Fire And Steel Poured Into Supply Lines On Korea Front
Canadian, British, Australian and U N warships joined the Missouri in a heavy naval bombardment aimed at disrupting Korean supply lines along a 130 mile front. The assault followed days of strikes on ports and rail hubs as UN ground forces pressed toward Pyongyang amid intensified Communist resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OKYO
United Nations
North Korea
Korean east coast
Arthur D. Strubble
Cayuga
Sioux
Athabaskan
U.N
Jeffery Brock
Winnipeg
China
Russia
Pyongyang
Ongjin peninsula
Kumchon
Songjin
Chongjin
Tanchon
Sangpo
Forced Give Up Bastion Forced Give Up Bastion
France abandons Thatkhe bastion on the China Indo China frontier leaving 300 miles of frontier open to Viet Minh. garrison withdraws to Langson as Caobang and Dongkhe posts fell earlier. MOCH seeks faster American arms shipments to bolster Indo China defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
AIGON
Indo - China
Thatkhe
China
Indo- China
Ho Chi Minh
Langson
Dongkhe
Caobang
Viet Nam
WASHINGTON
Jules Moch
France
Moch
Maurice Petsche
state department
Razor story and missing item in Wolseley tale
A 1950 report details a young French Canadian in Wolseley Saskatchewan seeking aid after arriving with no funds. He stayed overnight March 9 and received a meal ticket. The town secretary, who shared his office, left an electric razor plugged in. the next day the razor was missing, prompting continued local coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Wolseley
Sask
R.O.M.P
Diplomatic Papers Stolen From Buckingham Palace
A British seaman, Douglas Monro, 26, was charged after Buckingham Palace dispatch box theft. Police said the box was found in a nearby garbage can and recovered intact with no state secrets. Monro to appear at Bow Street court. inquiry into how the box ended up discarded continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Buckingham Palace
Scotland Yard
Douglas Monro
Monro
palace
Moore
Cannon Row
Bow Street court
Truman Flying To Hawaii En Route To Far East Strategy
President Truman flies 6,500 miles toward Honolulu to meet General MacArthur as reporters await details on the Wake Island site for a high level discussion of final UN actions in Korea. Secretary Ross notes the meeting location will be announced, with the session aimed at mapping Far Eastern strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HAWAII
TRUMAN
Pacific
Honolulu
MacArthur
Charles G. Ross
Wake Island
United Nations
Korea
Pay Boost For All Australian Workers By Court Ruling
In Melbourne the Commonwealth arbitration court ordered wage increases affecting about 2.62 million Australians. The basic wage for unskilled workers rises with margins for skill. men gain £1 weekly, women 15 to 45 shillings. Equal pay for women rejected. basic female wage set at 75 percent of the male rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SYDNEY
Australia
Dominion
Commonwealth arbitration court
Melbourne
Australian council of trade unions
Battle Over Rivers Battle Over Rivers UAWA Oct 13
The international joint commission heard opposing views on water rights for the Waterton and Belly river systems rising in Montana. U.S. counsel seeks apportionment for mutual benefit while Alberta supports using water for the Milk River project in Canada. Montana vows exclusive rights but hints at a compromise amid criticism of U.S. plans to redirect waters back into Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAWA
international joint commission
Montana
Canada
Waterton
Belly
United States
W. R. Vallance
U.S
Alberta
St. Mary Milk river
state of
Canadian dollar freed to float in London market
The Canadian dollar will operate on a free market in London starting Monday Oct 16, no longer fixed by the Bank of England. Since Canada freed its rate earlier this month, London banks had to follow fixed rates and were restricted from trading beyond limits. London becomes the first market outside North America to allow a float.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Canada
U.S
Bank of England
North America
Disgust at Small Lake District Homes Cited by Doctor
In Ambl eside Westmorland England Oct 13 CP Medical Officer Frank Madge criticizes smaller Lake District houses as disgusting in his annual report to Westmorland local authorities. He says sanitation in these quaint dwellings is disheartening to residents despite tourist interest in the area. The Lake District is famed for its scenery and wooded hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMBLESIDE
Westmorland
England
lake district
Frank Madge
Madge
Opposition to U.N. chief faces second term bid
Moscow objects to the re election of the U N secretary general whose Feb 2 1951 term ends while western powers rally behind his bid for a second five year term amid cold war tensions.
New Term For Lie Is Opposed
LAKE SUCCESS N Y Oct 13 The western powers rallied behind Trygve Lie for another five year term as United Nations secretary general amid Soviet opposition. Jacob Malik Soviet deputy used Russia's 46th veto in the Security Council to block a second term. Lie's term ends Feb 2 1951. Warren R Austin US representative and council president said the council failed to agree on re election to Nasroush Entezam Iran head of the general assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAKE SUCCESS
N.Y
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Jacob A. Malik
Russia
security council
world organization
Lie
U.S
Warren R. Austin
council
Nasroush Entezam of
Iram
general assembly
Miners Benefit Plan Unveiled For Disabled Widows and Children
Washington reports the United Mine Workers welfare and retirement fund released benefit schedules for totally disabled coal diggers, older widows, and dependent children of deceased miners. The plan expands hospital and medical services to widows and adult dependents while the coal industry estimates costs at about 2 million dollars per month. The program is led by UMW President John N. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers’ welfare and retirement fund
U.M.W
John N. Lewis
Greater Firepower Than Armed Units
Intelligence officers say the North Korean army, decimated in South Korea, possessed heavier firepower than any World War II unit due to vast quantities of captured Russian made guns ammunition and vehicles. They retained enough firepower for a force three times their size by wartime standards. Before Inchon landings 14 Communist divisions over 130,000 men were massed around Pusan as UN forces prepared a counteroffensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKYO
South Korea
Reds
United Nations
U.N
Inchon
Pusan
Korea
Seoul
Powell River newsprint price raised ten dollars a ton
Powell River Paper Company notified Canadian and United States customers of a ten dollar per ton increase in newsprint price effective October 16, raising the cost from 99 to 169 dollars per ton. Higher production costs cited. other mills in Montreal and Quebec offered no firm decisions on any regional rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ANCOUVER
Powell River Paper Company
United States
MONTREAL
Consolidated Paper Corp. Ltd
Canadian International Paper Co
St. Lawrence Paper Mills Co., Ltd
Quebec
Price Brothers and Company Limited
Further Detention Of Aliens Is Seen
Washington officials prepare rules clarifying who may enter under the anti-subversive law. All U.S. embassies and consulates were ordered to halt visa processing for aliens seeking entry until backgrounds are rechecked, with Canadians staying over six months affected. Montreal advised Canadians with U.S. visas to submit for revalidation. Scores of Europeans detained at Ellis Island as the law’s implementation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
United States
Canada
U.S
Montreal
Dominion
Presi
Ellis Island
New York harbor
Americ
Pirates Rob Fishing Boat Owner In Vancouver Strait
Norman Towers, owner of the Dean Den, was tossed awake as two men boarded his vessel in Vancouver waters. They took 80 dollars before fleeing in a black speed boat. The robbery occurred early today while Towers slept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VANCOUVER
CPTwo
Norman Towers
Dean Den
No Charge For Croquet or Bowls In Karachi Hotel
Special contributor I Norman Smith describes his overnight arrival in Karachi Pakistan after a long world flight. He notes the late hours customs health checks and the challenge of staying healthy while adjusting to local water and food practices. He observes a bearer unpacking and the hotel routine as he settles in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. NORMAN SMITH
The Herald
KARACHI
Pakistan
Cairo
customs and immigration
History making one day Truman visit to Honolulu
President Truman arrived in Honolulu en route to a one day conference with General MacArthur and to meet the United Nations supreme commander before another rendezvous tonight. Frantic travelers swarmed the U S embassy in London seeking visa information as Germans faced visa losses and revalidation delays. A new all time October heat record of 108 degrees was set in Los Angeles. Vishinsky urged a return to wartime cooperation with the United States, warning things would change. A cattle price record was set at Moose Jaw’s Saskatchewan feeder show with a bid of 22.50 per 100 pounds. An arbitration panel will be named Tuesday to resolve railway wage disputes. A Medicine Hat woman was reported as a new fetal case in Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRUMAN
HONOLULU
Gen
MacArthur
United Nations
U.S
LONDON
United States
Paria
vite
Frankfurt
Germany
LOS ANGELES
LAKE
Reuters
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
MOOSE JAW
Sask
MEDICINE HAT
EDMONTON
Rees Wee
Alberta
Medicine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indo-China
Central Press
international automobile salon
Paris
A. C. Salisbury-Jones
diplomatic corps
royal household
royal family
U.N. Sec
U.M.W.A. Welfare And Retirement Fund
Miners
Powell River
U.S. Law
dent Truman
State
justice department
PIRATES
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!