Federal Govt Building Planned For Civic Centre
The Herald reports Mayor L S Turcotte says a large Dominion government public building costing not less than several hundred thousand dollars is planned for Lethbridge's civic centre. It would initially house the RCMP and customs. A bylaw to transfer 40 feet south and 60 feet north of RCMP property is headed to council, giving the Dominion a 300 by 150 foot site. Construction date undecided, with possible impact from recent public works delays.
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Lethbridge
The
Herald
L. S. Turcotte
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
customs and excise department
Turcotte
H.W. Menzie
Dominion government
civic centre
Ninth Street
Ottawa
Dominion
The Herald
Population Mosaic of New York City Boroughs
The excerpt details Manhattan housing 1,954,000 residents from diverse backgrounds, The Bronx with 1,511,000, Queens at 1,498,000, Brooklyn over 2,864,000 and Staten Island at 192,000. It notes each area as part of metropolitan New York and mentions the Manhattan skyline view from ferries.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Queens
Brooklyn
Kings County
king of
Richmond
Staten Islands
Legion seeks compulsory enlistment for service worldwide
The Canadian Legion at its 13th annual convention in Winnipeg passed a resolution calling for compulsory enlistment of Canadians for armed forces service anywhere in the world to defend Canada and the United Nations. Delegates urged immediate mobilization of resources, broader defense measures, and increased pensions for veterans. The meeting marks the Legion's return to its birth city with sessions in the civic auditorium Monday to Thursday.
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WINNIPEG
The
Canadian Legion
Canada
Legion
United Nations
C. Basil Price
Korea
Russia
defence
Dominion
Marlborough hotel
civic auditorium
Railway Cars Plunge From Trestle Onto Road
Dozens of logs and at least seven rail cars plunged from a high trestle onto a highway below near Longview Washington. Crews raced to clear debris as several cars dangled from the span. No vehicles were struck. all logging train crew members are reported unhurt.
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LONGVIEW. Wash
Head-On Collision Near Whitefish No Serious Injuries
WHITEFISH Mont Sept 12 The Great Northern Oriental Limited No 3 and a fast eastbound freight collided head on six miles west of Whitefish yesterday rail officials report no serious injuries Several passengers were shaken up two lead cars of the passenger train and several freight cars plus both diesel engines were badly damaged
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WHITEFISH
Mont
Great Northern
here
Ten Degrees Of Frost In Calgary
CALGARY Sept 12 Calgarians shivered as the morning started with 21.7 degrees between 6 30 and 7 45 a m marking ten degrees of frost after a frost event that damaged gardens and tender plants. The Dominion weather office called the low typical for the season and predicted a high near 60 with a chance Jack Frost could return, though tonight's frost was expected lighter.
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CALGARY
Dominion weather office
Jack Frost
Starving 500000 in Travancore Cochin amid ration stoppage
A press despatch from Madras states that 500000 people in Travancore and Cochin provinces lack government supplied rations for two weeks, causing severe hunger across the Madras state.
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PAKISTAN
NEW DELHI
Madras
Travancore
Cochin
Frost Siege Hits Prairie Wheat Harvest Losses
Prairie frost may have ruined 175,000,000 bushels of wheat, with an official loss estimate of 140,000,000 dollars. If confirmed, western farmers, shippers, and the Canadian Wheat Board face major revenue declines and a cut in exportable wheat from 544,000,000 to about 469,000,000 bushels, with poorer grades yielding far less per bushel.
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UAWA
Canada
bureau of statistics
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Churchill
Ottawa
Predicts Date Own Death Then Writes Obituary
Ernest Hill a 64 year old WWI veteran predicted his death date and wrote his own obituary. The note found in his effects stated he would pass away in Shaughnessy hospital on Sept 10 1950. Hill a native of Kilare Ireland served in the Royal Navy and overseas with the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders before settling in Canada.
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VANCOUVER
Ernest Hill
Shaughnessy Military hospital
Fill
Ernest Joseph (Jeffrey
Shaughnessy hospital
Kildare County
Kildare
Eire
Royal Navy
Canada
72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Hill
Sharp Foreign Differences on German Rearmament
Preliminary signs show sharp conflicts among Dean Acheson Ernest Bevin and Robert Schuman over German rearmament. Acheson plans concrete proposals to strengthen NATO while France favors internal security measures and opposes arming Germany. Britain reportedly leans toward policing Germany before arming Western forces, amid fears of a German military revival and Russia.
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Dean Acheson
United States
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Robert Schuman
France
north Atlantic
Schuman
Truman
Europe
Germany
London
ACHESON
Russia
Bevin
Emergency Session Nears End Of Its Work In Ottawa
Ottawa reports the emergency session of parliament has nearly finished its work after starting August 29 to address the railway strike crisis and the wartime defence and anti inflation program. It advanced consumer credit and essential materials controls bills, faced PC opposition, and is expected to prorogue or adjourn late this week.
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OTTAWA
consumer credit
Howe
Canada
chamber
Abbott
Waterton Second Among Alberta National Parks
Edmonton report shows over 700000 people visited Alberta four national parks in the first eight months of 1950, up 6.46 percent from 1949. Banff led with 351,312 visitors, Waterton 154,087, Elk Island 133,277, and Jasper 254,? totals across parks. Automobiles entering totaled 195,955 versus 176,974 in the previous year.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta
department of economic affairs
Banff
Watertown
Elk Island
Jasper
Mothball Fleet Idle Freighters Soon a Memory
In Halifax the mothball fleet of idle freighters, which peaked at 23, will soon vanish as the Victoria County is reconditioned for transfer to Honduran registry. Operators blame foreign competition, pound devaluation, and labor disputes with the Canadian Seamen's Union for much of the trouble, though ships continued to sail in winter, many under foreign flags.
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HALIFAX
Victoria County
Canadian Seamen’s Union
C.N.R. Shops In Quebec Razed
Fire destroyed Canadian National Railway shops in Rivière du Loup Quebec formerly tied to the Temiscouata Railway. Unknown origin fire caused more than 100000 dollars in losses as wooden buildings dating back over 30 years were consumed.
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RIVIERE DU LOUP
Que
Canadian National Railways
Temiscouata Railway Company
US Unit Storms Hill Position In Face Of Barrage
American cavalry battalion storms a North Korean hill near Taegu, seizing two thirds in five hours amid heavy artillery and machine gun fire. Casualties are high as pursuit of Taegu continues, with UN planes flying 638 sorties. Reds mass near Taegu while a UN task force fights west toward Pohang port.
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Pohang
Red
Taegu
Central Press
U.N
Korea
Kyongju
Yongchon
TOKYO
MacArthur
Beasly
Tsaegu- Tabu
Taegu- Tabu
wild hill
Pohang port
United Nations
Nam
Naktong
Union Jack Flown As Danger Signal Brings Protest
In Edmonton on Monday a Union Jack was flown from a street manhole as a danger signal. Workmen used dirty bunting by mistake and a citizen phoned acting mayor Dick Hanna. The engineer’s department then supplied a regulation red flag for the danger spot.
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EDMONTON
Dick Hanna
More G B Troops To Germany
London report notes Prime Minister Attlee announces Britain will send more troops to Germany as part of a broad defence build-up against Communist aggression. He outlines a £3.6 billion program over three years, mobilization of 1,250,000 workers into arms production, austerity measures, control reviews, and potential allocation of scarce materials. Churchill calls for a European army and votes for extended service, while Attlee warns against aggression and reassures that war is not inevitable.
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LONDON
Attlee
Britain
Germany
Russig
CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill
Europe
Attics
Korea
South Korea
parliament
Explosion at National Powder kills multiple workers
News dispatches report a massive blast at National Powder Company in Eldred, Pennsylvania, with an estimated 70 dead and extensive facility damage. The explosion occurred in a nitroglycerine and dynamite mix house, affecting company employees.
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U.S
ELDRED
API
National Powder Company
CAVALRY
STRATEGIC PEAK
TOKYO
U.S. cavalry
Taegu
Taesu
WEYBURN
Sask
GERHART
HELENA EDMONTON
C. EB. Gerhart
Alberta
Helena
Mont
Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Medicine Bar
RUSS
LAKE SUCCESS
United Nations security council
general assembly
council
1sl
London
BANFF
Alfa
Canada
United States
Richard L. Bowdlich
Bessen
United States chamber of commerce
oll
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Niktong line
FEDERAL
Highlander
FROST
REDS
Waterton
Alberta National Parks
C.N.R
Quebec
Associated Press
G.B
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