calgary
Michael Ponich
Vegreville
N. E. Tanner
Tandx
mines
Jiesemer
Liesemer
Dynamite Laden Truck Kills 11 in Palestine
A dynamite laden truck supposedly planted by the Stern gang exploded in an Arab district near the central police station in Palestine. Eleven Arabs were killed and seven wounded, with many children among the casualties. The blast damaged the Salameh building and other structures in Hatia port. Witnesses described two army type trucks arriving prior to the explosion.
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AIFA
Palestine
A.P
Salameh
Hatia port
Canada Oil Supplies Securers Aim Debates Fuel Policy
OTTAWA March 3 The commons heard requests from both sides for government action to develop Canadian oil resources to secure a lasting fuel supply. Debates centered on a national fuel policy as the house prepared for two confidence motions. Cash questions included oil from coal, western gas shortages, and possible oil substitutes in the United States. Stanley Knowles urged a contributory old age pension within unemployment insurance, excluding those near pension age.
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OTTAWA
commons
Donald Brown
Essex West
W. J. M. Lockhart
Lincoln
St. Laurent
Czechoslovakia
Martin
Brown teachet
Ontario
United States
Lockhart
Canada
Dominiem
Nobleford School Gutted By Fire
A severe fire gutted Nobleford’s four room school late Tuesday. Classes for grades 7 to 12 were canceled, with losses including desks and most library books. The structure, built in 1928 after a prior fire, was mostly destroyed and plans for a new six room school are being considered.
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NOBLEFORD
HNS
Ogure
Lethbridge
bullamg
Jerusalem Violence Escalates After Bombing Attack
Witnesses describe a four man escort and a later blast as rescue squads with army bulldozers comb debris. Jewish sources claim Stern gang targeted Salameh building housing Arab military HQ, while police call the claim nonsense. In Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah and Katamon see sporadic shooting. one Jew killed, 53rd death in Ben Yehuda Street bombing noted, with Arabs reported killed and Haifa blast toll unclear. Since UN partition vote last November 29, 1,545 people have died.
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anyfecm
Stern gang
Salameh
Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah
Katamen
Ben Yehuda Street
iadar
Bai El Qad
Tel Aviv
Judean hills
Haifa
Palestine
united Nations
Gulf-Pride No. 2 Drilling Moves Near Twin Butte
News from Gulf-Pride No. 2 showing plans to drill seven miles northwest of the Gulf-Pncher field on the Walter Marr farm as heavy diesel rotary rigs arrive from the United States. Bulldozers clear a road to the site and rigging expected by week’s end amid concerns over Gulf-Pmcher No. 1’s ability to withstand 5500 psi.
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Twin Butte
Herald
Gulf-Pride
Walter Marr
No. 1
United States
Influx of Displaced Persons Aims for Canada
Ottawa reports two government announcements as Europe’s displaced persons surge. Seescay tests 1 933 new immigrants while Resources Minister Glen plans to travel to Halife to observe Canada’s Bearéerbrac program bringing 772 relatives of Canadian residents. The Interior Department says 860 DPs will arrive March 7 aboard the General Sturgis from the International Refugee Organization.
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OTTAWA
Europe
Glen
Halife
Canada
Isbor Department
International Refugee Organization
Sturgis
Hope rises for partition of Palestine at UN
Lake Success March 3 Russia renews support and the United States tightens its stance for Palestine partition. A long awaited Soviet speech cleared the air and gave UN Security Council delegates material to discuss. Andrei Gromyko accepted part of the American plan backing partition while opposing a US plan to carry it out. He proposed a Big Five committee to study the issue, talk with Arabs and Jews, and report back.
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Russia
United Nations
Palestine
security council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Holy Land
United States
Gromyko
uated
US Packers Strike Announced by CIO Leader
Ralph Helstein, president of United Packinghouse Workers CIO, called today for a nationwide strike of 100000 meat packing plant workers. The move recalls the 1946 stoppage that disrupted the meat industry until federal intervention. The strike seeks a 29 cent per hour wage increase across multiple packing firms.
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Associated Press Ace
United States
Ralph Helstein
United Packinghouse Workers
C.I.O
Senators Propose Veto Free Supreme World Council
Washington March 3 A new veto free world agency with power to curb aggression and subversion was proposed by a group of Republican senators as an amendment to the Marshall Plan debate. The plan calls for a supreme international council with one vote per member and for signatories to commit armed forces and resources to deter aggression or subversion.
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WASHINGTON
Maren
Russia
Dame
Ball
U.N
supreme hman council
security council wold
Oher
U.N. poo
supreme council
Finns Weigh Russian Pact Amid Parliamentary Delays
In Belsinel on March 34 President Juho Paasikivi grows impatient over parliament not signaling its view on a possible military pact with Russia. Government and party leaders urge negotiation while stressing acceptance of talks would not imply assent to the pact. Paasikivi fears delays may provoke Russia and hinder a favorable negotiating stance.
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BELSINEL
Juho Paamkivi
Russia
Afinteter-Stalis
Paasikiv
Stalmn
Paasisivi
Finland
Social Democrats
Onni Peltonen
Jetter
Stelin
Juno Koivisto
agrarian
fegu
Juhio) Paasikii
Edmonton raids prompt outcry over parliamentary questions
Speaker Peter Dawson criticized Parliament inquiries into Edmonton police raids aimed at seizing documents tied to defamation charges against Jack Kent Cooke Harold Dingman and Dr Charlotte Whitton. The raid actions connected to New Liberty magazine and a report on Alberta child welfare prompted charges and a trial in Alberta Supreme Court.
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EDMONTON
Peter Dawson
Alperte
Hayal Canadian Mounted
Harper Prowse
Alberta
Liberal party
army
Imperil Order
Daughters of the Empire
Cooke
Ma Dingman
Dr. Whitton
Picket lines at Vancouver and New Westminster docks
News briefs report 40 engineers and radio officers walking off eight Canadian deepsea ships in Vancouver and New Westminster. Also covered are Canada urging a supreme effort at the UN Security Council over a patent issue, financial grants to municipalities in Ontario, a jail sentence for abandoned children in Ottawa, a Costa Rican judge ordering release of Bianca, a Czech consul resigning in Toronto, and Palestine partition plans shelved after a conference in Jerusalem.
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CP.j
New Westminster
JERUSALEM
Palestine
old city
Moly Sepulchre
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