Egypt calls UN for British troop withdrawal from Egypt and Sudan
Egypt demands immediate and total withdrawal of British troops from Egypt and Sudan and seeks termination of the present British regime in Sudan. Prime Minister Nokras ky Pasha to present Egypt's argument to the UN, with talks stalled until Tuesday at the earliest. Cairo also declares a state of emergency to halt a pro British protest at Al Azhar Square as police disperse demonstrators.
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Egypt
United Nations security council
Sudan
Jong
Britain
Nokrashy Pasha
Nokrasky Pash
United Nations
Izan Kerno
Mahmoud Hassan Pasha
United States
CAIRO
Al Azhar
Alexandria
Double Barrelled Egg Producer in Brooklyn Yard
A Brooklyn yard features a four month old Plymouth Rock with four legs and two tails, described by owner Murray Weiss as a freak hatch from a double yoked egg. Weiss notes the event is unlikely but occurred, drawing puzzled reactions from poultrymen.
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NEW YORK
uy Pina
Plymouth
Brooklyn
Murray Weiss
Weiss
Farm youth dies in car fire on Lacombe farm
Lloyd Wilson Morrical, 21, son of a Lacombe County farmer, was burned to death in a vehicle on his father's farm near Lacombe Alberta. He had been plowing land and reportedly went to rest in the car when a cigarette started the blaze.
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LACOMBE
Alta
C.P
Lloyd Wilson Morrical
Lacombe district
here
Taung ape skull sparks debate on human origins
Scientific circles argue over the two million year old Taung skull found in Bechuanaland by Dr. Robert Broom. Some see it as a link between apes and humans, while others suggest it resembles chimpanzee or gorilla offshoots. Oxford’s Le Gros Clark notes close relation to man.
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Bechuana
land
London
Ottawa Journal
Robert Broom
Paisley
South Africa
Le Gross Clark
Oxford
Taung
Baby Boy Found In Park In Chicago
Two 12 year old girls found a week or two old baby boy in a paper bag hidden in bushes at Carornia Park Chicago. The infant suffered exposure but is recovering in hospital. Police report the boy named Butelle by nurses will be sent to an orphanage once parents are identified.
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CHICAGO
Carornia Park
Butelle
Less Meat Is Seen For US
The United States may face a ten percent reduction in meat by early 1948 due to a sharp drop in the corn crop. Agriculture officials forecast 2.6 billion bushels of corn, below last year and below targets, risking higher prices and about 15 pounds less meat per consumer if demand remains strong. Officials caution the forecast could change with harvest prospects improving.
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WASHINGTON
United States
agriculture department
Peker accuses rivals of revolt and coup in Turkey
In Istanbul on July 11 Frem ier Recep Peker denounced the opposition Democratic party for seeking a revolt to seize the government. He told Ulus that his rivals spoke of dictators paying with their lives and urged the people not to obey the police of the republic, amid talks of a possible cabinet collapse.
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ISTANBUL
Frem
ier
Recep Peker
Democratic party today
Ulus
People’s party
Peker
Jelal Bayar
Democratic party
Bayar
Ismet Inonu
coub
eite
80 MPH Gale Strikes Calgary Wrecks Fair Grounds
A Calgary gale reached 80 miles per hour ripping through Victoria Park fair grounds. It toppled trees disrupted power and injured J Gardin with an electrical shock while wires were torn from his home. Bricks, beams and booths were toppled none seriously hurt, while downtown signs and Stampede week mangers were damaged.
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CALGARY
Victoria Park fair grounds
J. Gardin
Greek Troops Battle 4000 Guerrillas Near Albania
Greek general staff reports 4000 guerrillas pressing to seize territory near the Albanian border while Greek troops push westward through rugged 6000 foot Mt Grammos. War Minister Stratos says rebels seek a Communist state as international brigades gather near Split. Supplies worth 35 million dollars head to Greece to arm and provision forces.
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ATHENS
Albani
Mt. Grammos
George Stratos
Kastoria
Stratos
Split
Tob
Napoleon Zervens
Kayalla
Salonika
Gervassabe
Greece
Alvania
Yureslev
Adriatic
cnart
WASHINGTON
ot Griswold
Griswold
United States
United States army
Dream leads two men to search for missing TCA airliner
Vancouver July 11 Two men crawl cliffs and descend valleys in British Columbia following a dream to find the missing Trans-Canada Airliner that vanished April 28 with 14 aboard. They returned for supplies then set out again with signals from Deep Cove residents. Officials say visibility improves as snow melts and search is official. A base manager notes the line of the search. In Ottawa export rules, cod hake haddock and pollack are exempted from export permit requirements when stopped abroad effective July 4.
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VANCOUVER
Canada
Trans- Canada
Deen Cove
B.C
here
Chiff Clubme
Deep Cove
Chuibines
Buntzen Bay
Clubines
TCA
EL P.Billys Wells
OTTAWA
department of national revenue
Western Canada forms 4 Province Reclamation Association
The Western Canada Reclamation Association is formed by delegates from British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba to promote irrigation use of water and prevent waste. About 80 attended the morning session with a larger turnout in the afternoon as a constitution was drafted for a federation style body with equal provincial director representation. Harold G. Long of Lethbridge led the push. Rt Hon James Gardiner will address a dinner and tours of St Mary River and East Pot Hole Dam sites. temporary officers were named Harold W. Pope and Alex Aitken to guide the group until elections.
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Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Harold G. Long
Lethbridge
James G. Gardiner
St. Mary River
East Pot Hole Coulee
Oilman killed at Lundbreck in Alberta accident
A. W. Hunter a 55 year old Seattle oilman was instantly killed in Lundbreck Alberta when struck by an oil well casing being unloaded from a Canadian Pacific freight car. The body lies at Blairmore Alberta pending a Saturday inquest. Relatives from the United States rush to Lundbreck as funeral plans are set.
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LUNDBRECK
A. W. Hunter
Alberta
at & p
Canadian Pacific Railway
Aeld
Hunter
Seattle
Maxman
Demers
United States
Blairmore
Senate reform and taxation bills dominate Ottawa session
Parliament faced rapid developments on Senate reform, Dominion provincial relations, and supplementary estimates as immigration debates intensify. A CCF bid to raise Senate indemnities sparked a clash with Prime Minister Mackenzie King, while discussions on cabinet-originated legislation in the Senate drew attention amid proposed increases for indemnities and moves to boost Canada’s population through resource harnessing.
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OTTAWA
Parliament Hill
senate
CCP
SENATE Senate
C.C.F
Mackenzie King
most commons
house
senate immigration committee
C.C F. atharks
Wishart Robertson
gome
commons
Stanley Knavwles
Winnipeg North Centre
Robertson
tate
John T. Haig
Housing Shortage Clouds Royal Honeymoon Plans
Britain faces a housing shortage for royal residences delaying the newlyweds need for a private home. Buckingham Palace rules out private property use, while Elizabeth and Philip may reside in a royal wing if necessary. The couple’s long honeymoon is expected to last from eight to 22 months with a projected royal tour to Canada Australia and South Africa.
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LONDON
Britain
Elzabeth
Philip
Longon
Hyde Park
Clarence House
James
Buckingham Falato
Buckingham Palace
LONG TONEY MOON
xt ly
eigit
enekem 1
Prince
Elizabeth
Trent
Mourtintien
Canhan
Australia
South Africa
carter
anumnate
Buckingham
FROUSSEAU
trousseau
Westminster Abbey
Halifax by election campaign winds down as polls near
Halifax voters in the Halifax federal by election head to the polls next Monday after a flurry of radio ads posters and rallies. The campaign sees Liberal John Dickey backed by senior ministers and Conservative John Brackery leading support for A A McDonald with Liberal party leaders citing past contest history in the dual riding.
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HALIFAX
village falls
Progressive Conservatives
John Brackery
A.A
Big Alex) McDonald
John Dickey
Mackenzie King
Mr. Dickey
W. C. MacDonald
Gordon B. Tsner
C. F
M. dr. Goodwell
H. L. MacIntosh
Civil War Flare Reignites in Paraguay
Reports from Buenos Aires say Paraguay’s four month civil war surged again with the government reinforcing defenses along the east bank of the Paraguay River starting Thursday.
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BUENOS AIRES
Paraguay River
Alberta to Spend 128000 on Macleod Pincher Highway
Alberta Works Minister W A Fallon announced an estimated outlay of 128000 for a standard dust highway grade on the 28 mile stretch between Macleod and Pincher Creek. The contract was awarded to Standard Gravel and Surfacing Company of Calgary, with work to start immediately.
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Nocosia
LAC LA SICHE
LAC LA BICHE
Alta
Fred Webber
Rosil
Walter
CONAN DOYLE
LONDON
Reuters
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Baker street
BEVIN
Paris
dumorroy
Europe
LUPESCU
RIO DE JANEIRO
Elena Lupescu
HONOLULU
CSP.—Congress of Industrial Organindtion workers
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Hethbridge Herald
RUSSIA
Marshall
U.N
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
ASHINGTON
A.P
Marshall plan
senate foreign relations committee
MOSCOW
FINEANN
Soviet Union
Finland
Poland
Borchortayekia
Rissia
HELSINKI
Fieland
PRAGUE
Prace
Germany
council of foreign ministers
BUDAPEST
Hungarian council of ministers
Hungary
Great Britain
David Watkins
Queenie
Prophetstown
Til
David
Queemeé
artvers
cub
P.H.Gale
exhibition grounds
T.C.A
Sask
Western Canada Reclamation Association
C.F
P.M
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