Snowfall labeled a mistake hits Alberta roads
Two inches of snow fell across southern Alberta causing slick roads in Edmonton and surrounding districts. City crews salted and sanded main routes while authorities report several traffic accidents by noon. Temperatures ranged from 10 to 26 degrees with intermittent snowfall forecast.
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Alberta Motor Association
Edmonton
AMA
Alberta
Calgary
Lethbridge
Great Falls
Montana
Swift Current
City Public Works Department
Jim Carswell
Public Works Department
Christmas mail dumped to protect lives on Korea flight
Ottawa reports thousands of Canadian Christmas letters and mail destined for British and Canadian troops in Korea were jettisoned from a Commonwealth DC3 between Japan and Korea. Only one bag recovered. nine Canadian bags were lost with strong probability others sank.
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Ottawa
Korea
Japan
Post Office Department
Commonwealth Division
Canada
Army Post Office
Vancouver
United States Liner Damaged by Furious British Winds
London report says the American liner United States was damaged as winds over 100 mph battered the British Isles. The ship had just left Southampton for New York when a gale drove her back to the dock. 600 passengers faced delayed sailing.
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London
United States
British Isles
Southampton
New York
Smilestones Professors Nod Class A Great Time Saver
Co ed romance noted as a new twist in campus life with a lighthearted focus on efficiency and timing. The piece highlights a quick rapport between two students and hints at social dynamics on campus.
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Smilestones
CPA Plans Arctic Nonstop Route From Vancouver to London
Canadian Pacific Airlines president Grant McConachie announced a planned non stop Arctic flight from Vancouver to London. The route would link with Tokyo Vancouver service to speed Asia Europe travel and also offer the fastest Australia Britain link. CPA currently serves Vancouver Australia and will soon add South America.
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Vancouver
Grant McConachie
Canadian Pacific Airlines
CPA
London
Arctic
Tokyo
Asia
Europe
McConachie
Transportation and Customs Bureau
Vancouver Board of Trade
Australia
Britain
South America
Electric Vault Blast Kills Worker at Hollenden Hotel
An electrical explosion in the Hollenden Hotel basement in Cleveland killed a workman and severely burned two others. The blast occurred in the subterranean vaults where Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co transformers are kept, apparently when a 4,600 volt line switch was pulled.
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Cleveland
Hollenden
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Outlook sugar factory plans advance in Medicine Hat region
Mayor Harry Weiner said prospects for a new beet sugar plant between Medicine Hat and Brooks are improving while Ottawa reports a royal commission will issue an unfavorable verdict on a South Saskatchewan river irrigation project near Outlook. He argues irrigation in that area is not feasible and favors concentrating beet sugar expansion in the Medicine Hat district to serve growing prairie irrigation belts. Ottawa notes Hazen Argue urged early release of the commission report amid talk of a potential $100 million project and possible partial implementation.
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Brooks
Harry Weiner
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Royal Commission
South Saskatchewan
Outlook
Sask
Canada
Prairies
Weiner
Bow Island
Bow River
Hays
Dysart
T. H. Hogg
Toronto
G. A. Gaherty
Calgary
John A. Widtsoe
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hazen Argue
CCF
Assiniboia
Argue
Bank manager wounded in Williams Lake bank robbery attempt
In Williams Lake British Columbia RCMP say a gunman wounded bank manager Leonard Hellyer during a robbery attempt and was wounded in a posse led shootout after a 12 mile chase through fresh snow. Formal charges expected today as the suspect lies in hospital awaiting identification.
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B.C
RCMP
Wilds
Hellyer
Donald Mars
Cariboo
Ottawa Parliament erupts over Currie report fallout
In Ottawa MPs blast the Currie report with calls for Defence Minister Claxton’s resignation and for a full inquiry. The cabinet delays judgment as Garson cites 14 prosecutions from Petawawa thefts and a broader inquiry is planned for early next year.
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Currie
Progressive Conservatives
Claxton
Defence Department
CCF
Donald Fleming
Toronto- Eglinton
St. Laurent
Solon Low
Social Credit
Garson
Commons Defence Expenditures Committee
Defence
Campney
Petawawa
Douglas Harkness
Calgary East
Col. Harkness
Mack Higdon Re-elected Stampede Head for Seventh Term
Mack Higdon, retired district rancher and pioneer Alberta cattleman, was reelected president of the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Co. Ltd. for his seventh consecutive term. The slate includes officers Dirk Scholten Henry Cavan Lorne Thompson and secretary treasurer E V Elford with directors and associates named. Mayor Harry Weiner was added as associate director per a resolution by Dunmore rancher Henry Cavan.
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Mack Higdon
Medicine Hat
Stampede Company
Ted Slack
Dirk Scholten
Henry Cavan
Lorne Thompson
E. V. Elford
Emerson Porter
Hargrave Mitchell
U S Demands Compensation for Bomber Lost Over Japan
The United States submitted a new demand for compensation for a B29 bomber and its eight crew members shot down near Japan on October 7. A Moscow note described the aircraft as undefended and on a routine flight, while Washington called the attack unprovoked and unjustified.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Moscow
Western provinces to hold first joint B C Alberta talks
Victoria reports Premier Bennett announced a one day Edmonton meeting with Premier Manning and cabinet members from British Columbia and Alberta to discuss options for the Peace River outlet via the PGE and NAR rail links, provincial highway connections, and oil and gas development.
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Victoria
Edmonton
Bennett
Canada
B.C
Einar Gunderson
Alberta
Manning
Social Credit
P.G.E
N.A.R
Prince
U.N. Defends Actions In Koje Prison Riot Charges
The Red Cross warns UN forces may have violated the Geneva conventions during the Koje island prison riots. General Clark counters that uprisings were planned by communist leaders to embarrass the UN command and argues the force used was justified and necessary.
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International Red Cross Committee
United Nations Command
Korea
Koje Island
Mark Clark
Koje
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