Bracken Denies Quebec Deal On Manpower Policy
Joni Bracken, national leader of the Progressive Conservative party, stated the manpower policy is uniform across Quebec and other provinces. He denied endorsing any candidate in Quebec who does not follow PC principles, rebutting claims by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Liberal press. Bracken spoke in Lacombe and Calgary during a cross country campaign, recalling past opposition to conscription and asserting past Manitoba stance and plebiscite context.
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EDMONTON
Progressive
Quebec
Progressive Conservative party
Bracken
Lacombe
Alta
Calgary
King
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
Canada
Nero and the Flight of a Desperate Artist
Fragmentary prose recalls Nero’s flight after political upheaval, his poison plot, and a failed assassination, ending with a declaration that the world loses an artist. The account evokes historic chaos and the emperor’s last acts as Rome’s facade of control crumbles.
French Notables Shot by Japs Rumor Circulates in War News
San Francisco May 26 unconfirmed rumors say Vice Admiral Jean Dreaux and General Georges Ayme, once commanders in chief of Indo China armed forces, were shot by Japanese authorities after being placed in protective custody during occupation. Paris reports later claim French collaborator Paul Mageot was sentenced to death and struck from the Legion of Honor by Paris radio.
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TiAcenne Francaise
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Jean Dreaux
LONDON
Reutersi
Paul Mageot
Nouveau Temps
rdo
Legion of Honor
Paris
Commanded By Gen Vokes Leads Canadian Red Division
The Canadian Red Division, 25 000 strong under Maj Gen Cris Vokes of Kingston Ontario, will join the Allied occupation forces in the Canadian army to defend occupation headquarters. The unit, part of the occupation group, is announced as fitting into broader allied defense plans.
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Prime Minister King Faces Disruption by Angry Voter
Prime Minister Mackenzie King was interrupted on a station platform in Hornepayne Ontario by a man who tried to send children home and shouted anti citizenship rhetoric. The incident occurred as about 200 children marched to meet King while he spoke on citizenship. The man pressed toward King with threatening gestures, railing against racial discrimination before being escorted away by a railway constable.
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King
wayne
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commonwealth
world
friendship among nations
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11 Killed in U S Blast at Edgewood Arsenal Md
A Terrific explosion at Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland killed 11 workers and wounded 52 who were assembling two pound igniters for incendiary gas tanks. About 135 people were inside two buildings when the blast occurred on Friday. Volunteers rushed into the danger to remove unexploded bombs as flames and phosphorus fumes filled the area.
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EDGEWOOD ARSENAL
A.P.J
army
chemical warfare service
Beaverbrook target in Labour attack ahead of July election
Beaverbrook publisher Lord Beaverbrook becomes a prime target for Labour in the general election campaign as tensions rise over wartime policy. The party views him as decisive in pressuring Churchill and shaping wartime leadership as Britain moves toward elections in July.
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Reuters
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Obliterate Himmler's Grave near Lueneberg
In Lueneberg Germany on May 26 the body of Heinrich Himmler, wrapped in a British army blanket, was dumped into a shallow grave after being carried by truck from a villa where he died during a post-arrest examination. British troops secured the site and removed brain and skull details before burial. No German witnesses were present.
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Heynarich Himmler
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Britis 2nd Army
aaid
Tokyo Firestorm Destroys Much of City in 70 Mile Gale
A massive air raid by 3100 B 29 Superfortresses and a 70 mile per hour gale set Tokyo ablaze. Fire swept three hours destroying business districts and homes, with two imperial palaces burned. Emperor and empress unharmed as capital faced near total devastation.
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U.S
FRANCISCO
federal communications commission
Omiya
Japan
Monty Hardens Crowd Outside British Embassy in Paris
Paris May 26 Field Marshal Montgomery faced a noisy crowd of 860 outside the British Embassy as he arrived for his first Paris visit in a decade. He urged the onlookers to disperse, delivering a brief French greeting before laying a wreath at the tomb of France’s Unknown Soldier and then entering the embassy courtyard.
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Reuters
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Monty
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Champs N'Elvses
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New Cabinet Gets Baptism
London May 26 The Churchill government faces parliament in a pivotal baptism with a caretaker team now named to serve until elections expected in July The Times praises a balanced cabinet while observers note Churchill may keep the ministers who ran the war effort The reshuffle includes Maj Gwilym Lloyd George and Ernest Brown among others. a few nonpartisan appointees remain, with reactions split along party lines.
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LONDON
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Britain
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Gwilym Lloyd-George
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National
Ernest Brown
James Grigg
News Chronicle
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Daily Sketch
ament
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square
Withdrawal alters Alberta race as Pelletier steps back
Capt Rene Pelletier withdraws from the Social Credit bid in the Peace River riding ahead of the June election. The move shifts pressure to Suave Lakme and Low, with Pelletier citing strategic reasons and a desire to avoid fielding a weaker candidate.
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Tuenton Journal
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Japanese death by own action attack on Okinawa fails
Manila May 26 A Japanese air fleet damaged 11 U S Pacific fleet light units on Okinawa in a brutal 18 hour battle. Japanese forces attempted death by own action landings on parked aircraft and airfield installations. Marines faced mined streets in Naha as artillery hammered Shrul. Mud and rain slowed ground operations. Continuous page three continuation notes a disintegrating Japanese force encircled northeast of Manila awaiting a delaying stand. The report cites heavy losses of Nipponese attackers and renewed Allied counterblows.
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eld
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artilley
Shrul
Philippines
Dusty Foot Election Campaigners Seek Farmers in Fields
Saskatchewan voters face the dusty foot campaign as federal candidates trek dusty fields and country stores to reach electors. Prime Minister Mackenzie King also holds meetings in Prince Albert while others spread through North Battleford areas.
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Bulmers
P.M
Mackenzie King
Prince Albert
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King
Tokyo air battles and world tension flare across wire reports
NBC reports a heavy loss in Tokyo area as nineteen planes engage in air action. Oslo hearing set today on Tucker case with NBC coverage. Britain urges calm in Syria Lebanon amid French reinforcements as U.S. and France seek solution. Churchill vows election must not delay the Big Three meet. Truman invited Hoover to discuss Europe food woes at the White House. Canada revokes controls on some commercial electrical goods except stoves and refrigerators.
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Lebanon
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