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Lethbridge Herald

Location

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Date

Sep 14, 1950

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Big Three Seek Western Germany Security Accord

In New York on September 14 the Big Three foreign ministers pressed toward decisions on West German political and security issues. They favored ending the wartime state with the west German government, expanding a mobile police force to counter subversion, and keeping security across the three occupation powers with Germans sharing later responsibility. Schuman voiced objections to forming German units in a unified Western defense before European defense forces via NATO. Talks extended into a third day with plans for further sessions and a North Atlantic treaty council.

NEW YORK United States France Germany SCHUMAN Acheson Kevin Britain a.m North Atlantic treaty council Bevin Europe

Bombing Drives North Korea Communications Halted

U N forces claim heavy U S Superfortress bombing has wrecked Communist communications in North Korea and cut Reds off from supply sources. Allied naval bombardment pounded Inchon area as U N ground forces held the beachhead and prepared for a new offensive amid reports of a repulsed proposed landing near Seoul.

Seoul OKYO United States North Korea MacArthur United Nations Korea U.S. navy Associated Press Red Pyongyang Inchon sir U.N Walton Walker

Canada Opens Talks on Western Defense Plans

Canada enters talks with Atlantic allies in New York with an open mind on western defense. External Affairs Minister Pearson says Canada will not dispatch ground troops and aims to head a proposed information unit for Atlantic pact members. He stresses rearming western Germany and integrating its forces in Europe.

New YORK L. B. Pearson Canada

MacArthur's HQ Frowns on "Gooks" Term

Gen. MacArthur's headquarters condemns the term Gooks used for North Koreans. An official Tips magazine article argues the word aids the enemy and fuels propaganda against democratic nations. It says the term insults Asiatics and alienates peoples.

TOKYO

The Left Hand Corner Explores Death Duties History

The Left Hand Corner notes how a liberal ministry half a century ago began taxing inheritances, with Chancellors since exploiting this revenue source. It cites the death duties as a steady harvest, mentioning Sir William Harcourt and Sir Stafford Cripps in a London Ottawa Journal commentary. The piece hints at financial gains from large estates and questions total Treasury receipts since the inception.

Treasury Wilam Stafford Cripps London Ottawa Journal William Harcourt

Canadian Chamber of Commerce picks officers at Banff

Head of Heads C.C.C. of Edmonton elected president at the annual Banff convention in Alberta. Appointments include A. L. Burrows Edmonton vice president Angus McKinnon R. J. Dinning Calgary as directors. E. R. McFarland Lethbridge reelected national director and Gordon Love Calgary named to the advisory committee.

Edmonton Canadian Chamber of Commerce Banff Alberta A. L. Burrows Angus McKinnon R. J. Dinning Calgary E. R. McFarland Lethbridge Gordon Love

Labor to Push Plans for Steel Nationalization in UK

London reports Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced the Labor government will nationalize the British iron and steel industry. The steel board appointments are slated for Monday Oct 2. Churchill condemned the move and called for a debated session next Tuesday, warning of a possible general election amid a fierce political row.

LONDON Reuters Clement Attlee Labor iron and steel industry Attlee house of commons steel board Winston Churchill Britain Churchill Herbert Morrison house

Lawsuits seek 4.91 million for Noronic deaths

In Cleveland on September 14 suits filed for heirs of 35 Noronic ship fire victims in Toronto seeking 4,909,527 from Canada Steamship Lines. Other US appeals involve about 6.5 million for death injury or property loss from the disaster which killed 119 people.

CLEVELAND, O Canada Steamship Lines, Limited Noronic Toronto United States court of appeal

Bandit-Murderer To Hang Dec. 19

SIMCOE Ontario September 14 Joseph Herbert McAuliffe a 32 year old bandit who murdered two men after a June 21 bank holdup at Langton was sentenced to be hanged on December 19 by Mr Justice R W Treleaven The jury had convicted him of the machine gun slaying of Arthur Lierman and William Goddyn McAuliffe who hails from North Bay Ont and recently lived in Windsor Ont appeared calm as the mandatory death penalty was imposed He replied No my lord when asked if he had anything to say before sentencing

SIMCOE Joseph Herbert McAuliffe Langton R. W. Treleaven Ontario supreme court McAuliffe Arthur Lierman William Goddyn Trelea

Mounties Help FBI Smash Big Lottery Ring

Acting on a tip from Canadian Mounties the FBI arrested 10 people in a two week probe spanning California to New York. Nine men were named in Hoover's release and the tenth, the son of a principal, was later identified in Los Angeles. The scheme involved two thousand dollar lotteries traced from a taxi driver with tickets at the border to Miami operations.

WASHINGTON Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI J. Edgar Hoover California New York Hoover F.B.I Los Angeles Miami Edinand Mason F.BI Royal Canadian Mounted Police Mounties Mason Maton

Canada Role In Defence Of Europe Brings Spots

Ottawa report on a tense Parliament session as debates over Canada defense role in Europe heated with shelling of non confidence motions. Prime Minister St Laurent rejected sending troops, urging Canada to supply arms and train manpower at home under the Atlantic pact. George Drew pressed for fuller opposition confidence and warned of politicization in defence.

OTTAWA commons Canada Europe George Drew Drew St. Laurent Korea

PFAA Paid Over Twenty-Two Million in 1949 Loss Aid

Ottawa disclosed in the commons that more than 22,000,000 dollars were paid under the Prairie Farm Assistance Act in 1949 to cover crop losses. Payments totaled 15,370,261 in Saskatchewan, 6,235,343 in Alberta, and 326,809 in Manitoba, benefiting 210, 70, and 19 municipalities respectively.

OTTAWA Prairie Farm Assistance Act John Diefenbaker P.C. Lake Centre P.F.A.A Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba

Fat grain yields on Hamilton farm fields near the city

W A Hamilton farm northeast of the city produced notable results this week. A 7 1/2 acre plot of Reliance wheat averaged 67 bushels per acre after swathing and threshing. An adjacent 6 acre field of Saunders wheat averaged 51 bushels per acre. The farm, still owned by Hamilton and rented to John Zink, is managed while Hamilton resides in Lethbridge.

W. A. Hamilton Hamilton Lethbridge John Zink

Tritium Found in Water At Temple Institute Found

Associated Press report from Philadelphia notes Temple University researchers found natural tritium, the hydrogen bomb explosive, in three samples of heavy water from Norway and Britain. The discovery, described as rare, could aid detection of H-bomb explosions and highlights tritium costs and origins.

HOWARD BLAKESLEE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA research institute of Temple University W. F. Libby Institute of Nuclear Studies University of Chicago A. V. Grosse research institute Norway Britain

Shaw Leaves Bed For Second Time

Lut on England September 14 Reuters George Bernard Shaw the 94 year old dramatist left his hospital bed for the second time today after an operation on a broken thighbone. With nurse assistance he stood a full minute on his good leg while swinging the injured left leg. Doctors earlier said he was recovering satisfactorily after breaking his thigh when he slipped in his Ayott St. Lawrence garden.

LUTON England Reuters George Bernard Shaw Ayott St. Lawrence

Windsor vice flourishes as inspectors fault police

Ontario government fires Crown Attorney E. C. Awrey of Windsor and accepts the offer of two police commissioners to retire after a seven week inspector report found vice flourishing in Windsor. Attorney-General Porter announced the move and said reorganization of the Windsor police would be aided.

TORONTO Ontario E. C. Awrey Windsor Porter Bis. Aw- Tey. 1 A. J. Gordon A. W. MacMillan

Fly G B Troops To East Fly G B Troops To East

British air ministry announces immediate flight of transport planes carrying about 35 troops each from Wiltshire to the Far East. Planes take eight days to reach Japan before moving to Korea under UN arrangements. Despatch aligns with Attlee's pledge for a self contained force. Reinforcements keep Middlesex and Argyll and Sutherland regiments at full strength in the Far East.

LONDON Reuters Korea Far East air ministry Wiltshire Japan United Nations war office Attlee Britain Middlesex Argyll and Sutherland

Rival Unions Decide Not To Hold Rally In Calgary

Rival unions met in Calgary and decided not to hold a rally by city trade union members protesting compulsory arbitration in labor disputes. It was the first joint meeting of the Trades and Labor Council, Canadian Congress of Labour and affiliated unions. Messages will be sent to the Trades and Labor Congress in Montreal and the CCL in Winnipeg to discuss action at their conventions.

CALGARY Trades and Labor Council Canadian Congress of Labor international Trades and Labor Congress Montreal C.C.L Winnipeg

Global Rearmament Plans Approved by Commons

London reports the House of Commons approved a 3.1 billion pound rearmament package, extending military draft from 18 months to two years. Also in brief: gunmen rob payroll in New York. Keswick safecrackers pull 13 000. U.S. destroyers suffer minor damage at Inchon. Australia expands army and air force. Bell Telephone stock approved. a tropical storm hits Japan with 16 dead.

LONDON Reuters house of commons N.Y NEW YORK ONTARIO KESWICK Ont Canadian Bank of Commerce Yellow Sea Korea AUSTRALIA AIR CANBERRA KR. G. Menzies BELL TELEPHONE CO OTTAWA

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