Attlee Defends Labor Record in Wolverhampton Speech
Prime Minister Attlee accused Winston Churchill of causing a foreign black eye with irresponsible party spite. He defended nationalization and said Churchill’s harsh rhetoric linked to Labour’s peril and bankruptcy claims is unfounded and disgraceful. He urged voters to judge Labour on its four years in government.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
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Wight
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Woll
Smoking in bed sparks accidental shooting and self injury
In Syracuse George Burke 19 says he placed a burning cigarette on an ash tray by his bed. A rifle bullet lay nearby and Burke, holding a razor, woke to blood on his chest and leg. He believes the heat from the cigarette discharged the bullet as he slept and cut himself while reacting.
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Syracuse
George Burke
Burke
Mob attacks US consulate as Shanghai tensions rise
About 150 former Shanghai U S Navy employees besieged the U S consulate demanding back pay and severance, locking in staff including Acting Consul General Walter McConaughy. The state department said communist police refused to intervene, marking a new low in U S China relations.
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U.S. Navy
Walter McConaughy
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Morgan Slayton
Reuben Thomas
State Department
Washington
Acheson
Wildhorse Highway nearing completion by August end
The Wildhorse road linking Elkwater with Havre Montana is expected to finish by late August if current work continues. D A Ure J L Robinson Roy Keating and local officials visited Elkwater noting rapid grading progress with 20 miles left of 48. A gravelling plan is to be arranged later this year. Elkwater's park potential impressed officials as a new water supply arrives and cabins are added to tourist camps.
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Winters to Make Western Trip to Survey Housing
Ottawa dispatch reports Hon. R. H. Winters minister of reconstruction will tour the west beginning August 21 to inspect housing projects and push for low cost housing. He will visit Regina Edmonton Vancouver Victoria and Winnipeg after talks with Premier Johnson in Ottawa and Premier Frost in Toronto.
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Victoria
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Frost
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Canadian Arctic Expedition to Baffin Island in 1950
Plans at the Arctic Institute of North America in Montreal call for a 1950 spring expedition to Baffin Island. Eighteen scientists and staff will study geology botany and glaciology with Lt Col P D Baird directing. The party aims to reach a major ice cap near River Clyde and stay through the summer, advancing North American Arctic research.
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Arctic Institute of North America
Baffin‘ Island
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Greenland
Vancouver
Ottawa
H. W. Ahlmann
Scandinavia
International Commission of Snow and Ice
Central North American Arctic
Baffin Island
River Clyde
Hudson's Bay
Royal Palace Life Changes After Princess Elizabeth Moves Out
London reports Buckingham Palace adapts to a quieter royal routine as Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh relocate to Clarence House. The Edinburghs’ private suites, once filled with family life, stand bare while the King and Queen keep their private floor for immediate family use only. Afternoon teas remain a custom but with fewer guests, and the king misses his nightly talks with the duke.
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Edinburghs
US Top Brass Heads for Europe
The Joint Chiefs of Staff headed for Europe to brief a House Foreign Affairs Committee on the $1.45 billion arms program for friendly nations. On return in about 10 days they will meet again for more extended discussions. The witnesses stressed the program’s defense value and aiding allies against aggression. Deane Acheson Louis Johnson and Omar Bradley testified.
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United States
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Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee
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Dean Acheson
Defence
Louis Johnson
Omar Bradley
Airliner and Navy plane crash near Fort Dix
Eastern Air Lines DC-3 collided with a military F6F Hellcat two miles north of Fort Dix New Jersey. Authorities report multiple fatalities with 11 passengers and 3 crew on the DC-3 and a single fatality aboard the Navy craft.
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la Guardia
Pennsylvania
Anacostia
Colorado uranium supplies may meet US needs says Millikan
Washington AP Senator Millikan and Edwin Johns, both on the atomic energy committee, stated Colorado plateau deposits are ample to meet domestic needs with proper incentives. They noted US uranium largely comes from Canada and the Belgian Congo, with exploration centered in the four corners region as exploratory talks with Britain and Canada begin.
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Edwin C. Johns
Senate
House of Representatives Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Britain
Canada
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Colorado Plateau
Belgian Congo
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New Mexico
Utah
Arizona
Truman
Explosions Rock Southern Jerusalem Near Mount Ion
Two powerful blasts shook southern Jerusalem early today followed by a large blaze on Mount Ion just outside the Arab held oil city hall. Israeli officials offered no immediate explanation for the explosions.
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Mount Ion
Oil City
Israel
Man Charged With Common Assault After Family Fight
Police say a man attacked his mother at her home. He was then struck by his brother in a 20 minute street fight before officers separated them. The case awaits Mag Re S G Main in city police court.
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S. G. Main
Missing Redcliff Man Reappears in Hospital
A 34 year old Redcliff man Ed Klaudt, missing two days, has turned up at Medicine Hat General Hospital. Klaudt, an employee of Redcliff Glass Co., was suffering a throat ailment and is under care after the hospital was alerted by his father. Local RCMP headquarters reported the incident.
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General Hospital
Ed Klaudt
Redcliff Glass Co
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