St Laurent Is New Liberal Leader and Talks on Germany
Reports from London indicate Western powers have not yet reached a broad basis for four power talks on Germany with Russia. Moscow discussions continue amid objections to concrete proposals presented to Molotov. no breakdown reported, and a tentative agenda may have been delivered to Molotov.
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Aspirins Given To Customers In Kalamazoo
In Kalamazoo on August 7 Merle Nichols, a shopkeeper, sympathizes with customers by offsetting high prices. He tallies bills and gives aspirin with each charge, loading three boxes of tablets in a single day.
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Invasion of Colorado Beetle Threatens English Crops
A half inch long Colorado beetle, originating in Colorado and found in Europe, invades Britain threatening the 1.5 million acre potato crop. Beetles arrive on ships, wash ashore in Belgium and France, with strict penalties for import or transport.
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Cheaters Never Prosper in Shanghai Crime Case
Regular Constable Wong Su-Yuen visited Miss Hsu Su-Chi to pursue her. She tired of him and claimed to be a Communist to end the affair. She denied it to a judge who accepted the letter as a confession, sentencing her to one year in jail.
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U S Tourists Found Safe After 10 Day Absence
Three United States tourists who left Mount Columbia in the Canadian Rockies without full gear returned to their auto last night after a 10 day disappearance. A rescue party planned to search today but dispersed, leaving only their Virginia license plate as a clue. Authorities report the trio, two women and a man, may have violated park rules.
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Four Killed on Crossing in Ontario
Four people died when a motorcar was struck by a train at a level crossing near Kincardine Ontario. Victims include Norma Ferguson 21 of Sarnia Daniel Leithauser 21 of Grosse Pointe Francis Slater 23 of Grosse Pointe and Robert H Piper of St Petersburg Fla. The car was carried 150 feet along the CN tracks and bodies were scattered along the right of way. Slater died en route to hospital.
St Laurent wins Liberal leadership on first ballot
Scrutineers from the Aug 7 Ottawa convention report External Affairs Minister St Laurent won the Liberal leadership on the first ballot by about two to one, with Gardiner a distant second and Power showing very light support. Official tallies read 848 for St Laurent, 325 for Gardiner, 56 for Power, as delegates began speeches and withdrawals followed.
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Liberal plank on agriculture and fishing at Ottawa convention
At the Ottawa Liberal convention on August seven the party backed full support for agriculture and the fishing industry in its platform. Agri culture Minister Taylor proposed a farmer security policy with good markets and fair prices and urged inshore and offshore fishery development plus market openings abroad and at home. The resolution, seconded by Gordon Isner, named legislation for fair prices and international agricultural cooperation as key aims.
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Halifax
St Laurent frames unity as Liberal theme in Ottawa speech
Louis St Laurent declared national unity the core theme of his Liberal leadership campaign in Ottawa. He argued Canada’s constitutional framework rests on a political partnership of English and French eligible to stay, urging delegates that unity gives the government authority and stability to pursue its program. The 1289 delegates greeted his 20 minute address with sustained ovation as he noted Canada’s two founding races shape the population.
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Truman Gains Little From Turnip Day Session
President Truman called Congress back from holidays to press essential laws but faced a weak outcome. He secured only a pledge to fund a United Nations HQ loan while housing anti inflation plans and other measures stalled. Racial integration proposals fizzled as Republicans rushed the issue, southern Democrats stalled it to death, and Truman edged into possible political gains yet risked a lost opportunity on evidence against alleged Communists.
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Get Cash with Want Ads in the Herald
Get cash with want ads across categories including business services goods real estate trailers autos and home furnishings. Thousands read the Herald Want Ad page daily and respond fast by phoning the Want Ad Department at 3202.
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New Federal Labor Code to Take Effect Sept. 1
Ottawa reports that the new federal labor code will become law on September 1, governing disputes in interprovincial industries such as railways and shipping. A ten man Canada labor relations board will administer the code, headed by Justice G. B. O’Conner, with labor and management representatives and civil servants. The proclamation was delayed pending nominations from organizations. the code also allows transferring industries from provincial to federal jurisdiction upon request.
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Gardiner Puts Freedom In Top Place
Ottawa reports Agriculture Minister Gardiner, seeking Liberal leadership, vows to defend freedom through responsible government. He taxs socialism and communism as threats, pledges to spark a nationwide women’s organization and a youth Liberal group, aligned with the Liberal Federation, starting immediately.
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William Lyon Mackenzie King Receives Grand Delegates Ovation
Ottawa reports a massive convention ovation as William Lyon Mackenzie King, at 73, waves off 29 years of Liberal leadership. He closes a turbulent era with a speech blending pride reminiscence and whimsy while urging a strong political future and a capable successor.
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South Alberta election nominations reveal only pre-announced candidates
No new entrants appeared in South Alberta as nominations closed at 2 p m local time. Across 12 constituencies only pre-announced contenders filed papers, producing three way races in eight ridings and two candidate races in three. Sitting Social Credit MLAs largely defend seats, with lists naming candidates in Cardston Cypress Gleichen Lethbridge Little Bow Macleod Medicine Hat Okotoks High River Taber and Empress.
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Young man bound with ball and chain seeks bride
A Tulsa aeronautics student, Larry Flaugher, 24, boarded a plane from Chicago to Grand Rapids to marry Miss Lucille Hemminger, 19. Fellow students earlier chained him to a leg weight of 18 pounds, and the key to unlock the shackle was given to the bride-to-be before departure.
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Fatality at Taber Plant Claims Life of 53-Year-Old Worker
James Grewcutt, 53, died after a fall from the new bulk bins at Canadian Sugar Factories Ltd under construction in Taber. The accident occurred about 4:45 p.m. a fellow workers did not see the fall. his body was found below after a search. An inquest opened at the Joca mortuary and adjourned. He came from Lethbridge two years ago and leaves a wife deceased long ago and three children, a girl 12 and two boys aged eight and five. Funeral plans are pending.
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New Party Platform Shaped At Convention With 16 Resolutions
Ottawa July reports a Liberal convention committee settled on 16 resolutions for the party platform, including 11 already adopted, from more than 200 submitted by delegates nationwide. Most were discarded with only four or five more to be reviewed as leadership contests continued into the early morning.
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Subpoena Demand For Wallace At US Senate Hearing
Representative Rankin said he will press the House American Activities Committee to subpoena Wallace for testimony on shipments of atomic materials to Russia and to invite retired Lt Gen Leslie Groves, former head of the atomic bomb project, to testify.
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