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  3. ALLIED DECLARATION OF WAR WAS SHOCK TO GERMANS

    NUREMBERG, Wednesday.—"The Anglo-French declaration of war impressed us soldiers who had been in the war of 1914-18 like a terrible stroke," said Colonel-General Jodi, former German Chief of Staff, resuming his evidence. He added ...

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  4. 52 PERISH IN CHICAGO LUXURY HOTEL FIRE

    CHICAGO, Wednesday.—Fifty-two persons perished, and about 200 were injured, in a spectacular fire at the 25-storey La Salle Hotel, in the centre of Chicago's financial district, early yesterday morning. This estimate was made by Fire ...

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  5. RUSSIAN APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION

    MOSCOW, Wed.—"Izvestia," in a loading article, appeals for close co-operation among the freedomloving nations in peacetime as in ...

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  6. DEVICE FIRES PILOT FROM CRIPPLED PLANE

    NEW YORK, Wednesday.— A pilotless, crippled aircraft was demonstrated to-day with a 150lb. dummy. A 37 mm. shell, fired ...

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  7. G.I.'s AND FRAULEINS MUST BE DISCREET

    NUREMBERG, Wed.—An order making it a military offence for G.I.'s and Frauleins to show too much affection in ...

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  8. Hundreds of Tons of Surplus Food

    HONOLULU, Wed.—The newspaper "Star Bulletin" reports that hundreds of tons of army food stored in Hawaii will be declared excess, and disposed of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  9. BRITISH FORCED TO SLAUGHTER LIVESTOCK

    LONDON, Wednesday.—"Tragic, almost disastrous," were the words that the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Tom Williams) used ...

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  10. BRITAIN ACCUSED OF HELPING SPAIN TO ARM

    MEXICO CITY, Wednesday.— The Spanish Republican Premier (Senor Giral), attacking British policy regarding Spain, told the ...

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  11. VICTORY FOR REPUBLIC IN ITALIAN PLEBISCITE

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Reuter's Rome correspondent says high authorities to-day announced victory for a Republic by a substantial majority. The Prime Minister (Signor Degasperi) saw King Umberto, and called a meeting of the principal Ministers. ...

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  12. Semi-Secret Yugoslav Army Broken Up

    WUPPEETAL, Wed.—British military headquarters have disclosed that a semi-secret "Royal" army of 16,000 Yugoslavs, which have been drilling and, ...

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  13. ALLIES NO LONGER COLLABORATING

    LONDON, Wed.—Mr. Winston Churchill, resuming the House of Commons debate on foreign affairs, said the year after the end of the ...

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  14. GERMAN PRIZE SHIP FOR AUSTRALIA

    LONDON, Wednesday.—As part of her war reparations, Australia will get the German 1279-ton oil-burning ship Adrian, built in 1938, and ...

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  15. MUSTARD GAS DUMPED IN SEA

    CAPE TOWN, Wednesday.—It is stated that 2800 tons of mustard gas were dumped into deep water at Port Elizabeth. The operations, which ...

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  16. CHINESE MASSACRED BY INDONESIANS

    BATAVIA, Wednesday.—Thousands of Chinese refugees reaching Batavia estimate that Indonesians massacred 1000 Chinese men, ...

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  17. GENERAL MOTORS MAKES SWEEPING CHANGES

    NEW YORK, Wednesday.—General Motors Corporation has announced sweeping changes in its higher management. The directors ...

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  18. Company to Undertake Atomic-Energy Research

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—A major stop towards putting the atem to work for the benefit of humanity was taken when the War Department ...

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  19. Ukraine Dissatisfied With U.N.R.R.A. Supplies

    KIEV, Wednesday.—Colonel Vaily Khomyak, head of the Ukrainian Government's U.N.R.R.A. section, has expressed dissatisfaction with deliveries, ...

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  20. Says Russians Had Secret Radio

    MONTREAL, Wednesday.— The Russian Embassy at Ottawa had a secret radio, said Gouzenko, a former embassy clerk, giving evidence during ...

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  21. ZOO ANIMALS TURNED LOOSE

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Llamas, ponies, antelopes and zebras to-day contentedly nibbled Wuppertal's green squares and ...

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  22. To Take Over Gas Industry Lock, Stock and Barrel

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The Government intended to take over the gas industry lock, stock and barrel, said the Minister for Fuel (Mr. E. ...

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  23. MOUNTBATTEN WANTS TO GO BACK TO SEA

    LONDON, Wed.—Lord Louis Mountbatten, on his arrival from Paris by air, admitted that he had heard rumors that he would be appointed next ...

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  24. CEYLON FACING FAMINE

    COLOMBO, Wednesday.—Ceylon is facing an unprecedented food crisis, with stocks of rice and flour sufficient only for one week, said the Governor ...

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  25. WORLD TELEVISION AHEAD

    LONDON, Wed.—"The day is appraching when Britain will be covered by television. Another step I see, though some experts are more ...

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  26. BRITISH LOAN "RUINOUS" TO U.S.

    WASHINGTON, Wed.— Jesse Jones, Commerce Secretary in the Roosevelt regime, in a letter to the House of ...

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  27. PITCHED BATTLE BETWEEN POLICE AND GERMAN MOB

    HAMBURG, Wed.—A pitched battle between the police and 800 Germans occurred in Hamburg last night. ...

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  28. Moslems Demand Free Pakistan

    NEW DELHI, Wednesday.—The president of the Moslem League (Mr. D. Jinnah), addressing the Moslem League council to-day, reiterated that ...

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  29. RUSSIAN COMMENT ON SPAIN REPORT

    NEW YORK, Wednesday.—An authorised Soviet spokesman declared to-day that Russia was strongly opposed to the conclusions reached by the ...

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  33. U.S. SEAMEN MODIFY CLAIM

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday.— An offer by the unions to modify their claims for a 40-hour week for seamen, after a conference between ...

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  34. WATER 1/- A GLASS AT SINGAPORE

    SINGAPORE, Wed.—A skilling for a class of water, 5d. extra for ice to cool beer, 2/- for an orange-squash, and 5/10 for a good cinema scat; such are sample ...

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  35. NEW JOURNALISTS' ORGANISATION

    COPENHAGEN, Wed.—The international journalists' congress unanimously passed a resolution for the immediate establishment of a ...

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  36. Negro Murderer Granted Stay of Execution

    WASHINGTON, Wednesday.— Mr. Justice Hugo Black, of the Supreme Court, to-day ordered a stay of execution of the death sentence imposed upon ...

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  37. SENTENCE BLOW TO ACTRESS

    PARIS, Wed.—The once glamorous actress Corinno Luchair[?] (26), drooped, haggard and pale, in the dock to-day as the court sentenced ...

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  38. AUSTRALIA SHARING BENEFITS OF BRITISH CHEAP MONEY POLICY

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Financial comment heartily welcomes the fact that Australia is sharing the benefits of Britain's cheap money policy, deliberately pursued for the purpose of lightening the burden of the national debt service and cheapening the cost of reconstruction capital. Financial writers draw attention ...

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