Epidemic in Cambridge Inlet Strikes 15 Dead
Edmonton April 23. Armed with sulfa and penicillin a hospital squad fights the influenza epidemic sweeping the Eskimo village at Cambridge Inlet 1100 miles north of Edmonton. The disease has killed 15 natives with 42 ill. A first emergency hospital was set up and care expanded as Dr. Paul Harvey and a team arrived with drugs and serum to vaccinate others. Pneumonia guard remains the principal aim.
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EDMONTON
Cambridge Inlet
Hy Meltzer
Charles Camsell hospital
J. C. Callaghan
Akla
R.C.AF. Dakota
Cambridge Bay
Paul Harvey
north land
Eskimos
Deaths Yesterday Across Regions Report
Obituaries list Christopher W. Bermingham 71 a noted Canadian construction engineer in Kingston Ontario and Louise Lagrois 77 Yukon Territory's first white settler in Victoria British Columbia plus Viktor Mann 59 Berlin listed as sibling to the authors Thomas and Heirivis Pili with brief identifiers.
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KINGSTON
VICTORIA
B.C
Louise Lagrois
Yukon Territory
BERLIN
Viktor Mann
Thomas and
Heiurivis pili
India plans vast literacy push under non compulsory rule
P K Banerjee, secretary to the high commissioner for India in Canada, outlines a government program to eradicate illiteracy. He notes past emphasis on higher education and states literacy in India remains low. Non compulsory education for ages 6 to 11 is now endorsed by two five year plans with central and provincial funds. About 60 million dollars is expected to be spent in the first year as India’s network of universities and technical institutes expands to meet literary and scientific needs.
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India
P. K. Banerjee
Canada
Ottawa Normal School
Banerjee
Board orders removal of mountain freight rate by July 1
The board of transport commissioners ruled to end the mountain differential freight rate and above normal charges on Rockies hauls, estimated to cost shippers about 3.5 million dollars yearly. Chief Commissioner Archibald wrote the judgment with MacPherson concurring. Armand Sylvestre agreed to defer further handling to a royal commission.
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UAWA
Rockies
board of transport commissioners
M. B. Archibald
Frank MacPherson
Cranbrook
Armand Sylvestre
Sassifled
royal
commission nn transportation
ce Archibald
de~ustom
Pacific territory
Govt Abandons City And Blows Up Rail Station
An 1947 Austin report describes dramatic actions with the government abandoning a city and destroying a major rail station. A chaotic scene unfolds with conflicting accounts and unclear aftermath, while the article pivots to an unrelated anecdote about a fisherman and a catfish.
Demoralized Nationalist Troops Fall to Red Assault Near Yangtze
Anking dispatch reports Nationalist forces retreating from Nanking as Red troops breach the Yangtze barrier. About 100,000 soldiers pull southward, leaving waterfront in flames while looters overrun the city and Premier Ho Ying-chin assumes defense duties amid disrupted communications.
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Yangtze
SEYMOUR TOPPINGANKING
Nanking
hig
great river
Topping
pean be Gaw Chanathan a Abachy
Comted
Shanghai
iminy
Ho Ying-Chin
defence ministry
Atmosphere Of Optimism At Commonwealth Conference
London reports delegates from Britain and seven dominions enter a weekend of private talks in an atmosphere of growing optimism. After first formal discussions yesterday, no communique was issued but indications suggested support for a possible constitutional evolution within the commonwealth. The eight-power group will not meet publicly over the weekend as delegates plan private sessions.
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LONDON
Britain
dominions
Ind
republic
commonwealth
Ed Bruchet Named Head Of Lethbridge Hockey Sponsorship
Sicks' Brewery announces taking over the Lethbridge Native Sons program with Ed Bruchet named general manager of all hockey operations and Pete Slobodian as head coach. The move backs juniors and aims to include midget and pee wee teams and pursue local talent development.
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ICKS
Lethbridge Brewery
Lethbridge Maple Leafs
Lethbridge Native Sons
Ed Bruchet
Alberta
Sicks
Pete Slobodian
Native Sons
Al Neils
Lethbridge Artificial Ice Company
Sicks’ Lethbridge
The Herald today
Lethbridge
Canada
Lethbridge Piund
Mr. Neils
AaUTTALe guTVE sem
Neils
Cagch Slobodian
Lethbridge and district
the Herald
Lethbridge Native Sons organization
Lethbridge hockey
Conductor Stonkowski Injured in Taxi Fall
Leopold Stonkowski, conductor of the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, bruised his right shoulder after a fall while exiting a taxi in Spartanburg South Carolina. The incident occurred on April 23 as reported by United Press.
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SPARTANBURG, S. C
Leopold Stonkowski
New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Poor Weather Halts Search for Missing RCAF Plane
Poor flying weather forced cancellation of today’s continued air search for an RCAF aircraft missing since Thursday on a flight from Ottawa Rockcliffs Airport to Chatham New Brunswick. Aboard were six airmen and one civilian. Eight planes from Greenwood Nova Scotia and Westover Massachusetts stood by for weather break as fog and rain plagued the search. In Quebec labor news, Labour Minister Barrette expects a quick settlement of the Eastern Townships asbestos strike involving 5,000 workers with an arbitration board to study the dispute planned for the weekend.
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HALIFAX
P—R.C. ALF
R.C.A.F
Ottawa
Rockcliffs
Chatham
N.B
Greenwood
N.S
Westover
Mass
QUEBEC
C.P
Antonio Barrette
Eastern Townships
Johns- Maszille Company
St Laurent signals possible June election during west tour
Prime Minister St Laurent said on a train press conference that voters favor an early election. He noted Parliament could be dissolved soon with government finances run by warrants, supply already voted to end of May. Howe and MacKenzie to London for trade talks.
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CHAPLEAL
Ont
St. Laurent
west
Ottawa
Howe
Heo
British Columbia
Reds accuse Britain China of naval attack on Yangtze
Chinese communists accused British and Chinese nationalist naval forces of joint attacks on Redshore positions along the Yangtze. The charge followed British consul-general Urquhart's remark Britain would use all means to free the sloop Amethyst. Casualties tallied at 39 dead and 34 wounded among British sailors.
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C.P
Yangtze
Peiping
R. W. Urquhart
Shanghai
Britain
Up YeLAYCd
Kuomintang
Chinese Nationalist party
peoples liberation (Communist) army
China
peoples Liberation army
Urquhart
RLAF
Sunderland
London
destroyer Consort
foreign office
Budget boosts relief for small businesses in Battleford
North Battleford Saskatchewan April 23 Tax changes in the 1949 federal budget brought relief to many and especially to small businesses Finance Minister Douglas Abbott told a meeting where A J Bater was nominated Liberal candidate for The Battlefords federal constituency He said the budget completes four years of policy with war taxes down to peacetime levels and notes $1 3 billion in tax cuts and $1 8 billion of public debt paid off. He endorsed the Anglo Canadian wheat agreement and foresaw a near term federal election with Quebec expected to return at least 60 Liberal members.
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NORTH BATTLEFORD
Sask
Douglas Abbott
Abbott
A. J. Bater
Battlefords
Britons Rank Hamlet Fourth in 1948 Film Poll
The Daily Mail poll shows Herbert Wilcox's Spring In Park Lane as 1948's top film with Oliver Twist second and The Red Shoes third. Hamlet ranks fourth, while Anna Neagle and Michael Whaling lead as most popular stars and Sir Laurence Olivier is second.
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LONDON
Herbert Wilcox
Park Lane
Daily Mail
The
Red Shoes
Hamilet
Hollywood
Anna Neagle
Michael Wieing
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
P M L Aims For Liberal Win After Western Tour
Prime Minister St Laurent wrapped a 6 000 mile western tour with 20 speeches and many private talks. Crowd numbers exceeded 20 000 in ten cities and 15 000 shook his hand at receptions as broadcasts reached wider audiences. Reporters praised his small town stops for direct contact with voters.
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FORT ARTHUR
Prine Ministe
St. Laurent
Ottawa
todey
Mir
Kamloops
B.C. Edson
Alta
Watrous
Sask
Reds Reach Near Nanking as Defenses Collapse
Chinese Communist troops crossed the Kangize river bank three miles from Nanking, with the city gates open and destruction reported from looting and fires by Nationalists. Formal Communist entry was set for Sunday late evening, as emergency committees warned.
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NANKING
Kangize
Rel
Shang Hsin Ho
stverti Monsand
ASBBY
S.C
EDMONTON
G.F
Patrick H. Ashby
Social Credit
Edmonton East
Alberts Social Credit League
La Ambrose Hellowach
Ashby
Hollawach
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Tex
seherman
thas
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Brill
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