Pope Shows Improvement After Surgery and Illness
Vatican officials announced the Pope has perceptibly improved after consultation with physicians. He suffers a stomach disorder with hiccups since January, possible ulcers. doctors have not yet taken X rays and are using plasma and vitamins to strengthen him.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Msgr
Giovanni Battista Montini
Montini
Holy Father
Riccardo Galeazzi - Lisi
Robbery Suspect Bates Charged in Vancouver Case
Three armed robbery charges were laid Wednesday night against Robert Bates, an escapee from a British Columbia penitentiary, captured by two constables in Stanley Park Tuesday. Bates was identified by victims in a police lineup. The robberies totalled 203 dollars for a lone gunman. Bank teller Joan Wainwright did not identify Bates in the New Westminster Bank of Toronto robbery. Bates fled November 20 while serving a three year term for breaking and entering and is being questioned in a string of recent bank robberies.
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Vancouver
Robert Bates
B. C
Stanley Park
Bates
Joan Wainwright
New Westminster
Bank of Toronto
Dominion Glass votes show union split and pending board decision
In Redcliff the Dominion Glass Co. plant recorded 76 percent turnout on the Mine Mill union certification vote with later expectations of 90 percent. The contest seeks suspension of bargaining rights as the local eyes UMWA affiliation, while the industrial relations board meets December 13 to rule. Fred Joyce aids the local, with Mine Mill counsel and Nels Thibault present.
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Dominion Glass Co
Redcliff
Industrial Relations Board of Alberta
United Mine Workers of America
CCL
U.M.W
Fred Joyce
Windsor
International Union
L. M. Messmer
Nels. Thibault
Rosemary Man Killed When Car Pinned In Ditch
Randall Gallup 28 of Rosemary was killed when his car left the road and overturned into a ditch six miles west of Brooks. Eric Peterson also of Rosemary was hospitalized with improved condition after both men were thrown from the vehicle.
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Brooks
Randall Gallup
Rosemary
Here
Eric Peterson
Brooks Hospital
Alberta and Saskatchewan forecast mild to warm
Weather summary notes mild conditions in Alberta continuing Friday while Saskatchewan and the Peace River country see warmer weather. A Pacific disturbance will move across the region bringing cloudiness and a few snow flurries.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Peace River
Windsor shoppers defy strikes amid strong Christmas turnout
Windsor's buoyant economy surprises experts as 5,700 Ford of Canada workers strike and 12,000 others idle. Despite factory unrest, large stores report record or near record crowds with only modest sales declines. Some retailers mention credit requests and lower luxury item sales while Chrysler Canada hires 2,000 more workers easing unemployment.
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Windsor
Ont
Ford of Canada
G. M. Scott
Chrysler Corporation of Canada
B. J. Fisher
S. S. Kresge Company Limited
Hume Re elected Vancouver Mayor in light turnout
Fred Hume wins a third two year term as Vancouver mayor with 41 719 votes over Arch Proctor 20 672 and Albert Dunn 7 640. NPA sweeps city council and park board amid low turnout and crime focus on Mulligan. Round of B C civic elections begins across 35 cities and 49 villages.
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Fred Ume
Vancouver
Walter Mulligan
Hume
Archie Proctor
Mulligan
Proctor
Albert Dunn
Mr. Proctor
Dunn
NPA
Arnold Webster
CCF
Canada
British Columbia
B.C
Saskatoon
New Westminster
New Theory Links Flu Epidemic to Lung Cancer Rise
Dr. Milton Winternitz proposes that the 1918 19 flu pandemic may contribute to later lung cancer through permanent lung changes. He notes no proven link with cigarette smoking or chemicals, though suggesting other factors might also play a role. Evidence from Yale New Haven observations in 1919 shows postmortem lung changes resembling cancer in influenza victims.
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Washington (Ap
Milton Winternitz
Winternitz
Yale University
National Research Council
Government
Herbert Hoover
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven
Conn
Cry Singer Johnny Ray Undergoes foot abscess surgery
Johnny Ray underwent surgery Wednesday night for drainage of a large abscess on his right foot, started after he stepped on a martini toothpick by a Las Vegas pool last July. Doctors said his condition is serious though improving and his ex wife Marilyn Morrison remains at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.
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Johnny Ray
Singer
Irving Newman
Ray
Las Vegas
Ney
Marilyn Morrison
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Thousands Pounds Damage Across London Storm Toll
A pre dawn thunderstorm and pocket tornado damaged west London from Shepperton to Wembley. A house unroofed and many chimneys toppled as fire crews aided residents all night. Seven injured on site, total injuries about 40 with no deaths in London.
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Shepperton
Wembley
Gunnersbury
South Acton
Acton Town
Leicestershire
Midlands
England
North Sea
Baltic
Scarborough
Belgium
Holland
Sweden
Germany
Dublin
Irish Republic
Rosslare
Dodder
Dublin Bay
Talks on Ford of Canada strikes break down in Windsor
In Windsor Ontario talks under Labor Minister Daley and conciliation chief Louis Fine collapsed over union bargaining. After two days no actual negotiations occurred. talks adjourned and set to resume Monday. The CIO-CCL union demands union reps at direct talks. Ford rejects the condition.
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Windsor
Ont
Ford of Canada
Ontario
Daley
Louis Fine
United Automobile Workers Union
Cio-Ccl
Ford
Com
Regina Slayer Denies Murder in Toronto Teen Slaying Case
Regina police pursued a puzzling case about Andre Lacroix who confessed to killing 17 year old Marion McDowell of Toronto. Lacroix later repudiated the confession saying reporters influenced him and police will continue the investigation.
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Regina
Marion McDowell
Toronto
Andre Lacroix
Chicoutimi
Que
McDowell
Canada
Arthur Cookson
Lacroix
Leader Post
Cookson
Marion
Kingston
Ont
Royal Canadian Signal Corps
Leader-Post
Army
Camp Shilo
Man
Hungarian maid shot in Edmonton home
A 25-year-old Hungarian immigrant maid remained in grave condition after a intruder shot her in the lower chest at the west-end Edmonton residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garnett. Police questioned a suspect who was later released. motive and intruder identity remain unclear.
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Edmonton
Anna Fernwagner
Canada
Charles E. Garnett
Bert Petheram
Anna
Mrs. Garnett
Smilestones Tire Joke Plays On Air Woes
A light caption and joke exchange about a tire with the man asking what was wrong and the wife replying that the air was beginning to show through. The quip captures a playful moment in a household dialogue.
Ottawa civil servants face dismal Christmas in rooming houses
Thousands of Ottawa based clerks and stenographers from across Canada awaited a bleak Christmas. Cabinet denied extra holiday on Monday the 27th, leaving many to stay in Ottawa. Prime Minister St Laurent and other out of town ministers planned Christmas trips with varied schedules, some returning to Ottawa after New Years.
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Quebec
St. Laurent
Ent
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National Defence
Vancouver
NATO
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Alcide Cote
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Jean Lesage
Quebec City
Walter Harris
Markdale
Ont
National Revenue
McCann
Renfrew
Mines and Technical Surveys
George Pradham
Edmonton
Labor
Gregg
Fisheries
Sinclair
Martin
C. D. Howe
Justice
Garson
Winters
Gardiner
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