Worthington Appointed Civil Defence Planning Co-ordinator
Maj. Gen. F. F. Worthington 59 a renowned armored warfare expert was named co ordinator of civil defence planning by Defence Minister Claxton The role focuses on planning coordination among federal departments and later provincial and municipal involvement with no immediate local committees or full time shelters The announcement notes extensive travel to assess vulnerabilities and advise authorities ongoing coverage continues on Page two
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OTTAWA
F. F. Worthington
Claxton
Fighting Frank
Britons live longer and healthier than ancestors in 19th century survey
The Left Hand Corner notes Britain’s population grew from 16 million in 1836 to 43 million, childhood mortality fell from 153 to 41 per 100 000, and life expectancy rose from 40 to 59 for boys and 42 to 63 for girls. Diphtheria deaths dropped from 65 to two per 100 000 amid health legislation. It hints at further improvement, referencing St Thomas Innes Journal and a honey production fact about bees needing 60 000 clover blooms.
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England and
Wales
St. Thomas ‘Innes-Journal
Old War Horse Retired But Is As Busy As He Ever Was
Maj-Gen Frederick Worthington, 59, retired from active service in 1947, takes on a new civil defence co ordinator role under Defence Minister Claxton. He will supervise plans for defence readiness, travel to assess vulnerabilities, and advise local authorities on war risk scenarios amid a tense international climate.
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NORMAN MICHIE
VANCOUVER
Canada
Frederick Franklin Worthington
University of British Columbia
Worthington
Claxton
Presidential candidates brace for final two weeks of drive
United States presidential race enters final two weeks as Truman plans speeches in North Carolina and Pittsburgh while Dewey rests in Albany after Midwest tour. Wallace campaigns in Pennsylvania attacking labor leaders and cites steelworkers union headed by Philip Murray. Wallace remarks about southerners as three votes splatter platform.
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WASHINGTON
United States
big city
Truman
North Carolina
Thomas Dewey
New York
Albany
midwest
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
ern
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
St. Loui
Dewey
New York Herald Tribune
Alfred EB. Smith
Wallace
steelworkers union
C.I
Philip Murray
Offer of 15000 to kill Walter Reuther shocks UAW
Carl Bolton, 39, is held on 75000 bond after being accused in the shooting of Walter Reuther, UAW president. Two burglars testified Bolton offered 15000 to have Reuther assassinated, naming Kenneth Bannon as target later. John Miller and John Pantella testified Bolton discussed the plan since 1947 and again in 1948, describing “a dirty Red Communist” and “rubbing out Walter Reuther.”
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Associated Press
ETROIT
Carl Bolton
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers
C.I.0
Bolton
Reuther
Kenneth Bannon
Ford department
John Miller
Miller
union
John Pantella
Stiller
Fontiac
Mich
Belton
Walter Reuther
Balion
Mediator's Report Spurs Immediate Cease Fire in Negev Fight
The United Nations Security Council, acting on interim mediator Dr. Ralph Bunche's report, unanimously ordered an immediate cease fire between Jewish and Arab forces in the Negev desert. Egypt had signaled willingness to accept Bunche's mediation terms as Gaza was bombed earlier.
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ARIS
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
council
R. J. Bunche
Negev
GAZA
Egypt
Bunche
German Field Marshal Von Brauchitsch Dies in British Hospital
Walther Von Brauchitsch, former top German commander, died in a British military hospital in Hamburg while awaiting war crimes trial. He faced charges alongside Gerd von Rundstedt and Erich von Manstein in British custody. The British army stated death was due to coronary thrombosis after a brief critical condition. His wife Charlotte Von Brauchitsch was reported not expected to survive.
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MARSHAL BRAUCHITSCH
Hamburg
Walther Von Brauchitsch
eT min
quale
Von Brauchitsch
Gerd Von Rundstedt
Erech Von Mannstein
Auof Strauss
sitd Von
Arabs Flee Gaza as Israeli Bombing Rages
Tel Aviv reports Gaza bombing for the fourth day as Arab civilians abandon the capital of the Arab proclaimed Palestine state. UN observers have left Gaza port as Egyptian forces occupy it. Israel says it shot down two Egyptian Spitfires in southern Palestine and will not capture Gaza in the Negev battle.
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TEL AVIV
Gaza
Palestine
United Nations
Negev
ees
Squalor and Misery in DP Farm Worker Camps near Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Tribune reports displaced persons working as farm laborers live in squalor and near forced-labor camps within 60 miles of Winnipeg. Inmates describe conditions as worse than German DP camps, with deportation fears cited after warnings from provincial agriculture officials. An accompanying check by the unemployment insurance service a year earlier found conditions contrary to the Manitoba Health Act, with officials noting legal limits to correction.
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WINNIPEG
The
Winnipeg Tribune
D.P
Germany
department of agriculture
Canada
the Tribune
Manitoba
Fred J. White
Campbell
Federal Probe Opened Into Displaced Persons Camps
Winnipeg dispatch reports a federal investigation into Manitoba Displaced Persons camps amid charges of overcrowding inadequate food and sanitation. Emerson camp drew scrutiny from National Employment Service officials with provincial ministers and journalists observing. several DP workers sick with dysentery and others ill but at work.
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WINNIPEG
Manitoba
Emerson
here
National Employment Service
Arthur MacNamara
D.C
Agriculture
3D. L. Campbell
Europe
Income Tax Appeal Against Saskatchewan Upheld
The Privy Council allowed the Inter national Harvester Company of Canada to appeal three Saskatchewan income tax assessments for 1934 1935 and the first ten months of 1936 totaling 26059. The case will be referred back to the Saskatchewan income tax commissioner for reconsideration with costs awarded. The court found Saskatchewan Section 21a misinterpreted and affirmed cross provincial taxation fairness.
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LONDON
privy council
International Harvester Company of Canada, Limited
Gaskatchewan
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Frank Bastedo
Lord Morton of
Henryton
Saskatchewan income tax commissioner
court of appeal
Saskatchewsh king’s court bench
supreme court of Canada
law lords
Trials of Japanese naval and army leaders to start November
Tokyo reports General MacArthur's HQ says Admiral Soemu Toyoda and Lt Gen. Hirosai Tamura will face trials by November 1. Each will be judged by a seven officer commission for crimes against humanity and war customs. Both are among 30 initially named for class A offenses now redirected to headquarters for later prosecution.
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TOKYO
MacArthur
Japan
Soemu ‘Toyota
Hirosai Tamura
United States army
Yokohama
Hideki Tojo
Toyoda
Tamura
Joseph B. Kee- Tin
Tuyodi
Britain warns Berlin talks doomed while blockade lasts
The Canadian Press report from ARIS on October 19 states Britain, backed by France and the United States, warned the UN Security Council that any settlement for east west German issues will fail while the Soviet blockade of Berlin continues. Sir Alexander Cadogan led the Western attack, arguing negotiation with the Russians is impossible under current pressure.
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ARIS
Britain
United Nations Security Council
Berlin
Alexander Cadogan
France
United States
Alexander
Stalin
Philip C. Jessup
security council
Andrei
Vishinsky
Russia
council
Canada
Granum Child Fatally Burned in Colony Incident
Betty Tchetter, two and a half, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Tchetter of the Hutterite colony west of Granum, was badly burned when her dress caught fire from tea leaves at 3 am Monday. Rushed to Claresholm hospital, she died at 4 pm. This marked the colony's third death in two weeks.
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GRANUM
Bilde
Betty Tchetter
Dan Tchetter
Claresholm hospital
Betty
Woman killed at Alberta crossing near Edmonton
News briefs report the death of Mrs Blanch Masters of Beau montage Alberta after a late leap to safety at a level crossing as trains approached. Other items note a Vancouver boy burned by matches dying in hospital, Calgary building sale to Greyhound, Worthington heading to Ottawa, a bishop elected in London Ontario, Canadian cowboys named in Calgary, and St Laurent leaving London for Canada.
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ALBERTA
EDMONTON
Blanch Masters
Beaumont
Alta
VANCOUVER
Keith Harrison
Stra
Victor Harrison
SOUTHAM
GREYHOUND
CALGARY
Seventh Avenue
First Street
Greyhound Building Limited
Souham Company Ltd
WORTHINGTON
OTTAWA
U.P
FF. F. Worthington
Claxton
LUXTON
BIHOP
HURON
LONDON
George N. Luxte
St. Paul's cathedral
Archbishop Seager
Dean Luston
W. A. Townsend
Christ's church, Calgary
Ressler
Rosemary
Cowbass' Protective Association
algo
Elliott Calhoun
Las Cruces
Carl Olsen
Cardston
Cameron Lansderf
Turner Valley
Ken Brower
Manyberrits
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B.C
Creston hospital
Werre
Herald
Larry Morozoff
Crescent Valley
Michael Nespiah
Catyon
Peter Olynyk
William Olypyk
Defence
Brooke Claxton
Mercury
Mediator
Ukraine
Syria
Ysrael
Israel
MEDIATOR'S
FEDERAL
LH.C
P.C
SASK
G.B
Cadogan
Juan A. Bramuglia
forign
cipire
G.B. WARNS
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