Britain faces emergency cabinet to end railway strike
London June 10 Prime Minister Attlee convened an emergency cabinet to handle the railway strike crisis. The National Union of Railwaymen asked the government to intervene as the “Sundays only” stoppages paralyze rail traffic in the Northeast for a fourth weekend. Union seeks 10s weekly wage raise. executives refuse talks until the weekend stoppages are settled. Dockers on the west coast already struck. ships face shortages of perishable foods as Royal Navy crews assist unloading in key ports.
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Britain
National Union of Railwaymen
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Canada
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Bristol
Avonmouth
United States
South Africa
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Labor party meet clashes over Ireland partition in Blackpool
Report from Blackpool on a Labour party conference where leaflets protest Ireland's partition and Tory rule. A Belfast government bill sparks protests as delegates debate the national election program. A demonstrator is escorted out after shouting, and the scene returns to order amid calls for nationalization. Premier Macdonald returns Liberal power in Nova Scotia with a large majority, PCs become official opposition, and Liberals win about half the vote.
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BLACKPOOL
England
C.P
Ireland
Labor party
Belfast
Northern Ireland
republic of Ireland
republican Ireland
workers of Ireland
labor
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rell
JALIFAX
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Nova Scotia
C.C.F
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Halifax South
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Stanfield
Wan
Colchester
O.C
Russell Cunningham
Cape Breton
P.C
Baby dies after Calgary visit for heart malformation
The body of 11 month old John Lloyd Anderson, son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Anderson, arrived from Calgary this month for treatment of a hive condition. Doctors found a congenital heart malformation and the infant died yesterday.
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TORONTO
C.P
John Lloyd Anderson
Ernest Anerson
Calgary
John Loyd
Anderson
Toront
Ernest Anderson
Malton
Ottawa church conference backs rent controls and housing cooperation
The Ottawa Mont real conference of the United Church of Canada urged a restart of rent controls and Dominion provincial cooperation to build new housing at its annual meeting held last night in Ottawa.
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Ottawa-Montreal
the
United Church of Canada
Barbados left hand corner sea urchin roe industry noted
A Fifty Years Ago column recalls Barbados divers harvesting sea urchin roe from submerged reefs. The five golden roes are sold for fourpence each after being opened and shells refilled. Government enforces a May to September closed season to protect beds.
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Caribbean
Houde Returns to Montreal Municipal Race as Independent
Montreals fiery mayor Camillien Houde, 59, declares he will contest the Montreal Ba nent in the general election as an independent after recalling his wartime defiance and earlier political runs. He cites citizen requests from Papineau division and vows to explain impelling reasons during the campaign.
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Papineau
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New ‘York
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Quebec
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Papinéau
St Laurent Is Not Coming West in Campaign Push
Ottawa June 10 Liberal strategists shift Prime Minister St Laurent’s election drive to Ontario and Quebec with a brief Newfoundland effort. He will skip western provinces during the campaign tour after an Easter recess visit, then resume campaigning next week after recovering from laryngitis. He has canceled speeches in Brockville and Kingston Ontario and a Sunday stop at Canton New York for St Lawrence University.
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C.P
St. Laurent
Ontario
Quebec
Newfoundland
Quebec City
Brockville
Kingston
Indicted Promoter and Associates Charged in Tucker Car fraud
A grand jury indicted Preston Tucker and eight associates on securities fraud and conspiracy charges related to the Tucker automobile project. The case cites $28 million spent promoting the car and alleges false statements about a new model with advanced features.
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Chicago
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Teksi
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Pierce
British Meat Production Boost From Grain Import Plans
British meat production gains seen from government measures to import more feed for pigs while emphasis remains on grain growing. Agriculture Minister Williams cites 1951 62 target acreage of 2 750 000 acres for wheat. shortfalls could force costly dollar wheat imports. News notes 600 000 tons of coarse grains to be imported for pigs, stirring tempered farmer optimism amid dollar constraints.
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Britain
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News. Chronicle
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Canada
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Farmer dies after tractor overturns in Red Creek
In Red Creek New York farmer James Jenkins aged 52 was killed when his tractor rolled backward while hauling a mower up a steel hill. A coroner’s physician reported Jenkins strangled himself with nearby twigs as he lay trapped, ending his agony.
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James Jenkins
Jenkins
Seven Airmen Die As Rescue Boat Catches Fire
Six United States airmen and a Japanese national died yesterday when a 63 foot rescue boat caught fire off the east coast of Japan. The Air Force reported the incident occurred during operations. Further details were not immediately available.
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Japan
air force
Nova Scotia party gains and losses outlined
The Canadian Press tally shows Liberal losses and gains in Nova Scotia. Progressives hold prospects with two seats in Colchester and Cumberland West, Digby and Hants East. Liberals gain Clare West pool and Yarmouth. new Liberal seats include Cumberland Centre Inverness Kings and Pletou West.
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Colchester
Cumberland West
Digby
Hants East
Clare
ante West pool
Yarmouth
LIBERALS
Cumberland Centre
Inverness
Kings and
Pletou West
London Free Press marks 100th birthday edition
The London Free Press in Ontario celebrates its centennial with a historic 232 page Saturday edition. Canada’s daily newspapers association notes it as the largest single edition printed in the country, to reach about 74 000 subscribers across 12 sections.
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Washington denial of Drews charges echoed in Canada
Canadian Press reports Howe in St Catharines denied Washington had backed Drew’s claim that Electric Boat Co. of the United States is part of an international armament ring seen as backing a Montreal aircraft plant sale. Drew linked the firm to a US congressional probe in 1934.
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Nova Scotia Members Elected in Nova Scotia Results
The Canadian Press lists elected members in Nova Scotia and partial results for the last legislature. It records party affiliations and vote counts for Cape Breton and Halifax districts, noting new seats in Clare, Cumberland, Digby, Hants West, Inverness, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Richmond, Shelburne, Victoria, and Yarmouth, with leading candidates and margins.
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Hants ‘West
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Inverness
H. MacKinnon
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Kings
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Queens
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Richmond
Currie
Shelburne
Fragmentary political quote from Nova Scotia leader
The readable excerpt shows a fragmented pledge by a Liberal figure in Nova Scotia, expressing hope to lead “as long as the people want me” and referencing returns and leadership. The surrounding context and speaker identity are unclear from the fragment.
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Nova Scotia
Translation of War Era Allegations at Vegreville
June 10 item reports Mr Stambaugh claiming a translation of a document spread among deserters and instructing selectors on absence and discharge. He says 2,000 special instructions were printed and mailed at Bit own expense and that the statement will be reviewed by Ottawa authorities.
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Vegreville
Wes Stambaugh
presiadi
Stambaugh
treave
orgeba
armed’ services
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Hiynke
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Hottest June Day Amid Global Tension and Local Crime
Mercury peaks at 87.6 as June records break amid a heat wave. Russia calls for a new Big Four peace conference within three months to draft a German treaty. In Toronto two held for payroll robbery questions. Edmonton's border posts plan to aid tourists. a Philadelphia divorcee and son murder puzzle unfolds. Four Alberta forest fires retort. Ship sails to Canada with farm concerns.
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