Battle Rages Near Shanghai as Reds Press to Woosung
Reports from Shanghai describe two Communist advances within 20 miles of the city center near Woosung and Lunghwa airport. Nationalist forces fight to hold a defensive line while demobilized evacuations unfold and American ships slip toward open waters.
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Shanghai
Woosung
Whangpoo
Yangtze
Lunghwa
Ghattons
United States
Tang En-po
Hunghao Road
Shintielin
Yuehou
Yangchang
Lungchiang
Government Bans Mass Demonstrations in Italy
Rome reports that the Italian government banned all mass protests nationwide. The measure targets left groups including Socialists and Communists who hoped to mobilize up to 100000 people in Rome for an anti Atlantic pact march.
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Rome
Reuters
Iitalian
East West Trade Problems Solved in Berlin Talks
Four power negotiations in Berlin ended with near agreement on east west trade mechanics. Western powers won approval for limited self rule in western Berlin under Allied supervision while Russia pledged speedier reparations deliveries. An American official said progress was good and a mid point solution likely.
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Berlin
Britain
United States
France
Soviet Union
Lawrence F. Wilkinson
Germany
Leaders of South Ireland Condemn British Position
Thousands of Irish marchers fill Dublin to denounce Britain's stance on the Ireland bill. Leaders vow to end partition with a steady, organized campaign while urging Westminster to reconsider. Prime Minister Costello says Northern Ireland may stay out until Ulster counties decide to join.
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Dublin
Britain
Ireland
Westminster House of Commons
Northern Ireland
Ulster
John Costello
Great Britain
Naturalists Surrealists War At Famed Art Colony
In St Ives Cornwall a quarrel splits the art colony as traditionalists led by George Bradshaw clash with rebels led by Leonard Fuller. The dispute follows a 12 month split when the Penwith Society of Arts formed after artists left the St Ives Society.
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Famed
Art Colony
St, 1Ves
Cornwall
England
London
West End
St. Ives Society of Artists
Penwith Society of Arts
George Bradshaw
Royal Academy
Rebels
Leonard Fuller
Academy
Dismiss 13th Case On Friday 13th
Robert John, a man arrested for drunkenness, was jailed in cell 13 after the police court on Friday the 13th. Police Magistrate W H K Mc Diarmid reviewed the evidence and dismissed the case.
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Pittsburgh
Robert Johnson
W. H. K. McDiarmid
U S Outlines Western Europe Aid Plan
The United States says Western Europe defences are weak and plans a first year arms aid program of 1.13 billion dollars to help free nations bolster defence. The program aims to deter invasion, complements the North Atlantic treaty, and targets Britain France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg Denmark Norway Italy Greece Turkey and Iran among others.
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Washington
United States States Department
Europe
United States
Department
Congress
Truman
State Department
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Mathews Named Navy Secretary
Francis Patrick Matthews an Omaha lawyer was named Secretary of the United States Navy at age 62. The White House said he will succeed John L. Sullivan who resigned amid criticism of Defense Secretary Louis Johnson over the navy's super aircraft carrier program.
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Washington
Francis Patrick Matthews
Omaha
United States Navy
White House
Matthews
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Defense
Louis Johnson
Navy
Journal-American to print full-size rayon page ad
The Journal American will publish a full-size rayon fabric advertisement page tomorrow. It will use 750000 yards of Nu-Fab Corporation fabric and can be removed and repurposed after printing.
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New York
Journal- American
Nu-Fab Corporation of
Chicago
Journal-American
Fraser Valley Alerts for floods as Fraser nears crest
Heat wave sweeps British Columbia sparks floods and forest fires. Fraser River near Mission expected to reach flood stage with 18 feet, Challicwack mobilizes emergency flood crews, Red Cross reforming relief units, last year’s damage pegged at 30 million. Fire crews battle seven fires in Peace River Fort St. John district and Vancouver Island with extreme hazard.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
Fraser
Mission
Chilliwack
Red Cross
38.C. Forest Service
Peace River
Vancouver Island
Lake Cowichan
B.C
Fort St. John
United Nations backs world convention on news rights
The United Nations General Assembly approved a sixfold plan on the international transmission of news and the right to correction by a 33 to 6 vote with 13 abstentions. Britain and the United States opposed peacetime censorship, while Russia defended it, saying the measure favors newspaper monopolies. Canada backed the convention, not due to take effect before next year after ratification by member governments.
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New York
United Nations General Assembly
Canada
South Africa
Spain
U.N
Britain
United States
Russia
Canham
Erwin A. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Andrei A. Gromyko
Smuggling case leads to fines for contraband cigarettes
Windsor Ontario. John Robinson of Sandwich East admitted selling 25 600 American cigarettes. He was fined 500 dollars and costs or face a year in jail. The case centers on contraband tobacco sales.
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Windsor, Ont
John Robinson
Sandwich East
Mayors to Gather for Canadian Federation Meeting
A record 450 mayors and civic authorities from across Canada expected at the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities annual meeting in Montreal from June 7 to 10, Montreal headquarters said today.
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Convention Montreal
Canada
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Quebec
Montreal
Eight New Fires Reported in North Alberta
Fire fighters in Alberta battled eight new blazes in the north as a south wind aided crews near Lesser Slave Lake. About 200 square miles of timber and brush burned, with winds driving flames toward the lake and a highway, yet crews gained ground as fires around Lesser Slave Lake subsided. E S Houstis warns this period marked the province s greatest fire hazard.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Lesser Slave Lake
E. S. Houstis
Parliament Hill Tulip King Keeps Ottawa Blooming
H Arthur Luscombe, chief gardener for the federal district commission, tends about 1,000,000 flowers on 600 acres of government grounds in Ottawa. From April to November he and 34 helpers plant and maintain tulips, crocuses, daffodils, and medals of color, using a heating tube under streets to force early blossoms.
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Ottawa
H. Arthur Luscombe
Parliament Hill
Luscombe
Federal District Commission
F.D.C
War Memorial
Terminal Post Office
Union Station
Jaywalkers Vanishing in Toronto Under New Bylaw
Police say the jaywalker is an endangered species in Toronto as enforcement of a new bylaw yields 11 arrests on Thursday versus 50 tickets on Monday. The bylaw imposes a 1 dollar fine for crossing against red lights or between intersections.
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Toronto
St Laurent Campaigns on Liberal Record Across Nova Scotia
Prime Minister St Laurent campaigned in Nova Scotia on the Liberal record with stops including Lunenburg after a 172 mile south shore swing. He insisted no major policy issues exist in the June election and attacked opponents as lacking policy. Opposition leaders urged policy changes, citing trade and resource concerns.
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St. Laurent
Canada
Lunenburg
George Drew
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Edmonton
Calberta
Alberta
M. J. Coldwell
C.gf
Ottawa
Nova Scotia
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BeaSige Sas
U.S
Mathews
Assembly
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Liberal Party
Medicine Hat
Tom Dutton and His Orchestra
Connaught Golf Club
Selah
Glen MacKenzie Orchestra
Medicine Hat Tigers
Brooks Buffaloes
Athletic Park
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