United Nations moves to halt Palestine strife with truce panel
The United Nations plans emergency measures to stop Palestine fighting as an 11 member truce commission from three countries prepares to supervise the truce order issued by the Security Council. Britain and Canada urged a delay in final political settlement to focus on immediate ceasefire efforts.
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United Nations
Truce Commission
Canada
Norman Altstedter
C.P
Palestine
U.N. security council
truce
Britain
U.N
A. G. L. McNaughton
United States
Holy Land
security council
Charles Malik
Lebanon
Britain Drives Against Communists and Traffickers
London reports broadening government push against communists and fellow travellers. Miss Ann George, secretary to Education Minister George Tomlinson, suspended for refusing to answer about Communist party membership. A list of civil servants suspected of sympathies sent to advisory panel. more suspensions possible. Labor Party weighs expelling MPs for telegram backing a pro Communist Italian campaign. Five Trades Union Congress council members back a new anti Communist unions campaign, not endorsed by the TU C. First suspension marks new civil service policy enforcement. Britain also cooperates in Middle East talks. Canada and Britain press for Palestine trusteeship and a rapid withdrawal of troops, while new commissions seek to enforce a ceasefire.
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LONDON
Britain
Ann George
George Tomlinson
minster
education
Communist party
Labor party
Pietro Nemmi
general council of the
Trades Union Congress
T.U.C
Manitoba Faces Test As Floods Spread In Prairie March
Flood-weary prairie residents receive aid as waters breach urban and rural areas across Manitoba. Red River at Emerson reaches its highest since 1897, with evacuations expanding in southern Manitoba. Red Cross provides boats. requests for box cars to move belongings surface. Over 100 Winnipeg families evacuate by noon as rivers rise. hospitals move supplies. sewers back up but capacity deemed sufficient. Saskatchewan echoes crisis with Anglia and Estevan flood impacts. birds missing workers found. Moose Jaw floods force relocations. Alberta toll rises with three deaths linked to flood damage. Drumheller valley sees easing as Red Deer river falls.
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C.P
Manitoba
Red river
Emerson
Manitoba-United States
Arnaud
Morris
Letellier
St. Jean
Barbara Chip Man
Winnipeg
Red
Asiniboine
Rosetown
Anglia
Estevan
Saskatchewan
Ken Nicholson
Archie Holley
Donald Hildahl
P C. Brown
Moose Jaw
Alberta
Peter Jackson
East Coulee
Drumheller valley
Red Deer
Premiers Of 7 Provinces In Rate Meet
Ottawa April 24 Premieres of seven provinces gathered to map strategy to press the cabinet to overturn a 21 percent rail rate increase. An appeal to cabinet is planned by mid May. Quebec and Ontario not represented. Proceedings center on a formal appeal draft prepared by provincial legal counsel.
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OTTAWA
Board of Transport Commissioners
Quebec
Ontario
Manittoba
British Columbia
Dominion
Insurance For Crops Is Debated
In Ottawa the Commons debated extending the Prairie Farm Assistance Act to new areas including British Columbia fruit districts. An amendment for broader coverage and larger payments was ruled out of order. Agriculture Minister Gardiner signaled possible western extensions funded by provinces and municipalities. A national crop insurance plan was rejected as costly and beyond federal jurisdiction.
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OTTAWA
prairie farm assistance
CCF
Canada
British Columbia
Hazen Argue
Wood Mountain
senate
Gardiner
Dominion
Manitoba
Rene Jutras
Provencher
Cal Mullér
Portage La Prairie
J. A. Ross
Souris
Jutas
John Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
federal
Senator Riley Seriously Ill In Calgary Hospital
Senator Daniel Edward Riley of High River Alberta, 88, was reported in serious condition at Holy Cross hospital in Calgary after over a week of treatment. The long-time rancher who arrived in Western Canada in 1882 was named Liberal senator for Alberta in 1926.
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CALGARY
T.P
Daniel Edward Riley
High River
Alta
Holy Cross hospital
Western Canada
Alberta
Belgium’s Paul Spaak Leads Western European Union Drive
The Ottawa Journal’s London correspondent lauds Paul Spaak as Belgium’s prime minister and foreign minister. At 49 he is a vigorous, poetic socialist who supports Western Europe unity. His personal life includes a wife two daughters and a son in the British navy.
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Europe
Belgium
London
Ottawa Journal
Paul Spaak
Clemenceau
Winston Churchill
Union
The Left Hand Continued on Back Page Story
The fragment shows a continuation note for a feature titled The Left Hand with references to back page placement and a partial author or section byline. The readable text is limited and does not provide clear people, places, or events beyond pagination cues.
Speeding halt echoes wedding plans in Buffalo
In Buffalo on April 24 a young man, halted for speeding, says his June wedding may hinge on a vacant apartment he just learned of. Motorcycle patrolman Walter J. Swift tells him to go ahead but take it easy.
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BUFFALO
Walter J. Sw.ft
Civil Service Salaries Hike Authorized Across Canada
Ottawa April 24 The treasury board has authorized salary increases for a further group of 3600 civil servants. The hikes are retroactive to Oct 1 and average about 300 dollars yearly. About 1200 affected in Ottawa and the remainder across Canada in brackets from 1272 to 7500 dollars annually.
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OTTAWA
treasury board
Canada
Manchester United Wins FA Cup Final at Wembley
Manchester United defeated Blackpool 4 2 before 99000 fans at Wembley to claim the FA Cup. Blackpool led 2 1 at halftime as Stan Morns and Alex Munro threatened, but United’s stamina carried them to the trophy in a thrilling final witnessed by the King, Queen, Princess Margaret, and Prime Minister Attlee.
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LONDON
Reuters
Manchester United
Wembley Stadium
Blackpool
Manchester
Bristol City
Wembley
Princess Margaret
Attlee
Stan Morns
Alex Munro
Allenby Chilton
Who Shot Walter Reuther Finger Points To Negro Communist
Police Inspector Joseph Krug said Nelson Davis a self styled Communist isn t telling all he knows about the Walter Reuther shooting Davis 52 year old Negro denied a report he knows who fired the shotgun that seriously wounded U A W president Tuesday night Davis was arrested after officers said they received the report from a mystery witness Prosecutor James M McNally ordered to give a specific reason today why he should be detained longer A Federal judge refused to grant the writ freeing Davis as police pursued clues Reuther showed possible use of his right arm doctors noted nerve injury could be corrected Reuther s general condition remained good New rewards have raised to 121800 the bounty for the gunman who tried to kill him.
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Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers-C.LO
Detroit
Mich
Reuther
Davis
United Automobile Workers
C.I.0
chase
James M. McNally hse beer
FREEDOM
Arthur Webster
Barnes Woodhall
UAW
Tucker Favors Freight Subsidy Plan for rail costs
REGINA April 24 Walter Tucker Saskatchewan Liberal leader said he would present at the national Liberal convention in August a plan to remove freight rate inequalities. He proposed federal subsidies to pay the cost of railway services over the unproductive area between the Great Lakes and Manitoba to bridge the gap and lower central Canada freight rates.
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REGINA
Walter Tucker
Saskatchewan
national Liberal
Tucker
Gregg
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Welland canal
Canada
board of transport commissioners
Daylight Saving Time Begins Across Canada
Toronto report notes DST starts at midnight with clocks moved forward one hour. Alberta bans DST this year due to a provincial law. urban areas favor the change while farmers dislike it and some churchgoers will miss or misjudge service times. Lethbridge and other Alberta points observe no DST this year.
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TORONTO
C.P
Alberta
Lethbridge
600 D P S Arrive Halifax Map Text
600 displaced persons arrived in Halifax aboard the Marne Falcon. The group includes 61 domestics for institutions and homes, 60 construction workers for Port Arthur, 177 workers for the Ontario Hydro Commission, and 74 CPR track workers for Vancouver.
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HALIFAX
Marne Falcon
Canada
Port Arthur
Ont
Ontario Hydro Commission
CPR
Vancouver
Small Investment Gets Quick Returns
For only a few cents the following advertisement was run in the Herald Classified Ad. FOR SALE Target McClary coal range. Good condition.
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Herald
McClary coal range
Cause of Byron death in three-vehicle Edmonton crash
A coroner's jury ruled that excessive speed estimated by witnesses at 70 miles an hour contributed to a three-vehicle accident that killed Fred Byron of Edmonton and injured Mrs Byron. Medical evidence showed Mr Byron died from a fractured skull brain haemorrhage and shock.
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EDMONTON
lfe
Fred Byron
Pension plan tossed to John L. Lewis in miners dispute
Washington reports operators propose steering miners pensions to United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis by taxing coal at 10 cents a ton. The move aims to end operator control and avoid disputes like the six week strike. A pension fund now stands at 83 000 000 from the royalty.
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WASHINGTON
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Styles Bridges
Rep
Ezra Van Horn
Van Horn
Bridges
Jews Battle For Village Near Haifa
Jewish forces pressed to seize all approaches to Haifa as fighting raged at Balad Esh Sheikh five miles southeast of Haifa. A cease fire was sought, Arabs handed over 22 rifles, then refused, and fighting resumed. Casualties cited include 20 killed in attacks on Jerusalem to Tel Aviv highway villages. British high commissioner Sir Alan Cunningham blamed Arab provocation and announced Haifa’s capture as a consequence, urging restraint and reporting to London and capitals.
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RUSSIA
United States
Palestine
Alexander Cadogan
Holy Land
JERUSALEM
Balad Esh Sheikh
Haifa
Hagana
Tel Aviv
Alan Cunningham
Alan
London
Washington
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Arab League
Cairo
Cunningham
Woman Secretary Fired By G B Is Communist
London April 24 Reuters reports the first civil servant suspended under the British anti Communist purge is Miss Ann George private secretary to Education Minister George Tomlinson. She received notice that a prima facie case existed for doubt on her loyalty. Miss George refused to admit or deny party membership in a letter to the ministry.
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LONDON
Reuters
Ann George
George Tomlinson
Miss George
Communist party
Stassen Urges Collective Action to Halt Communist Infiltration
Akron April 24 1956 Republican presidential aspirant Stassen proposed last night that the United States and other nations act under the United Nations charter to stop Communist infiltration and aggression. He urged a collective group comprising the United States and the five Brussels pact nations to furnish joint military bases or pool forces for concerted action.
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STASSEN
AKRON
Harold BE
United States
United Nations
Alberta flood toll rises to six in Canada
Alberta reports six dead from floods in the north including a woman swept from a sled and two children who drowned when they fell from a log while crossing a creek. RCMP note recovery efforts continue as emergency measures unfold.
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ALBERTA
EDMONTON
R.C.M.P
W. Beckett
Drayton Valley
RC.M.P
Stockschuk Werte
N.D
BISMARCK
Kansas City
MIAMI
Fla
United States coast guard
Saint Domingue
Caribbean Sea
coast guard
OTTAWA
C.P
Norman Kindy
Edwin Farrington
James Bell
Pandit Jawaharlal Nebts
India
Russia
United States
ne third wethdat
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Harvey Doney
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C.LO
Joseph Krug
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