Windsors Visit New York Sails Talk of Work Absence
London reports the Duke of Windsor met Prime Minister Altice with no job offered. An official source said no appointment was available. The Duke entered No 10 unobtrusively at 11:45. Cunard Lines said the duke and duchess plan to sail to New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth on November 6, arriving November 11.
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LONDON
Duke of Windsor
Altice
No. 10
Downing Street
Cunard Lines
New York
Paris
England
the
Bahamas
Coast Gale Claims One Life Off British Columbia
A westerly gale on the British Columbia coast wrecked two fishing boats and damaged a large packer while a man from Prince Rupert and another from Toronto perished. Victor Dell and Jack Balfour died when their boatfoundered off Prince Rupert. Ian Hamilton survived after his 27 foot craft ran aground near Victoria. The San Jose was holed but saved by tugs, while the Princess Norah refloated undamaged near Comox. The Waleheme broke free from Powell River moorings amid the storm. Death toll reported as 70 in Greece where fighting continued.
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VANCOUVER
Britis Columbia
Victor Dell
Prince Rupert
Jack Balfour
Toronto
Dell
Bal
Ian Hamilton
Victoria
Lady Luck
Finlayson Point
Hamilton
San Jose
Western Fishing Company of
Vancouver Island
NORAH
Princess Norah
Comox
Waleheme
Powell River
Whisky Bottles Carry Business Cards Across Atlantic
Irish traveler William Girvan began a strange voyage when whisky bottles he carried aboard drifted to shore. Each bottle contained a business card with data about time and place. A New Brunswick official found one bottle near Sirois and sent the card to Ottawa to study Atlantic currents and drift. The tale continues on page four.
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ILLIAM GIRVAN
Montreal
Dubin
United States
Ireland
Girvan
Montreal Gazette
New York
Canada
Dublin
Sirois
New Brunswick
Gaspe
Ottawa
Atlantic
Labor clash looms as coal miners demand new wage pact
New York Nov 1 400000 soft coal miners threaten a work stoppage unless government negotiates a new wage contract. John L Lewis and aides to relay grievances over current terms, seeking wages hours and other issues to replace May pact ending a 59 day strike. Williamson WV 15 mines closed idle about 4000 workers amid in Washington wage talks with US coal mine officials.
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NEW YORK
John L. Lewis
United States
United Mine Workers
UFL
Lewis
Chicago
C.I.O
tos
C.SO. United Packinghouse
Washington
APL
AFL
Trans World
San Francisco
Pacific coast
New Orleans
A.S
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing company
West
Allis
Wis
WILLIAMSON
W.Va
J. J. Ardigo
Williamson Operators’ Association
Williamson field
Ardigo
United Mine Worker
U.M.W
fedes coal mines
N. H. Collisson
Tron Bolt Murder Case Nears End
Winnipeg jurors near verdict in the trial of Lawrence Deacon for the March killing of cabbie Johann Johnson. Crown links various exhibits to a murder story while defense argues no evidence implicates the accused. Testimony includes a taxi witness and material items such as string pieces, a pearl button, footprints, and a paper fragment.
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WINNIPEG
Beatrice Deacon
W. J. Major
assize
Lawrence
Johann Johnson
Harry Walsh
ass clate
Johnson
crown
Justice Major
Lawrence Deacon
Deacon
cabbie
munsel B. J. McMurray
swanky
Tuxedo
Helen Berard
Seattle Pioneer William Cary Diehards Name Record
Funeral services for 82 year old Seattle pioneer Oscar William Free Cmss Pitz Allen John Donpedro Al Fonsas Mell Tare Guatatson Tittle Tutthe Step Carl Cary will be held Saturday. He was known as William Cary and famed as having the longest officially recorded name in the United States from his Civil War era regimental surnames.
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SEATTLE
United States
William Cary
Oscar William Free
Cmss
Pitz Allen
John Donpedro
Al Fonsas
Mell
Tare
Guatatson
Tittle
Carl Cary
New Australian Cabinet Named
Prime Minister Chifley announced the new Australian cabinet after the Labor victory. Several ministers were dropped including Forde Beasley Makin Collings Lazzerini Praser. new appointees include Byatt Hollway Drakeford Lowry Ashley Dedman Ward Cameron Johnson McKenna Pollard Lemmon Armstrong Chambers Courtice Riordan Barnard and others to strengthen anti inflation policy.
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CANBERRA
Chifley
Labor party
Australia
Francis M. Forde
army
John Beasley
Norman J. Q. Makin
navy and munitions
United States
C . Frost
Joseph 8. Collings
interior
Hubert P. Lazzarini
James M. Praser
Mr. Chifley
H. V. Byatt
Edward Holloway
labor and national service
Arthur Drakeford
William Lowly
executive council
William Ashley
supply and shipping
John Dedman
A. A. arwelly information and immgration
Edward Ward
Donald Cameron
Victor Johnson
Nicholas McKenna
Reginald Pollard
Nelson Lemmon
John Armstrong
Cyril Chambers
Benjamin Courtice
trade and customs
William Riordan
navy
Claude Barnard
Four Nazis and a Canadian killer slated for execution
A Canadian record of five executions is set for December 18 at Lethbridge jail. Four German POWs Bruno Pergenowski Walter Wolf Heinrich Busch and Willi Mueller face hanging for 1944 murder, while Donald Sherman Staley awaits Calgary murder verdict. Reprieves extend the delay. appeals of the four Germans have been dismissed.
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Dominion
Lethbridge
Bine
Chie
ustine
R. Howsert
Supreme Court of Alberta
Bruno Pergenowski
Walter Wolf
Heinrich Busch
Willi Mueller
Medicine Hat
STALEY
Donald Sherman Staley
Donald Goss
Calgary
Howson
Canada
Welland
Ont
Montreal
Hochelaga
New Orleans Strike Ends as Cleanup Volunteers Return
New Orleans ends a week long garbage strike after volunteers led by 400 navy and marine personnel complete a second city wide cleanup. About 300 collectors rehired into civil service after being dismissed following the strike.
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NEW ORLEANS
navy
Roses In Bloom Near Washington After Heat Wave
In Washington on November first the cherry trees along the Potomac blossomed surprisingly and roses bloomed after a two day heat spell. Temperatures reached 84 degrees, the highest for the period since 1871, with Wednesday at 80 degrees.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Potomac river
weather bureau
Municipal Vote In Britain Today
London dispatch notes almost 4,000 candidates compete in England and Wales municipal elections to decide control of over 200 boroughs for another year. Labor backs 2,000 candidates, with about 200 Communists and 1,200 Conservatives in the field. Housing is the major issue as parties seek to influence balance of power.
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LONDON
Reuters
England
Wales
Labor
national party
Halloween Hoodlumism Across Canada and U S
Canadian Press reports a quiet but disruptive Halloween coast to coast with smashed lights in Vancouver and Winnipeg, broken windows in Toronto, and scattered property damage but few casualties. Los Angeles faced a crime wave with shootings and arson like scenes. Boston saw a monkey incident. Wendell Idaho reported a door prank.
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Winnipeg
Vancouver
Toronto
Vermintown
miystelhs
llegal
lquor
Cooksville
Elizebeth Roilving
gammira
Winnmer
Brandon
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Regina
L.A
LOS ANGELES
Hallowe'en
videe
MONKEY BUSINESS
BOSTON
WENDELL
Idaho
Clyde Peterson
Force JewsUN Budget Is To Leave Sinking go OO OY
Haifa seen as 1,200 Jewish refugees from the San Dimitrios were moved to two British ships for transfer to Cyprus amid a general strike and mass meetings. Jews protested deportation while street demonstrations dispersed after marching with cries and mourning banners. Attacks on clerks and a road mine near Tel Aviv marked rising tension.
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HASPA
San Dimitrios
Cyprus
Haifa
BOC
Pale
Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM
Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
toen
Palestine Arab army
Fucuwnih
VONDON
colonial office
waders
Latrun
UN budget debates at Lake Success raise U S cap to pay 25 percent
Secretary General Trygve Lie submitted a United Nations budget exceeding 20 million annually, while the United States signaled it would not contribute more than 25 percent. Senator Arthur Vandenberg called the 25 percent cap a possible ceiling. The 1948 budget is 18.6 million, with 1947 estimated at 23.8 million. The finance committee began work as plenary sessions closed amid rapid committee focus on arms limits veto power, Franco Spain, and South Africa issues. Canada, eager to host refugees, hopes to offer haven as UN studies UN refugee matters. Chief Canadian delegate is M J Coldwell, with Paul Martin guiding refugee talks.
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LAKE SUCCESS
N.Y. Mey
C.P
Trygve Lie
United Nations
United States
Arthur Vandenberg
Rep
Mich
general assembly
Flushing Meadows Park
NEW YORK
United Nathons general assembly
U.N
Long Island
Spain
South Africa
CANADA
economic and social council
Paul Martin
Russia
vail
Song security council
M. J. Coldwell
C.c.F
Martin
Bevin
Vairly
Reduced Sentence For Dr May in Commons Debate
London dispatch reports Home Secretary Ede may be asked in the House of Commons on Monday whether he will move to reduce the 10 year penalty imposed last May on Dr Alan May the British physicist connected to atomic research. Dr May’s case follows revelations of divulged information to an unknown person amid wartime work. Labor MP Jones to press for clemency as appeals from various organizations are noted.
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LONDON
Reuters
Ede
house of commons
Mons
Alan Kuni May
Mary
Montreal
enton
Jones
parlianent
Bole
mac oy
Sale of Medical Practices Banned
A health bill to nationalize hospitals and ban the sale of medical practices by doctors is debated in Parliament. The government plans to assign doctors to areas, with a medical practices committee allowing temporary practice elsewhere before law. Dr George J Weems of Muntingtown Md receives an FCC authorization for a car radio telephone, first of its kind.
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DAVE
Neuse of commons
MEDICO WASHINGTON, Now
George J. Weems
Muntingtown
federal communications commienion
hin
Bomb Threat Forces Renfrew Airport Shutdown in Glasgow
A buried 1,560 pound bomb near Renfrew airport triggered a state of emergency in Glasgow. Officials say detonation attempts have continued for seven months while restrictions ease for nearby residents who may move freely. Scottish air lines divert flights to Ayrshire as crews resume digging and dismantling efforts.
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GLASGOW
Nev
Renfrew
R.A
cote
trans
Prent
Ayrshire
Chinese Reds Encircled Near Dairen in Civil War Action
Nov 1 dispatches report government armies moving rapidly toward Dairen, encircling about 100,000 Communist forces near Chefoo and Pulantien. Vanguards reached near the Manchurian border while plans to create a 30 mile safety zone around Dairen were outlined. Resistance troops fought as government aims to block the Red force's advance. In Canton, pirates killed four and wounded seven aboard a Canton–Wuwei chow vessel, seizing cargo and fleeing. In Nanking, leaders failed to produce concrete steps toward peace with Gen Marshall present.
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PRIPING
Dairen
muniata
Chefoo
3th Pao
Pulantien
Manchuria
EKwantung pesula
Ceaten
ae peningule
anchuria
bisa spreai
Manchi
Korea Bay
Shantung province
Chwangho
CANTON
Gun Accident Kills Hunter In Canada
Leonard Waterer of Baimeral was killed instantly when his rifle discharged during a duck hunting trip with a companion. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported the incident timed yesterday near Winsipe.
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WINSIPE
Leonard Waterer
Royal Canadia Mounted Police
pert tod
fle
Ins canne
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