BC by elections show tight race in two ridings
In British Columbia two by elections produced narrow results as the coalition held South Okanagan with Robert Browne Clayton and the CCF won Rossland Trail with James Quinn. Voter turnout hit a record for by polls despite looming weather.
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RAIL
B.C
British Columbia
C.C.F
Darrow
Rossland Trail
South Okanagan
Robert Browne-Clayton
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
James Quinn
CCF
Frming
Sask
Byron Johnson
Browse-Clayton
Bruce Woodsworth
Woodsworth
J. 8. Woodsworth
c CP
Quinn
coalition
Alexander Turnbull
Labor
Churchill Undaunted By Age at 74 Today
Winston Churchill, Britain's wartime prime minister, marks his 74th birthday amid public adulation. Even aging eyes his vigor in foxhunting and riding, while he remains active as opposition leader, Europe advocate, author and painter.
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ONDON
Britain
Winston Churchill
house of comimens
Surrey
Burstow
Chartwell
Kent
Churchill
Queen's
Oxfordshire Hussars
commons
Royal Academy
Cartwell
Berlin East West split completes puppet city government
Communist authorities in Berlin set up a hand picked administration claiming authority over all Berlin. A meeting elected a mayor and magistrate with Ebert named as mayor of the city. Western authorities rejected the move as void and boycotted. Demonstrations erupted in the Soviet sector as anti communist factions faced off with workers marching toward Unter den Linden.
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Associated Press
ERLIN
Berlin
eastwest
Commounista
United Nations
Paris
Friebert
Ebert
Unter Den Linden
Hiteler
Admirals Palast
Bers tiners
s An
Unter Dew Linder
Early Ontario session forecast after PC caucus
Toronto Nov 30 An early session of the Ontario legislature was forecast after Premier Kennedy convened his first Progressive Conservative caucus. Members said the session could open before the end of January.
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TORONTO
Ontario
Prenti jer Kennedy
Progressive Conservative party
Hunter seizes pride of five lions in 15 seconds
Prétoria hunter George Michael shot a pride of five lions at 30 yards in Gambesi Valley. Four lions fell to single shots, the fifth, an 8 lioness, was wounded and killed when he shot it in the eyes. During a Barotseland trip he also felled three elephants in 10 seconds with three shots. The rest of the text notes Llanfairpwll... town name humor in Wales.
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EORGE Michael
Prétoria
Gambesi
Mr. Michael
Barotseland
Merger Of Farm Bodies Seen Likely
United Farmers of Alberta delegates at their 40th annual convention hear President George Be. Church of Balzac say a merger with the Alberta Farmers Union may precede a new independent UFA cooperative setup. The co op reports a $149,092 surplus and a $4.9 million annual turnover across 148 wholesale and 26 retail agencies. Church outlines aims to sever co ops from UFA education and social roles, creating a self-governing unit, with amalgamation negotiations ongoing.
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ALGARY
United Farmers of Alperta
George BE
Church of Balzac
U.F.A
Alberta Farmers Union
Church
Alberta
Canada wheat board
UFA
co-operative
Alberta Farmers‘ Union
co-operative association
Alberta Farmers’ Union
Britain’s Cripps Aims To Break Marshall Plan Deadlock
In Paris Sir Stafford Cripps may visit to press Britain’s four year recovery plan. The proposal, noted as austere, unsettles Marshall plan partners and disrupts the timetable for a global Europe master plan due December 15. Averill Harriman and Paul Hoffman will instead report progress and obstacles.
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PARIS
Reuters
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Europe
Marshall aid
Averill Harriman
Harriman
Paul G. Hoffman
economic cooperation administration
United States
Salvage Forces for Defence of Capital Move as Officials Flee
Suchow garrison begins withdrawing from the east central Chinese bastion 211 miles northwest of Nanking to aid 140,000 comrades trapped by Communist forces. Government orders the move as Suchow’s air field activity shifts and Nationalist troops pull back to confront encircling Reds.
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NANKING
Suchen
China
Suchow
12th army group
Negev Stand Is Withdrawn
Britain withdraws blanket endorsement of the Bernadotte plan for Palestine, altering stance on the Negev and western Galilee. Harold Beeley states the U K no longer backs partition but aligns more with the United States view, with details continued on Page Two.
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PARI
Britain
United Nations
Negev
Palestine
Israel
Harold Beeley
Folke Bernadotte
Bernadotte
Galilee
general assembly
United States
Crusade in Europe details German strength and key 1944 battles
Excerpts from the book outline Eisenhower’s approach in 1944 with divisions on the Continent rising to fifty four and Allied plans to press the offensive. It highlights autumn battles at Walcheren Island Aachen the Hurtgen Forest the Roer dams the Saar Basin and the Vosges Mountains as pivotal in shortening the war.
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Europe
Doubleday & Company
United Kingdom
Sixth Army Group
Walcheren Island
Aachen
Hurtgen Forest
Roerdams
Saar Basin
Vosges Mountains
Wheat pact with G B likely to be absorbed
Ottawa officials say a new 36 nation wheat agreement may supersede the 1949 Anglo Canadian contract. Canada would supply about 90 million bushels to other nations if the UK deal is cancelled, becoming a major contributor to the world pool.
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OTTAWA
Washington
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
United States congress
U.K
Britain
international group
Australia
Bnce Canada
Montreal chemist Dr Raymond Boyer loses appeal in 1949 espionage case
Dr Raymond Boyer a wealthy Montreal chemist and former McGill professor loses his appeal against a conviction under the Official Secrets Act. The 5 page unanimous judgment read by Justice Anume Marchand upholds a two year penitentiary term following Gouzenko spy ring disclosures.
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MONTREAL
Raymond Boyer
Anme Marchand
Igor Gouzenko
Ottawa
Boyer
McGill University
f reed
Canada
Howe
aim out
Mothers, son found dead in gas filled hotel room
In Vancouver a young woman tentatively identified as Mes. Whitfield and her five year old son were found dead in a gas filled hotel room with four jets open. A second child in the hallway cried out as neighbors alerted staff. They had checked in the day prior.
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VANCOUVER
Carl White
EDMONTON
Edmonton Journal today
Calgary
Alberta
FRANKFURT
Germany
LONDON
i.P
Elisabeth
United Kingdom
PARIS
BROOKSBROOKS
Alta
Ben Torkelson
Duchem Alls
H. G. Claxton
amlimbonis
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Marshall
France
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