Strikes Trigger Freight Embargoes On West Coast And New York
The Canadian Press report notes freight embargoes to begin today on the U S west coast and in New York to prevent backlogs as strikes shut down port and trucking activity. Longshoremen walked off the job on the west coast after failed negotiations led by Harry Bridges. In New York a 10 000 APL workers stayed away amid a wage dispute causing supply snarls and slowed trade. Mayor O Dwyer warned of slow solution while unions warned of wider participation if stoppages persist. About 16 000 longshoremen and seafarers and roughly 500 ships are involved across affected regions.
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YORK
United States
New York
Washington
west coast
Harry Bridges
APL
William O'Dwyer
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
A.F.L
New York City
teamsters
New Jersey
Westchester county
N.Y
tvo
San Francisco
Radar on Illinois farm aids weather judging for harvests
Lester Pfister of El Paso uses a self funded radar system on his 5000 acre hybrid corn operation to forecast rain and decide hay cutting and spraying. He employs a radar operator funded by the University of Illinois College of Agriculture and has a farm airplane ready to disseminate dry ice to seed rain if needed. The radar program costs an estimated 15 000 to 20 000 dollars yearly.
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St .Thomas Times-Journal
Lester Pfister
El Paso
iil
College of Agriculture
the
University of
Eggs and peaches disrupt Idaho campaign appearance
In Rexburg Idaho protesters hurled eggs and peaches at Senator Glen Taylor and Progressive nominee John Derr as they spoke at a street meeting. Police chief J R Clark said action would be taken. Henry Wallace the presidential nominee faced similar incidents in the South but had no trouble in Alabama.
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IDAHO FALLS
Idaho
Glen Taylor
Henry Wallace
Taylor
John Derr
Clark Fork
United States senate
Rexburg
Derr
J. R. Clark
Alabama
No Power To Probe Rates
Ottawa reports that the cabinet lacks power to appoint a royal commission to investigate freight rates. The justice department says Parliament could authorize such a commission, but only by revising current statutes. Provinces oppose the government inquiry and seek action either via a royal commission or cabinet appeal over the 21 percent rate rise.
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OTTAWA
jts
justice Department
Ontario
Quebec
ieee
board of transport commissioners
Edmonton Seeks Direct 1 CA Link With Vancouver
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce will press for direct TransCanada Airlines service with Vancouver. The executive council voted to inaugurate the direct air link due to long stopovers on the southerly route through Lethbridge.
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EDMONTON
C.F
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Vancouver
chambers
Lethbridge
Dewey Vows to Clean Communists From Washington
Governor Thomas E. Dewey told a Albany audience that removing Communists from Washington would begin quickly once a Republican president is elected. He spoke with Harold Stassen at a joint press conference and hinted at a congressional inquiry into Communist spy activities as a campaign issue. President Truman criticized the inquiry as a red baiting tactic and opened his Detroit campaign as Stassen prepared to speak.
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ALBANY
N.Y
Gowrnor
Thomas E. Dewey
Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Dewry
Truman
Detroit
Stassen
MINE CONVENTION APPROVES WAGE INCREASE DEMANDS
The United Mine Workers district 26 convention at Fruro Nova Scotia adopted a policy to push a daily wage rise of 2.56 for 13 000 Maritime miners, with new contract talks set for January 31 1949. Curren wage 7.64. demands include higher raises for long wall operators and contract workers plus shifts in overtime and starting hour.
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Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Canada
Howard Green Declines P C Leadership Bid
Howard Green veteran Progressive Conservative MP for Vancouver South will not seek his party’s leadership. Once a contender at the Winnipeg convention that chose John Bracken he had been mentioned as a likely successor but declined to name whom he would support.
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VANCOUVER
C.P
Howard Green
Vancouver South
Green
John Bracken
Bracken
Benes Slipping Deeper Toward Unconsciousness
Bulletin shows former Czechoslovak president Eduard Benes in a deepening unconscious state and virtually paralyzed after being unconscious since Tuesday morning. He resigned as president rather than join the Communist takeover, as doctors report no prospect of recovery.
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TRAGUE
fora
Edward Benes
Benes
Czechocovakia Fast Jute
Canadians Warned Against Giving Information By Mail
Canadians were cautioned against sending information by mail to persons in Soviet occupied Europe. A Vienna spokesman cited requests for harbor views, road maps, and tourist information from Arctic posts and Canadian telephone books. Authorities stress vigilance despite no immediate danger.
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Europe
Canada
Vienna
Arctic
Germany
Washington
United States army
chambers of commerce
Allies hold third Berlin meeting to end four power split
Berlin Sep 2 AP The four allied military governors met for 90 minutes in their third session in as many days to resolve Berlin’s four power split. Gen Lucius D Clay looked grim as he left and declined comment. The talks focused on finance trade and transport with reports on a unified currency and lifting the 10 week siege. An appeal from Berlin’s anti Communist city government urged end to the divided blockade. Soviet paper Taeteliche Rundschau forecast the east Berlin currency being adopted soon.
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BERLIN
C.P
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
United States
tne
Taeeliche Rundschau
Spain Orders Municipal Elections Under Franco Regime
The Spanish government under Generalissimo Franco ordered municipal elections for the first time in 12 years with no date set. Observers say the move signals gradual liberalization and could affect indirect participation in selecting members of the national legislature, while emphasizing broader public involvement in government.
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SAN SEBASTIAN
Spain
Generalissimo Franco
Turin Man Dies After Dusty Grain Truck Crash
George Elaschuck 21 died last night after a collision of two grain trucks on a highway six miles east of Turin. Orvil Pike suffered minor injuries as did a boy in Elaschuck's truck. The crash created a dust cloud and both trucks were demolished. An inquest is likely. The deceased was a Turin pioneer. Remains sent to Martin Brothers mortuary, Lethbridge.
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TURIN
George Elaschuck
Leth bridge
Orvil Pike
Pike
Buddy Brown
William Brown
Elaschuck
PIONEER
Michael Blaschuck
Martin Brothers
Lethbridge
CALGARY
Bow
ness
Duchess
Alta
Stanley Russell Michaluk
here
Socialists Refuse Cabinet Posts in Schuman Plan
Paris reports that French Socialists voted 33 to 5 against entering Premier Robert Schuman's new coalition cabinet. They back support but reject direct responsibility for Schuman's program, citing wage and price policy disputes. Sporadic strikes spread across France as labour unrest grows amid cabinet formation pressure.
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PARIS
Schment
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Mouvement Republican Populaire
M.A.P
Andre Marie
Marie
Shu- Toan
France
L'Aube
Afouvement Republicain Populaire
Confederation Generale Du ‘Travail
Lille
textiie
Just One Bottle of Shaving Lotion Incident
An Indian youth charged with being drunk at a nearby beach claimed he could not be drunk because he had only one bottle of shaving lotion. The police magistrate asked how much he drank and he replied with that amount. He was fined ten dollars plus costs.
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COLLINGWOOD
Cape Breton in Gale's Path Rips Through Coastal Towns
A hurricane swept Cape Breton and Newfoundland causing uprooted trees, damaged power lines, and stranded ships. No deaths or injuries were reported though damage tolls were still being tallied. Power crews worked overnight across Sydney Glace Bay and nearby areas to restore lines while planes sought shelter in Moncton.
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Cape Breton
Sydney
Glace” Bay
Glace Bay
Ramnleednieys ae
Moncton
N.B
Monte ton
American Overseas
Airways
Trans-World Airline
Seaboard and Western Airines
Trans-Ocean Airlines
Newfoundland
Cloth Stops 38 Bullet in New Plastic Target
A Washington policeman fired a 2.38 revolver bullet at a cloth target from ten feet and watched it flatten on impact. Spectator Dr. Raymond Seymour of New Brunswick, NY explained the target is a new plastic material stronger than steel pound for pound. The sample was a quarter-inch thick two layer sandwich of woven glass fabric and resinous plastic.
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Raymond Seymour
New Brunswick
No Change In Soviet Policy After Zhdanov Death
Moscow reports that foreign observers expect no shift in Soviet policy, amid Andrei Zhdanov’s death. Experts say policy will continue under Stalin Molotov and Zhdanov’s line, with Zhdanov’s influence lingering and possible implications for Yugoslavia and the Cominform.
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MOSCOW
Andrei A. Zhdanov
United States
Stalin
Molotov
Zhdanov
Politburo
Russia
Kremlin
Red Square
Jong
Yugoslavia
Communist Information Bureau
Tito
Apa Pauker
Romania
Imperial Bank Branch Robbed in Ridgeway
News wires confirm a Niagara Peninsula town bank branch in Ridgeway was robbed of between 4 000 and 5 000 dollars this afternoon by three bandits. Two bank employees were herded into the vault. the trio fled in a car with U S license plates.
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IMPERIAL BANK
RIDGEWAY
Ont
Niagara Peninsula
canb
U.S
JERUSALEM
AMMAN
Trans-Jordan
Reuters
United Nations
NORSEMAN
CHURCHILL
WINNIPEG
RAAF
Man
Baker Lake
orth
HCA
WITY 13
SYDNEY
Australia
OFL
MONTREAL
G.F. Culler
American Federation of Labor
Uicberies
Newfoundland
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WASHINGTON
Truman
St. Lawrence staway
staway
ag & whole
MOSCOW
HENRY GURNEY
MALAYA
KUALA LUMPUR
Beary Gurnes
Palomino
atereury
nen
Federation of Malaya
tarty Jane
tarty Jane. The new commisioner suecords
Edward Gent
Noribert Air field
London
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