Tornado Rips Through Manitoba Killing Dozens Across Plains
The Associated Press reports ten dead and thirty injured as a tornado cuts an 80 mile path from southern Manitoba into North Dakota and Minnesota. Farms leveled, wires torn, and livestock killed across Windy Gates Oslo Auburn Warsaw. Witnesses saw the funnel for miles. Migrant workers die in Auburn. Warsaw reports a missing wife and heavy damage to church and town hall.
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Sturgeon Falls Mayor Markets Lake Nipissing Caviar
Mayor Roy Cockburn of Sturgeon Falls, Canada’s only commercial sturgeon fisherman, sells 700 to 800 pounds of caviar annually to top clients including the Chateau Laurier and Waldorf Astoria hotels. Caviar priced at 3 dollars per pound f.o.b. Sturgeon Falls, with prices seeming far above the cost of production as it moves through the supply chain.
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Roy Cockburn
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Canada
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Canadian Pacific
Bully Rose
New York
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Sabatino Tries to Escape Bowling Defeat by Jumping into East River
Italian bowler Manueilli Sabatino, 50, leapt into the East River after losing three games. Patrolman Henry Grote, age 26, plunged in to save him and was aided by a tugboat that rescued both men.
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NEW YORK
Sabatino
Henry Grote
Fat Pay Envelopes Start This Week
Canadian press report notes July 1 tax cuts raise take home pay by about 29 percent for many workers. A Ottawa reporter questions how the extra cash will be spent with anecdotes from a Commons staffer and a member of parliament predicting more dining and small purchases.
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DOUGLAS HOW
OTTAWA
United States
Canada
Abbott
house of commons
Wile
Voodoo Gunman Shot After Wounding Nashville Chief
In Nashville on July 4 17 a paroled killer nicknamed the Voodoo Gunman was fatally shot by police after wounding Assistant Police Chief Martin Stevens. Robert Waddy had been sought since Tuesday in a case involving an explosion at a fortune teller’s home and shootings of two women. Police said Waddy opened fire after being located. Stevens received a leg wound but survived.
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NASHVILLE
Tenn
Martin Stevens
Robert Waddy
Waddy
Andrew Tanner
lkenly
Truman Standards Trust in Peace Backed by Co operative Plan
President Truman denounced European refusal to join a cooperative European recovery plan calling it folly and warning against organized mistrust that diverts nations from peace. He urged end to propaganda and cited four requisites for lasting peace including consent of the governed and universal cooperation. Continuous coverage noted on page two.
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Truman
Soviet Union
United States
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Marshall
Five Killed In Gasoline Truck Car Collision Near Tallahassee
A gasoline truck and a car collided near Tallahassee Florida early today killing at least five people. Three victims were burned beyond recognition. The highway patrol named the dead as Mr and Mrs Clyde White and Mr and Mrs Connley White of Tallahassee and Joan Plaskey a summer student from Bristol Virginia. Four other car occupants were hospitalized.
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Florida State highway patrol
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Clyde White
Connley White
Tallahassee
Joan Plaskey
University of Florida
Bristol
Lethbridge Postwar Rodeo Fans Flood Fairgrounds Despite Rain
Ten thousand attended opening day of Lethbridge exhibition with four thousand at the grandstand for the rodeo. Mayor Jardine opened the event while a light horse show, radio star Stan Francis, and Children’s Day activities drew crowds. Despite showers, crowds remained optimistic for Citizens Day and junior calf club events. A hay rake accident in Factoryville, Pa., killed farmer Edmond Minick when the machine toppled and the team bolted.
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J. A. Jardine
Stan Francis
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FACTORYVILLE
Edmond Minick
Minick
Citizens' Day at Vethe Bridge Exhibition Promises Busy Afternoon
Fine weather and a club holiday draw crowds to the Vethe bridge exhibition. The program lists 10 a.m. livestock judging, 1 p.m. junior beef calf club judging and sale, 2:30 p.m. rodeo by the grandstand, and 7:30 p.m. evening attractions headlined by a Light Horse Show and Stan Frattcis.
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Vethe bridge
Stan Frattcis
No Homesteads On Alaska Highway In Alberta
Alberta deputy minister of lands John Harvie rejects a Washington report that 6800 miles of the Alaska Highway would be opened to settlers within a week. He says Alberta has no knowledge of such a program and that any plan would be in British Columbia, not Alberta. The Washington note claimed US hopes for tourist camps along the route.
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EDMONTON
John Harvie
Alberta
Washington
Alaska highway
British Columbia
United States
India Independence Bill Introduced In House Of Commons
Prime Minister Attlee introduces the Indian Independence Bill in the British House of Commons marking 171 years since the American colonies declared independence. The measure creates two dominions Hindustan and Pakistan with separate governors general and potential joint king’s rule ending.
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LONDON
India
house of commons
Britain
Attlee
Hindustan
Pakistan
New Delhi
Rain Keeps Flood Relief Hopes Low in Brandon
Thundershowers overnight dampened relief hopes as 300 people fled floods in Brandon Manitoba. About 1,200 residents remained in the flooded flats district as the Assiniboine river rose to 21 feet, two feet above the spring peak. Meat shortages emerged as Brandon Packers Limited faced access blocks, with only enough meat on hand to last to Monday. An emergency flood committee organized evacuee shelter and a garden project to replace crops lost to floodwaters. Rivers west of Brandon were reported falling in parts of Manitoba.
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Packers’ Limited
F.T. Williamson
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Branton
Assiniboine
Minnedosa
Oak Lake
Grisweld
Indefinite imprisonment bill dominates routine Commons
In Ottawa on July 4 the Commons focused on amendments to the criminal code enabling indefinite imprisonment after three separate crimes with at least five years’ term. Minor Senate tweaks to the income tax act passed, and a benevolent fund from wartime army canteen profits worth over nine million dollars was approved for needy veterans and dependents. A pensions measure for External Affairs staff abroad and veterans preference in civil service received first readings along with other related bills.
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Dentist tests patient controlled drill to ease fears
New York reports a Bronx dentist who installs a push button switch in the control box of the drill. The patient can turn off the drill by pressing the button, and the dentist can restart it only when the patient presses again.
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NEW YORK
Bronx
Two Macleod youths killed in farmyard plane crash
A two seat plane crashed near a farm seven miles southwest of Macleod killing Robert G. Charlton and Day on Thursday night. Charlton leaves wife and three children. Day leaves wife Inga Pedersen, two daughters and parents. The aircraft circled Harold McCrea’s home three times before striking a tree in the yard. coroner notified.
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Flood Waters Hit Record in Grand Tower Illinois
Flood waters breached a five foot sandbag barrier, flooding Grand Tower's business district as Mayor Jesse Grammer reported the worst flood in the town's history. The Mississippi River reached 40 feet three inches, with higher levels possible and residents seeking higher ground while the town relies on boats for sustenance.
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Jesse Grammer
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St. Louis
Plane Crash Inquest Uncertain In Macleod Fatality
Coroner W A McLeod investigated the July 4 crash that killed R G Chariton and Geo Day in Macleod. No decision on an inquest had been announced by Friday afternoon.
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England
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