National Liberal Convention Votes Entitled Delegates Named
The National Liberal Convention will select a leader to succeed Prime Minister Mackenzie King with 1286 entitled voters. Delegates total 735 from constituencies plus 126 Liberal MPs and 119 defeated candidates, plus 64 Liberal senators. Additional delegates include university, provincial women and youth Liberal officers, and party leaders.
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National Liberal Convention
Mackenzie King
Halifax
Queens
P.E.I
university Liberal club
Women’s Liberal Association
Young
Liberal
national Liberal
National Coal Board under growing criticism in Britain
London May 7 The National Coal Board facing increasing criticism from opposition Labour and miners as questions arise about efficiency. A staydown strike by 98 Yorkshire miners underground at Waleswood colliery over a Sept 4 closure highlights discontent with the board’s methods. War Secretary Emanuel Shinwell warned that nationalization has been misunderstood and criticized administrative difficulties in turning Acts into operation.
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LONDON
National Coal Board
Britain
Yorkshire
Waleswood collery
N.C.B
Emanuel Shinwell
Labor party
Shinwell
Labor
Belgium's Unknown Soldier 158 Honored in Brussels Visit
Lt Gen Charles Foulkes, chief of the Canadian general staff, laid a wreath on Belgium's Unknown Soldier tomb in Brussels. He then met Gen E Baele and planned to tour the Bruges area, with visits to Antwerp and a Sunday departure for France.
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BRUSSELS
Charles Foulkes
Belgium
Foulkes
E. Baele
bruges
Antwerp
France
White House Seeks End to U S Railroad Strike
President Truman said the administration will use full strength and all available laws to prevent a threatened U S railroad strike over wages and rules. John R. Steelman joined the briefing as he met with railroad executives in a surprise White House session to discuss the dispute.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
United States
John R. Steelman
Steelman
W. T. Fariey
Association of American Railroads
White House
Shop Stewards Join Strike Pickets at Rogers Majestic Plant
About 125 shop stewards from outlying United Electrical Workers locals joined pickets at the Rogers Majestic plant in Leaside. Police did not intervene as UEW organizer Ross Russell spoke from a car bumper. Russell had been arrested yesterday for creating a disturbance and was released on $25 bail as the union presses to force a working agreement.
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TORONTO
United Electrical Workers
C.I.0
Rogers Majestic
Leasife
Ross Russell
U.E.W
Russell
Hopeless Deadlock in UAW Chrysler Wage Talks
DETROIT May 7 The United Automobile Workers CIO reports a hopeless deadlock in wage negotiations with Chrysler Corporation. The union threatens a strike of 75,000 workers Wednesday unless management agrees to bargain in good faith. If not, a strike is inevitable.
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DETROIT
United Automobile Workers
C.I.O
Chrysler Corporation
auto union
Chrysler
Two Critical After Crash Of B C Plane
Prince George B C May 7 A pilot and his passenger in critical condition after a light plane buzzed the town then crashed on a street corner. Student Pilot Wuf Blair 24 suffered multiple injuries and shock while Frer ett McEachern 48 had a fractured skull broken jaw and other injuries.
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PRINCE GEORGE
B.C
WUf Blair
Frerett McEachern
Blair
McEachern
Manning Opposes Federal Request on Wheat Board Control
Premier Manning of Alberta opposed Dominion demands for provincial laws enabling the Canadian Wheat Board to regulate oats and barley trade. He cited support from Manitoba and Saskatchewan officials and questioned the need for complementary legislation as well as the existence of a legal opinion from federal Trade Minister Howe. A Saskatoon meeting with prairie governments and farm groups is slated for Monday to discuss the issue.
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EDMONTON
Manning
Alberta
Dominion
Canadian Wheat Board
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Howe
C. D. Howe
wheat board
Saskatoon
Five Czechs seize airliner to flee Czechoslovakia
In Erding Germany five refugees forced a pilot at gunpoint to land in Germany. The group included two young women and their leader, a former Czech air force pilot. They fled to avoid Communist party coercion and job loss. A Czech training plane also crash landed near Ingolstadt, piloted by a man fleeing the country.
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ERDING
Germany
pistol point
Yiri Benes
Munich
Ingolstadt
United States
Czechoslovakia
Communist party
Alberta's Oldest Man Turns 107 in Quiet Birthday Party
James Winter, believed to be Alberta's oldest man at 107, celebrated his birthday on Wednesday at Wetaskiwin with a quiet party and a brief automobile trip to mark the occasion.
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WETASKIWIN
Alta
James Winter
Alberta
Painters to Return in Regina After Wage Strike
Regina painters plan to return to work after a settlement with two Regina decorating firms. Seventy three members of the United Painters Decorators and Paper Hangers of America ended a brief wage strike with a 15 cent hourly increase after rejecting a ten cent offer.
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REGINA
United Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of American
T.L.C
Deadlocked Big Four deputies suspend talks on Austrian peace
London reports that the four foreign ministers' deputies, stuck in an east-west deadlock, halted discussions on a Austrian peace treaty indefinitely. British Deputy James Majoribanks will seek guidance from his government on resuming talks.
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LONDON
Austria
James Majoribanks
Air Commodore Hurley to lead Canadian air force unit in England
Edmonton correspondent reports Air Commodore J L Hurley chief staff officer of the RCAF Western Command will depart on Sunday for England where he will serve as senior Canadian air force liaison officer.
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EDMONTON
J. L. Hurley
R.C.A.F
Western Command
England
air force
Plan reorganizes civilian defence in Sydney N S
Sydney Nova Scotia May 7 city council adopted a resolution to reorganize civilian defence, though aldermen said they felt they were preparing for a war not in sight.
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SYDNEY
N.S
civie
War pensions to rise 25 percent next week Ottawa
Ottawa May 1 The government plans a 25 per cent pension increase for veterans after Veterans Minister Gregg told the commons committee the pensions bill will be placed in the house as soon as possible. The bill includes a 25 per cent rise with earlier 16 to 20 per cent options.
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OTTAWA
Gregg
commons committee of veterans affairs
house
possibdie
Leslie Mutch
Winnipeg South
commons
Mutch
the
Canadian Legion
LEGION
GARDINER
Agriculture
Saskatchewan
study of agriculture
CC F
CCF
Long-lived Canadian dies at 103 in Alberta
Rocky Mountain House Alberta May 7 One of the oldest men in Canada 103 year old Jacob Peterson died in his sleep Wednesday night He had celebrated his 103rd birthday less than a month ago Born in 1845 in Finland he came to North America in 1896 at 51 He moved to Canmore Alberta in 1900 and later to town retiring 17 years ago He was a lumberjack and farmer Never married survived as last of his house He served in Russian and Romanian armies before emigrating He lived alone until neighbors helped last year He attributed longevity to hard work plain food and tea drinking often 15 cups daily
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE
Alta
Canada
Jacob Peterson
Louroola
Iso Country
Kyio
Finland
North America
Canmore
Mr. Peterson
Peterheim
Russia
Romania
Atlantic
Peterson
Snow Blankets Grand Forks Then Melts in Sunlight
On May 7 Grand Forks received six tenths inches of wet snow that coated the area in the morning. A sunny afternoon quickly melted most of the accumulation and erased much of the spring greenery.
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GRAND FORKS
N.D
Mrs Lyle Dies After Farmhouse Fire Explosion
Edmonton report states Mrs Arnold William Lyle of Alix Alta died in hospital from burns suffered April 14 when a fire and explosion ripped her farm home. A gasoline near the stove is suspected to have caused the blast that killed her two young sons aged three and four months who were asleep in another room.
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EDMONTON
Arnold William Lyle
Alix
Alta
Flyers Warned Keep Away From Oil Fields
Edmonton air traffic control warned pilots to avoid oil fields as thawing ground creates gas craters and risk of igniting natural gas seeping from the ground.
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EDMONTON
Neia
Let Contract for a Hat Road Between Medicine Hat and Burdett
Contract for the grading of Highway No 3 between Medicine Hat and Burdett has been awarded to Fred BR Gibbs Company of Medicine Hat. Work starts May 15 and includes heavy gravelling but no asphalt. Hard-surfacing is expected next spring, following usual practice. The Burdett to Taber stretch will be asphalted this summer.
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Medicine Heat
Burdett
Fred BR. Gibbs Company
Medicine Hat
provincial department of highways
Taber
Seven Albertans For D.D.S. Degree
The University of Alberta faculty of dentistry will recommend seven Alberta, eight Saskatchewan and one British Columbia student for the degree Doctor of Dental Surgery. Alberta nominees include Gordon Fairbanks Anderson, Raymond Orson Thomas Bingham, Magrath, Van Evangelos Christou, Lethbridge, George Vivian Tremayne Clarke, Edmonton, Joseph Freeman, Edmonton, Raymond Benjamin Hager, Edmonton, Gordon Raymond Robertson, Edmonton.
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EDMONTON
faculty of dentistry
University of Alberta today
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Gordon Fairbanks Anderson
Raymond
Orson Thomas Bingham
Magrath
Van Evangelos Christou
Lethbridge
George Vivian Tremayne Clarke
Joseph Freeman
Raymond Benjamin Hager
Gordon Raymond Robertson
Electrical Storm Hits Edmonton in 1948 Wave
Edmonton reports the first electrical storm of 1948 just after midnight following the warmest day of the year. The city logged two tenths of an inch of rain as intermittent showers and clouds persisted, with clear weather expected by Saturday and a high of 60 yesterday.
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EDMONTON
Baseball NL Brooklyn Chicago Box Score Summary
In a National League game Brooklyn beat Chicago 3 to 2 as Hatten Ramsdell and teammates combined for the win while Borowy Chipman Rush Dobernic Hamner and McCullough faced the Chicago lineup. In another league row Boston managed a 1 0 0 showing Cincinnati countered with late runs and Voiselle Salkeld Blackwell Gumbert Raffensberger Lamanno worked the mound. EDMONTON May 7 Earle Cunningham 26 died after falling 65 feet from an old derrick near Nisku Millarville Turner Valley His coworker Jack Fenton was struck by the body and hospitalized with injuries.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Hatten
Ramsdell
Vancuyk
Casey
Hodges
Borowy
Chipman
Rush
Dobernic
Hamner
McCullough
Boston
Cincinnati
Voiselle
Gumbert
Raffensberger
Lammano
Elliott
Kluszewski
Heath
EDMONTON
Earle Cunningham
Nisku
Millarville
Turner Valley
Jack Fenton
Cunningham
Two Presidential Candidates Back Dogs and Children
In the 1948 campaign, Dewey publicly praised a terrier at a Nebraska event saying he loved dogs, while Truman endorsed both dogs and children as crucial to life beside finance. Taft and Stassen had no formal dog endorsements yet.
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WASHINGTON
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Alliance, Neb
Dewey
Truman
national conference on family life
Wall Street
Railroads
Taft
Stassen
End 1,300 Mile Ambulance Trip In Sask
A 1,300 mile ambulance run from Moline Illinois to Regina Saskatchewan ended in Regina with W. Martin a Milestone Saskatchewan farmer. The trip took 390 hours and was completed by Aledo Illinois crew Lewis Jinks and Jos Reiser after Martin suffered a heart ailment while wintering in Moline. He was admitted to Regina General Hospital. The drivers reported rough Canadian roads.
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REGINA
Aledo
Ill
W. Martin
Mrs. Martin
Moline Lutheran hospital
World trade union chiefs clash with Britain and US
Delegates from Ceylon and Italy accused Britain and the United States of opposing trade union organizations within their countries. Giuseppe di Vittorio and James B. Carey clashed over US, UK policy toward the WFITU while Pat Conroy lampooned the vague “etcetera” in a dispute that was sent to a sub committee.
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ROME
Ceylon
Italy
Britain
United States
World Federation of Trade Unions
Wickram Singh
James B. Carey
C.I.O
Giuseppe di Vittorio
Italian Confederation of Labor
W.F.T.U
United Nations
Di Vittorio
Carey
CANADA
Pat Conroy
executive committee
gadfly
Western Members C P In Conference
In Victoria on May 7 western members of The Canadian Press discussed methods to improve quality of Canadian and world news coverage at their annual meeting. H Sandham Graves of the Victoria Colonist presided. a panel led by Seth Halton and W Thomson examined Canadian news development. Premier Byron Johnson attended a luncheon hosted by the Victoria Times and Colonist.
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VICTORIA
H. Sandham Graves
Victoria Colonist
Seth Halton
the
Colonist
W. Thomson
Regina Leaders Post
Byron Johnson
Victoria Times and
Atomic Energy Control Seen Possible Only With Russian Co‑operation
Lake Success May 7 The western powers Britain United States and France told the United Nations atomic energy control is impossible without Russia openly co operating The three powers urged the UN to abandon world control efforts until Russia changes attitude They warned the security council report could fail and lead to a fall assembly debate The Russia veto and lack of agreement hinder any effective international control Russia demanded an immediate pact banning atomic weapons and refused to waive the veto The Soviet proposal favored a system under an international control commission with full inspections but warned such moves intrude on national rights The commission said negotiations at its level were futile given broader policy disputes
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LAKE SUCCESS
United Nations
Russia
Britain
United States
France
U.N. atomic energy commission
U.N
security council
commission
Paris
Canada
council
tle commission
spo
atomic control authority
Soviet Union
international control commission
Alberta University Fees to Be Increased
Edmonton Bulletin reports a rise in fees and room and board at the University of Alberta. Details on the fee increase were not given, but residence charges will move from 45 to 50 dollars per month for single rooms and 42.50 to 47.50 dollars for doubles.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Edmonton Bulletin
newapage
University of Alberta
Five-Power Kashmir Mediation Commission Named
The United Nations Security Council appointed a five power body to mediate the India Pakistan Kashmir conflict. Members are Czechoslovakia Argentina Colombia Belgium and the United States. Argentina and Czechoslovakia failed to pick a fifth member so Council President Alexandre Parodi designated the United States.
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LAKE SUCCESS
Kashmir
U.N. security council
Czechoslovakia
Argentina
Colombia
Belgium
United States
Alexandre Parodi
France
Europe’s Choice in Churchill’s Wartime Warning
Winston Churchill warns in a Carrefour abstract that Europe faces union or catastrophe. The hour of choice has come, urging populations to unite for mutual good or face unknown peril, promising liberty and abundance if they cooperate and insult-free relations prevail.
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NEW YORK
The
New York Times
Winston Churchill
Paris
Carrefour
Britain
Europe
Churchill
Perjury Charge In Assault Case In Toronto
Magistrate S T upper Bigelow recommended to the crown attorney that W J Abraham, who charged Police Constable John Trimbie with aggravated assault, be charged with perjury. He dismissed the case against the accused but urged prosecuting Abraham for perjury and described him as an undoubted perjurer pursuing a vendetta against the police.
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TORONTO
W. J. Abraham
John Trimbie
S. Tupper Bigelow
Bigelow
Abraham
Atlantic Search Brings No Sign Missing Plane
Gander Nova Scotia May 7. air arms of Canada the United States and Britain probed the North Atlantic again for the missing twin engined Dakota carrying Pilot Lewis Parks and Ralph Warnock of Los Angeles. Eleven planes scoured about 26000 miles from Bermuda to the search area without success as weather charts were studied for another dawn flight.
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GANDER
Twe air arms
Canada
United States
Britain
North Atlantic
Bermuda
Sqdn. Sér
S&S
Salary Boosts For Govt Workers
Ottawa reports salary increases for about 16 500 government employees at a cost of 2 500 000 a year. Effective from October 1, the pay rise covers all major public employee classes. Total civil service increases estimated at nearly 30 000 000 a year. Affected workers number 104 000, including post office and customs immigration offices.
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OTTAWA
Finance
Abbott
post office
customs, excise and immigration offices
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Tammie Wey
LYRA
HURLEY
PARLIAMENTAR
Sask
Conroy
Congress of Labor
Louis Saillant
Atomic Energy Control
Kashmir Mediation Commission
Govt
TENNIS
OXFORDS
KLINGER
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