Government press seeks fast end to UMW trial amid coal strike
In Washington the Justice Department nears a quick ruling in the contempt case against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers as a nationwide coal shutdown deepens. Union lawyers promise a swift defense while fines loom for defying Judge Keech. The coal halt idles about 372,000 miners plus additional workers, boosting fuel shortages across more than 500,000 idle jobs.
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Washington
United States
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Justice Department
Richmond B. Keech
Keech
Lewis
UMW
Rail payrolls eat 53 percent of income in Canada 1948
Montreal reports Canadian railways' payrolls consumed 32 percent of operating revenue in 1948, up from 45.9 percent in 1926. Management counters that wage costs rose with productivity and investments. per-employee compensation index rose to 185.4 versus 168.6 revenue per employee.
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Montreal
Canadian Railways
Cital
Brother Hood
Gas Pipeline Route From Alta to B C Faces Objections
In Ottawa, Bill No. 7 to re incorporate the Alberta Natural Gas Co. faced opposition in the Commons during second reading. MPs Cruickshank and Smith pressed for an all Canadian route, while sponsor Maybank could not confirm the path, noting uncertainty about the final outlet.
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Ottawa
Alberta Natural Gas Co
Commons
United States
Alberta
Pacific Coast
Unie States
Vancouver
Canada
G. A Cruickshank
Fraser Valley
A. L. Smith
Calgary West
British Columbia
Wandering Leopard Dies After Capture
Oklahoma City zoo reports the 175 pound leopard from India died after a three day freedom spree. The animal escaped from a 19 foot pit at Lincoln Park zoo Saturday and roamed northeastern Oklahoma county areas before returning to the pit. Doorte over meat lures laced with chloral hydrate left the animal groggy and it died at 5 45 pm CST despite veterinary treatment. Zoo officials cited unknown cause.
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Oklahoma City
Lincoln Park Zoo
India
Oklahoma
W. O.bowerman
Zoo
Julian Frazier
Frazier
Dr. Bowerman
Moran engagement to Davenport called off by mutual consent
United States tennis star Gertrude Moran known as Gorgeous Gussie announced today her engagement to Anthony Davenport a British businessman is definitively off by mutual consent.
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Calcuweta
Gertrude
Gussie) Moran
United States
Anthony Davenport
Supreme Court backs wartime rental controls extension
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upheld the validity of federal rent regulations and paved the way to extend controls for at least another year. Finance Minister Abbott would soon introduce legislation in the Commons to renew domestic rent regulations before their March 31 expiry. The decision also confirms Parliament’s authority to enact emergency measures during war.
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Supreme Court
Quebec
Rinfret
Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Thibaudeau Rinfret
Abbott
Commons
Injured Pilot Tells Story Of Long Northern Ordeal
The 20 year old pilot Morris Grant of Whitehorse survived a Yukon mountainside ordeal after his plane crashed near Taku Arm British Columbia. He huddled in the snow for four days awaiting rescue, then was flown to Edmonton with frostbitten feet and other injuries.
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Edmonton
Yukon
Morris Grant
Whiitehorse
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Yukoun
British Columbia
Taku Arm
B.C
Grant
Timberline
Filin
Whitehorse
Fuchs Given Four Years For Betraying Atomic Secrets
London court sentences Dr. Klaus Fuchs to four years in prison after he pleads guilty to passing top atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. The Old Bailey judge calls him an ingrate who harmed Britain and the United States.
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London
Llaus Fuchs
Russia
Old Bailey Court
Baron Goddard
United States of America
William J. Skardan
Fuchs
Britain
Puell
Derek Curtis Bennett
Boston
Mass
New York
Los Alamos
N.M
Smilestones Pilot Sparks Brief Aviation Sketch
A playful dialogue centers on a pilot and a thrilled responder. The scene hints at a lighthearted aviation moment with a casual IU call referenced in the exchange.
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Smilestones
Calgary dog poisonings hit five in a single night
Five dogs from the same Calgary neighborhood are believed to have died after exposure to poison as a spring outbreak begins. Police and veterinarians are investigating the incident and urging residents to secure pet food and report suspicious activity.
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Calgary
Lochave
Reshuffled Labor Gov’t as Helm as Commons Reopens
Britain’s newly elected parliament opened with Conservatives taunting Labor to “cheer up.” Prime Minister Attlee reshuffled his cabinet to shore up a slim seven vote majority in the 625 seat House of Commons and to meet a stronger Conservative opposition and push social programs forward.
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London
Britain
Labor Party
House of Commons
Atlee
Alllee
Winston Churchill
Hlouse of Lords
Commons
Labor
Attlee
Labor M.P
Middle Class Votes Shift British General Election Toward Right
London reports that middle class voters in communities around the capital propelled a rightward shift in Britain’s general election. Conservatives gained from Labour in dormitory districts feeding white collar workers, tightening Labour’s large 1945 majority and producing a narrowly balanced House of Commons. Labor retained strength in industrial regions, with little change in Scotland and Wales.
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London
Britain
Harge
Tories
Labor
House of Commons
Durham
Northumberland
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Scotland
Wales
Bogland
Ottawa Board approves 7.4 percent freight rate hike
The Board of Transport Commissioners authorizes a 7.4 percent general freight rate increase effective after 15 days. An interim 8 percent rise is boosted to 16 percent over pre award levels, with grain and grain products in western Canada exempted and coal and coke up seven cents a ton plus eight cents previously. Railways expect about 28 million dollars gross yearly from the increase. A three man panel led by Hugh Wardrope delivered the judgment with I M MacPherson dissenting on details.
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Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
Canada
Hugh Wardrope
Commission
Doctor's Statement Claims Victim Dead Before Doctor Reached Bedside
In Manchester New York a physician's statement says Mrs Abbie Borreto was dead before Dr Hermann Sander arrived. Dr Albert Snay allegedly examined her Dee 4 and said she had no pulse no reflex and no heartbeat. He claimed Sander injected air into her veins and that nothing could revive her. The trial is focused on murder charges against Dr Sander with a state medical witness noting possible earlier error.
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Manchester
N.Y
Abbie Borreto
Hermann N. Sander
Albert’ Snay
Dee. 4
Sander
Snay
Borreto
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