Intensified Attacks by Indonesian Forces in Java
Indonesian extremists intensify attacks on British troops in central and western Java defying President Soekarno. In Magelang British fighters and Gurkhas retake much of the town after mortar fire. a bombing system is said to have been set up to bar extremists. British ships evacuate Allied women and children from Soerabaja as Dutch and nationalist leaders meet in Batavia seeking a settlement. Soekarno appeals for arms laydown and co operation with the Allies. observers note the talks create cautious hope for a solution amid near-war conditions.
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RALPH MORTON Boe Jaya
Soekarno
Java
Magelang
Sussex
Bulolo
Soerabaja
Philip Christison
Netherlands East Indies
Britain
Indonesia
Adolf and Eva Died April 30
Berlin report recalls Hitler shooting himself and Eva Braun in the Reichschancellery on April 30 at 2 30 pm. British intelligence says the bodies were burned and the bones broken up and burned. The sensational document outlines the last days of Hitler and his bride.
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CHARLES LYNCH
Reuters
ERLIN
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Berlinreichschancellery
Hitler
Berlin
Left Hand Corner: 442nd Nisei Breaks Through in Europe
The 442nd Nisei, a unit of American volunteers of Japanese extraction, earned nearly 4,500 Purple Hearts and faced about 45 percent casualties in 225 days of combat. They spearheaded offensives from Leghorn to Bruyeres, freeing trapped troops near Biffontaine and enabling the Seventh Army’s advance in France.
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United States Army
442nd Nisei
442nd
Leghorn
Pisa
Arno
Fifth Army
Italy
Vosges
Alsace
France
Seventh Army
Bruyeres
Biffontaine
141st
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Polish Girl Defends Belsen Camp Official
A Polish girl testified in Lueneburg that Stanislawa Staroska, one of 45 Belsen officials on trial for war crimes, saved her and 20 prisoners from Nazi gas chambers. Staroska said she curbed favors with SS masters to win a leadership role and ease prisoner suffering at Oswiecim and Belsen.
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LUENEBURG
Germany
Stanislawa Starosha
Belsen
Staroska
Osweic1m
Hallowe'en Riots Shock Toronto In East End
Toronto reports the worst Hallowe'en riots in the city’s history as about 7000 demonstrators clash with police at No 10 station in Kew Beach disturbances. Firemen and officers are injured by missiles while teens throw cement and set fires on Eastern Queen Street. Police use tear gas and mounted units to quell the mob. several windows are broken and crowds jeer authorities before the scene moves to Page Three.
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TORONTO
Hallowe'en
east end
Kew Beach
No. 10
Hallowe’en
Queen street
Charles Greenwood
Four killed in new outbreak in Jerusalem
London dispatch reports a fresh wave of disorders in Jerusalem with four killed. Meanwhile imperial ships plan troop repatriation to Canada, as the Empress of Scotland sails Nov 2 with around 4,000 Canadians, part of November movements totaling about 17,400. The Queen Elizabeth sails Nov 15 with troops, HMS Punisher to sail Nov 12 with 800, and Lady Rodney with about 600 aboard later in the month.
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LONDON
Halifax
toay
Southampton
Guarantee Civil Liberties in Brazil Ahead of Elections
Rio de Janeiro report says the new government pledges to guarantee civil liberties for all citizens, with no political or religious discrimination, as Brazil moves toward the December 2 national elections following the fall of the Vargas regime.
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RIO DE JANEIRO
Getulio Vargas
Parliamentarian News Bulletins Ottawa Trade Ministers appoint five divisions
Trade Minister MacKinnon named five directors for Canada’s growing foreign trade service. Appointees include George R Heasman, W Frederick Bull, Hubert R Kemp, Denis Harvey, Bertram C Butler. MacKenzie to act as temporary service director. Also notes Eldorado Mining inquiry and Knowles request for communications on investigations into Price Stabilization and footwear firms.
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OTTAWA
MacKinnon
Canada
George R Heasman
trade commissioner
W. Frederick Bull
Washington
Hubert R. Kemp
the
prices board
Denis Harvey
navy
Bertram C Butler
shipping priorities committee
foreign trade service
W. M Mackenzie
Attacks on Palestine Railways Leave Several Dead
Four killed and at least 10 injured as Jewish Arab clashes disrupt Palestine railways. British sources say lines cut in about 50 places. police seize five armed Jews after a Jerusalem Lydda train holdup. Mines explode near Haifa and Jaffa. curfew imposed on traffic 11 pm to 6 am.
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JERUSALEM
Palestine
Lydda
dHaifa
Jaffa
Palestine railway
CAIRO
Reuters
Fuad el Awal University
Egypt
Ontario Indian Sealed for Hangings In Sudbury
Gore Bay Ontario November 1 James Nahwegezik 33 Indian of Shequindah reserve on Manitoulin island to be hanged January 9 in Sudbury after conviction by a jury for murdering his 65-year-old father Alex on August 26 with a rifle. The three day trial saw the accused admit the shooting saying he did it to chase the curse of the bear walk put on me by my parents.
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GORE BAY
Ont
James Nahwegezik
Shequindah reserve
Manitoulin island
Sudbury
Alex
Kyodo News Agency Begins Operation in Japan
New cooperative Kyodo News Agency started today in Tokyo distributing AP world news to newspapers across Japan, marking a major step in domestic news cooperation and ensuring wider access to international reporting.
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TOKYO
Japan
Kyodo
Associated Press world
Two Ton Load Of Penicillin On Way to Warsaw
Ottawa reports a Royal Canadian Air Force fortress lifted from Rockcliffe with over two tons of penicillin. The shipment is the last of five tons bound for Warsaw, routed via Prestwick and Berlin. The mission follows a Polish Red Cross appeal and Russian approval for FDR flights to Warsaw in the Russian zone.
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Warsaw
OTTAWA
RCAFP
Fortress
Rocksliffe air station
Prestwick
Scotland
Berlin
Air force
Prestmick
RCAF
Polish
Red Cross
Sitdown Strike Hits Hamilton Plant Unions Warn Spread
The United Steelworkers of America reports 700 employees at the Canada works of the Steel Company of Canada began a sitdown strike this morning in Hamilton. The union warned the action could spread to other company plants, potentially involving around 4,000 more workers.
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TORONTO
C.P
United Steelworkers of America
C 1
Hamilton
Canada
Steel Company of Canada
Toulouse Radio Director Pierre Clement Shot Dead
Pierre Clement, director of Toulouse radio and resistance member, was found shot to death in Toulouse. The body was not robbed and political motives are suspected.
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PARIS
Navy
Reuters
Pierre Clement
Toulouse
Kangaroo Wears Farmer's Vest With Hidden Money
In New South Wales a kangaroo wearing farmer William Thompson's waistcoat carries a £5 note in a pocket. Thompson found the joey tangled in a fence, dressed it for fun, then released it with the vest on, later remembering the money in the pocket.
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Kangaroo
GRAPTON
New South Wales
Australia
Reuters
William Thompson
Thompson
Half Of Loan Is Subscribed In Victory Bond Drive
Ottawa reports the ninth Victory Loan nears halfway to the 1.5 billion dollar goal with 792.2 million sold in nine days. Daily totals show steady gains over the eighth loan, with Pacific Mills and two new Canadian groups among large buyers. A North End bowling alley pin-boy Nicholas Montagne was asked to buy a bond as coverage continues.
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OTTAWA
war finance committee
Pacific Mills, Limited
Vancouver
Montreal
Nicholas Montagne
Russ Delegates Fail To Appear
London Nov 1 Reuters The United Nations education conference opened amid a dispute with the Soviet embassy over the absence of a Russian delegation. Embassy officials said no invitation was received, while officials stated invitations were sent and Russia declined with Sept 30 noted as the reply. Delegates from 37 countries attended as the session tackled procedure rules and agenda mapping ahead of a formal opening by Prime Minister Attlee later.
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LONDON
Reuters
United Nations
Russia
British foreign office
Soviet Union
economic and social council
United Nations Organization
Attlee
Packing Conference Nears End in Winnipeg
Winnipeg reports a week-long packinghouse conference between United Packinghouse Workers of America and three major plants nearing conclusion. After a three hour session the gap narrowed to one hour in weekly hours, with UPWA seeking 44 hours and wage adjustments while companies offer 45 hours. Original demands were 40 hours for 12,000 workers across 19 plants, a potential 30 percent wage rise. Conference reconvenes at 3 pm CST under Justice Richards.
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WINNIPEG
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CIO
UPWA
Justice
E Richards
CALGARY
Trio pleads guilty to bank robbery in Kingston
Ulysse Lauzon Joseph Pellicer and Walter Koresky pleaded guilty to bank robbery and jail breaking charges opened in Kingston Ontario. They admitted to the Port Perry Royal Bank of Canada Bath Ontario robberies and Waterloo jail breakups while awaiting trial.
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KINGSTON
Ont
C.P
Ulysse Lauzon
Joseph Pellicer
Walter Koresky
Windsor
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Port Perry
Royal Bank of Canada
Bath
Lauzon
Peltier
Waterloo county
Kitchener
iyr
BOWLEN RANCH
BROOKS
CALGARY
The Herald
J. J. Bowlen
M.L.A
Pat Garrow
J. R. Archibald
Murray
ZHUKOV
BERLIN
Marshal Zhukov
Nazi party
Germany
MOSCOW
A.P
Molotov
American Correspondents Association
ONTARIO
TORONTO
Drew
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ELDORADO
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John Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
Diefenbaker
Financial Post
Stanley Knowles
CCF
Winnipeg North Centre
JT. L Daniels
Prices Stabiligestion Corporation
Cc. C. Cardoza
Knowles
Cardoza
Daniels
Commodity Prices Stabilzation Corporation Limited
C. C. Cardoza
federal Shoes Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Gagnon, LaChapele and Co Ltd
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Yamashita
MANILA
Tomoyuki Yamashita
riar
Ermita
Bayview
Alhambra
AFL
A.F P.L
Quebec
Norman Keir
Fackinghouse, Butchers and Allied Food Workers Union
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