Egypt Battle Temporises in Tel El Kebir Ambush
British forces clash with Egyptian militants near Tel El Kebir depot as a reconnaissance patrol suffers casualties. Grenadier Guards rescue Cam erons amid crossfire while a lone Egyptian is killed trying to attack Brig. William Stowe. Egypt threatens expulsions if subversive activity continues.
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Gypt
Reuters
Egypt
Liberation Army
Tel el Kebir
Cameron Highlanders
Grenadier Guards
William Stowe
United Kingdom
Ibrahim Farag
Cyprus
Farag
Suez Canal Zone
Canal Zone
Truman to Name Another Vatican Envoy
President Truman plans to nominate a United States ambassador to the Vatican but has withdrawn Gen. Mark Clark from consideration at his request. White House officials say a new nominee will be submitted later, with likely religious controversy anticipated again. Clark cited opposition to an ambassador to the Vatican as the reason for withdrawing his name.
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Truman
Vatican
Washington
United States
Mark ’. Clark
White House
Clark
Rome
U.S. Army
Congress
Fort Monroe
Nineteen Fatalities In Eastern Canada
Two fires one in Ontario and one in New Brunswick claimed six lives during the weekend. Thirteen other deaths occurred across eastern Canada from various causes including traffic accidents five deaths and asphyxiation four.
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Ontario
New Brunswick
Canada
Ppa
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Communists Charge Allied Planes Flew Over Chinese Cities
In a tense Panmunjom session, Communist negotiators deny airfield move details and accuse Allied planes of flying over Mukden and Wushien in northeast China. U.N. aides deem the claim irrelevant while Fifth Air Force refutes any such overflights.
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China
Munsan
Korea
Truce Supervision
U.N
Reds
Mukden
Wushien
Panmunjom
Fifth Air Force
Seoul
R. E. Libby
North Korea
Lee Sang Cho
New Man For Top Malay Job
Britain clears the decks for a new high commissioner to intensify the anti Communist war in Malaya. Officials Gray and Jenkin resign amid strategy disputes as Sir Gerald Templar is named the likely successor after meetings with Prime Minister Churchill in Ottawa.
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Kuala Lampur
Malaya
Britain
W. N. Gray
Malayan Federation
William Jenkin
Gray
Jenkin
Henry Gurney
Gerald Templar
Churchill
Ottawa
Plane dives into New York River. all aboard saved
A Northeast Airlines twin engine Convair plunged into the East River near Laguardia in dense fog during approach. All 36 people aboard were rescued as police coast guard and private craft pulled survivors from the water. Two were seriously injured and no Canadians were listed among passengers.
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New York
Northeast Airlines
East River
Carolin Hull
Montreal Beauty Missing After Florida Keys Disappearance
Montreal private detective Roger Nedeau says Huguette Lemay 21 vanished from a Florida Keys fishing trip and was seen on the Tamiami trail west of Miami. He believes she may be alive, possibly kidnapped or hitchhiking, and will widen searches along the 141 mile route through the Everglades toward Fort Myers.
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Miami
Fla
Florida Keys
Everglades
Roger Nedeau
Montreal
Huguette Lemay
Nedeau
Tamiami
Fort Myers
Lemay
George
Keys
Raymond Daoust
James O. Barker
Florida Mainland
Key West
Tamiami Trail
North American
Earthy Terms For Describing Korea
Southam correspondent Peter Inglis describes Korea as a war theater lacking homes for billeting, with Canadians living in tents or ground holes. He notes harsh smells from night soil fertilizer, scarce amenities, and limited contact with locals, while detailing the rugged terrain and climate shaping the Canadian 25th Brigade’s experience.
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Korea
Sicily
Italy
Dozen Airplanes Join Search for Missing Seamen
A dozen search planes joined four vessels in a resumed hunt for the freighter Pennsylvania and its crew of 45 or 46 in the North Pacific. Weather improved with ceilings at 3,000 to 5,000 feet and visibility five to six miles as gale winds subsided to 25-35 mph. Coast Guard and allied aircraft from Navy Air Force Coast Guard and RCAF conducted the search southeast of the last position amid a storm wrecked sea.
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Hattle
Pennsylvania
Coast Guard
North Pacific
U.S. Navy
Air Force
RCAF
Coast’ Slard
Smilestones and Theatre Talk in Club Car Exchange
In a short club car exchange two men joke about careers with lines about acting and banking. The banter hints at long absences from theatre and banking, ending with a quip about the other’s career gap.
Mossadegh Rejects UK Pleas to Halt Consulate Closures
Iranian Premier Mossadegh stood firm against British urging to withdraw the order closing nine British consulates in Iran by January 21. He told Ambassador Shepherd the action would stand, while UK retaliation appears unlikely as tensions push toward a diplomatic break. Meanwhile Majlis quorum faltered with only 39 of 56 deputies present.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Francis Shepherd
United Kingdom
London
Mossadegh
Shepherd
Reuters
Ghgham Mgerdichian
Megerdichian
Road Report update from east and west routes
Road report notes No. 1 east very heavy and easily blocked though traffic moves through. No. 1 West heavy in places with plow en route to Bassano. No. 3 West road good and clear centre. Monalta traffic moving, plow active. Hilda Schwler traffic through but heavy in spots.
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Bassano
Monalta
Hilda Schwler
Western powers push to move Vishinsky offer to disarmament commission
Britain France and the United States circulated a resolution urging the UN General Assembly to refer Andrei Vishinsky's atomic energy proposals to the new disarmament commission. The plan seeks a continuous inspection regime and a simultaneous ban on atomic weapons, signaling Western desire to preserve leverage while engaging Soviet concessions.
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Paris
Andrei Vishinsky
United Nations
General Assembly
Disarmament Commission
Britain
France
United States
Vishinsky
U.N
Norman Altstedter
United Nations Assembly
Andrei
Russia
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Europe
New
Churchill Eyes Alexander Return to Military Post
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Churchill pressed Viscount Alexander to accept a British defence post, possibly defence minister, amid talks during Churchill’s weekend stay. Alexander’s term as governor general extended to next fall, with no imminent departure. Churchill plans meetings with Canadian leaders in Ottawa to discuss wartime plans, Atlantic Pact issues, and Southeast Asia.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Viscount Alexander
Britain
Mr. Churchill
Washington
Rideau Hall
Far East
Truman
Southeast Asia
North Atlantic Council
Chirchill
Lord Cherwell
J. C. Mackenzie
Canada
National Research Council
Congress
Cold Northerly Winds Grip Western Prairies
Cold northerly winds sweep the forecast district as winter tightens its grip on the western prairies. Overnight lows range from 25 below in the Peace River area to 5 below in southwestern Alberta with continued cloudiness and cold conditions into Tuesday.
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Prairies
Peace River
Alberta
Canadian Parka Buttons Can Be Used For Soup
Tokyo report says about 10 percent of frontline British troops lack full winter gear. 650 Canadian parkas shipped to Korea with 1 350 more due in two days. Plane carrying 13 000 pounds of gear left from Nicosia to Britain. Buttons on parkas mocked as soup aid though taste described as awful by soldiers. General Van Fleet offers American clothing to the Commonwealth division.
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Peter Inglis Southam
Korea
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Western Front
Paris
Seoul
Tokyo
Reuters
Commonwealth Division
Nicosia
Cyprus
Parkas
James van Fleet
8Th Army
Noble metals resist corrosion noted in common metals list
Gold silver platinum and other noble metals are so named because they resist corrosion and tarnish, unlike base metals. The term highlights their stability and rarity in typical environments.
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Margaret Rose
Earl of Dalkeith
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N.Y. River
Southam
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Brooke Claxton
Veterans Affairs
Hugues Lapointe
St. Laurent
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