Parliament summoned to meet at once over rail strike
Prime Minister St Laurent announced parliament would convene immediately in Ottawa to address the national rail strike crisis. He said the move aims to share responsibility and protect vital interests as emergency cabinet meetings continue and preparations for an airlift to the capital begin. The opposition leader Coldwell endorsed calling parliament.
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UAWA
Ottawa
St. Laurent
airiaoor
exee Bly
R.C.A.F.Trans-Canada Ai
C.C.F
Coldwell
Aylmer
Que
P.M
Mediation collapse as country wide rail walkout spreads
The August 22 1950 Ontario Dominion newspaper reports a strike by 150 international unions and two Canadian unions halting railway and telegraph services across the country. After mediators from Dr W A Mackintosh failed to secure a settlement, unions announced no deal and prepared for possible later talks. The four cent an hour wage offer from railways followed after the talks, with effects felt beyond operating staff to running trades and related work across the system.
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Dominion
Montreal
W. A. Mackintosh
Hurricane hits Nova Scotia crop and vessels in hurricane
The Canadian Press report details a tropical hurricane along the Atlantic coast causing over 1 million dollars in Nova Scotia damages. Vessel disappearances and safe recoveries accompany heavy losses in Annapolis Valley belt ahead of harvest.
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N.S
Belt
Hoimenbure
Newfoundland
Atlantic seaboard
Nova Scotia
Annnapolis Valley
dpplé
Halifax
More U S Railmen On Strike
Washington August 22. More railway workers walked out in five day token strikes in Pittsburgh and Chicago. Similar actions in Louisville Cleveland and Minneapolis St Paul affect about 50 000 workers. Talks with John Steelman continued none reached. The page ends with continued coverage.
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WASHINGTON
United States
White House
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Louisville
Cleveland
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Truman
John R. Steelman
Left Hand Corner church rebuilt after wartime fire
The Left Hand Corner near St Columba's in Pont Street, a famous Scottish church, burned out by incendiaries during the war and left a wreck. Notable Scottish residents attended, including Lord Haig who worshiped there. Funds are finally being raised to rebuild this iconic Central London church.
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West End
St. Columba's
Pont street
London
Lord Haig
Ottawa Journal
Fathers Seek Missing Boys in Western Canada
Vancouver August 22 Two 18 year old boys Morgan Galpin and Jack Allan Buchan disappeared July 13 while returning from Edmonton. Their fathers W A Galpin and Arthur Buchan left Langley Prairie with a light delivery truck to search the route back from Jasper. They will seek police and auto authorities at each point along the way.
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VANCOUVER
Langley Prairie
W. A. Galpin
Arthur Buchan
Jeff
Jasper
Alta
Kus
Galpin
Morgan Galpin
Jack Allan Buchan
Edmonton
Mr. Galpin
A Word to Our Readers on Railway Service Disruptions
The Herald explains its delivery plan during a railway strike. It states that within the Lethbridge area it pre pays mail rates and uses buses and trucks to deliver papers, aiming to reach 99 percent of subscribers on schedule. Outlying towns will follow regular carrier delivery, while nonlocal mailed papers will wait until the strike ends.
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The
Herald
Lethbridge
Rail Strike Paralyzes Canada Across The Nation
The national rail walkout halted trains and telegraph services from Victoria to St. John’s. Emergency measures activated as trucks and air services expand to move foods, medical supplies, and freight amid widespread disruption and distribution challenges.
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Montreal
Canada
Canadian Automotive Transportation Association
Toronto
Lethbridge Rail Yards Quiet As Strike In Force
Etheridge and other Canadian cities felt the rail strike Tuesday morning. The last passenger train left at 30:10 p.m. Monday and movement on the Lethbridge division halted. Calgar y warned of pickets. mail and freight were cut, only first class mail moving. Airlines and trucking firms brace for more traffic as hundreds of rail workers are affected.
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ETHERIDGE
passengeer
C.P.R
Cranbrook
B.C
Lethbridge
General C.P.R
Calgary
Red Advance On Pusan Pushed Back By U S Forces
American infantrymen repelled a North Korean thrust toward Pusan port ten miles from Taegu under artillery fire. Allied forces held firm along the southern coastal approaches to Pusan as nine enemy divisions pressed the line. The 35th Regiment and the 24th Negro regiment fought to recapture key positions including Battle Mountain amid heavy combat.
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Associated Press
OKYO
Pusan
Taegu
Chungam
24th
Battle Mountain
Local banker Stanley Smith dies in Nanton car wreck
Edmonton man Stanley M. Smith, 26, son of Mr and Mrs M Merritt HB Smith of Lethbridge, was killed when his car left a highway on a curve near a bridge at Nanton around 4 am Tuesday. He was the sole occupant, visiting his wife's parents before planning another fishing trip. Continued on Page Two.
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Nanton
Stanley M. Smith
Edmonton
M. Merritt HB. Smith
Lethbridge
Mr. Smith
Alberta coal miners face job loss amid rail strike
News bulletins report nearly 8,000 Alberta coal miners imminent unemployment if the railway strike persists. Provincial mines director John Crawford warns of the impact as transportation disruptions unfold across western Canada.
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ALBERTA
EDMONTON
John Crawford
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Vancouver harbor
SEATTLE, Wash
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Washington state
Jane Eva Denison
National
Progressive Conservative
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Ont
Miss Denison
Cornell University
Ithica
N.Y
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S. F. Tolmie
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Columbia
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Ivrea
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Tegliatti
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