Refugee status lifts Berlin woman in motion and hope
A Canadian style dime bar tale contrasts with a Berlin refugee case. A East Berlin woman in her late thirties is declared a refugee after four years, enabling work and potential resettlement in West Germany. The piece outlines refugee rules, numbers, health checks, and the broader postwar exodus to the Federal Republic with millions affected and ongoing challenges.
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Red Berlin
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Resignation of Morocco Resident-General Grandval
Paris reports Gilbert Grandval quits as resident-general of Morocco after Aix les Bains talks on reforming the protectorate. Gen. Pierre Boyer de la Tour named to Rabat post as 180000 more French troops arrive in North Africa to quell potential riots and stabilize the region.
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Paris
Reuters
Gilbert Grandval
Morocco
Grandval
Aix-les-Bains
Pierre Boyer de la Tour
Tunis
Rabat
Casablanca
France
Faure
Western Canada farm family massacre shocks region
Police traced a quintuple slaying at the Petlock farm near Fenwood Saskatchewan to a missing man John Petlock, last seen Monday. The four adults and one infant were found dead, likely by a .22 rifle shot, as a large regional search for the suspect expanded across four provinces.
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Wdlul Auuuliteu Ly
John
Petlock Farm
Canada
John Hery Schmidt
Henry Schmidt
Mary
Olga
David
Graysville
Winnipeg
Schmidt
Headingley
John Petlock
Saskatchewan
Melville
O. Millette
Fenwood
Petlock
Yorkton
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Harry Petlock
Angeline Petlock
Mike Petlock
Louella Gonerman
Chatham
Ont
Ralph Gowerman
Jeanette
Peron Offers Resignation Sparked by Mass Protests in Argentina
President Juan D. Peron offered to resign in a move that triggered large demonstrations by CGT and Peronista followers who demanded he stay. Dipietro urged a 15 minute general stoppage and mass gatherings in Plaza de Mayo as crowds formed outside government offices.
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Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Central Confederation of Labor
CGT
Peronista Party
Hugo Dipietro
Plaza de Mayo
Dipietro
Betn
Alejandro Leloir
Delia D. de Parodi
Peronista
Peron
Plaza de Meyo
Israel Refuses to Join Egypt Cease Fire Demands
In Jerusalem Israel rejects joining Egypt in a border cease fire until Cairo accepts responsibility for starting the Gaza violence now in its eighth day. Egypt claims to have begun the attack and commando raids near Tel Aviv and Magdal. UN envoy Maj Gen Burns presses for a peace meet as casualties rise on both sides.
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Israel
Egypt
Gaza
United Nations
Cairo
Nique
Tel Aviv
Magdal
Falujah
Burns
E. L. M. Burns
Canada
UN Palestine Truce Observers Commission
UN Commission
Moshe Sharett
Curtain of Secrecy Surrounds Russians
Federal officials moved to avoid further anti Communist demonstrations as the touring Soviet farm experts left Regina for Swift Current by plane. Vladimir Matskevich led the delegation who requested the Swift Current visit to the Matador co operative farm, with plans to then head toward Winnipeg and the Ontario Windsor London routes. The Russians toured the Wallace Thomson farm near Regina and visited the federal experimental station, noting wild oats as a shared issue between Canada and Russia.
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Regina
Swift Current
Saskatoon
Vladimir Matskevich
Matador
Winnipeg
On- Rio
Board of Grain Commissioners
Fedwal
Montreal
Windsor
Ont
London
Pease
Wallace Thomson
Agricultural Institute of Canada
Canada
Russia
Ogopogo Surface Sighting Near Kelowna Lakefront
More than two dozen residents and visitors viewed the Ogopogo monster at less than 30 feet from the Okanagan lake shore. Witnesses described three coils a green silvery humps and an oval snout as Ogopogo swam along the shore then vanished toward the lake center.
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Kelowna
B.C
Ogopogo
Extra Jubilee Edition Available This Week
The News Alberta announces extra copies of its 28 page Golden Jubilee supplement issued this Saturday with the regular edition. Route carriers deliver until Friday evening and readers may reserve extra copies by phoning 2028. Supplies will be limited.
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Alberta
These people who can take it or leave it alone
A terse remark features a pessimist noting that those who seem indifferent often end up accepting it, capturing a sardonic view on resilience and conformity.
Canadian Bar group cites immigration procedures critique
A five man Canadian Bar Association sub committee renews criticism of immigration procedures. Separately a Cyprus broadcast studio bombing occurs as labor votes loom in Ontario GM Canada plants. Ronald Reid 17 faces murder charge in Cardinal Ontario after a merchant body is found. Bank of Nova Scotia Kitsilano branch robbed by three men who escape in a green car.
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Canadian Bar Association
Ronald Reid
Cardinal, Ont
Benjamin Spillerman
Bank of Nova Scotia
Vancouver
Kitsilano
Jo Green
Freight rate boost planned for grain shipments within Canada
Ottawa reports the Board of Transport Commissioners will authorize a 10 percent rise in domestic grain and grain product freight rates within the west to Canadian markets, not for exports. The move awaits appeals and hearings slated for November, with possible further shifts to balance eastern and western tolls under a seven year rate equalization study.
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Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
Anglican Church of Canada name approved after long debate
The Church of England in Canada will be known as the Anglican Church of Canada after near unanimous votes in both houses of the general synod. The 55 year name debate ended with a 23 to 4 and 174 to 40 outcomes, despite opposition from Nova Scotia, Fredericton, Montreal, and Newfoundland delegates.
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Edmonton
Church of England
Canada
Anglican Church of Canada
General Synod
Nova Scotia
Fredericton
Montreal
Newfoundland
Episcopal Church In
Weather sketch of Alberta and Saskatchewan today
A weak Pacific system moves slowly eastward across Alberta bringing variable cloudiness and a few thunderstorms. Central Saskatchewan will see these storms this evening. Pleasant summer weather continues today and Thursday with a few thunderstorms in Saskatchewan and Northwestern Alberta tonight.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Vancouver police morale and leadership under scrutiny
Former Canadian Army major and veteran officer Sgt. Milt Walker told the Tupper royal commission that Vancouver police are undermanned and lack leadership. He cited three efficient squads but criticized executive threats and urged proper guidance to improve performance. He described prior disciplinary actions and testified about a jail case and a detective’s role.
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Vancouver
R. H. Tupper
Walker
Walter Mulligan
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