Churchill arrives in Ottawa for five day informal visit
Prime Minister Winston Churchill lands at Ottawa Union Station at 11 56 am EST for a five day stay to rest and discuss world problems with Prime Minister St Laurent and cabinet. He is greeted by dignitaries and Maj Gen Harry Letson and will reside at Rideau Hall with the Governor General.
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Ottawa
Churchill
Union Station
St. Laurent
Harry Letson
Rideau Hall
RCMP
New York
Washington
Truman
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Royal Canadian
30Th Field Regiment
Royal Canadian Artillery
Rideau Canal
Alexander Clutterbuck
Winston Churchill
Viscount Alexander
Flying Enterprise Skipper Given Rousing Welcome
Capt Kurt Carlsen spoke at a press conference in Falmouth saying he would stay in the seafaring life after the Flying Enterprise saga. He planned to fly to New York to see family and recalled his log and ship papers were lost at sea. He praised the crew, reflected on the gale that doomed the ship, and said the decision to abandon was forced by crushed wheelhouse doors.
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Falmouth
England
Kurt Carlsen
New York
Enterprise
Carlsen
Flying Enterprise
Atlantic
Dan Parker
Dancy
Parker
Carlson
Davy Jones
Alfred B. Driscoll
New Jersey
Carl
Maun
Martin- Carlsen
Henrik Kurt Carlsen
Captain Carlsen Returns to Falmouth Amid Ocean Rescue Cheers
Captain Kurt Carlsen lands in Falmouth after two week stand aboard the Flying Enterprise. He apologizes for not bringing the freighter home as the hulk sinks 37 miles off the coast. Crowds cheer. tug Turmoil crew praised. Gov. Driscoll sends cigars. Carlsen vows to sleep after the ordeal.
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Falmouth
England
Kurt
Carlson
Atlantic
Prince of Wales
No Sign Of Seamen In Pacific Search For Pennsylvania
Seven planes from the United States Canada and Japan joined the search for the abandoned freighter Pennsylvania and its 45 or 46 crew members about 465 miles northwest of Vancouver Island. The day-long effort found no wreckage or life signs amid storm seas and snow squalls.
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Seattle
North Pacific
Pennsylvania
United States
Vancouver Island
Cmdr
R. M. Dudley
Coast Guard
Law Expert Warns Government Boards Endanger Freedom
Edmonton report notes Calgary lawyer W. Ken Powers warned at the Alberta Bar Association sub-section meeting that expanding powers of administrative boards threaten individual freedom. He urged independent tribunals to review board actions to protect due process and prevent abuses in the name of public interest.
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Edmonton
W. Ken Powers
Calgary
Powers
Western Weekly Law Reports
Alberta
Canadian Bar Association
Russia
Father refuses Medal of Honor for son in Korea
Washington father Halsey McGovern refused the Medal of Honor and Silver Star for gallantry in Korea, saying President Truman is not worthy to confer the honors. Both sons were killed in action.
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Washington
Korea
Truman
United States
Halsey McGovern
McGovern
Public stocks used for punishment in England 1350 to 1865
Public stocks served as a punishment method in England spanning roughly from 1350 to 1865, reflecting historic criminal justice practices before reforms reduced or ended their use.
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England
West Germany Approves Schuman Plan in Parliament
West Germany’s parliament approved the Schuman plan by 225 to 144 on its second reading with final passage expected later. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer hailed the vote as a test for European unity amid strong socialist opposition.
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Bonn
Germany
Schuman
Western Europe
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Europe
Free Doukhobor Released Exiled From British Columbia
John Sherstibitoff, described as the official bomber of the Doukhobor Sons of Freedom, is to be released on parole but exiled from British Columbia. He has served 18 months of a 14 year term for six counts of arson, with conditions including permanent banishment from the province.
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Vancouver
John Sherstibitoff
Sons of Freedom
British Columbia
Sherstibitoff
Nelson
B.C
Col
Fredrick J. Mead
Consultative Committee
Col. Mead
Col. Meade
Philip Perserveroff
Kootenay Region
Interior B.C
U N Proposes Twelve Nation Disarmament Commission
In Paris the United Nations General Assembly approved a 42 to 5 vote to create a 12 nation disarmament body. It will study step by step arms reductions and aim to ban atomic weapons in a future agreed date. The proposal was led by the Western powers led by the United States Britain and France after four weeks of debate.
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Paris
United Nations General Assembly
U.S
Britain
France
U.N. Assembly
Assembly
Russia
Luis Padilla Nervo
Allies Puzzled by Contradiction Over Building Airfields
U N truce negotiators demanded an explanation for the Communist shift on airfields while a truce is in force. Maj Gen Turner cited earlier plans to build airfields. Gen Hsieh Fang maintained no change. Sub committees met briefly and will reconvene at Panmunjom. Libby pressed for justification of forced repatriation claims amid stalled talks.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Reds
Howard M. Turner
Hsieh Fang
Panmunjom
R. E
Libby
Red
Peiping
Tokyo
United Nations
American Sabres Down Four Red Jets Near Panmunjom
American F-86 Sabres shot down four Red jets in battles near Panmunjom, with one Mig-15 downed at Sariwon and another engagement against U S Thunderjets 30 miles north of Panmunjom. The week’s U N air victory total reached eleven with twelve aircraft damaged. Naval guns supported by the Rochester, Collett, and De Haven shelled Communist concentrations near Kosong, as ground actions quieted.
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Seoul
Korea
Panmunjom
Sariwon
Yalu River
Manchuria
U.N
Rochester
Collett
de Haven
Kosong
Cold air settles over Alberta and Saskatchewan
The region experiences subzero temperatures with a cold snap in Alberta and western Saskatchewan. Snow is forecast for Alberta tonight with mostly cloudy skies. Medicine Hat reports cloudy and cold with intermittent snow ending Saturday morning. Winds shift from northeast today to light Saturday. Tonight low near 15 below, tomorrow high near 15 below in the north and 5 below in the southwest.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Provincial awards set two overpasses on Trans-Canada route
The provincial government awarded contracts for two overpasses over CPR lines in the Medicine Hat district as part of the Trans-Canada highway program. Yukon Construction Company of Edmonton will build reinforced concrete bridges two miles southeast of Redcliff at $25,770 and three miles northwest of Dunmore at $32,248.50.
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C.P.R
Medicine Hat
Yukon Construction Company
Edmonton
Redcliff
Dunmore
Road Report Notes Heavy Sections and Partial Openings
Road Report No 1 shows beast heavy in places but traffic passing. No 1 West heavy east of Tilley with single track and through traffic. No 3 West reports good road but icy edges and Monalta Bladed out yesterday then opened. Plow widening work begun this morning. Hilda Schuler road heavy in spots with residents using fields in many 2s.
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Tilley
Monalta
Hilda-Schuler
Smilestones Joke Among Bridge Players
A lighthearted column note describes two bridge players joking about spouses complaints at meals, with one quipping about husbands and dinners and the other agreeing with a dig about criticism of meals.
Alexander Out As Successor To Ike
Ottawa reports say Viscount Alexander is considered for NATO western Europe command but is ineligible as non American. Three American generals, Omar Bradley Matthew Ridgway and Alfred Gruenther, are named as potential NATO leaders though Gruenther lacks front line command experience. Other rumors place Viscount Alexander near a Malaya return or cabinet post under Churchill.
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Douglas
Ottawa
Viscount Alexander
Eisenhower
Europe
Canada
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Gen. Eisenhower
United States
Pact
Omar Bradley
U.S
Ington
Matthew Ridgway
Far East
Alfred Gruenther
Gruenther
Pearson
Claxton
NATO
Churchill
Malaya
Rescue Teams Toil Up Mount Moel Siabod To Reach Plane
Rescue teams climbed the 2860 foot Moel Siabod slopes in North Wales to recover 20 passengers and three crew killed when an Irish DC-3 nosedived into a bog during a hailstorm. Bodies were found early, many unrecognizable. luggage and mail may aid ID. The night flight from London to Dublin was Aer Lingus first major accident.
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Dolwyddelan
Wales
Reuters
Moel Siabod
London
Dublin
Aer. Lingus
Building Destroyed By Fire and Explosion in TNT Plant
A TNT production building at Canadian Industries Ltd explosives plant near McMasterville Quebec was destroyed by fire and several minor blasts. No injuries reported and damage pegged at 150000 dollars. The blaze began around 5 15 a m EST as the night watchman completed rounds. The plant mainly produces dynamite and other commercial explosives.
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Mcmasterville
Quc
Canadian Industries Ltd
Montreal
Warsaw Play Portrays U S Russia As Buddies
London Reuters reports a Warsaw radio dramatization based on New Times asserting a 1955 world where communism and capitalism coexist peacefully. The play envisions Soviet orders of 2 billion dollars from U S firms, 100 energy powered ships, and Americans aiding in Korea and reconstruction while atom bombers depart westward.
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London
Reuters
Warsaw
Kremlin
New Times
Collier's
United States
Stalin
Soviet Union
Moscow
Korea
England
Russia
Soap Bullet Wounds Teen in Pittsfield Suburb
A 13 year old identified as James Hinckley was wounded by a soap bullet fired from a modified .22 cartridge by a 15 year old companion. The shooter plugged the shell with laundry soap and fired as Hinckley stepped from his door. The injury was not serious.
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Pittsfield
Mass
James’ Hinckley
Chum
Young Inckley
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