Red Battalions Smash South Koreans Back
Communist battalions smashed the South Korean 8th division near Tokchon on the western front as attacks continued Tuesday night. North Korean assault troops widened holes in the South Korean capital division line near Yongbyon and Pakchon, while UN patrols probed forward and reported abandoned defences.
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Associated Press
EOQUL
United Nations
Tokchon
Taedong river
U.N
U.S. 10th corps
Nori
North Korea
Manchuria
Yongbyon
commonwealth 27th brigade
Pakchon
aban
Southern Alberta Girls Win at Royal Winter Fair
Opal Keller and Norma Stephenson of Cayley with a Bag of Tricks garment demonstrations win the Dominion junior club title at the Royal Winter Fair. Helen Wagner and Betty Brown of Nanton demonstrate milk uses in diet to take the food championship. Teams advanced from provincial to Dominion finals and will visit Niagara Falls and Ottawa before returning home Monday.
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Alberta
Toronto
Government of Alberta
Herald
Opal Keller
Norma Stephenson
Cayley
Betty Brown
Helen Wagner
Nanton
Niagara Falls
Ottawa
Viscount Alexander
Lady Alexander
The Left Hand Corner 21 Japs Fight On
A compact item reports continued clashes as a group named The Left Hand Corner 21 Japs fight on. The note mentions elderly diet topics and Regina voting activity shaping local discourse.
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Regina
Remarkable changes in London trades in recent years
London's mobile trades have transformed since the wars. Once common sights like the knife grinder and kettle mender have largely vanished, with the rag-and-bone merchant the sole survivor, now traveling by motor lorry and operating in a more prosperous style.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Britain rejects ransom for RAF officer in East Germany
London reports Britain refused to surrender a Soviet army lieutenant in exchange for the release of RAF officer Flight Lieutenant J. W. Driver and Private John Benet held by Russian authorities in East Germany for over nine weeks. The British ambassador in Moscow will press for their release while Moscow hinted at possible exchange. Driver crash landed in the Soviet zone on Sept. when Benet, a guard on a military freight train, was left behind after the train halted.
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ONDON
Britain
East Germany
foreign office
Moscow
J. W. Driver
John Benet
Germany
Benet
ROOM FOR MILLIONS Harris pledges growth through immigration
Saskatoon November 15 The Liberal minister of citizenship and immigration Walter Harris told a Saskatchewan Liberal convention rally that Canada needs to grow mainly through immigration but with a clear purpose. He floated optimistic targets up to 30 to 100 million people if planned, cited Ontario Niagara power expansion and western oil as drivers, and endorsed an upcoming Indian bill as a liberal reform granting natives more rights while avoiding centralized power.
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SASKATOON
Canada
Walter Harris
Saskatchewan
Liberal party
Harris
Mackenzie King
Niagara
Ont
house of commons
Happy as possible Canadian advance party settles in Korea
The 350 members of the Canadian advance brigade bunk in old school buildings above Pusan Korea. They describe the site as dirty but the troops are content with cots, no lights or heat initially, and a road down to the waterfront remains rough and rutted. The team cleaned the buildings before installing kitchens and showers. Continued on page nine.
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DAV& McINTOSH
PUSAN
Korea
special brigade
Saint John
Mountaineers Start Climb To Recover Bodies
French Alpine climbers began the ascent to recover the wrecked DC-4 victims from the Mont lObiou crash in the French Alps. The incident left 45 Canadian pilgrims, seven crew, an Italian priest and an Ampexis dead. Bodies to be lowered by cables as rescue teams work through snow and fog amid preparations at Pignes and Corps-La-Sallette.
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CRPS
France
Mont l’Obiou
French Alps
Croix De Pinges
littl
CATE
Pignes
Corps-La-Sallette
Corps
Eugene Pelissier
Palafol
La Croix de Pignes
Pilgrims Weep At Disaster at Vatican Audience
Nearly 200 Canadians wept as Pope Pius spoke emotionally of Monday’s plane crash in the French Alps that killed 58. The Pontiff noted the victims had completed a Holy Year pilgrimage and opened the way to paradise. A requiem Mass for the dead was held in St Peter’s basilica with about 1,000 worshippers.
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VATICAN CITY
Reuters
Pope Pius
Vatican palace
Canada
Quebec
Conrad Morin
augien
St. Peter's basilica
Msgr
Emile Leger
French Alps
Processus
Martinian
St. Peter's
Ricky Sharpe wins junior wheat title at Royal Winter Fair
Toronto report says 13 year old Ricky Sharpe of Munson Alberta topped 51 entries to win the junior wheat title for the second straight year at the Royal Winter Fair grain championships. The top 10 exhibits were all from Alberta. Howard Roppell of Rockyford is mentioned in the coverage.
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TORONTO
Ont
Ricky Sharpe
Munson
Alberta
Canadian Council on Boys'nd
H.UNRU
Alberts
Howard Roppell
Rockyford
Argonauts Triumph in Big Four Title Clash
Toronto Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-6 in front of 23,348 fans to clinch the Big Four Football Union championship and win the home-and-home series 35-19. They advance to face Balmy Beach for a spot in the Canadian football final.
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TORONTO
Toronto Argonauts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Argos
Toronto Balmy Beach
Winni Pec Blue
Santa Won't Be Back Little Gary Turnbull Is Dead
Winnipeg dispatch reports Gary Turnbull a three year old child dies of liver cirrhosis after a Christmas party he enjoyed two days earlier. Despite illness he brightened long enough to ask Santa to return next year as a service club sponsored the party. He is cited as the youngest Mayo Clinic liver disease victim in the records.
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Santa
Gary Turnbull
WINNIPEG
tot
Gary
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Brigadier Rockingham Heads Canadian Troops Train at Fort Lewis
Brig. J. M. Rocky Rockingham arrived at Fort Lewis with Canada’s 11 000 man Korean brigade for peacetime foreign training. Officials welcomed him, and advance troops are already in Pusan. Two hundred buildings at the camp will house up to 60 000 troops as units including the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and Royal 22nd Regiment prepare for Korea.
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FORT LEWIS
Wash
J. M
Rocky) Rockingham
United Nations
Canada
Seattle
Boeing Field
U.S
C. R Boehm
Ottawa
G. Egarton
United States
Rockingham
Pusan
Korea
PATS
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Royal 22nd Regiment
Royal Canadian Regiment
Princess Pats
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Strange Cities Istanbul Ankara Have No Cows Or Camels
Norman Smith reports from Istanbul and Ankara enjoying paved streets, clean water, and trees, noting India’s crowds and Calcutta influence. He compares Turkey unfavorably to his experiences in India yet acknowledges Istanbul’s charm and strategic setting on hills. Continued on Page 15.
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ANKARA
ISTANBUL
NORMAN SMITH
The Herald
Turkey
Calcutta
Karachi
India
China
Youthful Wheat King Heads For Toronto
Ricky Sharpe, 13, world wheat king, left Drumheller with his parents for the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. He will receive the CN Railways trophy from Lord Digby at the closing ceremony.
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DRUMHELLER
Alto
new world wheat king
Ricky Sharpe
Toronto
Canadian National Railways
Lord Digby
Royal Agricultural Society of Britain
Young Sharpe
Roderick R. Sharpe
Munson
Helicopter Loss Tied to Inspection Lapses
Ottawa report cites lack of preflight inspection for the eastern Arctic patrol vessel C. D. Howe helicopter that disappeared north of Ottawa waters on August 5. One crewman drowned in the loss.
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OTTAWA
C. D. Howe
Acheson Status Is Problem in Truman Inner Circle
Behind the scenes a struggle over Dean Acheson's tenure as secretary of state unfolds amid Democratic reverses. Informants say conflicts revolve around whether he is a political liability and whether removing him would harm foreign policy and the president. Truman shows no intent to resign him, with supporters citing his close bond with Truman and critics pressing for a change as Congress shifts power in the new session. Enduring tension hinges on Acheson's ability to work with Democratic and Republican leaders.
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WASHINGTON
Dean Acheeson
Truman
Acheson
Democratic party
peyeere
Democratic national committee
congress
Phelan says global labor cooperation has long road ahead
V C Phelan of Ottawa told the United Nations General Assembly's second committee that international cooperation toward maintaining full employment still has a long way to go. He spoke as a representative of the International Labour Organization.
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LAKE SUCCESS
N.Y
V. C. Phelan
Ottawa
Phelan
International Labor Organization
United Nations’ general assembly
China Red Army transfers to Manchuria in Korea action
News reports say Gen. Lim Piao's Fourth Field Army, about 600,000 men, has largely moved to Manchuria for possible action in Korea. Lin is cited as Communist China's top general as the transfer proceeds.
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CHINA RED ARMY
MANCHURIA
TAIPEI
Formosa
Chinese Nationsnet
Lim Piao
North Korea
Lin
China
HONG KONG
Nev
Canton
Yeh Chien-Yeng
Kwangtung
Korea
BRITAIN
HOME GUARD
LONDON
Reuters
Defence
Emaneel Shinwell
house of commons
GAS CITY
MEDICINE HAT
Alta
Marty C. Leinweder
Wiles Riley
W. EL McComache
Hector Lang
LEDUC
EDMONTON
dleazter
siil
Militioh
Mareld Wilson
Neeth Amerton
United States
NEW YORK
Nic
Laurent
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