Evacuees Beg Return Thins Out Plan Under Morton
Brigadier Morton, flood commander for Red River, urges nonessential evacuees to stay away from Winnipeg and St Boniface. Despite fewer departures, evacuees trickle back as the danger illusion persists. The plan aimed to reduce population to ease future emergency evacuations, with thousands leaving by tram, plane and car to distant cities.
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France presses third force in Europe policy shift
London reports a French policy shift linked to the Schuman plan aimed at forming a powerful Western European bloc independent of Britain. The policy emphasizes avoiding a new war mindset, accelerating European peace and rebuilding, and pushing for closer unity while preserving sovereignty.
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Left Hand Corner reports repatriation of fallen soldier
The Left Hand Corner notes Staff Sergeant Themisioc.es Zombas will be returned to his family home in Haverhill Massachusetts after a month at Pier 1 Hoboken due to shipment costs. Hellenic Memorial Post 1769 American Legion in Brooklyn offered to cover the expense. Zombas, linked to the Battle of the Bulge, was previously disinterred and reburied in Haversmill in 1937 before his parents moved to Greece.
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Greece
New York
Pact Seen As Tops In Commons
The Ottawa parliament hailed a long step toward world peace after Atlantic pact council decisions in London. Canada will name a deputy council representative and push for balanced forces in the North Atlantic defence buildup. The United States will buy 15 to 50 million dollars in Canadian military equipment yearly to boost defense and overall arrangements. Conservative leader George Drew called the London move the most momentous post 1945 decision and a sign of hope for peace.
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Flood Situation Improves But Danger Present
Winnipeg reports the Red River level at 30.2 feet after a half-inch drop, with experts noting a gradual down grade though caution remains. Manitoba deputy minister Dr Stephens says the situation looks hopeful but not yet definite, while Brig. Ronald Morton notes signs of improvement amid ongoing flood operations.
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Resignation of Alberta Varsity Head Dr Robt Newton
Dr Robt Newton resigns as head of Alberta varsity citing personal reasons. The departure ends his tenure after leading the team through multiple seasons, with an interim coach expected to assume duties while a replacement is sought.
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Russia geared for peace says Dean at Fort William
Very Rev Hewett Johnson Dean of Canterbury told about 1,000 people at Fort William that Russian atomic and cosmic power makes banning atomic weapons essential. Dr James Exdicott of the Canadian Peace Congress described past horrors and the danger of another war. A brief scuffle erupted outside City Hall as protesters hurled an egg and tomatoes, but police kept order while Johnson urged disarmament and noted Soviet scientists may soon render atomic bombs unnecessary. He warned Europe’s peoples are tired of war and called for a strong peace movement. Russia is geared for peace.
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Prom Night Explosion Shatters South Amboy High
May 29 at Maris Parochial School in South Amboy New Jersey a prom night disaster disrupted the dance as an explosion tore through the venue. Witnesses describe chaos as teens and escorts fled in panic. decorations were damaged and the school was left in ruin triggering suspensions of future events.
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Canadian newsprint orders boost postwar trade
Montreal May 20 The United Kingdom government placed an order with Canadian pulp and paper mills for 25 000 tons of newsprint in the second half of 1950 a source said Friday This compares with 10 000 tons shipped to Britain in 1948 and 11 000 tons in 1949 The order signals growing postwar trade between Canada and Britain through the UK government channels.
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Next Tuesday Is V-W Day For All Peg Wage Earners
Winnipeg May 20 A volunteer wage drive called Volunteer Wages will ask every wage earner in Greater Winnipeg to contribute one days wages next Tuesday. The Manitoba Flood Relief Fund authorities organized the campaign with support from newspapers radio stations and employers. Allan H Watson fund chairman said the effort aims to show Manitoba can recover from the food disaster. Citizens have donated 335000 of 544000 total. the minimum objective is 1090000.
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Allan H Watson
Manitoba
Barges Blow Up At Dock
Massive explosion on ammunition barges near South Amboy and Perth Amboy NJ leaves dozens dead and hundreds injured. Red Cross reports 312 injured with 10 in critical condition as windows shatter and debris rips through waterfront districts. Police and Marines search for unexploded mines while demolition teams sweep the area. Continued on Page Two.
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Fire in Sudbury Hospital After Major Downtown Blaze
A fire gutted a downtown business block on Midtown Durham Street in Sudbury Ont early today causing about 250000 in damage. A man Lahaw 48 was hospitalized in critical condition with burns while his five to seventeen year old children were burned but improving. firemen aided the family to safety.
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Explosion Feared Dead At Dahlsbusch Coal Mine
May 20 Germany reports an explosion at a coal mine owned by Dahlsbusch Coal Mining Company with about fifty feared dead. State Department to investigate export license compliance in a separate case. Six drowned in a Louisiana tugboat collision near Melville. Armed Forces Day emphasized preparedness and broader draft extension calls. Nationalists abandon Saddle and Parker Islands near Yangtze mouth. Saskatchewan reports six hospital deaths among flood evacuees. Manitoba authorities authorize evictions of flood-endangered residents. Red River Valley flood weather forecast for Sunday issued by weather bureau.
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