Final offer for Korean peace conference rejected by Communists
In Panmunjom the Allies presented a final peace conference offer that was scornfully rejected by the Communists who called it absurd. South Korea declined to attend, while U S delegate Arthur Dean claimed the offer ended previous proposals and would stand as a final offer. Dean said negotiators had chosen a reasonable limit. Diplomats plan to reconvene Wednesday as 50 more Korean prisoners of war refused repatriation.
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South Korea
U.S
Arthur II
Dean
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Saskatchewan man held on murder charge in rape slaying
Regina police report Joseph Cassette, 27, a construction worker from Cadorette Saskatchewan, surrendered at Radville RCMP and confessed to the murder and sexual assault of six year old Irene Mooney in Oskema Susk. The case sparked a province wide manhunt as investigators traced a store sighting and a radio description to a Radville arrest.
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Regina
Joseph Cassetts
Trene Mooney
Caderre
Sushk
RCMP
Radville
Cossette
O¢ema
Susk
Irene
Edgeworth
Ogema
Florence Richmond
Fillmore Merchant
Cosette
Canada Increases First Class Mail Rates By One Cent
Ottawa reports first class postal rates will rise by one cent per ounce starting April 1. Domestic air service may replace surface delivery to speed mail, and a 40 hour week policy prompts staff and expense changes. Abbott says the post office must be funded by postal revenues, not taxes.
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Ottawa
Canada
Finance
Abbott
Commons
Post Office Department
Postal, Customs
Post Office
Ottawa postal rates to rise next April first
Ottawa reports new postal rates effective April 1 outlining costs for the first ounce and additional ounces in brackets. The rates differentiate mailings beyond postal areas priced five cents more, with adjustments noted as three or two in the brackets, while within postal areas the new four cent and existing three cent rates appear with similar bracketed additions.
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Ottawa
Postal rate change proposed by Mr. Abbott
The proposal would move to five cents for the first ounce and two cents for each additional ounce. Mr. Abbott announced that a decision would follow after full review.
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Abbott
Lions Granted Full WIFU Membership Says Sprague
Walter Sprague of Edmonton, president of the Western Interprovincial Football Union, states the British Columbia Lions are now full members of the WIFU. New York ends 11 day newspaper strike. Some defense officials say captured Americans in Korea may be alive and forced to work for Communists behind the Iron Curtain.
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Edmonton
Walter Sprague
Western Interprovincial Football Union
British Columbia Lions
WIFU
Washington
United States
Korea
Israel Votes to Maintain Ben Gurion Era Policy
In Jerusalem Israel's Knesset backed the pre resignation foreign policy by a 58 to 22 vote. It endorsed opposition to UN condemnation over Kibya and urged completion of the Jordan river diversion plan in Israel's interests and development.
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Jerusalem
Israel
David Ben- Gurion
United Nations Security Council
Jordan
Kibya
Jordan River
House Seeks Better Way To Redistribute Ridings
A Commons committee will study a fair method to redraw federal constituencies. The Privileges and Elections committee will explore a systematic approach as governments and opposition spar over the need for reform and the royal commission option.
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Ottawa
Commons
Non. C. C. Power L
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
British Columbia
Yukon-Mackenzie River
Western leaders urge peace talks and unity in Bermuda communique
The Big Three text presses for early Big Four foreign ministers talks in Berlin to advance German unification and Austrian independence, seeks a Korean political conference, and pledges to ease Cold War tensions while stressing Western unity. The note hints at future UN address on atomic age perils.
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Russia
Big
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Far East
Southeast Asia
Indo
China
France
Free World
Europe
Eisenhower
United Nations
School Division No 4 Elections Set for Jan 9
Medicine Hat School Division No 4 will hold trustee elections Saturday January 9 from 2 to 4 pm in two subdivisions Nos 3 and 5. Subdivision No 5 covers Empress Iddesleigh. No 3 covers area southeast of the city to Trans Canada Highway and Elkwater Lake to the Saskatchewan boundary.
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Medicine Hat
Empress- Iddesleigh
City
Trans-Canada Highway
Elkwater Lake
Saskatchewan
Eisenhower urges end to fearful arms race at UN
President Eisenhower appeals to atomic powers to create a UN backed international energy agency to develop peaceful atomic uses. He lists four aims: expand peacetime fission research, curb stockpile power, show nations seek human progress, and open peaceful dialogue. He warns months ahead hold fateful choices.
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N.Y
Eisenhower
International Atomic Energy Agency
Bermuda
Soviet Union
Congress
United Nations Assembly
Arctic towns to be relocated amid permafrost and growth needs
Canada announced plans to move two Arctic trading posts Aklavik and Coppermine to new sites due to flooding sanitation and expansion needs. Aklavik faces permafrost melt and Mackenzie River erosion with a four year relocation timeline. Coppermine sites to gain better water supply sewage disposal and room to grow.
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Arctic Circle
Aklavik
Coppermine
Arctic Ocean
Canada
Arctic
Mackenzie River
Mackenzie
Coronation Gulf
Great Bear Lale
Health and Resources Departments
National Research Council
Edmonton
Mackenzie Delta
R. Gordon Robertson
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Council
Robertson
Resources Department
Transport Department
Churchill snubs Laniel in Bermuda meeting report
Combat says Prime Minister Churchill insulted French Premier Joseph Laniel at the Bermuda Big Three meeting. Laniel’s speech was cut short, Marseillaise not played, and Laniel shoved into a car. The next day Churchill again ignored Laniel and placed him behind Eden and Dulles in the receiving line.
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Paris
Combat Today
Churchill
Joseph Laniel
Bermuda
Combat
Laniel
Hisenhower
Eden
Dulles
Queen Elizabeth and Duke Enjoy Pacific Tour Stop
During the Commonwealth tour the Queen and Prince Philip travel toward a mid Pacific rendezvous with the Royal New Zealand Navy aboard the Gothic. The Sheffield hands over duties to the Black Prince on December 10 as the two ships exchange salutes and Lt Cmdr A P M Nichols transfers bosun's chair duties. The Queen communicates with England by radio while the Duke relaxes by the pool.
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Duke of Edinburgh
Royal New Zealand Navy
Sheffield
Queen
Duke
Jamaica
New Zealand
Black Prince
Gothic
Antipodes
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A. P. M. Nichols
Royal Household
England
Canada eyes expanded Far East wheat sales mission
Grain Commissioner W Riddel will head a Canadian wheat board team to the Orient early next year to widen the Far East market. McNamara said Canada should maintain its status as the world’s largest exporter despite a smaller crop year, amid competition from Turkey and Sweden and potential Austrian business.
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Edmonton
Orient
Far East
W. C. McNamara
Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
McNamara
Farmers’ Union of Alberta
W. Riddel
The
Wheat Board
Board of Grain Commissioners
Federal Trade Department
Canada
Mr. McNamara
United Kingdom
Turkey
Sweden
Portugal
Spain
Germany
Five Gas Firms Form Cascade Natural Gas in Washington
Seattle AP reports five Washington gas firms Bellingham Gas Brementon Gas Wenatchee Gas Northwest Cities Gas and Consolidated Gas merged into Cascade Natural Gas Corp. under SEC order authorizing stock sales. The move unites Alberta natural gas interests with regional suppliers.
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Seattle
Washington State
Alberta
Cascade Natural Gas Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bellingham Gas Co
Bremerton Gas Co
Wenatchee Gas Co
Northwest Cities Gas Co
The
Consolidated Gas Co
Mild December Warmth Persists Across Alberta
A developing Gulf of Alaska storm drives mild air into Alberta with cloudy skies. Edmonton and region expect continued warmth today and Wednesday. Medicine Hat reports sunshine and mild conditions through midweek.
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Edmonton
Gulf of Alaska
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Textile Protection Bill Boosts Import Sales Tax
Ottawa introduces a customs act amendment to curb dumping and protect domestic textile industry. Revenue Minister McCann says the measure uses a weighted six month price average to value imports priced below exporting country levels. The act avoids tariff increases or quotas and aligns with trade agreements.
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Ottawa
United States
Commons
McCann
Dr. McCann
Revenue
Canada
U.S. Subsidizes Wheat Exports Beyond IWA Markets
The United States government announced a new program to subsidize sales of U.S. origin wheat to countries outside the International Wheat Agreement. The plan, issued by the Agriculture Department, aims to boost export sales from CCC stock, following the UK’s withdrawal from the IWA.
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Washington
United States
U.S
United Kingdom
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Smilestones Customer and Waitress Exchange Lunch Talk
A tense lunch break unfolds as a customer snarks about a tight hour for lunch while a waitress retorts that her labor troubles are not a concern. The brief scene captures workplace tension and sarcasm in a dining setting.
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