Large hospital unit turned down budget debate fizzles
The Canadian Press report from Ottawa notes the main budget debate in the commons ended abruptly as the Progressive Conservative amendment was defeated by voice vote. George Drew rushed in to protest but could not secure a vote as MPs listened to a football broadcast. Fewer than 100 of 262 members were present.
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Dion
George Drew
Drew
Progressive Conservave
Court approves $25,000 settlement with Calgary over 1948 accident
In a Calgary supreme court ruling Mr Justice C C McLaurin approved a $25,000 out of court payment by the city of Calgary to the Arthur Wood family of Pincher Creek for injuries from a Calgary traffic crash in August 1948. The settlement settles a $160,760 damage claim filed by the Wood family.
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CALGARY
Navy
C.P
C. C. McLaurin
supreme court
Arthur Wood
Pincher Creek
Alta
Wood
The Left Hand Corner Chequers Privacy Myth
A London correspondent from the Ottawa Journal challenges claims of strict PM privacy at Chequers. He notes Chequers has a postal address and is listed in directories, with access controlled by a gateway police officer. The prime minister is treated as a private individual most times, accessible only in exceptional cases.
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London
Chequers
Ottawa Journal
Fleet Street
Left Hand Corner Continues on Back Page
Continuation of a sports or column item focuses on a notable left hand feature or plays detail, indicating extension to the back page. Visible elements suggest ongoing analysis or recap, possibly highlighting player skills and strategic implications.
Logger Sentenced To Hang In Cranbrook Murder Trial
Erik Alfred Backstrom a 54 year old Columbia Valley logger was found guilty of first degree murder in the Aug 15 death of Rudolph Stoller a 24 year old logger after a three hour jury deliberation. Justice A M Manson set Jan 27 for execution. The trial featured key testimony from Nick Rogers about a rifle discharge during a struggle on a Wenger camp ground near Skookum Chuck. Stoller died of a back wound within an hour. Backstrom a Swedish born veteran of WW I had no relatives in the area. A second case charged William Melville Pratt with manslaughter over a Fernie incident Sept 5 involving a Fernie man killed after a car allegedly pinned him to a hotel berth. The Fernie-Calgary defendant faces before trial.
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B.C
Erik Alfred Backstrom
Columbia Valley
Rudolph Stoller
A. M. Manson
Backstrom
Nick Rogers
Wenger
Skookumchuck
Stoller
Alan Graham
William Melville Pratt
Fernie
Calgary
William Kuchka
William MacDonald
Graham
Mitchell
Chandler
Attlee Urges Longer Hours for Dollar Drive
Prime Minister Attlee urged longer working hours to bolster Britain's dollar-export drive at the lord mayor's banquet. He noted workers executives and sales staff should do more, citing boosts at a Welsh stationery firm a Lancashire glass factory and a Belfast new company as proof of progress.
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LONDON
C.P
Attlee
Britain
Lancashire glass
Belfast new company
Man mistaken for deer killed in Ontario bush
Avery Parker a 55 year old railway switchman from Fort Erie Ontario was shot dead in the bush after being mistaken for a deer by Lloyd Smith also of Fort Erie Smith reported Parker’s faded blue and white trainman overalls were confused for a deer in the dense brush away from Current Ontario on November 10.
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LITTLE CURRENT
Ont
Avery Parker
Fort Erie
Lloyd Smith
Parker
Truman says there will be no change in gold value
President Truman asserted there will be no change in the value of gold while he presides. He rejected any consideration of raising gold prices to curb the national debt, saying any action would require a congressional recommendation and that the value of gold is fixed during his presidency.
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TRUMAN
ASHINGTON
congress
United States
Ottawa Rental Rates Raise Ceiling on Dwellings Next Month
Maximum rents on self-contained dwellings rise 18 percent for unheated and 22 percent for heated units, with room rents up 20 percent. New increases take effect December 15, but most tenants pay from February 1, 1950 after a full month’s notice. Rental orders completed with copies available November 18. a government order in council seeks a Supreme Court ruling on the validity of the controls.
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OTTAWA
Owen Lobley
Canada
Abbott
Lobley
Manitoba electors vote today in provincial election
Winnipeg reports election day in Manitoba with about 200,000 voters. Premier D L Campbell leads a coalition government formed in 1940, holding 20 seats before voting. Most candidates were acclaimed, and the CCF opposition faces slim prospects as leader E A Hansford predicts re-election for the coalition.
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WINNIPEG
Manitoba
D. L. Campbell
CCF
E. A. Hansford
Lethbridge hospital district scheme rejected by voters
In a plebiscite held Wednesday, the Lethbridge municipal hospital district scheme failed to reach the two-thirds requirement. Of about 27,000 eligible voters, 4,842 ballots were cast with 2,872 in favor and 1,905 against. 65 ballots were spoiled.
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Hospital plebiscite rejected in city after rural support
Rural voters backed the hospital scheme 1 475 to 500 while city voters opposed 1 405 to 1 397. The plan needed more than 900 additional yes votes to overcome opposition. The result, amid a heated campaign, saw mayor J A Jardine oppose the scheme and led to calls for renewed study by the Galt hospital board.
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provisional board
Galt hospital board
J. A. Jardine
J. H. Westbrook
hospital board
The Herald
Galt hospital
Wallace's Wife Now Released
Detroit police said the Calgary beer-bottle slaying case involving 23 year old Yvonne Levesques had its investigation completed. William L. Wallace confessed to the slaying and will depart for Calgary to face murder charges. His wife Wilhelma, implicated by Wallace but released, returned to her Detroit home.
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Calgary
Yvonne Levesquelas
William L. Wallace
Wilhelma
Wallace
d’Autier de la Rochebriant
John Morin
Detroit homicide bureau
Bruce McCanpell
Canada
Windsor
End Of Steel Strike Rumors Circulate In Pittsburgh
Rumors of a quick end to the costly steel strike spread in Pittsburgh as negotiators from U S Steel prepared to talk peace with Philip Murray head of the United Steelworkers. No comment from either side followed though Murray convened his wage policy committee to meet the next day amid expectations of a possible offer and settlement.
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Associated Press
ITTSBURGH
United States
U.S. Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
big steel
Murray
wage policy committee
Lewis snubs talks as mine union rejects peace bid
Washington filed reports show John L. Lewis refusing to attend a coal peace conference. Cyrus Ching said Lewis would meet mediators Monday but advised mine owners to return home. Concurrently Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Great Lakes Steel reached pension agreements for about 29,600 workers, aligning with Murray's noncontributory plan and social insurance components. Bethlehem Steel had already signed, with Republic Steel and Jones and Laughlin Steel expected to follow.
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John L. Lewis
Cyrus Ching
Ching
White House
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Monve
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Great Lakes Steel
Detroit
Murray
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Great Lakes
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Republic Steel Company
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Snowstorm Dumps Four to Six Inches Near Pincher Creek
Wintry weather blanketed the Pincher Creek district with four to six inches of snow on the level by early afternoon, with forecasts of continued snow as conditions varied and melted in Pincher Creek.
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