Vienna Reds Seize Post Office in Austrian Crisis
In Wiener Neustadt in the Russian zone more than 1,000 Communist demonstrators seized the main post office and telephone exchange. They beat off 150 Austrian policemen, risking disruption of Vienna British zone communications. Amid clashes in Vienna Socialists and Communists fought at factory gates and rail facilities as a general strike attempt faltered and authorities met to discuss interference allegations.
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Associated Press
IENNA
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Vienna
Volunteers Sought For Exploring Tour
London October 4 volunteers are sought by the British Schools Exploring Society for a Northland expedition in 1961. A party of 55 boys aged 16 to 18 will undertake a rugged tour to Canada or Iceland to study geology weather and wildlife. Participants must be physically fit and able to pay about £110.
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LONDON
Canada
Ineler J
British Schools Exploring Society
Iceland
Left Hand Corner Dinner Meets James Farrell
Freder ick H Ecker of Metropolitan Life confronts James Farrell president of US Steel in a bold meeting. Ecker reveals knowledge of Farrell’s family history and Metropolitan Life policy details, noting the insurer’s vast policyholder base. Continued on Page 16.
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Fredererick H Ecker
Metropolitan Life
James Ferrell
Steel
Union street
UN Peace Plans Face Showdown Vote In Korea Drift
United Nations moves toward a pivotal vote on opposing East and West Korea peace plans. Andrei Vishinsky presents Russia’s proposal in the assembly, as Britain’s Kenneth Younger nears support for the American-backed plan by eight powers. Delegates expect a decision later, with West’s plan seen as favored.
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LAKE SUCCESS
United Nations today
Andrei Y ¥. Vishinsky
assembly
Kenneth Younger
Britain
China
Dr . F. Tsiang
Korea
Russia
Soviet Union
murtar
Australia
Philippines
Pakistan
Cuba
Brazil
Netherlands
Norway
Uetain
spoukers
India
Yugoslavia
U.N. asseephly
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Montreal matron fends off stick-up with book smash
Mrs. Margaret Nicholson, matron at the Catholic Sailors' Club in Montreal, was reading when a man demanded cash. She struck back with the book Gone With the Wind, a 1,795 page volume, hitting the assailant on the head and forcing him to flee.
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MONTREAL
Margaret Nicholson
Mass killings blamed on Koreans after Seoul fall
Reports from Seoul say as many as 10 000 civilians were killed or dumped into rivers during the Communist occupation. UN investigators later found mass graves near Kunsan with about 800 bodies. A Red Buchenwald camp near Yangyong was uncovered containing hundreds of executed civilians.
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BOUL
Korea
Seoul
Lee Joong Choon
Lee
South Korea
Stan Swinton
Kunsan
United Nations
Chongju
people’s courts
people’s theatre
republic
Taejon
Chungyong
RED BUCHENWALD
Yangyong
Francis E Gillette
republic of Korea 2nd corps
G B S Doesn’t Like Chocolates
Mrs Herbert Myland of Toronto sent George Bernard Shaw a box of chocolates for his 94th birthday. Shaw replied with a curt note on the back of his photograph saying he never eats sweets and to give them to children or dotards, noting he does not look like someone who enjoys confections.
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TORONTO
Herbert Myland
George Bernard Shaw
Italy Lived In Great Contrasts By Rome Special
Westerners find Rome puzzling with castles and caves, ghettos and luxury, poverty and abundance living side by side. The piece notes stark social inequality, limited progress of Communism, and a frank view from an Italian cabinet minister.
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Italy
NORMAN SMITH
The
Herald
ROME
Newfoundland Liberal party expels Samuel Drover
Premier Joseph Smallwood ousted White Bay member Samuel Drover from the Liberal party for an immacusable violation of party discipline. Drover had charged government neglect of his district and had been briefly misreported as reinstated before confirmation he would sit as an independent in the 28 member legislature.
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ST JOHNS
Nfld
Joseph Smallwood
Samuel Drover
Newfoundland
White Bay
Liberal party
Smallwood
Canada
Drove
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
South Koreans Push North as UN Holds Key North Korea
South Korean troops advance beyond the 38th parallel in an operation described as spearhead missions. U S forces reinforce with the 3rd Infantry as UN troops hold mop up and reserve positions in liberated South Korea while a 150-vehicle Red China border convoy is reported moving south near Pakshen. Kosong is reported captured and patrols push north toward the Manchurian border amid unclear U S and allied involvement above parallel 38.
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OKYO
North Korea
38th prallel
Far East
U.S. 3rd Infantry
parallel 38
United Nations
South Korea
Manchuria
Red China
air force
Fifth Air Force
Pakshen
Pyongyang
Yalu River
Philippines
Kosong
William Jor
New Briquetting Plant Planned for Nordege
Nordege Alta October 4 Braseau Collieries Ltd plans a $1,500,000 briquetting plant and tipple to replace the fire-destroyed original. General manager A D Sturdock announced the project on Tuesday and said the plant will produce about 1600 tons daily, up from 1400 tons before the war.
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NORDEGE EDMONTON
Nordege Alta
Braseau Collieries Ltd
A D Sturdock
Canadian dollar both stable and shifting says Forbes
A Canadian Press digest explains the dollar’s internal value in Canada and its external rate abroad. It notes 100 Canadian cents per dollar, with domestic buying power varying daily, while foreign exchange reflects demand from buyers and sellers of goods across borders.
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Canada
Wage and Price Increase In Steel Industry
New York October 4 The Iron Age says wage and price increases loom for steel firms. Union leaders may reject a five to six cent offer while large firms cap at that level. If labor wins a substantial raise steel prices could rise six to eight dollars per ton.
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NEW YORK
Age
metalworking trade weekly
labox
the
Iron Age
Calgary considers sales tax proposal from city comptroller
City Comptroller E Hookway urged consideration of a sales tax for Calgary or Alberta in a civic finances review to city council and commissioners He planned to discuss the idea in detail at the Alberta municipalities convention in Medicine Hat on October 5 6
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CALGARY
E. Hookway
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Nepal says plot to overthrow monarchy uncovered
The Kingdom of Nepal announced it foiled a bid to topple the government. Police said Sardar Ray Chalise and six Nepali Congress leaders confessed planning to assassinate Maharajah Mohun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, prime minister and commander in chief since 1911, after their arrest in Katmandu.
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Central Press
MAHARAJA MOHAN RANA
Nepal
India
Russia
Sardar Ray Chalise
Nepali Congress Political association
Katmandu
Maharajah Mohun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
army
gince
Tragedy After Collision Off Bowen Island Coast
Three British Columbia forestry service employees are missing after a collision between a coastal steamship and a provincial launch near Bowen Island. Four others were injured and one vessel was smashed in two. two Vancouver men are among the presumed drowned.
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Bowen Island
ANCOUVER
British Columbia forestry service
Union Steamship Line
Lady Cynthia
forestry department
4. L. Bryant
Vancouver
Raschi Opener Wins World Series Duel in Philly
Yankee Vic Raschi outdueled Phillies starter Jim Konstanty in a 1-0 opening World Series victory before 30 746 fans at Philadelphia Bobby Brown doubled and scored the lone run in the fourth inning Raschi allowed two hits and struck out five despite a sore shoulder scare Konstanty gave up four hits in eight innings and was stung by Browns double and a line drive misplay by the Phils in the fourth The win puts New York ahead in the series with Moscow?
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HILADELPHIA
Vic Raschi
Jim Konstanty
Phillies
Bobby Brown
Raschi
Yanks
Phils
Kenstanty
Eddie Sawyer
Jim
Toronto Maple Leafs
Russ Meyer
Wylie Jones
Andy Semimick
Eddie Waitkus
Reynolds
Don Newcombe
Dodgers
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Boston
Konstanty
Bank robbery shocks Vancouver second time in one day
Two gunmen robbed a Royal Bank of Canada branch in Vancouver, fleeing with 2504 dollars after firing two shots, with the getaway car abandoned nearby. Earlier, a separate root-salt bandit raid yielded 161 dollars from a junk shop. The incident marks a second robbery in the city that day.
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VANCOUVER
Royal Bank of Canada
Plancer Junk Co
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