Western powers plan direct approach to Stalin
The three western powers discuss a direct approach to Prime Minister Stalin in London to break the Berlin deadlock. Ambassadors from Britain, the United States and France, with other senior officials, may draft an initial approach and consider an alternative procedure if Stalin will not meet. A three power note to Moscow could follow if direct talks fail.
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ONDON
Stalin
Berlin
foreign office
Moscow
London
Charles Bohlen
United States state department
Patrick Dean
Molotov
Russia
G.B
Washington
iAn
mott di
First Rye Delivered at Burdett Grain Elevator
First fall rye delivery to the Searle grain elevator at Burdett reported by Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Lethbridge. The 57 pound per bushel 2 CAV grade rye was grown on T. Hopkins farm six miles southwest of Burdett, with an estimated yield of 10 to 12 bushels per acre.
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Searle
Burdett
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lethbridge
T. Hopkins
Barbra Bartha A Parisian Star From Rio In London Cabaret
The London correspondent of the Ottawa Journal profiles Barbra Bartha a vivacious dancer and revue actress from Rio who starred with Maurice Chevalier in Parade du Monde and was praised by Henri Varna for Serenade in the Night. Her life included arrests by Stockholm police service as artistic, service with French Intelligence and the Maquis, a Victory Gala post liberation, and a marriage to a British naval officer. Now she performs in a Brazilian cabaret at Ealing.
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Rio
Maurice Chevalier
Henri Varna
Bartha
London
Ottawa Journal
Stockholm
Maquis
Salle Playel
Aga Kahn
Josephine Baker
bor
Ealing
Talking Crow Snatches Keys in Curious Incident
In Babylon on a Saturday night James A. Rodgers and his wife encountered a talking crow outside a drug store. The bird spoke hello as Rodgers tried to lure it closer by showing his key case containing his car keys license and registration, which the crow seized and flew off with.
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BABYLON
James A. Rodgers
Rodgers
Soviets Push Agreements Across Eastern Bloc
Washington reports Moscow and its satellite states forging a tight network of postwar accords to deter aggression. The State Department published 22 treaty texts showing mutual aid against Germany or any third state, with Czech Romania pacts shaping regional pressure on Yugoslavia.
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WASHINGTON
Europe
Russia
state department
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Albania
Fremier Tito
Yugoslavia
Czech
Germany
Tot electrocuted in mother's arms
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on July 27 a seventeen-month-old girl named Rose Anne Richel was electrocuted while being carried by her mother to a birthday party. Police report the mother Mrs George Richel crossed trolley tracks by a shortcut and touched a high voltage third rail causing the tragedy. The mother sustained burns and shock.
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WILKES-BARRE
Rose Anne Richel
George Richel
Claims Discovery of Uranium Near Flin Flon
Veteran prospector Walter Johnson claims uranium found at Anderson Bay along Herb Lake about 80 miles east of Flin Flon Manitoba. He said samples show high enough uranium oxide to justify commercial mining and noted accompanying gold and copper showings on the property.
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FLIN FLON
Man
Walter Johnson
Anderson Bay
Herb Lake
Manitoba
Jotinsbir
Referendum Under Study in Newfoundland Vote
Ottawa reports the federal cabinet is reviewing Newfoundland’s referendum on confederation with a 6,000 vote margin in favor. Official results had not yet reached Ottawa and cabinet discussion awaited authoritative figures. If approved Newfoundland would gain six senate seats and seven in the commons.
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OTTAWA
Newfoundland
confederation
Mackenzie King
Canada
Canaian
senate
commons
Bradshaw Pioneer Rancher of Southern Alberta Dies at 80
R W Bradshaw a well known early rancher of Southern Alberta died in his sleep at his Bird's Eye Ranch home near Magrath aged 80. He leaves seven children including Mrs J Harker Mrs N E Blaxall Max Bradshaw Evang Bradshaw Richard Bradshaw Mrs Margaret Smith and Mrs Gladys Rickard plus twenty one grandchildren. His 90th birthday was celebrated in Magrath July 1 this year with a family reunion. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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MAGRATH
R. W. Bradshaw
Alberta
Mountain View
Max Bradshaw
Bird's Eye Ranch
J. ©. Harker
N. E Blaxall
Max
Evang and
Richard
Caldwell
Margaret Smith
Gladys Rickard
Vancouver
Bradshaw
All Set For Alberta Vote On August 17
Edmonton July 27 Three of four parties in the Alberta election Aug 17 have filed platforms and candidates for 57 seats as campaigning begins. The Liberals led by J Harper Prowse outlined policies, while the Social Credit and C C F published platforms. Independent movement led by Percy Page opposed the government and could not guarantee contest in at least 15 constituencies, limiting CBC broadcast time for the parties.
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EDMONTON
C.F
Alberta
Liberal party
Percy Page
J. Harper Prowse
Manning
Social Credit
C.C.F
Elmer Reeper
Page
CBC
C.C.P
Liberals
I'm a Baby Carriage I'm a Baby Carriage I Seen Plenty of
A classifieds style note offers a baby carriage for sale or removal from attic or basement. It mentions names Jimmy Johnny Betty and urges calling the Herald Want Ad Department at 3202 for contact.
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Jimmy
Johnny
Betty
Acs
the Herald
Ad Department
Naval officer named aide to Viscount Alexander
Ottawa July 27. Captain Herbert H. Rayner D S C and Bar of Bedford Nova Scotia has been appointed aide de camp to Viscount Alexander governor general He succeeds Commodore Wallace B. Creery of Vancouver and will take up his duties July 30.
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OTTAWA
Herbert
Rayner
D.S.C
Bedford
N.S
Alexander
governor-Genegal
Wallace B. Creery
Vancouver
Big Pulp Mill At Red Deer
A 107 acre site in Red Deer has been acquired by Alberta Pulp and Paper Company for a pulp and paper mill. Cost estimated around 9 million dollars. The company seeks 300,000 acres of crown timber land from the Alberta government. The mill would use 16 million gallons of water daily and have a 7500 kilowatt electrical capacity.
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RED DERE
Als
C.P
Alberta Pulp and Paper Company Ltd
Fred Dowler
Red Deer
Dowler
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Rocky Mountain
leost
J. Harvey
Truman Pleads to Hold Wages and Phase In Controls
President Truman urged price controls and an excess profits tax to curb rising living costs and avert a low mood feared to undermine world peace. He pressed Congress for six spending brakes, expanded credit powers, and authority to ration scarce goods, signaling possible housing bill action.
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Wissen TON
A.P
Truman
United States
free nations
Europe
senate
house
Morrow
BRUMAN
Stream Of Ice For His Money
A young man in Santa Barbara inserted two dimes into an ice vending machine, received a 25 pound cake and triggered a flood of 31 more cakes. Ice scattered across a wide area as operators reacted. the suspect fled behind his car and later picked one cake to take away.
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SANTA BARBARA
Calif
France Names Cabinet After 375 to 197 Vote
Andre Marie won parliamentary approval for his cabinet by 375 to 197. The new government keeps Communists out, includes moderates from the Radical Socialist and MRP groups, and drops Georges Bidault as foreign minister, replaced by Robert Schuman. The lineup reflects a centrist, pro western Allies stance with no major foreign policy shift.
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PARIS
France
Andre Marie
Marie
Vincent Auriol
BIDAULT
Georges Bidault
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Mouvement Republicain Populaire
Socialist party
Marle
Paul Reynaud
Leon Blum
Social
Campaign in Quebec winds up as polls open
Montreal July 27 Quebecs lively campaign nears end with 312 candidates in 92 divisions from Abitibi to Magdalen Islands. About 2,000,000 voters will decide Premier Maurice Duplessis Union Nationale fate tomorrow from 9 am to 6 30 pm EDT. Main issues include administrative record anti Communist measures provincial rights and opposition to signing an axa agreement with the Dominion. Premier Duplessis defended his government as fun and tenacious and said Quebec rights would not be sacrificed. Liberal God Dout accused Union Nationale of awarding millions in road contracts to embarrass Liberals upon return to power. J Ernest Gregoires Union of Electors running in all 92 seats pitches Social Credit echoes.
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MONTREAL
Quebec
Abitibi
Magdalen Islands
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Maurice Duplessis
Union Nationale
Union Naionale
Dominion
Duplessis
Ormstown
Charle McCarthy
Tn St. Eugene
God Dout
Union Natonale
Liberals
J. Ernest Gregoire
Union of Flectors
Alberta
Prairie co-ops to search for oil in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Calgary report states Prairie province co operatives launch a large scale joint exploration program in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Consumers' Exploration Company Limited formed with Dominion charter to find domestic oil for co-op demands, backed by Saskatchewan Federated Co operatives Limited and Alberta Co-operatives Wholesale Limited, representing about 700 co operative organizations. Initial work focuses on Princess area in Alberta near 100 miles east of Calgary and Cypress Hills area in southwest Saskatchewan.
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CALGARY
Prairie province co-operative
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Consumers’ Exploration Company Limited
Saskatchewan Federated Co-operatives Limited
Alberta Co-operatives Wholesale Limited
Tunisian Premier Kaak Struck in Paris by Student
Tunisian Premier Mustapha Kaak was struck about the head several times by a 23-year-old student in Paris, suffering slight injuries. The assailant was jailed, per Reuters via AFP. Separately in Athens a military court sentenced 43 persons to death for security violations.
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PARIS
Reuters
Mustaphe Haak
Agence France-Presse
Tunis
Kaak
ATHENS
Jsminina
Fall wheat delivered at Burdett Burdette
At Burdett Burdette J Volk delivered Fall wheat the first grain delivery of 1948 from United Grain Growers elevator. Harvest was not sufficient to show the yield. In other items reported eight others were injured in a Princeton mine blast with one trainer killed.
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United Grain Growers elevator
J. Volk
PRINCETON
Ind
A.J
leat
Kings
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