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Lethbridge Herald

Location

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Date

Oct 29, 1946

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Stalin accuses Churchill as Russian atom bomb claim misfire

Stalin told 31 questions broadcast from Moscow that the Soviet Union has not developed an atomic bomb or similar weapon and that Russian troop strength in eastern Europe totals 60 divisions to be reduced in two months. He also labeled Churchill an instigator of a new war and disputed Byrnes on growing US-Russia tensions. Churchill asked for a full report on military forces of concern to victorious powers.

LONDON Stalin Soviet Union Russia Europe Hugh Bailie United Press Association Winston Churchill Byrnes United States Moscow U.S. SR Mediterranean U.N. security council Poland Yugoslavia Italy U.S Greece Germany Churchill Britain U.S.A United Nations

City police capture pair armed bandits

Two heavily armed Ontario men sought for auto theft and armed robbery were arrested in Lethbridge after the stolen car from Niagara Falls pulled up beside the Marquis hotel. A police watch and RCMP tip led to the quick capture, with a revolver and rifles found in the car. The men, in their early 20s, faces charges in Regina and Niagara Falls and will be returned to Regina to face armed robbery allegations at the Anchor Inn.

Ontario Lethbridge Medicine Hat Niagara Falls Ont Laurie Laundrie Dawson Espanola Gerald Kinggens Marquis hotel Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regina Anchor Inn Lethbridge city Wapvella Sask R.C.M.P W. R. Westgate Constable Westgate

Probe B C Liquor Transactions

Vancouver police opened a two month liquor extort sale inquiry at United Distillers Limited in connection with the U S trade. Supt Walter Mulligan led a squad at the distillery under a warrant. Estimated liquor involved ranged from 60 000 to 1 000 000 cases with value from 1 500 000 to 15 000 000 dollars. Details withheld pending completion of the probe.

VANCOUVER United Distillers United States Walter Mulligan criminal investigation bureau

Stephen Lennard to lead Vancouver Stock Exchange in 1946

British-born Sir Stephen Lennard elected president of the Vancouver Stock Exchange for 1946, moving up from vice president as Kenneth L. Patton becomes resident manager in Victoria. Lennard, a veteran of Dunkirk and the London blitz, began his Vancouver work in 1933 with S. H. Lennard and Co. and later pursued big game hunting in Alberta between war service.

Vancouver Stock Exchange Stephen Lennard Lethbridge Kenneth L. Patton Victoria James Richardson and Sons Vancouver Sir Stephen Financial Post Alberta Royal Military College Sandhurst England Scots’ Guards S. H. Lennard and Co London Dunkirk

No Halt In Chinese War

Nanking reports some hope for peace talks in China's civil war but no halt to government offensives in several sectors. Chinese forces shell Chefoo on the Shantung peninsula defended by about 100,000 Communist troops, as Moscow governs nearby Port Arthur and Dairen remains a focal point amid Sino Soviet tensions.

NANKING China Shanghai Chiang Kai-Shek Dairen United Nations nort Chiang Darren Port Arthur

$40,000 Paid For Holstein Bull Calf

Oakville Ont October 29 C P I paid to be the highest price ever paid in Canada for a single head of livestock $40 000 changed hands Monday at the all Canadian Holstein sale here for a five month old bull calf Glenaften Killarney The calf was bought by the Waterloo County Holstein Breeders Club from J O E F McCagne of Allinton Ont The Wateree association plans to use the animal as its artificial breeding centre.

OAKVILLE

Ancient nails found in old house near Quesnel

In Quesnel B C on October 2 a Caribe contractor reported a supply of nails despite shortages. He discovered 4 pounds of nails hidden in an old house believed to be from the 11th century, including three inch squareheaded nails likely hand forged.

QUESNEL B.C Caribe

No Surrender To Lewis In Coal Three

Washington dispatch reports President Truman hesitation and Interior Secretary Krug meeting with John L. Lewis over a coal contract. The union threatens a Nov 1 walkout by 400,000 soft coal miners if talks fail. Negotiations under the old pact proceed after Krug seized mines last May.

HAROLD W. WARD WASHINGTON Truman A. Krug United States John L. Lewis Lewis Krug Priday

Mystery Enters Voyage of Ship Nova Drift to New Caledonia

Reports conflict over the 45 foot ketch Nova and its four crew including 34 year old Grant West. Australian police will probe depart from Australia death details and what happened to the crew after drifting to Ile of Pines near Noumea. Survivor James Cash describes a five month voyage with disputed accounts of wreck and deaths at sea.

SYDNEY Australia New Caledonian skinner Grant West New Caledonia James Cash Ile of Pires Noumea Coffs Harbor Brisbane Curh stralier island Curd New Caledonian reef duet

Cloudmast Disaster Kills Forty in Sardinia and Curcany

Reports from the press say forty people died during weekend cloudbursts in Sardinia and Curcany. A storm struck the prison island of Piecida near Naples causing a collapse at a facility, with houses reported collapsed and casualties confirmed as daybreak Monday.

ROME Sardinia Tinhan press Piecida Naples

St Laurent urges UN to enforce peace and cut armaments

Canada at the United Nations calls for the Security Council to be empowered to enforce decisions for world peace and for broad armament reductions to free productive capacity for improving living conditions. Louis St Laurent urges rapid codification of international law, UN economy, and practical steps to boost effectiveness while avoiding internal bloat.

NEW YORK Canada United Nations security council Louis St. Laurent U.N. General Assembly Assembly St. Laurent U.N International court of Justice securty council mliteary St Laurent Canad participa

Gandhi To Intervene In Calcutta Violence Amid Strife

Calcutta reports ongoing Hindu Muslim clashes as Mohandas K. Gandhi nears East Bengal. Refugees return under military protection, with aid in food clothing and medical care. Government says 800000 in October reliant on Bengal relief. gunfire injuries rise despite control. Troops deployed. Howrah Howrah and other districts see riots. Police guard transport routes and armed guards accompany vehicles in troubled zones.

CALCUTTA Mohandas K. Gandhi East Bengal Nakhali Tippera Gandhi Bengal Howrah Dreen here Chaptyim Bihar Sasnor Bombay

Tungsten mine razed near Bishop California

The Turg Star mine once a major tungsten producer during the war was destroyed by a Sunday blaze near Reginald Con is prentent of the mine and Randolph Scat a vice-president. Loss estimated at 250000 by Temple family associate George Temple.

BISHOP Calif Turg Star George oF Temple Shirley Temple Reginald Con Randolph Scat

Haunted Borley Rectory Lives On In Ghost Tale Across Britain

Canadian writer reports Borley Rectory site remains haunted though demolished. New owners Jo Russell and wife buy nearby cottage and plan to stay, insisting fearsome legends persist. Residents recount nun ghost, phantom coach, eerie footsteps, and a black man ghost amid ongoing mystique.

WILLIAM BOSS BORLEY Essex England Barley Rectory As¢y Jo Russell Britain Borley Rectory Russell NEN sui harmas Russells

West Miners Stand Alone in Coast to Coast Talks

In Truro Nova Scotia on October 29 delegates of United Mine Workers District 26 discussed closer coal miner cooperation with Alberta and British Columbia and Nova Scotia New Brunswick. A motion urged a uniform expiry date for District 18 and District 26 contracts to strengthen bargaining. District 18 reportedly withheld approval to a national policy while leaders urged joint action under similar conditions. Major Fraser McKellin of Moose Jaw urged fuel price justification, noting wage gains but questioning the price rise since the war.

TRURO United Mine Workers District 26 Alberta British Columbia Nova Scotia New Brunswick USMW Maritime UMW west Freeman Jenkins western board John L. Lewis ada Lewis District 18 REGINA Fraser McKellin Moose law salt Western Canada Fuel Operators’ Association Federal

Viscount Bennett to Succeed Athlone as Knight Leader

London Oct 22 Viscount Bennett a former Canadian prime minister was officially installed as the successor to the Earl of Athlone as head of the Knights of the Round Table at a Savoy Hotel dinner. The Earl of Athlone previously served as governor general of Canada and had resigned due to ill health.

LONDON CPF Viscount Bennett Earl of Athlone Knights of the Round Table Savoy hotel Lord Bennett Canada ofice

Molotov Attacks Churchill as UN Debates Veto Power

Molotov accused Churchill and his circle of steering Britain and the United States to campaign against the Soviet Union at the United Nations. He urged removal of the veto, warned it could topple the UN, and criticized Western troop deployments in China and the Middle East as destabilizing. The debate also touched on Austria's UN admission and views on future Security Council selections.

NEW YORK Molotov United Nations assembly Winston Churchill Britain United States Soviet Union United Nations security council dormanastian Franco China Greece Russia Netherlands Mexico Egypt Belgium Syria Colombia India Middle East Indonesia Far East Spain AUSTRIA WASHINGTON JOHN A. PARRIS YORK i.P Noel-Baker U.N. assembly League of Nations Geneva France Wilson London

Two Killed In Manitoba Blast At Cordite Plant

Winnipeg Oct 22 Two men were killed in a dynamite explosion at the former cordite plant in Transcona William Wayne and Ronald Bacdons both of Beausejour Mad were working alone blasting the cement foundation in to process of distilling the buildings The plant has been taken over by War Assets Corp several months ago Both men about 35 and married An inquest has been ordered for tonight.

WINNIPEG Transcona Royal Canadian Mounted Police William Wayne Ronald Bacdons Beausejour War Asseta Corpormen nin

Removal of Subsidy on Flour Promised

Federal Agriculture Minister Gardiner said the 30 cent per bushel wheat subsidy paid by farmers to flour mills will be removed at the earliest date. He confirmed the Alberta Farmers Union's statement that removal will come soon, though no exact date was given. The Wheat Board sells crown wheat to Britain for 1.55 per bushel and to Canadian government mills for 1.25. The subsidy was debated as to who should pay if bread remained cheap, with about 30 million bushels consumed annually and removal would mean an extra 15,000 dollars annual benefit to Western Canadian wheat farmers.

CALGARY Gardiner Ottawa Alberta Farmers Union Canadian Wheat Board Canada Britain

Molotov Outlines Four Point Armament Reduction Plan

Foreign Minister Molotov proposed at the United Nations assembly a four point program aimed at world wide arms reduction. British House votes for press probe. In Ottawa James Scotland Refiring jailed for five years for revealing confidential wartime information. Melbourne reports end of eight day Australian strike with wage costs tallied. Edmonton patrol reports two missing bushworkers sought near Freeman River. Toronto artist and advertising executive E Lampeen dies at home after illness.

MOLOTOV U.N NEW YORK IA.P Molotov pro United Nations assembly HENNING OTTAWA C.P James Scotland Russia supreme court TORONTO C.R—J. E. Lampeen Ab heme

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