Flames Drive Rescuers Back and Pit Sealed
A severe underground fire at Creswell coal mine in Northumberland, England trapped at least 80 miners, while about 120 escaped. Rescuers faced heat and gas as officials sealed the shaft and abandoned rescue attempts. The disaster marks Britain’s deadliest mine loss since 1947.
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Associated Press
RESWELL
Northumberland
Eng
Creswell
Britain
Whitehaven
Sir Hubert Houldsworth
East Midlands
National Coal Board
Flash Floods Kill About 100 in Morocco Toll
A sudden torrential downpour in the Sefron mountains caused a Mash flood along the Aggai river, destroying many bridges and homes and cutting roads. Authorities estimate about 100 deaths and total damages near $2,000,000.
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CASABLANCA
Morocco
Sefron
Kipling Was Right On Deadly Female Driver Case
Vancouver magistrate W. W. B. McInnes fined streetcar operator Pearl Wattum 50 dollars or 30 days in jail after she killed a dog while driving. A witness said she replied she was late when informed of the death. The court found she was callous and indifferent to the animal's fate.
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VANCOUVER
W. W. B. McInnes
Kipling
Pearl
Wattum
Tricky Rescue Saves 16 HALIFAS Goose Bay
Sixteen American airmen are safe in Goose Bay after a tricky rescue in Labrador muskeg. They parachuted Thursday from a disabled bomber and were spotted by an RCAF plane Sunday. A helicopter then ferried them to a lake shore for Albatross airlift to medical care. One crew member suffered a broken leg after landing in a river.
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HALIFAS
Goose Bay
Labrador
R.C.AF
big northern
Seoul Faces Destructive Battle As Marines Advance
Seoul endures fires and smoke as U S Marines push toward the city center behind flame throwers and heavy artillery. MacArthur in Tokyo says UN forces captured Seoul in a manner preserving civil installations. Civilians flee amid shelling and improvised earthen barricades as Reds defend from streets and rooftops.
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SEOUL
DON WHITEHEAD
EOUL
U.S
MacArthur
Tokyo
United Nations
Sealing Off Fire In Mer Coal Mine Near Edmonton
Sealing off operations at the Mer coal mine are progressing favorably and should finish in a week to 10 days. J A Dutton, assistant to the Alberta director of mines, said 100 miners are at work around the clock sealing the fire area to extinguish the flames.
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EDMONTON
Mercoal
J. A. Dutton
Alberta
Profusion of Chimney Pots in London Amused Ottawa Writer
Ottawa editor L Norman Smith writes from London about an unchanged city scene. He notices Canadians meeting by chance in a hotel lobby, Hyde Park sheep grazing near Marble Arch, and quirky media bits like a kitten atop the Matterhorn. He jokes of pleasant weather and plans to haunt the park for luck.
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L NORMAN SMITH
Ottawa Journal
Lethbridge Herald
LONDON
Hyde Park
Marble Arch
London Times
U.N
China
India
the
Times
Scotland
Prestwick
United Kingdom
Ireland
Eugene ONeill Jr Dies in Suspected Suicide at Home
Eugene ONeill Jr a 40 year old son of the famed playwright slashed his right wrist with a razor in his Woodstock New York bathroom after a despondent period friends said. Coroner Dr Ernest Kelly ruled death by his own action. He was a NYT and Saturday Review reviewer and co editor of The Complete Greek Drama.
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WOODSTOCK
N Y
Eugene O'Neill
Ernest Kelly
Kelly
O'Neill
ONeill
Charles Chaplin
Cona ONeill
New York Times
Saturday Review of Literature
Whitney J. Oates
Maharaja of Bikaner Dies at 48 in England
The Maharaja of Bikaner aged 48 died Monday night of heart disease at his Surrey country home. He ruled the northwestern Indian state until last year and was famed as a big game hunter and one of India’s best marksmen.
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CHERTSEY
Surrey
England
Bikaner
India
Big Initial Victory For U N Forces
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced that UN forces liberated Seoul from North Korean control. The victory marks the first armed peace enforcement effort by the UN backed by 53 non Communist nations.
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Associated Press
KYO
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Seoul
South troops meet contact near Osan Suwon in Korea
An army spokesman said U S troops south of Seoul contacted 1st Cavalry tanks speeding up from the old beachhead. If confirmed, a solid link-up could trap large North Korean forces in southwest Korea. The meeting occurred between Osan and Suwon as the 7th Division units linked with cavalry patrols.
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SEOUL
Korea
U.S
1st Cavalry
Osan
Suwon
Seoul Clean-Up Near Finish After House to House Push
Allied forces, aiming to minimize destruction, continue clearing Seoul of an estimated 5,000 die-hard Communist defenders, fighting street by street as four major blazes burn. Special communique from MacArthur announces end of effective bed resistance and control of the 1,900,300 population capital.
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Seoul
Macarthur
republic
Dawson Sparks Yukon Capital Move Fears in Dawson
The Yukon capital move from Dawson to Whitehorse sparks a protest led by Mayor Howard Firth and three aldermen who threaten to resign. Charlies Lefevre and Yukon's territorial council oppose the transfer, forming a citizens committee to telegram Prime Minister St Laurent and others. Dawson, once a 25,000 boom town, now a village of about 1,000, still hopes for mining rushes generating millions yearly.
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Dawson
Whitehorse
here
Howard Firth
Yukon
Charlies Lefevre
territorial council
St. Laurent
Winters
J. Aubrey Simimonr
Ottawa
Prairie Wheat Harvest Seen Big Despite Frost Losses
OTTAWA Sept 26 A wheat harvest in Canada’s prairie fields will proceed in two weeks as frost trimmed the crop but officials call the season a strong total. About 250 million bushels valued at 90 million dollars have been moved toward storage and market as western farmers hope for continued favorable weather. Frost blackened fields cost 54 million bushels and reduced quality, yet government experts still rate the harvest as solid, notably higher than last year’s 367 million bushels and above the 1940 49 ten year average of 394 million.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Hurt At Macleod June 10 Man Still Unconscious
Vermilion Alberta report on Mervin Osbaldeston injured in a June 10 automobile crash near Macleod. He remained unconscious in hospital after transfer to University Hospital. Feeding via nasal tube. doctors unable to restore consciousness after over a month in Macleod Hospital.
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Macleod
Man
VERMILION
Alta
Mervin Osbaldeston
Macleod hospital
University hospital
Soviet Peace Offer Studied by UN Diplomats
United Nations diplomats in New York studied a Soviet declaration by deputy foreign minister Jakob Malik with caution and time to assess its sincerity while criticizing words over deeds. The Times reported growing US-UN agreement on Korea policy barring direct Soviet or Chinese intervention, allowing UN forces to advance beyond the 38th parallel if Korea does not cease fire and surrender arms.
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NEW YORK
United Nations
United States state department
Jakob A. Malik
Maryland
U.N
Russia
New York Times
United States
Korea
China
The Times
Communists Warned of More Rough Handling
At the Canadian Congress of Labor convention President A R Mosher led moves to expel the Communist dominated United Electrical Workers and warned that a noisy minority would not divert the meeting from its business. Mosher said 700 delegates would not be dominated by a “noisy dozen” amid loud protests by left wingers during proceedings.
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Wen
Congress of Labor
A. R. Mosher
C.C.L
United Electrical Works
Mosher
padhi
electrical workers union
C.CL
Reports 21 G B Troops Killed In Error Bombing
A British army spokesman said 21 British soldiers died and 29 were wounded when American planes mistakenly bombed the British 23rd brigade near Waegwan Korea. Reuters reported the day after the attack that 150 had been listed as casualties.
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G.B
TOKYO
South Korea
Reuters
Waegwan
Korea
First Phase of Quebec Parley Ends
Reports say good headway was made as the Federal Provincial Conference concluded its initial behind the scenes study of constitutional issues in Quebec. The sessions were described as productive amid ongoing discussions about Canada’s constitutional framework.
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QUEBEC
WINNIPEG
Canadian Wheat Board
St. Laurent
OTTAWA
Garainer
Canada
Gardiner
Civil Service Commission
MIAMI
Fla
Southern Bell Telephone company
George E. Holt
RUSSIA
NEW YORK
Rasda
U.N. general assembly
United Nations
ena
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