Iran Tremors Rampant Killings and Snowbound Rescue Efforts
A series of violent tremors hit western Iran with a prior quake reportedly killing up to 600 and flattening towns. Soldiers aided rubble searches as heavy snow and freezing temperatures complicated relief efforts across Sehneh and surrounding villages.
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Tehran
Iran
Sehneh
Shah Pass
Hamadan
Kersmanshah
Farsinak
Daulatabad
Kangavar
Assadabad
Piryosef
Srabad
Aajin
Medicine Hat Post Office Prepares for Christmas Mail Rush
Medicine Hat post office braces for the Christ mas season with 64 extra staffers and expanded sorting areas to handle bulk mail and parcels. Postmaster Sam Goldie notes deadlines limit deliveries and air mail receives special handling as mail moves by rail and road to Vancouver via the Crow’s Nest Pass line.
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Medicine Hat
Sam Goldie
Goldie
The
News Today
Alberta
Here
Vancouver
Crows Nest Pass
Hunting Accidents Claim 41 Canadians
The Canadian Press reports forty one hunting fatalities across seven provinces this year, a rise of four from last year. Ontario led with sixteen deaths, British Columbia a record high, while Manitoba Saskatchewan New Brunswick and Nova Scotia reported lower totals.
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Canada
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Ontario Lands and Forests Department
Subways Run 70 Percent Normal Amid Strike
NYC subway strike enters sixth day with about 70 percent service. MBA appeals to Governor Harriman for settlement as Mayor Wagner refuses a six point formula and tensions rise among union leaders including notes from jailed MBA heads alleging Waldman betrayal.
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New York
Motormen’s Benevolent Association
Averell Harriman
Robert F. Wagner
Louis Waldman
Wagner
Moss K. Schenck
Augustine Johnson
Waldman
Co-Operation Of NATO Nations Vital Need On Eve Of Conference
London report explains NATO faces a critical crossroads before the Paris summit at the Palais de Chaillot. Leaders must forge policy unity to deter the Soviet threat and repair years of discord. The March military conference will tackle strategy and arms amid broader political rifts.
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NATO
Jack Stepler
News London
The
Southam Co. Ltd
London
Paris
Palais de Chaillot
Eiffel Tower
Persistent Swain Keeps Wires Hot
Crown attorney Har old Sanders told Magistrate F B Rogers that calling a girl 128 times in two hours can be criminal. Russell S Brown of Toronto was convicted on mischief and remanded for sentence. The target, Marie James, 21, said she is engaged to another man. Family testimony said the persistent calls forced removal of the phone.
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Toronto
Harold Sanders
F. B. Rogers
Russell
S. Brown
Marie James
Brown
Indonesia halts seizure of Dutch businesses after Nasution order
Indonesia's army chief Maj Gen Abdul Haris Nasution ordered a halt to seizing Dutch enterprises and warned punishment for disobedience. President Sukarno planned a trip abroad for recovery while observers questioned who would govern. Nasution directed all commanders to supervise seizures and report issues to the military administration.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
AP Indonesia
Sukarno
Djuanda
Sartono
Wrong Time and Place for Bank Robbery on Friday the 13th
Bernard Jackson, 27, attempted to rob the Chemical Corn Exchange Bank branch near the 54th Street precinct. Police officer Robert Tennant intervened, firing no shots, and Jackson was booked on attempted robbery and illegal possession of a gun.
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New York
Chemical Corn Exchange Bank
54Th Street
Bernard Jackson
John A. Cronin
Cronin
Robert Tennant
Jackson
Montreal Explosion Destroys East End Building
A violent blast and oil-fed fire leveled an old two storey building in east Montreal on Friday, damaging a grocery on the first floor and two flats above. Owner Henri Martin aged 48 and clerk Tony de Angelis aged 55 were hospitalized in fair condition with burns and injuries. investigators suspect propane gas caused the explosion.
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Montreal
Henri Martin
Tony de Angelis
Robert Leggett
Fire Department
Eskimo Rescued After Hudson Bay Ice Floe Drift
An Eskimo named Tetertuki, missing since Tuesday, was rescued near Port Harrison Hudson Bay after an air search. A Dakota aircraft from Trenton and a Rockcliffe helicopter airlifted him and seven dogs 30 miles north to Port Harrison. The rescue involved FO William Godby and pilot Don Nicholson amid clear conditions.
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Ont
RCAF
Hudson Bay
Port Harrison
Tetertuki
William Godby
Belleville
Rockcliffe
Ottawa
Great Whale River
Que
Elsie Island
Don Nicholson
Winnipeg
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Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs
Farsang
Dehasyan
Saulantaher
Chetabala
Gholikhani
Alan Donnelly
Comons
CCF
Coldwell
Stanley Knowles
Justice
Davie Fulton
Charles E. Rea
Toronto Spadina
Knowles
Henri Courtemanche
Rea
Courtemanche
Commons
Rush
Pete Nadeau
United States
B.C
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters & Joiners OF
Westminster United Church Hall
Capitol Furniture
Third Street
Optometrists
Swain
Idlewild N.Y
Town & Country
Marshall's Book Store
Stone Agencies
Town & Country Club
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