Beer Probe Hears Charges At Session In Edmonton
Edmonton session of a three man Alberta liquor inquiry heard testimony on statements about legislature debates in the March issue of the Alberta Temperance Review. Witnesses included Carl E. Berg of the Alberta Federation of Labour and Rev Ben Spence of temperance forces who cited high convictions for drunkenness and bootlegging and a $23 million drink bill. Mayor Andrew Davison objected to the Temperance Review claims as false. The committee will meet in Calgary May 20 and hold a Lethbridge hearing May 22.
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EDMONTON
Andrew Davison
Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Temperance Review
Davison
Peter Dawson
Solon Low
Dawson
assembly
temperance forces
Carl E. Berg
Alberta Federation of Labor
Ben Spence
associated temperance forces of
Alex C. Young
C. E. Gerhart
H. E. Debolt
Social Credit M.L.A
Spirit River
Lethbridge
Berg
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Nazis Press Yugoslavia Drives Amid Tito War Update
London dispatch says German forces pushed strong drives across Yugoslavia to crush the Partisan army during a lull on other fronts. Tito’s headquarters quoted a broadcast saying Partisans resisted heroically and often counter attacked, notes capturing Kiandano in eastern Bosnia and heavy street fighting in Berani, Montenegro.
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LONDON
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Tito
Kiandano
Bosnia
Berani
Montenegro
Medical inflating headcuff stops brain blood flow
An AMA publication describes a device called an inflatable headcuff that occludes blood flow to the brain by applied pressure at the lower neck. It halts brain circulation in under a second, with rapid recovery after release. Studies on schizophrenics showed no improvement from stoppage lasting up to 100 seconds.
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American Medical Association
Ralph Rossen
Herman Kabat
John P. Anderson
The Left Hand Continued on Back Page
The story resumes on the back page as the left hand segment continues its exploration. Details remain sparse, with emphasis on the ongoing narrative arc and adjacent features shaping reader interest.
Bucharest Hit Third Time by RAF Raid Night Attack
British and American air forces pounded Bucharest for the third straight day with Halifaxes Liberators and medium bombers. The raid hit railway yards and industrial zones while fighters engaged over the capital. In other strikes, Belgrade to Panceva rail targets were attacked and German losses mounted in air battles nearby.
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NAPLES
RAF
Bucharest
iocomouse
R.A.F
Belgrade-Panceva
Yugoslavia
Lightning
Japs In New Indian Drive Sees Heavy Losses On Front
Allied communique from Mountbatten headquarters reports Japanese forces push across Manipur Hill front in northeastern India while suffering heavy losses. Kohima road advances 28 miles north of Imphal. two villages northeast of Palel captured. In Arakan front at least 350 Japanese killed. Allied withdrawal described as readjustment near upper Mayu peninsula. Solon Low in hospital with bronchial pneumonia unchanged.
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KANDY
Ceylon
Manipur
India
Kohima
Imphal
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Palel
Buthedaung
Arakan
Bishenpur
Silchar
Bengal- Assam
Kalapanzin
Kaladan
Burma
Romania Oil Cut Down To One Fourth
Naples May 8 Allied air commander in the Mediterranean Lt Gen Ira C Eaker said Romanian oil production has been cut to one fourth of normal output by bombings. He added RAF and American bombers have disrupted vital war material flows to the eastern front by striking every major supply route open to the Germans.
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NAPLES
Ira C. Eaker
Mediterranean
Eaker
R.A.F
Victory Loan sales reach 860 million in final week
Ottawa reports show Sixth Victory Loan sales at 860,036,500 toward a 1.2 billion goal. Provincial chairs say momentum remains strong with rural Alberta units meeting or exceeding targets and a national push to maximize purchases from more Canadians.
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OTTAWA
Victory Loan
National
Victory Loan headquarters
national war finance committee
Alberta
Alberta committee
Dominion
Defence inquiry Ordered Over Jehovahs Witness Assault Claims
In Ottawa on May 8 Defence Minister Ralston told the commons he instructed military authorities to fully inquire into reports from Winnipeg that Jehovahs Witness conscientious objectors were assaulted near Fort Osborne barracks in Military District No 10. Also: housing plan with federal aid. beef exports to the United Kingdom. plant labor and hog market pressures. a fatal shooting near Quebec. Coldwell opposes Bank Act bill.
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OTTAWA
Defence
Raltson
Ralph Maybank
Winnipeg South Centre
Winnipeg
Jehovah's Witnesses
Fort Osborne barracks
Military District No. 10
Ilsley
commons
Montreal
BRITAIN
Gardiner
United Kingdom
William Bryce
C.C.F. Selkirk
Bryce
St. Laurent
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Georges Guenette
St. Lambert De Levis
Quebec
J. Francois Pouhot
L. Temascouata
Guenette
COLDWELL
BANK AC
M. J Coldwell
CCF
China Facing Grave Threat in Henan Front
Reports from Chungking say Japanese forces pushed 3.5 miles toward Loyang, now six miles away from the ancient city. Fierce battles across the Sungan front reveal growing danger as Chinese defenses struggle to hold the Peiping-Hankow line and protect Loyang amid US air support and refugee evacuations.
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CHUNGKING
Musgivings
Henan
Uninese fiela
Loyang
China
sionan front
Peiping-Hankow
Yengceheng
Chenghsien
Yehsien
Yengcheng
Chinese high command
United States 14th Air Force
United States army
Kioshan
Yanks Bomb 5000-tonner in New Guinea action
Allied forces report heavy air and naval strikes in the East Indies theater. Catalina patrols damaged a 5000-ton freighter off Celebes while destroyer and merchant ships faced bombardment near Amangole Island. Bombers hit Schouten Islands Timor Wewak Hansa Bay areas, with ships sunk or damaged and enemy fighters countered.
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ALLIED
New Guinea
Pi—Naval
Catalina
Dutch East Indics
Celebes Island
East Indies
Amangole Island
Celebes
Bueroe Island
Rabaul
New Britain
Solomons
Bougainville island
Capital Lies In Stark Ruin
Nearly 2,000 U.S. bombers and fighters pounded Berlin and Brunswick as daylight raids continued into a 24th day of Allied air strikes. Bombers dropped extensive tonnage on Berlin while other formations targeted Bucharest and rail centers in Romania and Germany.
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ONDON
A.P
U.S
Berlin
Brunswick
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
France
Germany
Bucharest
Britain
Italy
Hitler
Balkans
Rennes
Nantes
Tours
Salieris
Orleans
Normandy
Leverkusen
Cologne
Commandos Reported Landing In Northwest Italy Coast
A Geneva dispatch quotes Fascist officers claiming Allied commandos based in Corsica and Sardinia landed on the Laguirian coast of northwestern Italy in recent days. Some troops were said killed or captured. others reportedly returned with invasion prep information. Rommel and Kesselring were said to have met in Italy after inspecting Mediterranean defenses.
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BERN
La Suisse
Geneva
Corsica
Sardinia
Laguirian
Italy
Erwin Rommel
Albert Kesselring
Doukhobors Disrobe in Vancouver Court
Six Radical Sons of Freedom Doukhobor members disrobed in Vancouver police court while 16 others faced preliminary hearings for nude parading and failing to show national registration cards. The protest followed a Nelson sentencing and linked to broader demonstrations by the group across eight weeks.
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VANCOUVER
C.P
Radical Sons of Freedom Doukhobor
Stanley Park
Nelson
B.C
Justice Manson
Stantes Park
Sons of Freedom
Kers of Freedom
Soviets and Czechs Agree on Rule Over Freed Land
London and Moscow announced a joint agreement for administering areas of Czechoslovakia liberated by the Red Army. The document, signed in London by V Lebedev and H Ripka, establishes the relationship between the Soviet commander-in-chief and the Czech administration in exile after the border advance toward the Carpathians.
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LONDON
Czechoaslovakia
Moscow
Carpathians
V. Lebedev
H. Ripka
RAF Glider Fliers Troops Stage Massive Night Landing
London May 8 The air show featured a large night landing by RAF glider fliers and troops in a special demonstration for Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory and other top air and army technicians. The Air Ministry disclosed the event Sunday night.
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LONDON
R.A.P
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
air ministry
Rail Pioneer Francis Pennefather Dies at 81
Francis Pennefather, 81, longtime Canadian Pacific Railway figure in the West, died Sunday at Winnipeg General Hospital from complications after a broken hip. He retired in 1928 after 33 years, having served as district master mechanic in Cranbrook, Winnipeg, Calgary, Macleod and Lethbridge. He leaves a son, R. R. Pennefather, and a sister, Mrs. A. J. Hemmion. Funeral at All Saints Anglican Church in Winnipeg with interment at St Johns Cemetery.
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WINNIPEG
Winnipeg general hospital
Francis Pennefather
Canadian Pacific Railway
west
Pennefather
Pembina
C.P.R
Manitoba
Cranbrook
B.C
railways
Calgary
Macleod
Lethbridge
R. R. Pennefather
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
A. J. Hemmion
All Saints’ Anglican church
William Askey
A J Hemmion
F W Johnson
H. 3
Rooke
J. Alex Russell
4. T. Hall
Harry Stephenson
W McKay
Percy Woodfield
St. Johns cemetery
Soviets Attack Sevastopol Amid Strong Counter Measures
London reports Soviet bombers and fighters hit Sevastopol in a weekend assault as Moscow says Red forces attacked with strong units and penetrated the southern sector, while German communiques note repulsed actions in the north and a German analyst predicts a decisive push to relieve the siege. The Axis say Nazi troops captured a hill east of the Siret River and the Red army failed to break through near Prut and Moldova rivers. The 25,000-strong garrison holds Sevastopol under siege by siege guns commanding the heights. The Soviet Black Sea fleet and air arm claim sinking scores of vessels trying to reach Romania.
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LONDON
C.P
Sevastopol
Moscow
Red army
Crimean
Sevastopul
Romania
Siret
Prus
Moldova
Black Sea
Iasi
Tiraspel
Dnestr
Crash kills pilot at No 2 Elementary Flying Training School
Oliver J. Wilcox of Woodside Ontario was fatally injured when his training plane crashed on the airdrome of the RCAF No 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William on Saturday. His wife resides at Cottam Ontario.
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FORT WILLIAM
Oliver J. Wilcox
Woodside
Ont
No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School
RCAF
Cottam
British Carrier Planes Sink Two Nazi Convoys Off Norway
Royal Navy carrier planes targeted two German convoys off Norway on Saturday, sinking one supply ship and possibly two, while damaging three others. The admiralty announced the results amid ongoing Allied operations in the North Atlantic theater.
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LONDON
Royal Navy
Norway
admiralty
NEW TABER
Taber
Conract
LSD
RUSSLANS
SEVASTOPOL
Moscow
Ditter
NEW DUTCH GUINEA
NEW YORK
Bourgainville Bay
Hollandia
New Guines
BBC
Australian Broadcasting Commission
CBS
CURTIN
John Curtin
Australia
United States Army Air Force
Berlin
Brunswick
U.S
France
Renen
KURILE ISLANDS
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Beer Probe
Eighth Army
Sonsa Tamara cables
New York Herald Tribune
Solon E. Low
Social Credit Association of Canada
Low
Wasspages
VICTORY
labor department
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nazi Germany
United States
Munster-Osnabruk
Belgium
Europe
Paris
Rouen
Helen Demoskoff
Pauline Regansoff
Laura Regansoff
Mary Legebeokoff
Pauline Kuiodinn
Mary Koodren
Lucy Savinoff
John Strehof
Alec Legebokoff
Sam Salkikin
Peter Holodin
Bill Pozdnikoff
Tim Samarodi
Fred Babanaid
Mike Baxtoff
Fred Storgoft
Kootenay Valley
Justice A Manson
British Columbia Mobilization Board
R. L. Maitland
Victoria
Reds
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