Safe Conduct Kidnapping Shocks Western Berlin
Russian gunners and German police kidnapped 19 policemen from western Berlin after a Soviet commandant pledged safe passage from city hall. The anti Communist council denounced the act as a violation of humanity and demanded immediate release. Deadlock among Big Four governors continues over the 77 day blockade and currency issues.
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Berlin
Baum
AUD CMVS
Frank Howles
Alexandr Kotskov
Moscow
Lustgarten
Frisco Records Heavy Tremors
Frisco records a strong earthquake detected on seismographs in the Bay Area. Readings show a 5,200 mile distant shock centered likely in Japan or Chile. Berkeley and Santa Clara University observatories logged the event around 8:21 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Santa Clara’s Rev. Weber warns of possible damage.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Bay area
University of California at Berkeley
Pacific
Richard, Memorial Observatory
Santa Clara University
Berkeley
Japan
Chile
John Anthony Weber
S.J
Santa Clara
Leeds Students Embark on Greenland Polar Expedition
Leeds University students set off on a Greenland polar expedition to study glacier bed conditions. They will descend crevasses and improvise with equipment to capture color photographs and temperatures at depth, aided by a Leeds firm supplying a special camera and a strict ration plan.
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Leeds University
England
Greenland
Leeds
inter- Sested
udente
Provinces Seek Stay on Rail Rate Appeal
Seven provincial governments notify the board of transport commissioners they will seek a stay in hearings on the railways freight rate application until a federal decision on a royal commission. The move excludes Ontario and Quebec, and cites a request for a royal commission into Canada’s railway system.
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OTTAWA
board of, transport
Dominion
royal commission on railways
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
justice ‘department
fedel cabinet
board of, transport “commissioners
Macdonald
Nove. Scotia
committee of seven
Lethbridge Kiwanis Win District Officers At Western Canada Meet
The 30th Western Canada Kiwanis district convention in Regina closed with Arthur West of Calgary elected district governor and Don Pells of Regina named lieutenant governor central division. R. M. Moore of Edmonton and Dr. Harry Ross of Brandon were chosen as western and eastern division lieutenant governors. New officers assume Jan 6 1949. The Lethbridge club earned the district banner for top achievement. 182 delegates from 21 clubs attended. International Treasurer J Hugh Jackson spoke at the governor dinner.
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REGINA
Kiwanis
Arthur West
Calgary
John H. Laroche
Saskatoon
Don Pells
Harry Ross
Brandon
eastern
R. M. (Dinty) Moore
Edmonton
western Canada
Lethbridge
Great Lakes
Roexies
J. Hugh Jackson
Justice Bigelow Resigns After 30 Years on Bench
Mr Justice H V Bigelow, veteran of the Court of King's Bench for more than 30 years, announces his resignation to take effect December 31. At 73, he plans to retire to Victoria British Columbia after a long Regina life since 1906 and 12 years as a practicing lawyer before his elevation.
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B—O
H. V. Bigelow
Court of King’s Bench
Bigelow
Vicetora
B.C
Regia
Bigtlow
Regina
Blazing Leduc Well Faces Ongoing Battle to Avert Fire
In the Edmonton area the Peck's Bad Boy of the Leduc oil field continues blasting flame as workers push earth to seal the blaze. Ground temperatures rise while the field owner loses over fifty thousand dollars daily as a six month rampage drains the $300 million reserve. Aircraft bans hinder coverage as observers watch a massive, unstable well head spewing oil and gas.
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EDMONTON
Sept
C.P
Atlantic No. 3
Leduc
South Edmonton
Monetary Nightmare Over Oil Wild Well Blazes in Alberta
John Rebus, 38, watches Atlantic No.3 burn near his farm as a six month oil windfall turns to loss. The Rebus family seeks accountability for the runaway well and salvaged oil amid mounting bills and a possible legal fight over ownership and damages.
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JOHN REBUS
EDMONTON
Atlantic No.3
oll
Rebus
LORDS FURNITURE
John
Atlantic
Atlantic Oils
Atlantic No
Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
ofl
De Gaulle Faction Sought in French Government Crisis
Paris reports urgent efforts to end a political crisis as Henri Queuille is asked to form a new government after Robert Schuman's cabinet fell hours earlier. Queuille would reply to the president while crowds and police cordons gather outside the Elysee Palace. Edouard Herriot and De Gaulle followers are consulted as the crisis deepens.
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PARIS
Henri Queullie
sid
Vincent Auriol
Robert Schamen
Quvenilie
Elysees Palace
Edouard Terist
Aariol
Charica De Gaulle
Queuille
Herriot
Spy Probers Subpoena 20 More Witnesses
Subpoenas for 20 to 25 more witnesses were issued by congressional spy investigators. The witnesses are to be questioned in a week of intensive, closed sessions by the House Un American Activities Committee ahead of new public hearings.
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WASHINGTON
congression
house un-American activities committee
Parachute Failures Kill Three Airmen in Alberta Flight
Three United States air force personnel were killed when their parachutes failed to open during a bailout from a Dakota transport near Wetaskiwin Alberta after the plane, en route from Edmonton to Minneapolis, crashed in a field. Five crew members jumped. three died, two injured. The crash site was Hay Lakes area. one injured crewman remained hospitalized in Camrose. An investigation will follow and next of kin have been notified.
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DMONTON
C.P
United States
air force
Rome
N. X
Wetaskiwin
Alta
Edmonton
Brook Dubell
Phileadelphia
Dubell
U.S.4/LF
personenel
R.DAY
Hay. Lakes
ousfs
shospital
Camrose
a. Ua
Tha
Bremonton
Minneapolis
Wiegner Sent Up For Trial
Gustav Wiegner of Dayton Ohio left for Vancouver under guard to await trial on a charge of murdering John C McComas in Alaska. The 24 year old salesman was committed for trial after a one day preliminary hearing in Peace River with his 18 month old daughter Louise present. The defense claimed the shooting was accidental and that Wiegner fled after hiding the body and returning with the girl.
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POUCE COUPE
B.C
Gustav Wiegner
Dayton
Ohio
Vancouver
John C
reComas
Alaska highway
Martin S. Morrell
Peace River
Louise
Wiegner
Frough
Coaldale Man Loses 500 Through Pocket Hole
William Vott of Coaldale Alberta dropped about 500 dollars when a pocket hole let bills fall onto Main Street. A crowd gathered as 340 dollars in tens and twenties were recovered and handed to Lou Roach of the Elks Club to take to police. Vott later recovered nearly 400 dollars. Roach also kept a ten dollar tip.
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Sask
Willian Vott
Coaldale
Alta
Vott
Lou Roach
Elks Club
Volt
Watt
Roach
Fire kills two in Buffalo Narrows home blaze
Two people die after a fridge fire at Jergen Madland’s Buffalo Narrows residence. gasoline used to start the kitchen blaze. Victims identified as Totty Swenson, a hunter and mink rancher, and his four year old daughter.
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PRINCE ALBERT
Sask
Jergen Madland
Buffalo Narrows
Totty Swenson
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Harry Befus
gary
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Radical Sociaist
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Kimball
Neb
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E. J. Beach and Sons
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HELSINKI
Tito
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RUSSIA
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LONDON
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DAR-ES-SALAM
Tanganyika
Zanziber
Abbott
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B.S. NEW YORK
C. S. Jackson
United Electrical Workers C.S0
W. F. Watking
immigration and naturalisation service
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Watkins
Pele
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