Rail Tie-Up Hits Hudson and Manhattan Line
Newark May 30 A strike of trainsmen and conductors shut down the Hudson and Manhattan electric line carrying 115 000 daily between New York City and northern New Jersey. Union leaders said the stoppage followed the company’s rejection of provisions of the general railroad strike settlement.
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NEWARK
Hudson and Manhattan
New York city
New Jersey
Washington
PHILADELPHIA
Evening Bulletin
Inquirer
News
Bes
Siam pleads UN hearing on French Indo China action
New York dispatch reports Siam may gain an early hearing at the UN security council over alleged French aggression in Indo China. Siam seeks aid and pacific settlement obligations, while Iran's case stagnates as Hussein Ala is told to refrain from further statements. Paris says French forces have entered Siamese territory chasing rebels in recent weeks.
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NEW YORK
Siam
United Nations
Indo-China
security council
U.N
council
France
Bangkok
economic and social council
security counci
Spain
PARIS
Cancer Drive Tops Objective
Alberta's campaign raised over $37,000 surpassing the $35,000 objective. George A. Pettinger announced at the Alberta branch meeting. Calgary contributed more than $19,000, almost doubling its $10,600 quota. Edmonton gave $9,000 and Lethbridge raised $4,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CALGARY
aAlberta
Canadian society for the control of cancer
George A. Pettinger
Alberta
Edmonton
thbridge
Miners Return After One Day Strike in Alta
Workers at the mine returned to their posts after a one day strike over coal slack loading. The dispute prompted the stoppage yesterday with the 120 Commander unit resuming duties today.
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DRUMMELLER
Alta
Commander mini
Left Hand Corner on baseball moguls and Mexico league
The Minneapolis Star-Journal notes owners shocked by competition from the Mexican league entering the bidding with big profits and tourists. The piece questions Latin baseball’s durability if wartime prosperity collapses, an odd sight in a sport once concentrated in a few cities.
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Minneapolis Star-Journal
Mexico
Brooklyn
The Left Hand
A fragment from a newspaper page continues with a note about continuation to page four, indicating an ongoing feature or column. The readable portion centers on placement and continuation rather than a full plot or fact.
Poles May Come Here Poles May Come Here
Ottawa reports a planned Canadian immigration expansion with a plan to bring hundreds of men to work in the sugar beet industry and to replace German POWs. relatives of Canadians may enter under a new provision, with transport likely by year-end. The sugar beet labor may involve Polish servicemen now in Italy.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
commons
Agriculture
Gardiner
Dominion
United Kingdom
Glen
senate
Bir
Italy
western front
Russia
Mediterranean
Frank Zapling
C.CF
Dauphin
Mitchell
indus
Rules Documents Are Admissible Trial Evidence
In Montreal on May 30 6 a bench ruling held that Igor Gouzenko’s testimony and documents lack diplomatic immunity and may be used in the conspiracy trial of Fred Rose. Justice Lazure noted diplomatic privilege is superseded by Canada’s safety and welfare as Gouzenko described a Soviet espionage ring in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MONTREAL
Igor Gouzenko
Fred Rose
Gouzenko
Canada
Ottawa
Justice Lazure
court of King’s bench
Cone
Germ weapon report claims infantile paralysis virus
The Daily Express said a new germ weapon developed in the United States is an infantile paralysis virus powdered and highly potent. British scientists in close touch with the U.S. chemical warfare service allegedly claimed a billionth of an ounce could infect a person. Washington denied the story as untrue.
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LONDON
The
Daily Express
United States
United States chemical warfare service
Washington
army
Definite Plans To End Seamen Strike
Labor Minister Mitchell announced definite proposals for settling the four day old seamen strike, with a plan to suspend action in good faith while talks continue. The union allowed non manned ships to operate during discussions, and violence reports centered on Cornwall and Welland canal incidents as crews and authorities clashed.
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UAWA
C.P
Mitchell
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cornwall
labor department
Canadian Seamen’s Union
Ther sac
NORONIC
Gederich
Canadian Seamen's Union
house of commers
W. C. Reynolds
C.S.G
Toronto
John J. Rammacher
Byrnes Urges Curb World Armaments
U S Secretary of State James Byrnes called for limiting world armaments to ease fears and economic burdens, outlining a future system of arms regulation. He supported a broad military cooperation program with Western Hemisphere nations, noting potential Canadian participation and possible transfer of war goods and training.
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WASHINGTON
Byrnes
United States
house of representatives foreign affairs committee
oither
Truman
Canada
Resignations Sought From Iran Ministers by Qavam
London May 36 Reuters dispatch from Tehran says Iranian Premier Ahmed Qavam asked all ministers to resign after Premier Jafar Pishevari of Azerbaijan autonomous government refused to continue negotiations with the regime. All ministers complied, the dispatch said.
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LONDON
C.P
Reuters
Tehran
Ahmed Qavam
Jafar Pishevari
Azerbaijan autonomous
German POW Recaptured in Toronto After Escape
German prisoner of war Joseph Gali, 30, who escaped Port Arthur detention camp on May 21, was arrested on a Toronto street last night by a constable after a citizen alerted authorities. He was detained following the citizen's tip about the suspect's accent.
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TORONTO
Joseph Gali
Port Arthur
D-Day Postponed Amid Monty Plan Dispute
London reports reveal Field Marshal Montgomery opposed the original Allied plan for Normandy as too weak and fronted a broader two army assault. His revision, aided by new airborne forces, caused D-Day to be delayed from May to early June 1944 and shifted landing craft and ships to support a southern approach, with COSSAc and Eisenhower approving the revised plan in January 1944.
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ROSS MONRO
LONDON
Mary
C.P. Cade
Viscount Montgomery
Normandy
Lord Montgomery
Europe
Baltic
Casablanca
Britain
6th Army
Italy
Winston Churthen
France
Dwight Eisenhower
combined chiefs-of-staff
Price ceiling boosts hit clothing and furniture items
Ottawa announces price ceiling increases on men's and boys garments from six to nine percent for items including suits overcoats and work pants, effective after June 1, to partially offset higher costs from subsidy cuts and wage rises. Retail markups trimmed to ease consumer impact. Separate order lifts manufacturer prices on wooden and upholstered furniture with a seven to 13 percent retail rise, excluding hard furniture.
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OTTAWA
C.P
prices board today
war labor
FURNITURE CP FOO
prices board
British Columbia
WASHINGTON
United States
congress
Chester Bowles
Bowles
OPA
aecciculture department
Flood Waters Leave Devastation in Pennsylvania and New York
Across Pennsylvania and lower New York, four days of steady rain sent the Susquehanna and Allegheny rivers above flood levels. At least 12 lives were lost and damages likely exceed 3.85 million dollars as communities faced widespread property loss and homelessness. Williamsport and Williamsport area were hardest hit, with Eldred and Bradford also enduring severe inundation and debris.
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HARRISBURG
Pennsylvania
New York
Susquehanna
Allegheny
Williamsport
Eldred
Bradford
Port Alegany
Elnura
Earthquake Shocks London and Northern Italy
Heavy quake shocks reported today via continental broadcasts affecting Berne and Yurin in northern Italy with tremors felt in Sunderland as well.
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LONDON
Reuters
fe tarv
Berne
Sunderland
Yurin
Italy
Huge Paper Plant In B C Closed By Strike
Powell River BC May 30 Production at the Powell River newsprint mill, the empire’s largest, halted at 2 am after log handling stopped yesterday. AFL and CIO unions debated whether to walk picket lines, with talks to extend company rulings and avoid scabs. The shutdown threatens 700 tons daily and newsprint for western Canada and beyond, while BC leaders vow action if mediation fails.
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POWELL RIVER
B.C
C.P
British Empire
Powell River Company
AFI
Powell River Fhip and Paper company
AFL
C.I.O
International Woodworkers of America
wmch
Australia
E. Hansen
Murray Mouat
A.F.L
uit
Pacific coast
IW.A
British Columbia
John Hart
Hart
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Gordon Sloan
Victoria
CAMA
United States
C. M.A
CMA
VANCOUVER
British Columbia pulp and paper mills
British Columbia Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd
Pacific Mills, Ltd
Powell River Co. Ltd
Sere Pulp Co., Ltd
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers A.F.L
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
CARL
Strike vote in Winnipeg electric company urged
May 26. Workers of the Winnipes Electric Company have authorized inter union officers to take a strike ballot.
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WINNIPEG
Woersers
Winnipes Electric Company
inter
Skunk Misery Drives Out Wildlife In Ontario Swamp
May 30 report from Skunk's Misery Genesee Kent county swamp near Bothwell notes mass exodus of animals, especially wolves and foxes, due to rising wildlife populations. Skunks are the only species consistently migrating. Wolves trapped north of Rose at Thamesville and foxes caught south of Chatham as raids on poultry increase.
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Kent county
Bothwell
Rose
Thamesville
Chatham
No Passes Yet Hint Labor Law Passage in Congress
Washington May 30. Congress may not pass new labor laws, despite unrest, as debate centers on Truman emergency bill provisions and shipyard strike risks. Soft coal settlement yields wage gains, health fund, and foreman unionization. anthracite miners seek a new contract as current pact expires midnight Memorial Day.
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KRUG
John G&G Lewis
teacer
United States
Lewis
WASHINGTON
congress
Truman
bic
house of representatives
senate
Alben Barkley
Iabor frest
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
Nelson Wins Second Half In 36 Best Golf Match
Byron Nelson, though below form at times, maintained the upper hand over British Open champion Dick Burton in the second half of their 36 best international challenge golf match today at the Wineed Foot Golf Club, winning 7 and 6. The event reported from Mamaroneck New York lists Nelson’s victory in a tight duel.
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NELSON
MAMARONECK
N.Y
Byron Nelson
Dick Burton
Wineed Foot Golf club
INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY
INDIANAPOLIS, MOTOR SPEEDWAY
George Robson
Los Angeles
Halifax
Jane S
VICTORIA
C.P
Fraser Valley
Britain
Trade and Industry
Leslie H. Eyres
DOMINION
ALBERTA
OTTAWA
PORT ARTHUR
Great Lakes
lakehead
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
Fort William
Elevator Workers’ Union
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Sydney Smith
ewepaprrel
Monsieur X
ALEXANDRE PARODI
United Nations’ Security council
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Labor
in Commons
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Thorold
Ontario
KINGSTON
Ont
J. A
Pat) Sullivan
Market Square
U. row
Sullivan
Iran
Qavam
P.O.W
MONTY
Robert James Williamson
Suffolk
Eng
Sherryille Rosemary Phillips
Plymouth
Skunk
Pannsylvania
LEWIS WASHINGTON
John D. Bartie
National Coal Association
sold fuels administration
PW Spa
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