Warning on Strike Threat In Food Crisis
American military governors warned German trade union leaders against strikes amid a food shortage. Max Beyerreis told hunger demonstrators that workers will not accept further cuts in rations, urging restraint while criticizing occupying powers. British officials said nearly 50 ships would be pressed into service to speed food relief.
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Associated Press
IESBADEN
Germany
Hesse
Bavaria
Max Beyerreis
Flensburg
United States
Murder Weapons Found In Creek At Cook's Lake Mine
Ontario police report two rifles recovered from a creek on the Cook's Lake mining site near Schreiber. Cecil Gallinger located a .22 calibre rifle submerged about 800 yards from the March body site, while Inspector Frank Kelley and Constable Ken Carson found a .203 calibre model about 40 feet away.
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Ontario
Cecil Gallinger
Schreiber
Grant
Duchesneau
Frank Kelley
Toronto
Ken Carson
Port Arthur
The Left Hand Corner and External Affairs Notes
The report lists Canadian foreign representatives abroad with numbers of high commissioners ambassadors ministers and heads of missions. It mentions offices in Australia India Ireland Newfoundland New Zealand South Africa and the United Kingdom embassies in Argentina Belgium Brazil Chile China France Greece Mexico Peru USSR and the United States consulates general in New York Liston and Caracas and a Canadian military mission in Berlin and a civilian Maison mission in Japan.
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Australia
India
Ireland
Newfoundland
New Zealand
South Africa
United Kingdom
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Chile
China
France
Greece
Mexico
Peru
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Cuba
Netherlands
Norway
Denmark
Luxembourg
New York
Liston
Caracas
Berlin
Japan
Soviet proposal puzzles United Nations on Palestine
New York May 16 Delegates debated a Soviet plan for a dual Arab Jewish state in Palestine noted by observers as a puzzle. Andrei Gromyko outlined options including a single state and partition, but left room for later positions after the UN inquiry commission reports. The 11 member commission meets May 26 at Lake Success and then proceeds to Palestine.
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NEW YORK
Russia
Palestine
United Nations special assembly
Holy Land
Andrei A. Gromyko
commission of inquiry
Lake Success
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Ontario Liberal policy adopted at Toronto convention
The Ontario Liberal Association approved a 17 point program including lowering the franchise age to 18 and endorsing public ownership limits. Delegates debated a two weeks vacation with pay after one year and proposed ending the means test for old age pensions with 60 for women and 65 for men. The platform favors profit sharing and cooperative management to ease industrial strife and supports farm floor prices and cooperative dairies. A separate minister of education is urged.
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TORONTO
Ontario Liberal Association
ONTARIO
LIBERALS
Test Pilot Martin J. Smith Killed In Jet Crash Near Xenia
Capt. Martin J. Smith, a leading U S jet propulsion test pilot with 78 Pacific missions, died when his P-30 pursuit plane crashed in a hollow five miles north of Xenia Ohio during a routine flight, Wright Field officials reported.
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DAYTON
Martin J. Smith
United States
Xenia
Wright Field
Quebec Trade Union Defenders Decry Provincial Police Tactics
A Quebec committee meeting adopted a resolution condemning the growing use of provincial police by the government and calling on all union sections to unite to defend the labor movement and its existence in the province.
Alberta Social Credit Bill of Rights to be sent to Privy Council
Edmonton reports Attorney General Maynard said Alberta’s Social Credit Bill of Rights will be finalized by end of May and sent to the Privy Council in London. Delegation, led by Maynard, will attend hearings in England, with Dominion and Bankers’ Association representatives named.
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EDMONTON
Maynard
Alberta
Social Credit
Grorke H. Ieer
T. Mandel
denariment_of justice
Dominion
Canadian Bankers’ Association
J. Chambers
Calgary
eupreme curt
supreme court of
Huge Food Aid Buoys German Feeding Program
Berlin May 16 A large aid push provided more than 1 090 000 tons of food to Germans by the United States and the United Kingdom during the last 342 months of 1947 to sustain the German feeding program amid disease and unrest Gen Lucius D Clay American Military Governor said today About 5 percent went to the British sector with the rest allocated to US occupied areas.
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BERLIN
United States
United Kingdom
Lucius D. clay
WINNIE
AYR
Scotland
Reuters
Palestine
Winston
Churchill
STOCKHOLM
Reuter
Hetsinai
Finland
HAMILTON HAMILTON
Broun Bore Manufactoring Company
WIESBADEN
Germany
James KR. Newmet
Henee
MANITOBA
Man
C P
High shore
Sifton
Winniper
James Stanks
LORD BEAVERBROOK
FREDERICTON
C.P
dow
house of lord
Riots Spread to New Areas in Lahore
Rioting in Lahore escalated to fresh areas inside the walled city as fires, stabbings, and clashes increased hourly. Troops and police tightened control while firefighters fought fires amid a 4 hour curfew in Tank. Viscount Mountbatten prepared for talks on power transfer in London, with Lady Mountbatten visiting Multan to urge restraint.
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Reuters
DELHI
Lahore
Punjab
Tank
northwest
frontier
femple
Viscount Mountbatten
London
New Leader of Ontario Liberals Elected on First Ballot
Farquhar Oliver, 43, longtime opposition leader in the Ontario legislature, was elected the new leader of the Ontario Liberal party in Toronto on May 16. He won a clear majority on the first ballot, defeating four other candidates.
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TORONTO
C.P
Farquhar Oliver
Ontario Liberal party
Oliver
Ontario
Canadian Manufacturers to Meet at Banff for AGM
About 200 eastern Canada members of the Canadian Manufacturers Association will depart Toronto and Montreal on May 26 for the annual general meeting at Banff, Alberta, scheduled to run through June 24.
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BANFF
Hollywood Subcommittee Probe Views Lousy With Reds
A House Committee inquiry into Communist influence in Hollywood heated up as Viktor Kravchenko testified under subpoena and threats to his life were reported. Chairman Thomas pledged 24 hour federal surveillance and to publicly name involved screen figures when appropriate. Warner and Rupert Hughes provided details on subversive activity in the film industry.
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Adolph Menjou
Rupert Hughes
Jack Warnec
mowry
Viktor A. Kravchenko
Kravchenko
Beverly Hills
Lee R. Brooks
Charman J. Parnell Thomas
Rep
Soviet purchasing commission
Washington
Thomas
United States
Hollywood
Menjou
America
Hughes
Russia
Communist party
Red Army strength estimated around four million in 1945
Canadian correspondent Ross Munro reports from Moscow that the Red Army likely totals about four million under arms when peacetime demobilization proceeds. He notes plans to keep roughly four million with potential mobilization of about one hundred thousand within six months, plus ongoing mechanized division work and improvements to tanks, guns, and engines.
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Moscow
LONDON
Soviet Union
Rea
Statin
lkely
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Peat tans
Red arm
Joseph Stalin
seak
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Arctic
Plane Crashes Near Cormorant Island West End
A small plane crashed into the water at the west end of Cormorant Island Thursday. The pilot James E Parks of Seattle was unhurt, though the aircraft suffered heavy damage, according to provincial police reports.
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ALERT BAY
LA Linton
Mine kills policeman in Haifa as underground hides mine
In Haifa on Mount Carmel a parked car contained a mine detonated by electric timing as a British police officer passed, killing one officer and wounding three others including a Jewish inspector. Investigators traced a wire from the car nine and a half feet away. The Heshonair Hateah party urged equality for Jews and Arabs under international trusteeship toward a bi national state.
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JERUSALEM
Mount Carmel
Haifa
Heshorair Hateah party
Palestine
Withdraw Pickets In Phone Strike Across Nation
Western Electric installation workers began removing pickets in many areas enabling resumption of full telephone service after six weeks. ACEW president Ernest Seaver ordered removals where Bell System settlements occurred, while unions not covered kept lines intact in six western states and El Paso Texas, with about 5,000 members remaining active. Negotiations continue and service is expected to normalise if ACEW fails to reach agreement soon.
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WASHINGTON
Western Electric Company
United States
Ernest Seaver
Association of Communications Equipment Workers
ACEW
Bell Telephone System
Weaver
Unes
ACE.W
western
El Paso
Tex
Ines
Full Complement Of Delegates For Liberal Convention
J W Stambath of Bruce said a full complement of delegates from the southern constitutencies of Calgary will attend the provincial Liberal convention to be held June 24 25. The convention will elect a provincial leader to guide the party in the next election campaign.
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FDMONTON
J. W Stambauth
Bruce
Atveria Liberal Association
Calgary
Jeader
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CHICAGO May 16 07 Playing poker and other card games especially for cash stakes is a major contributing factor to coronary attacks says Dr Robert S Berghoff a heart specialist In an interview Dr Berghoff said You come home from a poker game elated and excited because you have won In reality you have test for when you go to bed you are restless your sleep is broken Next day you are exhausted Why Excitement of that poker game threw a heavy Joad on your heart
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CHICAGO
Robert S. Berghoff
Berghoff
Bevin Blames U S Press for Hindering Big Four Talks
British Foreign Secretary Bevin criticized United States press coverage for turning discussions among the Big Four foreign ministers into headlines. He warned that publicity may complicate crucial decisions and urged frank exchanges without public glare as 1948 proves difficult. He stressed he would not quit and hoped for a settlement of differences, aiming for a Japan peace treaty and continued Commonwealth contact.
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Reuters
ONDON
Bevin
United States
U.S
Tam nopshlamirg
Japan
Commonwealth
Unification urged for Canada three armed forces
Ottawa May 16 Britain's and Canada's budget debate touched defence as Maj Gen G R Pearkes urged unified planning under a single top command. He backed amalgamating defence departments but said reforms were needed for modern conditions. Mayhew defended policies noting a budget surplus and rising national income. Hartt attacked Norman Jaques and charged Duplessis financing Masre's by election bid. Other speakers noted economy and war asset proceeds.
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Canada
G. R. Pearkes
V.C
Nanaimo
Pearkes
R. W. Mayhew
Abbott
Liberal
Victoria
Maurice Hartt
Montreal Cartier
Norman Jaques
Social Credit
Wetasxiwin
Solon Low
Hartt
Jaques
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Duplessis
Quebec
Paul Masre
Montreal-Cartier
British empire
Ku Klux Klan
Hitler
Mr. Hartt
Mr. Jaques
Social Credit party
Christine Front
United States
Fred Zapking
C.C F. Dauphin
E. B Fulton
Kamloops
Victor Queich
S.C. Acadia
Farmer Accused of Beating Polish Soldier in Saskatchewan Court
Jacob Mensch, a Langenburg district farmer, pleads not guilty in RCM court to a bodily harm charge from Jan 16 against 32 year old Alex Krasnodemski, a former Polish soldier who worked for Mensch. Krasnodemski, aided by an interpreter, says Mensch kicked him and made anti Polish remarks after which he was beaten, jailed briefly, and suffered multiple injuries including fractured ribs.
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Sask
Jacob Mensch
Langenburg
Saskatchewan
R.CMLP
Alex Krasnodemski
Mensch
Krasnodemski
Canada
Hitler
J P McManus
Lanzenburg
Krasnos demski
Krasnys demski
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