Catholic Church Attacks Czechoslovak Government
In Prague the Roman Catholic Church condemned the Communist government for deceit kidnapping and robbery as it campaigns against church power. A pastoral letter signed by Archbishop Joseph Beran and other bishops urged Catholics to resist under threat of jail. Government officials accuse the church of anti state agitation and threaten legal action.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Church of Christ
Joseph Beran
Joseph ,Matocha
Olomouc
Beran
St. Vitus
Christian Martyrs
Bihiops
Church
Slump Then Jump Seen by Economists
New York economists offer a midyear view of 1949 noting a measured downturn with a bottom expected in early 1950. They foresee a piecemeal recovery through 1950 and a return to 1948 levels not before 1951 or 1952, while warning the world monitors U.S. performance.
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New York
Washington
Bears
Wall Street
United States
Editor Sentenced in Buenos Aires Over Peron Disrespect Claim
Francisco Marzano editor of the Socialist daily La Vanguardia received a one year suspended sentence after being accused of disrespect toward President Peron. The ruling was announced Saturday in Buenos Aires amid political tensions and press restrictions.
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Buenos Aires
Francisco Marzano
la Vaguardia
Peron
Anchises Refloated On Yangtze River
The bombed British freighter Anchises was refloated and towed to a Shanghai wharf after being beached on a Whangpo river bank. It remained the only ocean going vessel in Shanghai as nationalist port closures entered a second day without incident.
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Shanghai
Whangpo
Pro Monarchists Lose Majority in Belgian Vote
AP reports partial tabulation from Belgium's parliamentary election shows the Social Christian party leading with 44.4 percent but short of an absolute majority, while Communists suffer heavy losses. Liberal gains and Premier Spaak sees a potential Socialist Christian coalition forming.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Social Christian Party
Pro- Leopold
Liberal Party
Paul Henri Spaak
Convicts Fall 4-3 in Ossining Police League Win
The Sing Sing prison baseball team lost 4-3 to the Ossining Police Athletic League in a Saturday game. Piggy Sands belted a long homer for Sing Sing, but his teammates could not recover from the early deficit.
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Ossining
N.Y
Sing Sing
Police Athletic League of
Piggy Sands
Sands
sNo
Long Growing Fruit Coco de Mer Tops Palms
The Coco de Mer, fruit of a palm species, is the largest known fruit and requires ten years to reach maturity.
Mock Blitz Tests Realism of London Air Drills
London reports say the first phase of Operation Foil tested industrial Britain against an atom bomb blitz. British bombers United States superforts and Netherlands jets participated as observers noted heavy bomber formations over the capital. Thousands of residents woke to noise and planes with many complaining the drills were too realistic.
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London
Britain
United States
Air Ministry
Crippling Berlin Railway Strike Ends Tuesday
A five week Berlin railway strike ends Tuesday after the UGO union bowed to western Allied orders and orders workers back to Soviet controlled lines. Strikers gain wage boost as salaries switch to west marks while 60 percent of east mark pay is converted. the union grows from 3,000 to 14,000 members despite not gaining official bargaining recognition.
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Berlin
Anti-Communist Railway Union
UGO
West Berlin
Canadians Turnout Near Half in Medicine Hat Election
Voters mark about 20 percent by noon with 2 015 counted of 10 077 registered in Medicine Hat. Brooks leads morning turnout with 425 ballots, while Crescent Heights and Earl Kitchener area show low counts. Campaign offices bustle as Veiner Wy lie Hughes monitor results. Newfoundland polls close at 2 30 pm local time with eastern results later.
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Dallos
Medicine Hat
Brooks
Redcliff
Toronto St
High School
Riverside
Crescent Heights
Ross St
Arena Gardens
Earl Kitchener
H. O. Duggan
Harry Veiner
W. D. Wylie
Veiner
Spence Hughes
Strathmore
Newfoundland
Alberta
Athletic Park
California Collegians
City League All Stars
Civilian Groups Learn Atomic Bomb Technique
Ten years after Britain's anti blitz effort begins, a new civilian training class in Gloucestershire teaches handling radioactive hot spots and fallout. A 60 member first class practices in a Hiroshima model, with demonstrations, geiger counters, and segregating dust carriers as they learn to defend against atom, chemical, and biological threats.
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Falfield
Gloucestershire
Eng
Britain
Hiroshima
K. G. Younger
Home Office
Anne Nicholas
South Wales
Bristol
St. Peter’s
English Language in Disfavor In Communist-Ruled Shanghai
The Shanghai English language, once a common second language for international trade, is falling out of favor under communist rule. Foreigners must increasingly use Chinese, with translations required for letters and deliveries. The Shanghai dialect complicates this shift, even as some educated Chinese can read multiple languages but cannot write in their own.
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Shanghai
Leaders End Campaign as Canadians Head to Polls
Canadian political leaders wrapped up seven weeks of campaigning with final speeches as 262 Commons seats awaited results. Prime Minister Louis St Laurent toured Quebec and predicted Liberal victory, while George Drew urged support in Ottawa Carleton. M J Coldwell and Solon Low emphasized a middle path against dictatorship and communism, with Pearson warning a CCF vote was effectively a vote against alignment.
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Canada
Commons
Louis St. Laurent
Quebec City
George Drew
Ottawa
J. Coldwell
CCF
Solon Low
Social Credit
Coldwell
Rosetown-Biggar
Low
Alberta
St. Laurent
Malanchie
Que
Drew
Carleton
Biggar
Sask
Aemor
People’s Party
Democratic People’s Party
Pearson
Mindemoya
Ont
Furs Stolen From Car In Edmonton
Police report thirty seven fur coats valued at over 5000 dollars were stolen from a parked automobile of Jack Kna zen a Winnipeg salesman during the weekend in Edmonton.
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Edmonton
Jack Knazen
Winnipeg
Man Buys Back Stolen Spinning Wheel
In Muncie Indiana an 86 year old industrialist George A Ball bought back a stolen spinning wheel offered by a sidewalk seller for 1 50 The wheel matched his daughter Elisabeth Balls collection and later the theft was traced to a break in at the cabin housing the antiques.
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Muncie
Ind
George A. Ball
Ball
Elisabeth Ball
Sydney Coal Miners Strike Shivers City Amid Rationing
In Sydney a broad coal strike by about 24,000 miners began as a cold snap hit Australia with the coldest day in 11 years. Heating bans and fuel rationing leave 500,000 workers idle and eight days of coal stock remaining. negotiations with the miners' federation collapsed over wage gains, reduced hours, and nationalization. Prime Minister Chifley met ministers to craft emergency rules to prevent economic chaos.
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Sydney
Australia
Coal Tribunal
Miners’ Federation
Chifley
Canberra
Demonstrators Try to Storm Bengal Secretariat in Calcutta
Police used tear gas bombs to disperse about 100 protesters who defied a ban on processions in Calcutta as they marched toward the Bengal secretariat. Demonstrators shouted anti government slogans and pelted officers with stones and bricks.
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Calcutta
Reuters
Bengal Secretariat
Chilean floods drive 2500 from homes in Santiago
Torrential rains overwhelmed two southern Chile rivers causing widespread flooding in Santiago. Large sections of the city were inundated and about 2,500 residents were forced to flee their homes as waters rose rapidly.
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Santiago
Chile
Britain to Ratify Wheat Pact Stabilizing Price Four Years
London Britain will ratify the international wheat agreement before July 1 in the house of commons. The four year pact fixes a top price of 1.80 and minimums from 1.50 to 1.20 per bushel with annual 456 million bushels traded. Argentina vows 20000 tons canned meat a year and Britain buys meat surpluses up to set limits.
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Britain
London
Christopher Mayhew
House of Commons
Belgium
South Africa
New Zealand
Switzerland
Republic of Ireland
Ceylon
Greece
Argentina
Record Vote Anticipated in Canada's Federal Election
Canadians planned a record turnout for the 21st federal election as 262 MPs were contested across 848 candidates. Liberals held 125 seats at dissolution with 69 Conservatives and other parties seeking gains. Campaign issues spanned legislation, taxation, trade, and social credit monetarism. Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King, former Liberal leader and prime minister, sat out this race.
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Canada
New Commons
C.C.F
Union of Electors
Social Credit
Viscount Bennett
House of Commons
Newfoundland
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
C.op
Bloc
Ponnaire
Canadair
Montreal
United States
Electric Boat Company
Hartford
Conn
Dominion
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Pen Mollycoddling Scored By Officers
Cardiff report shows prison officers complain of no retaliation after assaults. Principal Officer A J Burinshaw cites 16 warder assaults with only one punished. he condemns namby pampy ideas from soft authorities. I Thomas notes prisoners roam corridors after two hours out.
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Cardiff
Wales
A. J. Burinshaw
Liverpool
Burinshaw
Early Ju-Jitsu Practice in Saan Century Beginnings
The article notes ju jitsu, a self defence art with no weapons, practised in saan as early as the seventh century. It highlights its ancient origins and suggests a long historical tradition.
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Saan
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