Prairie Crops Ripen Rapidly Across Prairie Provinces
Prairie provinces report rapid crop ripening with cutting starting in many districts. Warm sunny weather gave way to unsettled cooler conditions by week’s end. Manitoba wheat heads reach 3 to 3 1/2 inches while oats and barley progress. Saskatchewan moisture favorable and barley cutting begun. Alberta sees warmer temps boosting development with wheat heads around 3 1/4 inches and early cutting in the south.
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Winnipeg
Prairie
Canadian Pacific Railway
Agriculture Department
Prairies
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Second Polio Case Reported in Medicine Hat and Calgary
Health officials report a second polio case in Medicine Hat with two-year-old Charlotte Miller and eight-year-old Bobby Jones in mild condition at Medicine Hat General Hospital. Calgary records three new city cases, bringing its total to 42 with 66 in the district. victims include a 27-year-old woman and two young girls. Alberta totals rise to 121 cases and 10 deaths, 68 in Calgary and environs, over the year.
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Charlotte Miller
Frank Miller
Clay St
Medicine Hat General
Bobby ‘Jones
Geeral
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Alberta
Calgary
Second count underway in Winningdon amid tight Alberta election
In Winningdon, Edmonton area riding, the second count begins after Nick Dushenski of the CCF led by 67 votes over William Tomyn of Social Credit on the first count. Other northern ridings like St. Albert Grouard Lac Ste Anne Leduc Redwater Spirit River Vegreville Vermilion also proceed with second counts as ballots arrive.
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Edmonton
Winningdon
Nick Dushenski
C.C.F
William Tomyn
Social Credit
Aberhart
J. J. Fedun
St. Albert
Lucien Maynard
Manning
Maynard
A. J. Soetaert
C.c.if
Joseph Dusseault
Leon Reppel
Grouard
Lac Ste, Anne
Leduc
Redwater
Spirit River
Vegreville
Vermi
Wafd Leaders Issue Declaration Against British Occupation
Wafdist leader Mustafa Nahas issues a fiery statement opposing British control of the Suez Canal zone. He accuses opposition figures of dictatorship within the party and vows to purge occupation forces and unite Egypt with the Sudan. Nahas recalls the Cairo upheaval and black Saturday riots as proof of the party’s aims.
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Cairo
Reuters
Mustafa Nahas
Suez Canal Zone
Nahas
Wafd
Egypt
Sudan
Britain
Aly Maher
Nile Valley
Krupp May Sell Major Ruhr Colliery to French Group
Bonn Reuters said the allied high commission told Krupp it may sell its 51 percent stake in a Bo chum colliery company to a French group. The meth source notes the Bochum operation produces about 2,000,000 tons of coal each year.
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Bonn
Germany
Reuters
Allied High Commission
Krupp Steel
Ruhr
High Commission
Krupps
Commission
Bochum
Three More Migs Claimed by U N Forces in Korea
The United States Fifth Air Force reports American pilots shot down three Communist MiGs today, marking the fifth straight day of jet battles over North Korea. The five day toll reaches 18 destroyed and 19 damaged Russian-built jets.
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Seoul
Korea
United States
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Cryptic coin riddle puzzles a shopper at the fair
A playful brainteaser mixes numbers and barter. It hints at a sequence where five dollars become four, then a pawned four-dollar stake sells for three, followed by selling the pawn ticket for two. The riddle invites deduction of the exact value path.
Mystery Montreal blast remains unsolved
Montreal police and municipal authorities failed to find a cause for a mysterious blast-like disturbance last Saturday. Shocks were reported across southern, eastern and northern districts with some witnesses describing a ball of fire from the sky. Authorities report no damage or fires and consider a sonic boom from a flight, though military and Canadair pilots deny causing it.
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Montreal
R.C.A.F
Canadair Corporation
CCF Urges Canada to Boost World Development Spending
The national convention of the CCF urged Canada to allocate a large share of federal funds to world development. The resolution calls for increased aid, raw material allocations by need, and stronger action to raise global living standards while defending UN aims against poverty and war. Premier Douglas supports constructive force to combat poverty and insecurity. Kenneth Younger notes Britain will price planning as essential for employment and priorities.
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Toronto
Southeast Asia
Douglas
Saskatchewan
Gretchen Steeves
Vancouver
Donald « MacDonald
CCF
Kenneth Younger
Labor
Britain
Warning Ships Planes Away From A Test Area Off Australia
Shipping and aircraft were warned off a 23 500 square mile zone around Monte Bello island 12 miles off western Australia where Britain plans its first atomic explosion sometime this year. The area is described as dangerous to ships and aircraft and measures about 200 by 155 miles with the tip roughly 20 miles north of the mainland.
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Melbourne
Australia
Reuters
Monte Bello Island
Western Australia
Britain
Perth
Red Cross conference ends amid calls for unity and mercy
The 18th International Red Cross conference in Toronto closed with pleas for unity among 62 nations as Communist delegates attacked the Red Cross, the United States, and the U.N. U.S. Red Cross vice-president James Nicholson warned the body had been put on trial. Paul Ruegger said the Red Cross would endure beyond conferences.
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Toronto
Red Cross
Countess of Limerick
U.S
Nicholson
Paul Ruegger
International Committee of the Red Cross
Weather clears with sun return across Western Canada
Overnight skies stayed cloudy in southern Alberta while other areas had clear skies and light winds. Saskatoon and Swift Current rose to 39 as Vermilion cooled to 36. Fog lingered in the Edmonton Calgary North Battleford triangle but dissipated by daybreak. Alberta and Saskatchewan brighten with sun today and tomorrow. Medicine Hat predicts mainly clear skies with warmer, light winds, lows tonight and highs tomorrow of 45 and 80.
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Alberta
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Calgary
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Greeks and Bulgarians Brace for Border Clash
A skirmish over Gam a Island on the Evros River pits Greek and Bulgarian forces along a tense border. About 300000 troops standby as NATO allies worry a minor clash could widen unless Kremlin restraint holds. Greece, a new NATO member, fields roughly ten divisions and modern arms. Bulgaria also fields 11 to 15 divisions with Soviet equipment and armor.
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Russell
Brines Washington
Gamma Island
Evros
Mediterranean
North Sea
United States
Europe
Kremlin
Balkans
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Russia
Aumy
Thracé
Rare Whooping Cranes May Breed In Far North
The Fish and Wildlife Service notes two adult whooping cranes spotted in Canada near Great Slave Lake raise hope of nesting in the north, though no positive nesting evidence was confirmed after interviews with Robert Henry Smith and Everett L Sutton. The rare species, about 30 individuals, spends summers in northern Canada and winters in Texas marshes.
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Far North
Washington (Cp
Fish and Wildlife Service Today
Canada
Robert Henry Smith
Smith
Medford
Ore
Everett L. Sutton
Great Slave Lake
Fish and Wildlife Service
North America
Canad
Texas
Iran offers to reopen talks over oil compensation with UK firm
Iran sends a note to Britain proposing negotiations with the Anglo Iranian Oil Company to resolve just claims and reciprocal Iranian government claims. If talks fail, the company may pursue its claims in an Iranian court under the nationalization law enacted by Premier Mossadegh.
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Tehran
Reuters
Iran
Britain
Mohammed Mossadegh
Queen to Broadcast Coronation Day
Reuters reports the Queen will address the nation on coronation day June 2 1953. State banquets at Buckingham Palace are set for June 3 and 4. A royal itinerary follows with services at St Paul’s June 9 and visits to Scotland Ireland and Wales from late June to early July.
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London
Reuters
Buckingham ‘Palace
Duke of Edinburgh
St. Paul's Cathedral
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales
Cadogan to Join BBC With Gift Television Set
Sir Alexander Cadogan new BBC boss says he has never seen a television program in Britain and will install the BBC gift set today as engineers prepare the set up.
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London
Alexander Cadogan
BBC
Britain
Czech Espionage Suspect Hvasta Escapes From Prison
The State Department reported John Hvasta a 25 year old from Hillside NJ escaped from Leopoldov prison near Bratislava. Czech authorities say they do not know his location after the escape announced June 27 by an anti Communist publication in London. Hvasta was serving a 10 year sentence for espionage in the United States.
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State Department
John Hvasta
Hillside
Hvasta
Dast Jan
Hvastla
Espionag
United States
Associated Press
William N. Oatis
Hrasta
Foreign Ministry
U.S
London
Free Czechoslovak Information Service
Leopoldov
Bratislava
California Reds: 14 Communists sentenced under Smith Act
Judge William C. Mathes imposed maximum five years in prison and $10,000 fines on 14 California Communists, including Frank Spector, for conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government. Each defendant, including Spector, spoke of innocence, with all appealing. Oleta Yates faces further sentence for contempt after testimony.
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OS Angeles
California
Russia
United States
William C. Mathes
Frank Spector
Communist Party
Sam
Spector
Ventry
Los Angeles
William Schneiderman
Frank. Carlson
Dorothy Healey Connelly
Ben Dobs
Ernest Otto Fox
Rose Chernin Kusnitz
Carl "Rude ‘Lambert
Albert Jason
Mickey
Lima
al Richmond
Loretta
Starvus Stack
Henry Steinberg
Oleta O’connor
Yates
Castor in Alberta Named for Local Beaver Abundance
A Latin origin note explains Castor in Alberta was named after the abundant beaver in the district with castor as the Latin name for beaver.
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Alberta
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