Capital of Kashmir Threatened by Armed Pathan Tribesmen
RAF observers report Pathan Moslem forces advancing toward Srinagar, Kashmir's capital, posing a grave risk to the valley. Indian troops rush front reinforcements, airlifted supplies, and Sikh battalions to defend Srinagar as Pakistan and India plan talks. Censorship orders bar reporters from entering Kashmir.
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NEW DELHI
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Pathan
Kashmir
Srinagar
Srinigar
Kashmir valley
Srinigar field
union of India
jet defence council
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Laaquat Ali Khan
Pakistan
Viscount Mountbatten
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Turcotte Won't Go To Chicago Post
Ottawa reports Canada's external affairs department will transfer Edmond Turcotte, former Le Canada editor and new Canadian consul in Chicago, to a post outside the United States after Chicago officials protested his appointment over anti American writings. The State Department in Washington reportedly found him unacceptable. Turcotte had warned Canadians to beware of American vulgarity and tawdriness in a University of Toronto article.
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OTTAWA
Ottawa Journal
Canada
external affairs department
United States
Edmond Turcotte
Le Canada
Chicago
Kennelly
Turcotte
United States state department
University of Toronto
America
Left Hand Corner Burglars Strike While House Unoccupied
London correspondent notes burglars exploit briefly empty homes in Scotland Yard warnings. A couple leaving for a week had mink coat and new boots stolen. burglar even wore the new boots then left his old ones on trees. The era of easy theft at vacant houses is highlighted by these recent incidents.
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London
Otawa Journal
Scotland Yard
Left Rand Continued on Page 9 Archival Archive
A brief archival note indicates the Left Rand feature continues on page nine. The item signals a continuation of the section within the newspaper archive and points readers to the continuation.
Dismissal Of Palestine Police After Three Month Probe
Palestine police headquarters said certain police personnel were dismissed after a three month probe into disturbances tied to Irgun reprisals in Tel Aviv on July 31. Irgun hanged two British sergeants prompting deadly shootings in which five Jews died and many were wounded. British authorities had earlier denied British troop involvement.
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JERUSALEM
Reuters
Palestine police
polie
Tel Aviv
Irgun Zrvai Leumis
Palestine
Clifford Martin
Mervyn Paice
Irgudygvai ceumi
Chiang Kai-shek Birthday Quiet in Nanking Observed
Chiang Kai-shek marked his 61st birthday with minimal public ceremony in Nanking on November 1. The Generalissimo and Mme Chiang reportedly flew to Jueling, the summer capital, several days earlier to avoid fanfare and focus on private birthday greetings.
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CHIANG
NANKING
oniang Kai-Shek
generalissimea
Mme Chiang
Juling
BC Hospital Plan Tracked at 30th Convention
Victoria November 1 The British Columbia Hospitals Association approved a resolution at its 30th annual convention seeking legislation to provide full hospital care for all province residents The plan would assess costs as equitably as possible on every resident and petition the provincial government.
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VICTORIA
British Columbia Hospitals Association
Pontiff May Call Consistory In 1948
Vatican dispatch notes growing opinion Pope Pius may call a consistory in 1948 after returning from Castel Gandolfo. With seven deaths since February, several key archbishoprics such as Quebec and Breslau lack cardinals, influencing whether the number of cardinals is expanded or maintained.
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VATICAN CITY
Reuters
Pope Pius
papal summer palace
Castel Gandolfo
sacred college of cardinals
Roderique Cardinal Villeneuve
Quebec
Maurice Roy
Cardinal Villeneuve
sacred college
Breslau
Germany
Poland
Adolf Cardinal
Bertami
Ponthi
Cat Believes There's No Place Like Home
ATLANTA residents report a remarkable homebound journey as Mr Black the tomcat traveled about a thousand miles from Stamford Conn to the home of Mrs L T Fraser. Fraser said she gave the cat to a Stamford family last spring and they reported the cat disappeared about a month ago. The cat allegedly enjoyed soaking paws upon arrival in Atlanta, leaving readers to wonder how he made the long trip.
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ATLANTA
Mr Black
Mr. Black
Stamford Conn
L T Fraser
Fraser
Stamford
Britons Accept Petrol Ban Amid Austerity Rules
London reports a new government order halting private motor travel except for essential business. Officials project savings of about £9 million yearly in scarce dollars. Motorists rushed to fill stations with rationed fuel, while tea and food rationing sparked milder reactions.
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LONDON
Isles
United States Turns Greek Island Thasos Into Military Base
Dispatch from Rome reports Tass News Agency says the United States is transforming Thasos, off Thrace, into a military base to guard the Dardanelles. The island will gain underground airstrips, fortifications, and highways built by U.S. forces in Corfu, Crete, and the Peloponnese.
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im —Taas
Rome
United
Sates
Thasos
Thrace
Dardanelles
Tass
United States
Corfu
Crete
Peloponnesus
Plan Sweeping Program Develop Resources New Job for Howe
Ottawa dispatch outlines a sweeping national development plan to harness Canada's natural resources, creating a new department headed by Reconstruction Minister Howe. The program aims to boost self sufficiency in iron and steel, waste utilization, and Canadian manufacturing using domestic materials, with possible American capital involvement. It would absorb duties from mines and resources and trade departments, and align with Abbott's call to expand exports to the United States to ease dollar shortages.
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OTTAWA
Canada
HOWE
Dominion
mines and resources department
trade and commerce department
ABBOTT
Montreal
Finance
United States
Mackenzie King
Mr King
Justice
Isley
MacKinnon
Gibson
Fours mer
Bertrand
Glen
Daylight Saving Opposed At Alberta Municipalities Convention
Delegates at the 43rd Alberta Municipalities convention in Lethbridge return home after two days with officers elected and Calgary chosen as 1947 148 convention city. The union opposed nationwide daylight saving time and named A A Dunkles of Olds as president for 1947 48, with 89 officials attending and Keegislative committee chairman E Garside named life member.
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Union of Alberta
Calgary
Lethbridge
union sree
A. A. Dunkles
Olds
Ald. A. W. Shackleford
arade
wnion
Garside
Al~smith
doles
Ald E H W Starr
Calvary
J C Bowen
Alberts
J C Manning
profumes
E Gechart
Ald Shackle
Reds Among Doukhobors
In South Slocan British Columbia the special commission probes possible Communist sentiment among Doukhobor residents amid internecine strife. John Tarasoff 48 testified he belongs to the Federation of Russian Canadians a cultural group. he said it has a Russian leaning and publishes a newspaper. He argued Canadian ideals remain compatible with Russian sympathies while noting a looming disagreement with counsel H W McInnes. Tarasoff also said the Union of Doukhobors in Canada is separate from the federation and cited grievances over relief measures and mortgage cancellations as oppression. Hearings adjourned to resume Monday in the West Kootenay community.
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SOUTH SLOCAN
British Columbia
special commission
John Tarasoff
Crescent Valley
Federation of
Tsravte
H. W. McInnes
Penticton
H J. Sullivan
federation
Tarasoff
nanerdt Mcinnes
Russia
McInnes
Union of
Doukhobors
Canada
federacon
Sauskatchewan
Orti
West Kootenay Valley
Nebon
Wheat crop outlook in Dust Bowl looms on drought
Reports from the southwest stress ongoing drought in the nations winter wheat belt. The Chicago Weather Bureau notes steady winds across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. A dust storm era is foreseen with crop prospects uncertain and production likely well below average next year.
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CHICAGO
southwest
Chicago weather bureau
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
wits
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BEM Presented To Two Calgary Residents
Noylen presented the brush Friday night at Mewata to two Calgarians amid a ceremony honoring service. Lieut Gosgo and Bowen helped prevent medals for John de Waal, former member of the Canadian fighters, from being issued, with A J Ferguson RCN leading the review of duty and sovereignty.
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CALGARY
Vishinsky Takes Stand at UN In Yugoslav War Crimes Vote
In a tense UN assembly session Vishinsky denounced Western majorities as suppressing minority voices while urging approval of a Yugoslav resolution accusing the US and Britain of harboring war criminals. The Yugoslav proposal failed 44 to 7, but a British resolution passing 42 to 7 demanded evidence for surrender requests.
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NEW ‘YORK
New L
United Nations
United States
Britain
UN assembly
Flushing Meadows
lea
Greece
Turkey
Lake Success
Palestine
Andrei Vishinsky
Europe
VISHINSKY
United States of America
United Kingdom
LONDON
foreign office
Expensive wedding dress designed for bride in New Jersey
West New York, N J notes Norman Birnbaum has crafted a satin and net wedding gown insured for 10000 dollars. He vows only the best for the bride as Miss Arlere Biembantt prepares to say I do. The gown uses 3 yards of satin and 33 yards of imported English net, weighs 40 pounds, and required eight months of work by a New York dress maker.
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WEST
NEW YORK
N.J
Wey
Norman Birnbeart
Arlere Biembantt
Birnbaum
Labor agency grinds through last minute Taft Hartley filings
Washington observers report the National Labor Relations Board sorting hundreds of late petitions under Taft Hartley. The United Automobile Workers and United Mine Workers faced different fates as the board weighs compliance with key provisions like labor certifications and financial disclosures. The Steelworkers jump in at the deadline to assert authority over pending bargaining-right cases, while unions resisting terms risk dismissal. Officials warn the process may take weeks to untangle the paperwork and decide which petitions survive the October 14 deadline.
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WASHINGTON
national labor relations today
United Automobile Workers’ ‘CTO
NLRB
United Mira Workers Git
John L. Lewis
United Steelworkera
J. juMew
tae
Eugene Covno
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