Quebec Fears Communism May Rise in Wake of Ontario Leader
CCF member Erhart Regier of Burnaby Coquitlam warned in Ottawa that Quebec could embrace communism as political tides shift. He cited Montreal voters supporting Communist candidates and criticized St Laurent over a tax dispute with Duplessis. Other MPs urged merchant navy reform and highway aid.
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Ottawa
CCF Commons
Quebec
Erhart Regier
Burnaby-Coquitlam
Communist Party
British Columbia
Canada
CCF
Québec
Prime Minister Seeks Information on Thomson Resignation
Ottawa Prime Minister St Laurent says he still seeks information on the attempted resignation of L B Thomson of Regina as director of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration. Thomson earlier offered to resign before Saskatchewan Liberal leadership nominating convention. he failed to win and remained in post. Diefenbaker pressed whether the PM can answer now and if civil servants appointed under an order in council are in a different rights position than those appointed by the Civil Service Commission. St Laurent said he has not yet obtained all needed information.
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Ottawa
St. Laurent
L. B. Thomson
Regina
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Thomson
Saskatchewan Liberal
John Diefenbaker
Prince Albert
Civil Service Commission
BBC
Santa Claus
Daily Sketch
God
Gun Battle Nets Vancouver Bank Robbery Suspects
Vancouver police and RCMP captured three gunmen after a gunfight near a Royal Bank branch in Burnaby and Vancouver. A fourth man remained at large as witnesses described the holdup and a bystander chased the getaway car. A grader operator blocked the car and a police dog tracked down the suspect in a bushy area.
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Vancouver
RCMP
Martin Letang
Letang
John Howie
Ernest Astells
Howie
J. R. Flint
Fred Sharp
Burnaby
Royal Bank of Canada
Ed Whitty
Police dog Silver tracks bank bandits through Burnaby
RCMP and Vancouver police chase bank robbers in Burnaby as the tracking dog Silver is described as hot on the trail. An urgent radio call asks for any information on the police dog's whereabouts.
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Vancouver
Silver
RCMP
Burnaby
Eisenhower asks four year draft extension and reserve
President Eisenhower urged Congress to extend the draft law for four years and to create a large U S military reserve to deter aggression. He cited peacetime needs, a six month yearly training plan for about 100000 young men, and the aim of a proper military posture amid Cold War tensions with Korea and Indochina as reminders of ongoing threats.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
U.S
Defence Department
Korea
Indochina
Free World
Passengers marooned in Scotland blizzard
Nearly 70 travelers on two snowbound trains were stranded at a northern Scotland station near Wick as a blizzard raged. A snow plow worked to clear the tracks and long lines of stranded vehicles and flights disrupted travel across Britain amid record cold and drifting snow.
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London
Reuters
Scotland
Wick
Britain
London Airport
Alberta Montana reciprocate trucking load unload rights
Alberta and Montana reached a full reciprocal trucking agreement allowing Montana licensed trucks to load or unload at one Alberta terminal and vice versa. The deal, announced after a Montana Commission meeting in Great Falls, aims to lower shipping costs and boost freight movements across north south and east west routes. Alberta now has trucking reciprocity with 14 US states, affecting Medicine Hat Lethbridge and southern communities by diversifying long distance haul options between rail and road.
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Montana
Gordon Taylor
Taylor
Montana Reciprocity Commission
Great Falls
Medicine Hat
Chamber of Commerce
USA
Midwest
Northwest
Lethbridge
CPR
Great Northern
Havre
Seattle
Spokane
Vancouver
Alberta Roads Targeted for Blood-Free Highways
Alberta highways minister Gordon Taylor urged motorists to adopt strict safety habits after noting more than 3 000 Canadians killed or missing in a year and outlined a four year road program focusing on drainage, material quality, and permanent construction. He cited the No 1 highway from Walsh to Calgary nearing completion and a 65 mile Calgary to Banff segment, with Tribal permission secured for right of way.
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Gordon Taylor
Medicine Hatters
Chamber of Commerce
Gordon Tay
Canada
Saf
Taylor
Department ‘Engineers
Chamber of Conmerce
Walsh
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Banff Gates
R. E. Keating
Boy's Bright Reply On Indirect Tax Causes Laughter
In a class discussion on taxes, a student Bobby suggests the dog tax as an indirect tax. The teacher asks why, and Bobby explains the dog does not pay the tax, prompting amusement.
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Bobby
Howl of Protest Over Claim God Doesn't Exist
London reaction to Dr. Margaret Knight of Aberdeen University who told a BBC audience that God may not exist. Church and lay leaders condemned the view while the BBC refused to pull the program. The Archbishop may seek an official Church of England response.
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London
Reuters
BBC
Margaret Knight
Aberdeen University
Knight
Rex Knight
Dash of Diapers Nearing End of Transatlantic Journey
Navy pilot Norman K. Donahoe and his Greek foundling daughter Roni Marie travel from Shannon to Patuxent as they near home to Corpus Christi. The 28 year old with 17 month old adopted child faced diaper shortages, renewing supplies in Morocco and awaiting a Moose Lodge donation of 288 diapers at Patuxent.
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Patuxent, Md
Navy
Norman K
Moose) Donahoe
Athens
Shannon
Ireland
Patuxent Naval Air Station
Donahoe
Roni Marie
Corpus Christi
Tex
United States
Naples
Italy
Port Lyautey
Morocco
Moose Lodge
Great Mills
Texas
Vancouver boy Griffin wins escalator injury settlement
Seven year old Gerald John Griffin now living in Toronto receives 5514 plus accumulated interest until age 21 as compensation for losing two fingers in a fall on a Hudson's Bay escalator. Parents receive 486 for medical expenses and 500 for legal fees as part of the settlement approved by Justice J. O. Wilson.
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Vancouver (Cp
Gerald John Griffin
Vancouver
Toronto
Dugald Griffin
Justice J. O. Wilson
Hudson’s Bay Company
Justice Wilson
Alberta warm spell spreads east as disturbance moves east
Mild air shifts from western Alberta into Saskatchewan with a developing disturbance from British Columbia. Expect higher winds and snow flurries as the system moves through tonight. After passage, conditions will warm and improve across the region.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Five Nation Commission Arrives in Costa Rica from Panama
A five nation commission arrived by USAF plane to conduct an on the spot survey of escalating warfare in Costa Rica. Army announces the capture of rebel leader Carlos Lara Hine near Villa Quesada after a fierce fight and seizure of ammunition and weapons. An airport guard fired at the transport plane in a nervous reception amid heightened tension with Nicaragua.
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Costa Rica
Panama
Army Command
Carlos Lara Hine
Villa Quesada
Lara
Laara
USAF
Organization of American States
Nicaragua
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