U S Jets Fly to Formosa Amid Red Tension
Swift U S Sabre jets from Okinawa and the Philippines flew to Formosa to bolster defenses as Nationalist Chinese planes bomb Yikiangshan island. The move follows reports of intensified U S and allied forces in the area with 7th Fleet support and redeployments of FEAF units to Formosa.
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Formosa
Okinawa
Philippines
Yikiangshan Island
U.S
Yikiangshan
Tachens
Island
7Th Fleet
East China
U.S. Far East
Tokyo
Earle E. Partridge
FEAF
Defence
Charles E. Wilson
Partridge
Guam
Strategic Air Command
3Rd Air Division
Tachen Islands
Local TV Licence Application Filed By Monarch Broadcasting
Monarch Broadcasting Co. Ltd of Medicine Hat plans to apply to the CBC for a license to operate a television station on channel six in the Medicine Hat area. R. J. Buss, manager, said the firm has studied eastern TV operations and will file private local interests for the permit once plans, equipment and location are determined. He cautioned there is no definite start date and noted ongoing negotiations and supply challenges. The report also briefly recounts Buss’s flight to evaluate TV operations in Toronto Montreal and Sudbury.
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CBC
Monarch Broadcasting Co. Ltd
Medicine Hat
Gas City
R. J. Buss
Buss
Canada
Federal Communications Control Authority
Mr. Buss
Toronto
Montreal
Sudbury
Ford of Canada and UAW reach settlement talks in Windsor strike
A Ford Canada spokesman said a settlement basis has been reached to end the United Auto Workers strike that began October 10 in Windsor. Talks resumed after a brief halt and the two sides planned a press briefing at 4 p.m. The dispute affected about 8,500 workers with Windsor Oakville and Etobicoke plants seeking wage increases.
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Toronto
Ford Motor Company of Canada
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Ciocol
Windsor
Etobicoke
Oakville
Huge Deficit in B C Hospitalization
BC hospital insurance shows a deficit of 5,192,345 for the year ending March 31, 1954. The scheme, once premium financed, now relies on a 2 percent sales tax and has a total premiums deficit of 19,766,114 from 1949 to 1954. Disbursements of 25,657,542 included 24,003,800 for hospital claims.
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Victoria
Columbia
Hospital Insurance Service
Gardiner Links War to Inner Power in Russia
Agriculture minister Gardiner told the Empire club of Winnipeg that future wars would arise more from internal power struggles than from external Communist pressure. He cited Germany’s past and urged rearming West Germany under a British system to usher in peace.
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Winnipeg
Gardiner
Russia
Empire Club
Germany
West
Tansley rink makes eight end historic win in bonspiel
The Lorne Tansley rink at the local bonspiel produced an eight end against Dr Haig of Lethbridge after trailing 6-4. The 12-6 lead held as Haig conceded after the eighth end. The result toppled three previously undefeated rinks Kennedy of Claresholm Reid of Claresholm and Jensen of Taber. Only Foulston of Lethbridge and Wilton quartet remained undefeated.
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Joe Noland
Tompkins
Don Gordon
Lethbridge
Noland
Lorne Tansley
Jack Moody
Paul Scheffler
Pete Brown
Dr. Haig
Tansley
Kennedy
Reid
Claresholm
Jensen
Taber
Johnny Foulston
Johnny Wilton
Curling results list from Lumbermen's and other trophies
Today's curling results up to 2 pm include Lumbermen's Trophy games led by Crowe, Parker, Patton, and Bonnette. Grand Challenge features Thacker and Taber, with multiple clashing pairs. Radio Station Chat Trophy lists Butler and Pettigrew, while Medicine Hat News Trophy shows Craig and Miller, and Garagemen's Trophy ends with Adams and Watson.
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Lumbermen’s Trophy
W. Crowe
Parker
Patton
Pilling
Leth
Bonnette
Taber
Thompson
Tompkins
H. Thacker
Burdett
Locke
Hays
T. Allen
Beitz
Gordon
Noland
Toks
CHAT
Butler
Clares
Pettigrew
M. Anton
Rcaf Suffield
Oliphant
Morrey
Shack
Wilson
Rehmnd
J. Anton
Fox Valley
City Police
H. Miller
Lth
Bell
Oldham
Clement
Tigers
Wilde
Amnd
Zeidell
G. Pr
Close
City of M.H
Medicine Hat News
Craig
Miller
Hawthorne
Tilley
Schaeffer
Leader
E. Gill
Irvne
G. Crowe
Brns
Six Enders Highlight Local Bonspiel Plays
Cliff Wright sparked a win as his rink led Haysom's and a rock thrown by his third sealed the victory. A 1:00 p.m. draw produced six enders for Lloyd Hubbs Bonnette and Wes Jensen over Greene. Lorne Tansley’s Central Motors team notched an historic dream eight ender against Dr. Haig, while news from Toronto noted Ford Strike ending. The Hern rink’s yellow sweaters drew notice and Johnny Cockrill’s tam upset Russ Pappe 9-8 after a bad-luck first rink.
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Lloyd Hubbs
Bonnette
Taber
Wes Jensen
Greene
Lethbridge
Lorne Tansley
Central Motors
Dr. Haig
Tansley
Eightender
Toronto
Ford
Johnny Cockrill
Jim Miller
Russ Pappe
Cockrill
Miller
Smilestones Youth Barber Shop Gag Exchange
A barber jokes about long wait times for a shave, saying six months to a year, prompting a light exchange about patience and humor in a barbershop setting.
Britain considers nationwide anti smog bill after London disaster
Conservative MP Gerald Nabarro introduced the first countrywide anti smog bill in Britain while the government endorses in principle a comprehensive plan to curb air pollution. The debate follows a London four day smog blanket that helped trigger about 4000 deaths and spurs moves to outlaw dark smoke emissions and coal burning hearths.
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London
Reuters
Britain
Gerald Nabarro
Life savings lost by Winnipeg man in street drop
James Fenton 67 carried 1900 in $100 bills in his underwear for years. The envelope dropped from his leg on Portage Avenue as he walked to buy a ticket to England. He says swindles have reduced his funds since 1947 and he is now broke and unable to work per doctor’s orders.
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Winnipeg
James Fenton
England
Portage Avenue
Fenton
Pearson to Join London Commonwealth Conference
Ottawa reports a critical shift in Formosan policy as Prime Minister introduces Lester Pearson to accompany him at the London conference of Commonwealth prime ministers. St Laurent will be joined by Pearson and Jules Leger as external affairs minister and under secretary depart Ottawa tomorrow.
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Ottawa
Pearson
London
Commonwealth
Mr. St. Laurent
Commons
Jules Leger
Alberta Arctic air shifts with mild Alberta forecast
Arctic air grips northern and eastern Alberta and all of Saskatchewan as it ebbs and flows. The pattern shows another eastward move Friday with milder conditions returning in Alberta.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Pearson and Coldwell in Spotlight as House Approves Rearmed Germany
Ottawa report on Canada backing a rearmed Germany joining NATO external affairs. Pearson urges unanimity, arguing against a vote against the Paris agreements as a stand for peace and European unity. Coldwell leads a dramatic shift, with MPs applauding as the decision passes 213 to 12 after four days of debate.
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Pearson
Coldwell
House
Germany
Ottawa
NATO
Lester B. Pearson
CCF
Canada
Sparking in Kissing Reported by British Scientists
London Reuters reports that about one in twenty people produce blue electric sparks during kissing, a phenomenon called sparking. A National Physical Research Laboratory spokesman explains that dry lips can cause friction to generate sparks, though no real energy or shock is involved, with an estimated kiss producing around 500 volts.
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London
Reuters
National Physical Research Laboratory
Financier Serge Rubinstein Found Murdered in Fifth Avenue Mansion
Serge Rubinstein a 46 year old financier and draft dodger was found dead bound and gagged in his Third floor bedroom of a lavish Fifth Avenue home. The room was ransacked drawers pulled from a built in wardrobe. Police said it was likely murder or robbery. Rubinstein faced deportation as an undesirable alien and had a history of legal trouble including wartime draft evasion. He had entered the US in 1938 via Canada on a Portuguese passport later disowned by Portugal. He had ties to extortion plots and a prior legal dispute with Emanuel Lester. Rubinstein’s background spanned Stockholm Vienna Paris and other capitals with finance ties through his father Dmitri a czar era adviser and banker.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Fifth-Ave
U Rubinstein
United States
Canada
Shanghai
Rubinstein
Emanuel Lester
Lester
Stockholm
Vienna
Paris
Hay
Dmitri
Rasputin
Moscow
St. Petersburg
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