Medicine Hat Unions Clash Over Ceramics Breakaway
Fred Joyce of Calgary accuses United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America CIO CCL of rustling Medicine Hat local 471 members from the UMWA. The split follows 800 workers quitting the UMWA to join the ceramics union amid recommendations from the Canadian Congress of Labor.
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Medicine Hat
United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America
Cioccl
Fred Joyce
Calgary
United Mine Workers of
Amelia
Joyce
Medicine Hat and District
UMWA
United Construction Workers
The
Glass and Ceramics Union
Dominion Glass Company
Redcliff
Hycroft China No. 1
Hycroft China No
Medicine Hat Brick and Tile
Redcliff Premier Brick
No GM Cars Before Spring Amid Ontario Strike Spread
A prolonged 12 week GM of Canada strike in Ontario halts car deliveries for 1956 models. Oshawa assembly would resume in four to five weeks after settlement, while feeder plants cut output and some workers are laid off. Dealers seek American imports as parts dwindle and orders drop, with Easterly Canada hit harder than the West.
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General Motors
Canad
Ontario
Oshawa
United States
Toronto
St. Catharines
London
Windsor
Thedabatta
Ford
Chrysler
Ont
Carsteel Corporation of Canada
Kitchener
St. Thomas
Canada
St. John’s
Mld
Saint John
N.B
Local dealers report mixed impact from GM strike
City auto dealers say the 87 day GM strike has boosted sales for many rivals while some remain unsure. Some 1956 models have just arrived and 1955 sales comparisons are hampered by last year’s strike. A few shops report increased demand while others may lay off workers if the strike continues.
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Emery
Champion Motors
Studebaker
News of City Automobile
General Motors
Ford
Monarch
Medicine Hat
Red
Gardner Motors
Dodge
de Soto
Gardner
Windsor
C. E. Keating
Park Garage
Chrysler
Plymouth
Gif Emery
Hill Service Garage
Nash
Ban on Communist Party Triggers Cyprus Curbs
Britain moved to ban the Communist party in Cyprus and rounded up 135 Red leaders in swift raids. The island saw strikes, demonstrations, and disruptions as workers halted duties and hotels refused service. A British soldier was killed and others injured by attacks in Nicosia, with bombs in Limassol and Famagusta.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Britain
Communist Party
Island
Limassol
Famagusta
Weather forecast for Alberta and Saskatchewan thawing blizzard easing
The blizzard in Saskatchewan is weakening while drifting snow continues and winds ease through the day. Thursday brings cloudy cold with lighter winds in Saskatchewan and northern Alberta. A band of light snow reaches Peace River in Alberta tonight and spreads south on Thursday with temperatures from 5 below to 10 above depending on location.
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Edmonton
Saskatchewan
Peace River
Alberta
Miss Ella Wetta Booked for Spring Exhibition Tour
Miss Ella Wetta a Yorkshiresow gifted to Montreal Alouettes by Miss Nancy Roland is said to roam with Landrace sows in Ste Therese de Blainville Que. H Gordon Green and family plan to keep Ella Wetta until breeding age and arrange a litter with a top Yorkshire boar for show times before Grey Cup.
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Ella Weeta
Weiner
Montreal Alouettes
Clover
City Hall
H. Gordon Green
Ste
Nancy Roland
Mr. Green
Ella Wetta
Mine Workers Union split drives members to ceramics group
Larry Messmer, a union official, states the Mine Workers Union faces a mass shift as over 90 percent of members resign to join the Glass and Ceramics Union of North America after accepting an independent policy. He notes the battle is with the people and highlights Canada as a context for the move.
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Larry Messmer
Mine Workers Union
Membee
People
Mr. Me
UMW
Wer Union of North America
Ceramics Union
Fragmented union talk hints at reorganization vote
A garbled report suggests local Glass and Ceramic workers discuss reorganization amid resistance to strikes. The speaker mentions UMWA as a possible option and notes members prefer independence while considering jurisdiction changes.
Emma Marie Towed Into Shelburne After Engine Failure
One of three storm bound ships reached Shelburne Nova Scotia as the 50 foot fishing boat Emma Marie was towed to her home port after engine failure. An RCAF plane spotted the distressed craft and directed a second vessel to its side.
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Halifax
St. John’s
Emma Marie
Shelburne
Nova Scotia
RCAF
Gunman Fatally Shot in Transcona Police Battle
A heavyset gunman identified as Joe Molenda was fatally shot after a gun battle with police in a snowbound Transcona alley. Children cowered inside a nearby home as shotgun fire shattered windows during the chase after a stolen taxi incident and a dash toward the police station.
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Transcona
Man
Joe Molenda
J. G. Bildeau
Peter Falk
Winnipeg
Gun Falk
Falk
Rudolph Wiazinowich
Patricia Balbas
Robert
Toronto constable fights for life after shotgun blast
Police constable John Earls was shot in the face by fugitive Walter Swetloff as he cornered a car thief. Swetloff, 29, is held without bail on charges of attempted murder and related offenses. Earls faces serious head and eye injuries with potential vision loss. Swetloff recently immigrated from Poland and worked in a mattress factory.
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Toronto (Cp
John Earis
Walter Swetloff
Earls
Toronto
Swetloff
Poland
Kincaid
Sask
Vancouver
Arctic blizzard eases as Saskatchewan towns cope
Severe storm conditions eased across Saskatchewan with one death and several missing persons feared dead. Arctic winds continued to drive snow and blackouts. hundreds remained stranded in farms and towns as rail and air services slowly resumed. Rescue efforts moved dozens of stranded into Regina while many communities began digging out from the hardest hit areas.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Saskatoon
Prince Albert
Regina
Key River
Grande Prairie
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Manitoba
Halbrite
William Carey
RCMP
Kistersley
Alan Guest
Moose Jaw
Kindersley
Lawrence Hanson
Pease
Belle Plaine
Wheat
Curlers Ready to Start Ice Making at New Rink
Ice making begins tonight after sand leveling at the new curling rink. A work party will finish leveling then move to the old rink for a rock bee to uncrate and assemble 32 sets of rocks and paint them. Open house Monday Dec 19 and a school of instruction all next week for new curlers.
Record Snow Blizzard Sets Manitoba Provincial Snow Mark
A Arctic blizzard sweeping through Alberta and Saskatchewan dump five inches of snow in Manitoba, raising the season total to 43.7 inches as of December 12 and surpassing the 1919 record of 42 inches. The cold stretch hints at a historically cold winter, with November mean temperatures well below normal and early migration of waterfowl signaling harsh conditions ahead.
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Winnipeg
Arctic
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Weather Office
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Oliver Hodges
Hamilton
Messmer
Canadian Congress of Labor
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CCL
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Santa Claus
W. W. Warren
Montgomery
Alta
Warrens
Iserlohn
Germany
Pte. Warren
Santa
Rudolph
Win
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Sor
Capitol Furniture
Your Gift Centre
Ban Commies Island
Iccusation
Natalia Lark
Miss Lark
Emma
D.J. McCombe
North Battleford
Carol
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