Wheat Crop Looks Good Across Canadian Fields
The Winnipeg Tribune reports the Canadian wheat crop shows promise of above average yields in much of the east and west. Moisture is favorable in many areas with late-sown crops thriving. some regions face dry pockets and weed pressure. Cutworms and wireworms have caused some losses, and reseeding occurs where thinning reaches a quarter of the crop.
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The
Winnipeg Tribune
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Manyberries
Grimshaw
Rail unions press demands in new CPR CN railway talks
Non operating unions representing 125 000 workers place wage rise and union shop demands before Canadian Pacific and Canadian National as negotiations reopen after the 1950 strike. They seek over 30 cents an hour, union dues checkoff, and a one year contract to keep pace with living costs, with an estimated cost to carriers around 125 million dollars.
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Montreal
Frank Hall
Canadian -Pacific
Canadian
National Railways
Lad Drowns After Buying Life Belt
An eight year old boy Murray Strack of Kitchener Ontario who saved pennies for a year to buy a life belt drowned at Maple Grove Beach near Winnipeg. He tried to copy surf riders riding on an old board and slipped into four feet of water. His aunt noted he planned to buy the belt and swim.
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Winnipeg
Maple Grove Beach
Murray Strack
Bedford Road
Kitchener
Ont
Costs Rise Possible After May Increases In Food And Rent
Ottawa report hints May price index may reverse four month decline as seasonal food costs and higher rents push the cost of living up. The volume notes increases in potatoes vegetables and rent while meat prices stabilize after government actions.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
United Kingdom
Commons Passes Redistribution Bill in Ottawa
The Canadian Commons gave final reading to a redistribution bill increasing seats to 265 from 262 and sending the measure to the Senate. George Drew led a six month hoist attempt blocked by Liberal and Social Credit opposition. the vote was 90 to 27 with CCF mainly supporting the motion.
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Commons
House
George Drew
C.C.F
Chamber
Claire Gillis
Cape Breton South
Social Credit
Senate
Drew
Taft Juggernaut Flattens More Eisenhower Hopes
Chicago reports show Senator Robert A. Taft widening his lead over Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Republican nomination as the 106 member national committee meets to settle the Taft-Eisenhower contest. Louisiana delegates are pivotal, with Taft leading 493 to 412 in current tallies. Eisenhower supporters cry foul while conceding Taft controls key committee votes for Louisiana.
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Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican Party
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Taft
National Committee
Taft Vs
Louisiana
Associated Press
Stormtrooper Huts House Canadians
Ottawa writer notes Canadian infantry in Hannover occupy German bar racks built for the Luftwaffe and stormtroopers. He says the accommodations are unmatched, reflecting Hitler's harsh belief that a satisfied soldier is a good soldier and highlighting the irony of former enemies housed in German military quarters.
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Don Brown
Ottawa Citizen
Satff
Hannover
Germany
Hitler
Stik
Luftwaffe
United States
Canada
Malik Vetoes U N Germ Probe Motion
United Nations Security Council rejected a U S proposal for an impartial germ warfare inquiry. Russia vetoed the plan after warning it would not invite Chinese and Korean communists to participate. A U S delegate condemned the veto as proof the charges are false and urged a resolution to condemn the spread of such accusations.
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Russia
United States
Security Council
Red China
North Korea
International Red Cross
Jakob Malik
Ernest Gross
Malik
Gross
Red Cross
Korea
B C Vote Count Begins As BC Uses Alternative System
Vancouver report on June 12 general election shows absentee ballots to be added before second counts. Officials warn results may take days or weeks with four seats decided so far and many undecided under the alternative voting method.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Alan Macfarlane
Victoria
William Pepper
North Okanagan
Wilfred. Pollock
Comox
North Vancouver
E. N. Copping
Social
C.C.F
Harold Winch
Social Credit
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
Labor
Coalition
Independent
Alberta minister to stay in cabinet through September
Emonton reports Mines Minister N. E. Tanner announced he will remain in the Alberta cabinet until September despite an impending resignation acknowledged last week. Tanner had been widely expected to step down, but current plans keep him serving through the coming months.
Milestone Cakes Mark Fifth Anniversary Bonded by Sweets
A playful exchange recalls a couple’s fifth anniversary as one partner notes the other’s baking shaped their life. The dialogue centers on shared memories and cherished cakes marking milestones.
West Winnipeg bus crash kills eight and wounds many
A Northland Greyhound bus rear ended a semi trailer on Pembina highway near St Norbert Manitoba early today. Eight people died four doctors and numerous injured including soldiers from Valcartier Quebec. The driver escaped with a broken arm and the scene drew rapid police and coroner attention with many unidentified victims.
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Pembina Highway
Here
I. O. Fryer
Dorothy Bundy
North Dixie
Troy
Ohio
Zena
Prairie Points
Valcartier
Que
Minneapolis
St. Norbert
Man
Royal Transportation. Co
Robert Staves
Crockston
Regina Rifles
L.cpl
Allan Bissette
Regina
Bob Rapelje
St. ‘Thomas
Eyewitness Tells Of Bus Tragedy
Walter Blendick a 23 year old Toronto bartender described a fatal Greyhound collision near Winnipeg. He slept behind the driver as a 12 year old girl sat beside him. He woke to a crash and found a woman bleeding on the road calling for help.
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Winnipeg
Walter Blendick
Toronto
Greyhound Lines
Blendick
New Armistice Plan Offered by Chinese
AP reports a new plan from Communist negotiators to break the UN truce talks deadlock. Allied spokesman cites gimmicks. Maj. Gen. Harrison calls adjournment to study the proposal. Reds offer limited prisoner repatriation if 20,000 Chinese captives are returned. Brig. Gen. Nuckols notes unclear significance. talks stalled by refusal to repatriate unwilling prisoners.
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Munsan
William K. Harrison Jr
United Nations
Harrison
MIT
William P. Nuckols
Republicans Face Deep Split Ahead of Election
Washington observers note intra party tensions within the Republican ranks as 72 delegate seats are contested between Taft and Eisenhower factions. The Republican National Committee has largely seated Taft supporters, with the dispute likely to reach the convention credentials committee and possibly the full convention.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Republican National Committee
Taft
Eisenhower
Builders urged to install adequate home wiring at outset
At Banff, speakers from the Canadian Adequate Wiring Bureau warn that meeting safety codes is not enough. They urge builders to ensure wiring meets future needs and favor regional Electric Service Leagues to guide proper installation beyond minimum Canadian Electrical Code standards.
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Adequate Wiring Bureau
David S. Catton
Bureau
Wiring Bureau
Electrc
Catton
Central Housing and ‘Mortgage Corporation
Howard N. Walters
Electrical Service League of
British Columbia
British ‘Columbia
Itc
Miss Universe Kuusela Wins In Long Beach
Finland's 19 year old Miss Universe Kuusela wins the title at Long Beach California and earns prizes including an offer to return to Finland as a gymnastics teacher.
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Armi Kuusela
Long’ Beach
Cal
Atre
Finland
British defence chief faces sharp editorial reaction at dinner
London dispatch notes critics call Lord Alexander’s Canada Club remarks a gaffe and breach of discretion. Editors fault the timing after he passed up a parliamentary briefing on UN reserves in Korea. The veteran leader, once praised for reticence, now draws questions about propriety and transparency.
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London
Earl ‘Alexander
Britain
Lord Alexander
Canada Club
Alexander
United’ Nations
Korea
Reler
Canada
Woman To Be Tried For Child Murder in Winnipeg
Mrs Lillian McCullough of Winnipeg will be released from Selkirk mental hospital Monday to stand trial for the slaying of her seven year old foster daughter Martha Louise. Detective Inspector George Blow said she will appear for a preliminary hearing in Winnipeg police court. A warrant for her appearance was issued under Crown prosecutor C S We Tupper. The case involves the body found near their suburban home. McCullough had been under police guard in the Winnipeg General Hospital prior to commitment. Her husband Mr McCullough was ordered held in Headingley jail pending the lieutenant governor’s decision and cabinet recommendation on release.
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Lillian McCullough
Selkirk
Martha Louise
George Blow
Tupper
Fenster
Crown
General Hospital
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Headingley
Peasure
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