Organizing For CROP OUTLOOK ROSY in West
Unanimous delegates from Saskatchewan and Alberta decide to form a reclamation association with BC and Manitoba invited. Final meet planned in Lethbridge July 11-12 with aims to conserve and develop Western waters. Leaders include Harold W. Pope and Dr W H Fairfield as discussion leaders.
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MEDICINE HAT
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Lethbridge
Harold W. Pope
Moose Jaw
South Saskatchewan River Development Association
Regina
Saskatoon
Hamonton
Calgary
W. H. Fairfield
Erle Eisenhauer
Phil Baker
South Alberta
Council
L. B. Thomson
Dominion Experimental
Swift Current
H G. Long
Letheridge
Rol W. Risinger
South Alberta Water Conservation Council
Long
West
P.F.R.A
Thomson
Royal Return From South Africa Stirs Port and London Crowd
The royal family arrives in Portsmouth aboard the Vanguard amid deafening cheers and a red carpet greeting, marking ten years since the King’s accession. They travel to London for a ceremonial procession, with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret present and a large public welcome along the route.
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London
Norman Cribbens
FE ONDON
C.P
Elizabeth
Margaret
South Africa
Portsmouth
Vanguard
Waterloo station
Attlee
Ede
Moniz De Arafat
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
England
fen
Attleement
orm
Britain
Acheson Resigns as Under-Secretary of State
President Truman accepted Dean Acheson’s resignation as under-secretary of state and named Robert A. Lovett to succeed him. Lovett, a New York banker and former assistant secretary of war, will be nominated this week and take over July 1 after assisting Acheson through a transition.
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WASHINGTON
Dean Acheson
Truman
Robert A. Lovett
King Jone
Lovett
New York
Achesor
Acheson
George Marshall
Mental Institution Statistics Report From 1945 In Canada
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 52 246 persons on books of 59 mental care institutions in 1945, up from 51 776 in 1944. End-year in residence 48 056. boarding out 83. parole 3 707. First admissions 9 489, highest in 15 years. second highest 9 150 in 1944. Re admissions 2 739, discharges 15 284 with 47 percent recovered. Deaths 2 455, personnel 9 428, up 103 percent from 1944.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
bureau
BES
The Left Band Swears On Rehhhive
A compact fragment shows The Left Band with cryptic pledge titled Rehhhive. The note hints at a continuation on the back page, suggesting a serialized or ongoing feature.
Warning On Food Crisis Shocks Duesseldorf Unions
In Duesseldorf, about 500 trade union leaders warned British occupation authorities they will resign if given no definite assurance on the food situation within ten days. They urged steps to ensure a minimum standard of living and noted Britain must aid starving Germans while continuing relief services. Some called for an immediate protest strike, and a Wuppertal council statement warned gas, water and electricity could not be guaranteed due to widespread illness from hunger. Continued on Page Two.
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HERFORD
Germany
Reuters
Rhineland
Duesseldorf
North Rhine and Westphalia
Walram Asbury
Britain
STRIK
medcine
Lord Pakenham
zore
Hans Luebbe
North Rhine ~ Westphalia
Poles Use Tanks Against Rebels in Carpathians
WARSAW May 12 Tanks are being used by Polish troops against Ukrainian National groups in the Carpathian mountains on Poland's southern frontier, according to Polish press reports. The reports also say former SS members and followers of General Vlassov are among the Ukrainian groups, along with Hungarian and Serbian supporters.
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WARSAW
Reutlers
Carpathian
Poland
Vlassov
GE announces ultra fast industrial camera in brief
General Electric unveils a fast industrial camera capable of 1/1,000,000th second exposure and finishing a negative in 39 seconds. The May 12 announcement positions the device for rapid production environments in manufacturing and testing sectors.
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SCHENECTADY
General Electric company
Aid program approval meets mixed reception in Istanbul
In Istanbul on May 12 7 the U S House approved the aid program for Turkey and Greece. Reactions ranged from relief to worry about potential Russian moves, reflecting a tense onset to the aid package amid postwar tensions.
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ISTANBUL
Turkey
United States house of representatives
Greece
Nova Scotia Accepts Another Province To Sign Tax Agreement
Nova Scotia Premier Angus L. MacDonald announced in Halifax that the province accepts the Dominion government’s revised tax deal after Ottawa concessions. He warned there will be no further bargaining until a general conference discusses constitutional questions, while confirming a $22.4 million budget with a projected $122,000 surplus and a guaranteed $10.87 million yearly subsidy for five years.
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HALIFAX
C.P
Dominion
Ottawa
Nova Scotia
Angus L. MacDonald
Ontario
Quebec
general conference
Abbott
Bluey the Flying Kangaroo Prepares for Oxygen Tests
Sydney dispatch notes Bluey the flying kangaroo, bound for Toronto and a Byline Ball, may only need brief oxygen near the Canadian Rockies after arriving in Vancouver May 21. The trip, planned with Australian press and Toronto clubs, attracts newsreel cameramen and mentions Pacific crossing without oxygen.
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Rockies
SYDNEY
Australia
C.P. Cable
Bluey
Toronto
Canadian Rockies
Vancouver
Australian National Airways
Is Another World War Inevitable
Canadian Press staff writer Russell Munro reports from Moscow after a month there arguing that talk of a coming European war is overblown. He believes East West tensions may ease if a German settlement is reached at a foreign ministers meeting or soon after, but warns a failure could split Europe and prolong conflict. He notes Stalin's influence, Soviet war weariness, and the need to rebuild Russia's industries and transport.
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RUSS MUNRO
LONDON
Moscow
Russa
Europe
Lienst
Russia
council of foreign ministers
Soviet union
Stalin
Germany
Rudin
Neville Chamberlain
Loot Hunters Find Little Loot Recovered in Japan Tour
An Allied delegation completing a 6000 mile inquiry in Japan says the Japanese returned only a small fraction of stolen property. They urge Gen. MacArthur to enforce a stronger directive, noting missing items include industrial plants libraries art and cash. About 1500 ships were involved, with roughly 70 recovered damaged.
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Tokyo
Japan
Gen. MacArthur
Kyoto
Hamazuka
Osaka
Nara
Nagoya
Canada
US to build new bomber base in Alaska to guard north flank
May 12 1957 United States announces a strategic air command project at Mile 26 Alaska, constructing a runway a line hangar and facilities for about 1.125 million dollars. The site lies 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks near the Bering Strait boundary, intended to balance a Maine base.
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USIR
ALASKA
WASHINGTON
United States
Maine
war department
Mile 26
strategic air command
Fairbanks
imo
Bering Strait
Strike Gains Momentum In Western Canada Campaign
Western Canadian housewives push a buyers strike to lower edible prices from Winnipeg to Vancouver. Edmonton mothers say they will skip Mother's Day gifts as prices rise. Posters and pamphlets publicize the campaign while school drives curb chocolate bars. Spokesmen predict a noticeable sales drop by week’s end as essential items like butter lard and canned fruit are urged to boycott. In Kitchener Ontario a price protest meeting endorses restoring price controls to 1946 levels.
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WINNIPEG
Vancouver
Edmonton
KITCHENER
Dominion
Kitchener-Waterloo Labor Council
Greeks Launch Second Phase War on Rebels
Athens reports the government forces, about 20 000 strong, have begun the second phase of a general offensive against rebel bands in northern Greece. The operation targets northwest Thessaly and western Macedonia, covering several hundred square miles in the Pindus mountains north of the prior drive. Authorities say the first phase was a success with 3 908 to 4 000 guerrillas under Captain Ypiland in the area.
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ATHENS
ores
Ypailand
Cardston native resigns for UN post as agricultural expert
May 12 Edmonton dispatch reports W. Wood, provincial director of lands for five years, resigns to join the United Nations as an agricultural expert. Born in Cardston district, he is a University of Alberta graduate. Chief Imperial General Staff dies in Lymington, England. Sir Cyril Deverell, who led the Imperial General Staff in 1937, passes away. Curfew relaxations trigger pitched battles in Amritsar as crowds clash. Trans-Canada Airlines plane missing near Vancouver since April 23 prompted renewed search efforts until definite findings. Jewish terrorists kill a British policeman in Palestine as tensions flare. Cairo official defends Palestine interests amid United Nations discussions. Ottawa police clash at Car and Aircraft plant injuring one officer. Quebec Premier warned by Canadian Seamen's Union about shipping restrictions.
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CARDSTON
NEW POST
EDMONTON
C.PI
United Nations Organization
Wood
Washington
University of Alberte
IMPERIAL GLENFRAL
LYMINGTON
Hants
Eng
T.C
OTTAWA
IC.P
Trans-Canada Air Line
Vancouver
W. F. Ensish
TC.N
PALESTINE
Rewtert
Jerusalem
CAIRO
United Nations
C.P
QUEBLC
MONTREAL
Canadia n Seamen's Usa
Hasty Davis
Duplests
Davis
Quebec
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Herald
Lethbridge Herald
Sugar company
CARDSTON CARDSTON
PITTSBURGH
General Teamsters Union
AFL
Buckingham Palace
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Whitehall
Philip Mounthatter
Prince Philip
Corsham
Wiltshire
Commonwealth
H.M S. Vanguard
PHOENIX
Ariz
Winnie Roth Judd
state hospital
sheriffs’s
Arizona Biltmore
Quits High
U.S. Post
White House
Acheson long
senate
WILLIAM STEWART
Ross Munro
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