Princess Margaret Dating Aviator Blount Amid Weekend Gathers
The 30 year old Christopher Blount, an aviator and equerry to the Queen, photographed with Princess Margaret during a long weekend outing. He previously escorted the princess and Queen Mother Elizabeth to a London play and last appeared at the Savoy hotel dancing with the crowd. Blount is described as a bachelor with looks and charm but no firm affection reported.
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Christophere Blount
Peter Townsend
Elizabeth
London
Savoy Hotel
Blount
Dominion Day Toll Rises With Drownings and Traffic Deaths
Canadian Press tally shows 93 accidental holiday deaths over the Dominion Day weekend, including 57 drownings and 30 traffic deaths. Ontario accounts for 40 deaths, with Quebec 28, across provinces as Americans visit Canada for the holiday.
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Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Canada
U. S
Rice and Wine Pots Ashore for Oneida Salvage
In Yokohama divers began a second day of salvage on the USS Oneida wreck in 150 feet of water near Tokyo Bay. Japanese salvage boss Hisato Takeshima says he seeks 1000 yen for luck to find treasure, while noting earlier finds and potential lead and copper worth millions. He honors the dead with a memorial service and a ritual of rice and sake before each dive.
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Yokohama
Japan
Tokyo Bay
U.S. Naval
Bombay
Hisato Talkeshima
U. S
International Cemetery
Takeshima
U. S. Navy Department
Oklahoma City Students Explain Why They Attend Summer School
Oklahoma City school officials surveyed high school students about summer school. Responses reveal blunt reasons including “I went to sleep in class” and “Kicked out.” One 16 year old girl says she “flirted with the boys.” Other notes blame teacher indifference and lack of classroom engagement.
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Oklahoma City
Winnipeg Duo Wins Gold Rush Canoe Derby Cup
Bill Brigden and Don Starkell of Winnipeg won the Gold Rush canoe derby in Cranberry Portage completing 103 miles in 16 hours 50 minutes 24 seconds. Paul Haugen and Roy Jackson of Flin Flon finished second, six minutes six seconds behind and earned 400 dollars.
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Man
Bill Brigden
Don Starkell
Winnipeg
Cranberry Portage
Paul Haugen
Roy Jackson
Pope Urges Moral Focus for World Press During Vatican Talk
The pope told Canadian Press Club women at the Vatican that journalism is more than a business and must uphold moral values. He praised their high ethical tone and urged media to distinguish honest news from lies and gossip, tying journalism to a spiritual vocation.
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Vatican City
Reuters
Free Press
Halt the Slaughter on U S Highways During Holidays
Chicago AP reports traffic deaths rose as the Independence Day weekend neared its peak. The National Safety Council urged motorists to halt the highway slaughter, noting 277 killed by 10 am and a total of 504 after accidents, with 147 drownings and 80 other deaths including fireworks. Ned Dearborn warned of a possible all-time high for the three day period.
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Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Ned Dearborn
Bear Fracas as Two-Year-Old Allegedly Abducted by Bear
In Libby Montana a bear reportedly snatched Ida May Curtis from a family tent near Deer Lodge. More than 250 armed men join the search in Kootenai forest as bloodstains are found inside the tent and bloodhounds are en route from Deer Lodge. A nearby park attack on Edward Stark last week is noted.
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Kootenai
Here
Ole Fagerberg
Ida May Curtis
Mortimer E. Curtis
Deer Lodge
Fagerberg
Edward Stark
St. Paul
Minn
Glacier National Park
Stark
Believe Mother and Baby Died From Monoxide Poisoning
Lethbridge reports a Carmangay mother Lane Theresa Kihn 21 and her infant daughter died from what doctors call possible carbon monoxide poisoning. The bodies were found in a house trailer after an ambulance transported Mrs Kihn to hospital. autopsy signs point to monoxide exposure but cause remains unconfirmed. RCMP lab analysis is pending. Edward Kihn husband worked for a road paving firm in Carmangay and was a Fort Macleod hospital patient.
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Lethbridge
Carmangay
Lane Theresa Kihn
Kenny Hume to shed brace in July surgery
Seven year old Kenny Hume of Toronto who has bone disease will discard his leg and body steel brace after doctors say he can on July 31. An avid athlete he plays football baseball and hockey and will begin practicing base-running without the brace after surgery.
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Kenny Hume
Toronto
Smilestones Playful Advice Echoes in Doctor Visit
A playful moment captured as a parent tells Willie to say aah so the doctor can examine him. The caption reflects lighthearted pediatric care and the family atmosphere surrounding a routine checkup.
Winters to Visit Medicine Hat for Post Office tour
Federal minister of public works Hon. Robert H. Winters 44 plans a Wednesday visit to Medicine Hat to inspect the crowded post office and spur expansion talks. Mayor Harry Weiner received Senator J. W. Stambaugh's telegram about the day, with plans for a western beef dinner, irrigation tours, and a possible chamber of commerce meeting with Winters as guest speaker. He will also address a Lethbridge dinner with the Women's Liberal Association. Winters, first elected at 34 in Queens-Lunenburg in 1945, was re elected after 1947 boundary changes.
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Robert H. Winters
Federal Minister of Public Works
Medicine Hat
Harry Weiner
J. W. Stambaugh
Winter
Chamber of Commerce
Winters
Lethbridge
Winters career highlights in Newfoundland cabinet years
The text notes the ministerial progression of a Newfoundland official born in 1900 who joined the cabinet at age 38 as minister of reconstruction and supply. He later became minister of resources and development in 1950 and minister of public works in 1952. An electronics engineer, he studied at Mount Allison University and MIT.
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Enburg
Winters
Mount ‘Allison University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Confused Strikers Return to Work After Six-Week Idle
Eighteen thousand British waterfront workers streamed back to the docks amid inter union squabbles and anger. Operation Backlog cleared 171 ships held at London and other ports as NASDU and TGWU power struggles continued.
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London
Hull
Manchester
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Rochester
Garston
National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Union
NASDU
Transport and General Workers Union
TGWU
Steve
Weather Outlook for Western Prairies Today and Tuesday
Cloudy periods and light showers expected in southern regions both today and Tuesday. Northern areas should see more sunshine with slightly higher temperatures.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Defence Act reconsideration urged by parliament
In Ottawa Prime Minister St Laurent agreed to let any member of Parliament call for reconsideration of the Defence Production Act’s wide powers in three years. Other dispatches note Churchill’s ice floe plane tow, Nehru’s antiwar stance to Yugoslavia, Aden troops in Cairo, Argentina church and government resolving disputes, Jowle’s golf record, Edmonton teacher strike, 53 yachts in the California to Honolulu race, and Istanbul police exposing a Bulgarian spy network.
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St. Laurent
Los Angeles
California
Honolulu
Yukon Belle Named 1955 Miss Canada
Dalyce Gail Smith of Whitehorse, a 23 year old Yukon belle, was named Miss Canada of 1955 in London Ontario. She won a $1000 scholarship cheque and an expense paid trip to Atlantic City to compete in Miss America.
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Ont
Dalyce Gail Smith
Whitehorse
Miss Smith
Atlantic City
Maryin Lorraine Shipley
Valerie Anne Lane
Winnipeg
Queen’s Park
Bett Mitchell
Calgary
Baseball Scores Inconsistent Action Across A League Schedule
Summary of multiple games across the American League and National League with varying innings, pitchers, and late-inning outcomes. Notable events include home runs by Williams Mays and Lynch, and decisions by pitchers like Stobbs Turley Pollet and Donoso. several box scores show final tallies and errors.
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