Ex-Lethbridge Youth Killed In Calgary Crash
A former Lethbridge youth, 99 year-old pilot Jack Harper, was killed when his twin-enginedCessna crane crashed into a Calgary bungalow after an unauthorized takeoff from the wrong runway at 2:38 am. The plane narrowly missed key city buildings, awoke most of Calgary, and caused extensive destruction to the McDougall home. Police report witnesses say Harper had been drinking. the control tower had limited communication during the flight.
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Lethbridge
Calgary
Jack Harper
Foothills Aviation, Ltd
hanear
Palliser
Okotoks
Marshall McDougall
Harper
texicab
Don Mackay
McDougall
G. E. Craig
Left Hand Corner Sees Animals Suicide Allegations
In a North American travel note from Victoria Rennie, a wolverine on the Northwest Highway near Whitehorse was observed hurling itself under a vehicle and killed instantly. The incident follows a prior porcupine encounter with infection risks cited by Sgt Flemme. The piece hints at deliberate animal actions and continues on Page 14.
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Rennie
Victoria
Royal Ca- Pn
Bunce
peresés
Whitehorse
Y.T
Flemme
iself
Arctic
Suspect Held After Singapore Bomb Tossing Incident
Police report the arrest of a man accused of tossing a grenade at Sir Franklin Gimson the governor of Singapore. The probe led to the roundup of four Malayan Communist leaders and the discovery of another murder plot. A home made grenade was thrown as the governor left a boxing match. he was unhurt.
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SINGAPORE
Franklin Gimson
Explosion in Patiala Kills 32, Hurts 40
An explosion wrecked part of the eastern wall of Patiala fort on May 1 in East Punjab killing 32 and injuring 40. Troops police and fire brigades led rescue efforts as embers spread to nearby shops. An official blamed an old ammunition dump fire, with the Maharaja and top officials directing operations. The state government ordered an inquiry.
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PATIALA
Punjab
Reuters
Patiala fort
Maharaja of
Punjab States Union
States Union
Weeping Women Attend Funeral For Slain Pamela Poiner
In Sheerness Kent on May 1 a funeral procession of mourners lined Victory Street for three year old Pamela Poiner buried at a local cemetery. Pamela was found buried near the town after an eight day search. Her foster father George Gerioch Gordon faced murder charges at Canterbury police court and was remanded until Wednesday.
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SHEERNESS
Kent
England
Reuters
Pamela Poiner
Victory Street
Pamela
Yorkletty
Canterbury
Canada
George Gerioch Gordon
May Day marked by labor conflicts in Berlin and Moscow
On May Day in Berlin police kept order as 750000 western demonstrators cheered anti Communist speeches at Potsdamer Platz while east Berliners gathered near Luftsarten. Soviet forces watched calmly as tensions rose near the Brandenburg Gate. Stalin reviewed a huge Moscow parade with Lenin tomb and aerial displays. In the US May Day drew mock Soviet insurrection scenes in Mosinee Wisconsin, but Canada observed quiet rallies in Montreal and Toronto.
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Associated Press
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copl
Russia
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Luftsarten
Fots- Gamerplatz
Brandenburg gate
pshkee
STALIN
Moscow
Lenin
Vassili Stalin
socialist international
Paris
Europe
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Canada
Mosinee
Wis
American Legion
daw a
Wisconsin
Daily Worker
Montre
Toronto
Montreal
Dominion Square
Youth Assembly for Peace
Red River Flood Worsens In Manitoba With Morris Evacuations
Manitoba endures new Red River blows as Emerson reports 46.18 feet, the highest in 124 years. Troops move into Morris to build sandbag dikes around a hospital while riverside residents flee toward Winnipeg. The flood threatens Winnipeg with a likely peak beyond 1948 levels as Morris town sustains extensive inundation.
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WINNIPEG
Red River
Manitoba
Manitoba telephone system
Emerson
Red Cross
Morris
Canadian Pacific Railway
PEG
Harry Snowman
Lake Winnipeg
Time changes hit US and nine Canadian provinces
Daylight saving time began across the United States affecting about 50 million people as clocks moved ahead one hour two hours after midnight. Alberta stayed on standard time with a new ban on daylight saving while most Canadian provinces except Alberta observed the change locally. Rail, bus, and air schedules shifted mainly in the New York area, while many transit systems kept standard time. Eight other provinces followed local decisions on the time switch.
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NEW YORK
United States
Washington
national capital
Alberta
Canada
Edmonton Welcomes New Air Links and Fast CPR Service
Two international air links debut from Edmonton with Northwest Airlines routes to Salt Lake City Denver and Los Angeles and to Minneapolis Alaska and Japan. Western Airlines adds direct Edmonton Los Angeles service. CPR introduces Stampeder and Eskimo fast daily Calgary to Edmonton trains, with schedule times noted. Local officials and chamber of commerce members attend the ceremonies at the airport and CPR station.
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EDMONTON
Calgary
municipal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Northwest Airlines
Western Airlines
Northwest wil
Salt Lake City
Denver
Los Angeles
Minneapoli
Alaska
Japan
Western
CPR
Stampeder
Eskimo
Alberta
Northwest
North Saskatchewan River
United States
Orient
A. J Hooke
Eric Hoyer
Minneapolis
Edward Delaney
St. Paul
Amos Cuthert
Northwest Ardines
chamber of commerce
S. Falli
Edmonton Eskmos
cals
Census Taker Encounters Witty Parole Resident
Enumerator Frank Frantz visited a house in Parole Maryland during the May 1 to 7 period. A woman greeted him with a quip about his role, saying he was the man increasing the population, to which he replied he was the census taker keeping records.
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PAROLE
Frank Frantz
Frantz
Bedraggled Evacuees Reach Winnipeg
A group of about 75 residents from Morris flooded in southern Manitoba arrived in Winnipeg in the early hours. The evacuees, many in wheelchairs and carrying scant belongings, fled as floodwaters overtook homes in minutes. Residents described sudden evacuations with little time to grab belongings. About two thirds of Morris residents sought refuge in Winnipeg and other places.
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WINNIPEG
Pau- Hp Krym
Morris
Winnipes
Krym
Olga Lemke
Winnnipeg
Mre Lemke
Telegraph strike ends as unions halt picketing actions
In the United States a threatened commuter telephone strike ended hours before rallies were to begin. About 10 000 members of the Communications Workers of America walked off for four hours delaying picket lines at telephone exchanges. Most of the 239 000 other union workers were to return to work. The walkout disrupted a United Press bulletin and followed wage talks at area plants. The back-to-work agreement included reinstatement of some workers at South Bend Indiana. The 230 relay operators and 35 equipment men in 35 bureaus joined in a pace strike for higher pay, with Bell System plans for a new deal.
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Tre
tuovs
telewere
United Press
U.P
United Auto Workers
Cnry- Siler Corporation
Detroit
New York
Bell Teissoncne
Western Electric company
W. A . civision
Telurn O CONSTact
UNMNION
South Berd
Ind
Nad
CT&o
United States
caureauy
Usaid
Six Killed As U S Bomber Strikes Tree In Lebanon
A United States Air Force B-25 bomber crashed into a tree near Lebanon Newfoundland on May 11. It set two adjacent houses ablaze and killed six aboard. Parts of four bodies were recovered with two others unaccounted for and no survivors expected. The Wolf family home and the plane were destroyed. Walter Bridges was injured as his home was damaged.
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LEBANON
United States Air Force
Army
Frank H. Wolf
Walter Bridges
Wolf
Bridges
Doukhobors Burn Home Near Nelson
A second Doukhobor group burned a house near Nelson as a show of support for fellow tactics. At Perry's and Gilpin near the border youths urged calm and prayer. no arrests were reported. The violence followed a week of disturbances including nude parades at Krestova. Government vows mass arrests and will detain suspects at Vernon army camp.
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NELSON
Perry's
here
Stefan Zarckin
Yugoslavia
Germany
Sons of Freedoms
Gilpin
Krestova
Gordon Wismer
Ottawa
Vernon
Montreal heart researcher Mercier Fauteux dies at 33
Montreal May 1 Mercier Fauteux internationally known for heart disease research died at his home after a brief illness He was 33 He was a brother of Hon Gaspard Fauteux former speaker in the house of commons and Mr Justice Gerald Fauteux of the supreme court of Canada
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MONTREAL
Mercier Fauteux
Dr. Fauteux
Gaspard Fauteux
house of commons
Gerald Fauteux
supreme court of Canada
Princess Elizabeth postpones Malta departure for few days
Reuters reports Princess Elizabeth will delay leaving Malta by a few days from the planned May 3 departure. She has stayed to assist her naval officer husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and is expecting a second child this summer.
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VALLETTA
Malta
Reuters
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Railways say wage talks ok if charges rise
Canada’s two major railways told Labor Minister Mitchell they will negotiate a settlement based on federal conciliation board findings. They say added costs can only be met by higher service charges, estimating annual costs of 19.2 to 27.3 million dollars.
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UAWA
Canada
Mitchell
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railways
IT railway
S. F. Dingie
ae CNR
N. B. Growin
Speaker's vote saves government in Commons
London May 1 Reuters reports the government avoided defeat by one vote as Speaker Douglas Clifton-Brown cast the deciding vote in a 278 to 278 deadlock. Conservatives had charged government bias against road transport not nationalized, forcing the division.
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LONDON
Reuters
house of commons
Douglas Clifton-Brown
JOHANNESBURG
South Africa
ENGLAND
SANDHURST
Berkshire
HONG KONG
Sorial Navy
Mounts Bay
Incharran
VICTORIA
Antigonish
here
Sioux
Esquamalt
Vancouver Island
SASK
STEDPENT
WILKIE
Edward Edmunsten
Phippen
Edmunsten
University of Saskatchewan
KING GEORGE CAPETOWN
Dantel Malan
British Commonwealth
George
senate
Malan
Canada
Commonwealth
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Teo - Dike Hospital
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Chrysler
Doukhobors
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