Polish leader Bierut tapped to head new Communist Socialist party
In ARSAW on September 7 Associated Press reports Boleslaw Bierut was chosen to lead a unified Communist Socialist workers party, with a purge aimed at nationalist deviations within the movement. Premier Cyrankiewicz and Oscar Lange urged Bierut to preside, strengthening his control as Gomulka recants to back the plan. Bierut remains president. Gomulka keeps vice premiership and western territories portfolio as the split deepens.
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Associated Press
ARSAW
Boleslaw Bierut
united Communist- Socialist workers party
Poland
Communist workers party
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Oscar Lange
ame
Washington
Tito
Yugoslavia
Gomulka
Bierut
Communist International Information Bureau
western territories
Atlantic No.3 Flames Sweep Oil Field Rampage
A towering flame at Atlantic No.3 rose from the well-head near Leduc in the Alberta oil field. Firefighters worked to cut off supply by drilling relief holes while water and cement were pumped down to restrain the blaze as crude oil and gas continued to feed the flames.
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DMONTON
C.P
Atlantic No. 3
Canterbury celebrates 500 year mayor ceremonial event
The Left Hand Corner notes Canterbury’s ceremonial celebration of 500 years with references to the city’s long history before Henry VI named the mayor in 1443. The piece recalls Roman origins Cantwarabur Danes and French invasions Wat Tyler’s 1381 rebellion and Canterbury Cathedral as England's mother church with parts 500 years old, linking to St. Thomas Times Journal.
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Canterbury
Henry VI
Durwhern
Duroverum
Cantwarabur
Wat Tyler
St. Thomas Times
Journal
Can
Two Texans Miss Death in Oil Well Fire Near Edmonton
Two Texans, L. H. Kern of Houston and Charlie Smith, narrowly escaped when Atlantic No. 3 oil well near Edmonton burst into flame. Kern said a small blaze appeared at the ground and exploded after a second. Flames shot 700 feet high as men ran to safety. A crew arrived to salvage equipment. all escaped unharmed.
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EDMONTON
L. H. “Hick” Kern
Houston
Charlie Smith
wild Atlantic No. 3
Kern
Atlantic No. 3
No Inquest In Hat Man's Death
Medicine Hat coroner Dr. Leo Lewis announced there would be no inquest into the death of Allan Clark a 48 year old CPR engineer found dead Saturday in a coulee east of the former POW camp. Clark had been missing since Wednesday. a search followed. Funeral services were held Monday at Pattley funeral home with burial in Hillside cemetery. Surviving are his son Earl in England his mother Mrs Foster Walker and two brothers Jack and William both of Medicine Hat Wife predeceased him in 1944.
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MEDICINE HAT
Leo Lewis
Allan Clark
Crescent View
C.P.R. engineer in
W. H. Ellis
Pattley
houme
Hillside cemetery
Earl
England
Foster Walker
Jack
William
Clark
Five Killed In Trinidad Crash
Five people died and 16 were injured when two city bound vehicles plunged 30 feet into the Bhmausis River at Arima Bridge, after a damaged road bridge gave way. One car returned from horse racing. US Army divers from Waller Field aided the rescue and recovery.
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PORT OF SPAIN
Trinidad
Arima
fiat
piief
United States army
Waller Field
Frost Threatens Gardens and Grain in Southern Alberta
Frost warnings sweep Southern Alberta as nightly lows dip to 30s and 37F in Lethbridge and Pincher Creek. Gardens suffer tender plants blackened, potatoes damaged, and limited grain at risk for later harvest. districts from Cardston to Vulcan report varying frost intensity and potential crop losses while spring wheat harvest remains weeks away.
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Alberta
Lethbridge
PINCHER
Pincher Creek
Cardston
Tate
Tye butt
district agriculturisr
Claresholm
comn
Vulcan
Climbers Missing on Matterhorn in Snowstorm
Four young Swiss climbers are missing after attempting the Matterhorn summit without a guide. They disappeared Friday amid fears they perished during a snowstorm near Zermatt, Switzerland.
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ZERMATT
Switzerland
Matterhorn
Europe
Warner Farmer Dies in Crossing Crash
Warner Alberta Sept 7 Rock McNeely 69 a longtime farmer died after his grain truck was struck on a level crossing by a Canadian Pacific freight train at Warner as he concluded a wheat hauling day. The accident prompted an RCMP and railway investigation and an adjourned inquest. Surviving are his widow Alma and five children plus five brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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WARNER
iHNSI— Rock McNeely
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mr. McNeely
Alma
McNeely
Wethbridge-Coutts
crosade
J. Montgomery
G. Carpenter
Lethbridge
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Giles
Milk River
Pete Schern
Shaffer
Anton Schoen
Henry Palar
J. S. MacKay
Edward Lonsdale
Effie Chevalier
Morinville
Orlo
Arlene Clark
Stirling
Alden
Raymond
Lowell
slaters
Jent
Horace
Pred and
Charely
James
Warmer
Beatrice Livergood
Little Frey
Coaldale
Russians announce Berlin manoeuvres over city and zone
BERLIN Sept 7 The Russians served notice at the four power safety centre that Soviet planes will hold manoeuvres over the Berlin area and the Russian zone during the week ending Sept 14. A United States official said the extent is unclear but implies more than normal activity. Since the Berlin blockade began in late June Britain and the United States have supplied western sectors of the city by air.
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BERLIN
United States
Britain
Britain Plans Autumn Recruiting Drive To Bolster Defence
Britain launches a postwar recruitment campaign under the motto Spare Time For Britain. The effort aims to raise the Territorial Army to 150,000 by next spring with about 100,000 volunteers in six months. The plan targets demobilized wartime service members to form a core for emergencies, while the RAF seeks to restore regular personnel from under 40,000 to around 100,000. The navy is less urgent but could still use volunteers for its reserve.
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LONDON
Reuters
Britain
territorial army
RAF
RAP
R.a.F
navy
Ruling No Bar To Royal Commission
Fredericton report says justice department ruling on freight rates does not bar a royal commission. Premier J B McNair calls the ruling an opinion against rate making, while proposing a commission to define equitable principles for future nationwide adjustments including Maritime needs. Diefenbaker urges immediate cabinet action to probe discriminatory freight rates.
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FREDERICTON
N.B
justice department
J. B. McNair
New Brunswick
justice, department
McNair
department of justice
Canada
maritimes
DIEFENBAKER
EDMONTON
John Diefenbaker
Leke Centre
Sark
Dominion
Berlin Riots Prompt Western Planed Protest Over Berlin Crisis
London reports western powers plan possible protest to Russia over Communist led riots in Berlin. British officials say report of a joint protest is unfounded while three Western commandants hold special Berlin meeting on riots. Russians seize city hall as German police defect to Soviet side amid rising tension and a Moscow backed crackdown.
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Associated Press
ONDON
Russia
Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
Moscow
foreign office
London
United ‘S
ates
Berin
Injured in auto crash and man dies in hospital
Belle French of Hoy Alties, Altz., died in hospital after a double auto crash that injured seven others. Four women and two men remained in hospital in good condition with shock and minor injuries. Others included.
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HIGH RIVER
Al‘a
Belle French
Hoyalties
Altz
SCHUMIAN
PARIS
Nobert Schuman
Chamber of Deputies
Schuman
Elysee Palace
Vincent Auriol
ALBERTA
EDMONTON
CHICAGO
west side
NEW YORK
WASHINGTON
United States
John T. Mod
Boyd
Communist party
Asociation of Communication Equipment Workers
CLO
Bell Telephone Company
CANADA
MONTREAL
A.S
Gilbert E. Jackson
Toronto
Rotary Club of
Jackson wikh
Moscow
Monou
Lenin University
Thirteen Killed as Norwegian Air Force Plane Crashes
In dense fog near Bergen, a Norwegian Air Force Catalina crashed into a mountainside on Setra Island during a routine training flight to Berlin. Thirteen crew and passengers were killed, with two saved but severely injured. The aircraft, from Stavanger, carried nine crew and six passengers all service personnel. The crash occurred at about 800 feet altitude and would have cleared the mountain if five decades higher.
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OSLO
C.P
Setra Island
Bergen
Stavanfer
Berlin
Hot Election In U N Seen For 1948 General Assembly
Lake Success N Y September 21 delegates from many nations face a heated race for the UN general assembly presidency. Early talk centers on Herbert V Evatt Jose Arce and Georges Bidault with France hosting and big power dynamics looming. Latin American Arab blocs backed Arce last spring.
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LAKE SUCCESS
N.Y
United Nations
general assembly
Paris
JHREE
renoe
Herbert V. Evatt
Jose Arce
Argentina
Palestine
Pee Georges’ ‘Bidault
France
Mackenzie King
Carads
Bidsalt
Britain
China
United States
Russia
assembly
Arce
T. F. Tsinng
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Rock McNeely
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RT Nipwapar
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