Twenty two Mauthausen camp operators hanged at Landsberg
Landsberg Germany May 22 Twenty two operators of the Mauthausen Nazi concentration camp were hanged today by American war crimes authorities in the yard of Landsberg prison. Seventeen more were scheduled to be executed tomorrow. The camp near Linz is linked to over 700 000 alleged victims.
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Germany
Mauthausen
Linz
Adolf Hitler
United States army
Joseph Morton
Associated Press
Slovakia
Hugh Dalton Emerges as Labor Leadership Prospect
Margate May 27. Rugged Hugh Dalton, fresh from budget duties, acts as chief defence counsel for government policies at the Labor party conference. Attlee, Bevin, and Morrison show fatigue, while Dalton looms as a potential future leader, though Bevan attracts the left wing.
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MARGATE
England
Hugh Dalton
Labor party
Herbert Morrison
Bevin
Dalton
Attlee
Morrison
Benard Bevin
Morison
lke
Canadians Eye Emigration to New Zealand Through Canada
Auckland May 27 Canadians show strong interest in moving to New Zealand says David Wilson retiring New Zealand high commissioner to Canada. In three years in Canada he addressed hundreds of meetings with two to three dozen enquirers about emigrants to New Zealand. He praised Canada's war effort and Commonwealth air training plan noting Canada aided New Zealand greatly, second only to Great Britain.
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AUCKLAND
New Zealand
David Wilson
Canada
Great Britain
Ramadier appeals to French workers to abstain
Paris May 27 Premier Paul Ramadier broadcast an appeal to workers in nationalized industries and electricity companies urging them to abstain from a threatened midnight stake. He urged duty and said the government would act responsibly to meet wage demands, noting a 23 percent increase sought by workers.
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PARIS
Reuters
Paul Ramadier
republic
Churchill Wins Vote in British Leader Selection
The Scottish Times reports a landslide for Winston Churchill in a 1,250 vote poll to name Britain's recovery leader. Churchill led with 860 votes, followed by Lord Woolton with 168 and Mr Eden with 65. Other figures included Field Marshal Montgomery and Sir J Anderson with 18 each.
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Scottish Times
Britain
acre
Winston Churchill
Lord Woolton
Mr. Eden
Field Marshal Montgomery
Sir J. Anderson
Lord Braterbrook
Duke of Windsor
A. Duncan
Mr. Bevin
Stafford Cripps
Harold Macmillan
Lord Beverbee
lord $Nuffield
Miles ‘Thomas
Frost Sweep Across Prairies Causes Light Damage
Report from Winnipeg May 27 notes frost covered the prairies but minimal damage due to late spring seeding. Alberta saw the coldest night at Vermilion with 20 above, while Manitoba, Saskatchewan registered frosts. Temperatures rose today. barley damaged in spots but early wheat survived.
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WINNIPEG
prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Regina
Mooe Jaw
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Edmonton
Last Canadians From Far East Are Back Home
A detachment of 22 members of the Canadian Intelligence Corps, among the last troops repatriated from the Far East, passed through Montreal en route to homes across Canada after arriving at Halifax aboard the Aquitania. Led by J. T. P. Horne of Victoria, the group assisted in intelligence work including screening Japanese prisoners of war across Burma, Malaya, Siam, Indo China, the Dutch East Indies, Hong Kong and Japan. two experts spoke Chinese and some learned Siamese and Malayan.
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Far East
Canadian Intelligence Corps
Canada
Halifax
J. T. P. Horne
Victoria
Burma
Malaya
Siam
Indo-China
Dutch East Indies
Hong Kong
Japan
Maj
Horne
Truman Still Plans His Canadian Visit
Washington May 27 The White House said President Truman has not changed plans for a mid June trip to Canada. He remains at his mother’s bedside in Grandview Missouri awaiting better news before leaving. He had tentative plans to visit Ottawa around June 10 and then return to Missouri if his mother’s condition worsened.
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White House
Trumean
Canada
Grandview
Ottawa
Missouri
associates
Resort Area Is Inundated After Northern Ontario Storm
NORTH BAY Ont May 27 Dozens of vacation beaches on both sides of North Bay lie under water after a storm drove Lake Nipissing flood waters in a rampage unseen here for 40 years Damages run to hundreds of thousands of dollars The lake four feet above normal had gouged holes in lakefront properties Roads were hooded docks torn into cottages and homes Five miles south cars lined the highway as operators and residents watched the flooding Ottawa Valley and Quebec also faced rising waters reaching 50 year records threatening power shortages and isolation of towns with evacuation of flooded homes.
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Ont
Lake Nipissing
Fregech
Quebec
Ottawa Valley
Ottawa
Speed aid to veterans houses
Regina May 21 veterans for the Second World War may apply for priority housing before 50 percent completion. H C McIntosh of Winnipeg prairie regional officer of the federal reconstruction department says priorities are granted for single dwelling units built for the veteran to occupy and owned legally.
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REGINA
H.C. McIntosh
Winnipeg
prairie
federal reconstruction department
Nova Scotia miners vote to return to work in Glace Bay strike end
Nova Scotia miners in Glace Bay New Waterford Sydney and Springhill resume operations after 14 week walkout. UMW District 26 members return as maintenance crews prepare pits for resumed production tomorrow or Thursday. Workers win wage gains and pension fund terms while stricter output targets tied to contract.
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GLACE BAY
ates
Nova Scotia
United Mine Workers
C.C.L
district 26
New Waterford
Sydney mines
Springhill
Dominion Site and Coal Corporation
FALLOW TO INSPECT ALBERTA HIGHWAYS
Edmonton May 27. Minister Fallow and highway commissioner N. W. MacPherson will inspect worst and south Edmonton area highways this week. The tour aims to study detour routes and speed up work to have as much finished as possible by July and the peak tourist traffic season.
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EDMONTON
Fallow
N. W. MacPherton
Monay
Hart hopeful on PGE Victoria progress
Premier John Hart returning from Ottawa on the weekend said negotiations toward extending the Pacific Great Eastern Railway into the Peace River District have made highly satisfactory progress.
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VICTORIA
John Hart
Ottawa
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Peace River District
Hildred to Attend Trans-Canada Air Lines Birthday Party
Sir William Hildred, born in England in 1893, will fly from Great Britain to Lethbridge for TCA's tenth birthday celebration hosted by the Lethbridge Board of Trade. The event on June 20 will be attended by North American airline chiefs and aircraft manufacturers with a noon luncheon at Lethbridge Flying Club and an evening banquet with Hildred as principal speaker.
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Lethbridge
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Lethbridge Board for Trade
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H. J. Symington
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W. F. English
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E R. McFarland
ENGLAND
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University of Sheffield
First, Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment
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ministry of agriculture and fisheries
export credits guarantee department
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Chicago
T.C.A
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Canadair, Ltd
Montreal
Grant McConachie
Canadian’ Pacific Air Lines
Cape Breton Plans Islandwide Buyers Strike
Cape Breton labor leaders moved to launch an islandwide buyers strike around June 15 to protest rising prices and wage decontrol. The Cape Breton Labor Council and the Cape Breton Trades and Labor Congress pledged support, with Women’s Institutes to spearhead the drive and collaboration planned with the Retail Merchants’ Association to prevent shortages of essential goods. The action targets butter, lard, bread, jams, marmalade, syrup, coffee, tea, meats, and clothing.
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Canada
Cape Breton labor
Cape Breton Labor Council
Canadian Congress of Labor
iMand
Cape Breton Trades and Labor Congress
council
Retail Merchants’ Association
Drug Angle Out Blackmore In Mystery Death
Special investigators in Ontario discounted a drug trafficking angle in the Christina Kettlewell drowning at Severn Falls confirmed the case remains one of the toughest they have handled. The bride disappeared with her husband Jack after honeymooning, with speculation ranging from foul play to suicide. Police noted no evidence of drug trafficking and pursued other leads including blackmail and a Toronto apartment as a possible base for operators. The mystery centered on a $15,000 note allegedly given to Barrie, a key witness, amid rumors of cross-border dealings and large sums of money. The case remains under heavy investigative focus.
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Ontario
Christina Kettlewells
Severn Falls
Severn River
Jack
Globe and Mail
Renato Barrie
Christina Kettlewell
Christina
Barrie
Attlee Affirms Bevin Policy At Rabat Conference
In Margate England Prime Minister Attlee affirmed Bevin policy at the annual Rabat party conference. He said Britain seeks world peace and denies subservience to any power while pursuing collaboration with all. Attlee defended the United Nations backed approach and noted US relations top the agenda with debate over Britain’s stance toward the Soviet Union. The conference approved peace time military conscription 4 to 1, while a motion to join the British-Soviet Society failed.
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Bevin
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Truman says mother holding her own after setback
President Truman announced his mother is holding her own after a slight setback last night in Grandview Missouri on May 27 175.
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GRANDVIEW. Mo
Truman
Royal Society of Canada Opens 6th Convention
Papers on history literature and science were presented at opening sessions of the Royal Society of Canada convention. About 150 of the society's 400 members attended the first day.
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QUEBEC
Royal Society of Canada
Doukhobor Wives Share Experiment at Hilliers
Hilliers BC a new Doukhobor settlement stages a rotation system of wife sharing to surmount private property tensions. About 180 people including 80 women, 60 men, and 40 children relocated from interior BC under Michael Verigin. Leaders deny private ownership of persons and families, aiming to live communally. teens resist the community owned wives concept.
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Hilliers
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
Joseph PodovinkeN
Michael Verigin
Peter
Podovinkofl
tnienor
Heat Wave Sweeps B C
A record heat wave sweeps British Columbia forcing forest service to close woods and halt slash burning in places. Vancouver Island firefighters report a 4 1 2 mile swath of new timber burned near Port Alberni. Britannia Beach fire briefly threatened homes as winds shifted. Fire crews mount a 26 hour vigil amid low humidity and hot conditions.
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VANCOUVER
British Columbia
forest service
Vancouver Island
Bloedel
Stewart and Welch Logging Company
Port Alberni
Penticton
Kamloogs
weather bureau
Utte
Britannia Beach
Govt to Declare June 9 Holiday in Alberta
Information from Edmonton sources indicates provincial authorities plan a public holiday on Monday June 9 to observe a king's birthday. In Portland Oregon Wallace proposes internationalizing the Panama Canal and other strategic zones vital to world peace, citing Suez and Dardanelles as examples.
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ehtyrom
Edmonton
Alberta
King George
King to Attend Funeral of Earl Harewood
London May 27 The King will fly to Yorkshire to attend the funeral of the Earl of Harewood near Leeds announced Monday night The Earl, formerly Viscount Lasgisses, was a brother in law of the King He died Saturday
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Yorkshire
Earl of Harewood
Leeds
earl
Las~glisses
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