Air France crash mirrors earlier disaster in Gulf
The Air France airplane went down in the Persian Gulf near Ahrain Island with 52 aboard, 10 feared dead. Survivors include four crew, with 12 infants aboard, amid sabotage speculation tied to Indo Chinese Communist groups. Searchers from RAF and US Air Force aided amid rough seas and low visibility.
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Air France
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Indo-China
Paris
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RAF
Air Force
Final Round In Battle On Margarine In Canada
Ottawa reports the government will seek Privy Council appeal to overturn the Supreme Court’s 1948 ruling on margarine. V. P. Varcoe will argue against butter producers in the final stage of the long federal anti margarine law fight. RH Milliken and Senator Salter Hayden join the case for CFA and margarine opponents.
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supreme court of Canada
Canada
V. P Varcoe
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Canadian Federation of Agriculture
privy council
righed court of appeal
commonwealth
RH Milliken
Regina
C.F.A
joinr Varcoe
London
Salter Hayden
L. Ontano
mar
The Left Hand Corner The Use of Big Words and Wages
Australian sheep farmers amid unprecedented wool prosperity face higher prices as prices rise from prewar levels. In nine months wool sales reach £225 million overseas, boosting graziers profits and prompting pay demands from the Australian Workers' Union. The union seeks wage increases for thousands amid record industry wealth.
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Australian Workers’ Union
arbitration court
Aus
Five Men Trapped After Cadomin Mine Flood
A flash flood from the McLeod River inundated Cadomin Alberta trapping five men in the Cadomin Coal Co mine shaft. Fireboss Roy Carr and miners Mike Kapusinsky Peter Morris Red Kasanovich and Steve Melanovich were entombed as water swept the mine east shaft. Twenty five escaped as water rose rapidly while townspeople battled rising floodwaters disrupting transportation and communications.
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Alta
Cadomin Coal Co
McLeod river
Rocky Mountain
Roy Carr
Mike Kapusinsky
Peter Morris
Red Kasanovich
Steve Melanovich
Sherer
Cadomin
Leyland
Edson
Charge Big Sum Wasted for Flour Instead of Wheat
Manchester dispatch reports British millers claim Food Minister Maurice Webb wasted about 2.7 million dollars by agreeing to buy 300000 tons of Canadian flour next year rather than milling wheat locally. They say Canadian flour costs more per ton and that milling locally would boost by products and farm feeds, potentially raising output by 300000 tons while reducing flour sales.
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MANCHESTER
England
Reuters
The
Daily Dispatch today
Maurice Webb
Canada
Britain
Maximum Share Disputed Waters Is Sought By Alta
Canadian witnesses before the International Joint Commission pressed for adjudication on the Waterton and Belly rivers. The aim is to award Canada the maximum share of the disputed waters.
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Alta
International Joint Commission
Waterton
Canada
Defence To Come Under Eyes Of IPC
Ottawa news in mid June reports the seventh Imperial Press Conference examining Commonwealth defence with Defence Minister Claxton. Delegates from 13 nations discuss colonial press law and travel for reporters while Canadian defence plans are outlined. The Empire Press Union renames to Commonwealth Press Union, with colonies remaining independent. Also covered are St Mary Milk Rivers water disputes involving Canada and the U.S. hearings at Shelby and Havre, Montana on Belly and Waterton rivers for Upper Marias irrigation. Downstream water rights, possible pumping, and Oldman river factors are debated as U.S. counsel pushes mutual sharing and cross-border storage.
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Commonwealth defence today
Claxton
Empire Press Union
Commonwealth Press Union
British Empire
council of te union
St. Mary-Milk
St. Mary
Canada
United States
Montana
Upper Marias
Shelby
mt Havre
Mont
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Lethbridge
PFRA
SMRD
St Mary dam
U.S
Verdigris coulee
Alberta
Oldman River
St Mary
Waterton
London House Ends 16-Hour Session After Gasoline Tax Vote
The House of Commons, in gray dawn light, adjourned after a 16 hour 2 minute session with the government winning nine votes to defeat Conservative Liberal attempts to repeal the 9d a gallon gasoline tax. The Labour margin stood eight, many MPs were absent, and whips urged lobbies for votes.
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house of comarons
Labor party
Canadian to Play Lead With Gables
Two Canadians were chosen for the lead in Clark Gables next project Across the Wide Missouri. Dorothy Beauvais, 25, of Ste Marguerie Quebec, and Wanda Biz Canoe Adamson, 60, of Lake Simcoe Georgia Island reserve in Ontario, were selected from 25 applicants.
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Clark Gables
Missouri
Billy Grady
Metro-Goldweyr- Mayer studios
Dorothy Beauvais
af Ste Marguerie
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Wanda Biz
Adamson
Georegia Island
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here
Howe wins broad defence purchase powers amid profit rule clash
Ottawa reports Howe secures large wartime style control over peacetime defence buying as Liberals back a bill amid opposition claims of dictatorship. The House approved second reading 127 to 44, with the bill awaiting third reading. Separately a Niagara Treaty was approved, setting out power diversion and scenic protections, pending U.S. ratification.
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cPh
Howe
Canadian commercial corporation
house
United States
Niagara Falls
Pearson
U.S
How to Lose a Pound by Parade of Exercise
London June 15 CP Doctors of the Royal Society of Medicine studied cases and offered a farcical recipe to shed a pound of fat. They suggest rowing 39 miles walking 70 miles at pace over three miles an hour and running seven miles in 22 minutes. They note appetite would rebound after the first meal, making weight loss unlikely.
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LONDON
Royal Society of Medecine
Strike Threat Lifted in British Columbia Logging
A 32 000 coastal loggers and millworkers agreed to a settlement ending a strike threat. The IWA lost its bid for a union shop but gained a 12 1/2 cent hourly wage increase, maintenance of membership, and a five day 40 hour week. Settlement awaits ratification by workers and operators. The deal is valued at about 57 060 000 a year and aims to prevent economic paralysis in B C which relies on logging for 45 percent of its income. BC president J Stewart Albury called it a great step ahead for the union and province.
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ANCOUVER
British Columbia
International Woodworkers of America
C.I.C.C.C.L
uni
B.C
J Stewart Albury
IWA
Revolt Hits Peru's Arequipa City Amid Civilians and Troops
Arequipa Peru faced a two day revolt with at least 40 believed killed as rebels seized the city hall radio station and other buildings before royal troops moved in. Government sources blame Communists for the uprising and report loyal troops have crushed the revolt and begun restoring order.
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Peru
Arequipa
Perus
Censoreup
Arequina
Senators Slam Official Residence Bill in Senate
In Ottawa senators condemned a clause allowing the prime minister to receive 5000 annually to live in an official Ottawa residence. Critics called it cheap and tasteless and urged removal before passage. The bill, tied to a renovated Ottawa river mansion, won second reading and was sent to the banking and commerce committee for study.
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senate
Carada
Ottawa river
senates banking and commerce committee
Canadas
Joint Release Of Atomic Energy Data Planned
New York Times reports Bram, Canada, and the United States plan a joint release of the largest atomic energy data collection since the Smyth report of 1945. The move follows the Russian test last September and aims to lift the government monopoly to let free enterprise explore atomic power.
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New York Times
Bram
Canada
United States
Times
Washington dispatch
the
Double Prison Terms Under Canada Secret Act
The government announced a bill to amend the Official Secrets Act doubling the maximum prison term from seven to 14 years. Justice Minister Garson outlined add ons extending penalties to crown employees and giving extraterritorial reach to prosecute Canadians abroad and foreigners who reveal secrets learned in Canada.
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Canada
Garson
Garsen
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