United States Denies Plans to Attack Russia
President Truman rejects claims of a “preventive war” against Russia and backs Secretary Byrnes. A letter from War and Navy Secretaries Patterson and Forrestal disavows any military thinking supporting such plans. Wallace published a letter criticizing the idea and Truman calls for unity during the Paris talks.
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Russia
Wallace
Publc
Truman
War
Patterson
Navy
Forrestal
War and Navy
Army
Byrnes
Western coal wage rise eyed amid Western Canada dispute
Sources say western Canada coal industry may raise domestic coal prices by about 50 cents a ton as 9,000 miners and operators near settlement. Miners win a 1.40 dollar daily raise, to be approved by the war labor board and locals, plus welfare fund, 3 cent tax, 40 hour week, and holiday provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Western Canada
War Labor Board
Estevan
Saskatchewan
Vancouver Island
Alberta
British Columbia
Big Smelting Company
Trail
Alberta Townships Sought as Crop Failure Areas
Federal action requested to declare 406 Alberta townships as crop failure areas under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation act. A section qualifies with average wheat yield under five bushels per acre, granting farmers a bonus. The townships lie in eastern Alberta near the southeast border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
C. E. Gerhart
Sugar ration to stay at present level in Canada
Canadian sugar ration will be maintained despite a sharp stock decline. Officials said the price will remain steady amid higher U S sugar prices. Dominion statistics report shows on hand stocks fell from 106,722,723 to 99,844,580 pounds as of August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Prices Board
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Atomic Bomb Spreads Havoc At Bikini Island
The Bikini underwater explosion reshaped views of modern warfare and defense. It suggests atomic depth charges could disable major harbors, contaminate waterfronts, and seal strategic coastlines for extended periods, with lingering radioactivity and uncertain national security implications.
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Bikini Island
New York
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Bikini
Communist led squatters evacuate London luxury flats
Britain’s Communist led squatters begin leaving the Ivanhoe hotel and Duchess of Bedford House after court orders and police opposition. Dozens depart Bloomsbury while 300 squatters in Kensington expect to march out together seeking humane treatment from authorities as labor support grows.
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London
Britain
Ivanhoe Hotel
Bloomsbury
Duchess of Bedford House
Fashionable
Kensington
New Currency Set for Japan Korea and Ryukyus
Allied headquarters announced a shift to dollars and cents for military currency in Japan Korea and the Ryukyus starting Sept 30. Certificates will range from five cents to ten dollars replacing the a yen occupation currency fixed at 15 cents to the dollar.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea
The
Ryukyus
Allied Headquarters
Gambling Ship Bunker Hill Seized Off Long Beach
The U S justice department moved to seize Tony Cornero Straila s Bunker Hill after declaring the gambling ship offshore. About 70 coast guardsmen boarded the vessel as hundreds of onboard gamblers faced the end of the casino cruise. U S Attorney James M Carter said condemnation proceedings will proceed as the craft allegedly operated beyond its licensed coastwise trade.
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Long Beach
Calif
United States Justice Department
Tony Cornero Straila
Bunker Hill
High Seas
Coast Guard
Lady Luck
United States
James M. Carter
Planned uprising in Peiping leads to executions in Harbin
Harbin officials report three Nationalist generals were executed for a plot to seize the city. Communists say Chiang Kai Shek and Tu Li Ming sponsored the revolt. The plan targeted Aug 28 but was uncovered two days early and mass arrests followed.
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Peiping
Harbin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tu Li- Ming
Manchuria
Polio Research Eyes Monkeys From Indies For Study
Dr. H. M. Weaver of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced plans to import Macacus Cynomolgus monkeys, seen as the best research tool for polio. A six month expedition into the Netherlands East Indies and Philippine Islands will begin to locate the animals, with about 5,000 monkeys needed yearly.
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Washington
National Foundation For
H. M. Weaver
Foundation
Netherlands East Indies
Philippine Islands
Eskimoes a happy, hard-working people bishop says
Bishop Martin of Saskatchewan told Winnipeg Kinsmen the Eskimos are a happy people in God’s name leave them alone. He urged whites not to influence northern native Canadians. The Anglican bishop praised their independence and hard work living off the land.
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Winnipeg
Martin
Saskatchewan
Nine-year-old Simeon II Exiled From Bulgaria by Plebiscite
Bulgaria becomes a republic after a plebiscite deposes nine year old Simeon II as king. He leaves by train for exile in Egypt, beginning a life away from the throne.
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Sofia
Simeon II
Bulgaria
Egypt
Moose Jaw elevators eyed for wheat storage use
W Ross Thatcher urged Moose Jaw city council to query the wheat board about using the government elevators for wheat storage. He noted the 6,000,000 bushel capacity elevator stores no wheat now, has 10 workers, and fears closure as wheat is shipped to Fort William. Council agreed to seek information and consider reopening the facility.
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Moose Jaw
W. Ross Thatcher
Wheat Board
Thatcher
Fort William
Ald
E. J. Hemming
Prelude to Victory Dieppe wreath at Canadian memorial
The Earl of Bessborough former governor general of Canada placed a wreath of poppies on the Canadian war memorial in Dieppe France and addressed a reception in the town hall calling the 1942 raid the Prelude to Victory.
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Dieppe
France
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Salmon Fishing Regs Face 50-50 Sockeye Split Fails
The Vancouver Sun notes international efforts to regulate salmon fishing aim for a 50 50 share of the Great Adams river sockeye run for Canadian and American fishermen, but those efforts are failing this year.
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Vancouver
The
Vancouver Sun
Great Adams River
IFAP at Copenhagen Conference Faces World Food Board Debate
James Turne, president of the international federation of agriculture producers and of the national farmers union in England and Wales, says the future of agriculture is at stake as talks at the FAO conference cover plans for a world food board to stabilize farm prices. The IFAP operates as a provisional council of 13 countries and will formalize in May 1947, with about 31 members expected. Sir John Boyd Orr notes IFAP endorsed FAO’s human need based program and will cooperate to advance it.
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Copenhagen
James Turne
International Federation of Agriculture Producers
National Farmers Union
England
Wales
Food and Agricultural Organization
World Food Board
F.A.P
London
F.A.O
If.a.p
Lf.a.p
Canada
Student Exchange Aims to Link Canadian Dutch Colleges
Beerend D Bangma of the University of Amsterdam touring Canada and the United States to organize a student exchange. Visiting Dutch and Canadian students would stay as guests in each other homes with only travel costs borne by the students. Toronto would serve as Canadian headquarters on his return.
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Edmonton
Canada
Holland
Beerend D. Bangma
University and Students’ Organization
Bangma
University of Amsterdam
United States
University of Toronto
Forest fires sweep vast far north region in dry season
Ottawa inspector MacKay Meikle reports extensive forest fire damage across the far north from Aklavik to Fort Smith. He cites prospectors and Indians as causes in many cases and notes a new Eldorado mine air strip at Great Bear Lake enabling larger air transport capacity.
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Edmonton
MacKay Meikle
Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Meikle
Eldorado
Great Bear Lake
Wheat Prices Hit 26-Year Export High in Canada
The Canadian Wheat Board raised Durum prices from 15 to 19 cents over export rates. No. 1 C W amber Durum is $2.20, No. 2 C W $2.20, No. 3 C W $2.19 in store at Fort William Port Arthur and Vancouver. Export rates to other countries show One Northern $2.05 Two Northern $2.02 Three Northern $2.00. rise linked to U S Durum premiums.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
C.W
Fort William
Port Arthur
Vancouver
United Kingdom
United States
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Western Coal
Canadians
June Tait
Red Cross
W. R. Franks
China
Polio Research
R.A.F
E. M. Donaldson
India
M. Subramanyam
Hindoo
Timmins
Ont
Mem
Saudi Arabia
Arab Higher Committee of Palestine
Amir Paisal
Mahomed
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