Calls Upon Soviet Army Be Prepared May Day Observances Worldwide
Russia urges fighting readiness in an army day order as May Day celebrations spread across Europe. Belgium and Norway mark a first legal holiday, France and USSR observe days off. Moscow plans 20 artillery salvos. Greece sees protests, Britain calls workers to oppose imperialism, Rome shops close, Berlin distributes produce. Canadian labor gears up for parades and speeches.
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LONDON
Russia
Nikolai Kulganin
Europe
Moscow
Red Square
Belgium
Norway
France
Moscow radio
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Central Communist party
Greece
Britain
National Council of Labor
Labor party
Trades Union Congress
Co-operative Union
Attlee
Rome
Berlin
Cable sabotage cuts Michigan Bell service across state
Michigan Bell reports a cable between Wasland and Moline hacked, disrupting 350 circuits and long distance service. The joint line with American Tel and Telegraph’s long lines division also damaged radio and teletype circuits. AP service to at least 20 Michigan cities disrupted as repairs begin after the 3:30 a.m. break.
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DETROIT
Michigan Bell’ Telephone Company
Michigan
Wasland
Moline
Michigan Bell
long lines
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Associated Press
Une
Statue debate on James II in London causes mixed views
In a London letter, discussion centers on statue plans near Whitehall and the rejection of honoring James II in a new location. The writer notes James II’s mixed legacy, praising his patronage of the arts and union of crowns, while questioning discrimination against the Stuart founder. The column ends with a light aside on Windsor Star and a note about future page content.
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London
house of commons
James II
Admiralty
Janes 1
Whitehall
Uist
England
Scotland
Eduard VII
Plane Lost In North Lands Safe After Landing
North west Air Command reported the missing civilian aircraft with George Fletcher of Brandon and two passengers Joseph Driscoll and 15 year-old Charles McAvoy was found near Coffey Lake 18 miles north of Pau ment Alta about 65 miles north of Mc Murray. Officials attribute the forced landing to weather or engine trouble. A search plane spotted the craft and its occupants and notified Fort Vermilion airbase. James McAvoy, Yellowknife businessman and father of the youth, plans to fly in to retrieve them.
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EDMONTON
Northwest Air Command
George Fletcher
Brandon
Man
Joseph Driscoll
Charles McAvoy
Yell Jowknife
Coffey Lake
Paument
Alta
McMurray
Jeff Edmonton
Yellowknife
Fort Vermilion
James McAvoy
Montreal Fire Causes $150,000 Damage
A pre dawn fire of undetermined origin in Montreal caused about 150000 in damage to the Louis A Sendel Company on downtown McGill Street. Fourteen fire stations responded to a three alarm blaze discovered before dawn and under control by 7 a.m. Heavy smoke hindered initial location of the fire and adjoining firms Century Electric Company and Sandvik Canadian Limited suffered smoke and water damage.
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MONTREAL
Louis A. Sendel Company
McGill Street
Century Electric Company
cand Sandvik Canadian, Limited
Vancouver Foundation Launched In British Columbia
Ten Vancouver men each donated 10000 dollars to establish a 160000 dollar endowment for the Vancouver Foundation launched today. W J Van Buren chairs the foundation created under the British Columbia Societies Act to manage bequests for charitable purposes. The idea follows the Winnipeg Foundation model, with members including Senator G G McGeer and Colonel W C Woodward on the board.
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VANCOUVER
Vancouver Foundation
W. J. Van Buren
Van Dusen
Winnipeg Foundation
Dow
frman
G. G. McGeer
W. C. Woodward
leutenant-govermor
British Columbia
Route of lost T.C.A. plane depicted in drawing
Officials say the plane passed over the city and turned back to land on the Sea Island Airport west east runway. Last report records the pilot asking permission to land there. The lower photo shows captain and pilot W. G. Pike of Mimico Ontario, who said tam over the airport at 7000 feet before disappearing. He had been based at Lethbridge previously.
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T.C.A
Sea Island Airport
W. G. Pike
Mimico
Ont
Lethbridge
Hat Youngsters In Bar Boycott In Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat youngsters join peers in boycotting eight cent chocolate bars. They protest by word and sign across streets with placards saying Nuts to eight cent bars Give us five cent bits Down with eight cent candy. Bulletins urge household support while Kilroy chalk message shows restraint on prices. Merchants report chocolate sales slump as stocks recover.
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MEDICINE HAT
Kilroy
Big Unions Talk Merger In Washington Meeting
AFL and CIO begin talks on unity as labor bills push to consolidate rival federations. Leaders Green and Murray express open minds while signaling skepticism about early merger. The exchange follows Murray's December call amid antitrust and antiunion tensions and Lewis UMW confronts a coal mine shutdown injunction and a $3,510,000 contempt fine.
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WASHINGTON
AFL
United States
congress
William Green
the
Philip Murray
C.10
Murray
John L. Lewis
United
Lewis’ union
Lewis
UMW
Tornado Toll Rises to 22
A storm path across Arkansas Missouri Iowa and North Carolina Tuesday night and Wednesday left 22 people dead and many injured. Northwest Arkansas reports nine dead and 25 injured while Worth Missouri suffered extensive destruction with thirteen killed and about 45 injured.
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ROGERS
Ark
Arkansas
Missouri
Iown
North Carolina
Worth
Plaque to strengthen ties between Westminster and New Westminster
A browned plaque presented by the city of Westminster England to New Westminster British Columbia is left in London. The plaque marks a bid to forge firther links of friendship and will be presented in British Columbia on May 28 by Trans-Canada Air Lines.
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LONDON
Wages Boosted in Alberta Minimums Effective Soon
Edmonton May 1 Increases in Alberta minimum wages to 25 a week for males over 21 and 18 for experienced female workers were approved in an order in council. The schedule, rising about 20 percent, becomes effective after publication in the Alberta Gazette. Details cover age graduated male scales from under 17 to over 21, hourly rates, overtime, deductions, and rules for female workers including inexperienced scales and uniform provisions. Old rates were 20 weekly for men and 15 for women.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta
Alberta Gazette
Mosquito Sets New Speed Mark in Capetown Hop
CAPETOWN May 1 Reuters An RAF Mosquito aircraft with two men on board smashed the London to Capetown record by finishing the 6.717 miles in 22 hours 29 minutes 35 seconds landing at Brooklyn airport. The time beat the 1945 Lancaster record by 17 hours 356 minutes. The aircraft was piloted by Australian born Squadron Leader J B Martin.
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CAPETOWN
Reuters
London
Brooklyn
Aries
Africa
Sqdn
J. B. Martin
Austin Cuts Prices on Autos as Ford Group Joins
London May 1 The Austin Motor Company joined Ford in price reductions. L P Lord managing director told agents viewing new models that some Austin cars would drop £6 10d about $25.26.
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LONDON
theuters
Austin Motor Company
United States
Ford Motor Company
L. P. Lord
Austin
Tory Backbenchers Rebel In British Commons Mayhem
London May 1 Reuters reports a spontaneous Conservative backbench revolt in the House of Commons after debate on a government bill to nationalize inland transport. Amends were dumped, votes held by division, with rare cross-floor scenes and a late-night exit of rebels.
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LONDON
Reuters
house of commons
wha
Alan Herbert
Oxford Amistraity
Labor
Elizabeth Braddock
Winston Churchill
appoition
Sam
Abe howe
esmons
house of lords
Search for missing T C A transport heats up
Reports from seven sources say lights were seen in the Indian Arm mountains ten miles north of Vancouver as ground parties prepared to cut through damp underbrush to reach the crash area. A helicopter was en route to investigate the clue as planes remained grounded by drizzle and haze.
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Indian Arm
Bruce Levett
ANCOUVER
C.P
Trans-Canada Air Lines
here
Wigwam Inn
Royal Canadian Air Force
Stable
McChord Fleli
Western Air Command
Air force
Deed Cove
Lake Buntzen
Lake Coquitlam
RCAF
Toco
B.C
Sea Island
RAW
Ken Methersl
VANCOUVER
Trans- Canada Airlines
Admits Story Hoax About Missing Liner Radio Message
VANCOUVER May 1 Trans Canada Airlines officials said Arthur Hilton admitted his claim of receiving a radio message from the missing airliner was a figment of his imagination and had no basis in fact. Hilton is uncle of Mrs C P Nugent a honeymoon bride aboard the plane who had earlier said he received a message from First Officer A A Stewart. Hilton had claimed to have heard Stewart say I have 14 people aboard I can't make it.
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VANCOUVER
Trans-Canada Airlines
tate
Arthur Hilton
Hilton
C. P. Nugent
A. A. Stewart
Island search resumes for missing twin engined airliner
Island airport racers to resume the search at daybreak as investigators review the mystery of a silver twin engined airliner last heard on range three minutes before landing at Vancouver on a Turanga bound trip. A strange object sighting near Thunder Mountain above Great Central Lake prompts renewed effort while Elc AF planes push through snow flurries. If Thunder Mountain proves fruitless, search plans shift southeast.
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Great Central Lake
Vancouver Island
elerar
Thunder Mountain
Ten Guards Hurt In Manitoba Penitentiary Riots
Unofficial reports from Winnipeg say ten guards were injured, some seriously, in riots at Stoney Mountain penitentiary 15 miles northwest of the city. Prisoners attacked with shovels and bars. one officer fractured jaw, another broken nose. Warden calls it minor. Ottawa awaiting warden's report.
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WINNIPEG
Stoney Mountain penitentiary
A. H. Campbell
Mitawa
Germans To Run Ruhr Coal Mines
MINDEN Germany May 1 Revicral The Ruhr coal mines, source of industrial power for steel and central Europe, return to German control. German managers will run the mines with German technicians overseeing production. German economic experts will head policy. Britain, which has run the mines through the North German Control Commission since the German collapse two years ago, will maintain supreme control but officials will remain only in an advisory capacity.
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MINDEN
Ruhr
central
Europe
German technicans
Britain
Blast Kills Eight Miners In Indiana
Blast at Spring Hill mine near Terra Haute kills eight workers while three escape. Bodies found about 15 feet apart as rescuers struggled through smoke and flooded passages. Families gather at surface as emergency teams plan follow up actions.
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TERRA HAUTE
Ind
Spring Hill
surfaers
C. L. Prickett
Que
East Malertic
Edward Futterer
i rats
ae arene
menhae
Four Killed As Protruding Steel Rips Coaches
A freight train collision at 2 42 am caused four deaths and injuries to thirty four. Protruding steel tore into two passenger cars on the American line injuring eight seriously. The derailment affected the west bound engine and tender and damaged engines on two tracks.
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Pennsylvania
Penneytraning
New York-St. Louis
PRR
Missing Trans Canada plane sighting yields no sign
Ground party reports a light near Mir Coquitlam 1200 feet up but finds no trace of the missing Trans-Canada Airlines plane with 15 aboard. In Edmonton, rescuers reached Coffee Lake near McMurray but could not recover the three men due to fog. Montreal bank robbed of around five thousand dollars. Two children die in Victoria fire. A tornado hits northeast Arkansas causing major damage but no deaths. Ottawa coal strike talks near a final settlement in a show-down meeting promised within 10 days.
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LAKE BUNTZEN
B.C
C.P
RCAF
Mir Coquitlam
Trans-Canada Airlines
COFFEE LAKE
EDMONTON
McMurray
Alla
air mets
Ldmonton
MONTREAL
Clement
Goodwins Camp
Prince George
ARKANSAS
JONESBORO
Ark
Paracouth
Bons
OTTAWA
WASHINGTON
Ottata
seft ccal
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
United Mime Workers of America
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jikia Moor
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Roland Jennings
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R. B. Gibson
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