36 Dead in Air Crashes Across Coast in Weekend
Five crew members of a 317 mercy plane and seven survivors from a Northwest Airlines crash off Sandspit, B C, were the only known survivors of a weekend sequence that claimed at least 36 lives. A B 17 then crashed on Tyler Peak 6359 feet up, with eight bodies recovered and seven rescued from icy waters. Another B 25 bomber crash near Mather Air Base caused six deaths and 61 injuries.
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B.C
Olympic Peninsula
Mather Air Base
Calif
Northwest Pacific
Northwest
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Korea
Moresby Island
Queen Charlotte Island
McChord Air Base
Washington
Tyler Peak
Price of Peace Budget Moves Amid Military Expansion
President Truman asked Congress for an 85.4 billion dollar fiscal 1952 53 budget calling it the price of peace. He outlined expanded armed forces totaling over 51 billion and a new five year atomic energy program. He urged bigger foreign aid and St Lawrence Seaway support while warning the Kremlin could resort to war without new taxes. Detectives in New York accuse Lonnie Ellison of at least 25 robberies and two rapes in Brooklyn hotel rooms.
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Survivors Describe Hanging on Wing of Crashed Plane
Seven of 43 aboard survived the Sandspit crash after the Kor ean air lift plane went down off the British Columbia coast. Survivors recounted a 90 minute struggle in icy seas as they clung to a wing while fishermen arrived in a skiff. A baptismal moment and screams of cold marked the rescue as 10 were killed in the crash.
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Sandspit
Queen Charlotte Islands
Japan
Donald E. Baker
Glendale
Calif
Baker
Kenneth Kuhn
Seattle
Pte
Demetris G. Apostolon
Alinton
W.va
Za Boy
Dominion reports December family allowances total 26.93 million
The Dominion government paid out 26,927,000 in family allowances in December 1951 covering 4,483,000 children. Ontario 1,310,000 children received 7,060,000. Quebec 1,439,000 children 42,000. Manitoba 233,000 children 1,397,000. Saskatchewan 266,000 children 1,616,000. Alberta 301,000 children 1,815,000. British Columbia 324,000 children 1,946,000. Payments cover all children under 16.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Allied Infantry Repulsed by Reds in Korea Skirmish
UN raiders attacked a communist held hill west of Yonchon twice but withdrew after heavy small arms and mortar fire. Other actions saw 30 to 40 Reds killed in bunkers on the eastern front while air operations continued with mixed results as jets clashed overhead.
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Korea
United Nations
Eighth Army
Yonchon
Chorwon
Pyongyang
Fifth Air Force
Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt in 1868
The debtors act of 1868 ended the ancient English practice of imprisoning individuals for debt. The reform aimed to relieve impoverished borrowers by eliminating commitments to confinement for unpaid financial obligations.
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England
Lost North Patrol Rescued By Mounties After Harsh Blizzard
Constable Charles E. Boone and special constable Norman Ford returned to Chesterfield Inlet after 10 days lost in a sub Arctic blizzard. They left Chesterfield Inlet on a 160 mile patrol to Baker Lake and survived deep snow and dwindling supplies. An aerial search was canceled due to zero visibility.
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Newcastle
N.S
Norman Ford
Labrador
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Baker Lake
Boone
Ford
Northland
R.C.A.F. III Communications and Rescue
Winnipeg
Iran Premier Wins Double Victory Amid Death Threats
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh secures US aid of 24 million dollars with few strings and orders closure of Britain's consulates in Iran. He and Justice Minister Amir Alaie receive death threats from Fedayan Islam demanding the release of imprisoned Nawab Safavi. Seid Abdul Hossein warns Mossadegh could be killed if Safavi remains jailed.
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Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Fedayan Islam
Mossadegh
Middle East
Russia
United Nations
Amir Alaie
Seid Abdul Hossein
Nawab Safavi
Fire Chief Warns On Inflammable Sweaters Demonstration
Fire Chief Allen warned Calgary store owners about highly inflammable sweaters labeled Embassy Knitwear Colable after a Calgary demonstration showed a sweater bursting into flames with a single match. The incident, witnessed at the Alberta fire chiefs meeting in Calgary on January 21, followed reports of similar danger from Embassy Knitwear Colable linked products.
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Bob Allan
Alberta
Calgary
Gugerson
Drumheller
Los Angeles
Allan
Kartala Volcano Rises Above Co Moro Islands
Kartala volcano in the Comoro Islands off the African east coast stands over 8500 feet tall and can be seen for more than 100 miles, highlighting its imposing profile from sea and coast.
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Kartala
Comoro Islands
Canadians Decorated for Korea Night Raids Three
Brigadier John M. Rockingham announced decorations for three Canadians of the 25th Brigade for December Korea operations. Maj Jack George of Edmonton received the DSO, while Lieut Strathcona Macdonald of Wankleek Hill Ont and Sgt George Thwaites of Charlton Ont were mentioned in dispatches.
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Korea
John M. Rockingham
Jack George
Edmonton
D.S.O
Strathcona Macdonald
Wankleek Hill
United States
Miniature Blizzard Hits Medicine Hat and Surrounding Roads
Medicine Hat was buffeted by a miniature blizzard as main highways remained clear while district routes faced closures. Snowfall reached two inches by morning with 12 to 14 mph winds and temperatures from eight below to 12 below at 11 am. Greyhound buses ran on schedule despite the cold as forecasts called for continuing light snow and subzero temperatures into Tuesday.
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Monalta
Burdett
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Duchess
Lethbridge
Greyhound
Calgary
Prairies
Edmonton
Lodge Meeting Postponed Without Grand Exalted Supreme Potentate
A lodge meeting was postponed as the Grand Exalted Supreme Potentate did not attend. His absence was attributed to his wife preventing him from coming, and the exchange notes the event’s delay.
Seek Trend Hints In Manitoba Votes
Electors in Brandon City and La Verendrye vote to fill two vacant Manitoba legislature seats. Observers seek early signs after Manitoba coalition breakup while Premier Campbell’s Liberal Progressive government holds a 38 17 majority. Polls close 8 p.m. CST. weather forecast calls for 20 to 35 below. Advance voting in Brandon is light.
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Winnipeg
Brandon City
la Verandrye
Manitoba
Douglas Campbell
Liberal Progressives
Liberal Progressive
Progressive Conservatives
C.C.F
Independent
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Brandon
Toronto Strikers Open To Arbitration On Wage Fringes
Toronto tram and bus operators agreed to submit wage demands to arbitration if fringe benefit items are settled. Labor Minister Charles Daley reported progress after talks that followed a 3,700 strong union vote authorizing a framework for settlement. The strike, now in its 18th day, has paralysed Toronto transit since January 4, affecting 1.3 million commuters.
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Labor
Charles Daley
Street Railway Employees’ Union
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Toronto Transportation Commission
Greater
Road Report No. 1 East Heavy Plow Work In Progress
The notice warns travel is not advised after dark on East No. 1 due to heavy plow work. West No. 1 is open to Brooks but not recommended past Brooks by AM.A. No. 3 West is open for travel while Monalta is not recommended. Hilda Schuler is open but side roads are becoming heavy.
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Monalta
Hilda - Schuler
Man Survives Gas Explosion At Uniontown Home
Glenn Crossland drew water for a bath Saturday night when his house exploded. He and his wife were uninjured. Officials estimate damage at 5000 dollars. Gas in the ground apparently seeped into the basement and was ignited when an electric pump was started.
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Uniontown
Glenn Crossland
Crossland
London Papers Reverse Stand on Royal Romance
London papers rebuff the Princess Margaret and the Earl of Dalkeith romance. Most papers declare they are only childhood friends with no engagement planned, while the Empire News oddly keeps the romantic view.
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Concensus of London
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Earl of Dalkeith
Empire News
South Africa
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Sunday Pictorial
Sunday Dispatch
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Reynolds News
Nun slain sparks renewed fighting near Ismailia
In Ismailia Egypt British troops and Egyptian guerrillas clashed near a cemetery as a nun was killed. Four Egyptians died and a British officer was gravely wounded amid a gun battle that followed a British cleanup of Arab quarters. British authorities found 2000 rounds hidden in a tomb.
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Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Anthony
Cairo
St. Vincent de Paul
Sir’ George Erskine
Canal Zone
Erskine
Britain blames Egyptian police for Suez killings
London accuses Egyptian police of six December incidents where British troops were fired on. The note says Egyptian authorities were vengeful and inaccurate in their account, contending evidence shows police fired on the soldiers in all cases and were undoubtedly responsible in four.
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London
Reuters
Britain
Suez
Cairo
Egypt
Arab Bloc Extends New Overtures to Russian Delegates
In Paris the Arab League hosted Soviet ministers and delegates at a Saturday dinner with Abdi Rahman Azzam Pasha and Egyptian officials present. The meeting followed a Sunday long talk between Malik and Salah El Din on UN issues. Caviar and vodka were served. Vishinsky reportedly avoided drinking alcohol.
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United Nations
Russia
Abdi Rahman Azzam Pasha
Arab League
Andrei Vishinsky
Jakob Malik
A. A. Sobolev
Mohammed Salah El-Din
Mahmoud Fawzi Bey
U.N
Salah El-Din
Vishinsky
Air Force Pilot Lt Colonel Anthony Story Resigns
Lt Col Anthony Story, once Gen Douglas MacArthur’s pilot, quits the United States Air Force after nearly seven years to join a distilling company set to hire him.
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Anthony Story
Douglas MacArthur
United States Air Force
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