Strome Man Heads Alberta Municipal Districts Assn
Charles P. Hayes of Strome was elected president of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts at the annual meeting in Calgary. He succeeds Jonathan M. Wheatley of Chancellor who led the post for seven years. A. B. Haarstead of Bentley was named vice-president.
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STROME
CALGARY
Charles P. Hayes
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Jonathan M. Wheatley
A. B. Haarstead
Bently
Allied Divisions Forge Ahead in Big Pincer Movement
Allied divisions push a massive 100,000 man United Nations army on a broad front in Korea, moving toward the Yalu. MacArthur, on the front, says the attack is proceeding as scheduled and aims to end the war before Christmas. Official statements note light UN losses and stubborn enemy resistance.
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Associated Press
OKYO
United Nations
MacArthur
U.N
Yalu
Manchuria
Wreck blamed on human failure in New York
Governor Dewey announced preliminary evidence points to human failure as the cause of the Thanksgiving eve Long Island Railroad crash that killed 77 and injured 332. He and Mayor Impellitteri rushed back from vacation as investigators, signaling ignored and speeding, were examined. the disaster injured scores as two trains collided near Times Square.
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NEW YORK
Thomas E. Dewey
Long Island
Dewey
state public service commission
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Long Island Railroad
Times Square
The Left Hand Corner Topsy Turvy
A quirky column notes a mix of headlines and phrases including a cop out of uniform and a lion tamer in a whimsical, puzzle-like edition.
Flin Flon, A Town Built On The Shield Rock
Residents describe Flin Flon as like nowhere else with a Pre-Cambrian shield bedrock shaping its main district. Construction is a nightmare because many basements sit above ground and pipelines run exposed along streets. Street lights burn day and night, and winter burials are stored until spring thaw.
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Flin Flon
Fiin Flon
Blows hot and cold on Greece
Special contributor T Norman Smith assesses postwar Greece, noting the brutal occupation, five years of upheaval, and political chaos that temper admiration with criticism. He observes stalled business and constrained Marshall Aid as Americans pull back.
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GREECE
T NORMAN SMITH
The Herald
ATHENS
Arabian pipeline to ship 3 million barrels daily by December
Aramco announces the Trans-Arabian Pipeline to move 3,000,000 barrels of crude daily across Saudi Arabia Jordan Syria and Lebanon to Sidon. The 31 inch pipeline begins in December, ending 7000 miles from the Persian Gulf. The project cost over 260 million dollars.
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CAIRO
Egypt
Arabian desert
Aramco
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Sidon
Mediterranean
Trans-Arabian Pipeline Company
Tapline
Saudi Arabian
Canoe River train wreck probe under way in Canada
Police and transport officials gather evidence for a formal inquiry into the Canoe River troop train disaster near Mt Robson B C. Twenty people were killed and 58 injured as two trains collided on a single track. Investigators from RCMP and Ottawa await dispatch papers from Canadian National Railways as survivors are interviewed.
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Central Press
C.N.R
Canoe River
B.C
Mt. Robson
EDMONTON
Police and transport department
Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
here
Kamloops
R.C.M.P
Rocky Mountain
R.CM.P
T. Wood
British Columbia
Canadian National Railways
Chinese Arrive In New York to Press U N Charge
A nine member Chinese Communist delegation arrived in New York to press the charge of American aggression before the United Nations security council. Wu Hsui Chan said the U N should give just treatment to the claim of armed aggression against Formosa, stressing peace and security in the Pacific. The group was met by Jacob A. Malik and other iron curtain representatives and did not speak to reporters upon arrival
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N.Y
New York
Red
United States
Formosa
Pacific
Asia
Russia
Clouded mission for Canadian envoy Ronning in China
CHANRON Ronning, a 56 year old ex Camrose teacher, serves as Canada’s nonofficial envoy in Nanking amid Beijing’s tough moves. He holds about 200000 dollars in prefabricated real estate within Communist territory and faces a prolonged stay with unclear return plans as diplomatic ties remain unsettled. He lives in portable buildings Canada previously sent for ambassadorial use, with no official status due to China’s nonrecognition of Canadian authority.
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OTTAWA
China
Chester Ronning
Yangtze
Ronning
Camrose
Alta
Nanking
Canada
T. C. Davis
Schuman calls for West Europe army with German units
French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed a European army including German units to ensure world peace. He argued rearming Germany would provoke eastern reaction, and that integrated European forces would make conflicts between national armies impossible. He cited pooling steel and coal and urged applying the same method to the military realm.
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STRASBOURG
France
Robert Schuman
Schuman
European consultative assembly
Germany
CITES
coel
Highways to Surface Wahne and Cardston routes slated soon
Alberta minister N E Tanner told a Cardston Social Credit convention that hard surfacing of the Lethbridge to Waterton Lakes National Park highway will start next year and aim to reach Welling or beyond by fall. The Cardston to Carway highway will also be hard surfaced next year.
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y Herald News Service
ARDSTON
Lethbridge
Waterton Lakes National Park
Welling
N. E. Tanner
Alberta
Argentine Opposition Leader Jailed for Calling Peron Dictator
Ricardo Balbin, a leading opposition figure in Argentina’s congress and a top Radical party candidate for president, was sentenced to five years in prison for calling President Juan D. Peron a dictator and criminal. Balbin, aged 46, was a prominent rival in the 1953 elections.
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BUENOS AIRES
Ricardo Balbin
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Balbin
Radical party
Hat Area Is Swept By Dust
Bow Island and Winnifred areas were swept by a terrific dust storm that blacked out highways and obscured vision to under 30 feet. John Anderson, district agriculturist in Medicine Hat, said the drift from summer fallow could persist all winter unless snow falls, with Medicine Hat reporting lighter impact.
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Bow Island
Winnifred
John Anderson
Medicine Hat
The
Herald
Mr. Anderson
ayear
Cup of Coffee Leads To Death Sir Frederick Bain
London dispatch reports inquest findings on Sir Frederick Bain deputy chairman of British Imperial Chemical Industries. He choked on coffee at a dinner ten days earlier and fell fracturing ribs leading to intestinal obstruction accelerated by the fall. Bain, born 1888, led British industry as president of the Federation of British Industries from 1947 to 1949.
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Sir Frederick Bain
LONDONN
Reuters
Frederick Bain
imperial chemical industries
homor
Lewin Douglas
United States
C. W. Roberts
Sir Frederick
federation of British industries
West Germany ready to join international army
West Germany said it will contribute troops to an international West European army if formed, in a memo drafted by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and relayed by DPA. The move signals Berlin’s readiness to participate in a collective defense force amid Cold War tensions.
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WEST GERMANY
Germany
Reuters
Konrad Adenauer
DPA
WINNIPEG
Francois Xavier Caron
Cecilie Caren
Joseph
Charlesweed
MUKDEN TAIPEL
Formosa
Nattemakier
Shanghei
Mukden
protelly
FRANCE
STRASBOURG
Fussign
Robert Schumann
GRENOBLE
Relee
thore
Canada
Mount L’Obieu
TORONTO
couiiaus
sime
Winnipeg Blue Bessiere
Terente Argenauta
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