Coldwell Attacks Social Credit Cult in British Columbia
CCF leader M. J. Coldwell labeled Social Credit “the most dangerous cult” seen in Canada and likened its teachings to Hitler and Mussolini. He spoke in Kimberley and Kiament about co op harms to fruit growers, called for a national health service, and criticized Liberals and Conservatives for favoring big interests.
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Penticton
B.C
Social Credit
CCF
M. J. Coldwell
British Columbia
Kimberley
Mr. Coldwell
Hitler
Mussolini
William Aberhart
Alberta
Kiament
O. L. Jones
Okanagan
National Health Service
Bus Disaster in Morrisburg Claims Dozens in Canal
Survivors recount a Toronto to Montreal express crash into a parked truck that sent 20 aboard into the Williams Canal. Nine of the dead reportedly escaped the submerged bus but drowned within feet. Seventeen passengers plus drivers survived as the bus filled with water.
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Morrisburg
Ont
Connor McGuire
Department of Transport
McGuire
Canal
Colonial Coach Lines
Toronto-to
Montreal
Burg
Williams
Ronald J. P. Mortished
Dublin
George Tinsley
Liverpool
England
First Prisoners Head for Freedom
The first group of Allied prisoners moves toward release as a four nation neutral armistice supervisory commission meets at Panmunjom to monitor violations. About 12 763 Allied captives will be returned and 74 000 Communist POWs sent to the U N. Prisoners head to Freedom Village at Munsan for processing amid a large UN planning effort.
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Munsan
Panmunjom
Freedom
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Blackshear M. Bryan
Un-Red Military Armistice Commission
Lee Sang Cho
Bryan
Lee
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Red Peiping
Amercias
Pyoktong
Manchurian
Freedom Village
Unprovoked attack claims over U S bomber off Siberia
Captain Roche disputed Moscow charges that the United States B 5 bomber violated Siberian airspace near Vladivostok. He said the craft was at least 40 miles from Russian territory when a MiG jet shot down one engine and damaged another, causing the aircraft to crash into the Sea of Japan and prompting a rescue by U S ships.
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Tokyo
Siberia
John E. Roche
Moscow
Red Naval Base
Vladivostok
Roche
Sea of
Japan
Washington, D.C
U.S
U.S. State Department
Russia
Picking
Drew pledges long term sugar beet policy and cabinet post hint
In Chatham and Wallaceburg, George Drew of the Progressive Conservatives promises a long term policy to stabilize Canada's sugar beet industry and assures beet farmers of future confidence. He hints Ellen Fairclough could become labor minister, and criticizes high tobacco taxes and Cuba sugar imports as harmful to Canadian industries.
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Chatham, Ont
Canada
George Drew
Wallaceburg
Drew
Commons
Ottawa
Ellen Fairclough
Hamilton West
Chatham
Cuba
United States
Churchill Near End of Colorful Political Career in London
A high government source says Prime Minister Churchill, 78, is nearing the end of his political life after months of exhaustion and rest under doctors. The informant hints Anthony Eden, recently recovering from three operations, will return in a major post, possibly shifting duties as foreign secretary or deputy prime minister. A cabinet reshuffle and promoting younger Conservatives are anticipated with few plans for a general election this autumn.
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London
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Eden
Lattr
House of Commons
German Reds Split as Purge Widens Across East
West Berlin reports show a broad purge of the East German Communist party after the June riots. Tele graf says 200 special commissions probe party members while Der Tag notes 30 secret police officials arrested and one Erfurt officer killed himself to avoid arrest. Grotewohl claims hundreds killed and thousands jailed, denying broad opposition and signaling possible expansion of the security forces.
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Otto Grotewohl
Grotewohl
Communist “People’s Army
Trooping of Colors PPCLI to Gather at Calgary
Patricia Lady Ramsay will attend the PPCLI trooping of the color at Currie barracks Calgary in early September. Five major generals who served with the regiment will accompany her including G R Pearkes A E Potts F F Worthington R F L Keller and Chris Vokes. Vokes is head of Western command Edmonton. the others are retired. Lady Ramsay is a daughter of the Duke of Connaught who was governor general early in WWI.
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Ottawa
Patricia Lady Ramsay
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Currie Barracks
Calgary
Lady Ramsay
PPCLI
Army Headquarters
G. R. Pearkes
A. E. Potts
F. F. Worthington
R. F. L. Keller
Chris Vokes
Vokes
Western Command
Edmonton
Army
Duke of Connaught
Weather Summary Alberta Saskatchewan Storms Then Clear
Thunder storms were widespread in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan while southern areas had clear skies and light winds. A few more showers or thunderstorms are expected this afternoon, with Sunday turning warmer and more settled. Medicine Hat expects sunny today and Sunday with little temperature change and west winds of 15.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
City Hall Annex Proposed to Ease Crowding
Finance Chairman Ed McCombs urges study of a 40000 dollar one story addition on the southwest side of City Hall to relieve overcrowded main floor offices. Departments cited include treasury utility accounts tax and assessment and secretarial staff coordination. Council action expected Monday night.
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City Hall
Ed. McCombs
Ald. McCombs
Treasury
City Council
Wheat Agreement Fully Enforced As Prices Stabilize Worldwide
The United States state department announced the new International Wheat Agreement is now fully effective. In Korea the Commonwealth division remains at the front line while Australian and British units withdraw from the demilitarized zone before Thursday night. In Berlin Wilhelm Pieck returns from a three month Soviet rest cure under heavy police guard. The United States rejected Russia's protest over a shot down Soviet plane and attributed blame to Russia for provoking the incident in the Korean zone.
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Washington
Reuters
United States State Department
Korea
Berlin
Wilhelm Pieck
East Germany
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
State Department
Bank of Commerce Opens Trailer Bank in Oakville
Competition for banking business in Canada’s expanding industrial districts has driven the Bank of Commerce to operate from a trailer bank in Oakville Ontario. The permanent Bank of Commerce building is not finished yet. When the Bank of Montreal opened, the trailer bank handled business.
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Canada
Bank of Commérce
Oakville
Bank of Commerce
Bank of Montreal
Edmonton Cloudburst Strikes Edmonton Airport and North
A fierce rainstorm drenched Edmonton and surrounding regions with up to 3.6 inches since Thursday night, flooding basements and halting power to the Edmonton weather office. The deluge extended south to Red Deer, west to Jasper, and north to Whitecourt with winds up to 52 mph.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Red Deer
Jasper
Whitecourt
St Laurent Decries Drew on Currier Report Clash
Prime Minister St Laur ent accused Progressive Conservative leader George Drew of distorting the Cur rie report. He rejected Drew’s demand that he repudi ate a Liberal vote getting letter to troops in Korea and warned of a fight as Aug 10 polls approach. St Laurent spoke to 2,000 in Cornwall disputing Drew on defence admin failings and payroll theft noted in the report.
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Cornwall
St. Laurent
George Drew
Currie
Mr. Drew
Liberal Federation
Korea
Canada
Drew
Defence Administration
Defence Department
Mr. St. Laurent
Petawawa
Smile stones: neighbor dispute over brick incident
Two neighbors clash over a reported assault as one recalls a boy striking another with a brick. The exchange highlights a troubling domestic incident with concern for a child involved.
Million Parcels Food Into Germany
Free food parcels in East Germany surpassed 1,000,000 as a massive weekend influx began. On Friday a record 260,000 parcels were distributed, lifting five day totals to 900,000 and prompting long lines around Schoenberg city hall in West Berlin. East German police confiscated goods at several stations, later distributing them as Soviet aid. West Berlin warned residents to seek safer routes home.
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Berlin
Red
West Berlin
Schoenberg City Hall
Potsdam
Red Planes Scout North Pole and Greenland Fronts
Washington reports Soviet aircraft have scouted Arctic North America and Greenland about a dozen times in the past year. U S Air Force officials say Japan patrols average one every two weeks with only isolated shots fired in response to Soviet forays.
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Washington
North American
Greenland
United States
Japan
U.S
Siberian
Arctic
Hokkaido
U. S
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Hugh Keenleyside
United Nations Technical Assistance Administration
U.N
New York
Jean Laparcerie
U. S. Air Force
Red Cross
Seoul
Labor
M’combs
Laurent
Bulletins
Germany
North Pole
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