Berlin Blockade Scrutiny As U N May Act
Western delegates pressed for a United Nations Security Council action to lift the Soviet blockade of Berlin as the council reconvenes. The neutrals abandoned mediation after Russia rejected talks, signaling a return to the Aug 30 four power framework. Britain and the United States urged lifting the blockade before a ministers meeting, while the council also reviewed Palestine reports and the Bernadotte murder inquiries.
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PARIS
Berlin
security council
Russia
United States
Kremlin
council
Canada
Juan A. Bramugia
Moscow
Argentina
Belgium
Colombia
Syria
China
foreign ministers’ council
Germany
Britain
France
security ecotrol
Palestine
Holy Land truce commission
Folke Bernadotte
U.N
Taft Hartley Act Criticized By U S Delegate
Richard Walsh of New York, president of the International Alliance of Stage Employees and Movie Projection Operators, denounced the Taft Hartley Act before the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. He urged Canadian labor to oppose the measure and warned it would fragment labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VICTORTA
Amtrican Federation of Labor
United States
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Richard Walsh
New York
International Alliance of
U.S
Walsh
Fashion Show to unveil bold menswear in rainbow range
The British Nations Federation of Merchant Tailors hosts a sartorial expo at Grosvenor House London and later in New York from October 25 to 36. Firms will display flamboyant outfits including open-work socks, bare midriff sunsuits, green knee length slacks, and striped lapel-less jackets with scarlet fedoras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. MAN
Superman
Grosvenor House
London
Park Lane
The
dominions
Soviet envoy buys season box for National Philharmonic concerts
Alexander Panyushkin the Soviet ambassador to the United States has purchased a season box for a series of concerts by the National Philharmonic Orchestra. This reflects cautious cultural engagement amid ongoing Cold War tensions.
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ASHINGTON
C.P
Alexander
Panyushkin
United States
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Defences In Pacific Area
American commanders in the Pacific and Alaska held top secret talks with Gen. MacArthur to discuss measures against a Pearl Harbor like raid. They reported a cooperative spirit and plan to implement practical defences in the field with unified service coordination.
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TOKYO
Pacific
Alaska
Pearl Harbor
MacArthur
army
Mavy
air force
United States
Nathan F. Twining
John L. McCrea
Pacific fleet
Defence
Forrestal
far north
Rat Electrocution Shocks West Virginia Mines
Nearly 1,000 workers at five coal mines were idled Wednesday after a rat crawled into a transformer on a 13 060 volt power line and was electrocuted, halting production and prompting safety checks.
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BECKLEY
W. Va
Bevin Says Britain Seeks Equality Not Empire With Russia
London October 14 Foreign Secretary Bevin told the National Union of Manufacturers Britain seeks no power and dominates no one. He warned Russia remains imperialistic and urged restraint while stressing Britain aims at independence for colonies and mutual agreement with neighbors. He addressed postwar disarmament and Middle East issues amid a Commonwealth conference.
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LONDON
Bevin
National Union of Manufacturers
Britain
Indian Ocean
Middle East
Pakistan
India
Ceylon
United Nations general assembly
Paris
Orient
the
Press Association
Exchange Telegraph
fusela
Russia
Ivan the Terrible
Frederick the Great
Alexander
United Nations
Optimistic U S meat forecasts meet farmer caution
Washington reports from the agriculture department predict higher meat supplies and lower prices by late spring due to favorable feed costs and stable livestock prices. However Iowa State College economist Carl C Malone and others warn farmers in the corn belt are not expanding herds, fearing price drops when new cattle mature. The department notes cautious cattle feeders and uncertain future beef prices as key factors.
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WASHINGTON
United States
agriculture department
corn belt
department
Carl C. Malone
Iowa State College
farm outlook
Baby boy knocks out grandmother with poker
An 18 month old boy in Aris after being spanked by his grandmother picked up a poker and struck her, leaving her unconscious. The incident was reported from Reuters and dated October 14.
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ARIS
Reuters
Bengough Re-elected President of Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
Victoria October 14 Percy R Bengough was unanimously re elected president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada at its annual convention. The veteran machinist was the sole nominee and vowed to implement congress policies despite pressures. J W Buckley of Ottawa Toronto was re elected secretary treasurer and other regional leaders were chosen.
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VICTORIA
Percy R. Bengough
Traces and Labor Congress of Canada
Bengough
TLC
congress
J. W. Buckley
Ottawa
Toronton
James Whitebone
Saint John
Maritimes
Elphege Beaudoin
Montreal
Quebec Federation , of
Labor
Arthur T'Aoust
Hull
Que
D'Aoust
Ontari
William Jenoves
Toronto Trades and Labor Council
Tories Will Never Return To Power
Victoria reports William Pearson of the British Trade Union Congress told the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada that Britain’s Conservative party will not regain power. He faulted the Tory government for neglecting vital industries and praised nationalization plans for coal and steel. Churchill is described as representing reactionary elements.
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VICTORIA
Britain
William Pearson
British Trade Union Congress
Pearson
TU.C
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
National Union of Miners
Churchill
Communism Faces Uphill Battle at Canadian Labor Convention
At the Canadian Congress of Labor eighth annual convention in Toronto, Communists faced repeated defeats as the anti-Communist majority strengthened its drive to remove leftist influence. Key motions urged unions to resist totalitarian ideologies, support Textile Workers United in organizing, and back price controls and subsidies for essentials.
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TORONTO
C.P
Canadian Congress of Labor
C.C.L
Pat Conroy
blutatly
United Electrical Workers
Congress
Textile Workers’ Union of America
Claresholm Man Killed by Accidental Gun Discharge
Clarence W. Keer 47, an Alberta Wheat Pool elevator agent at Claresholm, died when his 12 gauge shotgun discharged as he crawled through barbed wire. Two hunting companions nearby heard the blast. his body was found near the fence. Coroner and RCMP investigated. no inquest expected. Survived by widow, son Ronald year old, daughter Velma 16, all in Claresholm. Funeral plans pending.
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CLARESHOLM
HNS
Clarence W. Keer
Alberta Wheat Pool
Keer
Velma
Denies King Will Retire As Canadian Leader
London reports quote Louis St Laurent denying that Prime Minister Mackenzie King plans immediate retirement. He arrives to represent Canada at Commonwealth conference while King rests, stating retirement would mean no government until return, with Canada awaiting a new leadership.
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LONDON
ICPJ
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
Mackenzie King
St. Laurent
Dominion
phtion
ravis
KING
Dorchester hotel
Stent
King aiready
dist
Bevin
Laurent
Commonwealth
United
Berlin government splits feared as clashes erupt
A Communist spokesman predicted Berlin’s central government would fall apart following clashes between Communist and non Communist magistrates. Anti Communist and Communist members met in different sectors, with violence cited from late August. Airlift resumed amid fog as Russia warned of gunnery drills in key corridors.
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BERLIN
KFA
wold
Karl Maron
WALES ODT
Waldemar Schmidt
Schmidt
Maron
legislative council
Bueckeburg
Hamburg
Britain to cut food imports under Jones plan in 1949
Sir Andrew Jones announced at the international plowing match that Britain will sharply restrict food imports early in 1949 until economic difficulties ease and will resume Canadian exports once the import-export gap narrows. A separate report notes about 9,000 German transport workers striking in Hesse over a wage dispute.
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LINDSAY
Fankfurt
Hesse
Two Prisoners Escape and One Recaptured in Canada
Roy Fenner, 19, one of two youths who escaped from Ofalla prison, was recaptured in Vancouver after boasting of the escape to youths. The other escapee, Edward J. Rose, MM, from Ontario, faced a prior theft sentence of one year. The widowed senator Lemieux, aged 76, died in Montreal days earlier.
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VANCOUVER
Roy Fenner
Ofalla
west end
Fenner
Jarges
Edward J. Rose
Ontario
Man Dies After Throat Tube Removal In Dubois
John Bernatowicz, 59, died of suffocation after removing a surgical tube from his throat to show friends in Dubois on Wednesday. Deputy Coroner P. I. Gilling reported the incident as a tragic mistake and noted the tube could not be replaced.
Blockade nerves Berlin souring winter prospects
An October dispatch describes Berlin under blockade conditions with rationing, intermittent power, and looming coal shortages. Officials warn of a bitter winter as civilians face limited food and energy, while caloric intakes for Germans lag behind Allied standards. The piece notes rising irritability and anxiety about future supplies and access.
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BERLIN
Bertin
Eight Teenagers Die In Love Pact In India
New Delhi report says eight teen aged youths died by their own hand using poisoned candy after their parents from different castes forbade their marriage. A Lucknow paper the National Herald adds a mutual friend also died in the pact.
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NEW DELHI
India
Lucknow
Naonal Herald
Western allies tighten counter blockade and world briefings
Western Allies tightened their counter blockade of the German assist zone with new regulations for officials. Japan named Shigeru Yoshida premier by a landslide vote of 185 to 1. In Canada the Woodworkers Union split drew condemnation from the Canadian Congress of Labor. Poliomyelitis struck a Calgary family with three members ill and one child dead. Alberta total 326. More than 100 detained in alleged Soviet spying in Brazil as cabinet decision nears on provinces’ freight tax appeal. In Toronto a third incident of race violence at Thorndale track reported. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix editor resigns. publisher M Cantlen noted outgoing editor B T Richardson heads to Ottawa.
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house of representatives
Tetsu Katayama
C.C.L
NEW WOODWORKERS UNION
TORONTO
Canadian Congress of Labor
Woodworkers Industrial Caion
Canada
British Columbia
International Woodworkers of America
CALGARY
W. H. Hill
Oyen. Alla
Rosie Herts
Nick Hertz
New Brigden
Oyen
Rosie
Alberta
BRAZIL
RIO DE JANEIRO
A.P
Communist party
Sao Paulo
OTTAWA
lart
peity
freigne
Calvin Aller
Thorcliffe
Alice
SASKATOON STAR-PHOENIX
POST
SASKATOON
C.Pi—i. M. Cantlen
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Nild. Union
FATHERS OF UNION
Canadian senate
Right
Louis S. St. Laurent
Newfoundland
J. R. Smallwood
F. (. Bradley
Phillip Gurehy
Mr. St. Laurent
G. A. Winter
A. J. Walsh
J. R. McEvoy
T.L.C. President
PRENGOUGH
T.L.C
Edmonton
Eileen Newnham
England
Kenneth Darling
Eileen
Emerson, Man
G.B
JONES
Rodolphe Lemieux
Senator Lemieux
Louis Jette
leutenant
Quebec
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