Cabinet Meeting To Discuss Plan For Korea Troops
Canada’s cabinet meets amid indications ministers favor sending a volunteer ground force to serve with United Nations troops in Korea. A force of about 7000 is likely, with details to be worked out and Parliament possible recall in October. The plan envisions training in Canada and Japan, using regular army recruitment, and a mix of veterans and younger soldiers.
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Marines Enter Combat Area In Southeast Korea Front
United States marines and the 2nd division reinforced into Korea with Pershing tanks to join the battle near the Naktong river. American and South Korean forces face nine to ten North Korean divisions in a climactic holding action near Masan Chinju and Taegu as carrier planes boost support and tanks probe enemy lines.
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Nehru Blasts West in Korea Policy Debate
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament Western powers misfired in Asia due to lack of subtlety. He asserted India would not mimic others and would pursue its own line. He argued Asia can shed light on the Korea issue better than some Western nations and outlined objectives: resist aggression and localize the conflict to prevent expansion beyond Korea.
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The Left Hand Corner and Water Diviner Figures
NDIA S foremost water diviner nicknamed Paniwala Maharaj to assist the Madras Government. He helps locate underground water resources in Rajasthan and Saurashtra, attached to the Central Ministry of Agriculture, traveling state to state, without tools or payment. Montreal Star notes MacKenzie King’s ties to the Royal Family and his public congratulations on Prince Charles’s birth.
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British Peer in Vancouver Faces Fraud Charges
Handsome William Blackett a 30 year old British claimant to nobility faced police court on fraud allegations in Vancouver He claimed descent from Lady Hobhouse and said he had acted in Britain and Hollywood including Walt Disney's Treasure Island Police noted possible FBI involvement and a Toronto Montreal leg in his travel history per Vancouver Sun report
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Dunkirk
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Rents Expected To Show Big Increase
Ottawa reports the June rent survey by the Bureau of Statistics shows rent gains likely. The overall cost of living index rose May to 165.4 with meat prices driving foods higher and telephones and galvanized wire lifting home furnishings. The rent sub-index had not changed since February, when it jumped 7.7 points to 132.7, signaling a new rent rise when figures are released.
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British Columbia
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Rainfall Halts Rye Harvest in July Seventy-Nine Inches Record?
Heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday afternoon dropped 1.91 inches, boosting July total to 2.89 inches and halting rye harvest. All grains have ripened quickly this past week as fields await drier weather. Seven persons noted in copy.
Britain to Spend Billions on Defence Plan
Britain unveiled a three year defence program costing 3.4 billion pounds, about 810.54 billion, raising total defence outlay to 10 percent of national income from eight percent. Prime Minister Attlee’s office said the increase depends on U S assistance, following talks with Ambassador Lewis Douglas.
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Leopold Is Still Guarded In Brussels
The Belgian cabinet approved a bill to transfer King Leopold's royal prerogatives to his 19 year old son Prince Baudouin. He was guarded as he met foreign diplomats at Laeken Palace after returning from exile. Pro Leopold demonstrations burst into Catholic party HQ with fist fights and eggs and tomatoes pelted at executives.
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Reuters
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Bank Robber Escapes by Plane Near Bronson
A bold robber tied up the Morningside bank manager and held two customers. After the holdup totaling 870 dollars, he apparently fled in a chartered plane, leaving investigators seeking clues.
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Flying ham knocks man off chair in kitchen accident
In Tampa on August 3 a pressure cooker malfunction caused a steam propelled 10 pound ham to explode through the ceiling. Shirley Mackie, 15, left in charge by her mother, was not present. A man in the room above was knocked from his chair but not injured. The stove and window were damaged and ham fragments covered walls.
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Shirley
Another RCAF Plane Joins Korea Airlift
Ottawa reports that a sixth North Star aircraft from 426 Squadron has departed McChord Field near Tacoma Washington to join the Trans-Pacific shuttle supplying Tokyo. Four of the planes have already completed the flight. Wing Commander C. H. Mussels of Montreal piloted the craft, with an extra crew added as relief at a midway stop.
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Calgary collision injures two including traffic officer
Calgary report says two people were injured when an automobile struck them yesterday. one victim is a city traffic squad officer. the driver fled the scene and did not remain after the crash.
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Ministers Meet in France to Map European Assembly Agenda
Foreign ministers from 13 countries met in Strasbourg France to draft topics for the European consultative assembly's second session and set the agenda for the unofficial four week European parliament opening next Monday. They backed the Schuman plan, discussed extending it to other industries, civil rights, double taxation, and standardizing civil court procedures. A 3 point proposal urged minister for European affairs, veto elimination in the council, and parliamentary access to assembly resolutions.
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Russia Doomed by United Nations Security Council Move
Aug. 5 New York The solid opposition of seven nations blocks Russia from seating Red China on the United Nations Security Council as part of a Korea peace plan Britain France Ecuador Cuba Norway and Nationalist China join the United States in pushing to discuss Korea first and treat the two questions separately.
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Reinforcements With Tanks Roll For South Korea
U S forces push forward with tanks as North Korean artillery targets the Naktong River line in the ongoing Korean War. American troops report harsher fighting as the conflict widens.
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