Iran Anglo Iranian Oil dispute talks open in Tehran palace
British and Iranian representatives met at the Saheb Gharanich palace for exploratory talks on nationalization of Anglo Iranian Oil Co. holdings. W. Averell Harriman attended as Truman's envoy but did not join negotiations. A day at least was planned before the next session.
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Tehran
Iran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Saheb Gharanich Palace
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Rye Harvest Progress and Horticultural Judging in West
Rye harvest has started in the Manyberries sector with binder cutting and swathing underway in Schuler Binuloss and Fore most. The Medicine Hat and District Horticultural Society conducts weekly judging of 41 local gardens with David Fraser and Albert Luton. winners announced August 28 29. The Iranian cabinet forms a seven man talks team as Mossadegh faces criticism and the Kuwait ruler rejects a royalty offer from the Kuwait oil company in Basrah. City Clerk W A Keitel returns to duty after a three week motor trip covering 2835 miles across the west.
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Schuler
Binuloss
Medicine Hat and District Horticultural Society
David Fraser
Albert Luton
W. A. Keitel
Keith
Montana
Dakotas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Richard Stokes
Privy Sea
Atesh
Mossadegh
Besouye Eyvande
Republicans aim to curb use of US troops in Europe
The House GOP plans a renewed effort to restrict deploying American forces in Europe without congressional approval. Administration leaders fear the move may gain traction and undermine wartime authority.
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Washington (P
House of Representatives
United States
Europe
Gift Requests Swamp Doomed Youngster
Four year old Lloyd Buster from Clay New York faces a terminal chest cancer with an expected death within a month doctors say. His family recently moved from Englewood California to be near relatives and Lloyd is now hospitalized after pneumonia revealed the cancer. Relatives seek support as doctors declare incurable illness and parents work to cover medical costs.
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Clay
N.Y
Lloyd Buster
Sutton Boster
Englewood
Calif
Lloyd
Syracuse
Cortisone Shortage Solved by New Making Methods
New York AP reports three methods to produce cortisone from coal tar yeast yams soybeans and cholesterol. Harvard and Merck scientists describe processes to tap inexhaustible steroid sources boosting supply though plants and feasibility remain to be proven. Syntex previously announced yam-based production aiming to double output within a year.
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New York
Journal
American Chemical Society
Harvard University
Merck and Co
Rahway
N.J
Merck
John M. Chemerda
E. M. Chamberlain
FE. H. Wilson
Max Tishler
Daredevil's Death At Niagara Falls Stuns Thousands
William Red Hill Jr., 38, died after his cigar-shaped barrel plunge over Niagara Falls. About 100000 spectators watched the stunt end with the craft breaking mid fall and the body recovered at Maid of the Mist landing. His brothers mourned as the scene closed and one brother pledged to attempt the feat next Sunday.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara River
William
Red) Hill Jr
Maid of the Mist
Hill
Horseshoe Falls
Norman
Major
Peace Dove Backers Clash With Indonesian Police at Tandjong Priok
A 150 member group bearing a Picasso peace dove and red armbands fought police and troops in Tandjong Priok Indonesia. Eleven killed including five security forces and six attackers. about 30 arrested and 15 bystanders injured. A dawn curfew and road closures were ordered.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Tandjong Priok
Pablo Picasso
Moscow
Harbor
Indo-China Ready to Show Invasion Would be Costly
Indo-China warns any invasion from the north would be costly to the attacker. Viet Nam mobilizes to 120000 men to support French Union forces as observers note geography and rivers like the Mekong and Irrawaddy would blunt a northern push. Potential routes exist through Tonkin mountains or the Tonkin gulf, with air power likely key in early battles.
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Indo-China
Hanoi
Reuters
China
Korea
Viet Nam
Burma
Mekong
Irrawaddy
Yunan
Sion
Malaya
Thailand
Tonkin
Tonkin Gulf
Hainan
Southeast Asia
Rain and hail hit northern Alberta with wettest spot at Lac La Biche
Skies dumped rain and hail across northern and central Alberta from Penhold to Lac La Biche. Marble sized hail covered roads fifty miles north of Edmonton. Edmonton and Peace River areas saw showers while Vermilion Coronation and Calgary remained dry. Forecasters traced the system to northern British Columbia and noted unusual wet summer conditions.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Penhold
Calgary
Lac la Biche
Wagner
Rocky Mountain House
B.C
Tongays Abandon Try At Channel Swim
Russell Tongay and his two young children left for Paris by train, abandoning plans to swim the English Channel. Britain and France denied permission to start from either shore, and Tongay said the family might instead fish in the channel, with a potential Englandward swim only if the children wished.
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LE Treport
France
Russel Tongay
Bubba
Kathy
Paris
English
Tongays
Miami
Fla
Europe
Britain
Tongay
England
Dieppe
Enough Alberta Oil For West Pipeline
Premier E. C. Manning said Alberta now produces enough oil to supply British Columbia and that the flow westward will be set by oil companies. He expects gas and oil lines to the coast to be built about the same time, noting greater interest in a gas line.
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Vancouver
E. C. Manning
Alberta
British Columbia
Manning
Smilestones and Mud Fight Over Record Breaker Idea
A playful exchange imagines a battleship trapped in mud becoming a record breaker on open seas. The dialogue riff explores if a ship stuck in mud could claim a notable maritime feat.
United States Builds Up 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean
Washington reports the U S navy expands Mediterranean strength with over 30 ships including a 45000 ton carrier and a 27000 ton Essex class destroyer carrier group as Spain talks on naval and air base access. Admiral Sherman noted fleet growth while details remain private. Lerman’s Spain mission prompts mixed reactions in Britain and France.
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Washington
United States Navy
Mediterranean
U.S
Spain
6Th Fleet
Pacific
United States
Forrest Sherman
Congressional
Mt. Olympus
Lerman
Britain
France
Francisco Franco
St Laurent Begins Grass Roots Tour of Northeastern Alberta
Prime Minister St Laurent launches a grass roots tour through northeastern Alberta as the final leg of a prairie trip. He addressed Ukrainian anniversary ceremonies at Elk Island Park and Gimli and Krydor before visiting St Paul Des Metis and other towns en route to Vegreville Smoky Lake and Andrew. He will end with a North Battleford stop before heading to Ottawa.
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Edmonton
St. Laurent
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Elk Island Park
Canada
Gimli
Man
Krydor
Sask
Saskatoon
St. Paul Des Metis
Communists Apologize for Armed Troops in Kaesong
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen Ridgway weighing a reply to a communist apology over armed troops near Kaesong after the UNS five man delegation visited Tokyo. The armistice talks stalled since Sunday may resume Wednesday with both sides seeking a cease fire buffer zone along or near the 38th parallel amid a Red guard presence.
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Tokyo
Matthew Ridgway
Kaesong
C. Turner Joy
United Nations
Ridgway
Joy
Reds
Peiping
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
North Korea
Civil Information and Education Division
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Yalu
Penning
Atom Scientist Held For Own Protection
At Chalk River the chemist on site was placed in a Kingston mental hospital after Quebec police escorted him into protective custody. Officials said the detention was for his safety, not for espionage or crime, and that his writings were personal and not related to the atomic project. He has worked in routine lab tasks for about a year.
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Chalk River
Chalk River Atomic Project
Kingston
Ont
Quebec
South Stukely
Que
Ottawa
Canada
French Explorers Trapped in Greenland Crevasse
Two members of the French expedition Victor are trapped 80 feet deep in a Greenland glacier crevasse after their vehicle tipped over during last weekend. Supplies are being dropped by plane as a rescue attempt continues with a U S Air Force squadron involvement.
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ST. Jonn’s
Mfld
Victor
Greenland
Sixth Air Force Squadron
United States Air Force
Cow Killer in Lafitte Shoots Nine Cows Over Garden
Jack Cochoria, 47, an angry flower lover, fired on nine cows Saturday night after they damaged his $200 garden. Police escorted Cochoria through a crowd of angry townspeople and charged him with cruelty to animals. Cows valued at $2,000.
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Lafitte
Jack Cochoria
Cochoria
Clay on King Island Promises Wide Cure Claims
Vancouver reports a 400 acre King Island deposit of fine colloidal clay hailed for healing from cuts to arthritis and ulcers. Dr. Hauser of MIT notes its high surface area and silica alumina makeup while Dr. York cites success in treating scours in pigs and mastitis in cattle and a terrier's recovery from enterotoxaemia after clay use.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Ernest A. Hauser
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
King Island
Hauser
A. M. York
Fraser Valley
Mysterious lights spook search for Norseman plane
Mysterious light signals were reported from Flores Island as searchers hunt a missing Norseman with seven aboard. The plane vanished on a 37 mile flight from Muchalat Arm to Tofino on Vancouver Island. Crews found no trace of the plane or survivors. A RCAF helicopter and other planes join the search as weather blocks progress.
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Vancouver
Muchalat Arm
Tofino
Vancouver Island
Alutian Queen
Flores Island
Queen Charlotte Airlines
RCAF
Q.C.A
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