Fruitless search for missing plane over Sumas Mountain
Canada’s search for the missing TCA North Star with 62 aboard continued as air and ground teams scoured Sumas Mountain and nearby peaks. Despite multiple passes by light aircraft and ground parties, no trace of the liner or its passengers was found amid improving but unsettled weather and a large 54-plane search fleet.
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Chilliwack
B. C
Sumas Mountain
TCA
North Star
Vancouver
Here
Art Butler
RCMP
Canada
Allan Clarke
Sea Island
Sumas
RCAF
Mount Cheam
Silvertip Mountain
Air Force
Ldr
George Sheahan
McGregor
Dawson City Deep Freeze Tops Canadian Cold Wave
Dawson City Yukon registered 58 below at midnight as frigid air settled across Western Canada. Blizzard winds and wind driven snow plagued the Prairies with depths up to five inches and extended into Ontario. Temperatures ranged from 60 below in Alaska to 10 below in major centers like Edmonton Calgary Regina and Winnipeg amid a 11th day of cold and no relief in the West.
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Edmonton
Dawson Creek
Yukon
Canada
Lakehead
Rockies
Dawson City
Alaska
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
Ontario
Maritimes
Calgary
Lethbridge
Regina
Winnipeg
Grande Prairie
Alta
Territories
Weather outlook over Alberta and western Saskatchewan
A bank of clouds with some snow moves into Alberta and western Saskatchewan overnight preventing sharp temperature drops. Yesterday saw a high of 2 and a low of -13 in several cities with light precipitation.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Reece
Lethbridge
Saskatoon
Smiles and Sweet Remarks Linked in Family Exchange
A brief exchange reveals playful compliments between relatives about appearances and manners. The dialogue hints at affectionate family dynamics and a lighthearted moment, noting a comment about a young son and a joke about visiting an eye specialist for a sight test.
Second Day of Strike Against Premier in Hungary
The general strike against Premier Janos Kadar enters its second day as workers largely abstain from labor across Hungary. Clashes reported with Soviet troops appear limited and authorities vow political and military victory while urging a return to normalcy.
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Vienna
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Austria
Kadar
Budapest
Central Workers Council
Moscow Radio
Budapest Radio
Red Army
Family of Four Dies in Blaze in New Westminster
In New Westminster British Columbia a 21 year old mother Doreen Richard and her three children Theresa eight months David two and Yvonne three died in a two storey frame house fire. Five year old Jackie Richard alerted others by saying his mother told him to run for help. The bodies were found in an upstairs bedroom.
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New Westminster
B. C
Doreen Richard
Theresa
David
Yvonne
Jackie Richard
Yugoslav Ex-Vice President Djilas Sentenced Three Years
Milovan Djilas former Yugoslav vice president was sentenced to three years hard labor for spreading hostile propaganda, announced by Belgrade radio. The ruling marks a major political for the dissident author and former official.
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London
Yugoslavia
Milovan Djilas
Belgrade
Durst Family Reunited in Medicine Hat Canada
Hungarian Durst family, formerly persecuted in Europe, reunites in Medicine Hat after arriving in Canada a month earlier. Mrs. Durst and son Werner join the rest of the family with work secured through local Catholic and welfare aid. The family praises Canada’s food prices, farms, and freedom, after time in Russian camps.
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Medicine Hat
Durst
Hungary
Adam Durst
Werner
Canada
Tabor
Europe
Adam
Aid pours in as Medicine Hat prepares for Hungarian refugees
Medicine Hat officials report offers of accommodation furniture bedding and clothing for up to 100 Hungarian refugee families on short notice. The city welfare committee led by Ald Mrs Lillian Gust coordinates intake with officials from Lethbridge Calgary and Winnipeg and aims to establish a temporary reception centre with supervised placement and a plan for permanent solutions.
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Medicine Hat
Ald
Lillian Gust
City Welfare Department
Council of Social Services
Gust
John Miller
Pashley
Lethbridge
Calgary
Winnipeg
200 Hungarian refugees depart for Winnipeg and Edmonton
The immigration department announced that 200 Hungarian refugees arriving in Quebec City on the Arosa Sun will split into two groups. The first group of 100 departs at 2 pm by CPR and arrives in Winnipeg Friday morning. The second group of 100 departs at 2 pm by CNR and arrives in Edmonton Saturday morning.
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Ottawa
Immigration Department
Quebec City
Arosa
Winnipeg
Edmonton
CPR
CNR
Intimates Jewellery Auction Racketeers May Invade City
A warning from Calgary’s Better Business Bureau to Mayor Harry Weiner about a Christmas jewellery auction racket fears operators may move to Medicine Hat. The scheme overprices cheap goods, with inferior or off brand items sold at steep discounts, and may violate Canadian Standards approvals.
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Harry Weiner
Better Business Bureau of Calgary
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Dodge
Calgary Herald
Canada
Plane crashes in France kill five on Air France training flight
A British-built Viscount turbo-prop airliner used for Air France crew training crashed near Paris. All five aboard were killed as the aircraft dived from the clouds with at least one engine on fire, a witness said.
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Paris
Reuters
Air France
Ask Cash Advances For Surplus Grain
Edmonton CP report on the Farm Union of Alberta annual convention backs cash advances to farmers for stored grain. Delegates want federal government to bear administration and interest, via a half-value initial payment repayable on half the delivery value, administered through the Wheat Board, banks, or a federal agency.
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Edmonton
Farm Union of Alberta
Ontario
Manitoba
Interprovincial Farm Union Council
Canadian Wheat Board
Chartered Banks
A. B. Wood
DeBerry
FUA
Wood
Saskatchewan
S. Sears
Nanton
United Grain Growers
Gordon Harrold
Lamont
Alberta Wheat Pool
Regina Court reserved on Petlock manslaughter appeal
Regina Saskatchewan Court of Appeal reserved judgment Tuesday on John Petlock's appeal seeking reduction of his 1744 year sentence for manslaughter in his brother Mike's death. Petlock, 36, was convicted 16 months ago after bodies including his mother and Mike's wife and two children were found on the Petlock farm. Emmett Hall argued the sentence excessive since the verdict allowed self defense or provocation.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Japan Recommended for UN Admission as 80th Member
The Security Council unanimously recommends admitting Japan to the United Nations in New York becoming the organization’s 80th member.
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Japan
UN United Nations
N.Y
The
Security Council
United Nations
Brave Boundary Bay fire heroine Barbara Parker saves siblings
Barbara Parker nine from Medicine Hat to Boundary Bay rescued three siblings from a blaze that claimed Beverley Parker nine months old. The family, led by Walter Parker in construction, faced loss as firefighters battled the flames with a sea pumped line aiding nearby homes. Neighbors and local groups organized relief for the Parkers with donations and support from the Cana dian Legion and Kinship Club.
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Medicine Hat
Boundary Bay
B.C
Beverley Parker
Walter Parker
Parkers
Walter
Kathy
Allen
Parker
Beverley
Linda
Chuck Jones
Douglas Small
Jones
Barbara
Jeff Martin
Ladner Branch 61
The
Canadian Legion
Ladner Kinsmen Club
W. J. Metcalfe
Chamber of Commerce retains Calgary lawyer and engineer
The Medicine Hat chamber and city plan opposition to exporting natural gas from the Medicine Hat field. Calgary lawyer W A McGillivray and engineer R R McDaniel will assist, with meetings set to decide action. Saskatchewan Power Corp seeks a permit to export gas from Britalta holdings near Medicine Hat, hearing scheduled January 15.
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Chamber of Commerce
Calgary
W.A. McGillivray
Fenerty, Fenerty
McGillivrary, and Associates
R. R. McDaniel
McDaniel Consultants Ltd
James C. Miller
Chamber Industrial Committee
Chamber
City of
Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Britalta
88 Jailed After Outbreak Violence
AP dispatch from Warsaw reports 88 people jailed after riots following the Stettin Soviet consulate attack. Trybuna Ludu notes assaults on police, municipal offices in Nowy Ciechocinek, Olecko, and Nieszawa, with militiamen deployed from Bialystok to restore order. The government apologized to Moscow amid Hungary crisis.
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Warsaw
Poland
Stettin
Trybuna Ludu
Polish Communist Party
Olecko
Bialystok
Nowy Ciechocinek
Communist Party
Nieszawa
Hungary
Moscow
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Alberta Pool
United States
Beiseker
Sam McGee
Robert Service
Ruth W. McGee
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