Canada Cuts OLECIIMPUT LS Voluntarily OTTAWA Oct 18 1943
Trade Minister Howe announced an 8 percent voluntary cut in importing iron and steel from the United States to 200000 tons for the last three months of 1943. The move follows Defence Minister Claxton's note that steel governs Canada's wartime defence readiness. Provisions include limits on structural steel, plates, galvanized sheets, and pipe.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Howe
United States
Defence
Claxton
Canadian Ordnance Association
Montreal
Canada
U.S
W. K. Ashbaught
Newfoundland
Three Americans Die in Berlin Airlift Plane Crash
Three Americans were killed when a C-54 airlift plane crashed near Rhine Main airport in Frankfurt as it returned from Berlin to reload food and coal. The crash raises the tally of U S airlift deaths during the Soviet blockade.
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FRANKFURT
Germany
Berlin
Wealthy London magnate acquires vast Littlehampton estate
Mr. F George H Upjohn of Burghley Hall Wimbledon has become owner of nearly all of Littlehampton Sussex, totaling 13 000 residents. His estate spans about 850 properties including Beach Hotel, banks, cinema, 50 shops, and guest houses. He is managing director of Stewart and Ardern Limited, sole London distributor of Morris cars. The acquisition could exceed four million pounds when current leases end.
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F George H. Upjohn
Burghley Hall
Wimbledon
London
Littlehampton
Sussex
London Daily Mart
Upjohn
Stewart and Ardern, Limited
Morris cars
Lithehampton
Four Alleged French Traitors Sought by Paris Extradition
Paris demands Canada extradite four men living in Quebec accused of collaborating with Germans during World War II. Names listed include Georges Benoit Moutel, Julien Gaudeng Labedar, Andrew Charles Emmanuel Boussat, and Jean Louis Buc. Warrants remain in force and France has pressed Ottawa repeatedly to begin proceedings.
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PARIS
C.P
Quebec
France
interior ministry
Canada
Georges Benoit Moutel
Julien Gaudeng Labedar
Andrew Charles Emmanuel Boussat
Jean Louis Buc
Labedan
Govt Standing Firm On Howe Policy Not Reopening Vichy Case
Ottawa reports Acting Prime Minister Howe stated the government will not reopen the case of four alleged Vichy collaborators. Responding to mentions of a review, he confirmed the official stance and offered no further comment. Sources say calls to return the men to France persist, with Canada seen as possibly treating them as political refugees.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Howe
ed name
Millie
Canada
France
WINNIPEG
Kenneth Darling
Edmonton
Eileen Newnham
styman
Miss Newnham
Darling
England
Matter Closed The Canadian Cabinet Will Not Four
A terse note from Ottawa indicates the Canadian cabinet has closed a matter, offering no further action or timetable and leaving observers awaiting official details. No additional names, dates, or specifics are provided in the fragment.
28 Naval Ratings Missing As Liberty Boat Swamped
In Portland harbor a liberty boat from the aircraft carrier Clustrious capsized during gale force weather, leaving 28 naval ratings missing and one midshipman drowned. Richard Arthur Clough of Oxford died after rescue efforts failed. A board of inquiry will investigate the incident as storms lash southern Britain.
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PORTLAND
Dorsetshire
Eng
C.D
Clustrious
admiralty
Richard Arthur Clough
Oxford
Britain
Weymouth
Winter Threatens East Canada U S Canada
The Canadian Press reports a brisk buildup of winter weather across eastern Canada and Ontario. Snow fell briefly in parts of Quebec and New Brunswick, with forecast colder air and lake freezes nearing in northern Quebec. Ontario endured unseasonable cold with six inches of snow at London airport and power lines down. Winnipeg remained overcast as milder pacific air was expected to push inland and bring near freezing temperatures.
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Maritimes
New Brunswick
Quebec
Sherbrooke
Quebec City
Rouynt
ONTARIO
London
hydro
White River
Winnipeg
prairies
lakehead
Seven Killed and Seven Hurt In BC Train Car Crash
A freight engine struck the rear of a 1936 coupe at Brickson crossing near Creston British Columbia. Five men were killed and twelve passengers injured or killed. seven taken to hospital as rescuers searched the scene.
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RESTON
B.C
British Columbia
Alex Sedar
Edmonton
auto- Mobile
Larry Morozoff
Crescent Valley
Michael Nessiah
Canyon
Peter Olynyk
William Olynyk
Northville
Aice
Nicholas Gorgiehuck
Erickson
John Morozoff
Wiliam Olynyk
Sedar
Rose Johnstone
Nick Olynyk
Olga Gargtchuck
Frank Putnam
Alberta
L. A. Doree
Creston
Brickson
Frans EF. Corrigan
W. R. Cope
N. J. Cherbo
Cope
Michael J Meehan, Maine Central dispatcher, dies aged 66
Michael J Meehan, 66, longtime Maine Central Railroad train dispatcher, died last night. Born in Limerick, Ireland, he later worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway in the West in his youth.
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WEST FREEPORT
Michael J. Meehan
Maine Central Railroad
Limerick
Ireland
Canadian Pacific Railway
west
Europe forms agriculture committee to boost food self sufficiency
Geneva October outlines a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe step to create an agriculture panel. It aims to push government collaboration on farm production and reduce reliance on dollar-area imports. The panel, voting by unified delegations, will target bottlenecks like machinery, fertilizers, pest killers, and refrigeration to raise Europe’s self sufficiency.
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GENEVA
Ap agrculture
Europe
economic commission for Europe
United States
U.N
Etre
Italy
Switzerland
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Spain
omy
agriculture committee
economic commission secretariat
European
Noted Composer Lehar in Serious Condition in Vienna
Vienna October 16 Franz Lehar the famed Austrian composer is in serious condition after not taking food since Saturday. Doctor Franz Burning reports the 78 year old noted for The Merry Widow and other operettas is weakened by a stomach ulcer and heart complications.
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VIENNA
Franz Lehar
Franz Burning
Masberg
Future Eire Status at Chequers Talks
London observers weigh whether Ireland can remain in the Commonwealth while a sovereign republic outside the crown. Attlee hosts Canada Australia New Zealand and Eire as they discuss repealing the 1938 external relations act, which would sever the last constitutional link to Britain and affect trade and diplomatic accreditations.
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LONDON
United Kingdom
dominions
Eire
Attlee
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Chequers
Britain
Dublin
Australa
British Commonwealth
India
Commonwealth
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mackenzie King
Herbert V. Evatt
Pilot reports shell bursts near plane above Galow
Reuters reports a United States plane taking off from a British airport near Galow encountered shell bursts at about two thousand feet. The pilot said the plane was nearly hit and filed a protest with the Soviet control center via the Berlin safety office. Two prior days also saw gunfire reports near Galow.
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PERLIN
Giatow
Berlin
Galow
Egypt Accepts Order But Jews Reject Any Cease Fire
UN Security Council prepared to meet in special session to discuss a flareup in Palestine. Bunche seeks a three day truce as Israel rejects the cease-fire order while Egypt accepts it. fighting continues in the Negev as Jewish forces capture high ground near vital supply routes.
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Egypt
ARIS
Get
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Warren BR. Austin
United States
council
Ralph Ronche
Ronche
Israel
Bunche
Moshe Shertok
U.N
Paris
cief
Shert<k
Negev
Holy Land
Falke Bernadotte
Associated Press
BL AVIV
United Nations
foreign office
Negev Palestines
Carter L. Davidson
United States campaign panties headline shocks Glendale
In Glendale California a novelty shop displays two face trimmed panties labeled Truman Barkley and Dewey Warren for the presidential and vice presidential tickets. The odd item signals campaign fever ahead of the November 2 election.
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GLENDALE
Calif
United States
Truman- Barkley
Dewey-Warren
Trans-Canada Highway Discussed at Ottawa Conference
Ottawa officials say a Trans-Canada highway will be debated in a Dominion provincial conference with federal and provincial authorities. Minister Howe notes the topic will be treated generally and stresses the need for data collection and cooperative planning to improve tourist facilities nationwide.
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OTTAWA
Dominion
Howe
NJ Howe
Western zones economic merger to unite German trade
Berlin reports an almost complete economic merger of the western zones of Germany. An agreement fused the foreign trade of the French, British, and American zones, with only a few activities remaining to be regulated by cross-zone consultation. The move excludes the Russian zone and aims to align economies across the three western zones.
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BERLIN
Germany
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