British patrols restore order in Ismailia after siege
In Ismailia Egypt British troops and armored cars patrolled streets as 41 auxiliary police died in a six hour battle. A British civil affairs officer with 45 policemen oversaw patrols while tanks remained in position and infantry were flown in from Suez to control the European quarter.
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Egypt
Reuters
Aly Helmy Bey
Suez
Lancashire Fusiliers
Mustapha el Nahas
Pasha
al Miseri
Government Surplus Reaches Historic High in Nine Months
Ottawa reports a nine month surplus of 721.6 million dollars as revenues climb to 2.804 billion while expenditures total 2.083 billion. Defence outlays rise sharply to 769.9 million with big boosts from corporation, personal income, and import taxes.
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Canada
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Abbott
Defence
Defence Department
United Kingdom
Britain
Agriculture Department
External Affairs Department
Pope Issue Sidestepped by Presidential Candidates
Four declared contenders, Kefauver Stassen Warren Taft, avoid answering whether to send an American ambassador to the Vatican. They decline comment on if it becomes a campaign issue. Lodge unavailable for Eisenhower reaction.
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Vatican
Estes Kefauver
Dem
Tenn
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Lodge
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Aecord
Mark W. Clark
Clarke
Carl McIntire
Collingswood
N.J
International Council of Christian Churches
American Council of Christian Churches
Wild bushfires batter Australian towns abandon Walma
Raging fires driven by a record heat wave cut off Walma on the Murray in Victoria while rescuers rush blood plasma and supplies. Death toll rises as 80 000 sheep and 1 000 cattle burn and thousands lose homes amid widespread destruction across Riverina and NSW.
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Australia
Reuterss
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Murray River
Victoria
New South Wales
Riverina
Weather Outlook Calls Chinook Reach Lethbridge Sunday
Arctic air lingers over the district with a westerly Pacific flow eroding the cold layer. A chinook is expected in the Lethbridge region Sunday afternoon, with temperatures near today except a 20 degree rise there. Tomorrow skies mostly sunny. Medicine Hat: sunny today and Sunday with little temperature change. lows near 10 below and highs around 10 above.
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British Papers Praise Egyptian Cop After Ismailia Stand
London reports say British papers hailed Egyptian police during the Ismailia siege. A bloodied police captain walked from the barracks to seek ambulances, insisting on Egyptian vehicles and declaring he would rather die than surrender.
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Ismailia
Batle
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mirror
David Walker
England
Lawyer and Gunman Shoot It Out in Albuquerque
Richard M. Krannawitter former New Mexico state senator and a gunman exchanged shots outside Krannawitter s home as he left to attend a reserve unit meeting. Each was wounded with the gunman identified as Frank L Disena 30 of Albuquerque and taken to hospital in critical condition.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Richard M. Krannawitter
New Mexico
Paul A. Tackett
Frank L. Disena
Tackett
Disena
Krannawitter
All-Night Prayer Session Ends In Child's Death
An Alberta police report details the murder charge against Gavin McCullough and Lillian McCullough after their seven year old foster daughter Martha Louise was found dead following an all night prayer session. The child died from head trauma and strangulation as authorities described a bizarre scene in a snow covered lot. The couple, both in their early fifties, were arrested after investigators found the battered body upstairs and a neighbor reported the couple praying in a vacant lot despite sub zero conditions. Autopsy placed death between 730 and 930 am.
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Winnipeg
Gavin McCullough
Lillian
Martha Louise
Martha
H. Dettman
McCullough
Viscount Alexander Receives Silver Wolf Award
Viscount Alexander is awarded the Silver Wolf, the highest Scouts honor in the Commonwealth, at Government House. Jackson Dodds of Montreal presents the replica badge as Governor General, while Maj Gen Turner, R D Mulholland, and Maj Gen Dan Spry attend.
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Viscount Alexander
Canada
Jackson Dodds
Montreal
Guy R. Turner
Ottawa
Scouts
R. D. Mulholland
Dan Spry
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Five-Point Plan To Fight Damp Grain In West
Winnipeg reports detail a five point plan by Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers unions to deadlines and harsh grades of damp grain west of Winnipeg. Proposals include using Churchill port dryers to capacity relaxing US shipment restrictions buying drying equipment immediately using US dryers and selling damp grain to US feeders. Leaders Gordon Allison and Joe Galonski presented the plan to grain board officials. District conferences in southern Saskatchewan show rising alarm over damp grain awaiting testing.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan Farmers’ Unions
Board of Grain Commissioners
Canadian Wheat Board
Churchill
United States
Canada
Gordon Allison
Joe Galonski
Manitoba Farmers’ Union
W. W. Coates
J. L. Phelps
A. F. Weslowski
Saskatchewan Union
Wheat Board
Saskatchewan
Getting Too Big For Their Britches in UN Korea Talks
In Munsan Korea during three hour forty five minute talks North Korean Maj. Gen Lee Sang Cho accused Admiral Libby of being “a little too big for your britches” as translators struggled. Lee offered a list of 48 foreign civilians held by the communists and pledged unconditional release after an armistice. UN asked for 55 names last December and added two more, with about 25 of Saturday’s list matching prior inquiries.
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Korea
Lee Sang Cho
R. E. Libby
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Lee
United Nations
Chevrier Defends Seaway Against US Opposition
Canada's Transport Minister Lionel Chevrier denounced U S opposition to the St Lawrence Seaway as short sighted and misguided urging Congress to back a joint U S Canada project. He warned against delaying action as Canada prefers joint plans while pursuing both options.
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Lionel Chevrier
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U.S
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Yalta Agreement Called Disastrous by Chinese UN Delegate
Nationalist China's UN delegate T F Tsiang said the Yalta pact was a disastrous mistake and Roosevelt’s role hard to justify. He argued it let Russia gain wartime spoils in East Asia and altered China Korea postwar history, urging the UN to condemn Soviet actions under the 1945 Chinese-Soviet pact.
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Korea
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Chiang
U.S.S
Local Juniors Win Group Curling Title
A Medicine Hat junior rink skipped by Gerry Rutherford claimed the district championship with two straight wins. They defeated Bow Island 10 6 and Vauxhall 13 3, earning entry to regional playdowns in Calgary February 8 9.
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Gerry Rutherford
Bow Island
Vauxhall
Gerry
Don Rutherford
Barrie Manarey
Dave Carter
Jenkins
Bow
Island
Young
Alexandra
Calgary
Child Born on Snow Covered Road Near Graz
A 23-year-old mother Maria Croig delivered a healthy boy alone on a snow covered road near EKichberg South Styria in minus 28 degree frost. Passers by found her near dawn and took mother and child to a nearby house where both were reported well.
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Austria
Reuters
Ekichberg
Styria
Maria Croig
Road Report Update from Local Highway District
Road Report No. 1 east Open with odd heavy spot between Walsh and Maple Creek. No. 1 west Open with heavy spots between Bassano and Strathmore. No. 3 west traffic moving freely. Monalta Open to Thelma. Heavy around Elkwater with plow working. Hilda Schuler Open.
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Maple Creek
Bassano
Strathmore
Monalta
Thelma
Elkwater
Hilda-Schuler
Smilestones Joke Reveals Household Strength
A light quip contrasts a housewife noting she now carries five dollars worth of groceries with her husband’s question about what shows she is getting stronger. The joke emphasizes everyday resilience and humor in domestic life.
Massey Sees King as Canada’s Governor General Nominee
Vincent Massey, the governor-general designate of Canada, had an audience with the King in London and was reportedly at Sandringham for the weekend. Officials and aides refused to confirm details amid secrecy around his movements. A Massey family member denied any plans for remarriage amid speculation.
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Vincent Massey
Canada
Sandringham
Massey
Britain
London
Cairo rioters clash as Britain deploys ships
Riotous mobs fight police in Cairo burning 25 buildings and injuring many as Egypt reportedly severs relations with Britain. British warships are dispatched to the Suez Canal while emergency rule is proclaimed. Casualties include police and civilians. security forces use tear gas and fire.
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Britain
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Russia
Badia
al Misri
Allies Lose Hill to Attacking Reds in Korea
In Korea near Yonchon west of 38th parallel, two Chinese companies about 300 men counterattacked after allied forces captured a hill last night. The fighting lasted about 30 minutes before allies withdrew to base. US Sabre jets searched for MIGs with no air combat that morning. authorities credited Red losses to air battles Friday and reported several Allied aircraft losses to anti aircraft fire.
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