Tighten Noose On Shanghai
Communist forces advance toward Hankow and Shanghai as three-pronged strikes threaten Hankow from Kiangsi Fukien and Kasman near Shanghai. Shanghai garrison reports limited gains while Hankow defense commander Pai Chung Hsi moves from Canton. Local economy and border security remain top concerns as British and Hong Kong forces bolster frontier posts and police tighten security.
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Associated Press
HANGHAI
Fukien
Shanghai
HANKOW
Yangtze
China
Kinki i Kiangsi
Formosa
Kasman
Chenmo
Kunshan
Shangha
Pai Chung- Hsi
Canton
Sin Wan Pao sai
Wuchang
Asia
HONG KONG
Reuters
Kwantung province
Rome
Teachers Wage Dispute At Hat To Be Arbitrated
Medicine Hat May 11. Teachers and school board trustees will enter mediation in their wage dispute. A conciliation meeting is scheduled for Thursday led by Harry T. Leece. Teachers sought a $200 yearly raise, the board offered $100 which was refused, and then withdrawn due to tight finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MEDICINE HAT
Harry T. Leece
board of industrial relations
New Town to House 39000 At Cwmbran Monmouthshire
Cwmbran urban council plans a new town for 39000 people at Cwmbran to cost about £30 million. It will house workers from factories built since the war and serve Pontypool to Caerleon. Council lists show demand with 1200 local and 3000 regional awaiting homes. Minister Silkin prepares the scheme with broad local backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cwmbran
Monmouthshire
Pontypool
Caerleon
Cwmbran urban
Silkin
Town and Country Planning
E. E. Moule
Arson Suspect Surrendered by Doukhobor Faction in B C
Peter Swetlishkoff, a 38 year old charged with the 1943 Jam factory fire at Brillant, BC, surrendered to police after negotiations at Krestova. About 100 Sons of Freedom joined the transfer as authorities probe a string of arsons linked to Doukhobor tensions and the blast that damaged Verigin’s tomb.
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NELSON
British Columbia
Sons of Freedom
Peter Swetlishkoff
Swetlishkof
Brillant
West Kootenay
Swedishkof
RCMP
Krestova
Bnd
MAKES DENTAL
Tarrys
Peter Verigin
Verigin
Swedlishkoff
Swing To Right Continues In GB Local Elections
London May 11 Reuters reports Britain’s week long local government elections proceed with 20 000 seats at stake Conservatives claim 11 gains 58 from Labour and report nine losses Labour counters with 113 losses and 56 gains Independent candidates influenced outcomes Conservatives note independents hurting their position The final day will decide 28 London boroughs where Labour leads in most divisions.
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LONDON
Reuters
Britain
Labor party
Labor
Labor news
Edmonton Man Held On Charge Of Pen Knife Murder
Edmonton police hold Leo Francis Burke on a murder charge after Burke allegedly stabbed his brother in law James W. Holmes with a penknife during a dispute at Holmes home. Burke surrendered to police, appeared in Pes tuce court, was remanded to May 18. Holmes died at hospital from a throat wound in front of family.
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EDMONTON
Leo Francis Burke
James W. Holmes
Holmes
Burke
Holmes house
Billy
Tommy Wharton
n-lew
Bobbes
Wharton
Shirley Holmes
Bill
Farm youths conference set for Edmonton June 3 to 10
The 31st annual farm young people’s conference will be held in Edmonton June 3 to 10. Government officials announced the event, directed by the University of Alberta extension department in cooperation with the agriculture faculty, the school of household economies, and the school of nursing.
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EDMONTON
farm young people
department of extension
University of Alberta
faculty of agriculture
school of household economies
school of nursze
Alberta to hold special session on gas and oil exports
Edmonton Bulletin reports premier Manning says a summer special Alberta legislature session is likely to pass export legislation for natural gas and oil. No date yet. Legal department studying Ottawa provincial export agreement proposals. if not urgent, bill may wait for 1950 regular session.
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DMONTON
C.P
Edwonton Bulletin
Alberta
Manning
Ottawa
aber Suen
enacr
Trade Looms as Big Issue in Election
The campaign opens with a focus on a possible trade crisis as George Drew and M. J. Coldwell press the issue. Prime Minister St Laurent touts democratic resilience and regional unity in Quebec while pledging a security pact, with Drew vowing rapid action to recapture faltering overseas markets and expand social programs. Coldwell attacks Howe and cites a shrinking British Canadian trade, calling for action and a broader health and welfare plan.
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Canada
George Drew
Sydney
M. J. Coldwell
C.CF
Ottawa
St. Laurent
Maritime provinces
Compton
Que
Quebec
Hestern
DREW
Coldwell
Howe
Tax On Machinery Of Lethbridge Plants Upheld
Lethbridge city council acting as a court of revision decided to tax machinery and equipment in manufacturing plants and other businesses. No formal vote or resolution was recorded though Mayor Jardine and Ald Huckvale opposed the move while eight officials and H. J. Gee of Edmonton observed. The ruling follows the assessor’s classification of certain machinery as fixtures.
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Lethbridge
J. A. Jardine
Ald W. E Huckvale
J. Gee
Edmonton
asseas
Gee
H. W. Menzie
Ald. Huckwale
Calgary
Alberta Bankers Visit Houston to Discuss Oil Financing
Two Canadian bankers Hector M. Turner and C Harvey Baker arrived in Houston to study U S oil finance. They predicted Alberta was on the eve of a major oil boom and sought to learn how Texas bankers handle oil industry financing to prepare their own development with their funds.
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HOUSTON
Tex
Hector M. Turner
Alberta
Canadian Bank of Commerce
C Harvey Baker
Sixth Avenue West
Calgary
Turner
Forest fires threaten timber near Slave Lake area
Firefighters battled their 80th blaze in weeks as forests burned from Slave Lake towards Edmonton. Officials report 89 fires with 35 extinguished and 24 still burning. authorities prohibit grass and bush fires and prosecute offenders. Settlers blamed for many blazes as crews rush to protect timber and prepare water bombers.
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EDMONTON
Slave Jake
BRGMP
Slave Take
West Prairie river
Slave Lake
Festival Winners Parade of City Chorus and Soloists
A lengthy listing of festival results from Lethbridge and Calgary includes city grade chorus winners from Westminster and Central schools with scores from 82 to 99. Organ solo by Arthur Woitte, piano duets, and various choirs and vocal ensembles are noted with participant names and scores, totaling a grand score of 173.
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City
Bowman school
Weastminster school
Central school
Westminster school
St. Baad's school
City school
St. Basil's school
Margie Snowden
Collette Green
Kiwauais Boys
Lethbridge
Smell church
St. Andrew's
Raymond Davidson
Calgary
Intermediate
St. Patrick's
Trains and Trucks Line Up On Zonal Border Awaiting Zero Hour
Berlin blockade nears end as 327 days of siege wind down. Western trains and trucks line the border ready to roll at 1:01 am Central Daylight Time, carrying food and goods to 2,000,000 Western Berliners. The Russians face diplomatic setback as the airlift sustains relief while blocks ease. The final hours culminate with a border crossing at Helmstedt and a four-power Paris ministers conference looming May 23.
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Berlitz
Germany
Berlin
Helmstedt
Russet zone
Bielefeld
Brunswick sid Hannover
Helmstredt
Hitler
Spree
Elbe
Frankfurt
Amethyst Trapped on Yangtze Amid Fire and Unclear Reports
A British source reported no recent messages from the Royal Navy sloop Amethyst trapped by shore guns on the Yangtze between here and Nanking. About half of its 150 crew, including wounded, had reached Shanghai. No plans to remove the crippled vessel were known. Three other Royal Navy ships, including the London, were driven off by Communist artillery last month. about 44 sailors were killed.
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SEANGHAL
Yangtze
here
Naing
Shanghai
London
Bonn Named Capital of West German Republic by Narrow Vote
The West German constituent assembly chose Bonn over Frankfurt by four votes to form the new capital. Bonn, population about 190 000, lies in the British zone near Cologne and will host several foreign consulates moved from Frankfurt. Frankfurt had been favored for central location and facilities. Two Communist delegates abstained.
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BONN
Germany
constituent assembly
Britain
United States
Frankfurt
birgald
besidk
Rhine
Rhineland
Cologne
bisonal
tournal
Beethoven
Last minute hitch delays Berlin blockade reopening
Reuters reports a last minute demand by Russian zone railway authorities to use Russian locomotives may delay resumption of rail traffic from the West to Berlin. Other dispatches note cross border shootings at Helmstedt, Hankow drive by Chinese Reds, Alberta session decision on gas exports, Ford strike talks, a High River businessman’s death, and a revolt at Tripoli involving the U.S. flag.
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BERLIN
Reuters
HELMSTEDT
Germany
DED
HANKOW
CANTON
A.P
China
Manchuria
Hwancoel
Hankew
EDMONTON
C.P
Manning
Alberta
DETROIT
Ford Mater Company
wihtat tity
HIGH RIVER
Alta
Thomas Reginald Featherston
High River busineswemam
Edseetten
ZRAPOLE
TRIPOLI
United States
Americam
eeebeel
eplania
Italien
BrMink
orkere
rere
Alvertn
W. E. Fram
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KREMLIN
The
Detroit Free Press
Moscow
Mt Ararat
Asia Minor
Doukhobors
Herald
Stalingrad
Shanghai river front
metro
Broadway
Leo F. Burke
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE
Texas
North
Olu Stevenson
Elaine Hansen
Lathbridge
Sadie Dykes
Peter Walker
Frances Cardie
Pion
Anne i Hanen
Plano
Monica Sngle
Vielis
asae clasa
Andy Dawes
Ethel Parfitt
ERLIN
east
DELIVERANGE
Yangtze River
German Republic
MANCHESTER
England
May Jr
Lancashire
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