U S troops enter Suwon as bayonet battles rage in Seoul
Allied 10th Corps and North Korean defenders clash bitterly around Seoul with bayonets and flame throwers in Yongdongpo. U S Marines patrol Suwon 20 miles south of Seoul cutting rail lines and highways to block reinforcements and secure an airfield. Western suburb fighting turns savage in factory districts as forces push toward the capital.
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U.S
SUWON
SEOUL
OKYO
10th corps
Han river
7th division
10th corns
Inchon-Seoul
United Nations
Pusan
Yongdongpo
China
Washington army
South Korea
Waegwan
Naktong River
Kumchon
Taejon
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Leftists Demand Election in Labor Party Turn
The Labor left presses for a quick national election within weeks, backed by the Socialist Weekly Tribune. It promotes a new poll, arguesAttlee should seek a vote now, and cites Aneurin Bevan’s following, with Cabinet split over postponement. The Tribune envisions a 60 to 70 seat gain and stronger foreign policy authority.
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Associated Press
ONDON
Labor party
Socialist Weekly Tribune
Labor
Attlee
Margate
Tribune
Aneurin Bevan
Jennie Lee
house of commons
The Tribune
Bunche Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Palestine Work
Dr Ralph Bunche, former United Nations mediator in Palestine, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian committee. He followed Count Folke Bernadotte after his assassination in 1948 and helped broker armistices between Israel and Arab states. Bunche is a UN official in trusteeship.
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RALPH BUNCHE
OSLO
Norway
United Nations
Palestine
Bunche
Count Folke Bernadotte
U.N
Bernadotte
Israel
The Left Hand Corner A Prosperous Island Newest Best Seller
The Canada Labour Gazette issue reports March 1950 family allowances totaling 202,263 children, up from 3,345,582 in June 1946 when the Dominion racial aid began. Average allowance per family rose to 16.24 from 13.97, driven by Newfoundland population addition and higher family size.
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Canada Labor Gazette
Dominion
Newfoundland
Mercy Plane Back At Churchill With Ailing U S Patient
The Dakota mercy flight from Edmonton to Eureka Sound N W T reached Churchill by 3 30 p M CDT and returned with news of a medical evacuation. Pilot Sqdn Ldr J F Mitchell and navigators managed astro navigation through clouds near the North Magnetic Pole. The crew served hot meals and evacuated Havens after treating an arm infection. The journey included a stop at Resolute Bay to pick up gear and crew.
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Dakota
Edmonton
Eureka Sound
R.C.A.F
Baker Lake
N.W.T
astro navigation
Sqdn
Ldr
J. F. Mitchell
Magnetic North Pole
Arctic
Havens
J. R. Jackson
Churchill
Mitchell
Resolute Bay
Grant B C Firm Right To Boost Its Phone Rates
The Board of Transport Commissioners approved the British Columbia Telephone Company rate increases on 10 days notice. The move is expected to add about 500000 yearly in revenue beyond the 1467000 from prior interim boosts. Vancouver customers face higher monthly charges, with some examples rising from 790 to 1025 and from 390 to 420, though operative dates likely after Oct. 1 or 2.
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Grant B.C
OTTAWA
Board of ‘Transport Commissioners
British Columbia Telephone Company
west coast company
Vancouver
Britain faces worst grain harvest in memory
Britain's hoped for big dollar savings from a bumper wheat crop have been quashed by rain hail and lightning. The National Farmers' Union calls the harvest dreary and disastrous with reports of laid and twisted crops from 20 counties.
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ONCON
Britain
National Farmers’ Union
Iast Night
N.F.U
U.S
News Chronicle
Fire Toll Mounts in Alta as Forest Fires Rage
Edmonton dispatch reports Alberta north country under smoke with about 50 fires burning. Families displaced as crews fight timber and grass fires, with hundreds of firefighters deployed and high temperatures fueling danger. Wanham Berch Hills blaze reduced briefly by back fire as wind dies, but danger returns with gusts.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Berch Hills
Wanham
R.C.M.P
China and Russia seek joint stance on Formosa at UN
At the UN steering committee China and Russia push for asserting Formosa as Chinese territory and oppose UN discussion of its status. Nationalist China delays on US aggression charges against China while seeking to block any debate. United States supports placing the issue on the agenda. Britain calls Russia claim propaganda.
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NEW YORK
U.N. general assembly
Russia
United States
China
Formosa
T. F. Tsiang
Tsiang
Pacific
U.N
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peiping
South Korea
Truman
Formosa straits
security council
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
assembly
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Jebb
Record Tourist Year Seen Despite War And Rail Strike
A Canadian Press survey shows travel officials confident fiscal 1950 will surpass last year’s all-time tourist spend of 286 million dollars. Across seven provinces, visitor numbers in the first eight months are above 1949, with Manitoba the only drop due to the Red River flood warnings. American visitors remain high, seeking value and changing patterns in accommodation and shopping before returning home. Provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan report record tourism activity and spending.
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Dominion
MANITOBA
Red River
Newfoundland
Quebec
Oialast
nore
U.S
Alberia
Sackatchewan
Tom C. McCall
Ontario
Dominion Clocks Return To Standard Time Across Dominion
Most Canadian cities shift clocks back one hour from daylight time as Newfoundland and western provinces revert to standard time. Alberta keeps standard year round. Ontario extends daylight saving to Nov. 26 for conservation. Quebec cities Montreal Levis Granby stay on daylight until Oct. 26 or 28. Trois Rivers and Sherbrooke revert Sept. 30.
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Canada
Dominion
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
Toronto
Hamilton
Quebec
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Montreal
Quebec City
Levis
Quebec City council
coun- Ay
board of trade
Granby
Three Rivers
Sherbrooke
Wife petitions Truman to spare officer husband in Korea case
Ork, Pa Sept 22 AP A army lieutenant's wife petitioned President Truman to set aside the court martial death sentence for her husband Lieut Leon A Gilbert 32 for allegedly disobeying orders in Korea He said the order would have led 12 men to certain death The Gilberts Negro parents of three said the sentence was handed down Sept 6 and he faced execution within a month Gilbert served in World War II and was recalled in 1947
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TRUMAN
ORK
leutenant
Korea
Kay Gilbert
Gilberts
Gilbert
China trained Morian troops enter Korean front
London reports a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says Morian troops trained by China have been sent to Korea, noting the Koreans aided China in its revolutionary struggles since 1925. The move comes as a symbolic framing of allied forces in the conflict.
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LONDON
Red China
foreign ministry
China
TRUMAN
WASHINGTON
house of representatives
senate
NEW YORK
Brooklyn
Harry Schadkin
WINNIPEG
George Graham
Robert Simoon Western Ltd
Reuters
Ionia
SASK
FRINCE ALBERT
La Ronge
here
Prince Albert
WEST BERLIN
Berlin
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Special Service Force
Fraser Valley
Chilliwack
B.C
Socialist Weekly
PAT PE
Cr.Gov
J. M. Uhrich
St. Roch
northwest passage
North American
Regina
H. A. Larsen
Alta
Leon A. Gilbert
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