Republicans Work On Foreign Plank For Isolationist Push
At Cedar Rapids and Chicago events General Dwight D. Eisenhower signaled support for a foreign policy plank favoring Western alliance cooperation and world trade. Senator Millikin tries to reconcile Taft and Eisenhower factions while Democrats face criticism over China, Eastern Europe, and U.N. role amid calls for stronger anti-Communist action and continued collective security.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Hisenhower
United States
Hisenhower
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Republican Party
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Platform Committee
Robert Taft
Ohio
Millikin
Senate
Alease
United Nations
China
Europe
Asia
Hant
Latin America
Africa
U.N
United Statesliner Aims For Transatlantic Speed Record
The S S United States sped through fog on its maiden voyage and pushed toward a record cross Atlantic run. Commodore Harry Manning remained at his post while the liner logged 36 knots, taking a lead over the Queen Mary in early speed tests.
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S.S
United States
S.S. United States
Atlantic
Bishop’s Rock
Britain
Ambrose Light
New York
Newfoundland
Sto” Zero
Harry Manning
Mary
Manning
Congress Adjourns Election Battle Facing Final Bills
The 82nd Congress, after 18 months of friction with President Truman, faced a frantic day of work to pass nearly 60 billion dollars in appropriations and key social and farm measures before sine die adjournment. Senate leaders floated a St. Lawrence waterway compact and debated military construction while chaos marked many votes. Senator Pat McCarren called the session the most disorderly he had seen in twenty years.
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Washington
82Nd Congress
Truman
Congress
Senate
Ernest McFarland
Ariz
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence’ River Waterway
St. Lawrence
Power Project
U.S
House of Representative
Pat McCarren
U.S. Holiday Toll Nears 300 Mark
Chicago report shows 168 traffic deaths and 81 drownings in the first 37 hours of the three day Fourth of July weekend. Fireworks fatalities total 2 as efforts to curb holiday hazards through education and regulation show impact.
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Chicago
United States
Ook
U S Weapons Could Change for 27th Brigade in Hanover
Ottawa reports indicate the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade may switch its artillery and tank equipment again. Defence Minister Howe said Canada may adopt U S weapons to bolster Britain’s defense, risking a reversion from British Centurion tanks and 25 pounders to Pattons Shermans and US guns.
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Hannover
Germany
Ottawa
C. D. Howe
U.S
England
Geoffrey Walsh
Royal , Canadian Dragoons
Stampede Planning In Final Stages
Alda Dirk Scholten says the Medicine Hat stampede is in better shape with a larger expected crowd and a top show planned. Ald. Rube Gardner backs the push for the best event since the five year revival, while parade entries lag and band issues stall preparations.
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Ald
Dirk.Scholten
Rube Gardner
Stampede
Medicine Hat
Parade
Emerson Porter
Porter
Herman Linder
Canada
Ted Slack
Motorcycle Club
U S Jets Claim Big Air Victory Over North Korea
United Nations pilots, in a major air strike, destroyed or damaged 21 Soviet-built Mig-15s and hit a red military school between the Yalu and Chongchong rivers, 20 miles south of Suiho. Sabre jets notched 12 air kills, with others confirmed or damaged. allied ground action near Panmunjom: post defenders held after an hour of clashes.
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Seoul
United Nations
Ihanaadet
Yalu ‘River
North Korea
Yalu
Chongchong
Suiho
Panmunjom
8Th Army
Vancouver Teen Narcotics Probe Goes Into High Gear
Vancouver police and officials unite in a major crackdown on teenage narcotics after two underage addicts, aged 15 and 16, triggered arrests. Seven people are charged with contributing to juvenile delinquency, while police plan court appearances for two more suspects.
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Vancouver
Gordon Wismer
Walter Mulligan
Stewart McMorran
Canada
Wismer
British Columbia
Parent-Teacher Federation
Counting Not Ended in Vancouver Provincial Election
In British Columbia the race for a governing minority hinges on four Vancouver seats as the official alternative vote count extends three weeks after the June 12 election. Vancouver Burrard and Vancouver Centre are key two member districts where shifts could produce 20 to 19 seats in favor of the CCF or Social Credit amid ongoing absentee ballot tallies and second choice counts.
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Vancouver
C.C.F
Social Credit
British Columbia
Lic
Ween
Vancouver-Burrard
Vancouver Centre
CCF
Burrard
B.C
Ali
SE Wahicoiver
Victoria
BC elects new members to legislature with CCF leads
Canadian Press tally lists BC members elected by riding with party affiliations. Notable results include Frank Calder and Frank Mitchell in CCF, E Winch and Harold Winch in SC or CCF, and several others across Vancouver, Nelson, Nanaimo, and Prince Rupert amid a 15 seat doubt.
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British Columbia
Alberni
John Squire
CCF
Atlin—x
Frank Calder
Burnaby
E. E. Winch
Cariboo
Ralph Chetwynd
Chilliwack
Ken Kiernan
Columbua
R. O.newton
Cowichan-Newcastle
R. Strachan
Cranbrook
L. Nimsick
Dewdney
Lyle Wicks
Esquimalt
Frank Mitchell
Fernie
Tom Uphill
Fort George
Lew King
Geo. Hills
Revelstoke
Vincent Segar
Rossland Trail
R. E. Sommers
Saanich
Frank Snowsell
Salmon Arm
J. A. Reid
Similkameen
Harry Francis
Skeena
E. T. Kennedy
South Okanagan
W. A. C. Bennett
Vancouver East
Harold Winch
Yale
Irvine Corbett
Parliament adjourns as week ends in Ottawa
Parliament adjourned until Thursday November 20 after a long closing sitting in Ottawa. Major items included a controversial redistribution bill increasing Commons seats and reshuffling ridings, plus a pension plan for long service members. Immigration updates and departmental estimates dominated debate.
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Ottawa
Iowa
Commons
St. Laurent
John Diefenbaker
P.C
Lake Centre
Harris
Maite Nee
George ‘ Drew
Aga In
Canada
RCMP
Justice Department
Immigration Department
First Americans Fight in Korea Two Years Ago
Seoul report recalls the initial US infantry battle in the Korean War. A small force of about 400 men from the 21st Infantry and 52nd artillery faced a larger North Korean, Red Army backed force near Osan, south of Seoul. They withdrew after a costly, early clash, marking the start of a longer UN campaign.
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Seoul
Korea
Japan
Oson
Taejon
21St U.S. Infantry
52Nd Field
24Th
William
KF. Dean
Pusan
Manchurian
Osan
U.N
U.S
United Nations
Stowaway Students Survive Flight To Chicago
Two college students, Harvey A. Wichman age 20 and Russell L. La Rose age 19, climbed into the nose wheel well of a plane bound for Chicago. Flight crew detected them five minutes after takeoff and the pilot returned to the airport. They were turned over to police on a stowaway charge. The youths faced dangerous conditions at 19,000 feet but survived.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Harvey A. Wichman
Russell L. la Rose
Weather Forecast Delays Western Prairies Weekend
Official forecast from Edmonton at 10 a.m. MST July 5, 1952 warns an outbreak of cold air aloft moving through B C will spoil the weekend for the western prairies. Cool dull weather with showers and thunderstorms expected today and Sunday with highs near 65 and lows around 45. Winds west 25.
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The
Dominion
Edmonton
B.C
Prairies
Medicine Hat
Smilestones Florist Seeks Roses in Brief Chat
A customer negotiates a bouquet choice at Smilestones Florist, offering a half dozen roses instead of a full dozen as a concise exchange about a gift. The exchange highlights a terse, word‑limited purchase conversation.
Armistice Talks Progress Reported Quietly in Tent
A brief note from Parm describes ongoing armistice talks as proceeding in a businesslike manner with no apparent raised voices. The report quotes Liam P. Nuckols noting the sessions were disciplined and orderly.
Canadians Buy Butter and Margarine Per Capita in 1951
Canadians purchased 22 pounds of butter and 7 pounds of margarine per person in 1951, reflecting dietary fats consumption patterns and household spending during postwar years.
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