Ottawa eases consumer credit restrictions amid inflation signs
The Canadian government extended the repayment period to 18 months from 12 for consumer bills starting January 14 while keeping down payments and minimums. The rules drop piano coverage, allow 12 month rentals for appliances, and exempt business-use goods from the cap. Finance Minister Abbott warned inflation remains strong yet easing pressure could justify further relaxations.
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Ottawa
Abbott
Planes Begin Hunt For Seamen As Pennsylvanian Sinks
Rescue planes from US coast guard search stations comb 465 miles northwest of Vancouver Island for 45 men in lifeboats from the freighter Pennsylvania. Canadian ships and the weather ship Stonetown race toward the scene as waves reach 45 feet and temperatures drop.
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Vancouver
Pacific
Pennsylvania
Coast Guard
Vancouver Island
Gvester
Seattle
Cygnet
George Plover
Portland
Ore
Transport Board Moves to Speed Freight Rate Equalization
The Board of Transport Commissioners in Ottawa outlined a plan to accelerate nationwide freight rate equalization. New tentative rates will be drafted in coming months, shortening the previously expected years-long timeline. Chief Commissioner Justice J D Kearney said preliminary talks will lead to proposed scales, followed by a country-wide tour for regional input.
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Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
Justice J. D. Kearney
British freighter Day Beam sails with last steel pipe for Middle East pipeline
The Day Beam departed with 166,900 tons of 30 inch steel pipe for a 500 mile Middle East pipeline. It heads to Basra in southeast Iraq to supply the Kirkuk oil lifeline route through Syria to Tripoli Lebanon.
Little Hope for Life of Montreal Beauty
In Miami authorities say Mrs. Harnette Lemay a 21 year old Canadian beauty remains missing with slim chances of survival. Deputy James O Barker leads the Monroe County investigation and suspects a crime. Lemay disappeared after leaving her husband to reach their car 150 yards away while they fished in the Keys. She was a Montreal socialite and a recent beauty contest semi finalist who wed in May and honeymooned in Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Harnette Lemay
James O. Barker
Monroe County
Barker
Keys
George Lemay
Rail Unions Seek Ottawa Aid On Interim Pay Rise
Ottawa officials indicated the cabinet would not intervene in union railway wage talks. About 125 000 workers pressed for temporary increases to offset living costs since Sept 1, 1950, but railways refused. Union leaders said the cost of living rise could equate to 17 cents an hour, though no specific demand was set.
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Ottawa
International
Gregg
Frank H. Hall
Hall
Arthur MacNamara
Road Report Update for East and West Routes
Road conditions report shows east Passable to Gull Lake with plow work from Gull Lake to Swift Current blocked. No 1 west is passable but heavy in spots while No 3 west has edge snow but free traffic. Monalta heavy in places and blocked further south with plow today and tomorrow while side roads remain heavy.
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Gull Lake
Monalta
Fine Motorists Safety Stickers Charged in City Check
City police conducted their first vehicle safety sticker check and filed charges against 19 car owners. Four cases were dismissed after inspection evidence. Others pled guilty with fines of 1 dollar and court costs of 3 dollars. Magistrate A Y Spivack presided Thursday morning listing defendants including Harold Gunderson and John Turner.
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A. Y. Spivack
Harold Gunderson
Chester Nechiporenko
Valentino Devalier
Glen Odland
Fire risk alert as inflammable rayon sweaters spark tests
Massachusetts state police warned the public about door-to-door salesmen selling inflammable sweaters. A state chemist tested a sweater and it burst into flame. The garments are rayon with a thick nap that ignites easily.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Churchill Seeks Rest at Baruch House as Ottawa Trip Looms
Prime Minister Churchill relaxed at Bernard Baruch’s New York apartment after 18 hours of meetings with President Truman. He plans a four day Ottawa visit with Prime Minister St Laurent, then a joint address to Congress in Washington. American Irish Minutemen protested outside Baruch’s building for an hour and a half.
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New York
Churchill
Bernard M. Baruch
Truman
Baruch
Washington
RCAF
Ottawa
St. Laurent
America
White House
Iruman
Congress
Irish Minutemen
Allies say Reds fear repatriation in Korea talks
Allied negotiators accuse the communists of pressing for forced repatriation to boost forces in Korea. Rear Admiral Libby says the Reds are “scared to death” of freedom of choice. Armistice talks stall on supervision and prisoner exchanges as meetings set for Panmunjom.
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Munsan
Korea
R. E. Libby
United Nations
Panmunjom
Libby
Red Armies
Cold Arctic Air Returns to Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan
A blast of polar air ends the mild spell in southern Alberta and moves east toward southwestern Saskatchewan. Subzero temperatures are forecast tonight and Friday with overnight lows from 30 to 10 below and highs from 10 below to near zero. Medicine Hat area stays cloudy with intermittent snow and continuing cold. Winds shift from north 15 to light this evening.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Fresh Young Man Confronted by Elderly Toronto Rider
A motorist in central Toronto offered a ride to an elderly woman at a street car stop since the strike began Jan 4. She asked for a street car. He replied there were none, and she admonished with a cane, calling him a fresh young man.
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Toronto (Cp
Toronto
Smilestones Babysitter Quip About Red Riding Hood
A babysitter narrator quips that Red Riding Hood ate porridge and climbed upstairs to see three beds. The junior replies that the porridge must have been spiked, adding a humorous twist.
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Red Riding Hood
Junior
Manyberries Dominion range station may move northward
A proposal to relocate Canada’s Dominion range experiment station from Manyberries 97 miles south of Medicine Hat to a site 10 miles north near the Hargrave Mitchell ranch, including about 49 000 acres, will be discussed at a Ottawa conference of agriculture station superintendents.
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Dominion Range
Manyberries
Medicine Hat
Hargrave Mitchell
South Saskatchewan River
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
James G. Gardiner
Hobart N. Peters
Alberta
Rube Gilchrist
Cypress Ranching Co
Maple Creek
George Ross
Aden
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Ralph Fries
Prairies
L. B. Thomson
P.F.R.A
Drammen A Norwegian Seaport Exporting Timber by Water
Drammen near Oslo handles a sizable timber export trade with logs floated down from upland forests to the seaport. The operation links northern forests to international markets via Norway’s waterways and harbor facilities.
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Drammen
Oslo
Grants for Canadian universities near approval
Ottawa announced that all provinces except Quebec agreed on which universities will receive seven million dollars in government grants. 82 universities outside Quebec will share the funds, allocated by provincial population with Ontario receiving the largest share about 2.3 million for 29 institutions.
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Otitawa
GCP
Abbott
Quebec
Massey Commission
Fire destroys large part of Ammerschwihr monastery
Colmar France AP reports fire yesterday razed a substantial section of the Redemptorist monastery at Ammerschwihr near Colmar. The chapel, a historic pilgrimage site dating to a reported 14th century Marian apparition, was saved from destruction.
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Colmar
France
Redemptorist Fathers
Ammerschwihr
Flying Enterprise Sinks After Two Week Battle At Sea
In a dramatic Atlantic rescue, Captain Kurt Carlson and First Mate Kenneth Dancy were saved by the British tug Turmoil after the Flying Enterprise sank. They jumped overboard as the freighter list and disappeared, while a flotilla including the destroyer Willard Keith assisted in the perilous, ongoing rescue amid raging weather and heavy cargo.
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Falmouth
England
Flying Enterprise
Kurt Carlson
Kenneth Dancy
Carlsen
Dancy
Turmoil
Atlantic
United States
Carlson
Willard Keith
Enterprise
Ats
Dan Parker
Haven
Land’s End
Keith
K Keith
Flying Enterprise Tragedy and Rescue Efforts Reported
The Flying Enterprise, an Isbrandtsen engine vessel en route from Hamburg to New York, endures a severe gulf storm near England. Captain Carlson and Dancy were forced to abandon to a lifeboat but both were later found safe aboard the tug Turmoil, while the ship remained afloat then sank with brief hope as it drifted stern first.
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New York
England
Carlson
Dancy
Keith
Enterprise
Dextrous
O.K
Lands End
Associated Press
AP Bureau
London
Falmouth
Isbrandtsengine
Hamburg
Ger
Eager Beaver Winter Exercise Trials Arctic Army Equipment
About 150 Canadian sappers camped on Kluane Lake prepare for the Eager Beaver winter drill. A joint force of 450 Canadian and American troops will test gear and skills over six months from Silver Creek Yukon to mid July.
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Edmonton
Kluane Lake
United States Army Engineers
Whitehorse
Y.T
Great Falls
Mont
Subs Arctic
Silver Creek
Alaska Highway
H. D. Brown
U.S. Engineer Corps
E. D. Taylor
59Th Independent Field Squadron
Royal Canadian Engineers
U.S
Dawson Creek
B.C
Skagway
Alaska Panhandle
Frank Storrs Wins Legion Christmas Baby Bonus
A $25 gift goes to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Storrs as the Canadian Legion Christmas baby bonus winners for 1951. The baby arrived at 10 30 a.m. on December 28, shortly after the Santa Claus party on December 20.
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Frank Storrs
Canadian Legion
The
Legion
Storrs
Shooting Customers Not Part of Job
The Pennsylvania supreme court ruled a bartender exceeded his job scope when he shot a customer to maintain order at Zaney Bar in Philadelphia. Eugene Howard, 22, was awarded $3,800. the jury’s verdict was overturned, and the high court held the bartender liable for departing from employment duties.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Eugene Howard
Howard
Herbert Miles
Frank Smith
Supreme Court
Allen M Stearne
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Montreal
Baltimore
Transportation Commission
Toronto Samaritan
Tug
Eager Beaver
Legion Baby
PTO M
Etrest
NS AG
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