Alberta gas control bill passes amid tense third reading
The Alberta legislature approved No. 1, giving the cabinet power to allocate export permits for surplus natural gas and to enforce pro rata oil production. The bill passed 50-3 after three earlier divisions, with Liberal leader Prowse and others opposing centralization of permit control.
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William Hogle Isdmonton
Alberta
United States
EE. C. Manning
Wawalkan Anda
J. C. Bowen
House
Harper J. Prowse
Edmonton
Hugh John Macdonald
Lib
Calgary
Socred
A. V. Boureiey
Lac Ste. Anne
Treasury
CCF
Elmer FE. Roper
A. J. I. Lieszmer
R.E. Anstey
Leduc
Arthur Wray
Banff Cochrane
Roper
Ile
Liesemer
Conservation Board
Canada
Peter Dawson
Little Bow
Messrs
Prowse
Macdonald
Wray
Ansley
Bourcier
Legal dispute over beet tops in Alberta crop lease
In Calgary a Supreme Court case pits farmer Harry Veiner of Brooks against Mrs. Rose Peck and her son Warren of Lethbridge. The Pecks claim a 1947 lease entitled them to one third of crops including beet tops and straw. Veiner says tops and straw were not part of the agreement and that Pecks already received one third of beets wheat and hay. Mrs. Peck collapsed during the session and was taken from the courtroom.
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Calgary
Harry Veiner
Brooks
Alta
Rose R Peck
Warren R. Pack
Lethbridge
Do ‘Yord
Supreme Court
Pecks
Weiner
Peck
Calgary MLA Cowboy Regalia Welcomes Eastern Visitors
Four Calgary MLAs dressed in cowboy regalia parade through the legislature to greet a special Ontario friendship train. Colborne asks for an official welcome while Manning lauds interprovincial visits for Canadian unity. Edmonton’s Roper also signals welcome as Calgary hosts the visitors amid stampede imagery.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Fred Colborne
S.C
H. B. Macdonald
Ind
H. J. Macdonald
A. J. E. Liesemer
C.C.F
Mr. Colborne
Toronto
Hiram McCallum
Calgary Cowboy Fraternity
E. C. Manning
Ontario
Calgary Lampeders
Four Men Drowned Near Moberly Lake
Four men are feared drowned after their motorboat sank on July 1 near Moberly Lake. Peter Cox 59 Oscar Fretland 24 Albert Mones 29 and Raymond Mones are the missing men. Wide nets were set across the lake’s lower end as search efforts continued.
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Dawson Creek
B.C
Moberly Lake
Peter Cox
Oscar Fretland
Albert’’’Mones
Raymond Mones
U S Vice Consul Held in China
In Shanghai William Olive a 32 year old United States vice consul remains incommunicado after arrest for a traffic violation police allege he damaged police property and acted arrogantly. The Red daily says he is under investigation while the consulate seeks his release or aid from Communist authorities.
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Shanghai
William Olive
United States
Communist Liberation Daily
Olive
Red
Trade Experts Talk Over British Plight
US and Canadian finance chiefs met Britain's Labour ministers in London to discuss the dollar crisis and Britain's three month standstill on nonurgent imports. Officials considered increasing US purchases of British goods and steps to ease sterling area shortages.
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London
United States
Canada
Britain
United Kingdom
John W. Snyder
Treasury
Downing Street
Attlee
Douglas Abbott
Stafford Cripps
Ernest Bevin
Harold Wilson
Board of Trade
Philip Noel-Baker
Commonwealth Relations
Sir Stafford
Sterling
Abbott
Commonwealth
Snyder
France
Atlantic
House of Commons
Toronto Subway Contract Advances with $10 Million Bid
Canada's first subway nears reality as a $10,000,000 contract for the initial two sections is awarded to a syndicate led by C. A. Pitts General Contractors. The $50,000,000 project includes a 4.4 mile Yonge Street route and a 1½ mile Queen Street cross link, with construction aimed to start in September and traffic rerouted during underground work.
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Toronto
Canada
Arrow Yonge Street
Yonge
Queen Street
Toronto Transportation Commission
Yonge Street
C. A. Pitts General Contractors Limited
Front Street
Yongs Street
Pitts
United States
William C. McBrien
T.T.C
Groundhog Attack Results in Self Defense Incident
Nathan Tarr of Stouffville Ontario, 40, struck a groundhog with his cane when the animal rushed him along a side road. He hit the animal on the nose and tossed a branch, sending the docile creature into the bushes.
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Stouffville
Ont
Nathan Tarr
Mr. Tarr
Britain to Buy Nearly a Million Tons of Russian Grain
London officials disclosed Britain will purchase about 1,000,000 tons of coarse grains from Russia in the coming year as part of a barter deal tied to a year-long Anglo-Soviet trade pact. Negotiations for a broader agreement follow a December 1947 contract transferring British equipment in exchange for grain. Ottawa officials note the move will barely affect Canadian grain sales to the UK due to dollar shortages.
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London
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Argentina
Ottawa
United Kingdoms
Townsmen Must Stop Following Fire Engines
BEDMINSTER NEW JERSEY AP Police chief Floyd R. Christianson orders residents to stay 200 feet away from pursuing fire engines after a false alarm drew crowds. Fire trucks rolled and sirens wailed as townspeople chased for the spectacle.
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Bedminster
N.J
Floyd R. Christianson
Christianson
Alger Hiss Lie Verdict Deadlocked as Jury Deliberates
A federal jury in New York, after six hours, remains deadlocked on whether Alger Hiss lied about betraying the United States. Judge Kaufman ordered overnight hotel confinement as deliberations resume. Hiss and his wife Priscilla left the courtroom together, amid intense government accusations comparing him to Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold. He faces two perjury counts with possible penalties up to 10 years and $4,000 fine if convicted.
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New York
Alger Hiss
United States
Ms.t
Hubert E. James
Samuel H. Kaufman
Hiss
Ldng
Priscilla
Manhattan
Huri
Judas Iscariot
Benedict Arnold
London dock strike threatens state of emergency plan
Britain weighs a Monday deadline to return all workers as Home Secretary Ede warns the London docks must run fully without discrimination or a state of emergency will be proclaimed. Troops and sailors move to unload meat and food while 10,000 remain idle amid a stalled Canadian ships dispute.
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Army London
Reuters
London
Home
James Chuter Ede
Ede
National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Union
Interunion
Canada
Europe
House of Commons
Stevedores Union
Swift Current Band to Parade in Medicine Hat Stampede
The Swift Current band, a 35-piece group with three majorettes, will march in Medicine Hat's Stampede street parade on July 21. Parade chairman Gordon Simmons announced the decision and aims to billet several youngsters in private homes. The band is expected to boost parade music, overcoming local arranging difficulties.
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Swift Current
Gordon Simmons
Simmons
Overseas Sweep Tickets Seized by Post Office
Ottawa reports a continuing crackdown on overseas sweepstakes. Federal authorities seize thousands of sweep stake stubs sent through the mails and deny mail service to known sweep dealers. The conduct remains illegal under the criminal code and frequent confiscations occur with rare prosecutions.
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Post Office
Ottawa
British Isles
Federal Post Office
R.C.M.P
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