India to remain member of Commonwealth after republic shift
Historic joint pledge by eight members of the Commonwealth states India will stay in the Commonwealth when it becomes a republic next August. The declaration, issued in all capitals, proposes peaceful cooperation while preserving India's allegiance to the King through a future president.
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ONDON
India
commonwealth
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Pakistan
Ceylon
Commonwealth of Nations
L. B. Pearson
Quezon Party Slaughtered In Bloody Ambuscade
ANILA, April 23. Mrs Auror Quezon widow of the Philippines first president her daughter and son in law were killed today in a bloody machine gun ambuscade that brought death to ten persons. Ten others were wounded. President Elpidio Quezon notified of the ambush in the mountains of northern Luzon ordered an immediate campaign against the killers whom he identified as bandits. The Quezon party with an armed escort left Manila for the northeast coast of Luzon. The 60 year old widow was to unveil a marker in memory of her husband Manuel Quezon. The party was moving through a gorge of the Sierra Madre mountains 88 miles from Manila when a burst of machine gun fire riddled the first two automobiles. They carried Mrs Quezon and her immediate party.
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Philippines
Elpidio Querind
Luzon
Quezon
Manila
Manuel Quezon
Sierra’ Madre mountains
Quezen
India Status Means No New Legislation Now
London reports authoritative sources say no immediate legislation is needed to enact the new status declaration from the Commonwealth conference. India would keep preferential tariffs, consult on defense, and name its own ambassadors once its new constitution becomes law later this summer, with the King’s constitutional role in India ending.
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LONDON
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Ceylon
Pakistan
Australia
New Zealand
Dominion
Left Hand Corner Orchids and a BOAC Orangutan
Report from a London Airport incident describes orangutan passengers arriving on a BOAC cargo flight from Singapore to the United States. One animal felt off color and was cared for by staff at a pet store before continuing to America. The creature recovered, lounging in an armchair watching television.
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Train Collision Kills Sixty-Eight in Africa
A passenger train crashed into the rear of a second train near a small station on the main line eight miles west of Here, killing sixty-six non Europeans and two Europeans. The two trains were at the station when the collision occurred.
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HANNESBURG
Derailment Blocks Traffic Near Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway crews move 17 freight cars derailed from an east bound train on CP tracks in Bagot Manitoba. The incident caused morning traffic tie ups as trains into Winnipeg were delayed. The cause and responsible party were not immediately known.
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ICPi Railway
Canadian Pacific Railways
Winnipeg
Reagan
Inot
Drew Forced To Withdraw From House Clash
In Ottawa on April 28 1957 George Drew Progressive Conservative leader withdrew a charge that Defence Minister Claxton had tried to mislead the house under pressure from Prime Minister St Laurent and Speaker Fauteux. The dispute arose over criticism of the Defence Department and Baker’s objection. Drew agreed to withdraw to avoid formal sanctions and the incident ended. The session adjourned with further remarks and a continuation noted on page two.
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UAWA
George Drew
commons
Defence
Claxton
DREW
St. Laurent
Gaspard Fauteux
Fauteux
defence department
Loran Baker
Shelburne-Yarmouth- Clair
rose
Baker
P.M
Princess Margaret Heads to Capri on Italian Tour
Naples April 28 Princess Margaret of England begins a month long strictly private tour of Italy. She left her hotel to cheers from about 300 people and wore the same gray ensemble. A scuffle occurred at the pier as photographers were barred by police, with Capri residents surprised by her quiet stay at the Morgano Tiberio hotel Quisisana.
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Margaret of
England
Isle of Capri
Italy
Capri
Margaret
scugnigzi
M P s Pleased At Indias Decision
Ottawa April 26 The commons greeted with thunderous applause last night Prime Minister St Laurent announced India will remain a full partner in the British Commonwealth of Nations. He read the text of the London statement detailing the deliberations of the Commonwealth prime ministers on the constitutional question.
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St. Laurent
India
British Commonwealth of Nations
Ask Schools Be Guarded In Slocan Valley
In Castlegar British Columbia April 28 The government was urged to station guards at all Slocan Valley schools to protect them from Doukhobor fire raids after an incendiary attack destroyed an $85 000 school in Tarrys. The demand, voiced at a Slocan City meeting, followed curfew orders and police dispatches to the Kootenays as tensions rise in the Doukhobor region.
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B.C
British Columbia
Slocan Valley
Slocan City
Victoria
Tarrys
Putnam
Doloor
Knotenays
Sonsi
Doukhohors
Old age pensions jump to forty dollars a month
Ottawa April 28 The commons sped through its pre dissolution sessions adopting a government bill to lift old age pensions from 230 to 40 dollars monthly. Debates featured skirmishes over dissolution timing and priorities as parties eyed the June general election. Prime Minister St Laurent moved for pension priority amid opposition protests and amendments.
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OTTAWA
C.P
commons
Canada
George Drew
Drew
AY. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
Solon Low
Social Credit party
St. Laurent
P.C
Mr. Drew
Pipeline measures debated in Commons
In Ottawa on April 28, MPs debated a bill to regulate inter provincial and international oil and gas pipelines. Alberta worries over conservation and provincial rights, while opponents seek to bar exports without provincial cabinet approval. Transport minister Chevrier defended the bill as constitutional and necessary for cross border pipelines.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Solon Low
Social Credit
board of transport commissioners
Chevrier
Low
Alberta
Douglas Harkness
P.C. Calgary
East
southern
A. Ly, Smith
P.c
Calgary
Red s Lose Face in Berlin Crisis and Western Resolve
A Paris-Berlin analysis argues the Soviet bid to control Europe failed after the Berlin air lift and Western counter blockades. The Kremlin’s coercive threat collapsed, boosting Western resolve, dampening Communist strength in France, Italy, and Germany, and signaling a major shift in postwar Europe.
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Czechoslovakia
Gibson to Consider Leschenko Appeal
Ottawa April 28 An appeal has been launched on behalf of Dinmostry Leschenko a self confessed Russian spy arrested in Canada last week His case will be considered by Resources Minister Gibson an immigration official said The board of inquiry ordered deportation on illegal entry charges and the report has arrived in Ottawa for review in the course of action.
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LESCHENKO
OTTAWA
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Dinmostry
Canada
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Ships Plan Will Appeal Carr’s Sentence In Canada
Toronto April 26 The six year penitentiary sentence being served by Sam Carr 10th Canadian to be convicted on charges arising from the 1946 Soviet spy probe will be appealed Carl Herman Carrs assistant solicitor announced yesterday Arrested in New York recently and then returned to Canada Carr was sentenced in Ottawa earlier this month after being convicted of conspiracy to issue a false report.
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CPI
Sam Carr
Carl Herman
Carr
New York
lang
Canada
Ottawa
Shanghai and Yangtze Evacuation Preparations Amid Communist Advance
As Communist forces press toward Shanghai the Yangtze and Whangpoo remain guarded by British and American ships while evacuees depart by air or sea. The President Wilson sails with about 300 refugees. naval units monitor shore guns. Officials expect more evacuations as Hong Kong and Tokyo flights continue. Chiang Kai-shek appeals for resistance.
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Whangpoo
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Tokyo
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Oil Refinery Blast Shakes Regina. $25,000 Damage
An explosion at the Imperial Oil refinery in Regina caused about 25,000 in damage and a three hour fire fight. The blast tore through a 75 foot crude oil condenser tower, sent flames and smoke high into the air, but no injuries were reported as workers contained the blaze and prepared for a swift restart.
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REGINA
Imperial O8
Saskatoon
C. R. Moore
Canadian Senate ratifies North Atlantic pact unanimously
Ottawa April 28 The Canadian Senate endorsed the North Atlantic treaty in a bi partisan vote after a brief debate. President Truman said he believes the Russians are acting in good faith as Berlin blockade moves unfold. Other items include a CCF candidate named for Nelson Creston, Manitoba oleo regulations effective June 1, Ford workers strike planned May 5, two clues in plane search photographs from Halifax, Churchill hails new Commonwealth agreement, possible world’s largest aluminum plant planned in British Columbia with $900,000 engineering work underway.
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