Unemployment totals rise to 186 300 in Canada
Ottawa reports 186 300 unemployed registered at national employment offices on November 30, up 22 500 from November 16. Newfoundland shows notable relief, while thousands of unskilled workers are released from seasonal jobs in construction, transport, and fishing. Regional figures listed with November 16 brackets.
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Police Taxi for Medicine Hut Proposal Sparks Calgary Debate
Chief Constable A R Bull says resources forbid air evacuation pilot project as drunken driving issue profits. Calgary last year saw four injured and two arrests for dangerous driving compared to 15 injured seven arrested in Christmas 1948. Idea would warn boozy drivers then drive them home and seize car until sober. Also note shoppers’ last day before a three day weekend and store hours change. SMART CHRISTMAS greetings come from stampede family committee.
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NAACP asks for access to court martial probe of Black troops
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People renewed its request to Gen Douglas MacArthur for permission to investigate court martialing of Negro soldiers in the Korean campaign. Also: other brief items report a Moravia bus train crash killing 34 and injuring 54 near Podivin, and remarks on Western response to China communism, Australia's defense plans, Vishinsky’s arrival in Plymouth, and Patterson’s 1951 war strike forecast.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Douglas MacArthur
Canada Navy First Into Korea Again in 1950
Ottawa reports the Royal Canadian Navy’s 1950 actions in Korea with three destroyers Cayuga Athabaskan and Sioux sent on short notice for UN duties including escort blockade patrol bombardment and evacuation. A broad expansion plan raised manpower and ships while new warships and aircraft strengthened the fleet.
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West Powers Agree To Big Four Meet
Western powers signaled willingness to join a four power conference on Germany if Moscow broadens the agenda to include other major world problems. Notes delivered in Moscow indicate U N delegates should set the agenda time and venue. Envoys from the United States Britain and France met Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko as talks suggested a February New York meeting.
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Village Awaits Visit From Prime Minister
Little Kimble in Buckinghamshire awaits the annual Christmas visit by Britain’s prime minister. The Attlee family is expected to attend services at Elisboro near Chequers, and Boxing Day hosts a Chequers children’s party. The village prides itself on its welcoming, nonpolitical atmosphere for visiting leaders.
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Chequers
1950 Biggest Year for Lumber Industries in Pacific Northwest
Portland report notes 1950 saw over 1.25 million U.S. homes started boosting lumber demand to record highs. Mills operated at peak capacity with two to three shifts, drawing on stocks to fill orders for 1.8 million houses, schools, churches, stores, and military uses. Douglas fir mills in Oregon and Washington produced 10.5 billion board feet, with California near record fir cuts and Red Wood near 1 billion feet.
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Red China rejects cease-fire talks as Korean war tensions rise
Peiping Premier Chou En-lai denounces UN cease-fire proposals and warns of a possible large Chinese offensive in Korea as U.N. forces scramble to defend Hungnam. Reports from Hungnam and northeastern Korea describe ongoing Red attacks and a buildup along parallel 38 near Seoul and Yonchon.
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Mothers C Dan Know By
Dr Edward Strecker labels millions of mothers as "moms" for withholding independence from their children. He identifies seven mom types including the common mom who dominates and the self-sacrificing mom who overextends care, hindering self-reliance. The piece previews a continuation on page five.
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Smilestones and Consolation in Nightmares and Dreams
A reflective note on consolation when dreams do not come true. It contrasts hopeful aspirations with harsh nightly fears, suggesting resilience despite disappointment and continued pursuit of better outcomes.
Woman Charged With Manslaughter In Hotel Death
Ottawa CP report states Mrs. Marion Sullivan of Toronto charged with manslaughter after her husband Francis J. Sullivan, Ontario government lawyer, was found dead at the Chateau Laurier. Bail set at 2000 dollars after murder charge cut on a six day preliminary hearing. She will likely return to Toronto. Trial set for January 29 at the Supreme Court sittings in Ottawa.
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South Korea to Reform Death Penalty Remission Policy
Seoul officials will unveil penal reforms amid UN protests over mass executions. The changes include limited remission of death sentences, preserving only the most serious crimes for execution.
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South Korea
Reuters
United Nations
Yuletide Ghosts Wander in Britain
Reuters reports Britain's Christmas ghosts return to familiar haunts with the headless woman in black seen at Yattendon rectory Berkshire. The translucent figure, rumored to have lost her head two centuries ago, often appears near the old kitchen and servant areas during festive periods.
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Alec Farmer
Korea Men Miss White Christmas at Fort Lewis
Canada's special force soldiers at Fort Lewis Washington plan Christmas away from home with 30 trees and turkey dinners. Officers and men of the 10 000 man brigade miss snow but enjoy letters gifts and parcels from home. Many have invitations to celebrate with relatives in Tacoma and Seattle while some attend nearby dinners.
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Gubbins Struggles With Gabby Father-in-Law
A letter to an editor portrays tension in a family over living with a demanding elder. The speaker and spouse clash with the father-in-law as he misreads work, money, and respect, echoing wartime hardship and differing views on duty and sacrifice.
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Lonely Quest To Find Daughter In Manitoba Wastes
Dave Oulette travels by snowshoe deep into northern Manitoba about 2220 miles south of Flin Flon to search for his daughter and son in law missing since November 4 after leaving their children with Mrs Oulette. RCMP have been notified and local trappers and hunters may provide information.
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Grim War Warning Spurs Arms Action
Congress rushes defense plans after a grim warning that Russia is intensifying its atomic energy program. Expert testimony from Gordon Dean of the Atomic Energy Commission was given behind closed doors to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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