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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1947
Page
1
A 15 foot spitting cobra is among wild animals in a shipment from West Africa to Philadelphia. The crate also contained two eight foot mbasa or mamba snakes noted as among Africa's most dreaded serpents.
The Hessische Nachrichten Kassel reports Dr. Rudolf Paul minister president of Thuringia, missing since Monday, had his car found in the Russian zone northeast of Kassel with tires cut. Near Heiligenstadt district where US British Russian zones meet, authorities search for Paul, his wife, and two officers. The Socialist Unity Party notes Paul had not returned to Weimar and says the circumstances are under investigation.
W D Bayley former Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition assistant manager drew praise at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto for returning peanut shells to his bag rather than tossing them away. Officials hailed him as a model visitor noting Winnipeg’s reputation as a clean city.
The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation says a wildcat rail strike lowers daily steel output by 16 000 tons, threatening 3 000 automobile production and affecting 35 000 mills workers. Union railroadmen seek higher wages and contract changes, with unauthorized action by local Brotherhoods prompting settlement talks. Vancouver and Winnipeg labor actions accompany broader strike activity across industries.
U S officials dismiss Bevin idea of boosting dollar value of Fort Knox gold as inflationary and risky. London sources suggest it could fund European aid, but analysts warn it increases foreign leverage and burdens Americans. Roosevelt's 1934 price shift is cited as precedent.
The town lies 36 miles north of Swift Currents on a branch line with one train weekly and erratic arrivals. Last winter there was no service from Jan 27 to Mar 17, finally arriving with a snowplow and 80 shovel-armed workers. Residents pride themselves on neat homes and debt-free farms, shipping 275000 bushels of grain last year but expect less than half this year. Postmaster Isaac Schroeder makes biweekly mail trips to Herbert 18 miles away despite harsh conditions.
Argentina plans an aggressive push at the United Nations in New York to shape veto reform and reopen the Italian peace treaty as the General Assembly debates Spain. A new Argentine ambassador to Madrid sparks European backlash while other small and medium powers weigh support for veto changes despite potential friction over Spain.
The government of India announced new controls on incoming investment from foreign countries within the sterling area, effective September 1, . The move aims to monitor and regulate capital flows from these nations into Indian markets.
Alexander MacArthur 46 author of No Mean City was found dead in Glasgow after a diary suggests his final days ended by poison. Police released notes from his diary detailing poverty in Glasgow tenements, royalties struggles, care for his mother, and sales of his home for 50 pounds before a night of riotous living ended on a Clyde park bench.
A prairie fire in central South Dakota destroyed at least 3,000 cattle across more than 500 square miles of farms and ranches near Pierre. Some homes burned, but no confirmed deaths. About 25,000 cattle were fed on 200 ranches within the stricken area as a 200-man firefighting force battled the blaze for hours.
Igor Gouzenko, a 26 year old cipher clerk, fled the Russian embassy with documents proving a spy ring’s links to Canadian informants. He and his family sought RCMP protection after embassy agents raided their apartment and the government revealed an inquiry and detentions. Gouzenko later testified, helping convict or implicate several Canadians. He gained British subject status and may seek Canadian citizenship, with few details on his current whereabouts or living conditions.
Dugald Manitoba Sept 6 tentative ID made of a body recovered from the wrecked Canadian National Railways campers special. The identified victim is Miss E M Booth of Winnipeg, one of 33 listed as died or missing. Memorial services and inquiries continue as officials seek full details of the disaster.
Three British transports carrying 4400 European Jews turned back from Palestine reached the Elbe estuary. British security officers detained some passengers while the main debarkation was postponed. The Ocean Vigour leads the group to Hamburg docks as naval patrols guard approaches and movement within the harbor tightens under Operation Oasis.
Police fired on crowds in Malleswarm suburb of Bangalore and set up crude road blocks to control movement. Two killed as curfew and closures sweep Mysore and Bangalore. Gandhi plans Punjab visit as unrest scars India Pakistan border tensions rise.
Z S Phimister, Toronto public schools superintendent, said in an interview after returning from six months in Paris that French storekeepers have excess cash in shoe boxes while goods remain scarce, reflecting wartime economic strain.
The Alberta Federation of Agriculture board urged the United Farmers of Alberta to join with the Alberta Farmers Union and consider combining with the Alberta Federation. A three‑way draft constitution from last year was proposed as the basis for amalgamation. The federation opened a door for union by inviting reconsideration and highlighted shared welfare goals for Alberta agriculture.
Athens Sept. 6 Reuters Constantin Tsaldaris and Themistocles Sophoulis agreed to form a coalition of Populists and Liberals. They planned to sign a formal accord. The Populist cabinet led by Tsaldaris had been in power a week and Sophoulis was expected as prime minister. The new government could be sworn in tomorrow.
Two armed men robbed the Mont Belmont Furniture Store in downtown Vancouver at opening time, forcing the clerk to surrender about 1100 dollars before fleeing through a rear door. Police continue to investigate the incident.
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