Quotes on political speech and history erasure
A column notes winds of political critique as it recalls Orwellian history erasure in 1984 and cites public handbooks from British parties. It quotes Churchill era speeches from 1908 1909 and Labour and Conservative figures, underscoring tensions over memory and ideology.
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AnHad Suome al Wudy
Britain
Tory Party
Labor Party
Nye Bevan
Winston Churchill
Conservative
Churchill
Stafford
Germany
Sir Stafford Cripps
Stockport
Denmark Seeks Higher Bacon Prices Amid New Pact
The Anglo Canadian bacon agreement to be announced soon gives Denmark a weighty argument for higher prices. Danish bacon could fetch 217 shillings a cwt, vs 138 shillings for Canadian bacon, reversing the pre devaluation spread. Denmark aims to press Britain for higher agricultural prices during London talks next month.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
London
National Tidende
Britain
Stalin-Tito Row and Chinese Problem Hit UN in 1950
The United Nations security council faces fresh troubles at its first 1950 session with the Stalin Tito dispute and the Chinese issue. Yugoslavia joins the council while Russia may question Yugoslav representation and push for a Chinese Nationalist challenge. Britain backs Czechoslovakia, the US supports Yugoslavia, Canada reportedly voted for Yugoslavia, and new members India Yugoslavia Ecuador replace Canada Soviet Ukraine Argentina.
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Lake Success
N.Y
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Tito
Yugoslavia
U.N
China
Ruussia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Czechoslovakia
India
Ecuador
Ukraine
Argentina
Britain
United States
Canada
Holiday toll of violent deaths in 1949 United States
Chicago report shows 2 717 people died in violent holiday accidents across the nation in 1949. Traffic crashes caused 1 705 deaths, drowning 391, fires 66, and 555 from other mishaps including falls, plane crashes, shootings, and asphyxiations.
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Chicago
United States
Cigarettes Raise One Cent Per Pack Across Canada
Imperial Tobacco announces a one cent per 20 cigarette price increase effective immediately. Macdonald Inc. says they know no more than customers. Taxes vary by province. 1948 tax totals were about 1.70 per pack nationally.
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Montreal
Imperial Tobacco Company
Macdonald Inc
Macdonald
Earle Spuller
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Imperial
Canada
Faye
Candy bars drop to five cents again in Canada
Walter M. Lowney Co. Ltd. announced that the price of candy bars will fall from seven to five cents per bar starting January 1. Some bars will lose weight by about a quarter ounce, while others stay at current averages. the move follows last spring’s tax-driven price drop.
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Montreal
Walter M. Lowney Co. Ltd
Lowney Company
Lowney
Life at Oxford Far Cry From the Good Old Days
Oxford life has shifted from luxe prewar comforts to self service routines. Rhodes scholars face tight finances with $1550 yearly stipends, many depend on scholarships and government grants. Students juggle studies and jobs, with 180 university societies reflecting broader postwar change.
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Oxford
Eng
Oxford University
Magdalen College Park
Canada
Golly
Goodl
D. B. Bigss
Saskatoon
Sexetec College
Bigs
Ostrid University
Riges
P. V. Lyon
Winnipeg
Britain
RCAF
Lyon
New College
India to Recognize Chinese Communists Next Week
London dispatch reports India will recognize the Chinese communist government tomorrow, becoming the first British Commonwealth member to establish diplomatic ties. Bevin authorized timing, with a final decision seen as aligned with Commonwealth positions.
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London
Reuters
India
Peiping
Bevin
Greeting notices deadline for New Year ads
Advertisers must submit New Year greeting notices by Friday afternoon. The notice details specify the Friday cutoff for insertion in The News.
Coffee in a Creamless Café
In a brief exchange at a cafe a customer orders coffee without cream and milk is unavailable. The waiter informs the drink must be served black.
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Custover
Wreck Victims List Injured After Southesk Train Collision
CPR releases initial victim list from two trains wreck near Southesk Alberta. Injured include Arthur Savoy Moose Jaw. Donald Zabel Calgary. Lloyd Peters Calgary. Dorothy Brine Regina. Marie Julien Choma Belgium. Stella O Byerne Calgary. Barbara Kuntz Fox Valley. Barbara Hordiejchuk Toronto. numerous others across Calgary Regina Arrowwood Ogema Edmonton Cochrane Brooks Neudorf Toronto and more.
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Calgary
Canadian Pacific Railway
CPR
Southesk
Alto
Arthur Savoy
Moose Jaw
Sask
Donald Zabel
Lloyd Peters
Bebington
Violet Cawley
Arrowwood
Alta
Pearl Cawley
G. Hewitt
Ontario
Molnar
Brooks
Zifton
Edmonton
Stanley Cox
Strathmore
William Cook
Cochrane
Dorothy Brine
Regina
Marie Julien Choma
Belgium
R. A. Gardiner
T. W. Barrington
Ogema
F. W. Martin
Bill McDuncan
G. Buss
Neudorf
J. A. Smith
William Zeller
John Stephenson
Barbara Kuntz
Fox Valley
Stella O’byrne
Eva Hordiejchuk
Toronto
Alice Bye
Russia gifts first lend lease ice breaker to U S
At Yokosuka Japan a civilian Russian crew brought the ice breaker Southwind into the former Japanese naval base Christmas Day as the first of three lend lease ships the United States has sought for two years.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Russia
United States
State Department
Christmas Ave
Norwegian Sealer Norsel Sets Course for Queen Maud Land
The Td lon Norwegian sealer Norsel sails from Caprhtown on a 2000 mile voyage to the Antarctic. Fourteen British Norwegian and Swedish scientists embark on a two year study of weather, glaciers and geology in Queen Maud Land.
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Caprhtown
Reuters
Tdlon
Norsel
Queen Maud Land
Antarctic
Tragic Southesk Rail Crash Kills One With Dozens Injured
Eyewitness report details a collision near Southesk on the CPR main line as eastbound No. 8 rammed westbound No. 3. At least one CPR lineman Reid B Heffern killed. over 40 injured, six critical. Wrecking crews, doctors, and nurses rushed to scene. track repairs underway amid heavy snow.
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Southesk
C.P.R
Here
Reid B. Heffern
Calgary
Medicine Hat C.P.R
Joe Malone
Alex Forbes
F. W. Gershaw
Pat MacCharles
Ross McKay
Malone
C.P.R. Day
No. 8
Dev
Canada Eyes Incentives to Lure British Immigrants
Ottawa reports Canada may offer inducements next year to attract settlers from Britain as immigration falls from a 1949 peak. Details pending after the new citizenship and immigration department form. Devaluation and money transfer limits hinder UK entrants.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
British Isles
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Ivy Anderson Blues Singer Dies at 54 in Los Angeles
Ivy Anderson, a 54 year old Black blues singer known for records made with Duke Ellington's band, died yesterday in Los Angeles after an asthmatic illness. Her recordings remain collector's items.
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Los Angeles
Ivy Anderson
Duke Etlington
Medicine Hat Theatres Delayed by Film Delivery Failure
The Medicine Hat theatres failed to show afternoon programs as films did not arrive after a train wreck incident. Operators said they plan to resume screenings tonight despite the delay.
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Medicine Hat
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