Manning Sees 65 Million Surplus In Alberta Treasury
Premier E C Manning said Alberta will post a 36500000 surplus in the treasury from oil development by year end. Oil revenue in the past six months topped 5400000 monthly, and 18 months averaged 3500000. Funds are funding capital projects and debt retirement, cutting debt by 56000000, with 325000000 spent on oil exploration in four years.
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Manning
Alberta
Treasury
EDMONTON
E. C. Manning
First R.A.F. Pilots Arrive For Training On Jan. 15
Sir John Slessor and Air Marshal W. Curtis announced that on January 15 the first British pilots to be trained in Canada under the peacetime plan will arrive. Twenty five trainees will start six weeks of flight training. A Canadian fighter squadron will follow, joining RAF training in Britain next spring.
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ONTREAL
Sir John Slessor
Royal Air Force
Curtis
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Dominion
Britain
RA.F
Pave Pond in 1951 To Welling Tanner States At Magrath
MAGRATH Oct. 12. Hon N E Tanner of Edmonton lands minister announced provincial government will hard surface the Lethbridge Magrath Carlton highway in 1951 at least to the Welling junction. The plan aims to ease heavy traffic on the route and was welcomed by Magrath Chamber of Commerce. The Magrath woollen mill will remain open though currently idle due to market conditions and a wool shortage. A banquet at United church hall drew about 100 attendees amid absence of president L F H Pharis.
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MAGRATH
Magrath Chamber of Commerce
N. E. Tanner
Edmonton
Cardston
Lethbridge
Magrath-Carldton
Welling junction
Tanner
United church hall
B. Faulkner
Comerce
L. FH. Pharis
Ottawa
agricultural price support board
rey King
Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce
Ryerson Christie
Cataston chamber
The Left Hand Corner The Left Hand Corner Bathing In the Fountain
A Lake Comes Back Ernest Bevin's Ring details a scene of a lake returning a lost ring while Bathing In the Fountain features a curious episode linked to Ernest Bevin's era and a public fountain.
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Ernest Bevin
Eyre Lake and the Desert Remains of a Lost Ocean
English explorer John Eyre came upon a basin 500 miles north of Adelaide that dried into Eyre's Lake leaving only desert ants and salt push. Geologists say ancient millions of years ago a great lake existed here and unearthed bones of giant kangaroos and emus in sun baked soil. Last winter Australia saw weeks of heavy rains as a sheep rancher spotted the sun glint from his station.
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John Eyre
Adelaide
Australia
Eyre
Edward
One Visit Is Enough
BASRA HEAT CLIMBS TO 130 DEGREES DATES ARE STAPLE DIET By I Norman Smith special contributor. Cairo scene as delays, engine woes, and visa hassles delay travel. Flight finally departs after four hours of lingering at the airport.
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BASRA
I. NORMAN SMITH
The Herald
CAIRO
BOAC
TWA
Trans- World Airways
Teeny Weeny Airways
Iraq
times
Ottawa hearing on Waterton Belly River dispute over US water rights
United States representatives argued at the International Waterton Belly Rivers hearing that Canada plans for St Mary Milk River irrigation would use US water and reserve it by treaty. The US proposed costly plans including a $50 million tunnel. Canada said the project is uneconomic and lacks solid revenue estimates. The commission adjourned to Thursday as evidence continued.
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UAWA
United States
international joint commission
Canada
commission
J. W. Dixon
U.S
International Waterton-Belly Rivers Engineering Board
St. Mary-Milk
Montana
US Reclamation Board
Waterton and
St Marys River
engineering board
T H Hogg
Special Force To Korea Still Cabinet Plan
Ottawa cab inet met and took no new decision on sending the army special force to Korea. The plan remains in place until the Korean situation clears and UN outlines occupation plans. The army proceeds with staging and transport to Okinawa for final training.
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Korea
OTTAWA
United Nations
Okinawa
Bellevue Miner Killed in Mine Roof Collapse
Albert Rhodes, 62, president of the Bellevue mine union, was killed when rocks collapsed in a room at West Canadian Collieries in Bellevue. John Hill escaped injury as a large roof section fell, varying from one half to three feet thick, trapping Rhodes.
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BELLEVUE
CNP Bureau
Bellevue mine union
Albert Rhodes
Alberta
John Hill
Rhodes
haseen
United Mine Workers of America
Duncan Brown
Hill
Flame-Eaten Spanish Ship Sinks At Halifax Pier
The flame-eaten Spanish freighter Monte Inchorta keeled over on her side at the Halifax pier as waves broke over the bow. Fireboats and the city fire department battled the blaze that rekindled after two days of smoldering, while longshoremen tried to pump water from holds. The ship, 3,500 tons, arrived with escort and crew abandoned ship amid fears the vessel could block the Navigation channel. Several other vessels were distressed nearby and rescue services attempted to tow a damaged vessel near Archat NS.
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HALIFAX
Get
broxs
Foundation
Lillian
red hat
North Atlantic
Thomas J. Hodder
Newfoundland
Arichat
air force
Vokes to lead vast western command in Arctic and coast
Ottawa reports a senior army reshuffle effective 1951 placing Maj Gen Chris Vokes in charge of the western command including Arctic and Pacific coast areas. Maj Gen Howard D Graham becomes head of central command, with Maj Gen Herbert A Sparling to take his Ottawa role. The changes follow the retirement of Maj Gen Matthew H. S. Penhale, noted for Arctic warfare.
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Ottawa
Chris Vokes
Penhale dower
H. D Graham
central command
Vokes
army
Arctic
Pacific coast
Howard D Graham
Trenton
Ont
general staff
Ontario
Herbert A Sparkv) Sparling
Toronto
Sparling
arue
Matthew H S Penhale
Edmonton
Josne
Penhale ay
western command
Truman Hopes Path to Peace Amid Asia Communism Threat
President Truman, en route to a key meeting with General MacArthur, expressed optimism that free nations can counter the Red threat in the Far East. He said progress toward peace is possible despite conditions in the region and that the Pacific conference may yield a contribution to world peace. The address to the Missouri Order of the Eastern Star drew about 12,000 attendees, with transcripts later provided to reporters.
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ST. LOUIS
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Pacific
Missouri Order of the Eastern Star
MacArthur
Bombardment of Chongjin Sets Vital City Afire
Allied warships and carrier planes bombarded Chongjin North Korea in a northern port attack. The 190000 resident city near Manchuria and Siberia faced continued shelling as Western nations pressed toward Pyongyang. No landing was reported as Canadian British and Australian ships joined the Missouri in the action.
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Nova Scotia
associated Press
FPOKYO
Chongjin
North Korea
Red China
Manchuria
Russian Siberia
Worsan
roo Chongjin
Siberian
Vladivostok
Moresan
Korean
Inchon
Red Kerra
Pyongyang
Missouri
United Nations
Gene Herrick
Red Korea
Kim Il Sung
President Truman forgets his own phone number
In St Louis on Oct 12 President Truman returned to his hotel after a meeting and asked to call Mrs Truman in Washington. He asked the operator to connect the White House and turned to his secretary Charlie Ross asking for the number. Ross notified National 1414, a familiar Washington listing.
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ST LOUIS
Truman
Mrs. Truman
Washington
president
White House
Charlie
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Britain Presses for Free Dollars to Boost Arms
U S Help is Sought For Arms Britain seeks more American aid to expand armament production with free dollars they could spend as they choose. Gaitskell meets U S officials in Washington and Ottawa stressing Britain's need despite gains in its gold and dollar reserves.
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WASHINGTON
Hugh Gaitskell
Britain
Canada
Ottawa
Gaitskell
Treasury
John W. Snyder
James E. Webb
Wiliam C. Foster
Economic Cooperation Administration
United Kingdom
Truman
congress
Liberal Candidate In Rimouski Withdraws From By election
In Rimouski the Liberal candidate Rene Cazes withdrew from the Oct by election leaving four nominees, three Liberals and one independent. Other brief items note Britain plans a civil defence force of 800000, Britain to cut bacon ration, a suspended sentence for a former postmaster in Edmonton, Manitoba caucus date set for session, and Alberta cabinet to discuss pheasant shooting near Brooks.
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RIMOUSKI
OTTAWA
Nelson Castanguay
Rene Cazes
Cazes
LONDON
Reuters
feed ministry
MANITOBA
WINNIPEG
Douglas L. Campbell
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