Water in Gros Venture-Ross Creek lake reaches first filling
The Gros Venture-Ross Creek irrigation lake filled for the first time this spring, yielding 400 acre feet of flood potential. Evaporation was lower than expected due to mild weather and good rainfall. PFRA completed the Gros Venture intake and outlet canal to the distribution system. A local driver Karl Roth criticized missing markers near Schuler on a Sharp curve, but sustained no injuries in a ditch accident. St Barnabas Sunday school seniors faced disruption to their annual picnic due to a wind storm while organizing at Central Park. Gladiolus culture in Medicine Hat compares favorably to Lethbridge with praise for the local horticultural society and the fifth annual show.
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Gros Venture
Ross Creek
PFRA
Karl-Roth
Queen St
AMA
Hildachuler
Schuler
Mr. Roth
ST. Barnabas
Central Park
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
George. Glasser
Glasser
Canada Plans R A F Navigator Training in Canada
Defence Minister Claxton announced Canada will train RAF pilots and navigators in Canada with 200 air crew to be trained in 1951. RAF pilots begin arriving January 15 in groups of 25 every six weeks, while navigators training arrangements are being finalized.
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Europe
Claxton
Rcaf Bratton
Trenton
Ont
Canada
U.K
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Norway
RCAF
Death of Prokofy Mayorov Reported by Moscow Radio
Moscow Radio reports the death of Prokofy Mayorov, deputy chairman of the council of ministers in the Russian Federal Socialist Republic, after a long illness. The Russian republic is the largest state in the Soviet Union.
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London
Moscow Radio
Prokofy Vasileivich
Mayorov
Russian Federal Socialist Republic
Soviet Union
Ottawa faces three more days of general rail strike
Ottawa reports the general rail strike could extend for three more days as Parliament readies emergency session governing urgency legislation. Prime Minister St Laurent met with union heads after final negotiations collapsed Saturday night and warned lawmakers intervention is inevitable. Canadian labor groups claim 1 million workers stand in solidarity with 124000 strikers amid the disruption.
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Ottawa
Canada
St. Laurent
Canadian Congress of Labor
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Rail workers may return if Parliament orders action
Ottawa CP report says striking railway employees will resume work if Parliament passes a law ordering them to. Frank H Hall co leader of the 90 000 member strike said unions will obey but dislike it if the order requires resumption of negotiations. The cabinet met to draft emergency legislation for ending the stoppage and will present it to a special session of Parliament.
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Percy Bengough
T.L.C
Pat Conroy
C.C.L
Donald Gordon
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
Gordon
C.P. R
Parliament of
Ottawa
Frank H. Hall
Hall
International Union
St. Laurent
Truman orders MacArthur to withdraw Formosa statement
The White House confirmed President Truman directed Gen Douglas MacArthur to withdraw his Formosa statement to avoid confusion over U S policy. The move follows MacArthur presenting views to a Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment in Chicago and prompted questions about his command. The president and a United Nations note stressed a single U S position and neutrality on Formosa while blocking any invasion during the Korean War.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
United States
MacArthur
Chicago
Charles G. Ross
Ross
U. S
Macc
Arthur
Warren Austin
U.S
United Nations
Austin
Korea
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W
Orient
Tokyo
VFW
Clyde A
Lewis
VEW
China says eight armies massed on Manchurian border
China’s defence ministry says eight armies plus two cavalry divisions and an artillery unit are poised on the Manchurian border with Komgh to aid North Korea. It cites Russian equipped units under Lin Pao and claims 200000 troops to be supplied to the North Korean Reds, with prior deployments recorded in 1948 and February this year.
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China
Korea
Lin Pao
Peiping
Kremlin
Lin Piao
North Korea
The
Tugun
Cost of Living Dominates Ahead of Ottawa Session
In Ottawa observers say price controls and cost of living will shape the new session. With meat prices high and a 167.5 consumer index, debate centers on curbing inflation without full reimposition of wartime controls. Government resists broad subsidies, fearing tax burdens. past subsidies totaled over 520 million for 1939-48, with 98 million in 1944.
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Ottawa
CF Party
Theat
Department of Agriculture
Air Force to Up Fighter Strength in Canada
Ottawa reports steps to boost Royal Canadian Air Force power. Canada to buy 10 Mustang fighters from the United States and place a large order for Canadair built F 86 Sabres costing over 100 million. RCAC strength to rise fivefold to 22 500. an extra fighter squadron forms. Talks with U S defense officials cited as evidence of close defence cooperation.
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Ottawa
RCAF
Air Force Headquarters
United States
Canada
Canadair Limited
Montreal
Royal’ Canadian Air
Defence
Louis Johnson
Claxton
Fragments Describe Cars Hitting and Towing Trees
A fragmentary poem-like passage notes trees along a road where drivers have side swiped and towed trees. It mocks reckless drivers and reflects on the danger of night travel. The writing portrays painted white trees and a wish to avoid harm.
Small Allied Gane East Coast Report
Fragmentary wartime dispatch notes Allied activity on the east coast with mention of gains and losses including Saar and bombardment, and references to Hight and Lit Gen.
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ESO
Saar Disclosed
The
Crete Enforces Martial Law Amid Kidnap Feud Over Love
In Crete a Romeo and Juliet style case around a Cretan society girl Stas Petrakoghiorghis aged 22 sparks political crisis. Prime Minister Popharlos Ida imposes martial law as factions from five leading families clash over the alleged kidnapping by Constantine Kefaloggianis.
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Athens
Crete
Stas
Petrakoghiorghis
Constantine ‘Kefaloggiannis
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Moscow
AUS
Randolph Churchill
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Naktong
A. T. Legge
Abitibi ‘Canyon
A. Hydro
Cochrane, Ont
Cochrane
Reg Hardy
Southam
Ottawa Bureau
Air Force
Ida
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