Fear of General Strike Grips Ford Workforce
Paralysis hit Ford Motor Company's factory system across the United States as 50 000 workers were idled and 10 000 in Windsor Ontario joined the strike. Ford blamed plant stoppages on supplier halts while the union pressed a 30 percent wage demand and warned of a potential broader auto industry walkout.
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Associated Press
Ford Motor Company
United States
Windsor
Ont
Ford
Reaume
Ford company
Fraser MacDougall
Ford Motor Co
Canada
Defend Plan For Post-War
In Ottawa the Welfare Minister Claxton told the commons Canadians face fewer housing and peace time transition fears than others, citing government reconversion plans as proof a postwar plan exists. Opposition voices urged stronger assurances as debate focused on the throne speech and pending details. Cancer sufferer Harry Leader urged continued aid to Dr J. R. Davidson of Winnipeg.
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FRANK FLAHERTY
OTTAWA
Claxton
E D Fulton
P G—Kamloops
Harry Leader
La Portage La
Left Hand Corner on Labour Landslide Analysis
London dispatch in Ottawa Journal surveys Conservative defeat explanations after the general election. Delegates credit income tax resentment and queue nuisance affecting working and women voters, while noting swings tied to broader trends and radio propaganda. Sir John A Macdonald’s wit highlighted in a quoted anecdote.
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London
Ottawa Journal
labor
Boost Newsprint Stocks In Canada
Ottawa reports Canada and United States publishers gain relief as Canada's ration of newsprint increases volume by 10 000 tons monthly for the final quarter of the year. Canadian publishers, averaging 16 500 tons monthly, may see roughly 750 more tons monthly starting in October under the same allocation as the United States.
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OTTAWA
United States
Canada
Prosecution Team Formed for Nazi War Crimes Trials
London reports indictments against Hermann Goering and 23 other Nazi leaders are nearly ready. Britain discloses the appointment of 14 prosecutors for the Nürnberg war crimes trials set to begin, detailing the legal team and aims for forthcoming proceedings.
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LONDON
Hermann Goering
Britain
Nuernberg
Shipping delays threaten Canadian repatriation as Far East demand shifts
Reports from London indicate new North Atlantic shipping problems due to Far East demand may slow Canadian repatriation. Officials warn September and October could be the peak months, with possible delays for troops expecting home in October or November. The remainder of this month is expected to proceed with minimal impact.
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LONDON
C P. Cable
North Atlantic
Far East
Nervous Bandit Robs Bank of Nova Scotia Vault
A lone bandit entered the North Hill Bank of Nova Scotia at 12 25 pm threatening to shoot. He forced five employees into the vault with just under 1000 dollars taken and escaped as police swarmed the area. The robber wore a grey snap brim hat and concealed his face.
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CALGARY
North Hill
Bank of Nova Scotia
Larry Partridge
Veronica Polanski
Ww. J. Buckley
Buckley
womeen
Mr. Buckley
Moss Polanski
Yale
Hurricane Nears Florida Keys as Warnings Extend
A dangerous hurricane, battering the Bahamas with winds over 100 mph, moves toward the Florida Keys. Warnings extend north along the west coast from the Keys to Naples. The center lies about 200 miles southeast of Miami, forecast to reach the Keys this afternoon.
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MIAMI
Fla
Florida
Florida Keys
Naples
Bahamas
Keys
Gulf of Mexico
Miami weather bureau
CDT
Fort Lauderdale
ares
the
Gen Homma Among Wanted Japs Taken
Gen MacArthur announces the roundup of wartime leaders, with Lt Gen Masaharu Homma and three other prominent Japanese surrendering for Allied questioning. Domei censorship tightened, Japan designated a defeated nation under full control, as Tokyo reports detail further surrenders and occupation policy.
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Japan
Masaharu, Homma
Bataan
Shigenori Kuroda
Hamiya
Philippines
Col
Kingoro Hashimoto
U.S.S. Panay
Yangtze river
Yoshitaka Ueda
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Donald Hoover
Domei Agency
Hideki Tojo
Teiichi Su~ zguki
Qkinore Kaya
Nichiyo Iwanura
Sekiya Ino
Tojo
Shezo Murata
Philippine republic
TOKYO
Hoover
WOMSULDIN VT
Comei
Domeil
Gen MacArthur
allied press division
Dome
rhocn
Domes
Domei
Beast of Bataan General Homma Held in Japan
Japanese police report General Masaharu Homma, blamed by General Jonathan Wainwright for the death of about 4000 Americans at Camp O’Donnell, is currently in custody in Japan after the Philippines campaign.
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MASAHARU HOMMA Conqueror
Philippines
Jonathan Wainwright
Camp O'Donnell
Luzon
Japan
Good Outlook For Vote To Start St. Mary Job In 1946
Special to Herald reports Hon. Co D Howe, minister of reconstruction, confirms that river dam work is prioritized in the government’s reconstruction program. Start depends on house-approved estimates. a 1946 spring start is anticipated, with weather potentially delaying earlier phases until funds are allocated. The delay hinges on passages of estimates and approval by Parliament.
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St. Mary
WILFRID EGGLESTON
Herald
UAWA
Co. D. Howe
John Blackmore
Lethbridge
St. Mary river
Spring Coulee
house of commons
Russia Seeks More Power In Mediterranean Move
London dispatch reports Soviet proposals during Italy colonies talks by the Big Five push for greater influence in the Dodecanese and Dardanelles. Diplomats see this as Moscow signaling intent to become a Mediterranean power and discuss internationalizing the Straits under Black Sea powers.
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aya ue WIS
LONDON
Mediterranean
United, States
Britain
Russia
Italy
council of foreign ministers
Dodecanese
Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
Turkey
Black Sea
Troops on the Move Homeward bound to Halifax and Quebec
The Canadian Press reports ships carrying large contingents of service personnel. The hospital ship Lady Nelson is due at Halifax Sunday with 520 servicemen aboard, while the troopship Scythia is due at Quebec Monday with 1,969 aboard.
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Halifax
Lady Nelson
Quebec
Too Good To Be True Veterans Recall Japanese Prison Camps
Ten former prisoners of war from Canada recount mistreatment in Japanese camps after Hong Kong capture on December 25 1941. They describe Port Stanley Narigata food scarcity half-starved conditions and forced winter toil while noting a sobering fear that freedom might end abruptly.
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VANCOUVER
Japan
Hong Kong
Mel Carter
Toronto
Iran
G.P.R
Cpl
Carter
Ernest Buck
St Jerome
Que
F. G Babcock
Broadlands
Bert Comeau
Barochels
Rima
Alfred Picard
Gaspe
J.C. Campbell
Elmvale
Ont
John Baskin
Blacklands
N.B
J. M. Blaculere
Summerside
PiEt
dward Bernard Arseneau
Red Bank
W.B
H. A. Atkinson
Winnipeg
Picard
Royal Rifles of Canada
Port Stanley
aot Narigata
Campbell
Red Cross
Multiple World News Briefs From Sept 15
AP dispatches report UAW to petition for strike votes in 135 GM plants affecting about 325,000 workers. In Winnipeg two bandits steal 350 dollars from a manager and two workers. In Nassau an Eastern Bahamas island is devastated by a 140 mph hurricane. Ten die in a Montreal Naphtlia explosion. 42 others hospitalized. In Edmonton oats and barley shipments to eastern Canada banned through Sept 30. In Ottawa about 49 Canadians liberated in Japan and Hong Kong, 250 evacuated via Guam, all in good health. In Hamilton demobilization rises to 1,200 daily. over 20,000 airmen discharged in September. In Halifax the Lady Nelson hospital ship returns with 447 Canadian veterans. In Vienna a chemist, Dr Jorn Lange, is sentenced to death. In Shanghai Maj Gen Patrick Hurley expected to resign as US envoy to China.
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G.M
DETROIT
United Automobile Workers
G.I
General Motors
United States
WINNIPEG
C.P
C. A. Crawford
Arctic Vee Company
Micheline Fiset
Laula Delorme
EDMONTON
Canada
J. G. Gardiner
OTTAWA
O.P
Canadian army Far Eastern Repatriation Group
Japan
Hong Kong
defence headquarters
Guam
R.C.AF
HAMILTON
Ont
Air
C. W. G. Gibson
LADY NELSON
HALIFAX
VIENNA
Reuters
mont bendant
Jorn Lange
HURLEY
U.S
CHINA
SHANGHAI
A.B
frem Chungking
Patrick J. Hurley
Washington
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Paul Andre Millette
Alphonse Cournoyer
Jeannine Fiset
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