Montreal housewife greets husband returning from Red China
Mrs Joyce MacKenzie sobbed with joy as her husband Wing Commander Sydn Ldr A R Mackenzie arrived in Vancouver after two years as a prisoner in Communist camps. The fighter ace refused to discuss prison experiences, thanking Canadians and Montreal for their support.
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Vancouver
Montreal
Red
China
Sydn. Ldr
Andy) MacKenzie
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Joyce
North Korea
United States Air Force
RCAF
Ottawa
Suite 1735 Saga Sparks Toronto Civic Debate
Former Toronto mayor Allan Lamport defends using Royal York Suite 1735 saying the hotel supplied it at no city cost and he entertained without city expense. City clerk George Weale backs him. critics urge resignation and clean up before 1955 administration. Lamport hints at possible mayoral run.
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Toronto
Royal York
Allan Lamport
Lamport
George Weale
Greece
Roy) Belya
Athens
Vancouver
Nathan Phillips
Toronto Transit
Philips
Board of Control
City Council
Leslie Saunders
Prairie Disturbance Brings Isolated Flurries and Mild Winds
A Pacific disturbance aided the western prairies with isolated snow flurries and mild winds clearing the cool moist air over Saskatchewan. Mild weather continues Saturday as conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Jo-Anne MacKenzie's birthday joy as father returns home
A Montreal area cottage buzzed with birthday excitement as Jo-Anne MacKenzie, turning three, heard for the first time her father Sqdn Ldr Andrew MacKenzie, a former prisoner of the Chinese Reds, arriving in Vancouver and greeting the family by radio. The siblings celebrated with cake and chatter while relatives planned a calmer day ahead.
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Hong Kong
Sqdn
Ldr
MacKenzie
U. S
RCAF
Air Force
Edmonton
Montreal
Bob
Pauline
Ronnie
A. E. McNab
Defence Group
Vancouver
A5th Infantry
Korea
Andy
Jo-Anne
Andrew
Andy) MacKenzie
The
Chinese Reds
Joyce Andy MacKenzie
Bobby
England
Life Rugged for Undercover Men
FBI informant R. J. Hardin recounts dangers from 1950 after naming a Communist organizer in Cambria County. He says fellow United Mine Workers shunned him, his mine fired him, rocks were thrown at his home, and he was told to move. He also admits ongoing party activity since 1943.
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Washington
FBI
R. J. Hardin
Subversive Activities Board
Matt Cvetic
House of Representatives
American Activities Committee
Hardin
Cambria County
United Mine Workers
Communist Party
Civil Rights Congress
Pennsylvania
Salk Reports Strong Polio Vaccine Findings
Dr. Jonas E. Salk announced new evidence that his killed polio vaccine provides strong long-term protection and high antibody levels. He suggested the work could inform vaccines for influenza and the common cold, noting live-virus vaccines may not be superior.
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New York
Jonas E. Salk
Pittsburgh
Salk
The
Association For Research In Nervous and Mental Diseases
Black Hawks Trade For Ed Litzenberger And Harry Watson
Chicago Black Hawks acquire forward Ed Litzenberger from the Montreal Canadiens and Harry Watson from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a cash deal aimed at lifting a last place club. Watson and Litzenberger join Chicago as the Hawks sit sixth with four wins in 26 games.
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Toronto
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Harry Watson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Eddie Litzenberger
Montreal Canadiens
NHL
Jim Norris
Black Hawks
Chicago
Frankie Eddels
Tommy Ivan
Paul Masnick
Canadiens
Watson
Saskatoon
Leafs
Litzenberger
Regina Pats
Hawks
No Settlement Sought In Windsor Ford Strike
Windsor Ontario 7500 Ford of Canada workers press toward a 62nd day without progress toward a provincial settlement. Union demands include plant-wide talks at Windsor Oakville and Etobicoke with inclusion in any pact, while Ford favors separate negotiations with each unit. Union accuses Ford of colonial treatment in Canada.
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Windsor
Ont
Ford of Canada
Ontario
United Auto Workers Union
Cio-Ccl
Oakville
Etobicoke
Toronto
Daley
Louis Fine
Ford Motor Company
Hamilton
Duke of Edinburgh Advised Relax by Daily Mail
The Daily Mail urges the Duke of Edinburgh to relax more noting he looks tired and leaner. He replies he has two more years of work ahead and cannot let up as intensive visits and reading aim to fit into society. The Evening News also reports advice to take more time off.
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London
Duke of Edinburgh
The
Daily Mail
the Evening News
Sheppard Testifies Struck From Behind In Home Tragedy
Dr Samuel Sheppard testified in Cleveland that an assailant struck him from behind in his wife Marilyn’s bedroom after he woke from sleep. He recalled hearing Marilyn cry out and described seeing a lighted form before losing consciousness. The jacket he wore, found folded on the couch, is a focal point in the trial as the defense questions whether he slept wearing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Marilyn
Corrigan
Sheppard
Four Men Arrested in Major Coast Bank Crime Break
Vancouver police announce four men in custody in a major crackdown on a wave of bank holdups. One suspect was arrested in Los Angeles after confessing to the November 8 Bank of Nova Scotia robbery of 3400. The others were detained in Vancouver, yielding 2000 in cash. Police link two suspects to the December 3 Royal Bank Park Royal holdup and another to the December 1 Bank of Montreal robbery. Chief Mulligan says charges not filed for 24 hours while detectives continue work.
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Vancouver
Canada
Los Angeles
Bank of Nova Scotia
United States
Bruce Teetzel
Teetzel
Detroit
U.S
Walter Mulligan
Royal Bank of Canada
Park Royal
Bank of Montreal
Canada’s Wheat Exports Drop Sharply in 1954 First Ten Months
Canada’s wheat exports fell to 293,459,000 in the first ten months of 1954 from 492,467,000 a year earlier, dragging total exports down 8.2 percent to 3,128,300,000. October shipments declined 21,000,000 to 31,025,000 while other grains and newsprint showed mixed results and U.S. shipments slipped five percent.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau ‘of ’Statistics
U. S
Britain
Receding Waters Uncover First Victim of Floods
Dublin faces the aftermath of its worst floods as waters recede and rescue workers locate a 70 year old woman found drowned in a lower floor room. Thousands return to mud stained homes while weather worsens elsewhere in Britain and Ireland.
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Dublin
Alfred Byrne
British Isles
Western
Europe
British
Guildford
England
Wey
Britain
Severn
Thames
Smiles and Secrets Behind a Safebreaker's Start
A fragment recalls a young thief describing how he began stealing mill bottles and gradually moved up to more daring acts, hinting at early criminal curiosity and escalation.
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Ken Metheral
Canadian Press
Lydn. Ldr
People of
Cmdr
D.C.S. MacDonald
Sea Island
Yalu River
Saga Suite
Enlivens
Beveridge’s
Your Gift Centre
Strathmore, Quc
Jo-Anne MacKenzie
MacKenzie Cottage
By Alton L. Blakeslee
University of Pittsburgh Bacteriologist
Ed Litzenberger
Felicia Delgado Gomez
Puerto Limon
Costa Rica
Felicia
William Corrigan
Dr. Sheppard
Mulligan
Arizona
Tomorrow Tigers
Lethbridge
Neative Somsx Arena
Uncle Tom
S Cabin
Joe Boschee
MM Ranch Boys
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