Surprised at Recruiting Rush for UN Brigade in Canada
Ottawa reports hundreds queued at centers as recruiting opened for a 5000 man UN brigade bound for Korea. Totals by city show Ottawa 280, Toronto 520, Montreal 413, Vancouver 147, with many veterans and young men volunteering. Brig. John M. Rockingham named to lead the new force amid expectations the rush will quicken.
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OTTAWA
United Nations
army
St. John’s
Mld
Halifax
Fredericton
Quebec
Montreal
Kingston
Toronto
London
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Regina
Vancouver
Norman Frost
U.N
Defence
Claxton
John M
Rocky) Rockingham
Victoria
Sth
Calais
Falaise Gap
Rhine
Natacie Q. White
Flagstaff
Ariz
John Robert Girling
Milner Bridge
Man
Korea
Per Capita Candy Consumption Tops Butter and Cheese
The Left Hand Corner notes that Americans eat more candy per person than butter, cheese, margarine, or cereals. Edwin J. Braach reports in a Chicago study that the average person uses 17 pounds of candy yearly, compared with 102 pounds of butter, 72 pounds of cheese, 5.7 pounds of margarine, and eight pounds of cereals, with candy near coffee in annual per capita figures.
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United States
Edwin J. Brach
Chicago
Canada to decide use of new army brigade abroad
Ottawa reports opposition may question when where the 5,000 strong brigade will deploy, and whether it will join a Commonwealth division including Anzacs and British tommies in Korea. Parliament will determine its overseas use, with UN and Atlantic pact roles under discussion.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Korea
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
United Nations
Atlantic pact
St. Laurent
Koreas
Railways offer final terms to avert strike in Canada
The Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways present a final offer to 124,000 strike-enslaved employees. The plan includes a 40-hour week, wage increases, and five day weeks for clerical staff. Unions authorized a strike for Aug 22 if unmet. no official comment yet. Negotiations resume at 4 p.m. with conciliation boards having heard earlier union demands.
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railways
Donald Gordon
Canadian National Railways
W. A. Mather
Canadian Pacific Railway
international
Prison Garb Shows Bridges in San Francisco Jail
Australian born CIO longshore union chief Harry Bridges appears in prison garb in a San Francisco jail after his bail was revoked. He has been jailed as a menace to U S national security, pending further actions on perjury and conspiracy convictions carrying a five year sentence.
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C.I.O. longshoremen's union
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
U.S
Bridges
Ed fo
Mass migration rumor denied by immigration official
Ottawa reports an immigration official says no plans exist for 2,000,000 Dutch farm families to settle in Western Canada. The dispatch cited Richard Machiele’s study for the Reformed Church in America about Alberta and British Columbia. Netherlands embassy spokesman calls the report fan tastic but notes ongoing Dutch farmer emigration and next year’s target of 10,000 farmers to Canada.
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OTTAWA
immigration department
Canada
Grand Rapids
Mich
Richard Machiele
Kent county
Reformed Church
America
Alberta
British Columbia
Netherlands
Stampede Founder Guy Weadick Honored At Farewell Gift
At High River on August 9 a surprise farewell gathering presented Guy Weadick and his wife with five figure gift funds. Calgary lawyer A L Smith KC MP announced the secret cheque in a gold cigarette case, honoring Weadick for organizing the Calgary Stampede. Chiefs from the Blackfoot and High River residents attended, and Mrs Weadick received a jeweled wristwatch.
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HELEN McCORQUODALE
IGH RIVER
lfe
Guy Weadick
High River
Calgary
A. L. Smith, KC
RAAF crew beat engine repair time record in Korea
Three ground crew from a RAAF fighter squadron in Japan set a new repair time record after they rebuilt an engine on a damaged aircraft sent to South Korea. They completed the job in under eight hours, shaving days from the usual duration.
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TOKYO
Reuters
RAAF
Japan
commonwealth occupation force
South Korea
B 29s Hit Wonsan Rail Oil Centre in massive strike
Seventy B-29 bombers from Japan and Okinawa bases bombed Wonsan North Korea rail centre, switching yard, repair shops, and the Chosen oil refinery with 625 tons of hazardous devices. A tail gunner described smoke towering above 15,000 feet, hindering aiming points. Allied air power, including Australian planes, supported ground operations along the 140 mile front. John Rayner named assistant grain commissioner for Manitoba after 20 years with the Board of Grain Commissioners.
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MILTON MARMOR
TOKYO
Japan
Okinawa
North Korea
Wonsan
Chosen
Far East Air Forces command
Royal Australian Air Force
Naktong river
Combat Teams Near Outskirts Of Chinju
United States forces pushed to within a short distance of Chinju on the Chinju front in South Korea as Red attacks threatened Taegu and aimed at Pohang fighter base. U.S. aviation and ground forces pressed to widen southern gains while Reds moved from Yongdok toward Pohang and Kigye amid mountainous terrain.
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OKYO
Chinju
South Korea
Red
Taegu
Pohang
U.S. Eighth Army
Sea of Japan
Pusan
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Rohang
Korea
Yongdok
Kigye
U.S
Naktong river
Japan
Okinawa
air force
Wonsan
Eighth Army
United Nations
Jnsan
Australia orders national stocktaking for Korea aid
Canberra Aug 10 Australian acting prime minister Arthur Fadden announced a national stocktaking to assess capacity to aid the United Nations in Korea and to meet future emergencies if the conflict spreads. He said Australia has ample munitions and can supply a Korean force as well as home defences.
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CANBERRA
Reuters
United Nations
Korea
Arthur Fadden
Australia
Calgary Despondent Father Kills Son Then Shoots Self
A despondent Calgary father killed his seven year old son during a picnic on a grassy slope northwest of the city and then fatally shot himself. His two daughters, 13 and 10, escaped unharmed after the tragedy following the family outing built around his late wife’s death and a leg injury. The incident occurred after he hired a taxi, showed the children homes he built, and veered to the outskirts where he concealed a .22 rifle as a fishing rod before the fatal act.
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CALGARY
Charles Warren
Charles ,Jr
Warren
Lyle McKinnon
Inez
Bonnie
United Nations council quiet after secret caucus
U N security council met late after a 90 minute secret caucus and left the Korean issue unchanged with no new results. Reports cite stalled efforts and persistent appeals yielding no progress.
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LAKE SUCCESS
N.Y
United Nations security council
POHANG
TOKYO
United States
Chinju
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