Students Readjust After Yuletide Break In Alberta Schools
The Jan 3 return marks the second half term start under Alberta school act with Dec 23 as Christmas closing. Next year adds a day to break. Teenschael board weighs steel lockers for Alexemira CHS to boost student possessions security. Local notes mention a Seventh Ave vacant-lot steam engine display for the stampede parade.
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School Act of Alberta
Teenschael Board
Alexemira Chs
Fuaents
Seventh Ave
Taylor Appointed Cabinet Minister in Alberta
Gordon I. Taylor of Drumheller receives appointment as minister of railways and telephones and acting minister of public works in the Alberta government. He has long served in the legislature since 1940, led party whip since 1943, and has a background in insurance, real estate, and youth work.
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Edmonton
Gordon I. Taylor
Drumheller
Alta
Alberta
I. C. Wanninas
Taylor
Lion
D. B. MacMillan
MacMillan
Department of Railways and Telephones
Mr.Taylor
Social Credit
Calgary
Mr. Taylor
Calgary Normal School
Gordon
R.C.A
Communists poised for major Korea invasion alert says MacArthur
In Tokyo AP dispatch Gen. MacArthur reports over 1.55 million Communist troops poised to strike UN forces in Korea. He cites 444,406 Reds along the front south of 38th parallel, including 277,178 Chinese. Near 1,000,000 others en route or in reserve in Manchuria. Ridgway meets Rhee and sets a new frontline motto as the fight looms.
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MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
South Korea
Manchuria
Islas Visayas freed after pirate seizure off China coast
The 516 ton Panamanian steamship Islas Visayas was attacked and held by pirates off the Chinese coast on Christmas Day and looted. The ship was released yesterday. pirates took cargo and crew belongings.
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Nong Kong
Islas Visayas
No Clear Cut Win In Korea Campaign But Results Better
New York dispatch notes a decisive military victory is unlikely in Korea due to manpower shortages. Morale among United Nations troops remains high, and observers foresee a slow retreat or possible evacuation, with pressure continuing through naval blockade bombing and guerrilla activity.
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Japan
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Vancouver Teens Found Safe After Missing Night
Two teenaged girls Marilyn Long and Frieda Neufeld were found near a cabin on Mount Seymour after a blizzard. Ski troopers and volunteers searched 4,700-foot slopes as fears of exposure or cougar attack spread, with no serious injuries reported.
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Vancouver
Cclad
Mount Seymour
Marilyn Long
Frieda Neufel
W. A. Hatfield
Frieda Neufeld
R.C.M.P
Farmers Forecast Good Year Ahead For 1951
Ottawa reports agricultural experts foresee optimism for Canadian farming in 1951 with surpluses down and cash income rising above two billion dollars. Risks include higher costs for machinery fertilizers pesticides and building materials plus defence-driven supply limits and needed production shifts to meet Britain’s expanded bacon and cheese demand. Western hog production could rise aided by abundant feed and frozen western wheat.
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U.K
U.S
Canada
Britain
Bone Replacement Advances in French Medicine
Paris reports widespread use of bone banks mimicking blood banks. Since 1946 over 1,000 bone operations occurred as 15 banks maintain usable limbs. Beaujon hospital replaced 150 bones in a year with autopsy-screened donations. one hour surgery restored a cancerous humerus.
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Paris
Reuters
Beaujon Hospital
Riddle on Family Counting Turns to Laughs
A playful exchange asks how many members are in the Smith family with mummy daddy and baby. The narrator quips two and one to carry, mixing math and family bones for light humor.
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Smith
Allied Planes Force Surrender On Korean Front
Allied planes claimed to force the surrender of about 100 Communist troops on the eastern Korean front after repeated strafing. Pilots reported over 800 killed or wounded in North Korea on Wednesday, with major damage in Chorwon and 23 towns visited by air sorties.
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U.S
North Korea
Chorwon
Telephone Conversations Could Stand Improvement
A freak radio belonging to Mrs. K. A. Waynick of Centreville Tennessee intercepts local calls. The chatter records two women discussing Christmas woes, children Elmer Sadie and a professor father, with quirky miscommunications and jokes about intelligence and growth.
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London Xpress Service
K. A. Waynick
Centreville
Tennessee
Elmer
O.K
Sadie
Canada Air Force to double striking power in 1951
Ottawa reports Canada's air force plans to double fighter strength from two regular squadrons to six and raise anti submarine squadrons to three. Some units to Europe and Pacific coast bases are expected. The expansion continues into 1952 to build substantial combat strength.
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Canada
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Pacific Coast
Maritimes
Bitter Cold Grips Midwest and Northeast States
Bitter Arctic air sent temperatures plummeting across the Midwest and East. Readings fell to 36 below in Lone Rock and Decorah and 35 below in Big Moose and Decorah followed by single digits or teens in major cities. New Jersey and New York registered their coldest marks of the winter while Washington DC logged 15 above.
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Decorah
Iowa
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Stokes State Forest
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Stone Stolen By Fiery Scotsmen In Westminster Heist
London police probe a Bonny Prince Charlie theory after the 350 pound Scone stone was stolen from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Eve. Investigators weigh whether a woman in the raiding party was actually a man in disguise. An anonymous caller claimed the stone is now safely in Scotland.
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Reuters
Westminster Abbey
Scotland
England
Bonnie Prince Charlie
France
Glasgow
Pats Take Over Training Area in Pusan Korea
The 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry takes over a training zone in Pusan as they prepare for Korea. Maj Henry Tighe leads the battalion in establishing a new camp and outfitting the troops for battle prep with a focus on night operations. A rear depot will hold unneeded gear while Maj Geoffrey Brooks and others maintain the battalion's administrative echelon.
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Canadian Light Infantry
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Victoria
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