Iran deploys air and ground forces to Abadan amid border tensions
Iran dispatches jets to Dezful and shelves full alert for army navy and air force. Artillery tanks and anti air units are positioned around Abadan refineries on the Shatt al Arab as Iraq and Tehran clash over river frontier duties and 1938 treaty terms. An Iraqi patrol previously killed two Iranians and wounded three.
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Tehran
Iran
Abadan
Dezful
Khuzistan
Shatt al Arab
Persian Gulf
Iran’ Petroleum Company
Iraq
Tigris
Euphrates
Gulf of
Defamation Claim Moves Forward From Medicine Hat Firm
A Medicine Hat law firm acting for J. E. Holland says a dec 8 news story dec 9 editorial dec 16 report and dec 19 column defamed him. The items covered Medicine Hat city council and the district planning commission of which he is a director. No damages amount was stated.
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Medicine .Hat Law
Medicine Hat News
J. E. Holland
Medicine Hat
City Council
Medicine Hat District Planning Commission
Holland
Dali Arrives in New York With Ovocipede Display
Surrealist Salvador Dali arrived in New York aboard the liner America wearing a gold-leaf leather suit and promoting an ovocipede a six foot wide transparent ball with a rider inside as a new sport He showcased Columbus Discovery of the New World a 14 by 12 foot painting intended for a New York museum and mentioned a watercolor sent to Lord Beaverbrook for his Fredericton gallery no final discussion with Beaverbrook occurred.
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New York
Salvador Dali
Dali
America
Columbus
New World
Lord Beaverbrook
Fredericton
N.B
Beaverbrook
Dali Santiago el Grande
Sir James Dunn
Hamilton woman donates 500000 to Western Ontario building fund
Mrs. Josephine Spencer Niblett of Hamilton, a former University of Western Ontario student, contributed 500000 to the university building fund. She is the third Spencer family member to give a large sum within a week.
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London, Ont
Josephine Spencer Niblett
Hamilton
University of Western Ontario
Niblett
Spencer
Scot Detained After Immigration Denial At Vancouver
A 32 year old Scottish immigrant, David Hume McGarvie, was detained three days in Seattle cells after Vancouver officials refused him re entry to Canada. He had hoped to reach Cabri Saskatchewan for Christmas with wife and five children.
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Vancouver
Seattle
Canada
Cabrn
Sask
David’ Hume McGarvie
Scotland
Vancouver International
Immigration Department
McGarvie
Canadian Legion
Fairclough
Philip Bird
Guns Traced To Cohen In Kill Case Bail Hearing
Los Angeles authorities traced two of three guns found outside a Sherman Oaks restaurant to Mickey Cohen in the Dec 2 killing of Jack Whalen The Enforcer. Deputy DA Malcolm Harris said the court heard Locigno 38 claiming self defense and the bail hearing was continued to December 29.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Malcolm Harris
William Parker
Harris
Sam Locigno
Locigno
Jack
Whalen
Pre- Christmas Traffic Accidents Reported in Swift Current
Police investigated two serious crashes Tuesday afternoon in Swift Current Sask where Ivan Sinelair and passenger R Melnyk were hospitalized after a stop sign violation at Second St and Fourth Ave SE. Edward Beckman, John Rub and others involved faced extensive damage and minor injuries. A third collision at Sixth Ave and First St SE damaged Harvey Wallace and Robert Bruins cars with no injuries. A fourth crash at Fourth St and Fourth Ave SW damaged Thomas Burns and William McKinley vehicles.
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Sask
Second St
Fourth Ave
Ivan Sinelair
Sinelair
R. ¥. Melnyk
Swift Current
Mac’s
Sinclair
Edward Beckman
First St
John Rub
Eighth St
Rub and Sinclair
Bockman
Sixth Ave
First St. SE
Harvey J. Wallace
Aberdeen St
Robert H. Bruins
Third St
Bruins
Wallace
Fourth St
Thomas Burns
William McKinley
Manyberries
Fourth Ave. SE
Rio de Janeiro midair crash claims many lives
A military trainer and a four engine Viscount collided above Rio de Janeiro killing 32 aboard the airliner and possibly 30 on the ground. Rescue teams recovered bodies while a lone military pilot survived after parachuting to safety. The disaster echoes two prior VASP losses within a year.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Reuters
Fou
Army
Viacao Area
Sao Paulo
Here
VASP
Stolen Stocks and Bonds Recovered in Quebec
Quebec Provincial Police said about 1,000,000 in certified stocks and bonds stolen last April from a Beauharnois family vault were delivered to police. $45,000 in bearer securities and $125 in cash were not returned. A package of 5,230 shares and bonds with an average value of 200 each was left at the police desk and later disappeared.
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Montreal
Quebec
Beauharnois
Hilaire Beauregard
Albert Bisaillon
Federal panel orders reopening of Albert Lea meatpacking plant
A Minnesota federal appeals panel unanimously reversed Gov Freeman and the state militia, ruling Wilson and Company at Albert Lea may reopen. The judges said the plant must be accessible to workers and property without interference, reversing martial law actions declared Dec 11.
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Minneapolis
Orville L. Freeman
Wilson and ‘Company
Albert Lea
Minn
Freeman
Mountain cliff slides near Shuswap Lake threaten nearby area
A rock and debris slide from Mount Vella in the Bas tion Range struck Shuswap Lake near Canoe Point, Canada, tearing a 300 foot high scar across the face. No injuries reported but eight to nine families were cut off by rubble. more slides possible as frost thaw concerns rise and area inspection planned.
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B. C
Shuswap Lake
Provincial Highways Department
Mount Vella
Bastion Range
Shuswap
Canadian U.S. Javelin rocket tests galactic radio signals
A joint Canadian and American team fired the four stage Javelin rocket carrying a 48 pound payload to 560 miles above the Atlantic from Wallops Island Virginia. The 18 minute flight tested the X-248 solid fuel engine and collected interstellar radio signals to aid future communications and navigation research. The 48 foot tall, 7000 pound craft plunged into the ocean about 600 miles from its launch site. A three megacycle receiver aboard the rocket captured signals from the sun stars and cosmic gases.
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Washington
Atlantic Ocean
U. S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
Navy to pull 22 ships from active fleet amid budget move
Washington AP reports the U S Navy will retire 22 ships from its active list as part of an economy drive. The group includes 13 destroyers, two submarines, two seaplane tenders, three tanker ships, one net layer and one net tender.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian Arctic
Navy
Bandits in Army Disguise Attack Ranches near Bogota
In Anzoategui and Tolima near Bogota, ten gunmen in disguise attacked Elplacer Ranch and nearby properties. About 30 people were killed or fatally wounded, including nine children, with several others injured. Police reports describe multiple ranch incursions and a serious incident affecting the neighborhood.
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Bogota
Colombia
Anzoategui
Tolima Department
Elplacer Ranch
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Brazilian Control Agency
Vasp Scandia
Rio Bay
Canoe Point
Tive
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