Fontainebleau a town with present military roots in history
In Fontainebleau the town hosts Western Union military staffs led by Monty, drawing mixed reactions from residents the Bellifontains. The arrival of officers from Britain Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg and Poland adds to a sense of wartime mobility. The change includes requisitioned houses and a visible military presence while locals recall past artillery schools and salute old glory.
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Peter Inglis
Southam
London Bureau
Fontainebleau
Paris
Western Union
Monty
Bellifontains
Ecole d
Luxembourg
Avon
S. S
Anders
Subversive Work Probed By U S Aliens In Office
Senate committee pressed the state department for counts of foreign government or UN tied aliens suspected of subversive activity. Attorney General Tom Clark said about 685 aliens are under espionage and intelligence investigation with roughly 27 to 28 tied to the United Nations.
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John E. Peurifoy
Tom Clark
United Nations
New York
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary
United States
Péurifoy
State Department
Clark
Forest Fires Rage Across Western Canada Regions
Fire hazard remains high across British Columbia with more than 80 fires burning. Lightning sparked new blazes as 125 loggers raced to control flames near Cowichan Lake. 5,000,000 board feet of lumber lost and 200 acres burned. Alberta reports 17 fires with eight out of control. Manitoba notes two major fires on Lake Winnipeg narrows and Long Lake plus a Beaver Creek fire.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canada
Ontario
Cowichan Lake
Vancouver Island
Alberta
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg Narrows
Long Lake
Beaver Creek
Colorful Railway Labor Leader A. F. Whitney Dies
Alexander Fell Whitney, 76, fiery head of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, died at home of a heart attack after a day at work and an evening with friends. He opposed some Truman policies and played a key role in 1946 strike events, later backing reconciliation with the president.
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Cleveland
Alexander Fell Whitney
United States
Brotherhood of Railroad
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whitney
Buenos Aires
Truman
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood
White’ House
Congress
Treasury
Calgary Stampede Faces Final Day as Attendance Surges
Calgary Stampede broke attendance records with 78,612 on Friday and 337,114 over the first five days, as U.S. cowboys dominated major events. Harold Manderville tied the steer decorating record in three seconds, while Everett Wold had set the previous mark. The steer event drew Canadian challengers though U.S. ropers and riders led most competitions.
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Calgary
Canada
United States
Harold Manderville
Skiff
Alta
Everett Wold
Ponoka
Two 13-year-olds Remanded Over Beating Of 5 Year Old
In Toronto two 13-year-old boys were remanded until Monday in juvenile court on a charge of assault in the brutal Friday beating of five-year-old Carol Surge. Police said an eight-year-old boy was involved in the case.
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Toronto
Carol Surge
Second War Slang Fades From Canadian Society
Ottawa report notes martial jargon from WWII era is fading as veterans return to civilian life. The piece illustrates wartime slang through a 1946 coffee shop exchange of ex air force and navy personnel, highlighting terms like prang ground loop and corvette jimmy.
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Ottawa
RCN
Canada
Jimmy
Joe Prune
Harry Nelson
Buttercup
Jack
Molly
Bill
Fourth Round of Postwar Increases Seen at Stake
President Truman appoints Carrol R. Daugherty chair of a three member steel labor board to advise on wages pensions and insurance as a potential fourth round of postwar increases. The panel meets to end a 72 hour crisis as a 60 day truce holds and a June 30 deadline looms.
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Washington
United States
Truman
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
C.S.U
White House
United States Steel
Carrol R. Daughtery
Northwestern University
Samuel I. Rosenman
David L. Cole
Paterson
N.J
Four Labor M.P.s Form New Independents Group
Four Labour independents in London form a group after breaking with the party over foreign policy. D. N. Pratt leads with Konni Zilliacus J. B. E. Platts-Mills and Leslie Solley among the four, calling themselves Labor fellow travellers. They aim to influence debates and votes while seeking eventual return to Labour.
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House of Commons
Pritties
D. N. Pratt
K.C
Labor Party
Konni Zilliacus
J. BE. Platts- Mills
Leslie Solley
Labor
Russia
Bevin
United States
Britain
Canada
Dominion
Chiang announces anti communist pact with nations
Canton Reuters reports Chiang Kai shek declares China the Philippines and South Korea will form a broad anti Communist bloc to strengthen regional security and cooperation.
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Canton
Reuters
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Philippines
South Korea
Chuck Wagons Run For Final Prize In Calgary
In Calgary finals, 12 chuck wagons with best aggregate times will race for prize money after a rough preliminaries night. Johnny Phelan's Red Deer wagon placed third in race nine, Buckhorn Ranch led with 1 minute 12 seconds faultless eighth heat, H. Void Ponoka wagon overturned safely on backstretch with no injuries.
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Calgary
Calgary Stampede
Johnny Phelan
Red Deer
Buckhorn Ranch
Pincher Creek
H. Void
Ponoka
Auto Workers Build $10 Million Strike Fund at Ford
The United Auto Workers harness a $10 million strike fund after their 12th convention as Ford locals back a strike threat. Negotiations resume in Detroit Monday with a 7-1 strike vote margin while UAW subsidies could extend to a weekly $1 per member for up to 12 weeks if a strike involves 50 000 or more members across Ford GM and Chrysler.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United Automobile Workers
C.I.0
Ford
Ford Union
steel-Workers Union
U.A.W
Ford-U.a.w
Detroit
Generil Motors
Chrysler
CCF Proposes Barter Solution For Manitoba Farms
Winnipeg CP The Manitoba section of the C C F approved a barter trade system with Britain and other countries to secure markets for Canadian farm products. Delegates plan to include the proposal as a plank in the next provincial election. Speaker William Bryce warned farmers have enjoyed prosperity too long. The farmer in Manitoba is drunk with prosperity.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
C.C.F
Britain
William Bryce
House of Commons
Selkirk
Bryce
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F. C. Stover
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Long Beach
Calif
Casey Tibbs
Fort Pierre
S.C
Linderman
Bill McLean
Kitscoty
Jim Sniveley
Pawhuski
Stover
By James Noe Southam
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Lucy Bederia
Neta O’connell
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Brighton
Mass
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