Alberta Coal Mines Grind to Halt as Fireboss Strike Spreads
About 3,000 miners and 105 fire bosses across Alberta idle amid a car shortage and a strike by the National Union of Firebosses. Five Crow's Nest Pass mines shut down. others operate with nonunion crews. Production drops amid winter weather and a disputed pension arbitration.
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Edmonton
Alberta
National Union of Firebosses
C.C.S
Crow’s Nest Pass
J. L. Robinson
Industries and Labor
Fie
Nordege
Mountain Park
Lascar
Cadomin
Nonmore
Calgary
Will
Food outlook for Britain in 1950 rationing and prices
A British Food Ministry forecast notes improved world food position and possible postwar ration relief in 1950. It outlines anticipated changes in meat pork margarine fats bacon milk sugar bugs candy soap cheese and overall prices with potential summer adjustments and policy shifts under the Marshall plan and subsidy.
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London
Ee Food Ministry
Norway
Britain
Canada
Marshall
Skipper Details Submarine Collision and Tragic Deaths
The Divina's skipper said the Royal Navy was not informed promptly after striking the Truculent submarine. The navy confirms a one hour and twenty minute delay before learning of the collision. Sixty four crew members of the Truculent perished after being trapped in icy waters as rescue ships failed to arrive. Royal Navy salvage plans aim to recover the sunken vessel from the Thames estuary.
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Chatham
Sing
Royal Navy
Divina
Carl Hammerberg
Admiralty
Hammerberg
Royal Navy Salvage Ex Bys Lad
Thames Idduary
Britain
Alberta Man Dies From CO2 Poison While Sleeping
Alberta man Toward Bucooo is dead and Maur ice WH Byerscof of Edmonton is hospitalized after carbon monoxide poisoning from sleeping in a lodge near Prairie. The incident happened over the weekend 240 miles northwest of Edmonton.
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Alberta
Prairie
Alta
Oates
Bucooo
Wabaman
Maurice WH
Byerscof
Edmontone
Wigh Prairie
Didmonton
Public Radio Emerges in Canada in 1932
Public owned radio in Canada began in 1932 and the CBC was not designated a corporation until 1936.
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Public Owned Radio In
Canada
CBC
Acheson Under Fire For Stand Toward Communist China
Washington battles over U S policy toward Red China as critics demand action and possible resignation. Peiping seized the American consulate housing, and all remaining diplomats were ordered home amid a sweeping withdrawal plan meant to show the regime's estrangement from the West.
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Acheson
Communist
China
Washington
United States
Adrasan
Congress
Red China
Branting
State Department
Peiping
Moscow
Hollywood selects Virginia Mayo as 1946 beauty queen
Hollywood chess groups name Virginia Mayo the 1946 most beautiful girl after a delayed decision by United States champion Herman Steiner who leads the panel. The group jokes about chess players delaying the award yet again.
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Hollywood
Holywood
Virginia Mayo
Herman Steiner
United States
Los Angeles Times
Campaign finance rules in Britain's election warnings
British election rules strictly cap campaign spending and require reporting. Overspending or improper expenditures can unseat a candidate. Historical cases show fines and seat vacancies for meals, garden parties, and parade expenses deemed illegal or corrupting.
Miner Rescued as Brother Remains Trapped after Mine Slide
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania a rock slide trapped Eddie Garcia and brothers Joe Frank and Raddie buried under debris. Joe Garcia 30 was rescued after 40 hours, while rescuers reached within 25 feet of Eddie with work continuing.
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Mahanoy City
Joe. Garcia
Raddie
Hho
Eddie
Burdas
Frank
Joe
National Defence H.0. To Be Cut
A major reduction in the national defence headquarters staff is planned. About 10 to 20 percent of HQ personnel may be transferred from Ottawa to commands and training schools across Canada to cut overhead while preserving jobs. The plan targets all three services with HQ totals around 4 000. overall defence costs likely exceed 400 million dollars this year.
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Tlawa
National Defence
Ottawa Lo
Army
Air Force
Navy
Defence
Milestones at the shoe repair shop
A boy asks what repairs shoes with and the repairman answers with a playful misdirection about hiding from a cow outside. The exchange ends with the boy insisting he is not afraid, showcasing a humorous neighborhood moment.
Birds Tug at Milk Bottles in Britain and Canada Freezes
In Britain a warm January brings a bird bizarre spree as blue tits invade houses, peck milk bottles and tear towels while Lady Cawdor and Dr. Marie Stopes weigh in with theories. North American cold snaps bring record lows, damaged ships, and school closures as storms paralyze the continent.
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London
Britain
England
Vaidhng
The
Times
Wilma
Countess Cawdor
Marie. C. Stopes
Lady Cawdor
Highland
Cawdor Castle
Women Will Rule Men in Fifty Years
Ann Arbor humorist Thurber foresees dire things for men in the next half century. He predicts women will be stronger and more numerous with few men left, in a playful note from the University of Michigan Daily. The author of Men Women and Dogs quips that dogs appear to be holding their own.
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Ann- Arbor
Mich. Carp
James
Thurber
of Michigan
Plight of Antelope to Be Aired at Fish and Game Meet
A protest meeting over feeding wildlife in southeastern Alberta is called by Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association. The session will also hold the annual general meeting and elect officers. District farmers report starving antelope due to lack of forage linked to severe weather. A herd of 5000 antelope from Cypress Hills is moving toward Walsh in search of food, with local landowners offering hay if underwritten by government. Several hundred antelope are reported near Medicine Hat and along the river, with other herds roaming the region. The special meeting starts at 7 30 p m at the Legion hall and will include a report on 1949 activities and plans for 1950 conservation work.
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J.t.cuyier
al Nse
Connaught School
Connaught
Churely Sei Rves
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
CPR
Alberta
Medicine Hat’ Fish
Game Association
Bill Clark
Cypress Hills
Walsh
Albert Freimark
Walter, Hutchison
Medicine Hat
Bow Island
Medicine Hatin
Abaoke Bhansante
Cureenae
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