Manitoba 18 New Seats Nod Boosts Coalition Victory
The Manitoba government won 18 free seats on nomination day, boosting Premier Douglas Campbell's Coalition in the upcoming November 10 general election. Opposition leader E. A. Hansford conceded the coalition will be reelected, with several coalition candidates acclaimed. The Liberal-Progressive party led by Campbell gained 31 acclamations. the Progressive Conservatives had three. Several ridings remain two-way or four-member contest spots, with Rupert's Land voting deferred to December 14.
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INNIPEG
Manitoba
Douglas Campbell
E. A. Hansford
C.C.F
Liberal-Progressive party
Campbell
Progressive Conservatives
Winnipeg South
Killarney
Lansdowne
Hamiota
coalition
Liberal-Progressive
Ss Birtle
Agricultre
F.C.ell
Deloraine
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
Conservative
Labor-Progressive
Labor
Rupert's Land
The Left Hand Corner Excerpted Coastal Lore
The passage notes a vast subterranean lake beneath London, possibly extending under the Channel into Western Europe. It mentions soft water below the clay, in the Lower Greensand, and that the Upper water supply is tapped in parts of the metropolis. It also references a whale factory in Churchill and whaling history in Hudson Bay.
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London
English Channel
Europe
Lower Greensand
Recina
New England
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Canada Savings Bond sales boom signals economic growth
Oct 28 Tawa reports Canada’s economy showing strength as Canada Savings Bond sales soar. Deputy Governor Donald Gordon calls it the year’s success story amid near peak employment and rising earnings. First week sales reach 85.5 million with payroll plans driving demand, hinting at a possible 300 million total for the year. The surge reflects postwar prosperity and thrift on payroll purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAWA
Canada
Donald Gordon
Bank of Canada
Canadian National Railways
J. E. Coyne
Gordon
Mr. Coyne
Liberal Motion Passes in Commons on Constitutional Powers
The Canadian Commons approved a Liberal motion by 133 to 38 to seek Parliament's power to amend the constitution on federal matters. Senate approval is required. some parties urged delay for provincial talks and wider study. Amendments exclude extending Parliament's life beyond five years and require annual sessions. war provisions allow a two thirds vote to extend life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
commons
United Kingdom
senate
P.C.-S.C
Progressive Conservative
Social Credit
P. E. Gagnon
Chicoutimi
R. Poulin
Beauce
C.C.F
Raymond Bruneau
Ind. L
Progressive Conservatives
Liberals
Dominion Prov Parley On Constitutional Amendments Early January
Ottawa Oct 28 The Dominion Provincial conference on constitutional amendments will be held early in January, with the aim that it be finished before the next session of parliament opens late January or early February. The idea of a preliminary exploratory conference of constitutional experts has been dropped due to lack of agreement between the Dominion and the provinces.
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OTTAWA
C.P
St. Laurent
Dominion
Convinced That Fishwheel Not Gold Country
Anchorage report says several would be prospectors returned from Fishwheel Alaska convinced the Yukon flats town is not gold country. Bill Lund Alaska Airlines pilot said amateurs and professionals fear missing something as they rush to share nugget news. Clifton Carroll sparked the stam pede two weeks ago by finding pea sized nuggets on a fish wheel axle.
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ANCHORAGE
Alaska
Fishwheel
Yukon flats
Arctic Circle
Bill Lund
Alaska Airlines
Lund
Robert Stevenson
Yukon
Lord
Clifton Carroll
Bidault Confirmed French Premier After Long Cabinet Crisis
Georges Bidault, wartime resistance leader and former foreign minister, was confirmed as France's new premier by a 367 to 183 vote in the national assembly. The three party coalition government will include Socialists, Radical Socialists, and Bidault's M.R.P, ending a 23 day cabinetless period since Oct. 6.
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PARIS
Georges Bidault
France
national assembly
Henri Queuille
Bidault
Mouvement Republicain Populaire
Robert Schuman
Rene Mayer
Jules Moch
Socialit
as- Simbis
M.R.P
Admiral Louis E Denfeld Fired as Chief of Naval Operations
Oct 28 Washington AP report says President Truman dismissed Admiral Louis E Denfeld from command at Navy’s top post on advice of Navy Secretary Matthews who warned military integrity is indispensable. Denfeld indicated he would step down if it aided the navy and country while maintaining his view that offensive power is being reduced under the unified defense plan.
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WASHINGTON
A.P
Louis E. Denfeld
United States Navy
Truman
Denfeld
Navy
Matthews
Further Cuts for Britons Ahead of Election Battle
London October 28 The Labor government pressed ahead with its economy program after a decisive 353 to 222 defeat of a Conservative motion. Observers note support from Liberals and independents, while some Labor MPs were absent. The debate signals possible deeper cuts beyond eight percent and a strong election atmosphere as Britain nears a general vote before next July.
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LONDON
house of commons
Britain
Attlee
Labor
Times
Alberta oil rights fetch record $2.87 million at eight quarters
Alberta's petroleum and natural gas rights sale on eight quarter sections in Redwater and Leduc fields brought in a record $2,866,968. Tanner and Co. Ltd. of Calgary paid $918,662.67 for parcel 64, the top bid, with other results showing Canadian-backed interests including Ohio Oil Co. and Bay Petroleum Corp. in the Redwater and Leduc fields. Second high bid came from a Winnipeg syndicate via Tanner affiliate, paying $677,267.17 for parcel 65.
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DMONTON
Alberta government
Redwater
Ledug
Tanner and Co. Ltd
Calgary
Alberts
British American Oil Co. Ltd
E. H. and
C. R. Tanner
Tanner brothers
Redwater fiel
Ohio Oil Co
Canadian Gulf Ol] co
Pacific Petroleums Ltd
Leduc field
Bay Petroleum Corporation
Sam Yeske
Edmonton
N. E. Tanner
Winnipeg
Melady, Setlers and Co. Ltd
Gordon Smith
Reliance Grain Company
Alberta government of petroleum and
Redwater field
Winnipeg group
C.P
Stelter
Westlock
department of mites and minerals
Montreal Priest Sentenced in Narcotics Case
Rev Joseph Arthur Taillefer a vicar at Ste Madeleine d Outremont church in Greater Montreal was sentenced to two years in penitentiary and fined 3000 dollars with option of an extra year after pleading guilty to five charges including conspiring to sell and distribute narcotics and selling heroin. Co accused include Michel Sisco Jean Claude Lapres and Rosalie Delisle. The case followed RCMP seizure of 90000 dollars worth of heroin from a Central Station locker.
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JOS. TAILLEFER
MONTREAL
C.P
Joseph Arthur Taillefer
Father Talllefer
S.c. Madeleine d’Outremont
Greater
Edouard Archambault
Taillefer
Michel Sisco
Jean Claude Lapres
Rosalie Delisle
R.C.M.P
Central station
H. P. Papillon
Loretteville
Que
RC.M.LP
Crosby Sparks Prague Riff as Crowd Clashes Over Art and Money
In Prague last night a theatre filled with fans booed a Crosby program after an announcer denounced him as a greedy money seeker. The audience shouted pro Crosby, with some calling jazz decadent amid a western culture clash and a rush of 200 seats filled.
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PRAGUE
Prague theatre
Bing Crosby
little theatre
Czechoslovak youth front
Hat Pottery Workers Look To Ottawa After Big Layoff
Medalta Potteries in Medicine Hat halted operations after devaluation of the pound drove British priced pottery out of Canada. About 300 workers seek federal support to reopen, with unions pressing Ottawa and a resumed plant plan in sight for a 30 worker restart.
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Hat Pottery
Ottawa
MEDICINE HAT
Neal
Medalla Potteries
Canada
Medalta Fotteries
giant
Air France Plane Crashes in Azores Killing 48 Aboard
An Air France trans Atlantic flight from Paris to New York crashed on Sao Miguel island in the Azores. All 48 aboard died, including Montreal journalist Guy Jasmin and his mother. French boxing idol Marcel Cerdan and violinist Ginette Neveu were among the dead. The craft reportedly strayed from course in bad weather before slamming into Algarvia peak.
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ARIS
Air France
San Migeul island
Azores
Paris
New York
Montreal
Marcel Cerdan
Ponta Delgada
C.S.T
Sao Miguel
Guy Jasmin
Le Canada
Rachel Jasmin
Algarvia
CERDAN San Miguel island
Santa Maria
Cerdan
France
Jake Lamotta
Tony Zate
United States
Lamotta
Ginette Neveu
All Agog King Reza Pahlavi to Visit Washington
Washington society buzzes as Mohammed Reza Pahlavi plans a November visit to study American agriculture and industry. Officials say no confirmed betrothal, though chatter of a possible American bride swirls. the 30 year old royal is described as wealthy, handsome, and multilingual with interests in tennis, skiing, aviation, and American dance music.
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KING REZA PAHLAVI
WASHINGTON
C.P
embassy row
Iraq
Washington Post society
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
state department
Place Names To Honor Scientists
REGINA October 28. Place names honoring agricultural scientists will appear on Saskatchewan maps. The Canadian board of geographical names adopted the price names. Named features lie in the Amisk Lake region near the mining belt and farm belt. Honorees include Dr. Charles E. Saunders discoverer of Marquis and Red Fife wheat Dr. Senger Wheeler who introduced Red Bobs wheat and J B Harrington of the University of Saskatchewan agriculture department and associates who developed varieties of wheat.
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REGINA
Saskatchewan
A. I. Bereskin
Canadian board of geographical names
Ottawa
Amisk Lake
Charles E. Saunders
Senger Wheeler
Canada
J. B. Harrington
agriculture department
the
University of Saskatchewan
News bulletins sentence to 15 years in penitentiary
Foster Eric Anderson of Leduc was jailed for 15 years in the prairie supreme court for raping a 19 year old near Leduc. The offence occurred June 12 and was before Chief Justice W K Howson.
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WETASKIWEN
Alta
C.P
Foster Eric Anderson
Leduc
supreme court
W. K. Howson
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Bing
Crosby
Frank Sinatra
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U.S
United States Air Lines
Gander, Nild
Chevritt
Fred ¥. Seibert
Winnipet
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Seibert
CYP.R
Canadian Pacific Railways today
WINDSOR
Ont
Ford
Curyler
Vancouver
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Lethbridge refuiers
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