Gandhi warns next fast will be unto death in India and Pakistan
Calcutta amid Hindu Muslim violence quiets after Gandhi ends a 73 hour fast with a protest against the outbreaks. He convenes with Rajagopalachari Ghosh Kripalani and Suhrawardy as he vows the next fast will be unto death if peace fails. In Punjab reports of brutal killings persist as authorities try to curb unrest. Bombay sees stabbing incidents and curfews as mutinous violence lingers.
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CALCUTTA
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Pakistan
Punjab
Gandhi
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
P. C. Ghosh
West Bengal
J. A. Kripalani
Congress party
H. S. Suhrawardy
Bengal
Gandai
Suhrawardy
Bombay
New Delhi
Karachi
Reuters
Lahore
East Punjab
Left Hand Corner reveals IO architect name trick
London correspondent notes the India Office bears its architect’s name through carved pillar letters in the Great Court. The device, from the sixties, hints at Queen Victoria’s possible amusement at the deception. Receptions of Victoria and Edwardian days were held here amid princely splendor. Continued on Page 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India Office
London
Ottawa Journal
Queen Victoria
Dream saves gas owner $1700 after false robbery scare
Fred Fournier, Pittsburgh gas station owner, said a dream about his Rankin bulk gas plant being robbed prompted him to count the cash and remove $1700. The next night the plant was entered but nothing was missing, and the thieves took no money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PITTSBURGH
Fred Fournier
Rankin
Ramadier Survives Vote Amid Paris Bread Crisis
Premier Paul Ramadier narrowly survived a confidence vote 292 to 243 as Paris faced a total work stoppage over bread ration cuts. The plan to subsidize coal to avoid a 60 percent price rise totals 4.5 billion francs. Labor protests included a one hour halt in Paris transit and earlier brief strikes by cemetery caretakers and postal workers. Parliament plans reassembly November 13 with possible emergency sessions due to living costs and political tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PARIS
Paul Ramadier
national assembly
Manning to Speak on Privy Council Ruling
Premier Manning says he will issue a statement once he receives a copy of the Privy Council ruling on Alberta's bill of rights. He seeks the full text before further remarks and notes confusion over the delay in obtaining the judgment. The decision was delivered early last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
Manning
privy council
Alberta
Private banker Peter R. Jack dies in Nova Scotia
Peter R. Jack, 62, a member of an old Halifax banking family and president of the Jack Insurance Company, died at his summer home in Chester Nova Scotia on Thursday after a lengthy illness ending his long career in the insurance and banking community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NOVA SCOTIA
CHESTER
N.S
Peter R. Jack
Halifax
Jack Insurance Company
Trade union backs go slow plan to nationalize iron and steel
At the 79th annual Trades Union Congress delegates representing more than 7 million workers voted 4,857,000 to 2,360,000 to support the government’s go slow policy on nationalizing Britain’s iron and steel industry. Prime Minister Attlee said no change in policy and preparation for possible legislation, aiming before 1950.
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SOUTHPORT
Eng
Trades Union Congress
Britain
T.U.C
George Thompson
Attlee
Labor M.P
Labor party
Fifth Body Identified as Three Inquiries Get Under Way
A fifth body from the Monday night crash of two Canadian National trains was identified as Richard Mellor of Winnipeg. Officials say three or more bodies may remain in the wreckage, with three investigations underway—the coroner, the railway and the transport board.
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DUGALD
Main
Canadian National Railways
Richard Mellor
CNR
carman
Winnipeg
Transcona
Preston Dame
Minaki
Ont
Gertrude Simpson
Winnifred
Betty
Granville Dixon
Donald
Patricia
Merle
Simpson
Albert
Stanley Adams
Shirles
Ted
George Steele
Ronnie
transport board
Donald F. Wedile
The Wartime Portrait of Himmler Revealed by Pilot Roepert
Capt. Werner Roepert, a radio engineer who flew with Himmler, recalls the Nazi leader during World War II. He describes Himmler as sensitive to odors, having a shaky stomach, and always carrying an atomizer. Roepert says Himmler drafted lists of Hitler’s enemies and mocked the July 20 plot, believing Hitler should be killed to crown Himmler as leader.
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MUNICH
Heinrich
fuehrer
Himmler
third reich
Werner Roepert
Roepert
Wehrmacht
Rastenburg
Berlin
Hitler
mmen
fuehre
Detroit Saloon Hold Up Nets $1006 In Heist
In Detroit this week two shady men drank beer for over an hour then drew revolvers and shot into the ceiling. They lined up a dozen patrons and three employees, looted $1,006, cut the telephone lines, smashed glasses, and destroyed fingerprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DETROIT
Jews Battle in Tel Aviv clashes injure ten
Tel Aviv reports street fighting between Hagana and Irgun Zvai Leumi with ten injured as posters torn. A separate note shows Stern Gang threats to resign Palestine tax officials within 96 hours, prompting added guard deployment. Continued on Page two.
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JERUSALEM
Hagana
Jewish defence organization
Tel Aviv
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Holy Land
Irgun
Worst yet to come for US consumer with prices rising
New York reports warn that the US food bill has peaked for now but the worst is ahead with eggs at 1 a dozen, butter at 1 a pound and meat over 1. Spokesmen urge consumer resistance, advise cheaper cuts, lower grades eggs, and cooking tips as prices are set to rise. Ottawas index shows July rising costs across clothing, fuel, and food, with clothing leading gains and foods up modestly.
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NEW YORK
United States
New York Produce Exchange
OTTAWA
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Teen girl testifies murder confession in Moncton case
Eileen Ginn 15 testifies before Chief Justice Michaud that her father Arthur Ginn of Moncton admitted killing housekeeper Mrs. Reesa Mitchell. The trial heard 13 witnesses at the supreme court. The Rocks, 18 miles east of Moncton, was the setting for the described events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOPEWELL CAPE
N.B
aaifp
supreme court
Arthur Ginn
Moncton
Reesa Mitchell
Eileen Ginn
Michaud
The Rocks
Moneton
Mitchell
Holidays End Ban Affects Many Britons
London Sept 5 The British government bans pleasure travel outside the sterling area after Oct 1 ending holidays for many Britons who flock to the Swiss alps Fr ance Italy and others react with shock saying it is too early to judge impact on shipping airlines and travel agencies Many bookings for winter sports in Switzerland are canceled while some trips to the Channel Islands Isle of Man remain permitted The Vienna Philharmonic arrives for Edinburgh festival with Queen Elizabeth set to attend five concerts in Britain
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LONDON
sterling
France
Italy
Switzerland
Maly
Holland
Belgium
United Kingdom
Cunard White Star
Nne
Britain
United States
British Isles
Channel Islands
Isle of Man
Thomas Cook and Son
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC
EDINBURGH
FOLKESTONE
Eng
Reuters
Vienna Philharmonic orchestra
Erno Walter
Folkestone harbor
Queen Elizabeth
Ancient abacus aids cool Chinese grocer amid power outage
In Tucson on Sept 5 4F) a local Chinese grocer C Tom faced an electric power failure that halted his modern cash register. He dragged out an ancient abacus and noted it worked, though many customers asked for explanations, slowing business.
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TUCSON
Ariz
Missing German minister president feared in Soviet zone
Berlin report says Rudolf Paul, Thuringia minister president, is missing after a search found traces near Beelitz while his wife and two police officers also vanished. The Telegraf cited his estrangement from SED leaders including Werner Eggerath, amid a Munich conference dispute. No Thuringian statement issued.
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BERLIN
Socialist Unity party
S.E.D
Rudolf Paul
Thuringia
Paul
Telegraf
Weimar
Werner Eggerath
Associated Press
Beelitz
Potsdam
S-E.D
Eggerath
Munich
Panish
Canada Seeks Long Term Multilateral Food Pacts
Ottawa plans to retain contracts with the United Kingdom favoring long term multilateral agreements over wartime bilateral deals. Agriculture Minister Gardiner, at Geneva, said Canada would push for security and parity in food flows, aid European recovery, and encourage British immigration to stabilize global supply and prices. He also noted a surprise visit to Essen to study Ruhr area welfare and worker health conditions.
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OTTAWA
Canada
United Kingdom
Gardiner
Food and Agriculture Organization
Geneva
Britain
rada
Mr. Gardiner
U.K
Dominion
Consda
dom
United Nations
ESSEN
Reuters
Jaros G. Gardiner
Ruhr
Fourth Accidental Death In Eckville District Near Edmonton
Royal Canadian Mounted Police report the death of five year old Johnny Soeld in an Eckville district shooting accident. The boy was killed when a gun the father used to shoot a skunk fired as the child rounded a chicken coop. This marks the fourth accidental death in district points since Sunday, with other fatal incidents near Peace River and Alix.
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EDMONTON
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Johnny Soeld
Eckville
Peace River
Alix
Remove Jap Nail From Man's Head
A two inch nail was removed from the brain of Bataan death march survivor Virgil Gomez, 27, of Cerra, NM by Fort Logan Veterans Hospital surgeons after a 24 hour operation. His life remained in the balance for ten days as doctors monitored him. Gomez said the nail was hammered into his skull by a Japanese soldier while he was unconscious in a prison camp, while his wife, pregnant with their first child due in November, watched anxiously from a perch outside the operating room.
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DENVER
Bataan
veterans’ administration suKrgeons
newre
Logan Veterans’ hospital
Virgil Gomez
Cerra
News Bulletins From The Nation
Reports say up to two hundred killed at Beas railway station amid train attacks during Pakistan refugee movements in Punjab. A missing farmer, Joseph Swetz, 67, is being sought amid suspicions of foul play near Lac du Bonnet. BC to hand Doukhobor issue to federal authorities after talks in Victoria. Canada expected to gain a United Nations Security Council seat, per Syria’s former council president. Larry Gay, three, dies of natural causes in Shaughnessy. no inquest. US railroads seek 10 percent freight-rate boost to cover wage and supply costs.
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AMRLTSAR
Reuters
Beas
here
OTTAWA
VICTORIA
British Columbia
James Lockhart Webster
Rossland Trail
Gordon S. Wismer
CANADA
SECURITY COUNCIL
TORONTO
C.P
United Nations security council
Faris Bey FI Rhouri
Syria
Lake Success
general assembly
SHAUGHNESSY
George Wannop
Larry Gay
C. B. Gay
Shaughtressy
Christensen Brothers funeral
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John A. Miller
Christian Science Monitor
Ramadier
Man
Prince Albrecht Street
Gestapo
Witzleben
WILD WEST SCENE
Eugene Schulz
sald
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