Traitor Rajk Executed for Treason in Hungary
In Budapest on October 15 AP reports former Hungarian foreign minister and police chief Laszlo Rajk was executed for treason after conviction by a five judge people's court. Three co defendants including Tibor Szcenyi Andras Szalal received prison terms while Milan Ognjenovic got nine years as a Yugoslav spy.
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UDAPEST
Laszlo Rajk
Hungary
foreign ministry
Rajk
people's court
Tito
Yugoslavia
court of appeals
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Tibor Szcenyi
Communist party
Andras Szalal
Szcenyi
Lazar Brankov
Ottawa budget shows September deficit after surplus start
The first half of the fiscal year posted a $279 million surplus, but September ran a deficit of $15.4 million as revenues fell short of expenditures. Finance Minister Abbott cited tax cuts from the March budget as the cause and plans to reintroduce the measure next Thursday.
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OTTAWA
treasury
Abbott
The Left Hand Corner Continued on Back Page
A fragment notes an error erasing ribbon for typewritten text and references clergy men limericks as a topic. The snippet mentions The Financial Post and Napier Muvore with no clear event or outcome.
Five-Cent Government Cheques For Canadians Revealed
Ottawa reports that a handful of Canadians will receive five cent government refunds as part of 259000 cheques issued under income tax cuts. The refunds cover payments made by those now exempt from taxation during January to March. About 750000 people were removed from tax rolls, largely fishermen and farmers with irregular payments. The budget was read in March by Finance Minister Abbott.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Abbott
Commons Debates Who Should Pay For Irrigation Costs
In Ottawa on Oct 15 the Commons debated who pays for irrigation expenses. Agriculture Minister Gardiner stated the federal government will fund main dam construction while provinces should cover some subsidiary project costs. MPs urged clear cost-sharing rules for the South Saskatchewan river irrigation and other schemes with estimates rising above 100 million dollars. Saskatchewan could face 30 to 40 million in a decade, depending on final shares.
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OTTAWA
commons
Ross Thatcher
C.C.F
Moose Jaw
Gardiner
South Saskatchewan river
E. A. McCusker
Regina
Thatcher
McCusker
sagen
John
Blackmore
S.C. Lethbridge
Dominion
Alberta
S. SASKATCHEWAN
South Saskatchewan
agriculture department
Giat
Saskatchewan
shgure
Rates case on farm implement rail freight Ottawa
The board of transport commissioners at Ottawa reserved decision on whether freight rates for farm implements from central Canada to the west should rise. Alberta counsel J J Frawley argued the 30 year low rates are justified and not competitive, opposing a proposed about 17 percent increase amid a broader railways cost claim. Canadian National and Canadian Pacific were heard earlier.
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OTTAWA
board of transport commissioners
Canada
maine
J. J. Frawley
Alberta
tact railways
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
FRAWLEY
Frawler
United States
Fravley
Canton Falls as Communist forces seize Canton
Chinese Communist troops entered Canton amid reports of occupation across the city. Wen Wei Pao claims a peaceful, orderly entrance while Hong Kong braces for Red advances along the Canton Kowloon railway. Britain reinforces 32,000 troops near the frontier as Nationalist authorities vow to fight on from Chungking.
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ONG KONG
Canton
Britain
Hong Kong
Wen Wei Pao
south China
Canton-Kowloon
east river
Sheklung
Cheungmiktau
W Nationa st
Kowloon
Shanghai
Nanking
caital
Chungking
great
southwest
Better Pensions For Mounties
Ottawa news reports that Justice Minister Garson introduced a bill to raise pension refunds for six or seven RCMP veterans who joined from provincial forces and served past age 65. J. G. Diefenbaker pledged support but urged broader welfare measures including hospital and medical care.
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OTTAWA
Progressive Conservative
CGF
R.C
commons
Justice
Garson
J. G. Diefenbaker
FC Lake Centre
Canada
Purge Sweeps Czech Middle Class as Little People Vanish
Prague reports thousands vanish as Communist purges hit the middle class. A 20 year old Yugoslav born girl on a date was seized by police, her room searched, and magazines confiscated. Relatives wait at Bartolomejska Street prison with packages hoping for word of loved ones.
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PRAGUE
Czechoslovakia
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Bartolomejska Street
St Laurent Pushes North American arms exchange
Prime Minister St Laurent said Canada needs an arms production exchange with the United States to contribute more to continental defence. He spoke at RPI after receiving an honorary degree, proposing a peacetime Hyde Park style agreement to allow Canada to buy and sell in the U.S. amid dollar shortages.
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TROY
N.Y
St. Laurent
Canada
United States
U.S
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hyde Park
Edmonton teachers lack training says inspector at convention
W E Frame chief inspector of schools for Alberta criticizes teachers lack of professional and cultural training at the northern Alberta convention. He states about 60 percent of Canada’s teachers do not meet required standards.
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EDMONTON
W. E. Frame
Alberta
Bursting With Corn Overflows Midwestern Storage Capacity
The Midwest faces record corn supplies with 4.3 billion bushels in sight as producers rush to store grain. Government loans hinge on tin storage, prompting farms to empty old bins and repurpose canning facilities, factories, and airports for corn elevators across Indiana and beyond.
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United States
midwest
US agriculture department
Indiana
Sioux City
Town
airport row
Dominion provincial conference talks head to Commons
Ottawa reports Prime Minister St Laurent will table provincial premiers replies to a December constitutional conference invite within a week. He hopes the conference follows the current session, likely after December 1. Quebec Premier Duplessis has publicized exchanges urging provincial consultation before any constitutional amendments.
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OTTAWA
St. Laurent
Duplessis
Quebec
Dominion
United Kingdom
commons
senate
Canada
Damages Awarded in Montreal Bet Action
Montreal Oct 15 Justice Pierre Casgrain awarded Flamand damages of 150 in a $2,500 claim against the publication Vers Demain of East Beauceville for an article titled Bandits of Sorel. Flamand, a Montreal lawyer, said he was damaged by the piece.
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MONTREAL
Pierre Casgrain
Alban Flamand
East Beauceville
Que
Flamand
Sorel
Churchill rallies Tory faithful at Bri tain rally in London
Winston Churchill addressed about 10,000 at the Bri tain press Hall during the Conservative party's three day conference. He pledged to fight the next general election in Dunkerque spirit, urged action against a delaying Labour government, and defended the party's aims while praising Empire and opposing nationalization. The leader spoke of readiness to govern, criticizing Attlee's timing and promising decisive policy.
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ONDON
C. P
Conservative
Dunkerque
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
Lonien
Ipress
Avttlee
Attlee
Canada
Full scale search for missing plane in Fraser Canyon
News from Vancouver and surrounding areas reports a full-scale land and air search planned for a missing plane in the rugged Fraser Canyon district. The aircraft, piloted by Max C. Sheridan of Yakima Washington with an unidentified passenger, vanished en route from Quisnel to Vancouver.
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B.C
VANCOUVER
C.P
Fraser Canyon
Max C. Sheridan
Yakima, Wash
argent
Quisnel
Troy
Spokane
Wash
EDMONTON
city of
Chinese Benevolent Association
Joseph Gilbert
Edmonicn
Hong Suey Chin
Sam Kee
CLAXTON
NEW YORK
Clanton
St. Laurent
Canada
United States
N.Y
U.S
WALLIAMSPORT
United States army
Laporte
here
CAIRO
A.P
tme
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South China's metropolis
Hong Kong harbor
Napier Muvore
Financial Post
Thetcher
Crown Colony
Canton Falls
South China Metropolis
Winnie
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