Big Vote Expected Tomorrow in Medicine Hat Riding
Strong interest in Medicine Hat and Redcliff races as Social Credit and Liberal camps drive turnout. Advance poll counts show 251 votes with 265 certificates issued. voters may use remaining advance certificates at their polling place tomorrow from 9 am to 7 pm.
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Social Credit
J. P. Marsh
C.C.F
D.R.O
Redcliff
Liberal
Jaycees
John Lyle Robinson
James Lyle Wyatt
Buses Collide Near Waco Leaves Dozens Dead or Missing
Two Greyhound buses collided head on seven miles south of Waco Texas causing a fire that killed at least 28 with reports of 33 possible. Service members among the dead and injured and many passengers rushed to Waco hospitals as crews combed the wreckage for clues.
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Waco
Here
Tex
Greyhound
Dallas-Austin
Sam Wood
Waco Times-Herald
Sam Johnson
Jesse Gunterman
Malone
Injured Passenger Describes Horrors in Highway Crash
An injured passenger from the Temple Highway crash, Dora Daniels of Waco, recounts a terrifying scene from Providence Hospital. She credits a unidentified Fort Hood soldier for saving her and a little girl, while others, including a Mexican child and parents, perished as fuel tanks exploded and screams filled the night.
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Waco
Tex
Fort Hood
Polish fishermen seize trawler to seek refuge in Sweden
In Poland the crew overpowered the captain of a Polish trawler and sailed to Karlskrona Sweden, grounding the vessel near the port. The three men, who gave themselves up as political refugees, were treated for cuts and bruises in hospital here.
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Karlskrona
Sweden
Ore Producer The Gold Coast Leads West African Manganese
The Gold Coast in British West Africa ranks second only to Soviet Russia as a manganese ore producer. This positions the colony as a major supplier in global markets and highlights its mineral wealth and strategic value.
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Gold
British West Africa
Soviet Russia
Flames Aflame Dome Fire Hits Parliament Library
Ottawa reports a two alarms fire at the Library of Parliament dome. Firefighters fought a 12 hour battle keeping flames and smoke from reaching the library itself. Water damaged hundreds of thousands of books while three firefighters were hospitalized.
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Ottawa
Canada
Library of Parliament
Audubon
National Library
Conciliation Board Sought in Rail Wage Talks
Ottawa reports a three member conciliation board to be appointed as the next step in multimillion dollar wage negotiations involving 125000 non operating railway workers. Arthur MacNamara said a compromise accord is expected and the board will include worker and management representatives with a chairman chosen by the parties.
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Ottawa
Raiway
Arthur MacNamara
MacNamara
Alrody
Gregg
Montreal Latur
Rats Cleared From Vast Infested Area West of Hilda
Alberta officials report cleaning out a heavily infested district centered on C J Turner’s farm 14 miles west of Hilda, with more than 80 rats killed. Eight farms were rat-proofed as crews moved along the border from Alsask to Empress, while snakes were killed to reach the rodents.
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Alberta Department of Agriculture
C.J. Turner
Hilda
Turner
Alsask
Empress
Tey
U S Liner Passes Queen Elizabeth Across Atlantic
The U S liner United States, speed record holder, docked hours ahead of the British Queen Elizabeth after a closely watched Atlantic crossing. Commodore Manning denied a race, saying the United States merely pulled away, reaching New York at 2 55 a m EDT.
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Harry Manning
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Lehavre
Bishop’s Rock
Cornwall
England
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Ambrose
New York Harbor
George E. Cove
Manning
Cove
Queen Mother Celebrates 52nd Birthday At Windsor
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret join Queen Mother Elizabeth at a private lunch at Royal Lodge Windsor to mark her birthday. Duke of Edinburgh sends wishes from Helsinki while London hosts a 62 gun salute in her honor.
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History’s first uranium rush begins in Saskatchewan
History’s first uranium rush opened in northern Saskatchewan as hundreds of prospectors spent the night in tents. At 8 a.m. the government began public staking in Beaverlodge country near Take Athahasca, backed by an extra field force to handle applications and oaths. Counts of claims or workers remained uncertain due to vast bush and lake country.
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Prince Albert
Uranium City
Weather Drift Sparks Showers in Alberta Regions
A weak disturbance brought rain to northern Alberta last night with unsettled conditions today. Central Alberta and Saskatchewan should see isolated afternoon showers with sunshine in other areas. Tuesday brings widespread sunshine and near normal temperatures around 75. Medicine Hat reports sunny today with night showers or thundershowers, clear Tuesday and warm, low 55 high 85. Calgary records 55 and 75.
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Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Smilestones: Recruit Refuses Commission Over Salary Preference
A punning note on a recruit who declined a commission, deemed a poor shooter, preferring straight salary work. The quip reflects wartime humor about military careers and pay structures.
Red Cross Hits Back at Reds at International Conference
The International Committee of the Red Cross denounced persistent Communist attacks and defended its wartime actions in German POW camps and against Soviet and North Korean refusals to cooperate. The report cites aid to prisoners, funding shares, and calls for an impartial probe, while denying accusations of bias or failures in humanitarian work. In Albany, New York, Gov. Dewey considers state review of mental health patient releases after the slaying of Eileen Fahey at Columbia University by a former patient, Bayard P. Peakes admitting guilt.
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Toronto
International Committee of the Red Cross
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Red Cross
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Korea
I.C. R.C
United States
S.C.R.C
U.S
Washington
I.C.R.C
I.C. RC
Heart of the Red Cross ‘Movement
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Germany
Albany
N.Y
Columbia University
Thomas Dewey
Eileen Fahey
Bayard P. Peakes
Boston
Army Hospital
Expect Huge Wheat Crop Boost Canada Wealth
The Canadian Press reports experts anticipate a record wheat crop in Canada this year possibly up to 600 million bushels. Government farm surveys will finalize figures in a week or two while optimism grows for farmers and business. A record crop could add over a billion dollars to Canada’s wealth, offsetting losses from foot and mouth disease and boosting national prosperity as weather cooperates.
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Canada
United States
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