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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1950
Page
1
In an apparent assassination bid two men with German Luger pistols opened fire outside Blair House, hitting three guards and killing one attacker. President Truman was inside the residence at 2:15 p.m. EST as the incident unfolded before a planned Arlington Cemetery ceremony.
Seoul report says American armor broke through Communist positions in northwest Korea within 19 air miles of Manchurian border. Russian jet fighters clashed with U.S. F-51s above, with both sides claiming no losses. Char-yongwan tank thrust followed ripostes along the Chong River and earlier air engagements saw Yak fighters downed and antiaircraft fire downing a jet. A second Chinese Communist regiment was identified in the northeast sector as the big aerial scrap continued.
The item presents a curious collage of phrases including The Left Hand Corner weighing hair and The Cat Came Back, tied to a 73 year cobbler theme, suggesting a quirky, fragmented newspaper snippet rather than a full story.
James H Rand 34, already a prolific American inventor, argues in an interview that inventing is clear, orderly thinking and hard work rather than inspiration. He has created a safety razor, leakproof faucet, surgery equipment, washing machine, and an air mattress for patient care.
The first mass flight of B 29 Superforts from Korea returned to the United States, with wives and children greeting crews at ATR Base California. Col J W Edmundson led the 22nd Bomber Group, noting work on an atom plant in North Korea. Spokesmen say reports of Korean atomic facilities remain unconfirmed.
London report details BEA flight from Paris to London that crashed in fog after overshooting a runway at London Airport. Twenty eight people aboard, twenty six passengers and four crew, with two Londoners surviving injuries. Survivors include stewardess Alice Steen and passenger William Perkins. Most victims were French British or Irish, with three Americans. The crash stemmed from the bargain London to Paris excursion rate of £10. The two engined Viking airliner named Bargain crashed into a pile of pipe and exploded.
Magistrate John L. Crowe ruled a section of the Nova Scotia Agricultural and Marketing Act ultra vires and dismissed Ralph Stirling’s charge for selling apples not stamped by a provincial inspector in Kentville Nova Scotia on November 1.
The Chronicle Herald reports potential delay of the Big Bend Route power project near Revelstoke due to the Columbia Dam issue. Premiers McNair and Jones intend to appeal to the federal cabinet for potato subsidy support prices for their provinces.
The United States pressed France to concede on German rearmament before agreeing on a European forces command. Ministers from 12 NATO-like members, including Canada, remained deadlocked and tasked two planning committees to craft a workable plan. US Defense Secretary Marshall warned the issue spans political questions beyond military scope.
George Bernard Shaw, aged playwright of modern times, lapsed into a coma at his Shaw’s Corners home in Eng Nov 1. He had suffered a relapse seven weeks after kidney and thighbone operations. Doctors reported no change in his condition as Rev. Davies prayed at the bedside and Viscountess Astor visited, noting Shaw’s fever and occasional recognition of staff.
At the Institute of Pacific Relations meeting in Delhi the Indian delegation spoke frequently and irritably, drawing murmurs from many delegates. Observers attributed the conduct to a hard won independence mindset, leaving some fearing a clash of Soviet and western imperial ideologies and making mutual understanding harder. Continued on Page 23.
Pope Pius today proclaimed as doctrine that Mary Mother of Jesus went bodily and spiritually to heaven. Nearly 1,000,000 people filled St Peter's Square as 38 of 53 cardinals and 580 bishops attended the ceremony marking a major Roman Catholic dogma.
Hamburg Nov 1 Reuters Germanys Bruderschaft Brotherhood of former army officers and Nazi leaders is emerging as Western occupation powers ease control. They sent youths to North German meetings to explain aims for a Germany independent of east and west a third force in a torn Europe a balance and a European renaissance. They oppose a German army under western command preferring a pure-bred force within European defence and with representation on a European general staff.
Eleven year old Robert William Patrick Fredericks of Cardston died from injuries after colliding with a 1940 sedan while en route to a Hallowe'en party. The collision occurred at dusk near the Lee's Creek bridge. An inquest was ordered. He is survived by his parents a sister and a brother.
In Gorham Maine on November 1 a fire trapped three children in a bedroom. The victims were Marion Perkins seven, Raymond five, and Claudia three, all children of Mrs Ronald Perkins. Authorities say the blaze may have started from a jack o lantern near the window.
The United Nations General Assembly voted 46 to 5 with seven abstentions to extend Secretary-General Trygve Lie’s term for three more years despite Soviet bloc opposition. The session rejected Russian and Iraqi proposals to refer the issue, with US and allied support cited for backing Lie over his Korea handling and for resisting punishment by Moscow.
Washington rushed reports that two gunmen linked to the Puerto Rican Nationalist party charged the White House and were shot. One dead, Crissile Terresola, carried two letters from Pedro Albian Campos. Wounded Oscar Collarse, 37, of the Bronx, said they came to shoot the president.
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