Montgomery arrives in U S for talks with top military leaders
Britain’s Field Marshal Montgomery visits the United States for meetings with Gen Dwight Eisenhower Gen Omar Bradley and other leaders during a 12 day stay. He will speak November 29 in New York before the English Speaking Union and discuss defence plans for Europe tied to North Atlantic defence funding.
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WASHINGTON
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
Alamein
United States
New York
Dwight Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
joint chiefs of staff
Joseph L. Collins
Monty
Montgomery
western union defence alliance
Europe
Belgium
France
Holland
Luxembourg
North Atlantic
United States Congress
Russia
western union
Eighth Army
15th Army Group
Eisenhower
Griska Wins $24,000 Second Prize in Sweepstakes
John J. Griska of Midland Ontario wins $24,000 second prize in the army and navy sweepstakes. He plans to buy a home to replace a garage lived in with his wife and daughter for over a year. Griska held a Sports Master ticket, runner up in the Manchester handicap.
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MIDLAND
Ont
John J. Griska
army and navy
Griska
Sportsmaster
Manchester
Life expectancy rises across generations in United States
The Left Hand Corner notes that life expectancy at birth grew from about 40 years in 1850 to 66.8 years by 1947, a gain of roughly 27 years over four generations. White males and females show different gains at older ages, with further improvements traced back to birth. a 1947 white baby could expect about 65.6 years at birth, seven years more than a 1350 birth.
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United States
National Office of Vital Statistics
Two drowned from 20 men aboard ditched B 29 crew
Surviving crew members recount a 79 hour ordeal on two life rafts amid 50 to 60 foot Atlantic swells north of Bermuda after their B 29 ditched. Eighteen survivors arrived aboard HMCS Haida with two sailors missing, and relief crews report many men dazed but recovering.
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AMILTON
Bermuda
Kindley air base
Edward T. G. Madewick
Ottawa
Hamilton harbor
U.S
Atlantic
Alfred A. H. Kerley
Victoria
Haida
Cmdr
Kerley
Madgwick
Swansea
Magnificent
Five Killed in RAF Sunderland Crash at Seletar
Five persons were killed and seven injured two severely when a Royal Air Force Sunderland crashed during takeoff from Seletar airport Singapore. The aircraft based at Hong Kong, went down in a heavy tropical thunderstorm last night, as reported by Reuters.
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SINGAPORE
Reuters
Royal Air Force
Seletar
Hong Kong
Speaker's Decision Upheld Find Body of Mrs Hurl
Mrs Hilda Hurl was found dead by hanging in a woods near her Washington suburb home after being missing since Thursday. Medical examiner Dr John Maloney ruled suicide, saying notes in the couple's apartment showed despondency over personal matters. Her husband Sgt Leslie R Hurl, of the Canadian joint staffs, and 60 searchers, largely from the Canadian embassy, were involved in the discovery. The Hurls lived at the embassy area. Mrs Hurl left two young children.
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EAST RIVERDALE
C.P
Hilda Kurl
Washington
Iuri
Leslie R. Hurl
Hurl
Winnipeg
John T. Maloney
Hurls
Hockey Star Driver's Fatal Collision in Toronto
Captain Ted Kennedy of the Toronto Maple Leafs struck two boys, 10 and 13, on Eglinton Avenue causing the 10 year old Robert Armstrong to die at hospital while Harold Shepherd suffered a broken leg. Snowy visibility was reported 50 feet. An inquest will be held. no charges are planned. Kennedy did not play in the Leafs game with Detroit and accompanied the team to Detroit for the funeral.
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TORONTO
Robert Armstrong
Scarborough
Harold Shephard
Ted
Teeter) Kennedy
Toronto Maple Leafs
Kennedy
Eglinton Avenue
Armstrong
E. Hardy
National Hockey League
Maple Leaf Gardens
Detroit
Leafs
Red Wings
Vote Ends Filibuster in Canadian Commons 94 to 42
Ottawa reports the Canadian House of Commons voted 94 to 42 to uphold Speaker Ross Macdonald's ruling that the government was in order with a motion to end the filibuster on pipeline bills. Prime Minister St. Laurent argued the timing was immaterial whether the bills pass, while Opposition leaders challenged the notice requirements and debated the extended session for second reading.
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OTTAWA
commons
Ross Macdonald
Macdonald
George Drew
PIL
St. Laurent
Alberta Natural Gas Company
Prairie Transmission Lines Limited
Refugee children missing after North Africa flight crash
A DC-3 with 35 aboard including 28 North African Jewish refugee children vanished near Oslo while en route to Norway for six months of rest. Rescue teams scoured forests and lakes, with reports of a bright flash and explosion near Gjersjeen Lake. The Netherlands operator Acro Holland confirmed the loss as weather hid their location. Dr Leopold Berman noted the six month rehabilitation visit arranged by the Jewish Children Relief Organization.
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CSLO
North Africa
Osh
Oslo
Fornebu
Gjersjeen Lake
Calo
Tunis
Norway
Israel
Acro Holland
Oslofjord
Hague
Netherlands
Leopold Berman
Therwip
Chridisen
G M Strike in Oshawa Ends After Settlement Vote
In Oshawa Ontario the General Motors strike ended Sunday night as the first shift returned to the plant after workers voted to accept settlement terms. About 5,500 United Auto Workers members cast ballots, with 79 percent in favor of the compromise, though exact turnout was not disclosed.
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OSHAWA
Ont
Mov
General Motors
United Automobile Workers
C.I.0
Lord Provost Of Edinburgh To Be Feted In Winnipeg
Sir Andrew Murray lord provost of Edinburgh arrives in Winnipeg on a North American tour. He is met by his brother Maj. D M A Murray in Victoria BC and will attend a civic luncheon and a banquet hosted by four Scottish societies including St Andrews Society and the Sons of Scotland.
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WINNIPEG
Sir Andrew Murray
Edinburgh
Canada
Maj
D. M. A. Murray
Victoria
Murray
Pacific coast
Sir Andrew
Edinburgh Musical Festival
St. Andrews Society
the
Sons of Scotland
the Caledonians
United Scottish Association
Motion picture projectionists reject wage arbitration award
Cal gary November 21 workers at seven city theatres unanimously rejected an arbitration award that would have granted a 35 percent wage increase. The theatre managements had accepted the board recommendations last week.
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CALGARY
Certificate of Captain Taylor Suspended For A Year
UAWA Nov 21 CP The Noronic fire probe found Canada Steamship Lines and Capt William Taylor responsible for fire safety failures at Toronto dock. Justice Kellock suspended Taylor’s master certificate for one year and urged stricter port fire detection and response measures. The report, tabled in Parliament, also charged the owner with costs of the 17 day inquiry and urged steps to prevent future disasters.
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commons
Justice Kellock
Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd
Taylor
Howe
transport department
Toronto
department
Great Lakes
Detroit
United States
Three policemen injured in Sarnia melee
More than 250 people joined a free‑for‑all on a Sarnia street that left three police injured. Two city squads and Ontario provincials broke up the riot. four men were arrested. Inspector Pratt was wounded. Constables Duffield and Jones treated for cuts and bites. Suspects named: Smithers, MacDonald, Harold MacDonald, Nelson.
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SARNIA
Ont
Ontario
S. C. Pratt
Ernest Duffield
Douglas Jones
Robert Smithers
Archie MacDonalds
Harold
Robert Nelson
Archie MacDonald
Noronic Fire Report Finds Captain at Fault in Fire Drills
Highlights of Justice Kellock’s royal commission report say the Noronic fire showed lack of organized passenger arousal and fire-fighting, with Captain William Taylor suspended for one year. Costs charged to Canada Steamship Lines. no evidence of arson. investigation ongoing.
Suspension of Captain Taylor's License Ordered
Justice R L Kellock suspends for one year the license of Capt William Taylor of Sarnia Ont master of the Noronic following the disaster that killed 118 aboard as the ship lay at a Toronto dock on September 17.
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WILLIAM TAYLOR
R. L. Kellock
Sarnia
Noronic
Toronto
Canada Steamship Lines backs Capt William Taylor after Noronic inquiry
G Capt Norman J. Reech said the company stands by Capt William Taylor master of the Noronic. A transport inquiry found the loss of ship and life resulted from the company and the master failing to take adequate fire precautions. Taylor’s certificate suspended for a year. his status with the company remains unchanged and he will receive pension fund provisions. Col. K R Marshall declined immediate comment.
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MONTREAL
Norman J. Reech
Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd
William Taylor
Noronic
Great Lakes
Toronto
Ives
Justice R. L. Kellock
transport department
lilfe
Taylor
Reech
Lacrosse Star John Warwick Dies in Toronto Home
John W. A. Warwick, renowned star of the Toronto Lacrosse Club before World War I, died yesterday at his Toronto residence. He was a prominent figure in Canadian lacrosse and left a lasting mark on the sport’s early professional era.
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TORONTO
Toronto Lacrosse Club
John W. A. Warwick
U N votes to make Libya an independent nation
United Nations assembly voted decisively to establish Libya as an independent nation by 1952, marking Italy’s pre war African colony’s path to sovereignty. Other items span French leaders’ visit plans, a Bowden man’s train death near Leduc, Edmonton refinery projects, Alberta PC politics, a fatal rural fire, and a Toronto fireman suicide.
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U.N
LIBYA
NEW YORK
United Nations assembly
Italy
PARIS
Reuters
Vincent Auriol
France
Britain
BOWDEN
LEDUC
EDMONTON
C.P.K
Clarence Arthur Holt
R.CILP
Norv. ZL
McColl-Frontenac Oil Co. Ltd
J. M. Pritchard
Montreal
British- American Oil Co. Ltd
P.Ces
CALGARY
Alberta
Progressive Conservatives
feztMed
Ross Henderson
wal
kidmonton
LIN MOME
Winnipet
FOTTSTOWN
Pottstown
SELF
TORONTO
George Lee
Smith Lawcen
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Sam
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Stockton
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Rindge ‘Tract
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N.Y
G.M
UAWA
supreme court of Canada
Censal Press
Canadian General connecl
United Mine Workers
Wella K. Hopkins
Ditrict
Harry M. Uull
UMM
Joan L. Lewis
Lewis’ union
royal commission
Ohto
Capt. Taylor
Canada Steamship Lines Limited
Wm. Taylor
Col. K. R. Marshall
WSPA PE
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