London Conference Called Best Yet By Talking Horse
Mrs. Claudia Fonda and her talking horse Lady Wonder draw a flood of questions after a Massachusetts boy’s disappearance linked to Lady. Fonda, unsure how the feats occur, notes a strong human animal mind link and says the horse answers by a spelling board while the questioner stands nearby.
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Richmond, Va
Claudia Fonda
Wonder
Massachusetts
Lady
Mrs. Fonda
Fonda
Coronation Strain on Queen Elizabeth Next June
The 1953 coronation in Westminster Abbey will test Elizabeth II as she assumes the role of sovereign. The ceremony combines rigid ritual with stress on timing and complex wardrobe changes, while the queen must master movements, oaths, anointing, and the placing of regalia under tight scrutiny.
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Elizabeth
Alan Harvey
London
Margaret
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor
George VI
Westminster Abbey
Abbey
Canada
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Second Evergreen For City Hall
A second large evergreen was placed beside the city hall tile pot and will join the skimpy Christmas tree. Mayor Harry Weiner said the missing fullness prompted Alderman Douglas to call the tree insufficient, and two trees will be lit and decorated at the downtown corner to improve the display.
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Harry Weiner
Ald. Douglas
Ald
J. W. Douglas
Weiner
Hearings Open on St Lawrence Power Project Plan
The Federal Power Commission begins hearings on the New York State Power Authority bid to join Canada in a 450 million dollar hydro project on the St. Lawrence River. Thirty nine parties seek to intervene as supporters or opponents. The scheme would produce about 12.6 billion kilowatt hours annually and span the international rapids between Massena New York and Cornwall Ontario with Ontario.
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International Rapids
St. Lawrence
Massena
Cornwall, Ont
Space Suited Youngsters May Get Trip To Moon
Space medicine expert Dr. Hubertus Strughold predicts children of today may ride a 30 hour rocket to the moon. He notes power for space travel is the main hurdle but should be solved in time for the younger generation to witness it. He describes Mars as barren with extreme conditions and says life elsewhere is limited to bacteria or very simple forms.
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Dallas
Tex
Hubertus Strughold
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Strughold
Moon
Mars
Commonwealth leaders map plan to expand world trade
Canada’s Finance Minister Douglas Abbott called the current commonwealth economic conference the most satisfactory since the war and optimistic about broader trade. Leaders plan a three point program to ease sterling area pressures and aim for talks with the US and Western nations, with Churchill visiting Washington early next year.
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Alan Harvey
London
Douglas Abbott
Canada
Abbott
Buone
United States
Commonwealth
International Monetary Fund
Sterling
Churchill
Washington
Eed’ Eisenhower
Britain
Anthony Eden
Richard Butler
Treasury
Farmers Union Studies Merger With Alberta Federation
A special committee of the Farmers Union of Alberta endorsed merger with the Alberta Federation of Agriculture noting no disadvantages and urging a unified farmers organization. 700 delegates attended the five day convention as a constitutional amendment allowed Farm Women's Union of Alberta to admit associate members such as teachers wives of elevator workers and rural postmistresses.
Manager keeps goldfish on desk for morale
The personnel manager explains the goldfish in a bowl on his desk are not about fish culture. He says it’s simply nice to have something around that opens its mouth without asking for a raise.
Vishinsky Criticizes U.N. Assembly on Peace Efforts
Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky declared on a New York dock that the United Nations General Assembly is not satisfactory as an instrument of peace. He said the assembly has not fulfilled its duty to promote peace and cited a resolution on Korea as evidence.
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New York
Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
U.N
Bonaventure Named Canada’s New Carrier
The navy selected Bonaventure as the name for Canada's new aircraft carrier built in Belfast. The name honors British naval history and a Canadian bird sanctuary. The carrier will enter service in 1956, cost about 20 million dollars, and be crewed by 1,000 men. Bonaventure island lies three miles off Perce rock in Quebec.
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Ottawa
Bonaventure
Canada
Belfast
Bonaventure Island
Perce Rock
Quebec
Gaspe Peninsula
Rivera seeks re admission as Vienna conference opens
Mural painter Diego Rivera said he would depart for the communist peace conference in Vienna opening December 12. Rivera has been expelled from the communist party but his re admission application remains pending.
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Mexico City
Diego Rivera
Mexico
Vienna
Rivera
Communist Party
Plan New Footpath For Dunmore Hill
Mayor Harry Weiner announced a new footpath down Dunmore hill with two by four handrails to protect school children and residents in Crestwood area. Work starts tomorrow with an estimated 700 dollars for gravel sidewalk. critics note wet icy conditions on the existing partial sidewalk and urge protection on the nearby Dunmore bridge.
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Dunmore Hill
Harry Weiner
Dunmore Hill Road
Crestwood
Crescent View
Norwood
Dunmore Bridge
Canadians Denied Nine Hour Wait For Ike Arrival
Ottawa reports that Canadian troops in Korea spent about four hours and forty five minutes outside in near zero weather awaiting Gen. Eisenhower. Brig. M. P. Bogert’s telegram recounts arrivals at 6 a.m., morning events, lunch at 11:30, and Ike’s arrival at 3 p.m. An army spokesman noted limited time in heated tents due to conditions.
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Ottawa
Eisenhower
Korea
M. P. Bogert
25Th Brigade
Bill Boss
Veiner Launches City School Safety Campaign
Mayor Harry Veiner announced an intensified safety campaign to be carried into all city schools with a speaking tour by probation officer Geo L A McIntosh. Plans include safety films and lessons on street use and pedestrian awareness, stressing vigilance against drinking drivers and shared responsibility for safety.
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Harry Veiner
Geo. L. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
Mild Western Prairies Weather Through Wednesday
Mild conditions persist across the western prairies with daytime temperatures from the mid 30s in southern Alberta to around 25 in northern Saskatchewan. Alberta remains sunny today, turning cloudy Wednesday morning as a west moving weather system approaches, while Saskatchewan sees widespread cloudiness today and tomorrow with light winds and a slight warmup.
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Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Three Young Doctors Fined for Health Plan Fraud
In Kenora Ontario three doctors pleaded guilty to fraud in a health plan for Ontario Minnesota Pulp and Paper employees. Dr Peter Playfair was fined 2500 dollars and jailed three months, and Dr Earl Bryngelson and Dr Allan Torrie were each fined 1500 dollars with three months in jail option. The scheme involved one to two fictitious calls per claim and 42 of 44 claims tested were fraudulent.
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Kenora
Ont
Peter Playfair
Earl
Bryngelson
Allan M. Torrie
A. Toole
Benefit Association of Railway Employees
Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Co
B. A. Taylor
Lady Wonder the talking horse stirs skepticism and mystery
Richmond AP reporter Paul Duke probes Lady Wonder in a interview with Claudia Fonda. The horse answers 15 questions by tapping levers, including correct birthplace Bethlehem Pa and exact weekly pay. Lady has fooled some experts yet sparked belief in her uncanny abilities.
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Lady Wonder
Richmond
Massachusetts
Associated Press
Paul Duke
Lady's
Lady
Danny Matson
Quincy
Mass
Claudia Fonda
Mrs. Fonda
Bethlehem
Talkies arrive on Bernera in Outer Hebrides
In Bernera Scotland a first talkie screening surprised the island's 350 residents. Postmistress Chrissie McLeod hosted the event in a school hall with power from a fishing boat engine. Many locals had never seen silent films, making the arrival a notable sensation.
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Bernera
Outer Hebrides
Scotland
Chrissie McLeod
Tony
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