Malenkov’s Tours Seen as Encouraging Sign
The dispatch notes Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov is quietly traveling across the USSR. Diplomats say the trips could influence Moscow toward or away from foreign military adventures as he probes domestic housing, culture, and living conditions.
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Tom Whitney
Associated Press
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Moscow
Jess
Soviet Union
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Kremlin
Four powers prepare security for Berlin foreign ministers meeting
In Berlin, the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union arrange security and secretariat details for a Berlin unity conference and Austrian peace talks. Deputies of the four powers will set conference makeup and press handling while Dulles Eden Bidault travel for final strategy ahead of Molotov's arrival. The session marks the first major four power gathering in Berlin since 1948 and follows the site wrangle resolved Sunday night.
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Berlin
United States
Little Four
International Press Corps
Go Ahead with Plans Free Prisoners in Korea
Lt Gen K S Thimayya warned UN command that freeing anti- Communist prisoners before their fate is decided would violate the armistice. Despite this, plans proceed to release more than 22 000 unrepatriated PoWs as civilians by Saturday. Pandit urges resumption of UN assembly debate and reconvening Feb 9 to address the Korean deadlock.
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K. S. Thimayya
India
United Nations Command
New Delhi
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
UN Assembly
Pandit
Thimayya
John. E. Hull
UN Far East
Fanfani Forms New Italian Cabinet Amid Crisis
Amintore Fanfani presents a 19 member Christian Democrat cabinet to President Einaudi and to Parliament, seeking approval on Jan 26. The lineup, mostly party loyalists, follows Pella's resignation and Italy's ongoing political crisis amid leftist pressure for liberal reforms.
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Rome
Amintore Fanfani
Christian Democrat
Luigi Einaudi
Italy
Einaudi
Fanfani
Chamber of Deputies
Giuseppe Pella
Pella
Giulio Andreotti
Italian Catholic Action Movement
Andreotti
Attilio Piccioni
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
Royal Tour in New Zealand Opens with Christchurch Reception
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Christchurch after a train ride through the southern Alps. Crowds surged at the station as military personnel helped police manage onlookers before the royals checked into the Clarendon hotel where they would not have official duties that night.
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Christchurch
N.Z
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
New Zealand
Southern Alps
Air Force
Queen
Duke
Clarendon Hotel
Unemployment in Alberta Cities Reaches 20 000
Alberta cities report unemployment above 20 000 with Edmonton 10 000 Calgary 6 819 Lethbridge 2 753 and Medicine Hat 1 115. Seasonal factors reduce job prospects though spring outlook remains cautiously positive in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Benefits via unemployment insurance are being claimed, with December at 25 000 and January expected to rise to 34 000 as people register and qualify.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Gunter Building
Third Street
Russian Gold For U S Butter and Oils Exchange
Northwestern Miller reports the United States considers trading surplus edible fats for Russian gold or strategic materials. The plan could involve up to 250000 tons of butter and cottonseed oil, with CCC holding large stockpiles to be released to private traders for export to Russia and allies.
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Minneapolis
Grain Trade Magazine
United States
Washington
Commodity Credit Corp
Russia
Department of Agriculture
CCC
U.S
White House
Canada population tops 15 million mark on Dec 1
Ottawa reports Canada's population reached 15 005 000 on Dec 1, a three month gain of 112 000 since Sept 1. The Bureau of Statistics estimated the exact total at 15 005 000, up from 14 893 000.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Eisenhower proposes 10 back private insurance for health plan
President Eisenhower urged Congress to start a government re insurance fund of 25 million dollars to back private health plans and help pay extraordinary medical costs. He outlined a five year rehabilitation program to return 660000 disabled to work, and called for non profit hospitals nursing homes and rehabilitation centers with federal aid.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Congress
One Day Strike Hits British Electrical Workers
London reports a one day walkout by nearly all of 30 000 electricians amid pay disputes. About 170 000 union members were not affected as strike action targets atomic projects, airports, and power sites. Employers threaten a Tuesday lockout and refuse arbitration on an 11 shilling weekly rise.
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London
Britain
Electrical Workers’ Union
National Federated Electrical Association
British Railway Executive
Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions
Bengough Sees 500000 Unemployed in Canada
Percy R. Bengough president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada told the Ontario Provincial Federation of Labor that by end of January at least half a million Canadians will be out of work. He noted 388000 unemployed at end of November, 100000 more than a year earlier, and urged support for a contributory national health plan after 35 years of effort.
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Windsor
Ont
Canada
Percy R. Bengough
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Ontario
TLC
Trades Congress
Don Stoneham Committed on Manslaughter Charge
Donald Stoneham 23 of Oak Lake Manitoba faced a manslaughter charge after a Whitla highway crash that killed four. Magistrate A. Spivack ordered him held for higher court as crown witnesses testified. Stoneham posted 4000 bail and may appear in Supreme Court February 8.
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Donald Stoneham
Oak Lake
Man
Whitla
A. ¥. Spivack
Court of Competent Jurisdiction
Stoneham
Supreme Court
Spivack
W. D. Gow
Q.C
Alan Cullen
Lethbridge
Cold air deluges western prairies with snow and sun
A surge of cold air sweeps south from the Peace River region bringing cloud and snow over the western prairies. Clearing follows with sunny but cold conditions Tuesday. Temperatures vary across cities from Calgary and Saskatoon to Edmonton and Winnipeg, with record lows and a moon eclipse noted in Ontario.
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Peace River
Prairies
Calgary
Maple Creek
Saskatoon
Canada
Ontario
Bebe
Quebec City
Sydney
Vancouver
Regina
Winnipeg
Toronto
Montreal
Halifax
Magistrates Given Power to Appoint Special Constables
Edmonton police officials say Alberta magistrates may appoint special constables after amendment to the Police Act. The measure requires chiefs or police authorities to first indicate they have no objection to any appointment.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Local Announcer Survives Harsh Calgary Drive
Vancouver radio announcer Derek Ralston faced 40 below temperatures en route to Calgary for Stratford auditions. Five hours in a freezing car left him with frozen feet and a hospital visit, but he pressed on to audition and hopes to return to Vancouver soon.
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Calgary
Derek Ralston
Medicine Hat
Cecil Clarke
Mr. Ralston
Vancouver
Roméo
Lancaster Company
Churchill Faces Wave of Demands in Tough Session
London AP reports industrial strife sweeping Parliament as Churchill prepares for a session with demands from five million workers for higher pay. The Electrical Trades Union plans a 30,000-man strike amid week-long walkouts on major projects, while Labour MPs press questions as the government weighs export prices and wage costs.
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Seymour Topping
London
Winston’ Churchill
Churchill
Electrical Trades Union
Arbitration Hearing Over Wage Dispute At City Hotels
A wage dispute arbitration between five city hotels and Local 185 Beverage Dispensers and Hotel Service Employees proceeded in City Hall. Representatives include R H A Lacey for hotels and R Rintoul for the dispensers, with Mark W Robertson presiding. Dispensers seek 40 hour week and 7 cents for a welfare fund. hotels offer 40 hours over six days. Current topmen earn about 254.16 monthly, waiters 228.16, with time and a half for holidays and two weeks paid holiday, rising to three weeks after eight years. Total dispensers: 32 in the city.
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City Hall
R. H. A. Lacey
R. Rintoul
Calgary
Mark W. Robertson
Edmonton
Grant McHardy
New Clues On How Cells Grow Into Complex Life
Berkeley based geneticist Dr. Curt Stern presents a theory that embryos develop differentness at local spots which influence gene action in dividing cells. He notes embryonic frogs and salamanders can grow body parts for each other suggesting differentiation arises from tiny local differences in the developing egg.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Stern
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