Russia Intensifies UN Attacks on Britain and U S
The Soviet Union signals continued pressure in the United Nations as Andrei Vishinsky criticizes Britain's Palestine policy and hints at tension with the United States over a proposed Greek border watchdog. South Africa faces U.N. scrutiny over its Southwest Africa mandate as Moscow defends Pretoria.
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Soviet
Russia
United Nations
Andrei Vishinsky
Britain
United States
Palestine
Vishinsky
Zvn
assembly
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
South Africa
Southwest Africa
U.N
South
British Tars Shoot Jews on Refugee Ship Off Haifa
In a dawn interception off the coast near Haifa a British naval boarding of a refugee ship with about 450 people aboard left one Jew dead and nine wounded. A British sailor broke a finger while another Jew was hurt as Jews brandished growbars during the 20 minute clash. The ship Despite was towed to Haifa under destroyer escort and may be bound for detention camps on Cyprus.
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TERUSALEM
Palestine
Germany
Haifa
Cyprus
Italy
New Ceylon government sworn in at Colombo
In Colombo on September 27 a new Ceylon government was sworn in led by D. S. Senanayake who became prime minister and foreign and defence minister. The cabinet includes 13 others under the new constitution. The chief task is negotiating agreements with Britain that could lead to dominion status for the island.
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COLOMBO
Ceylon
Britain
India
Senanayake
Mosque Imam Connolly Double Heritage Refutes Monogamy
In Port Elizabeth, Imam Armien Nordien Connolly, grandson of an Irishman, is described as the only man in the Union who knows the Arabic Koran by heart. He argues monogamy is essential for Muslims due to modern pressures, though the Koran allows four wives. He links family history to Islam’s priestly lineage and notes a changing view of marriage amid rising living costs. The piece, from a Saturday Review fragment, also touches on book binding costs and publishers experimenting with paper bindings.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Armien Nordien Connolly
Imam Connolly
Connolly
temuezin
Saturday Review of Literature
Murder charge urged in Betty Playford case Owen Sound police say
Owen Sound Ontario September 27 Chief T H Carson states he has reason to believe Fred Bussey is the murderer in the Betty Playford rape slaying police have sufficient evidence to charge Bussey with murder but aim to avoid statements harmful to the case Bussey is being questioned by Ontario and Montreal officers after his murder charge amid searches for the hammer he allegedly used and the abandoned car linked to the crime
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OWEN SOUND
Ont
T. H. Carson
Fred Bussey
Bussey
Montreal
Betty Playford
Ontario
Thornbury
Carson
Montress
Peirce
Gay
Mine Detectors Aid Cow Veterinary Science Progress
Wartime mine detectors have entered veterinary practice at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph. A sapper with a detector joined Maj. Gen. Chris Vokes's central command team to test the device on a cow suspected of swallowing metal. Detectors signaled metal in the animal’s stomach, thrilling professors with potential peace-time uses for the instrument.
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GUELPH
Gat
Ontario Veterinary College
Chris Vokes
army
central command
Sugar beet campaign begins in Soviet Union in 1987 crop
Moscow reports that Soviet sugar factories have started processing the largest beet crop since the war. Radio says sugar is rationed but the 1987 crop suggests a surplus is likely before long.
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MOSCOW
Reuters
Moscow radio
Soviet Union
Canadian Labor Congress to press wage and rights plank
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada delegates prepare to denounce federal price decontrol and seek higher wages with a national minimum of 65 cents an hour. They also back a 40 hour week and paid vacations while debating a civil liberties unit amid concerns over Communist influence.
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HAMILTON
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
A.FLL
Percy Bengough
international labor office
French Culture Flourishing In West Provinces
Montreal reports that French culture thrives in western Canada with harmony toward English speakers. Dr Adrien Pouliot, Laval University dean and CBC governor, says French language broadcasting will follow cultural development but cautions he did not comment on specific station applications heard by the C B C board.
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MONTREAL
Canada
Adrien Pouliot
faculty of sciences
Laval University
Quebec
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Odom Plans Third Global Flight From Chicago Route
Milton Reynolds backs Bill Odom for a third global hop, this time a polar route likely leaving Chicaze. Odom previously set a solo around the world record in a little over 72 hours, achieving the August milestone.
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CHICAGO
Bill Odom
Chicaze
Milton Reynolds
Ondom
Vancouver Pair Convicted in Slaying of Chinese Foreman
John Kneiler 26 and Eva Boucher were found guilty of manslaughter in the June 17 death of 32-year-old Harry Woo at a city canning factory. Both faced initial murder charges after a brawl at an east-end rooming house. Sentencing to follow.
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VANCOUVER
John Kneiler
alsize court
Harry Woo
Eva Boucher
Woo
Premier King To Discuss C S Plea For Pay Boosts
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King will discuss the Civil Service Association of Ottawa requests for raises in basic civil servant pay across Canada. R H Tater, association president, said King replied to a letter urging action on salary representations from April. The cabinet schedule will consider the plea soon.
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OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
Civil Service Association of Ottawa
Canada
R. H. Tater
Tater
King
American oil firms lift U S strategic role in Palestine
New York dispatch reports American oil companies with state approval hold the region's largest foreign commitments near Palestine as Britain plans an early evacuation. pipelines to the Mediterranean expand toward Sidon. Debates hinge on U S oil dependence versus domestic sufficiency and Europe as a primary market.
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U.S
Palestine
NEW YORK
state department
Britain
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Mediterranean
End to Nation Wide Packinghouse Strike Debated in Toronto
A Toronto conference of labor ministers drafts a formula to end the wage walkout of 12,000 packinghouse workers. Ontario Labor Minister Daley chairs the session with 13 officials from seven provinces, while Canada Packers Swift Burns and ULP W A reps may be invited if the plan gains approval.
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Toronto
labor ministers
Daley
Ontario
United Packinghouse Workers of America
C.S.C
Canada Packers
Swift's
Burns
Queen's Park
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebbec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Negotiations Near End for Newfoundland Confederation Terms
Ottawa reports Newfoundland and Canadian representatives will finish sub-committee work and hold a plenary meeting Monday to discuss terms for possible confederation. The seven man Newfoundland delegation departs Tuesday and will meet October 8 with a national convention to decide future government forms. Details on when terms will be public remain unclear. There are unconfirmed reports the government does not want the terms to become a political issue in the York Sunbury by election on October 20.
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OTTAWA
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
York-Sunbury
Yugoslav Army Moves Toward British American Lines
A Trieste letter from Rep. Thomas Jenkins asserts Yugoslav forces tried to breach Allied lines on Sept. 1. He cites a messenger officer warning Belgrade and Moscow authorities of forceful entry, with Allied refusals prompting a standoff that deterred open conflict. The Yugoslav troops reportedly withdrew after British and American officers stood firm.
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WASHINGTON
Rep
Thomas Jenkins
Rep -Chip
United States
House of Representatives
Trieste
Jenkins
Belgrade
Moscow
Beltrace
hil
Restrictions on Communist foreign correspondents at UN
New York reports that the United States restricts Communist reporters covering the United Nations. Accreditations must come from the state department via the UN press division, with officials noting limits on entry and duration. Pierre Courtade of L Humarte faced visa hurdles, reflecting broader Soviet and U.S. press-freedom tensions.
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NEW YORK
United States
United Nations
state department
Washington
United Nations press division
Pierre Courtade
Paris
L'Hum arte
United Nations general assembly
Courtade
L'Humantte
Russia
America
Moscow
Leningrad
Stalingrad
George Barnes
Barnes
Michael Jo McDermott
U.N
Atlantic pork
Britain signals possible Palestine withdrawal stance
London reports mixed reactions to Colonial Secretary Creech Jones's UN statement proposing British plan to withdraw from Palestine and end the mandate. Arabs Jews and Britons offer skepticism or cautious welcome, noting past withdrawals and concerns over a Jew Arab accord and future governance in Palestine.
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ONDON
A.P
Creech Jones
United Nations
Britain
Palestine
Holy Land
Jergesalem
Emile Khoury
Arab higher executive
I Palestine
London
Egypt
USN
assembly
apecial Palestine committee
R Lorie
Palestine Post
Jerusalem
Hussein A] Khalidi
David Ben-Gurion
Jewish agency executive
Times
Fear and War Fears Grip India Pakistan
Front page emphasis on Gandhi warning that war could erupt if Pakistan persists in its policy, with Patel declaring refugee exodus in Punjab a direct challenge to state authority. Gandhi, opposed to warfare, says war may be forced if relations degrade further and no quick solution is found.
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NEW BELT
ers
t—CPy
Mida
Pakistan
Mohandas K. Gait
Gandhi
India
Foch dominion
Gaxedin
Indian union
Serdar Vallabhai Patel
Mindy
French Cabinet Adopts Wheat Plan for Next Year
Paris sept 27 insurers The French cabinet announced that every farmer in France will sow wheat next year under a new plan for the next year wheat and rye crop.
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PARIS
Fragte PRSst
Premier Jones to take over PEI plant amid strike
Sept 27 Prince Edward Island Premier J Walter Jones announced the government will take over the strike-bound Canada Parker plant in Charlottetown effective Tuesday after a noon meeting. Also reported packinghouse strike legal under province laws, and other items include UN debate on Marshall plan, a New York school election, and Rail workers convention updates.
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Quebec Labor Relations Board
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Royal Indian Air Force
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