Nootka Seafighter Joins Canadian Navy at Halifax
Nootka a new Tribal class destroyer joined the Canadian fleet after a two month training program. Commissioned at Halifax on August 7 1946 she displaces about 2000 tons with 35 knot speed and main armament of six 4.7 inch guns two 4 inch guns and torpedoes. Commanded by Commander H S Rayner she will operate under Captain L Houghton and undertake patrols goodwill cruises and rescue missions.
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R.C.N
HM C.S
Nootka
Nova Scotia
H. S. Rayner
D.S.C
Ear
OTTAWA
Canada
H.M.CS
naval service headquarters
HM.C
Halifax
B.SC
Bar
RCN
L. Houghton
CBE
Warrior
Claims suitcase containing $10,000 found in transit
In Toronto on October 8 Trans-Canada Airlines officials found a suitcase with 10,009 in Canadian bills and personal items. The owner remains unknown as the bag had no forwarding address while four other delayed pieces were sent on.
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TORONTO
Trans-Canada Airlines
T.C.A
Winnipeg
Left Hand Corner Benedict Chipley Prime Minister of Australia
OSFPH BENEDICT CHIPLEY heads Australia's Labor Government as prime minister after a slow, steady rise from railroad worker to leader. He kept working through a decade out of Parliament, favors a middle road liberalism, and begins days with informal conferences and long hours at his desk. He reads widely and relies on walking for exercise.
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OSFPH
BENEDICT CHIPLEY
Australia
Labor
Ber" Chifley
Bathurst
cnge
elenors
Chifley
wibhrarian
Ask G.B. Arms to Battle Bandits
London reports a Greek appeal for British arms to aid civilians fighting bandits in northern Greece. The Foreign Office said the request is under advisement as Tsaldaris proposes organizing civilians in the region. Whitehall sources suggest a policy statement could emerge tonight.
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LONDON
foreign office
Greece
Britain
Constantin Tsaldaris
Whitehall
Italy Treaty Too Harsh Says Spaak at Paris
Paul-Henri Spaak Belgian foreign minister and UN general assembly president told a Paris peace conference plenary that the proposed Italian peace treaty is too harsh. He opposed renunciations and large reparations, urged acknowledging Italy’s Ethiopia and Greece sufferings, and criticized last minute speedups in talks. Poland’s Raymowski urged safeguards against future Fascist groups and warned the Trieste statute could spark ongoing UN debates due to a foreign governor.
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PARIS
Paul Wenri Spaak
United Nations general assembly
Maly
Italy
Germany
Ethiopia
Greece
Wincenty Rzy
mowski
Poland
Raymowski
Trieste
United Nations
Alberta Boys Parliament plans set for December session
Preliminary plans for the Alberta Boys Parliament were completed at the Taxis Boys conference. Elections will be promoted in Calgary Lethbridge and Edmonton with nomination due October 31 and election dates following the voters list closing November 15.
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BOYS
EDMONTON
Alberta
Taxis
Calgary
Lethbridge
Immigration policy dominates Winnipeg chamber meeting
Canada’s immigration policy is to be a major topic at the 7th annual Canadian Chamber of Commerce meeting in Winnipeg. W. R. Smith of Toronto urged a substantially greater population and warned against relying on selective immigration to shape future growth. He noted skilled Europeans eager to help Canada’s industrial development. The executive report highlighted postwar labor and economic policy struggles, urging fair but resolute labor policy and criticising wartime tax relief carried into peacetime. It called for relaxation of wartime controls as the economy improves.
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WINNIPEG
Canada
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
W. R. Smith
Toronto
Ontario
Mackenzie King
Smith
the
Confederation Tife Association
Ralph Sherman
Rupert's Land
retary
D. L. Morrell
Morrell
Airliner Crashes Near Cheyenne Kills Two
United Airlines DC-4 crashed about one mile from Cheyenne airport at 5:31 a.m. local time today. Two passengers were killed and 42 passengers plus four crew members escaped or were rescued. Debris indicated nose and two engines damaged. visibility fair with cloud ceiling.
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Cheyenne
United Airlines
airlines
British Motion to Bring Atomic Energy Under Government Control
In London the Commons backed a bill placing all British atomic energy development under government sponsorship. Prime Minister Attlee highlighted a potential £30,000,000 program at the government's experimental station as part of Britain’s international nonproliferation pledge. Opposition indicated support, and Attlee noted no decision yet on investigating the press owners and trends amid Labour discussions.
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LONDON
C.P
The
commons
Altice
Richard K. Law
Attlee
Law
Britain
Richard Law
house
National Union of Journalists
In Toils German financier Schacht faces trial after arrest
German financial expert Hjalmar Schacht, arrested Monday night to face a denazification court, was recently acquitted by the International Military Tribunal at Nurnberg. The warrant for his arrest was signed by Gottlieb Kamm, denazification minister for Württemberg-Baden.
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Schacht
Nuernberg
Gottlieb Kamm
Wurttemberg- Baden
C P A Bases Most New Planes in Edmonton
Edmonton headline announces CMA C P A to base nearly all of fourteen DC3 SH passenger transports in Edmonton. R W Ryan CPA western lines says three new planes already delivered and in northern service. Daily Edmonton to Fairbanks and Edmonton to Yellowknife routes to use the aircraft.
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EDMONTON
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Limited
R. W. Ryan
C.P.A. western lines
Fairbanks
Yellowknife
Regina Faces First Snow Of Season Heavy Footfall
Regina digged out from over seven inches of snow that began yesterday and continued today with forecasts for continued snowfall until noon. In Manitoba heavy rain and snow disrupted travel, power and communications with six inch totals and outages in Melita and Dauphin and Souris. North Dakota storm killed two women, Mrs. H. H. Walker and Mrs. E. J. Fontaine, when a blinded driver crashed into a truck near Dickinson.
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REGINA
Oct. K
IC.P
Melita
Dauphin
Souris
Riditts Mountain
here
Winnipeg
BISMARCK
WN.D
UPI
North Dakota
United States
H. H. Walker
Helena
Mont
E. J. Fontaine
Dubuque
Towa
snow bear Dickinson
Loss To Farmers Too Early To Assess Cost Of Recent Strike
Edmonton October 6 Agricultural produce moved freely on highways and district market roads in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Alberta Farmers Union strike halted after midnight Sunday as 20,000 members pressed parity demands. Deliveries resume to allow Gardiner to prove the boards authority to meet parity price requests. Dealers expect supply to normalize, especially in small northern Alberta towns.
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EDMONTON
U.P
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Alberta Farmers’ Union
Gardiner
agricultural prices support board
Ottawa
dormal
Alberta farmer pickets fined for intimidation in Oct 1 incident
Three farmer pickets Walter Rakowski Adolph Rakowski both of Radway and Stanley Domsky of Eldorino were fined $30 and costs by Magistrate R H Philip in Lamont Alberta after an October 1 intimidation charge. Strike actions disrupted livestock and dairy deliveries with notable hog price drops and negotiations ongoing.
Bracken Attacks Milk Price Policy and Dairy Costs
John Bracken Progressive Conservative leader told an Osgoode and Russell County Plowing association banquet that a three cent rise in milk retail price justifies higher prices for other dairy products. He criticized provincial boards for shifting price control and warned the mix of pricing authority is destabilizing dairy markets. Prices for milk and cream are set by provincial boards while other dairy products lack unified pricing, he said, risking farmer profits as costs rise and production falls.
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RUSSELL
Cnt
John Bracken
Osgoode and Russell County Plowing association
Bracken
Dominion
sbIT
Uracken
MWe
tre
King Returns to London After Scottish Holiday
The King arrived in London Monday from Balmoral Castle where he spent a holiday. The Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret remained at Balmoral for ten more days.
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LONDON
Balmorat Castle
Khaan beth
Margaret
Balmorai
Treks Into China's Wilds Inspect Wreckage of Long Lost B 29
Lt Col Herbert Wurtsler leads a four day mission in Sichang West China to inspect a long lost B-29 crash site. Five Americans and a Lolo guide were at the crash area after a World War II ferry crash from India. The team hopes to locate more survivors among wreckage and possible captives among locals as they search near Wengnah and He Kow-Kwang.
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China's
Wilds
JOHN RODERICK SICHANG
China
VPV
Herbert W. Wurtsler
duy QeKun
Lucy
Lola
wild West
India
Col
Wartaler
Sichang
tien He Kow-Kwang
cishart
eManh
mene arta
newt Wengnah
tony
Amerie plages
pune
Injunction Sought Over Toronto Milk Price Rise
Ontario Milk Board facing injunction from M4 Tecently announced price increase to milk in Toronto. Application to restrain rises to be argued today at Queen's Park by Elizabeth Morson, Labor Progressive candidate, with Murton's solicitor representing unofficial sources. If court unmoved, a fair price remains in doubt.
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TORONTO
Ontario Milk Board
deckian
Osgoods Hell
Elizgbeth Mors fon
AFL Unions Seek Welfare Funds As Security Measure
President Williem Jen of the American Federation of Labor cites John L. Lewis miners welfare fund as an objective for all unions to provide security for the federation's 7,1500 members. Green-tonisted delivers keynote at the annual convention urging price controls and shared wage gains for profits and efficiency, backing firmer controls than current law.
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HAC AGG
Chet
Williem Jen
Amerian Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
APL
Green
Greens
ALF L
C.I.0
congress
Fune
Sun Shines In Storm Centre During Hurricane Flight
MOBILE Alabama November 3. Army hurricane hunters flew into the eye of a vicious storm off the Florida coast and found the sun shining. Capt Wilber Griffith described the sight as one of the strangest ever seen with the center almost dry and scattered clouds while the crew ate lunch.
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MOBILE
Ala
Florida
Wei
Wilber
Grithant
hurericanes
Hurricane Heads North Near Florida Coast
A Florida hurricane moved northeast skirting the Atlantic coast with 63 to 70 mph winds. Warnings extended from the Florida Keys to Cedar Keys and from Melbourne to Fernandina as gusts rattled ships and citrus crops valued at up to 200 million dollars faced risk. Police reported little damage along the west coast while Tampa and St. Petersburg areas noted impacts. An elevator safe robbery in Regina Saskatchewan yielded 3 to 4 thousand dollars.
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MIAMI
Fla
Florida
Jacksonville
Atlantic
federal storm warning service
Daytona Beach
Charleston
Tampa Bay
Sarasota
Bradenton
Punta
Gordon
Florida west coast
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Lampe Bay
Boys want their Dutch sweethearts movement in Vancouver
A Vancouver efforts to bring back Dutch girlfriends is organized by Bruce Garton. He has collected supporters and plans to approach the Canadian Legion seeking aid and to lobby the government for action.
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VANCOUVER
Appeals For Clemency To Be Studied
Berlin reports the Allied control council to meet in extraordinary session at 1 am to consider clemency appeals for Nazi war criminals sentenced by the International Military Tribunal last week. Only three of nineteen appeals granted. Kaltenbrenner, Speer, and von Schirach deny clemency, Raeder seeks life imprisonment but requests execution. Goering remains disciplined. others write memoirs and read as the countdown to execution continues.
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BERLIN
Allied control council for
Germany
international military tribunal
Pierre Koenig
Ernest Kaltenbrenner
Gestapo
Albert Speer
Baldur Von Schirach
Erich Raeder
GOERING
NUERNBERG
fife
Frederick Teich
Maj. Teich
Joachim Von Ribbentrop
Pritz Sauckel
Wiling Streicher
Wilhelm Keitel
Hans Frank
Ribbentrop
Emmy
Ernst Faltenbrunner
Trenholme Dickson Dies Former Madle Lawyer at 74
Trenh nome Dickson K C 74 longtime figure in Hamilton Montreal Edmonton Lethbridge and Macleod died Saturday funeral planned Wednesday in Victoria B C He served as public administrator of Alberta for over 25 years retiring in 1935 later moving to Victoria Survivors include widow and daughter Elsie L Warry John Macleod names recur from his court clerk and inspector roles in Macleod and Edmonton through 1920s and 1930s, with mayoral service and civic activity noted.
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VICTORIA
C.P
Edward Sentry
Trenholme Dickson
K.C
Hamilton
Montreal
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Macleod
Trenholmeville
Qut
Alberta
Elsie L. Warry
Inter Trenhaime Dickson
John Macleod
White
3.C
Apeldoorn Crash Death Toll Rises To Nineteen
Seven more schoolboys died in hospital as a Dutch naval plane crashed into a school gymnasium yesterday, bringing total fatalities to nineteen. The pilot Max Chistern aged 21 also died, and seven other boys remained hospitalized with burns while a mother died of heart trouble watching.
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APELDOORN
TOURIS APELDUOORN
Holkinis
IA.P
Max Chistern
Bigs + COUNCIL
New York
ROY
HAMILTON
Jimmy Weaver
Evelyn Maclean Dirk
star crown
Great Britain
United States
Wwe
CALGARY
Frank S. Smith
Youbou
FRICE
HOGS SANKATOON, Ol
C.P
United Farmers of Canada
PF. T. Appleby
Ottawa
J. G. Taggart
Agricultural Prices Support Board
Siskaloos
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British Development of Atomic Energy
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TORONTO MILK PRICE
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Mine Union
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