Casualties Rise in Korea War Across UN Forces
An Associated Press survey shows UN forces in Korea totaling 262 421 dead wounded and missing 29 288 more since April with overall casualties reaching 384 609. U S totals list 116 252 casualties including 18 301 dead and 85 298 wounded plus 11 042 missing. Other nations report varied losses while air battles claim pilots downed and a record monthly toll possible from Friday raids.
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TED Nations
N.Y
Korea
Associated Press
U.N
United States
Republic of Korea
U.S
Department
Park Jumbeller Proposal Sparks Provincial Park Debate
A fragmented report notes discussions on establishing a provincial park in the dinosaur beds and badlands. It mentions federal paleontologist C. M. Sternberg and a museum establishment, with field day activities and a large dance planned to wind up tonight.
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Inton (Cp
Sta
Porse
Bakersfield quake rattles city. woman dies of heart attack
A late night Bakersfield earthquake caused a woman, Mrs. Zelda Reynolds, 27, to suffer a fatal heart attack as she sat on a sofa. No material damage was reported, but the tremor jolted residents at 12:57 a.m. EDT.
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Jittly
Vat
Calif
Slo Ss
Zelda Reynolds
Kellock to head Canadian rail wage conciliation board
Mr Justice R L Kellock was named to chair a three member conciliation board to mediate the wage dispute between Canada’s railways and their 125,000 non operating union workers. Talks likely to begin within two weeks in Montreal with David Lewis and Paul S Smith as fellow members. The unions seek a 45 cent an hour across the board rise, pegging to living costs and a union shop with dues checkoff. railways estimate about 150 million dollars annually.
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Ottawa
R. L. Kellock
Supreme Court of Canada
Canada
Montreal
David Lewis
Toronto
Paul S. Smith
Railways
Justice Kellock
Conciliation Board
No Decision Yet On Recount For B C Riding
Victoria British Columbia Premier W A C Bennett says cabinet has not decided on the CCF recount request in Vancouver Burrard riding. Grant MacNeil the CCF candidate who trailed Bert Price by 246 votes in the June 12 election asks for a recount. Social Credit holds 19 seats to 18 for the CCF in the 48 seat legislature.
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Grant “MacNeil
C.C. Fe
Bert Price
Social Credit
MacNeil
British Columbia
C.C.F
Skunk Revenge Shocks Walkerton Man Through Odd Episode
In Walkerton Ontario a man fighting a skunk invasion set a trap and captured the animal. A photographer and a hunter fired. the skunk shot first. The man fled, was refused entry by his wife, washed at Saugeen River, and later was sprayed with perfume to ease his way back into the house.
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Walkerton
Ont
Saugeen
Otto MacClevis
Visiting Countess Springfield Arrives in Missouri
Countess Von Lingen, daughter in law of the late Kaiser Wilhelm II, arrived in Springfield, Missouri, for her first visit to the United States. She traveled by plane from Montreux, Switzerland, to visit her daughter's family. Her daughter is Mrs. Kirby Patterson.
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Springfield
Three Point Plan Aims to Ease Iran Crisis
Washington and London present a three point scheme to Iran’s Premier Mossadegh. The joint proposal seeks compensation terms for the Anglo Iranian Oil Co. nationalization and outlines steps for oil flow and budget support. Immediate funds totaling 30 million dollars would be offered if Iran accepts.
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Washington
Mossadegh
Tehran
Anglo-Iranian
Iran
AIOC
Britain
St Laurent Warns Cold War Remains Grave and Tense
Prime Minister St Laurent touring Canada warns the cold war state remains grave and tense. He says NATO membership safeguards against war and envisions Canada reaching 35 million people by 2000 if war can be prevented. He stresses NATO's unity and strength to deter aggression during his Midland Ontario stop.
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Midland
Ont
St. Laurent
Victoria
Canada
NATO
Georgian Bay
Park
Three Day Pow Wow Opens on Shinnecock Reservation
The Shinnecock Indians begin a three day pow wow on their Southampton reservation. Eighteen tribes from ten states and Canada are expected to attend the event.
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Southampton
N.Y
States
Canada
Doukhobor Women Stage Protest In Front Of RCMP
Doukhobor women gathered in Nelson British Columbia to demand freedom for imprisoned Sons of Freedom members. They remained clothed during the protest outside the RCMP headquarters and accused authorities of harsh jail treatment. No arrests were made.
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Nelson
B.C. CP
Sons of Freedom
R.C.M.P
British ‘Columbia
New Westminster
B.C
Doukhobor Probems
Stefan Sorokin
Tosfindsa
Sons of Freedom Sect
Law
Rain Delay Haulms Harvest as Alberta Sees Frost and Rain
Rainfall across Medicine Hat and northern Alberta delays harvest work. A 0.35 inch total fell overnight, with frost reported in Jasper and Whitecourt as Edmonton noted frost and lingering showers in the region. Forecasts call for cooler conditions and rain ending by noon in the south.
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Medicine Hat
Weather Office
Alberta
Edmonton
Rocky Mountain
Jasper
Whitecourt
Grande Prairie
Leth Bridge
Jets Break Sound Barrier At Farnborough Show
British aviation display opens with 50 planes including the DH 110 Comet jetliner and multiple military jets. VIPs unveil rocket assisted take off tests as operators and technicians from around the world attend. Britain’s Britannia airliner also showcased with 95 to 104 passenger capacity and non stop London to New York range.
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Farnborough
England
Reuters
Vickers
Supermarine
Canadian Pacific
Airlines
Britain
BOAC
New York
Charges of Canada Discrimination Raise Caribbean Tensions
Kingston reports that West Indian discontent over alleged Canadian immigration discrimination will be discussed next month in Ottawa. British Caribbean parliamentary group delegates arrive in Montreal to meet with Canadian officials, with migration as the initial topic.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Canada
Tony
Commonwealth
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Japs Uncover 165-Pound Shark Carrying Bear Inside
Tokyo reports a fisherman opened a 165-pound shark off the southern coast and found a wild bear inside. Kyodo says bands of hungry bears have been offshore seeking food, a bearish tale amid unusual sea life.
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Tokyo
Kyodo
Black Shroud on London Statue Over Child Slayer Reprieve
London’s Statue of Justice atop Old Bailey was wrapped in black by protesters after John Straffen, a deranged child murderer, was granted a life sentence reprieve. The event followed Straffen’s conviction for strangling a girl and an earlier escape from Broadmoor. A Home Office decision cited mercy and blamed Broadmoor authorities in part for the case.
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London
Statute of Justice
Reuters
Old Bailey
Central Criminal Court
John Straffen
Home Office
Staffen
Homes
Straffen
Broadmoor
Lunatic Asylum
Linda
Bowyer
David Maxwell Fyfe
Home Secretary
Straffin
Broadmoors
Hat price slashed from twenty to zero dollars
The fragment notes a drastic price cut on a hat from $20 to $0 with a speaker claiming not to have paid anything and suggesting a minimal or symbolic payment of $10. The garbled text implies a relic sale or giveaway with unclear context.
100 000 Year Old Skull Found in France
Prof Georges Malvesin-Fabre of the University of Bordeaux reports a 100,000 year old skull discovered near Tillou in Deux-Sevres, western France. He notes it resembles the Piltdown and Swanscombe skulls and shows similarities to modern human skulls, with other regions yielding older finds such as Java’s Pithecanthropus erectus.
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Foix
France
Georges Malvesin-Fabre
Malvesin-Fabre
University’ of
Bordeaux
Tillou
Deux-Sevyres
England
Encyclopedia Britannica
Javas
Piltdown
Unclear text about exceptions agreement and union talks
Obscure fragment describing an exceptions agreement and a union talks proviso. No clear dates or entities identified due to corrupted OCR.
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Granth
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