Aussies Swelter In Heat Wave and Snow Hits Canada
A brutal heat wave grips Australia while a brisk cold front pushes heavy snow into southern Alberta. Sydney reports 107.5 degrees with inland readings near 115 as bush fires threaten towns and shoppers collapse. In Medicine Hat, temperatures swing with snow and mild relief, and travel schedules show minor delays amid winter conditions. The Edmonton area endures up to 10 inches of snow from the same storm system.
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Northea
Istralia
Toom
Medicine
Sydney
Reuters
Brandon College Dinner Turkey Disappears In Corking Prank
Brandon CF P teachers gathered for a Christmas dinner when a giant turkey vanished from the banquet room after being brought from the oven. Officials search and mystery of the missing bird continues.
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Brandon
CFP
Brandon College
Carrier Boys to Collect Thursday Christmas Edition
The News announces a one time collection day on Thursday for carrier boys to ease post Christmas workload. Thursday’s noon edition will be the annual Christmas issue with double weight loads for readers and carriers.
Mossadegh Sentenced to Solitary Confinement in Iran
Tehran radio reports former Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh has been sentenced to three years of solitary confinement on charges of attempting to overthrow the shah. Also, Chile plans a 12 year, 300 million expansion of its newsprint industry that could affect Canada Latin American sales. In High River a grain elevator fire caused over 200 thousand dollars in damage. 80 to 100 thousand bushels of grain were stored there.
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London
Tehran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Ottawa
Chile
Canada
Latin America
High River
Nixon Warns On Asia Policy After Asia Tour
Vice President Nixon returns from Asia with warnings that the United States may need to spend more and act decisively to stop Communist gains. He urges a review of Asiatic policy and considers backing the French in Indochina or negotiating a Korea-style truce, plus possibly adding Pakistan to U S aid allies. The administration faces political risk whichever path is chosen.
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Russell Brines
Washington
Richard Nixon
Asia
Eisenhower
Nixon
United States
Indo-China
Southeast Asia
Paris
Pakistan
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Free Asia
Tokyo
Manila
Japan
South Korea
China
Father Fined Again Over Daughter’s Slacks at School
In Warrington England Ernest Spiers 56 faces a renewed fine for not sending his 14 year old daughter Eva to school regularly Eva wore slacks for health reasons to shield her from rheumatic fever the school sent her home and the high court upheld the school’s dress policy.
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Warrington
Eng
Reuters
Ernest Spiers
Eva
Spiers
High
Canada’s toy demand shows engineers and mothers in charge
A Canadian Press survey finds Christmas toy tastes vary by region but overall girls favor dolls and boys favor electric trains. Toronto Edmonton and Calgary report strong demand for space toys and dolls, with high priced dolls selling fast in western markets. Scrabble and wall climbing bird toys gain popularity amid broad toy categories in 1953 retail sales.
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Canada
Maritimes
B.C
Toronto
Edmonton
Calgary
Montreal
Regina
Quebec City
Saint John
N.B
Vancouver
Space Toys
West
Christmas Gift Brings Artifical Arms To Boy In Edmonton
Six year old Leonard Seaby born without arms received artificial arms three months ago from an Edmonton service club. On Friday club members gave him a decorated Christmas tree and gifts. The new limbs enable him to use a knife and fork write his name and fasten his shoes improving daily life.
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Edmonton
Leonard Seaby
Seaby
Timmins Miners Reopen Talks For Settlement
Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines and the United Steelworkers of America resume talks to end a 1500 worker strike at the Timmins Hollinger mine. The meeting, urged by Mayor J W Spooner, follows government talks in Toronto and a dispute over a five cent wage rise and contract length. Hollinger opposes wage reviews during gold price swings and prefers a two year deal.
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Timmins, Ont
Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd
United Steelworkers of America
Csoccl
Big Timmins
J. W. Spooner
Timmins Council
Toronto
Frost
Daley
Ontario
Hollinger
Timmins
Tyro pilot and passenger found dead in Alberta crash
John McPhee 28 and Ray Heggie 22 died in a light aircraft crash near Raymond Alberta after taking off from Lethbridge on a practice flight. Snow halted search until crews used clear weather to resume and locate the wreckage 10 miles north of Raymond and 20 miles south west of the town. McPhee left five children and Heggie one child as families mourn the losses.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
John McPhee
Oil Company
Ray Heggie
Raymond
Lethbridge Flying Club
Here
McPhee
Heggie
Spring Coulee
St. Mary River Dam
Vancouver
Alberta Storm Moves Into U S With Snowfall
A storm that dropped 5 to 10 inches of new snow on southern Alberta Sunday has moved into the midwestern United States. Skies clear briefly in Alberta and western Saskatchewan tonight then cloud over Tuesday morning with slightly higher temperatures than today.
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Edmonton
Alberta
United States
Saskatchewan
Smilestones Sweet Young Thing Revels In Rowing Revelations
A tearful young woman claims a deceptive suitor lied about his yacht size and forced her to row. The claim frames a celebrity style expose about vanity and pressure in a high society liaison.
New Orthopedic Appliance Gives Girl Arms and Hands
Pretty Cherry Maloney, born without arms, now has externally movable prosthetic arms and hands designed for full outward motion. Dr Harris K. Cohan notes Cheryl must learn to use chest muscles to operate them while weighing about a pound and a half each.
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Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Cherry Maloney
Honesdale
Harris Kk. Cohan
Cheryl
Cohan
Soviet Union ready for private talks on atomic arms ban
The Soviet government agreed to join in private or diplomatic talks proposed by President Eisenhower to discuss an acceptable solution to the atomic armaments race. Moscow urged prohibition of atomic and hydrogen weapons and called for an international ban with strict control to prevent war use.
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Moscow
Reuters
Eisenhower
Washington
Fisenhower
United States
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Redue
Slow start in Medicine Hat by election day
The Medicine Hat by election to replace the late Dr. J L Robinson opened with a very light vote up to noon as snow dampened turnout. Only about 20 votes were cast at Connaught poll and few at other sites with 11,964 eligible voters across 16 polls.
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Medicine Hat
M.L.A
J. L. Robinson
Industry and Labor
J. T. Cuyler
Connaught
Elin St
Kitchener
Social Credit
Edwin W. Horne
C.C.F
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