Nominations May Total 10 For PC Leadership
As the three day national convention opens in Tyawa many men are expected to be nominated with four to five on the ballot. Leading contenders include Premier Drew John Diefenbaker Donald Fleming and Garfield Case. Others named or rumored include J M Macdonnell Ivan Sabourin and William D Herridge plus Howard Green who may or may not run. Delegates flocked to Ottawa where 193 resolutions were heard by sub committees amid campaign events and a banquet hosted by the student federation.
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Progressive Conservative party
Drew
Ontario
John Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
Saskatchewan
Donald Fleming
Toronto Eglinton
Garfield Case
Grey North
B.D. Fulton
the
commons
Kamloops
British Columbia
Young
Progressive Conservative Association of Canada
MACDONNELL
J. M. Macdonnell
Muskoka-Ontario
John Bracken
John T. Hackett
Stanstead
Quebec
Canadian War Association
Ivan Sabourin
St. Johns
Qué
Howard Green
Vancouver South
Green
more
moore
Ottawa
C.P
Progressive Conservative Student Federation
Idaho Slot Machines Bring City Victories in Revenue
DAHO legalized slot machines in March 1947 with a $509 per machine license. Of that, $125 goes to the state, $125 to counties, and the rest to cities. In a little over a year, state and counties have drawn down over $500,000. cities show greater gains with Twin Falls expected at 350,000 for the Fear, Jerome at 73,000 in a year, and Weiser over 33,000. The estimated statewide gross income from slots runs around 32,000,000 annually, Boston Post notes.
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Jerome
Weiser
Idaho
Massachusetts
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Boston Post
Newsweek Magazine
Publican Wins By Head In Closing Time Case
A publican appeals a conviction for serving after 10 pm in Aylesbury. A police officer found 2 herd on 8 customers’ pints at 10:40. The defendant argued beer was drawn at 9:53 and tests showed a head could persist for up to an hour.
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AYLESBURY
Buckinghamshire
England
Soviet planes buzz two American air lifters near Berlin
Nine Soviet fighter planes probed two C-54 Skymasters in the Hamburg Berlin corridor as they airlifted supplies to blockade Berlin. Capt. Vincent H. Gookin filed a protest citing air safety violations and demanding remedial action.
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BERLIN
United States
Vincent H. Gookin
Hamburg- Berlin
Fassburg
Gookin
Shinwell Wigged for Salford Speech
London reporters say Prime Minister Attlee quizzed War Minister Emanuel Shinwell for a friendly stance toward the Soviet Union disarmament plan. Shinwell met Attlee for an hour. aides declined comment. The papers note Shinwell defended Vishinsky's sincerity while denouncing derision of Paris remarks.
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Attiee
Russia
Union Nations
Shinwell
Salford
Andrei Vishinsky
Paris
Bevin
Stmwell
Attice
Vishinsky
U S Presses Russia to Resume Lend Leases Talks
The United States sent a new note to Russia asking to resume negotiations on the long overdue lend Lease account totaling $11,000,000,000. Officials disclosed the State Department transmitted the note two weeks ago to Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin, with news kept secret to avoid public implication in the allied blockade discussions.
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United States
Russia
state department
Alexander Panyushkin
Missing light plane sighted overturning near Fort Nelson
Two Dakota aircraft part of a seven plane search found the maroon Stinson on its back in brush about 45 miles from Fort Nelson. A mother Mrs A L Linter of Anchorage and her son may have survived and walked toward the Alaska highway while rescue units prepared to reach the scene. Snowstorms delayed air coverage of the 250 mile route from Watson Lake to Fort Nelson.
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Anchorage
Alaska
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Watson Take
SEARCI
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U.S.A
Whitehorse
V.T
R.C.A.F. Dakota
Watson Lake
winter experimental station
Canson
Damonton
Linter
AL. Linter
United States Army Reserve
Great Falls
Mont
U.S.A.A.F
Govt Ends Hearings On Rates Appeal In Ottawa
Ottawa dispatch reports the cabinet will decide on freight rate changes amid seven provinces appeal of last spring's 21 percent increase. Acting Prime Minister St Laurent said a ruling on the $70.6 million annual issue would come quickly after two days of hearings. Four provincial premiers attended as Ottawa and Manitoba led objections while railways CP and CNR defended the hike.
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St. Laurent
St Laurent
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Board of Transport
Jan March
BOARD Ib
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
Manitoba
lincrease
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Over 4,000 Students Register at Alberta University
Edmonton Sept 29. More than 4,000 students have registered at the University of Alberta. Registrar B. Taylor announced. With a few late entrants expected this week the total is expected to reach 4,080 students.
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ALBERTA
EDMONTON
University of Alberta
B. Taylor
Spy Prober May Himself Face Probe
The U S justice department said it has under advisement a request for an investigation of Representative J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey and his conduct as chairman of the House committee on un American activities Disclosure followed a Thomas committee report criticizing the department over a lack of prosecutions in alleged atomic bomb espionage cases.
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WASHINGTON
United States justice department
J. Parnell Thomas
Rep
Thomas
House
Representatives committee
justice department
Farm conventions set for Calgary this winter
CALGARY Sept 23 six major farm conventions will be hosted in Calgary this winter. The United Grain Growers annual meeting draws delegates from the three prairie provinces on Nov 3 and 4. The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts meets Nov 15 16 and 17. The Alberta Wheat Pool opens Nov 23 and lasts a week. The United Farmers of Alberta convenes Nov 30 and the Alberta Federation of Agriculture Dec 16 17. The UF A and Alberta Farmers Union joint amalgamation meeting starts Jan 11. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture meets in Edmonton Jan 24. The Western Agricultural Conference brings together the four western provincial federations on Jan 20 in Calgary.
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United Grain Growers
prairie provinces
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts
Alberta Wheat Pool
United Farmers of Alberta
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
U.F.A
Alberta Farmers’ Union
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Edmonton
Western
Labor Party backs Commonwealth socialization plan
Canberra September 29 The Australian Labor party unanimously endorsed the national program of socialization at its annual conference. The policy calls for nationalization of banking insurance shipping health services table and sugar refining.
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CANBERRA
Reuters
Australian Labor party
Western alliance debate tests US aid to Europe
Washington reports outline growing pressure on Canada and the United States to decide how to strengthen the Western European alliance amid rising tensions with Russia. Finance officials from 47 nations gather as Canada signals it could again supply war material, while Britain and France press for precautions and possible aid short of full participation.
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United States
WASHINGTON
Internal floral Fund
World Bank
Early Action Asked On Berlin Blockade
Britain France and the United States urged the United Nations Security Council to act quickly on the Berlin crisis in three identical notes to Secretary General Trygve Lie. The notes accuse the Soviet government of coercive actions in Berlin and threaten world peace, citing the Berlin blockade and its impact on the population and occupying powers.
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United States
Russia
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United Nation
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United Kingdom
United Nations Cocktail Called Hair-Raising by Paris Bartender
Paris report describes a U N cocktail crafted by famed Place Vendome bartender Harry. The drink mixes nine vermouths from France and Italy, whiskies from Scotch and rye to aquavit and vodka, plus Geneva and kummel from the Netherlands and Poland. Priced at 250 francs per serving, the effect is described as hair-raising.
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United Nations assembly
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Place Vendome
United Nations
Geneva
Unions barred at U S a bomb plants over Communism links
The U S government barred two CIO unions from atomic plants unless they disavow Communism, signaling tighter controls after charges of a Soviet spy network sought to leak atomic secrets. The action targets United Electrical Workers and United Public Workers as Oak Ridge operations tighten. Other developments include loyalty board rulings, Truman’s critique of Republicans, and Senator Ferguson’s rebuttal.
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United States
Moscow
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national labor relations board
Oak Ridge
United Electrical Workers
United Public Workers
UWE
William R. Remington
Remington
commerce department
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Miss Bentley
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Homer Ferguson
Rep
Mich
Mr. Truman
Ferguson
Notable Ontario Doctor Dr W J OHare Dies In Toronto
Death notices from across Canada and New York report the loss of Dr W J OHare chief surgeon at Toronto Mercy hospital a prominent Ontario physician along with Dr R Caverhill chief medical officer for the British Columbia Workers Compensation Board and Captain Patrick F Donnelly retired master mariner and longtime Isthmian Steamship Company figure in New York.
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W. J. O'Hare
Toronto Mercy hospital
Ontario
VANCOUVER
R. Caverhill
Brithky Columbia Workmen's Compensation Board
NEW YORK
Patrick F Donnelly
Isthmian Steamship Company
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Wallace Charged With Murder In Vancouver Death
Vancouver September 29 C Gro Wallace 3 year old Italian was charged with murder in connection with the death of Andrew Kirkpatrick 66. The charge followed a coroner's jury ruling that Kirkpatrick died from injuries received at Wallace's hands. A witness testified seeing Wallace strike the victim and lift big pockets.
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VANCOUVER
Munich Pact to Dismember Czechoslovakia and War Threat
Footnote to history notes the 1938 Munich agreement by Britain France Italy and Germany that dismembered Czechoslovakia and set the stage for World War II. It adds that on September 29 1948 Britain France and the United States rejected appeasement of Russia and placed the German crisis before the United Nations as a threat of a third world war.
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Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
United States
Russia
United Nations
West Western powers push at UN over Berlin blockade
Paris Sept 29 Britain the United States and France accused Russia before the United Nations of threatening world peace with the Berlin blockade. British sources said the 11 member security council would not act before Monday since no urgent action was requested. The Soviet Ukraine foreign minister accused Bevin and Spaak of playing with fire and said the United States is the focus of a new war psychosis. Kardelj of Yugoslavia denied East European bans on joining the Marshall plan.
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United States
France
Russia
United Nationty
Berlin
Germany
security council
Bnrtler
Dmitri Manutlek
Ukraine
general assembly
Bevin
M. Paul-Henri Spaak
United Nations
Manuinsky
Eavard Kardelj
Yugoslavia
Kardelj
Tito
Communist International Information Bureau
Cominform
Moscow
U.N
Plane crash kills Alaska pilot and injures son in Alberta
News reports from Edmonton detail a plane crash in Alberta that killed Mia Ember of Anchorage and left her son critically injured with a fractured skull and a broken arm. The boy, trapped 36 hours, suffered frozen feet before rescue. Snow halted air searches for hours. wreckage found by RAF ground crew near Fort Nelson BC.
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