City considers fluorine in water to cut tooth decay
The Board of Health will study fluoridating city water after Ald. Lorne A. Walker noted that fluorinated systems cut child tooth decay by as much as 76 percent in some cities. Brantford Ont. tests cost 11 cents per person. local Junior Chamber of Commerce probes fluorination. Alberta Dental Association supports use.
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City Council
The
Health Board
Ald. Lorne A. Walker
Brantford
Ont
Federal
Department of Health and Welfare
Council to Study Merit System for Civic Employees
Ald. Earl Smith raises question of a merit and demerit system for about 200 city workers. The plan, passed in October 1950 to boost esprit de corps and efficiency, is to be studied by the council as a committee of the whole.
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Ald
Earl Smith
Smith
Wilson Riley
City of
Medicine Hat
Ald. Smith
Riley
May Hike Pensions of City Employees
W W Oliver urged the wages and personnel committee to study raising city pensions for retired municipal workers. He cited insufficient funds and a long service record, noting some employees would need support until federal pensions at age 70 begin. He warned current benefits fail to assure a comfortable retirement.
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Elyic
W. W. Oliver
Oliver
Look Alike Smelt Capelin and Silverside Confusion
Fishermen mix the small silvery Atlantic species such as the smelt capelin and silverside due to their similar size color and shape. The note highlights common misidentifications among anglers.
Silent Hindu holy man runs against Nehru in Allahabad
In Allahabad, Prabbuhatt Brahmachari, a 55 year old silent Hindu holy man who vows to speak only through writing, contests Nehru as an independent later backed by Jansangh. Brahmachari targets the Hindu code bill amid the federal election kick off.
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New Delhi
Reuters
Strever
Nehru
Allahabad
Prabbuhatt Brahmachari
Brahmachari
Holy Man
Jansangh Party
Shyama Prasad Mookerjee
British Soldiers Find Arms Caches In Cemeteries
British troops in Ismailia, Suez Canal Zone, scoured Moslem and Catholic cemeteries for two days and recovered more than 20 tons of ammunition hidden by Egyptian guerrillas. Gunfire killed one Egyptian. 13 suspects were arrested. A nun death in convent school clashes remained under investigation.
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Ismailia
Suez Canal Zone
Anthony
Egypt
London
Cairo
Reds Turn Down Allied Compromise in Korea Armistice Talks
In Munsan Korea a 14 minute trucesession failed to ban air field reconstruction as UN offered to accept Red wording on other terms for supervising a Korean armistice. A separate subcommittee wrangled over prisoners of war repatriation with no change in Communist opposition.
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Munsan
Korea
Claude Ferenbausu
United Nations Command
Malik Invited To Visit Egypt
The pro government newspaper Al Misri reports Russian United Nations delegate Jakob Malik has been invited to make an official visit to Egypt. It did not say if he accepted. Also present at a Paris dinner were Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky, Malik, A A Sobolev, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Salah El Din Pasha, with Azzam Pasha urging the visit to confirm Russia's support for Egypt's liberty.
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Cairo
al Misri
Jakob Malik
United Nations
Egypt
Andrei Vishinsky
Malik
A. A. Sobolev
U.N
Salah el Din Pasha
Paris
Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha
Arab League
Azzam Pasha
Russia
Westerners lag in Singapore popularity amid colonial tensions
In Singapore's 1.1 million population, 800000 are Chinese and most face low wages. Racial distrust fuels European resentment with Malays and Indians, as past riots showed. Officials plan to elevate Chinese status and grant citizenship without English language proof. Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton announced reforms during a recent visit.
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Singapore
Malay
Southeast Asia
Red China
Federation
Oliver Lyttleton
Snowstorm Blocks Transcontinental Line in Rockies
A snowslide blocked the Canadian Pacific Railway at Ross Peak amid heavy snow and sub zero temperatures in the Rockies. Transcontinental trains from the east ran four hours late, while Canadian National trains faced delays west of Jasper. Alberta highways mostly open, but side roads blocked. Monarch Volcano road opened but closed beyond Vulcan. Edmonton reported -21 and no relief in sight as buses and some school routes faced disruption.
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Calgary
Canadian Pacific
Ross Peak
Rockies
Revelstoke
Canadian National Railways
CNR
Jasper
Edmonton
Dawson Creek
B.C
Peace River
Grande Prairie
Red Deer
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Regina
TCA
Vancouver
Alberta
Pincher Creek-Waterton
Taber-Vauxhall
Alberta Motor Association
Vulcan
R. M.glover
Lethbridge
Beating Shortages Key to Canada Defence Build-up
Defence Production Minister Howe announced Canada will push a three year defence program in 1952 focusing on overcoming supply shortages. He warned against price shocks, urged economic stability, and noted $1.4 billion in defence orders with deliveries expected to rise and peak in 1953.
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Toronto
Canada
Howe
Free World
Free Nations
Defence Production Department
Pulp and Paper Association to Hold Montreal Meeting
The Canadian Pulp and Paper Association announces its 39th annual meeting and its 38th technical section gathering in Montreal from January 23 to 25. President R. M. Fowler says about 1,500 delegates from Canada the United States Sweden India and other nations are expected.
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Montreal
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
R. M. Fowler
Canada
United States
Sweden
India
Mounties Crack Toronto Counterfeit Ring In Ontario Bust
The RCMP report details an undercover sting in Toronto and Buffalo that seized $325,000 in counterfeit currency after three men were arrested. It highlights the force's Arctic patrols, search and rescue dog work, and shipboard mercy missions along coasts and rivers.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted
R.C.M.P
Atlantic
Canada
Arctic
R.C. M.p.’S “Special Branch
Toronto
Buffalo
N.Y
United States
U.S
R.C. M.P
Hemisphere
Nova Scotia
Cumberland County
Peace River
Alberta
Regina
Archie Dlugopolsky
Wolseley
Sask
Mac Brien
Halifax
Newfoundland
Burin
Cold Wave Stretches Across Western Canada
Early morning temps dropped to 15 below in southern Alberta and near 50 below in the Peace River area as the cold spell continues with no relief in sight. Clearing skies and lighter winds forecast further drops to 25 to 40 below tonight, and around 20 below for Wednesday. MEDICINE HAT: cloudy with light snow today, sunny and cold tomorrow, light wind. tonight 25 below, tomorrow 15 below.
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Alberta
Peace River
Medicine Hat
Taxi Driver Quips About Hospital Stay
A nervous passenger jokes with a taxi driver about an operation while the driver reveals he just left a hospital. The driver calls the passenger a mental case, highlighting a tense yet darkly humorous exchange.
Iran Rejects New British Ambassador
Iran refused to accept Robert Hankey as the new British ambassador to Tehran amid heightened anti British sentiment during national elections. Officials cited a demand for a newcomer with no prior ties to Iran as the reason, though no formal justification was given. Hankey, 47, is a Persian speaker with prior service as private secretary to Anthony Eden.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
Robert Hankey
Hankey
Francis Shepherd
Anthony Eden
Mohammed Mossadegh
Teachers Resume Radio Series on Education Topics
Local teachers and ATA members renew the radio series Let’s Ask the Public forums this week. The first program airs tomorrow at 9 p.m. over CHAT for 30 minutes. Topic is Do we need a home and school association chaired by R. H. A. Lacey with panelists Mrs. Ron McAffer Mrs. Dan Macleod H. R. Hutchings and Fred S. Millican.
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ATA
Home and School Association
R. H. A. Lacey
Ron McAffer
Dan Macleod
H.R. Hutchings
Fred 8. Millican
Word Airlift Brings Messages to Wounded in Korea
The Weisinger family in Los Angeles funds and runs a tape message project sending recordings to wounded soldiers at the 279th General Hospital in Osaka Japan. Cpl Martin Weisinger records patient messages and mails them to families who then reply and hear back via tape exchanges. Some conversations span long durations and repeat across multiple back-and-forth exchanges.
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Los Angeles
Weisinger
279Th General Hospital
Osaka
Japan
Weisingers
Cpl
Martin Weisinger
Martin
Lou Weisinger
Canadian dollar reaches parity with US dollar for first time since 1939
The Canadian dollar hit parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time since 1939, driven by growing U.S. and other capital inflows. Banks in Toronto quoted par. earlier, Windsor and Vancouver offered small discounts. Analysts foresee further strength amid adverse trade balances and rising investor demand.
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Toronto
United States
U.S
Switzerland
Canadi
Windsor
Vancouver
Iss
Road Report Signals Mixed Conditions Across Routes
Road Report No. 1 east heavy in spots but traffic moving. No. 1 west plow left for Bassano this morning with heavy conditions past Bassano. No. 3 west open but heavy in spots with drifts at road edges. Monalta very heavy not recommended. Hilda Schuler open but heavy with side roads heavy. Plow down Black and White trail to Manyberries.
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Bassano
Monalta
Hilda-Schuler
Manyberries
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