Oil Revenues Push Alberta to Record Surplus
Alberta posted a record operating surplus of 56.35 million and income revenues of 118.19 million as oil leases fees rentals and royalties poured into the treasury. The oil boom funded debt reduction to about 100 million with 70.56 million in cash and bonds. majors like Turner Valley Leduc and Redwater boosted long term prosperity. Oil production rose from early 20th century discoveries to 25 million barrels this year with producers earning about 80 million thus far.
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Edmonton
Alberta
C. K. Huckvale
Manning
Social Credit
Turner Valley
Calgary
Wainwright
Peace River
Montana
Imperial Oil
Lloydminer
Saskatchewan
Conrad
Vermilion
Princess
Taber
Leduc
Redwater
Canada
Provincial Petroleum Conservation Board
Egypt to cancel 1936 treaty with Britain August 25
Al Ahram reports Egypt will cancel its treaty with Britain on August 25, a pact signed August 26, 1936. Other items note large Russian troop concentrations in Romania per Stratiotika Nea, light hail damage near Calgary, a British cheese ration cut to 1 1 4 ounces, and other regional brief items including a Red Indian jet squadron return and a Calgary airport building plan.
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Cairo
Egypt
al Ahram
Britain
Athens
Stratiotika Nea
Romania
London
Mass Attempt to Swim the Channel
Twenty swimmers including seven women sail from Dover toward Cap Gris Nez for a mass English Channel attempt with £1000 from the Daily Mail. North American entrant Winnie Frances Leuszler of Toronto plans to represent both Canada and the United States. Weather threatens but a Monday start may proceed if favorable.
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Dover
Eng
English Channel
Lord Rothermere
Daily Mail
England
North America
Winnie Frances Leuszler
Toronto
Canada
United States
Leuszler
Dover Pier
Cap Gris Nez
Massive BC forest fires claim thousands of acres
Nearly 4,000 firefighters battled 160 fires across British Columbia as the Grand Forks area faced the worst blazes. Two fires near Santa Rosa and McCrae creeks threatened to merge, with 8,000 acres burned and 15,000 loggers idle as brush and peat fires spread in Burnaby. Six families fled Rosa Creek flames and stayed in a field awaiting containment. Farmers expect the fire to continue until heavy rain.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Grand Forks
United States
Santa Rosa Creek
McCrae Creek
Lower Mainland
Rosa Creek
Burnaby
System Backfires King Loses Record Casino Wager
Cannes France King Farouk reportedly lost 372000 in a single nine hour gaming session from midnight to 9 am at a casino. Combined with prior losses the Egyptian monarch's total over two days reached 157700. Casino sources said he had claimed a self developed system for winning.
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Cannes
France
Farouk
Army Engineers Abandon Kaesong Pontoon Bridge Work
In Munsan Korea heavy rain raised the Imjin River and U N engineers halted a pontoon bridge on the Kaesong route. The bridge has been cut since Sunday and crews removed it to protect from the swift current. UN helicopters will fly into the cease fire city until waters subside.
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Munsan
Korea
Imjin
Kaesong
United Nations
Canada drift in rifle dispute within Atlantic pact
Canada seeks a common bullet or rifle for US UK allied forces as the United States pushes for heavy, powerful rifles while Britain resists. The four power Washington talks direct the Anglo American French committee of generals to test available rifles and report progress to a ministers meeting within months.
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Ottawa
Canada
Washington
Pact
Korea
Vancouver Prays for End to Drought With Rain Rally
Vancouver and the lower mainland mark the 59th day with no rain as prayers across Protestant and Catholic churches aim to end the drought. A giant rain rally is planned in Denman auditorium by multiple denominations.
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Vancouver
Denman Auditorium
Lower Mainland
Nehru Resigns From Indian Congress Over Party Rift
New Delhi India The resignation letter from Prime Minister Nehru signals a deep split within the Congress party with leaders like P D Tandon and Maulana Azad rumoured to consider moves. The party working committee met to discuss the abrupt loss of a central figure as elections loom early next year. In Washington the Red Cross appeals for at least 50 nurses to aid polio stricken areas across Colorado Wisconsin Utah and Texas.
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Indian Congress Party
India
Nehru
P. D
Tandon
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Congress
Congress Working Committee
Washington
Red Cross
Colorado
Wisconsin
Utah
Texas
Pleven's French Cabinet Wins Confidence Vote
Premier Rene Pleven's new Conservative cabinet in Paris secured a 390 to 222 confidence vote as the National Assembly rejected an opposition bid to debate its makeup. Schuman named foreign minister, outlining a rightward shift post June elections amid a fragile early tenure.
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Paris
Rene Pleven
National Assembly
Vincent Auriol
France
Elysee Palace
Robert Schuman
Charles de Gaulle
Mouvement Republican -Populaire
Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance
Louis Jacquinot
Associated States
India-China
Cabint
UDSR
Georges Bidault
MRP
Rene Mayer
Rad. Soc
Bitter Fighting in Korea Rages Over Hills Near Kansong
U S marine fighters and air force bombers sweep enemy supply routes with flares, claiming substantial damage to trains. Inje to Wonsan hills see heavy combat with capricious gains and counterattacks as UN forces fly 635 sorties despite bad weather.
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US 8Th Army
He&adquarters
United States Marine
Air Force
Kansong
Inje
Wonsan
Commonwealth Division Bluffs In Korean Flood Action
A large part of the British Commonwealth Division in Korea returns from its first action after five days isolated by floods. The 25th Brigade aided by American tanks bluffed the enemy to conceal their position while patrolling under strain. Supplies were air dropped and river crossings blocked by a swollen river. Bearded Britons reached the allied line by raft after rain stopped.
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Korea
Reuters
Canada
Smilestones Raid Details and Allied Forces Engagement
A Sunday to Tuesday action involved Australian, Belgian, Indian field ambulances, and New Zealand, Canadian, and British artillery. The diversion aimed to seize two ridges 8 000 yards distant. Belgian and Shropshire units advanced with scarce resistance and began ferrying back infantry by noon Tuesday.
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New Zealand
No-Man’s-Land
King’s
Shropshire Light Infantry
Joy assails Communist demand in Kaesong cease fire talks
Vice Admiral Turner Joy blasted the Communists for failing to move from the 38th parallel as the only cease fire line in Kaesong. Lt. Gen. Nam Ii and the red delegation remained intransigent, insisting the border stay at 38 as talks adjourned after a two hour twenty minute session with one agreement to reconvene.
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Munsan
Korea
C.turner Joy
Kaesong
United Nations
Nam Ii
Red
Nam
38Th Parallel
Joy
Nan
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
North
South Korea
Nam Ji
U.N
Allen Winnington
London Daily Worker
Soain
Taeju
Haeju
Makeshift Hospitals Treat Thousands in Korean Evacuee Camp
In the Kunchon Myong camp near Seoul, a field hospital operates in packing crate wards and tents. Since June, more than 23 000 patients have been treated, 8 000 with communicable diseases, with 360 deaths, as 320 000 evacuees pass through the camp and DDT sprays reach 8 000 daily.
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Seoul
Korea
Kunchon-Myong
Nett
South Korea
United Nations Civil Assistance Command
Freezing of Ice Plans For Arena Gardens This Fall
Ice at Arena Gardens may begin last week of this month with skating ready by September or when schools reopen. Curling rink freezing to start mid October with goal of ice by November 1. Club limits set to 56 rinks this winter as the rink is repainted and refurbished.
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Arena Gardens
Red Wing
Floods and drought cut United States wheat and corn
Washington AP reports the USDA crop outlook shows floods and drought shaped deficits and reserves. Corn output is above last year but below demand, with about 750 million bushels in reserve to cover shortfalls. Wheat stands at 998 million bushels, with a 375 million bushel reserve to ensure supplies.
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United States
Washington
United States Agriculture Department
Automatic Stations to Improve Calgary Edmonton Phone Service
Alberta Telecommunications Minister Taylor announced the installation of six automatic repeater stations to enhance telephone service between Calgary and Edmonton and to points in eastern Canada and the United States. Wetaskiwin station is nearly completed, with Didsbury High River Stavely Macleod and Calgary stations under construction.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Canada
United States
Alberta
Taylor
Wetaskiwin
Didsbury
High River
Stavely
Macleod
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