Medos Sentenced to Hang for Murder in Vancouver Gun Battle
In Vancouver a 22 year old man, Harry Medos, was found guilty of the murder of Constable Charles Boyes during the Feb 26 False Creek gun battle. He was sentenced to hang on Wednesday July 20 after a five day trial. Three were killed in the episode including Boyes and Constable G O Ledingham, and a gunman, Douglas Eldon Carter. Detective Percy Alan Hoare killed Carter and wounded Medos, later promoted. The case followed an alleged bank holdup.
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VANCOUVER
Harry Medos
supreme court
Charles Boyes
False Creek
Hoe
Medos
A. M. Manson
Boyes
G. O. Ledingham
Douglas Eldon Carter
Percy Alan Hoare
Carter
Hoare
William R. F. Henderson
Magrath woman tied to Medos in murder case trial
In Vancouver court this week 22 year old Harry Medos was convicted of murdering Constable Charles Boyes during an attempted Feb 26 bank holdup. Mrs Maria Madelaine Petersen testified about seven years of turmoil from Magrath to Lethbridge then Coast hotels before meeting Medos at Forbidden Plateau Lodge Courtenay in January.
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VANCOUVER
Lethbridge
Alberta
Harry Medos
Charles Boyes
Maria Madelaine Petersen
Medes
Spencer Park Bennett
Magrath
Petersen
B.C. coast
Medos
Forbidden Plateau Lodge
Courtenay
Dutch crew survives in Australian bush after plane crash rescue
Four Dutch crew members of a force-downed Dakota in a remote Northern Territory area eat dog meat and crocodile to avoid starvation while the three companions guard the plane. They raft down the Katherine River toward Katherine using oranges, condensed milk, and a pistol armed party aided by two dogs. After days of attacks from crocodiles and a major waterfall, they are found seven miles from Katherine by searchers, with one dog sacrificed for food and the others surviving.
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Northern Territory
Australia
Lieut. J. van Nisterik
Katherine
I new
Sydney
van Nistenik
Kiplinger Magazie
Pew American
devel
Hungarian Crisis Forces Premier as Communists Press Hungary
In Budapest on May 31 Lajos Dinnyes, 46, former war minister, was asked to form a new Hungarian government after the resignation of Ferenc Nagy during Switzerland vacation. Istvan Keresz named foreign minister. elections set for September. Reports say Communists pressed Nagy from office and pressured President Zoltan Tildy toward a police state. British Foreign Office calls events a Communist power grab. Tass cites state controls on banks.
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BUDAPEST
Lajos Dinnyes
Ferenc Nagy
Switzerland
Dinnyes
Nagy
Zoltan Tildy
Hungary
Dianyes
Imre Oltvanyi
National Bank
Oltvanyl
Hunenhaye
Tildy
Imre Ostvanyi
Bern
LONDON
foreign office
sswkesnitn
Tass
Truman Heads to Canada for Visit and Ottawa Talk
President Truman will address a memorial reunion of the 35th division in Kansas City then leave for Canada for a goodwill visit. He plans a June 9 to 12 stay in Ottawa to address parliament before returning, with schedules tentative.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Kansas City
Canada
White House
Charles G. Ross
Alaska
Ross
municipal
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
commons
Landlord To Face Murder Charge in Hamilton Fire
Hamilton, May 21. After Mrs. Pearl Dobbins, 48, died from severe burns when her home burned Thursday night, police said arson started the fire and announced that her landlord Joseph Bella would face a murder charge. Det. Inspector W. Thompson stated Dobbins had implicated Bella before the blaze.
Early Removal Of Meal Price Ceilings Planned
Ottawa reports that price ceilings on restaurant meals in hotels and public eating places are likely to be removed soon. The Prices Board tentatively decided to lift ceilings after further investigation, with preliminary notices suggesting a 10 percent rise already implemented in some areas.
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OTTAWA
Prices Board
Postmasters to Meet Alberta Convention Here
About 260 postmasters from parts of Alberta are expected to attend the annual convention of the Alberta branch of the Canadian Postmasters Association in Edmonton June 3 5. A W McNabb Winnipeg newly designated regional director of postal services for the prairie services will be one of the speakers.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Canadian Postmasters” Association
A.W. McNabb
Winnipeg
the
prairie services
Turn Down Lewis Plan Demand Rejected by Operators
Soft coal operators representing 75 percent of U S bituminous mines rejected John L Lewis demands for a 35 cent an hour wage increase saying the plan is unreasonable Negotiations broke up before a July 1 deadline risking a 400000 miner walkout if no agreement is reached by then Operators offered to raise current hourly rates while Lewis pressed for a 35 cent rise and longer terms The dispute centers on wage scales and work hours amid looming government ownership transition and potential industrial stoppage
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WASHINGTON
United States
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
COUNTER
north
est
Louis
Twe
Mountbatten Faces Rising India Tensions
Tension grows across India as Viceroy Mountbatten plans talks with Indian leaders on the British handover plan set to publish next Monday. Armsmuggling reported from northwest frontier and Burma. Calcutta curfew extended. Bombay troops deployed as precaution. About 10 000 refugees trek roads fleeing riots. several villages destroyed and up to 25 killed in Punjab area amid widespread unrest.
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NEW DESHE
India
Viscount Mountbatten
northwest
Burma
Calcutta
Bombay
Punjab
Delhi
Gurgaon
general headquarters
Foreign Relief Bill Signed By President Truman
President Truman signed a $350,000,000 foreign relief bill for war devastated countries in Europe and Asia. Secretary Ross announced the approval and an executive order delegating broad authority to Secretary Marshall to administer the relief program.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Europe
Asia
Charles G. Ross
Marshall
King's Subjects To Work June 9 In Regina
Charlotte town May 31 Hugh June 9 is the King's birthday and statutory holiday the business of the King's subjects will go on in Regina that day. M A MacPherson Saskatchewan counsel in the inquiry asked if the board would open western regional sessions in Regina on that day. Chief Commissioner J A Cross replied I think the King would wish his subjects to conduct their business. The Regina sessions will start on schedule.
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CHARLOTTETOWN
Regina
M. A. MacPherson
Saskatchewan
J. A. Cross
English male rejects conservatism in clothes in peacock hues
London scene described as English men abandon drab attire for vivid colors. Bond Street and Piccadilly shoppers notice bright hats, neckties, and rainbow tones, seen as rebellion against dull London life. Younger men cited as embracing bold fashion to break through monotony.
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ED CREAGH
LONDON
Cecelyne
Bond Street
tim
Channg Crows Road
anich hay
Broad Bay
Anthony Ben
Massair
Dd sippee
azalret
esmernlly
Airliner Plummets Into Maryland Wood disaster claims 53 aboard
A four engine Eastern Airlines DC-4 plunged from about 1000 feet into a Maryland wooded ravine near Ort Deposit killing all 53 aboard. Debris and bodies covered a wide area. rescue workers moved remains to Bainbridge naval training station. Investigators sought a cause as civil aviation inspectors examined wreckage. The disaster followed a similar New York crash 24 hours earlier.
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ORT DEPOSIT
A.P
Eastern Airlines
here
United States
Bainbridge naval training station
Civil aeronautics
Nora Gilberry
Lima
Peru
University of Western Ontario
London
Ont
Maryland hills
United Airlines
New York
Ottawa debates budget bills and oil tax concessions
In Ottawa on May 31 the commons approved preliminary resolutions for budget change bills on income excise and excess profits taxes after 24 days of committee study. The house opened for budget bill introductions and first readings on a Canadian National Railways securities bill of up to 46.7 million dollars. Debates urged greater oil search incentives to boost production and tax revenues, with MPs from several parties proposing reforms and exemptions while pledging to review compulsory savings timelines and overall tax burdens.
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OTTAWA
committee of ways and means
house
Canadian National Railways
Douglas Harkness
P.C
Calgary East
Arthur Smith
h.C
Calgary West
A -Lt
Cal
Cecil Merritt
V.C
Vancouver-Burrard
A. H. Nicholson
C.C.F
Macken~ aie
Canada
Abbott
Stanley Knowles
Winnipeg North Centre
Victor Quelch
S.C. Acadia
Howard Green
Vancouver South
Gasperi Cabinet Without Leftists Forms New Italian Unity
Premier designate Alcide De Gasperi announced a fourth cabinet in Italy excluding Communists and Socialists. It includes five Independents and seven Christian Democrats with Luigi Einaudi named vice premier and finance minister, Carlo Sforza as foreign minister, and Ezio Vanoni as finance minister. The move, praised by some as necessary, drew criticism from Socialist papers calling for upheaval.
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ROME
Alcide De Gasperi
De Gasperi
Christian Democratic party
Luigi Einaudi
Bank of Italy
Italy
Carlo Sforzai
Ezxie Vanonol
Christian Democrat
treasury
Avanil
Harlan
tf crts
Bus Truck Crash Fatal to Four in Magnolia
Four people died in an early morning collision two miles south of Magnolia Mississippi after a grehound bus struck an oilfield supplies truck. The state highway patrol said all four victims were passengers and the truck carried heavy drilling pipe.
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Miss
here
T. Simmons
hleh
tris
Blame Gust of Wind for New York Air Crash
United Air Lines blamed a freak gust of wind for a DC-4 crash at La Guardia on Thursday night that killed 39 and wounded nine. The airline said the plane appeared to encounter the gust as it roared down the runway and the pilot tried to halt the motion. A preliminary aeronautics board report noted the pilot attempted to stop the craft as black thunderstorm clouds and strong winds moved into the area.
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NEW YORK
United Airline
La Guardia Field
fiusl aeronautics board
Airliner Crashes in Maryland Hills Near Forest
A passenger airliner diverted and struck a forested area near a northern Maryland community about 3:30 p.m. C.D.T. The report notes the plane came in low over hills before the crash. Further details follow on page two.
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Maryland
D.T
Surge of Air Crashes Kills At Least 175 in 48 Hours
AP reports the two worst US aviation disasters killed 93 in 24 hours as crashes worldwide push death toll to at least 175. A Port Deposit Maryland Eastern DC-4 crash claimed 53 aboard, while fatalities and injuries rose from other incidents including a LaGuardia incident. The International Air Transport Association notes 1946 fatal accidents totaled 33 among 3.438 billion passenger miles.
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Associated Press
United States
Japan
Iceland
Netherkinds
Alaska
Port Deposit
Eastern Air Lines
Toronto
F. J. Robinson
American Airlines
International Air
Fatally shot boy in Vulcan scene shocks town
Ralph Walker, eight miles west of Vulcan, was accidentally killed by a 22 rifle believed held by his brother Harsey while the boys played with the unloaded gun. An inquest is unlikely. Situations like this reflect a broader set of local hazards amid other world and regional news.
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VULCAN
JHNS
Ralph Walker
Jerry Wealker
Harsey
Ralph
NANKING
Reutersi
minca Jald
Peiping-Mukden
Chinese Central News Agency
WINNIPEG
C.P
Market Securities, Limited
Manitoba municipal and public utility board
Terenta
STAMFORD
Conn
J—Abraham Kohn
Samuel
Eastern Airlines
Port Depont
NEW AIR ELCORD
MONCTON
N.B
persod
Miander
trans-Canada Air Lines
North Star
Menden
Prestwick
BOGOTA
Colombia
Reutery
Deurtas
Washington
AFRICA
BRITAIN
SCARBOROUGH
Yorkshire
England
Great Britain
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Womdin
London subway
Gasperi
N.Y
rage
Transport Association
LAs T.A
Lass
Marylan
United Airlines transport
La Guardia
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