Worst April storm hits Maritimes after frigid easter
The Canadian Press reports a historic April storm delivering near a foot of snow along the Nova Scotia coast and spreading to New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Temperatures plummet below freezing as rail and road traffic slow. a white Easter is forecast across the Maritimes with lingering snow, freezing rain, and gusty winds anticipated.
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Canada
prairies
Atlantic
Rockies
United States
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Frince Edward Island
maritimes
Cape Breton Island
Ontario
Toronto
Ontano
tcedar
Suntury
mickel-mining
deep south
Pacific northwest
Canada expects biggest tourist year ever in 1950
Canada anticipates a record tourist season as Americans drive cross border traffic and travel firms boost advertising. New Newfoundland completes tourism revamp while Ontario and Quebec expand hotels and camps. Manitoba opens 23 auto camps and Flin Flon highway work promises new game fishing areas. Alberta reports doubled inquiries amid prize mountains and parks. British Columbia rails hotels en route to more than 1.25 million travelers last year.
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Canadas
United States
Europe
Rome
Canada
Newfoundland
Leo Dolan
Quebec
Ontario
Manitobs
Flin Flon highway
Rocky Mountains
national parks
Alberta
British Columbia
The Aga Khans Robbed Again at Yakimour Villa
In NICE France on April 8 1947 thieves struck the Aga Khan and Begum at their villa Yakimour. A previous holdup nearby yielded thousands in jewelry, much recovered. Last night intruders raided villa gardens and stole ten panties and brassieres from the clothes line.
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NICE
France
Aga Khan
Begum
Yakimour
Record High For Beef Prices Seen
Winnipeg report from C P notes city meat packers predict beef prices will reach an all time high next week as heavy U S purchases of Canadian cattle push prices up to five cents a pound. Spring thaw worsens road conditions delaying farmers from bringing produce to stock yards.
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WINNIPEG
C.P
United States
Turnbull elected president of National Dairy Council of Canada
John S. Turnbull of Regina, longtime farm operator and general manager of the Saskatchewan Cooperative Creamery Association, has been chosen as president of the National Dairy Council of Canada. The 90,000 member body represents the processing end of the dairy industry. Turnbull brings broad dairy expertise and regional influence.
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National Dairy Council of Canada
John S. Turnbull
Regina
Saskatchewan Cooperative Creamery Association
NDC
Turnbull
interculture
University of Saskatchewan
big Saskatchewan Co-Op
May Canoe To Work At United Nations Head Office
LAKE SUCCESS N Y April 8 Some United Nations employees may switch from subway to canoes for commuting to the new headquarters along Manhattan s East River A former Toronto teacher and newspaperman Widdrington is organizing a canoe pool after receiving about 20 inquiries He plans to guide junior diplomats and students through programs about the UN while eight weeks of lectures from experts begin J E G Hardy from Ottawa joins as a third secretary and will work in the external affairs department finance bureau notes and preparations for the intern program outline the UN s learning initiative for 20 countries through 29 interns.
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LAKE SUCCESS
N.Y
C.P
United Nations
Jerry) Widdrington
Toronto
Widdrington
Secretarit News
U.N
Manhattans
East River
42nd Street
Camp Ahmed
Algonquin Park
England
bluff
Canada
Pickering College
Toronto Daily Star
ards
YMCA
Halfax
Warecouver
RCAF
J E G Hardy
external affairs department
Ottawa
Hardy
U.N. bureau of finance
Heart Attack Ends Career Of Walter Huston
Hollywood mourns Walter Huston who died of a heart attack at age 66, ending a long and distinguished stage and screen career. The Toronto-born actor had recently attended a luncheon in his honor and reportedly remained in good health until late Thursday. The physician Dr Verne Mason confirmed the death as Huston rested after a long day.
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HOLLYWOOD
Walter Huston
Thurda
frencs
Huston
phiscian
Verne Mason
teachor
Christians Celebrate Joy of Easter Worldwide Observances
Mountains of faithful in cathedrals and village churches mark Easter with the message of the risen Christ. In Jerusalem bells toll at key ceremonies while Rome sees crowds as Pope Pius XII prepares Pontifical Mass. New York police marshal crowds on Fifth Avenue for the famed Easter parade.
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Associated Press
olay world
nex
Jerusalem
Christ
basilica of the Holy Sepulchre
New York
Fifth Avenue
midtown Manhattan
St Patrick’s cathedral
Senator Antoine J Leger Dies in Moncton at 69
Senator Antoine J Leger, 69, died in Hotel Dieu hospital Moncton after a stroke. A former provincial secretary treasurer for New Brunswick under a Conservative administration, he served 19 years in that role after entering the legislature in 1925. Born at Memramcook, he was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1907 and made King’s Counsel in 1932. Survived by his wife, one daughter and four sons.
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MONCTON NB
Antoine J Leger
Hotel Dieu
Sender Leger
New Bruns Wick
Senate
R B Bennett
New Brunswick
Leger
Mem- Tamcoux
St Josephs College
Cailed
Kings Counsel
India And Pakistan Sign Pact
New Delhi April 8 A communique announced a pact between India and Pakistan to end communal strife between Hindus and Muslims. The accord followed seven days of talks between Liaquat Ali Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru. Details to be released Monday for parliamentary review, addressing minority issues in East Bengal West Bengal Assam and Tripura.
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NEW DELHI
India
Pakistan
Liaqual Ali Khan
Karachi
Ali Khan
Jawaharlal Nehru
East Bengal
West Bengal
Assam
Tripura
Five Killed In Car Train Crash Near Rathorum Idaho
In a dawn collision three miles from Rathorum near Coeur d Alene, five youths died and a sixth escaped with minor injuries. The automobile carrying Edward Dutro 21 Siren Manwetler 21 Le Roy Banks 21 all Rathorum Betty Griggs 17 Coeur d Alene Betty Buckenberg 16 Trentwood Wash Kay Olson 17 Post Falls walked away as the Spokane International engine struck the car at a crossing.
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COEUR D'ALENE
Idaho
Spokane
Rathorum
Edward Dutro
Siren Manwetler
Le Roy Banks
Betty Griggs
Coeur D Alene
Betty Buckenberg
Trentwood
Wash Kay Olson
Post Fails
Famed Dancer Nijinsky Dies in Britain at 60
Renowned dancer Vaslav Nijinsky born in Kiev in 1890 died in Britain at age 60 after a 31 year mental illness. He rose to fame with Diaghilev and the Russian ballet, later jailed as a spy in 1914, then released in 1916. His wife Romola cared for him through his long dark years.
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LONDON
Vaslav Nipnsky
Nijinsky
Russia
Britain
Romola
Kiev
Warsaw
Poland
imperial school of dancing
imperial Russian ballet
Sergei Diaghilev
Paris
Diaghilev Nipnsky
Romola Puiszky
Buenos Aires
Budapest
Hungary
Otto Kahn
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
United States
Europe
Disc Hovering Over City For Hour In Eritrea
Thousands watched a disc hover stationary above the city for one hour and 25 minutes before disappearing northward. Eyewitnesses described something detaching from the disc and wheeling away while the object remained high and circular in bright sun.
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ASMARA
Eritrea
Reuters
cty
Whitby
Yorkshire
Buenos Aires
Violent Winds Hit Winnipeg Firewatch April
Violent winds hitting Winnipeg on April 8 caused 22 chimney fires as gusts up to 54 mph strained doors and set off burglar alarm systems. No serious damage reported.
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WINNIPEG
Socialists In Belgium Plan Strike
BRUSSELS April 3 Premier designate Paul Van Zeeland said he failed to form a government to restore King Leopold III. He hoped to finish a cabinet by Tuesday but last minute difficulties delayed it. The Socialist party, opposed to Leopold, controls about a large portion of the electorate and vowed a determined fight. Spaak urged acceptance of Leopold as king by some factions, while others planned a strike action against Leopold.
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BRUSSELS
Belgium
Paul Van Zeeland
Leopold IE
Prince Charles
Warn Zeeland
Socialist party
Soviet training drive for youth pilots despite four power dispute
Berlin reports Soviet occupied Germans joined a Friday training program for thousands of young communists as fighter pilots amid four power tensions. Neue Zeit notes Saxony Anhalt began extensive efforts to promote this sport with many World War II Luftwaffe pilots trained as gheer pilt s in the disarmament class.
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BERLIN
Neue Zeit
Saxonye- Anhelt
Germen
Wreckage sighted after fishing vessel loss off Nantucket
Wreckage reported in sea area near Nantucket Island where the fishing vessel William Landry with eight-man crew is feared lost after a storm between Cape Cod and Nantucket. Coast guard plane sighted planks and a hatch cover off the northern tip of Nantucket.
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Mass
William Landry
Cape Cod
Nantucket Island
coast guard
EDMONTON
CNR
Mt. Robson
passeNter
Vancouver
RANGERS
LSE
NEW YORK
New Fork Nanser
Madison square Garden
circus
Montreal Forum
Toronte Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Teronte
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TRIESTE
WILAN
T. C.C.F
TORONTO
E. B. Jolliffe
Ontario
C.C.F
Miller Stewart
Lenden
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