Fires Rampage Across Quebec and France In Worsening Blazes
Canadian Press reports hundreds of Quebec forest fighters faced little weather relief as fires raged through dry woods reporting damage over $100,000 in Lotbiniere and surrounding areas. In France, Bordeaux pine forests suffered fire psychosis with 80 dead, 100 missing, and 150000 acres burned as arson fears rise.
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Ontario
St. Lawrence
Lotbiniere
Terrebonne Heights
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Magog
Montreal
North Bay
Sudbury
Timiskaming
Gogama
Snowdon Township
Lindsay
Ont
Digby
Paris
Reuters
Bordeaux
Paris Evening Papers
Gironde
France
Three-Year-Old Polio Victim in Ralston
In Medicine Hat district a new polio case is reported, David Tate three year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Tate of Ralston entered General Hospital with mild polio and no paralysis. It is the fourth polio case in Medicine Hat and district this year. Annabelle Rataushk seven, Eagle Butte, remains in hospital for polio treatments.
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David Tate
Robert’ Tate
Ralston
General Hospital
Annabelle Rataushk
Adolph Rataushk
Eagle Butte
Chiang Kai-shek Races to Fortify Govt Defenses
Chiang Kai-shek flies to Chungking to foil secret deals among Szechwan warlords and Communists. He postponed the Kuomintang emergency council meeting as Chang Chun faces internal strife. Front lines near Canton shift with Reds closing on Kwantung. Pai Chung-hsi reports two new victories against the Communists around Hengyang in Hunan Province.
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Chang Chun
Nationalists
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Chiang
Kwan Ling-tsun
Chang Fa-kwei
Kwantung
Pai Chung-hsi
Hengyang
Hunan Province
Canton-Hankow
Sir Harry Lauder Is Reported Seriously Ill In Scotland
Sir Harry Lauder the 79 year old Scottish comedian remained seriously ill in Strathaven Scotland. Authorities reported uremia and blood clots in the brain as the condition was unchanged today.
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Strathaven
Scotland
Harry Lauder
North Atlantic Treaty Becomes Effective Worldwide Alliance
The 12 nation North Atlantic pact including Canada United States and Western European states goes into effect at 12 42 p m EDT with President Truman signing the proclamation. The treaty binds the allies to respond to an attack on any member and ends America s isolationist policy by forming a defensive collective for peace and stability.
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Senate
B Canso Crash Kills 21 In Manitoba Northern Flight
Winnipeg CP dispatch reports 21 dead after a twin engine Canso crashed while returning from Arctic routes. 13 whites and eight Eskimos among victims. Officials plan to recover bodies using a shuttle system, with Eskimo remains to Norway House for burial and others to Winnipeg for hospital treatment.
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Jack Aveson
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Ont
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Quake Fever Grips Coast Island Centers in Tremors
A second quake within 40 hours rattled British Columbia and coastal regions. Seismographs from Ottawa to Pasadena logged the tremor as large. Despite slight property damage, fear grew as residents wondered if bigger shocks were coming.
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Victoria
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Prince George
Alaska
Oregon
Smilestones Visitor Probes Local Store Inventory
A city visitor stopped at the village general store asking for automobile tires. The storekeeper replied with a humorous list of items including life preservers funeral wreaths doughnuts and rubber bands.
Alberta Tele phone to Expand Service with New Equipment
Alberta Government Telephone office has received new equipment to extend service to more residents. Installation starts immediately at the Fifth Street building, currently serving 2,000 units. The upgraded switchboard will handle about 2,800 units and accommodate growth. The old system limited to 2,000 units and at most 10 calls per switchboard. Continued on Page Eight.
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Alberta
Fifth St
W. R. Smithson
Mid-Air Collision Kills Two Pilots at Air Show
In Toronto two Royal Canadian Navy pilots died in a mid-air collision during formation practice for the Canadian National Exhibition show. Lt Cmdr C G Watson and Lieut Charles Elton, both from Toronto, were killed when their Seafires from Dartmouth NS collided 1200 feet over Milton Airport. The navy said the aerial display would continue.
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Navy
Cmdr
C. G
Clink) Watson
Royal Canadian Navy
Charles Elton
Naval Air Station
Dartmouth
N.S
Malton
Sev
Page Hight
Sober as a Judge Joe Judge Fined
In Columbia 8 C I judge John I Rice remarks sober as a judge to a defendant in recorder's court and imposes a fine for drunkenness on Joseph Judge. The incident highlights a courtroom exchange and penalty as reported in the local page.
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Joe
Columbia
8.C
John I. Rice
Recorder’s Court
Joseph Judge
Newfoundland Obscenity Row Triggers Federal Comment
Ottawa officials say provinces hold power to halt sale of obscene material under the criminal code. Newfoundland residents complain of widespread “filthy” literature and demand action. Section 207 allows action against publishers and circulators, but enforcement rests with provincial authorities.
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St. John’s
Chburch
Ottawa signals proceeding with partial talks on housing pensions and highways
Prime Minister St Laurent tells Manitoba Premier Campbell that Ottawa favors preliminary separate discussions with provinces on concrete issues such as housing hospitals highways and old age pensions. A full dominion provincial conference on tax agreements seems unlikely before late next year with spade work needed mainly in Quebec and Ontario before central provinces join any broader meeting.
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D. L. Campbell
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Ontario
Tito Pushes Yugoslav Bid for All-Dispute talks
Moscow appears unlikely to accept a Yugoslav offer to negotiate all disputed questions between Yugoslavia and the Soviet bloc. Analysts see little chance of a negotiated settlement as the rift within the communist family widens. Border clashes and espionage charges intensify a feud that has persisted since Yugoslavia’s expulsion from the Cominform.
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