Canada backs US veto limits at UN Security Council
Canada joins Australia the Philippines and China in supporting Secretary Marshall's plan to curb veto use and create a continuous interim security committee in the General Assembly. Louis St Laurent warns the council must not remain frozen in futility or the UN’s life is at stake.
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C.P
Canada
Australia
Philippines
China
Marshall
United States
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general assembly
Louis St. Laurent
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security council
St. Laurent
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Wang Shih- Chieh
H. V. Evatt
Vishinsky
George C. Marshall
Moscow
St Laurent backs limit on veto in United Nations security council
Canada’s Louis St Laurent told the United Nations general assembly that the security council’s veto risks paralysis and could destroy the UN. He supported the US plan to curb the veto and backed a permanent general assembly committee to aid peacekeeping, warning against a “frozen in futility” council. He urged voluntary change or charter amendments to empower action.
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C.P
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
Jonay
United Nations general assembly
security council
United States
St. Laurent
general assembly
RUSSIA
United Nations
U.N
Severn Bridge set to become Europe’s largest suspension span
London reports that a £9,000,000 Severn Bridge with a near three quarters of a mile central span is finally sanctioned. The project would cut road distance from Bristol and South Wales by 50 miles and from London to the region by 10 miles, highlighting transport needs and shifts in policy.
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London
England
Europe
U.S.A
Golden Gate
George Washington
Bristol
South Wales
pavernment
Garland Named Canadian Minister to Norway
E. J. Garland, MP for Bow River Alberta for 14 years, is named Canadian minister to Norway. He succeeds Dr. Henry Laureys, who moves to Denmark. Garland has been secretary of the Canadian high commission in Dublin for seven years and was a 1946 delegate to the Dublin international civil aviation meeting.
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E. J. GARLAND
OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
Norway
Henry Laureys
Denmark
Bow River
Alberta
Garland
Dublin
Tokyo Flood Toll Escalates as Tokyo Struggles
Tokyo faces devastating floods after a typhoon disaster. American troops rescue thousands from rooftops and dikes while air drops deliver food to severed areas. Kyodo puts death at 114 with 2,184 missing and 240 injured, plus broader damage across homes, rice paddies, and bridges.
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Kumagera
Kyodo
Akagi
Gamma prefecture
Tako
Sendai
Kitakami
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Placid Coalition Govt Shattered by Labor Code Controversy
Vancouver reports Premier John Hart's coalition is fractured by the new Labor Code Bill 39. Labor demands a special session to amend contested provisions, a possible federal protest strike, and a cabinet shuffle amid friction over a government supervised vote before strikes. Bill 49 faces court tests amid prosecutions of 114 steel workers and others. About 3000 BC workers strike or threaten to strike over wages and post decontrol prices.
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VANCOUVER
John Hart
Pearson
British Columbia
Yugoslav Protest Over U S Troops Alleged Atrocities
Belgrade radio said Yugoslav foreign office ordered its Washington representative to lodge the strongest protest and seek compensation for alleged U S unit abuses in Istria and Gorizia. Claims include looting, hospital destruction at Sezana, assaults on Yugoslav workers, and fascist gangs protected by American troops.
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Reuters
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Istria
Gorizia
Belgrade
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Italy
Italiana
Hurricane Blows Through Florida Train Passengers
Fort Pierce Florida September 18 Passengers aboard trains riding through a hurricane saw winds up to 100 miles per hour. The storm lashed the peninsula from West Palm Beach to Miami with refugees at stations and locals bracing for impact.
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FORT PIERCE
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Condition Of La Guardia Reported In Downward Trend
New York report says former mayor Fiorella La Guardia, 4, is in a downward trend in his grave illness. Dr George Baehr said the condition remains inoperable with an uncertain immediate outcome after June surgery confirmed pancreatic problems. He collapsed Tuesday night and stays at home.
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William O'Dwyer
George Baehr
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Gardiner Promises Help In Canada Meat Walkout
The Dominion wide strike by United Packinghouse Workers disrupts meat supplies as 12 000 workers press for higher wages. Agriculture Minister Gardiner, returning from Britain, says he will take a hand and warns the strike could threaten Britain's meat imports. Premier Douglas seeks regional action while CBC discussions pit union and company leaders against wage demands.
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Britain
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Toronto
Canada Packers
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Fred Dowling
Dowling
Bad News For Grain Speculators
Washington dispatch reports mounting price concerns as Truman administration contemplates a sharply lower export ceiling for grains. A commodity margin push and wage price control talk by Senator Ralph Flanders heighten tension, while beef supplies dwindle and regional flood damage in Pakistan adds global commodity pressure.
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United States
Truman
Ralph Flanders
agriculture department earllier
HALIFAX
Two Dead and Seventeen Missing in Florida Storm
Terrifying hurricane sweeps across South Florida and into the Gulf Coast, leaving at least two dead and seventeen missing. Refugees flood Sebring and other inland towns as winds up to 100 mph devastate citrus groves and vegetable farms from Palm Beach to Pensacola.
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Fla
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akena ue
Fort Myers
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Okehobee
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Fort Lauderdale
Karl Reiser
Red Cross
Commonwealth leaders to discuss defence and economy in London
London sources say Commonwealth prime ministers including Mackenzie King will meet during Princess Elizabeth’s wedding period to review regional defence, economies, and possible customs coordination. Canada will sit out the round table among sterling partners but stay informed on talks.
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Elizabeth
Whitehall
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Halson
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Pacific
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Canada
United States
State of Emergency in Florida Amid Gulf Hurricane Veer
Destructive hurricane veered in the Gulf threatening a 509 mile Florida to Louisiana coast. President Truman declared a state of emergency in Florida as authorities monitor damage potential and evacuation needs.
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A.P
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International Monetary Fund
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NASSAU
C.P
Grand Bahamas
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Guain Boulevard
Banque Canadienne Nationale
Canadian Observer
Halifax
United States
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Combines Investigation Commission
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