Congress Pushes Lock On War Goods Exports
Washington lawmakers press to curb wartime munitions shipments to Russia amid Truman export controls. Representative Karl Munch seeks veto power over war potential exports in the foreign aid bill. House investigators plan to inspect ships bound for Russia and probe export licenses as concern over surplus WWII stock grows.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Russia
congress
Karl Munch
house of representatives
Europeam recovery
Ross Exley
Hep
Okla
Thames Water Launches Planned Passenger Network
The London corre ctordenr notes a renewed push for river launches on the Thames from Putney to Tower Bridge. Despite past failures and the public’s preference for land transport, a summer service of swift water vehicles is proposed, aiming to offer a quicker, more comfortable river journey if the weather cooperates.
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Thames
Wehney
London
Ovans Journal
Putney
Tower EBnoge
Lorcon Thames
Pan American Conference Opens in Bogota Argentina
Bogota hosts the Pan American Conference with 21 republics aiming to redefine regional co operation. Canada has not yet joined the Pan American Union and may observe from the sidelines as discussions cover economic independence and the UN charter use in regional systems.
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Bogota
Colombia
Canada
Union
peeves
wineh opers Tuesay
Great Britain
Russians claim Norwegian wartime collaboration with United States
Moscow reports accuse Norwegian government leaders of selling out Norway to the United States. Izvestia claims Norwegian military cooperation has advanced, including use of Jan Mayen and Svalbard by U.S. forces. Talks between Finland and the Soviet Union on peace and mutual aid continue with government silence on specifics.
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MOSCOW
Izves
Norway
United States
Pome Miensier Siahn
legahon
Fanrusa pelégason
Izvestia
United States war department of
Britain
Rail rate set to be decided next Tuesday
Ottawa March 27 The board of transport commissioners will hand down a decision on the railways 39 per cent general freight rate increase next Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the board room at Ottawa Union Station The lengthy litigation began December 186 and involved provinces except Ontario and Quebec The proposed rise would add 3870000 in revenue based on the previous year and about 10000000 on actual revenue last year
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OTTAWA
C.P
board of transport commissioners
Ottawa Union station
Ontario
Quebec
Baring Robbery Targets Coast Service Station
Vancouver police report a robbery at Walsh Motors Ltd garage where a 29-year-old attendant Garland Wilson was bound and gagged. The bandits escaped with between 250 and 350 in cash after tossing a sheet over Wilson and tying his wrists with wire.
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VANCOUVER
Garland Wilson
Walsh Motors Ltd
Evacuation Dakota Flies From Polar Outpost to Churchill
RCAF officials report a Dakota airflight evacuating two seriously ill patients from polar Bay reached the Churchill outpost after picking up the sick near 2000 miles north. The ship, piloted by Bob Rare of Vancouver, will stay overnight at Churchill before the final leg to Winnipeg. The two patients, Mrs Sam Dodds and an Eskimo man, are in satisfactory condition. Evacuation began last Monday with weather delays delaying takeoff from Coral Harbour.
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Mtuwn
iolic Bay
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Churchill
Bob Rare
Vancouver
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gival
Arctic Bar
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Onewa
Coral Harbor
iaay
Arctic Bai
Benes to address Prague crowd amid new Czech regime
President Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia will make his first public speech since Gom-Tmurists seized power last month, according to the Czechoslovak news agency. The address is set for Prague on March 27.
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BENES
PRAGUE
Reuters
Eduard Benes
Czecho- Flovalga
No Delay In Moving Troops
London reports state that Britain plans to surrender the Palestine mandate by May 15 and withdraw troops by August. A Foreign Office spokesman said there have been no formal or informal approaches from the United States to delay Britain’s departure. Michael McDermott of the US State Department said Washington has no knowledge of any move to retard Britain’s troop withdrawal from the Holy Land. The exchanges concern American interest in Britain’s reaction to a proposed temporary United Nations trusteeship over Palestine.
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LONDON
foreign office
United Stats
Palestine
United States
Alichael McDermott
Washington
Umitec
Britain
Holy Land
ferent
iis
Palestine mandate
Daily Herald
Daily Express
vita
United Nations
Pacific
San Fratesco
Aleutians
Archivan
San Francis
Salisan
ecn
Czech Government Ignores U S Demand on Power Rise
Lake Success New York March 27 The Czechoslovak Communist government will ignore a U S demand for an explanation of its rise to power claiming the coup was an internal affair and the United Nations has no business investigating Prague and Moscow will not lay cards on the security council table spokesman Vlad mir Houdek said Gromyko will counter charge that the United States is interfering in Italy and Greece The United States may seek a UN investigating commission to obtain facts and evidence in Czechoslovakia President Benes reportedly may speak April 7 to present a grant to Charles University but the statement will be non political Papsnek fired Czech delegate refused to turn over official files and will move to smaller quarters with records, as Houdek plans to establish an official generation headquarters across from the Czech consulate.
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Commerce
Harriman
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War Assets Administration
Finland
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army
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atomic energy commission
mazonal security resources board
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Tass
Pakistan
New Delhi
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Gromyko
Maly
Greece
Bian
France
Eduard Benes
Prague
sari
Benes
Charles University
publc
counel
Czechoslovakia
Jan Papatek
fles
Houdes
Papsnek
Broadway
Vancouver Province Marks 50 Years With Anniversary Edition
Vancouver Province commemorates five decades with a 50th anniversary edition dated March 27. The special 114 page issue includes a 72 page supplement tracing the paper from its 1898 birth to the atomic era, featuring historic front pages and wartime coverage. Founder Hon W C Nichol sold interests in 1922 to Southam Publishing. he died in 1923.
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VANCOUVER
Defence Of Alaska Studied By U S
Alaska defense plans show 26,000 or 7 606 U S soldiers and under 100 fighters proposed to meet feared Soviet expansion. Secretary of Defense James Forrestal described the outlook as grim, warning Russia’s submarines may threaten U S shores as Congress weighs more troops and money. Military leaders offered varying views on strategy and alliance risk, with a Senate hearing highlighting defense uncertainty.
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eliace
United States
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Forrestal
Sullivan
Russia
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Rescue Men On Ice Floes Rescue Men On Ice Floes
Sydney Nova Scotia dispatch recounts the rescue of 38 seamen from two crushed sealing vessels in Cabot Strait. The Laurel, delayed by thick ice, ferried survivors to North Sydney while air searches battled a blizzard. Several crews faced dire, near freezing ordeals on drifting floes before rescue. additional ships warned in danger but saved.
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N.S
Laurel
North Sydney
Cabot Strait
Cabot Strathe
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Yeuzer
Momeca Walters
Jonesy St Pawl Island
Cabot Stra
Cape Breton
Newfoundland
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Reserve
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Teazer
Ned
Saure
Alfred
Emily
Mary
Sidney sealng
Ask Reversal of Greek Policy SEWCASTLE England
The Co operative party at its conference urged the British government to reverse policy toward Greece. They called for immediate action to restore democracy as British troops could withdraw if all parties consented to permit free elections. The party listed 800000 members and submitted representatives in parliament.
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Englard
iReutersi
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rik
eviens
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Horror Camp Is Reopened as Soviet Pressure Grows
The United States accuses Russia of derailing Germany by driving opponents into concentration camps in eastern Germany. The note cites Buchenwald and Ormenburg, and asserts Western powers seek pacification and economic recovery in Europe despite Soviet claims of division. Assistant Secretary Norman Armour delivers the reply to Russian ambassador Panyushin, referencing Potsdam.
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ASHINGTON
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Asistart
Norman ATmonc
Alexander 5S
Panyushinn
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Good Friday Trance at Konnersreuth Draws Crowds
In Konnersreuth Germany Therese Neumann a 52 year old peasant lay in a trance on Good Friday blood oozing from her palms eyes and shoulder as a mass of about two thousand Germans and Americans gathered near the Czernitz border to witness what some called a miracle and others a case for science. The Catholic Church remained noncommittal though similar stigmata cases have been noted in history. Neumann has been controversial for decades with reports of blood appearance on Good Friday and claims of miraculous occurrences against the backdrop of wartime and postwar discourse.
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Marca Zi-4
Therese Neumann
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Hfrle
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Muss Neumann
Pricay
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Carteage
For Trieste And Country
Rome reports a Moscow trained Communist leader told a 10800 crowd the western powers’ plan to reform Trieste is an attempt to pull Italy into another conflagration The speech advertised under the slogan Far Trieste and Counter drew many Communist supporters and mixed reactions from Italians and Yugoslavs with hints of possible quiet deals through Marshal Tito's influence
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Palmire
Toghartt
Talan
United States
Itelan votets
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Belgrane
Tito
Tishan
cammor
Hitch-Hiking Alberta Soldier Killed Near Paris Ontario
Paris Ontario March 23 One man was killed and three injured when an automobile crashed into a roadside barrier near this Brant county town Friday. Harold John Schnerried a 19-year-old soldier from Vimy barracks Kingston to Paris was en route when the fatal collision occurred.
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Harold John Schneried
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