Commons Confusion after Liberal Amendment Vote
Ottawa deputies debated throne speech amendments as a 134 to 45 Liberal amendment vote was misread as a non confidence verdict. Donald Fleming urged resignation while Liberal members laughed. Bater’s motion and a 128 to 45 vote on taxation policy followed as confusion grew over ordering and outcome.
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Ottawa
Commons
Donald Fleming
P.C
Toronto Eglinton
Fleming
St. Laurent
A. J. Bater
L—Battlefords
Mr. Bater
Hazen Argue
CCF
Assiniboia
Truce talks advance with new prisoner exchange plans
In Munsan Korea the Hines new proposals for prisoner exchange and truce supervision surfaced amid warnings from the United Nations command that agreed terms could mean many prisoners not being accounted for. The Reds offered a five point plan including bulk release and a joint team, while the UN pressed for man to man exchanges and access for the Red Cross.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations’ Command
U.N. Command
Red Cross
U.N
William P. Nuckols
Penmuntom
Military Armistice Commission
Penmunitom
Reds
Secong
R. E. Libby
P Ds
Libby
International Red Cross
United Nations Command
North Korea
Hsieh Fang
Road Condition Report Amid Snow and Ice Across Regions
The report notes No 1 east from here to border very poor with holes and thin gravel Maple Creek to Beverley. No 1 west from Redcliff to Suffield very good but Suffield to Gleichen heavy and slippery. Calgary bound No 3 west icy spots Lethbridge to Macleod slushy icy Macleod to Calgary and Monalta passable but very icy. Lethbridge to Coutts snowy and icy. Hilda Schuler Little rough but fair.
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Maple Creek
Beverley
Redcliff
Suffield
Gleichen
Calgary Fair
Lethbridge
Macleod
Calgary
Monalta
Hilda Schuler
Vishinsky Reports Hope From Disarmament Talks
Russia's Andrei Vishinsky said talks among the big four raised hope of further agreement on disarmament. Western powers voiced disappointment over his speech while sticking to a step by step arms reduction with safeguards and eventual atomic ban under strict supervision.
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Paris
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
United Nations
Soviet Union
Jules Moch
Nishinsky
Britain
France
United States
Truman Orders Agenda for Churchill Talks in Washington
President Truman has ordered detailed preparations for his January talks with Prime Minister Churchill. American officials say Churchill has not drawn an agenda, but Washington seeks specifics on issues including Stalin meeting, Western European defense, and Far East policy. Churchill’s stance on war risk and Russia is seen as less alarming by some officials. Continued on page six.
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Washington
Truman
Churchill
United States
Russia
London
Generalissimo Stalin
Far East
Stalin
Europe
Canadians face land hurdles for Germany training area
Canadian efforts to secure land in Hannover for a 27th brigade training schedule are stalled by German land use objections. Briton represents Canada in negotiations as Hannover's press reports reveal local resistance and parliamentary help to block taking heath and adjacent farmland for military use.
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Douglas
Germany
Canada
27Th Brigade
Hannover
Nowspaper
Hannoversche Presse
Second Battle Of Birds Comes Between Louisiana And Texas
Corpus Christie dispatch reports a dispute over two captive whooping cranes Jo and Crip. Louisiana seeks the crane Jo, loaned from New Orleans Audubon Park, to be returned. Texas guards Crip and opposes losing the male. Officials warn of possible conflicts as the species dwindles to 28 birds.
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Corpus Christie
Tex
Gulf Coast
Texas
Louisiana
New Orleans
Audubon Park Zoo
United States Wildlife Refuge
Austwell
Audubon Zoo
George Douglass
Julian Howard
Rustwell
Douglass
U.S. Wildlife Service
Washington
Howard
Britain to pay full capital and interest on loans this year
Britain will settle all due capital and interest on the Canada and United States loans by December 31, despite economic strain. Canada to receive 14 million Canadian dollars in capital and 23.7 million in interest. U.S. totals 51.5 million capital and 87 million interest. Churchill’s government weighs prestige and bargaining power ahead of talks with President Truman.
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London
Britain
United States
Canada
U.S
Churchill
Truman
Washington
Defence Report Reveals Canada's Secret War Science
Ottawa reports show defence research scientists have developed a new flame thrower and an improved anti-tank shell. Projects cover bacteriological warfare, atomic radiation effects, guided missiles, and Arctic weather studies. Naval research focuses on anti-submarine devices and fast naval craft.
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Ottawa
Canada
Canadian
Defence Department
Defence Research Board
Suffield
Alberta
Canadian Armament, Research and Development Establishment
Valcartier
Que
United Kingdom
United States
Canadian Arctic
Russia
Two Years Needed For German Army To Fill West Gap
Allied officials forecast it will take two years to build a battle ready German force for the western defense against communism. Recruiting could start by June next year. a year more to code the new army. French opposition to a European army complicates plans. rearmament faces political and technical hurdles.
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Bonn
Germany
Western
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Paul Reynaud
Strasbourg
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Allied
North Dakota airlift carries 615 pounds of Xmas mail
A three thousand seven hundred mile long range Dakota flight from Winnipeg carried 615 pounds of Christmas mail to three northern marine stations. Mail will be air dropped to Resolution Island Cape Hope Advance and Nottingham Island off Hudson Strait.
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Winnipeg
111 Communications and Rescue Flight
RCAF
Department of Transport Marine
Resolution Island
Cape Hope
Nottingham Island
Hudson Strait
Colder Weather Returns to Western Prairies
A cold front moves south of Edmonton and will cover Alberta tonight and Thursday with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees lower. Thursday highs range from 25 in the southwest to 5 in northern Saskatchewan, accompanied by considerable snow. Medicine Hat expects cloudy skies with a chance of showers, turning colder tomorrow with west winds and a low around 20 and high near 25.
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Prairies
Peace River
Edmonton
Coronation
Swift Current
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Smilestones Politician Price Talk Draws Public Interest
Fragmentary OCR text shows public response to price discussions by politicians. The snippet mentions public applause for a decisive score, implying voter favor toward clear leadership on pricing, amid a chaotic political debate.
Five Thousand Letters To Santa Delivered From North Pole
FAIRBANKS Alaska AP a project to load 5000 letters to Santa onto a four engine Polar Express plane from Pt Barrow Alaska. The nine foot North Pole replica candy cane is led by Stan Garson and Mrs Andree Vance nicknamed North Pole Nellie who recruited a crew and planned doorstep delivery before Christmas.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Pt. Barrow
Stan Garson
Navy
Pt. Barrow Oil Reserve
Andree Vance
Nellie
Vanceland
Alaskan
Garson
Civil
aeronautics _administration
Vance
Dangerous Alberta roads as snow and ice persist
Snow and glare ice left Alberta roads hazardous with cities like Edmonton and Calgary skating on slick streets. Three inches fell in Calgary, two to three more in other towns, while north bore the cold with Saskatoon at 13 below. A truck crash killed farmer William Ferguson near Tees, and his two year old daughter sustained a broken arm as responders delayed.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Calgary
Lethe Bridge
Peace River
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Saskatoon
North Battleford
Ewo
Moose Jaw
Askatoon
Aklavik
N. Wt
Mackenzie River
Snag
Yukon
William Stanley Ferguson
Lacombe
Tees
Alfa
Ferguson
Betty
Pickets Try to Block Sheriff at Windsor Ford Plant
United Automobile Workers pickets confronted Sheriff B A E Close as he left the Ford Motor Co of Canada plant with mold parts for the US Ford firm. Two hundred protesters surrounded the sheriff while union and company officials supervised mold removal ordered by the Ontario supreme court. Jack Taylor of UAW Local 200 helped disperse the crowd after reporters were manhandled. The strike, now six months old, has left 9,000 production workers idle and seeks a 30 cent hourly raise from 1.32.
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Windsor
Ont
United Automobile Workers
CSO
B. A. E. Close
Ford Motor Co
Canada
United States
Ford
Essex County
Ontario Supreme Court
Jack Taylor
UAW
Windsor Daily Star
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Pany
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Euchanes Previ Haare
Bangor Bay
Belfast
Ireland
Manian
Lillian Parry
Turcotte
Ald. Shackleford
Miss Parry
Lethridge Citizens’ Association
Civic Government Association
Leonard M. Bruchet
Richard D. Gruenwald
William Tennant
Bruchet
Gruenwald
Mr. Tennant
Eileen R. Anderson
Defence Report
U.K
Beveridge
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