Swedish Skymaster Crash Kills 34 Near Athens
A Swedish ABA Skymaster on a Istanbul Rome regular flight crashed into the Thehomettos mountains southeast of Athens last night. Wreckage found this morning. only one moving figure seen near the debris. All aboard feared dead. flight had 34 aboard including eight Swedes. Ground search hindered by rugged terrain. special Greek air ministry commission dispatched to investigate.
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B C Conservatives Call Anscomb Next Premier
The British Columbia Conservative Association at its annual meeting passed a resolution urging Premier John Hart to name Herbert Anscomb as the next premier when Hart resigns. The move aims to assure coalition continuity and respect for partnership obligations with Liberal and Progressive Conservative forces. Attorney General Gordon Wismer is viewed as a possible Liberal successor.
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VANCOUVER
British Columbia Conservative Association
John Hart
Herbert Anscomb
Progressive Conservative party
British Columbia
Hart
Anscomb
B.C
Gordon
Wismer
Advice From The Gentlewoman's Companion On Etiquette
The Left Hand Corner notes Emily Post style guidance from 1650 advising women to eat with modesty and restraint. The piece also references Italy's postwar surplus naval tonnage and the pending division among Britain, the United States, France, and Russia with proportions yet to be announced.
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ANNAIT WOOLLEY
Emily Post
Kitchener
Gentlewoman's Companion
ITALY
Manchester Guardian
22 Die In Rail Wreck Near Goswick England
Rescue teams report the Edinburgh to London express crashed near Goswick along a repaired track. Casualties rise to at least 22 dead and 71 injured, with seven coaches overturned and most passengers injured. A prior collision at Croydon last Friday added to Britain s high rail toll.
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Britain
Edinburgh
Croydon
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Youth Held For Slaying of Boy in Windsor Forks
In Windsor Forks Nova Scotia on October 27 seventeen year old Raymond Turple was detained for questioning after the bullet pierced body of 12 year old Morris Mason was found by his father Thomas Mason under bushes near the home. The gunshot wound and partial shrub cover prompted an inquest that was adjourned to November 4.
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WINDSOR FORKS
Raymond Turple
Morris Mason
Mason
Thomas Mason
Death toll at Halfa collision reaches thirteen
Jerusalem Oct 27 The Halfa truck crash raises the death toll to 13 as nine more Britons die in hospital from injuries. Four soldiers perished in the blaze after the collision and 15 were injured, many critically.
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JERUSALEM
Halfa Satturdey
Missing Pan American Clipper Sparks Broad Alaska Search
A Pan American World Airways DC-4 with 18 aboard vanished Sunday near Ketchikan as a fierce storm raged in SE Alaska. A massive search using bombers, Coast Guard cutters, Alaska Forest Service planes, and local boats mobilized from Annette, Juneau, and other ports, with survivors uncertain and heavy seas hampering efforts.
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Pan-American World Airways
Ketchikan
Annette
P.S
A. N. Monsen
Juneau
Miers
Pan American
Monsen
Juneeau
air force
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Annette Field
Seattle
coast guard
Alaska forest service
fish and wildlife service
Vancouver business hit by week-old transit strike
Vancouver business leaders blame a drastic drop in real business on a week-old transit strike by 2800 workers in Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster. Departments store executives warn layoffs may rise as inventories pile up and discounts draw bargain hunters. Theatres, nightclubs and restaurants report steep declines while taxis face overwhelming demand.
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reaal
Vicetaria
New Westminster
wade
British Columbia Electric company
mini ggors
END OF SUGAR RATIONING PREDICTED IN CANADA
Ottawa observers note improving world sugar stocks and higher Canadian supply may end rationing before year end. Dominion figures show Oct 4 refinery raw sugar stocks at 151,276,554 pounds versus 124,219,452 a year earlier. Per capita consumption near pre war levels at 83 pounds annually.
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OTTAWA
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Hold up man shot after drugstore robbery on Vancouver Island
Lorne Clarke, 40, of Vancouver, was shot and wounded in Victoria hospital after a hold up at an Esquimalt drug store. Police said Clarke commandeered a police patrol car and forced Constable George Harvey to drive him to the store, looted narcotics, and fled before exchanging shots with Esquimalt Police Chief Stancombe and officers. Clarke survived. officers reported no injuries.
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VICTORIA
Lorne Clarke
Vancouver
Esquimalt
B.C
Vancouver Island
Clarke
Stancombe
natral
George Harvey
Forecast of more fires in New England area
Widening fires across New England sparked by rising winds threaten renewed flare ups in a region already bruised by forest blazes. Maine reports 20 dead and extensive property losses while relief efforts include 2 500 homeless and 3 300 displaced.
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PORTLAND
Joseph A. P. Flynn
Maine
York county
Union Falls
Saco
Clarks Malls
Red Cross
summer place
Everett A. Knight
Bar Harbor
Russia Withdraws War Monger Charge At UN
Russia abandons its bid to condemn the United States Greece and Turkey for war mongering at the United Nations. Soviet delegate Vishinsky sees a Polish amendment drop specific charges but the 57 nation political committee rejects it. A joint Franco Canadian Australian proposal gains backing to condemn propaganda and promote peaceful publicity in the lead up to information and press freedom discussions.
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United Nations
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Greece
Turkey
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
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U.N
Canada
France
Australia
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lkely
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Palestine
Holy Land
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Soviet Union
Britain
China
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Robert Taylor Testifies on Communist Influence in Hollywood
Robert Taylor testifies before the House Un American Activities Committee in Washington claiming fellow actors follow the Communist party line and disrupt the film industry. He names Howard De Shiva and Karen Morley as examples of the party line influence.
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Robert Taylor
Washington
Howard de Shiva
Karen Morley
Premier Jones comments on PEI election date report
Premier Jones of Prince Edward Island said there is nothing official about a reported election date. The Charlottetown Guardian had suggested unofficially that the election may be set for Thursday December 11. A passenger ship Radnik docked here arrived Saturday night for a brief visit.
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TORONTO
Jones
Prince Edward
Ramadier Seeks Confidence Vote Amid French Cabinet Crisis
Paris reports an impending cabinet crisis as Ramadier plans a parliamentary vote of confidence. De Gaulle calls for a complete voting system overhaul and new elections as municipal results show Herniot leading early while Ramadier faces likely strikes by railway and postal unions affecting the confidence debate.
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France
Charles De Gaulle
national assembly
HERRIOT
De Gaulle
Reassemblement de Peuple Francais traily
R.P.F
Edouard Hernot
Paul Ramadice
Confederation Generale du Travail
Ramadier
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Seek Whereabouts Of Chief Polish Party Leader
Warsaw October 27 AP The whereabouts of Stanislaw Mikolaj Jczyk Polish opposition leader remain a mystery as the government controlled Gazeta Ludowa editor takes over and reorganizes the Peasant Party leftists. Officials say he may have fled across the border with aides. security police watch him closely. The Peasant Party left wing led by Czeslaw Wycech moves to seize power, while Cyrankiewicz prepares an internal and international situation expose before parliament. Polish sources in London say he might go to the United States to rally opinion against the Warsaw regime.
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Polan
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Peasant Party
Czeslan Wycech
Josef Cyrankiewicz
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ielice
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JHanved
preasan
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United States
London Daily Mail
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Polish Peasant party
Mikola
jeevic
Mikolajczyk
Honest Thieves Take Prize Pullets in Digby Henhouse
In Digby Nova Scotia on February 27 seven prize pullets vanished from the henhouse of William Thomas. The owner suspects non dermal chicken thieves, and twelve dollars was found left at the henhouse door as payment for the missing chicks.
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DIGBY
William Thomas
Cominform Opens To All Communist Parties Worldwide
News dispatch notes the Cominform, formed in Poland, is open to any Communist party globally including British and American parties. It cites Jacques Vuelos stating the term Cominform originated in Moscow as Communist Information Bureau.
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LV WORLD
PARIS
Poland
Jdcques Vuelos
Moscow
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