Puerto Rican Plane Crash With 47 Feared Dead
A Puerto Rican bound airliner crashed in the Atlantic shortly after leaving San Juan. Forty seven persons are missing or feared dead. Coast guard reported 23 known survivors. Among the aboard were Puerto Ricans including many women and children. The plane developed engine trouble and crashed near Point Salinas, four miles west of the coast. Rescue crews labored through rough seas to pull survivors from the water.
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United States coast guard
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Point Salinas
air force
army
navy
Cripps Wins Backing On Wage Levels
Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor of the exchequer, won Labor backing for holding wages at existing levels and defending high taxes with no wage increases. He urged facing the situation as it is and stressed higher productivity to solve economic difficulties. The conference rejected a union call to remove wage-boost restrictions.
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LACKPOOL
England
Sir Stafford ‘Cripps
Labor party
Sir Stafford
party
Constructional Engineering Union
Bil’ Stafford
Iooney
Cabinet shakeup forecast at Labour conference
London June 7 A political correspondent of the Evening Standard forecasts a cabinet reshuffle before the next general election. Bevan health minister tipped to become colonial secretary with Noel-Baker and Creech Jones likely to be dropped. The piece notes propaganda claims of national decay and argues Britain remains a strong democracy. Continued on page two.
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Reshakeup
Evening Standard
Labor party
Blackpool
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
Sinan
Philip Noel-Baker
commonwealth relations
Arthur Creech Jones
Left Hand Corner Mystery On Farm Near Tarcuttita
On a Southern New farm near Tarcut- Tita in South Tales a mystery unfolds as pulsator plates from a milk ing machine are hurled 150 to 200 yards by unseen power. Sydney Morning Herald reports witnesses describe three inch long brass plates weighing about 13 oz. The machine was later observed to stop throwing plates after a visiting engineer inspected it.
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New, South
AL ‘Portors
Tercuttd
Sydney
Morning Herald
Laurie Wilkinson
Ontario drought costs farmers five million daily
Ontario reports persistent heat and drought across southern stations impairing crops. Officials estimate agricultural losses at five million dollars per day as hay dries, pastures fade, and spring grains stall. Southwestern Ontario shows early damage but soils remain mostly green, while central and eastern areas face short crops. Prairie belt endures fifth dry day with minimal rain. only scattered showers expected with edmonton and Peace River zones receiving light precipitation.
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Alberta
meteorological’ bureau
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Edmonton
Peace River
Grande Prairie
Fate of Canton Sealed as Maoist Forces Advance
Hong Kong dispatch says Canton fate is sealed and Maoist armies may seize the city in six to eight weeks. Nationalist hold er position worsens as guerrilla activity across a 170 mile front nears Canton, with 400 000 guerrillas said to threaten the region. Chiang Kai shek pledges to recapture Shanghai within four months or face death.
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Reuters
Canton
South China
Mao ‘Tse- Tung
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Kwangtung-Puklen
KAI-SHEK
SHANGHAI
Mercury
Chiang Kai
Shek
Formosa
Violence erupts on New York docks in rival picket clash
About 2,000 longshoremen from Hudson River piers clashed with a rival group near the International Longshoremen's Association offices in Manhattan. Mounted and foot police dispersed the crowds after several injuries. Demonstrations disrupted loading on 19 ships as ILA officials cited a dispute with Brooklyn Local 968 over hiring practices and a sitdown by 38 protesters the previous day.
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International
stone
Brooklyn
LEA
ILL.A
Joseph P. Ryan
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ILA
union
Canon and Mrs William Askey Die in Collision
Canon William Askey and his wife were killed when their automobile collided with a bus near Selkirk Manitoba Monday night. Eighteen bus passengers including the driver were injured, with one woman from Winkler Manitoba suffering an injured jaw. The wreck left Canon Askey and Mrs Claire Hamilton Askey, a former nurse, dead at the scene while others were treated at Selkirk General Hospital. The bus was traveling toward Selkirk while the car headed south, eyewitnesses said.
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WILLIAM ASKEY
WINNIPEG
A. Eames
Winkler, Man
Selkirk
General hospital
Arthur E
Eames
Askey
Canon Askey
Claire
Hamilton
Nova
Tuxedo military hospital
COAST
Wats
Vancouver
Peter's
Quamichan
t. Andrew's
Chinese Reds Bitter About Hong Kong
The Chinese Communist radio on Monday attacked the Hong Kong government, accusing British authorities of pursuing an anti Chinese policy that challenges the Chinese people on the road to victory. The Communists, previously silent on Hong Kong, issued the broadcast from San Francisco dated June 7.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Hong Kong
Aged Veteran Andrew Lockey Dies in Winnipeg
Funeral services set for Andrew Lockey 88 who died at his home in Winnipeg. Believed to be the oldest Imperial Cameron Highlander in Canada, Lockey joined the Cameron Highlanders in Scotland at age 46.
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Andrew Lockey
Canada
Lockey
Ltd
Cameron Highlanders
Scotland
Vancouver prepares for double provincial election vote
With June 15 approaching, British Columbia readies a double election drive as Premier Byron Johnson and the coalition warn against socialism backed by the CCF. The provincial race features 139 candidates for 48 seats across 41 ridings, with Social Credit fielding 16 and Union of Electors 12, while Labor-Progressive runs two.
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flery lester
Harold E. Winch
Johnson
Mr. Winch
Progressive Conservatives
CCF
Social Credit
Union of Electors
Social Credit League
Labor-Progressive party
Gardiner Praises Liberal Farm Price Stabilization in Sask Meeting
Agriculture Minister Gardiner told a campaign gathering at Spy Hill Saskatchewan that the Liberal government has surpassed agricultural objectives by stabilizing farm returns through the transition from war to peace. He said prices and contracts support higher farm incomes, with Canadian farmers earning more than U S producers on most products except beef, and defended gains amid market concerns.
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Sask
Gardiner
Saskatchewan
United States
Canada
Drumheller Miners Strike Over Sympathy Action
About 160 miners at Hygrade Coal Company in Drumheller Alberta walked out in sympathy with a former employee kept from re employment. The mine operated only sporadically and other workers quit as a result. The employee’s name was not released and ongoing sympathy actions beyond Monday were unclear.
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Als
Hygrade Coal Company
Drumheller coalfield
Red Strategy Never Changes Pearson Campaign Message
Canadian Press dispatch notes Pearson warns the international scene remains dangerous as Communist strategy allegedly stays constant. In Montreal he linked opposed Atlantic Security Pact to its value. Leaders in action show St Laurant railing against devaluing the dollar and trade policy, while Drew campaigns in Manitoba and Saskatchewan citing losses in overseas markets and UK trade figures. Canada’s first quarter trade with the United Kingdom falls by 67 million dollars, page two.
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Pearson
Montreal
St. Laurent
Quebec East
George Drew
Churchill denies Bevan threats of civil war in Britain
In a formal Chartwell statement Winston Churchill denounced Health Minister Aneurin Bevan for warning of civil war if the Conservative party wins the next general election. Churchill, rebutting reports from Blackpool, urged repudiation of such claims and defended democratic government and parliamentary institutions.
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England
Winston Churchill
Aneurin Bevan
Britain
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Bevan
prograad
gove
Churchill
vis
Chartwell
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Mayors Seek Share of Gas and Auto Taxes
Ottawa mayor A Bounjue states provincial governments should provide a fair share of gasoline and automobile tax revenues to municipalities. He urges new revenue sources to meet rising expenditures and better services. He also highlights housing shortages as a national issue needing federal financing, noting municipalities cannot fund it alone.
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Canadian’ Federation of Mayors and prunicipalities
geytain
Ottawa
Medicine Hat leader sentenced to nine months in jail
Ray Valder, leader of the Medicine Hat orchestra, was sentenced to nine months in prison after pleading guilty to charges tied to a death in a juvenile case. The incident involved a 17 year old girl found shot with a 22 caliber rifle.
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