Carr Denies He Acted as Russian Agent in Canada
Sam Carr testified he left Canada in January 1946 with a new passport to attend a Cuban Socialist Party convention and denied any link to a Russian spy ring. He claimed he has always been devoted to Canada and rejected accusations of attending Moscow Communist school or colluding with Koudtiavizev, calling embassy files fake.
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Catala
Canada
Carr
Lave
Koudtiavizev
Toronto
Truman Says Atomic Bomb Use Should Be Rare
President Truman told congressmen in Washington that North Atlantic Alliance aids world peace without atomic bombs. He warned he would not hesitate to use the bomb again if the United States or democracies were at stake. He recalled dropping bombs in WWII to save lives and stressed he hopes never to repeat it.
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Washington
North Atlantic Alliance
Truman
United States
Japan
Parks Board Head Inspects Elkwater Park Plans
Elkwater officials meet with Alberta Parks Board chair J. Holloway in Elkwater to survey park needs. Efforts seek fresh water, recreation grounds, roads, and a provincial park with zoo and game reserve as Cypress Hills land is beautified. An international highway to Wild Horse will link Havre Montana visitors.
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Elkwater Advisory Parks Commission
Wikwater Cuttagers’ Association
Julm TE. Holloway
Edmonton
Provincial Parks Board
Holloway
Elkwater Lake
Alberta
Mitchell
Cypress Hills
Elkwater
Wild Horse
Havre
Montana
Town Planning Commission
Medicine
Seamen Union Leader Sees 31 Ships Tied Up
Halifax and Victoria report wide scale disruption as the Canadian Seamen's Union strike paralyzes 31 ships worldwide. C.S.U. action halts Canadian deep sea shipping with vessels in Halifax Saint John Louisburg and ports in Britain France Australia Cuba and Canada.
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Seamen’s Union Leader
Halifax
Eric Atkins
Canadian Seamen’s Union
T.S.C
C.S.U
Saint John
N.B
Louisburg
N.S
Vancouver
Seafarers' International Union
A.pf.l
A. L. W. MacCallum
Shipping , Federation of Canada
S.I.U
Hal C. Banks
Montreal
Atl
McAdam
Sun Prince
Victoria
B.C
S.su
Two Fishing Boats Missing in Storm
Two small fishing craft with three men aboard were reported missing after gales swept the Maritime provinces and disrupted communications. RCAF search and rescue prepared to locate the Mildred R El of Freeport and the Alliford Amiro of Yarmouth, both due back from Fundy grounds.
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Halifax CP
Maritime Provinces
R.C.A.F
Bays of Fundy Fieid
Percy Thurber
Hart
Freeport
Westport
Bay of Fundy
Mildred R. el
Alliford Amiro
Gordo Banks
Yarmouth
Maritimes
New England
Labrador
Russians Attend American Army Day Party in Berlin
Russian officials attended a U S Army Day reception in Berlin amid a tense cold war atmosphere. The event marked a rare high level Russian presence in the American controlled zone while ban on the Allied sponsored Westmark was partly lifted. Officials noted no shift in Soviet rhetoric as Berliners read Communist press accusing the Allies of aggression.
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Berlin
United States Army
Westmark
V.S. Semionov
Germany
M.L. Bratvin
George D. Hays
Julius C. Clay
United States
Four Power Council
Hays
Britons Output Rises 11 Percent in 1948 Despite Ration Constraints
Government report shows UK goods and services valued at £9.675 billion in 1948, up 11 percent from 1947 as rationing hit meat fish beer and tobacco but overall consumption broadened. Prices rose about seven percent with tobacco beer clothing rail travel and furniture up, wages and profits shifting toward reserves and taxation.
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London
Reuters
United Kingdom
Britain
Veteran Warns Canada Could Rot Cope with Invader
Victoria Cross winner and former Second Division commander Maj. Gen. George Pearkes told the House of Commons Canada could not cope with even diversionary raids. He warned unprotected targets like Whitehorse Yukon Gander Newfoundland and Goose Bay Labrador could be attacked by airborne forces or submarines.
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Ross Munro Southam
Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
House of Commons
Canada
Dominion
George Pearkes
Nanaimo
Whitehorse
Yukon
Gander
Newfoundland
Goose Bay
Labrador
Drew Proves RCAF Planes Were Stored and Dismantled
Ottawa reports that George Drew pressed Defence Minister Claxton in the Commons over claims about storing and dismantling RCAF transport planes. Claxton admitted some error after evidence showed four RCA North Stars in hangars with parts removed, explaining planes were in reserve for emergencies. He apologized for the misstatement and said he would admit mistakes promptly.
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Ottawa
George Drew
Commons
Defence
Claxton
House
RCAF
Drew
Globe and Mail
RCA
Air Force
Defence Department
Wide-Open Assembly Debate Ordered Over Church Trials
The United Nations General Assembly will hold a wide open debate on the prosecution of churchmen behind the iron curtain. The joint Australian Bolivian proposal sought action on the Mindszenty trial in Hungary and 15 Bulgarian Protestant clergy cases. The vote was 11 to 2 with Iran abstaining. Russia and Poland voted no.
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United States
Jakob A. Malik
Hungary
Bulgaria
U.N
Assembly
United Nations
Malik
Canada
George Ignatieff
Committee of Canada
Cardinal Mindzsenty
Bread Shortage Not Seen in Winnipeg Amid Strike
Winnipeg strike at four major bakeries enters its 26th day with no city bread shortage. Cakes and pastries scarce as plants pivot to bread. chain stores and restaurants still stock bread. Five plants affected total 621 workers in Winnipeg and Selkirk. joiners include Canada Bread Weston Picardy General Bakeries and Brown's Bread in Selkirk.
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Winnipeg
Selkirk
Canada Bread
Weston, Picardy
General Bakeries
Brown’s Bread
Doctors Run Quarantine Service for Displaced Persons
In Halifax a team led by Dr. W H Frost oversees a quarantine unit aboard arriving ships. He and colleagues Drs Sullivan and Harris examine displaced persons from Europe, run two hospitals, treat sailors, and prescribe for civil servants. They note DP independence and varied roles including singers, dancers, and domestic work.
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Halifax
Europe
W. H. Frost
Saint John
N.B
Dps
Dr. Frost
B. C. Sullivan
G. S. Harris
D.P
Five Die in Wellsville Car Crash
Five men were killed when an automobile sideswiped another car and crashed into a tree in Wellsville New York. Victims include Donald Norton 24 Rodger Brague 22 John OConnell 24 Kenneth Colligan 25 all Wellsville residents and William Schaefer of Buffalo.
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Wellsville
N.Y
Donald Norton
Rodger Kk. Brague
John O'Connell
Kenneth Colligan
William Schaefer Et
Bulfidla
Pocket Braille Typewriter Debuts in United States
A compact Braille typewriter weighing 18 ounces has been developed in the United States, offering portable accessibility for blind users and enabling easier on the go writing.
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United States
Greece asks UN for protection over Albanian Greek border clash
Athens appeals to the United Nations Balkans committee seeking protection against unprovoked attack amid Albanian support for guerrilla activity in Northwestern Greece and Bulgarian backing for threats in Eastern Macedonia. The note cites 3000 rearmed Communists entering Greece via Albanian passes and accuses neighbors of disregarding last November's UN recommendations to restore diplomatic ties and frontier agreements.
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Athens
Reuters
United Nations Special Committee On the
Balkans
Albania
Bulgaria
Granimos
Greece
Macedonia
U.N. Assembly
Grammos
Aztec rites offered human sacrifices for maize crop
Aztec people conducted offerings to Chicomecohuatl to secure a plentiful maize harvest. The practice involved human sacrifices as part of ceremonial ritual to favor agricultural success.
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Parks Board
Russia
Lester B. Pearson
Hume Wrong
Wrong
Pearson
Airs. Pearson
Stanley Woodward
U.S. State Department
Whitesburg
Herman Combs
Amanda Ison
Ruben
Bruce
Luther
Albert
Herman Ison
Lson
Kingdom Come
S.1.u
Nolan Root
A.F.L
S.S
Brisbane
Triberg
Harry Davis
Canadian Seamen's Union
Arctic Wastes
Canadian Bakery Workers Union
CCL
Conciliation Board
CK Ranch
Brookville
Kansas
Old Ovehard Farms
Feterboro
D.P. Quarantine Service
D.p.s
Trew
Dro Frost
Dempster Motors
Eagles Ballroom
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