Tory conference opens amid election fervor in London
Britain's Conservative Party opens its annual conference with Deputy Leader Anthony Eden denouncing devaluation and warning of living standards cuts while Labour Prime Minister Attlee weighs election timing. Delegates, totaling 4500, approve a condemnation of Labour economic policy as Attlee considers an election before July.
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LONDON
Britain
Anthony Eden
Attlee
United States
ATTLEE-BEVIN
Bevin
The
Press Association
Labor
Eden
Belgians claim complete card index on Congo natives
The Belgians say they maintain a full card index on some 11.5 million Congo natives, with rapid checks for workers at Elizabethville and Leopoldville. The system records tribal affiliations, parental names, and family reputation, surpassing many nations in population registries.
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mid- African
Congo
Elizabethville
Leopoldville
Africa
Uphuvyrun Union of South Africa
Left Hand Corner Continued on Wage 233
The brief item notes continuation of a column titled The Left Hand Corner on page 233. It mentions ongoing commentary and seeks readers’ engagement with the topic presented in that feature.
Western Air Bypasses Calgary For Edmonton Route
Regs under the Canada United States air accord push Western Air Lines to skip Calgary. President Terrill Drinkwater said Calgary will be left off the extended Alberta route while Edmonton is targeted for entry before year end. Western plans new service from Great Falls to Lethbridge.
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ALGARY
C.P
Canada
United States
Calgary
Western Air Lines
Alberta
Terrill Drinkwater
Los Angeles
W.A.L
Western new
Lethbridge
Great Falls
Mont
Drinkwater
Edmonton
Axe Wielding Man Attacks In North Winnipeg Home
An elderly man broke into a Salvation Army Major Stanley Mc Kinley residence and wounded two women, one critically with a fractured skull. Jon Cree, 65, a former Salvation Army hostel firefighter, was detained with no charges. Police described the break in with a glass pane entry and the struggle that left Mrs Armstrong and Mrs McKinley injured, with bystanders restraining the suspect until arrest.
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WINNIPEG
Salvation Army
Stanley McKinley
Jon Cree
David Nicholson
Major McKinley
Armstrong
Canada seeks bigger cheese contract with Britain
Ottawa reports Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the commons that Canada aims for a larger cheese contract with Britain for the coming year. He also said early indications show Canada can sell all poultry products it can produce in 1950.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Britain
Gardiner
the
commons
Lethbridge Man Named Director of Auto Dealers
The Federation of Automobile Dealer Association of Canada elected Stanley S. Rafuso of Bridgewater Newfoundland as president for next year. The annual convention, near 1,000 delegates, ends today. G A Beard urged focus on town planning to ease overflow traffic in Canadian cities. H B Walker named secretary and Dave Amory treasurer. Directors include Ross Baker Vancouver Charles Bryant Lethbridge Thomas Guest Saskatoon J T Russel Fort William.
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MONTREAL
Federation of Automobile Dealer Association of Canada
Stanley S. Rafuso
Bridgewater
G. A. ©. Beard
Toronto
Ontario Leads Canadian Earnings With Highest Per Capita Income
Record national earnings reached 11.833 billion dollars last year, with Ontario posting 4.619 billion and a per capita income around 1075 dollars. Comparison shows higher Ontario earnings than British Columbia and the prairies, though living standards may vary and price levels differ by region.
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British Columbia
the
prairies
CQuebes
Maritimes
Ontario
Fast Moving Red Armies Close In Doomed Canton
Nationalist defenses in south China crumble as Communist forces reportedly reach Canton suburbs. Thousands flee to Hong Kong as Li Tsung Jen weighs flight to Kwangsi and Chiang Kai-shek battles internal rifts. Sails canceled. refugees stream toward Hong Kong amid martial chaos.
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Associated Press
ONG KONG
south China
tottering
Canton
Chungking
Hong Kong
Cheng Keng
Formosa
Hainan islands
Li Tsung-Jen
Kwellin
Kwangsi province
Chiang
Kwangsil
Kwangsi
Szechwan
Swatow
China
Amoy
Kowloon
Chinese airlines
J. P. Coghill
Gordon Sees Great Progress Era in Canada Rail Move
Donald Gordon, deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, said Canada stands on the verge of a great era of progress and aims to help develop the railway system. He will take command of the C N R on January 1, approaching the role with an open mind and no commitments. He stressed no policy discussions with the government and plans a grass roots inspection of the system after assuming the post.
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OTTAWA
Donald Gordon
Canada
Bank of Canada
C.N.R
Scotland
Toronto
Gordon
Alberta
CNR
prices board
Winch Calls Soviet Berlin the Land of Living Dead
British Columbia CCF leader Harold Winch, back from a three month Europe tour, labels the Russian sector of Berlin the land of the living dead. He cites dispirited Germans and women aged 17 to 70 hauling rock and clearing rubble with bare hands as he toured England France and western Germany.
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VANCOUVER
British Columbia
C.C.F
Harold Winch
Berlin
Europe
Winch
England
France
Germany
Fleming Raps Appointment of Donald Gordon Fleming
In Ottawa on October 12, Donald Fleming denounced the appointment of Donald Gordon, deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, as chair and president of the Canadian National Railways. He called it a shameful violation of internal promotion, urged views on government interference, and warned it could harm railway employee morale. No government member replied.
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OTTAWA
Canadian National Railways
commons
Donald Fleming
P.C. Toronto Eglinton
Donald Gordon
Bank of Canada
C.N
Gordon
Fleming
Vets Varisty Allowances Ruled Subject To Income Tax
Ottawa ruled that federal allowances paid to veterans attending university are income for tax purposes. The income includes $720 from Veterans Affairs and $312 earned in a law office. Mrs Bergart argued the $720 was a tax exemption as a spouse supporting a husband. Board majority said the allowances are income. a minority thought they were capital grants.
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OTTAWA
income tax appeal board
Celia Bergart
Toronto
R.C.A.F
Fabio Monet
W. S. Pisher
R. T. Graham
25 KILLED IN BRAZIL CRASH NEAR BUENOS AIRES
A collision between a freight train and a resort-bound passenger train near Buenos Aires killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100. The wreck occurred just before midnight as the passenger train to Tigre left seven minutes late, with most fatalities in the second class cars.
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BUENOS AIRES
Tigre
Joint Commission To Visit Waterways Meeting
CTTAWA Oct 12 43 About forty Canadian and United States experts opened the International Joint Commission semi-annual three day meeting. They will discuss pollution and problems on international waterways from the Columbia to the Passamaquoddy. On Oct 13 the commission party will visit Lethbridge to inspect the St Mary Minsk River project and St Mary dam.
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CTTAWA
United States
International Joint Commission
Columbia river
Passamaquoddy
International Joint Commission party
Lethbridge
St. Mary-Minsk
St. Mary dam
Canadians spend more on clothes than rent in 1948 budget
Government data show Canadians boosted total spending to 19.023 billion dollars in 1948, with clothing costing 1.325 billion and food at 2.795 billion the largest in a decade. Rents and home upkeep reached 1.02 billion, tobacco and liquor 0.941 billion, cosmetics 0.197 billion, and education 0.055 billion.
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Cotter
Canada
bureau of statstics
Slug Charge In Calgary Meter Case
In Calgary police court Arnold Reid faced Magistrate G. H. Rose for placing a slug in a parking meter instead of a penny. Reid pleaded guilty and was fined $29 plus $2.50 costs or 30 days. The magistrate noted meters lose 40 to 50 slugs weekly.
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CALGARY
Arnold Reid
G. H. Rose
Reid
Rose
Appeal Bill Is Passed by Canadian Commons
The bill abolishing appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council passed the House of Commons yesterday, awaiting three readings in the Senate before it becomes law. Opposition member T L Church led filibuster efforts to delay or amend, but supporters expect Senate approval. The measure would make the Supreme Court of Canada the final court of appeal for all cases.
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UAWA
judicial committee of the privy council
commons
SENATE
CHURCH
T. L. Church
P.C
Toronto Broadview
empire
Ross Macdonald
Alfred Dion
house
Supreme Court of Canada
court of appeal
Stream Flow Below Normal Across Canada in September
The Dominion water and power and United States geological survey report that September stream flows were below normal from western Quebec to British Columbia interior, with coastal British Columbia showing excess. Across 22 rivers, the average was 101 percent of normal, with Manitoba Assiniboine 105, Alberta Bow 76, North Saskatchewan 70, BC Kootenay 92, Columbia 69, Fraser 91, Skeena 105, Sproat 204.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Quebec
British Columbia
Dominion water and power
United States geological survey
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Assiniboine
Alberta
Bow
North Saskatchewan
British
Police urged to watch for Arcand suspect in murder case
Montreal police were asked to be on the lookout for William Arcand alias Arca, 24, sought for the Dec 6 murder of John Cooper in Lethbridge, Alberta. Inspector Francoeur confirmed the alert at the request of Lethbridge Chief Constable George Harvey. France, Nobel prize to Lord Boyd Orr. East Germany pledges loyalty to Russia. Rescue workers reach snowbound hunters. One dead one hurt in truck collision. Discharged on manslaughter count. Acheson denounces new East German regime.
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MONTREAL
ARCAN
C.P
William Arcand
Arca
John Cooper
Lethbridge
Alta
Ernest Francoeur
George Harvey
BOXYDORE CSLO
Norway
people’s chamber
MISSOULA
Mont
Idaho
here
Powell ranger station
Howard camp
ST. PAUL
St. Paul hospital
Glendon
Glen Cote
Lafond
Rennie Daniels
ACHESON
WASHINGTON
Acheteon
Germany
Bonn
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Ont
Central Press
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Robert
G.B. Tories
Groundhog
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WESTERN AIR
Oliver Armstrong
TIAWA
waty
bureau of statisties
provinces
Soviet
JAPAN
Tokyo
Manchuria
Thougick
BRAZIL
Privy Council
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