Ottawa eyes hard line as warlike tone tops rail strike verse
Prime Minister St Laurent orders Parliament into emergency session amid railway strike and rising inflation. Officials warn of escalating national hardship as war measures and broader international crises loom, with a possible sixty day session and widened government powers.
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Ottawa
St. ‘Laurent
Canada
National Railway
Donald Gordon
Railways aSioth
Canadian Railway
Rail strike cripples Canada supplies and transport
Reports describe coal and bread shortages across provinces as the rail strike disrupts shipments to Atikokan and Churchill. Ottawa imposes reduced duty for US trucks, while aviation, fuel and tax revenue face strain.
Dog jailed after barking wakes Jamestown neighborhood
Police unable to wake dog owners at 1am seize the animal for the night and return it to its home the next morning.
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Jamestown
Learning to hate bridge and divorce in Los Angeles tale
A fragmented Los Angeles report recalls an 8 year old wife and an abusive husband. The text mentions failing bids in bridge and a divorce after the man allegedly threw his wife into a bathtub fully clothed.
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Los Angeles
Trump
Patricia
Ann Milligan
Reds Probe as North Korean Divisions Shift Positions
U S and South Korean infantry report a sudden unexplained shift by North Korean troops north of Taegu. Five divisions probed a softer spot while central front forces faced flanking threats. Tuesday night battles left mountain positions abandoned before nightfall. (Continued on page five).
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Geney
Sean
Cer
Taegue
U.S
Taegu
Ottawa Plans Massive Defence Budget Increase
Ottawa moves to present a first instalment of a peacetime defence budget boost, with estimates nearing 150.9 million dollars, part of an expanded preparedness program. The current year’s defence appropriations total about 425 million dollars, and additional plans may cover Western Europe commitments.
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Ootawa
Canada
Dominion
Defence ‘Department
Defence
Layoffs Hit Medicine Hat Mills and Redcliff Dom Glass
In Medicine Hat workers lose jobs at three flour mills and Dominion Glass Co in Redcliff due to rail strike and material shortages. Severances begin Friday and Saturday, with further cutbacks at two pottery plants next week. Total idle workers reach about 1 400, with daily wage loss over $8 500.
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Medicine
Dominion Glass Co
Redcliff
Medicine Hat
Medalta Potteries
Devastation in India After Massive Quake and Floods
Reports describe a severe earthquake in India and massive floods in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins. Transport planes drop emergency food to flood victims as disease and snakes threaten 5 million marooned people and homeless peasants struggle to escape rising waters.
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Shillong
Indi
Ganges Rakhaputra
Office coverage area for uCNC benefits information
uCNC offices cover the entire district from west to Bassano and Bow Island to east to Maple Creek. Calgary and Winnipeg handle adjudication and processing. Applicants for insurance must sign a claim immediately. benefits do not start on the first day or eight day waiting period. Benefit amount is based on the last 180 days of contributions over two years. weekly worker contributions range from 18 to 54 cents with employer matched. Continued on page five.
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Orda
Bassano
Arid Bow
Maple Creek
Calgary
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Railway Trains Still Run On 97 Mile Route
The Greater Winnipeg Water District line from Winnipeg to Shoal Lake remains active despite a rail strike. Conductor TB Rae TM delivered a timely arrival at St. Boniface station with a combined diesel, coach and express car. Trains run on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with freights as traffic demands.
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Winnipeg
Greater
Truman Warns Unions of Possible Rail Strike Action
President Truman said the country faced a potential nationwide rail strike after unions and carriers failed to reach an accord. He noted assurances from both sides that a walkout would not occur and hinted at possible government seizure of the rail industry if a settlement was not reached.
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Dominion
Canada
North Korea
Montreal
Chateaugay
Que
New York Central Railway
Washington
Truman
United States
United’ States
North America
Brotherhood Railroad
White House
Alberta revenue report shows oil drives big surplus
Provincial auditor C. K. Huckvale reports Alberta holds $58,125,548 in cash and investments and oil revenue of $38,221,080 for the three months. Government spending includes $23,663,157 in income and capital outlays and $400,962 for debt retirement. Oil rights sales netted $15,198,837. oil land rentals rose by 1,734,317 and royalties by 1,009,149.
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Tecora Reals
Anes Patio
Sane
C. K. Huckvale
Smilestones and Secrets Between Neighborly Hearts
A narrative reminiscence recalls happiness for a year before the baby changed life. The speaker asks playful questions like Boy or girl and notes a blonde girl moving in next door. The tone hints at domestic humor and evolving relationships within a neighborhood.
Fragmentary audit of China policy in United Nations dialogue
A garbled excerpt recalls mentions of communist claims to liberate nationalists and U S forces on Formosa, with reference to the United Nations and Secretary-General Trygve Lie amid wartime policy discourse.
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Timmins
Ont
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George E. Hall
McCann
George ‘Drew
RCAF
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Senain Sears
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