Pull Out Of Soerabaja
Long lines of Indonesians retreated south from battered Soerabaja as British officials said the movement toward Malang signaled natives abandoning their last southern stronghold. In Batavia a clash left several dead on both sides and Dutch Amboinese troops were discussed for repositioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HAUGLAND
BATAVIA
Java
Soerabaja
Malang
Theodor De Winter
Conrad Helfrich
Admiral Helfrich
Amboina
Celebes
BRITAIN
Helfrich
Russia Iran Azerbaijan uprising tests UN peace effort
Allied diplomats fear the Russia Iran clash over Azerbaijan may challenge early UN peace aims. The United States asks Moscow for data on armed forces activity in Azerbaijan to determine if the Red Army blocked Iranian action and infringed Iran's sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JOHN M. HIGHTOWER ASHINGTON
Russia
Iran
Azerbaijan
United Nations
United States
Troop withdrawal urged by Jan 1
The United States asked Britain and the Soviet Union to withdraw armed forces from Iran by January 1. The note was delivered by Ambassador W Averell Harriman in Moscow. A Moscow dispatch said Molotov discussed Soviet activities in a northern disturbance and Tran sent two more notes to Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
United States
Iran
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Tran
Russia
Olive oil and poultry prices in 1895 era
The piece notes Australia may become independent of olive oil imports within five years aided by a new American chemical formula for olive tree propagation. It cites George Warner of Pasadena as developer, claims rapid tree growth and crop-bearing size in three years. Also reports 1895 poultry prices from Stratford Beacon Herald: turkeys 74 cents, geese 70, ducks 70 per pair, chickens 40-45 per pair, some as low as 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASTRALIA
Spain
France
Italy
Australia
George Warner
Pasadena
Calif
America
Stratford Beacon-Herald
Loran to hang for Sask murder on Feb 20
Swift Current Sask November 26 Jack Loran 20 was sentenced to be hanged February 20 for the murder of Gustav Angerman 65 Burstall farmer after a five day trial. The jury deliberated 90 minutes and the accused faced the verdict with little emotion. Angerman was found shot July 29 near Burstall, and Loran was arrested near Bow Island Alberta the same day. Dr A R Coulter testified Loran has a mental age of 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SWIFT CURRENT
Sask
C.P
P. M. Anderson
Saskatchewan court of king’s bench
Jack Loran
Gustav Angerman
Burstall
farmer
Loran
Justice Anderson
Justice Anderson. Foreman E. Dodd
BOW ISLAND
Angerman
Maple Creek
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alta
A. R. Coulter
Weyburn
Ottawa Meet Under Way on Dominion Provincial Talks
Ottawa meeting of Canada’s ten governments led by Prime Minister Mackenzie King opened in a House of Commons committee room to continue balance of authority discussions on federal and provincial powers. Premier Manning of Alberta arrived as the last provincial leader, with Kings and nine premiers pursuing a steady mandate amid recent elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
U.P
Canada
Mackenzie King
house of commons
King
Asley
St. Laurent
tinister Howe
MANNING
Dominion
Ontario
British Columbia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Alberta
New Brunswick
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Convict Haggerty Surrenders To Windsor Editor
Raymond Haggerty a 25 year old convict who escaped from Essex county jail with five others last Tuesday surrendered to W H Vaughan executive editor of the Windsor Daily Star at a pre arranged Crawford avenue spot. He had earlier asked for a lie detector test in connection with an armed robbery for which he is serving 12 years. Only one man Fred Thibert remains at large after the jailbreak as four others were recaptured last Friday near Harrow. Bernard Haggerty witnessed the surrender and presented the terms letter to the Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WINDSOR
Ont
Raymond Haggerty
Essex county
W. H. Vaughan
Windsor Daily Star
Haggerty
the
Star
Crawford avenue
Fred Thibert
Harrow
here
Bernard
Vaughan
Troops On The Move Homeward To Halifax Lady Rodney
Canadian Press reports a convoy of 450 Canadian service personnel is due to arrive in Halifax aboard the Lady Rodney on Monday. The returning unit underscores ongoing postwar demobilization as homeward movements continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Lady Rodney
Air service expansion delayed by equipment shortages
Ottawa reports development of bush and feeder line air services is held up by equipment shortages while the air transport board advances traffic studies and three Vancouver to Lethbridge route applications proceed. Hearing set for Jan. 15 assesses best service and potential fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Howe
air transport board
Canada
John R. MacNicol
P.C
Toronto Davenport
Norman Wells
Yellowknife
Northwest Territories
Grote Stirling
Yale
British Columbia
Vancouver
Lethbridge
Alta
Trans-Canada
T.C.A
R. A. C. Henry
transport board
MacNicol
Taxation reform for co operatives urged by commission
The McDougall royal commission on co operatives urged taxing co operatives like other taxpayers with limited deductions. It proposed repeal of certain income tax exemptions and amending acts to tax co operatives, credit unions, and mutual insurers on the same basis as others. Credit unions would stay exempt with broader definitions. mutual insurers would see similar treatment with refunds deductible to policy holders. A tax-free status was suggested for groups deriving most premium income from farm property or churches and charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAWA
C.P
McDougall royal commission on co-operatives
commons
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
man commission
British Troops Use Tanks Against Jews in Palestine
British troops with tanks mortars and machine guns entered six Jewish villages near Tel Aviv searching for attackers after coast guard stations were hit. Four Jews killed and about 50 wounded. 250 detained. Heavy house to house searches followed as clashes continued and thousands converged toward Shefayim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JERUSALEM
6th Airborne Division
Shefayim
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Orlando Likely Forms New Italian Government
Rome reports Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, aged 85, on the verge of forming a new cabinet to replace the resigned Ferruccio Parri. Five of six parties favor Orlando. Perri's action Party remains undecided as leaders meet at Alcide De Gasperi's office. Crown Prince Humbert and other ex premiers consult amid street posters naming Orlando, Bonomi, and Badoglio as the monarchy’s three musketeers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROME
Vittorio Emanuel Orlando
Ferruccio Parri
Orlando
Perri
action Party
Alcide De Gasperi
Pietro Nenni
House Begins Morning Sittings Wednesday
Ottawa November 26 The house of commons will start morning sittings on Wednesday and hold all-day sessions Saturdays to complete business by a tentative December 15 deadline. Motions for approval were placed on the order paper by Prime Minister Mackenzie King after a leaders and whips meeting last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
house of commons
Mackenzie King
Funeral of Late S. G. Blaylock in Danville
Selwyn Gwillym Blaylock, chairman of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Canada, died in Trail, B C, aged 66. Funeral services were held today at Danville Anglican Church, with Rt Rev H R Ragg officiating. The burial followed a Montreal service after a Trail memorial. Blaylock, a noted metallurgist, left Eastern Townships 46 years ago for British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MONTREAL
Danville
Quebec
Selwyn Gwillym Blaylock
board of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada, Limited
Trail
B.C
Thomas Blaylock
H. R. Ragg
Calgary
Blaylock
British Columbia
Edmonton man wins big in Pot O Gold lottery
Elia Semotiuk, 65, of Edmonton, a bachelor, captured first prize in the Canadian Legion B.E.S.L. No. 150 Strathcona Branch event, winning $7,500 in Victory Bonds. The overall Pot O' Gold prize totaled $10,800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
Elia Semotiuk
batchelor
Canadian Legion B.E.S.L
Printers Strike Affects Several Papers Across States
In St. Petersburg and Seattle, newspapers face strike action by AFL typographical workers over wages. The Times and Independent plan to publish by photoengraving while two plants run on reduced staff, with editors suggesting the edition could continue without printers. Eight papers in four cities are affected as wage talks stall.
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ST. PETERSBURG
Fla
Twe ot
Petersourg
imes
Independent continueu saturaay
daly
fitn ag
Independent
limes
Times
NEW YORK
United States
American Federation of Labor unions
Seattle
American Federation of Labor typographical union
A.F.L
Canadians to be repatriated by end of year
Montreal dispatch says when the Empress of Scotland docks at Halifax Tuesday it will bring home 4,122 Canadian servicemen from across the Dominion. Canadian railways also announced the arrival of 39,000 more troops from Europe through the rest of 1945 and the first week of 1946 with dates including Dec 6 12 16 18 23 26 and Jan 3 for ships Queen Elizabeth Mauretania Lady Nelson ILMLS Puncher and Lady Rodney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MONTREAL
C.P
Halifax
Dominion
Canadian railways
Europe
Queen Elizabeth
Mauretania
Lady Nelson
ILMLS
Puncher
Lady Rodney
Hitler Keitel plotted to assassinate German ambassador in Prague
Allied prosecutors at a war crimes trial disclosed that Adolf Hitler and Wilhelm Keitel drafted in 1938 a plan to kill Germanys ambassador in Prague to trigger an incident and pave the way for invading Czechoslovakia. Documents show invasion plans dated April 21, 1938, a month after Austria was overrun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WES GALLAGHER WERNBERG
Adolf Hitler
Wilhelm Keitel
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Germany
international military tribunal
Austria
Removal Of Bevin Asked By British Communist Party
The British Communist party at its 18th convention unanimously demanded the removal of Foreign Secretary Bevin. It cited continued Tory foreign policy and warned it endangered peace and economic cooperation. The resolution criticized Labor policy on Greece Spain the Soviet Union and colonial peoples and urged strengthening the Labor movement with new leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
British
Communist party
Bevin
Greece
Spain
Soviet Union
Europe
Evidence Nazi leaders incited Pearl Harbor attack
United States prosecutors presented stenographic notes of talks between Hitler and Japanese foreign minister Matsuoka to the international war crimes tribunal. They argued the Nazi leadership incited and maintained pressure that could lead to war with the United States, in connection with the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MERNBERG
Japan
Pearl Harbor
international war crimes tribunal
United States
Hitler
Yosuke Matsuoka
Sixteen Drown As Bus Dives Into Lake Chelan
A school bus plunged into Lake Chelan during a blizzard nine miles north of the town causing sixteen deaths. Driver Jack Randle and 15 children were lost. five people survived after Glenna Brown and four children escaped by breaking a window and reaching shore. Divers searched for the bus in about 60 feet of water while rescuers worked from Seattle and Coulee City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAKE CHELAN
Wash
C.P
heré
Jack Randle
Ted Brown
Glenna
childre
Randle
Seattle
Coulee City
FERGUSON
CALGARY
T. L. Ferguson
Lethbridge
Alberta Tuberculosis Association
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
A. H. Baker
Central Alberta
G.M
DETROIT
A.P
C.SO. United Automobile Workers
General Motors Corporation
CHIANG KAI-SHEK
SUPREME ECONOMIC COUNCIL
CHUNGKING
China
T. V. Soong
Chiang
Chinhsien
Manchuria
LONDON
C.P. Cable
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Middle East
Keitel
Near East
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BULGARIA
BLACK SEA
TANKARA
CYPRUS
TURKEY
ZSYRIAS J
trasis
JORDAN
IRAQ
IRANIAN
CAIRO
Middle
Molotov
rage Three
London New Statesman
Manchester Guardian
Victoria
LORAN WILL
Royal Commission
S. G. Blaylock
Goering
Hess
Hermann Goering
Rudolph Hess
Jean forward
Nuernberg
EDWARD L. CAMPBELL
W. Rust
Bitter
Sidney S. Alderman
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