Secret Court hears murder charges of German POWs at Medicine Hat
Canada's first preliminary hearing into the murder of August Plaszek at the Medicine Hat POW camp resumes amid sensational testimony. German prisoners Werner Schwalb Johannes Wittinger and Adolf Kratz face cross examination as witnesses describe events surrounding the July 22 killing. Evidence from about 18 witnesses remains to be heard, with the hearing expected to conclude by Friday.
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Medicine Hat
EDICINE HAT
Canada
W. H.llis
Werner Schwalb
Johannes Wittinger
Adolf Kratz
August Plaszek
AaAgdD
Walter D. Gow
K.C
L. S. Turcotte
Lethbridge
Gow
Max Nolte
Plaszek
thy Everett Studios
L.-Cpl
Mounted Police
Jewish Strike Hits Palestine Sparks Broad Resistance Call
In Jerusalem a 12 hour general Jewish strike began at noon to protest British Palestine policy. An illegal radio station Hagana urged Jews to resist while mass demonstrations were planned in Palestine towns. The Vaad Leumi educated an assembly to meet Nov. 19 in Jerusalem to discuss Bevin's statement and possible trusteeship.
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ERUSALEM
Reuters
Hagana
Palestine
house of commons
Bevin
Britain
United States
League of Nations
Jerusalem
Vaad Leumi
Alberta trustees denounce govt over education funding
Edmonton Nov 14 Henry E Spencer told the Alberta School Trustees association convention that the province has “turned a deaf ear” to requests for increased grants. He warned Alberta’s revenue rise and low education spending show a need for substantial provincial support, noting Ontario Saskatchewan and British Columbia cover 40 to 65 percent of education costs. Trustees vow to persist in seeking funds, with further remarks on page three.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta
Henry E. Spencer
Edgerton
Alberta School Trustees’ association
Spencer
Alberta Teachers’ association
Ontario
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Believe It or Not reveals Bible counts and quirks
Thomas Hartwell Horne spent 17 years tallying every verse word and letter of the Bible. Highlights include totals of 3 566 480 letters 773 693 words 31 102 verses 1 189 chapters and 66 books, with notes on the longest and shortest chapters verses and notable word occurrences.
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Robert L Ripley
King Features Syndicate
Thomas Hartwell Horne
God
Strike Scene Shifts to Ottawa Amid Windsor Ford Row
After eight days of high level talks aimed at settling the Ford Motor Company union security strike and related sympathy strikes, Ottawa becomes the focus as a Windsor delegation seeks talks with Labour Minister Mitchell. Union leaders hint that a middle ground between union proposals and the company's arbitration plan may end the nine week dispute. In Windsor, pickets at the power house increase slightly while talks continue and optimism grows for a settlement. In Brantford about 4,000 workers idle as locals stage a one day work holiday in solidarity with Windsor Ford strikers.
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WINDSOR
Ont
Ford Motor Company
Ottawa
Ford
Mitchell
George Addes
international
United Automobile Workers of America
C.I.0
Pat Conroy
Canadian Congress of Labor
BRANTFORD
C.L0
Newsprin t stocks rise across North American mills
Newsprint stocks of all North American manufacturers reach 130,264 tons in October, up 12,439 tons from September. The Newsprint Association of Canada reported the monthly figures, noting October production at 310,975 tons, 2,883 tons more than shipments.
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MONTREAL
Newsprint Association of Canada
oae
Nazi Officer Murder Trial Linked to Camp Riot
At Medicine Hat on November 14 a riot during the Plaszek hanging led captives to shout for Burkhardt as Werner Schwalb Johannes Wittinger and Adolf Kratz face preliminary hearing for Plaszek's murder. Lieut Schnorrenpfeil testified about the secret investigations conducted by German camp leaders.
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Burkhardt
Lieut
Hans Schnorrenpfeil
Plan Pickets In Winnipeg Plan Pickets In Winnipeg
A deadlock in a working agreement dispute between publishers and 120 printers of the Winnipeg Free Press and Tribune led to planned picket lines around the plants. Union officers prepared to publish their own weekly while editors worked on a fourth eight page combined daily amid ongoing mediation by Justice W J Major.
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WINNIPEG
C.P
Winnipeg Free Press and Tribune
W. J. Major
Manitoba court of king’s bench
minister of labor
Harry
Publishers Deny Lockout in Winnipeg Newspapers
Publishers of the Winnipeg Free Press and Winnipeg Tribune deny locking out 120 composing room employees. The denial follows a claim by Harry Frith of Windsor Ontario, AFL International Typographical Union representative, that the unions recognize a state of lockout among the compositors.
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WINNIPEG
C.P
Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Tribune
Harry Frith
Windsor
Ont
International Typographical Union
A.F.L
Windsor typographers announce lockout action on printers
Finch of Windsor Ontario representing the International Typographical Union announces a lockout of compositors. He says machinery is being used to issue a union publication and to picket involved shops while publishers deny a lockout and claim printers left without notice. The two sides propose drafting new terms.
Mountain Top Seemed To Fall Off In Sheep Creek Area
CRANBROOK two more witnesses James White and Mrs J M Smith of Fort Steele report seeing a volcano at the head of Sheep Creek in the Rocky Mountains They described a section of the mountain top sliding away and a heavy mud flow with a sulphur smell pouring down the narrow valley through which Coyote Creek runs into Sheep Creek The report is continued on page three.
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Fort Steele
East Kootenay
CRANBROOK
James White
J. M. Smith
Sheep Creek
Rocky Mountains
Coyote Creek
Parliamentary News Bulletins Ottawa Nov 14
Ottawa reports three House divisions defeating motions. Knowles sought production of labor department correspondence since VE-Day. Also bills on public minutes of the Information Service division failed. Gardiner refused to name Prairie Farm Assistance Act grant recipients.
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OTTAWA
common
labor department
department
Stanley Knowles
C.C.R
Winnipeg North Centre
Progressive Conservative party
C.C.F
Social Credit party
Solon Low
Social Credit
John Blackmore
S.C
Lethbridge
P. H. Ashby
Edmonton East
C.C.P
Gaspard Fauteux
Knowles
commons
Canadian information service
wartime information board
Claxton
Donald Pleming
P.C
Toronto Eglinton
information service
h—Agriculture
Gardiner
Frank Zaplitny
Dauphin
Manitoba
GM Wage Increase For Salaried Employees In 10 Percent Rise
General Motors announced a ten percent raise on the first five hundred dollars of monthly salary for about 170000 salaried workers. The hike, retroactive to November first, excludes senior officers and directors.
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G.M
DETROIT
General Motors Corporation
Fire Devastates Guelph District Building
Fire in central Guelph causes about 300000 dollars damage destroying a three story building and threatening nearby properties before crews brought the blaze under control. Local officials reported extensive damage to storefronts and interiors as residents watched.
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GUELPH, Ont
Guelph
Bracken And Isley Clash In Ottawa Commons Debate
Ottawa, Nov 14. The Commons held a fiery session over government authority and a distinctive Canadian flag. A clash between Finance Minister Ilsley and PC leader Bracken led to sharp exchanges, as the house debated interim supply and constitutional principles tied to the crown.
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OTTAWA
commons
Ilsley
John Bracken
BRACKEN
Mr. Bracken
Mr. Sisley
crown
house of commons
Asley
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
Stay In Services Till Jobs Found
Ottawa reports a modified demobilization plan allowing dischargees to remain in the service for an unspecified period while awaiting civilian employment. The cabinet considered veterans groups and aims to avoid delaying freedom to seek work, though no time limit was set as the demobilization pace continues at over 50,000 yearly.
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OTTAWA
United States to push international tariff cutting talks
Ottawa reports that Washington will initiate an international conference in 1946 to lower tariffs and remove trade restrictions. The move follows long-running financial and trade talks and may affect the British preference system. Lord Keynes plans to visit Ottawa briefly amid ongoing Canadian postwar credit decisions.
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OTTAWA
United States
Washington
fo enald Keynes
aeports
Canada
Commonwealth
Lord Keynes
flis
London
Britain
Eleven Die as RAF Stirling Bomber Crashes Near Brussels
A Stirling bomber crash near Brussels today killed at least 11 people, including three women, with the RAF aircraft going down in the vicinity of the city. Investigators probe the cause as rescue teams work at the scene.
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BRUSSELS
British Troops Quell Tel Aviv Rioting Reported
Unconfirmed reports say British troops were called to quell street rioting in Tel Aviv during the Jewish general strike in Palestine. Other items note Canada 1945 wheat production at 308.6 million bushels in second estimate and a Grimshaw road construction agreement signed with survey work to start. fighting rages in Soerabaja Batavia with accused arms handover. Chinese Nationalist troops land unopposed at Tsingao. a Veterans Placement Committee set up in Edmonton and Calgary to aid returning servicemen.
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JERUSALEM
C.P
Tel Aviv
Palestine
OTTAWA
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
EDMONTON
W. A. Fallon
SOERABAJA
BATAVIA
Navy
A.P
D. C
Hawthorn
16th Army
Java
TSINGAO
United States
China city
Calgary
J. Harper Prowse
army
Alberta
F. C. Colborne
air force
Colborne
Prewae
x Veterans
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