British radio clerk sentenced to five years for red spy charge
William Marsh, 24, a foreign office radio clerk, was jailed for five years for passing confidential information to a Russian agent. The jury urged leniency, noting his false steps and his claimed misfit status in the British embassy in Moscow, while the judge warned that such conduct will not be tolerated.
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London
William Marshall
Foreign Office
Marshall
Patrick Barry
Moscow
Barry
Wheat Supplies Edge Down in North American Stocks
Winnipeg CP reports Canadian wheat in store or in transit for the week ended July 3 at 200.6 million bushels, down from 204.1 million last week, with last of July 3 stocks at 167.3 million. Western deliveries eased while overseas exports reached 7.9 million bushels of wheat and 1.3 million of oats. Lakehead grain stocks fell to 34.3 million, below last year’s 57.5 million.
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Winnipeg
Board of Grain Commissioners
Lakehead
Weather Forecast for Western Canada and Japan Freight Link
The Dominion Public Weather Office Edmonton reports heavy hail damage in areas east of Calgary from yesterday’s storms. Cooler air from the northwest brings clouds and intermittent rain across Alberta and Saskatchewan today with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms this afternoon. Friday warms slightly in Alberta while Saskatchewan stays cool. Medicine Hat region shows cloudy with showers and thunderstorms today. Lethbridge forecast 50 to 70, Medicine Hat 50 to 75. Tokyo based Dai Ichi Kisen says it will seek permission to run a freight line to communist China with authorities in Japan and China.
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Dominion Public-Weather Office
Edmonton
Calgary
Northwest
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Tokyo
Reuters
Dai- Ichi Kisen Shipping Company
Japan
China
Smilestones Quip Highlights Odd Budget Joke
A comic exchange notes a miscalculated household budget. One character says forty percent for food thirty for you thirty for clothing and zero for amusement, totaling 120 percent. The other replies that’s the way they find it, underscoring the joke.
Major Allan Elmer pleads guilty to Petawawa thefts
Major Allan Ross Elmer of the Royal Canadian Regiment pleaded guilty to six charges of theft linked to equipment thefts at Petawawa military camp. He received two years for each charge, to be served concurrently. He admitted stealing sums from 1949 onward and a refrigerator, with RCMP and army officials investigating.
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Pembroke
Ont
Allan Ross Elmer
Royal Canadian Regiment
Petawawa
Kingston
Elmer
Maj
G. B. Cooke
Renfrew
RCMP
Canadian Army
Sharp Fighting On Korean Front
UN troops report heavy small scale actions across the 155 mile front with at least 336 communist casualties killed or wounded. Air and ground raids target supply lines while engagements near Pynongyang and the Pukhan river yield substantial enemy losses and near encirclements.
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Seoul
United Nations
United States
8Th Army
Huichon
Manchuria
Pynongyang
Pukhan River
Queen Gets Raise in Royal Budget Debate
The House of Commons approved a 475000 pound yearly budget for the Queen to run the royal household, boosting the royal budget by 65000 pounds over the late king’s level after Labor MPs failed to trim the increases. The bill now advances as government plans a formal budget act. Labor and leftists attacked pomp and suggested reform while MPs sparred over Princess Margaret’s marriage allowance and royal allotments for the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles.
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London
House of Commons
Emrys Hughes
Buckingham Palace
R.A. Butler
Butler
Labor
Princess Margaret
Ernest Fernyhough
Duke of Edinburgh
Duchy of Cornwall
Prince Charles
Duke of Cornwall
Race Driver Dies In B C Accident At Digney Speedway
A young stock car racer, Harry Blaine of Burnaby, died in hospital after a crash at Digney Speedway in suburban Burnaby. Earlier, 21 year old Frank Newton of Vancouver suffered critical head and internal injuries in the same event. A separate tragedy in Surrey left 16 year old Douglas Baker drowned in a well.
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New Westminster
B.C
Harry Blaine
Burnaby
British Columbia
Blaine
Digney Speedway
Frank Newton
Vancouver
Lower Mainland
Surrey
Douglas “Baker
City fires pool director over nude photos scandal
Daytona Beach city manager Leroy F. Harlow revealed that women patrons at the city pool were secretly photographed nude through a two way mirror. James D. Doc Young, the city aquatic director, was fired amid the scandal after pictures were found in a locked closet. Young denied taking the photos.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Leroy F. Harlow
Harlow
James D.doc Young
City Aquatic
Young
Miners survive blast as six die at No 20 colliery
Six coal miners died when a sudden explosion hit No 20 colliery in Glace Bay Nova Scotia. One survivor, Herb Desmond, was rescued in poor condition as rescue crews worked six hours to recover bodies. The accident halted operations at No 20 and nearby No 18 with an inquiry planned.
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GLACE
Bay
N.S
Mines Department
Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation
Cape Breton
Michael Chordas
Desmond Brothers
Billy
Herby
Buddy Bonar
Billy Blake
John Harris
John Gould
Pat Gabriel
Glace Bay
Don McClelland
Jet Men Health Stressed In RCAF Base North Luffenham
North Luffenham England officers and padres report high physical and mental health among Sabre jet squadrons at No 1 Fighter Wing. Hospital keeps busy under standard medical care with Holy rites performed off base when needed.
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Don Brown
Ottawa Citizen
North Luffenham
Eng
No. 1
Edith Weston
Davignon
F/L Littlewood
W. W. Laughland
Canucks Among Guests At Royal Garden Party
London CP reports the Queen hosted the first garden party of her reign at Buckingham Palace with about 7 000 guests including Canadian attendees such as Barbara Jones of Ottawa and Ontario teens Jean Allan Sally Baldwin and Barbara Bell. Also present were S J Helman QC and family with notable Canadians connected to British interests.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Margaret Truman
United States
Palace Gardens
Duke of Edinburgh
Margaret
Princess Royal
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Earl and Countess of
Harewood
Ontario
Barbara Jones
Ottawa
Jean ‘Allan
Waterloo
Toronto
Barbara Bell
Sally Baldwin
Britain
France
Bishop Strachan School
Canada
Calgary
S. J. Helman, QC
Privy Council
Diana
Sylvia
Lord Rodney
Fort Saskatchewan
Alta
W. A. McAdam
British Columbia
McAdam
Launcelot Duke
Victoria
Duke
Finola
Percival Nelles
Admiral Nelles
Brantford
Ont
Salter Hayden
Julius Griffith
Montreal
Vancouver
Eisenhower Nomination Likely As Delegates Move To Ike
At the Republican convention in Chicago delegates tilt toward Dwight D. Eisenhower for the 1952 presidential nomination. Taft forces doubt victory but begin to concede as Ike appears to lead on the first ballots, with Nixon possible as vice president. The fight ends with growing support for Ike and a reduced rift between camps.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Hisenhower
Ohio
Ike
Taft
Sen
Richard Nixon
California
New Dollar Loan to Britain Considered
Toronto based Financial Post reports Ottawa weighing a joint Canada United States loan of 2.5 to 3 billion dollars to Britain to loosen sterling constraints. Officials say conditions include a healthier sterling area economy and measures to aid exports, defence purchases to the U K, and British involvement in the St Lawrence Seaway.
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Toronto
Financial Post
Ottawa
Canada
Britain
Post
London
United States
U.S
Sterling Area
U.K
St. Lawrence Seaway
Second Big Blaze Strikes Movie Lot at Warner Bros
Fire on the Warner Bros studio lot in Burbank caused an estimated 4.5 to 6 million dollars in damage. The blaze destroyed nine streets of back lot scenery and a shed with 2 000 props, plus planes and 200 acres of brush. Eighteen workers were treated for minor injuries and two had heart attacks. An arson investigator said all indications suggest incendiary origin.
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Burbank
Calif
Warner Bros
Patrice Wymore
Broderick Crawford
Claire Trevor
Ed Hatcher
Girls' softball doubleheader canceled at Memorial Park
Park Superintendent Henry Schaufele canceled the girls' softball doubleheader scheduled tonight at Memorial Flood Light Park due to wet grounds.
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Memorial Floodlight Park
Park
Henry Schaufele
Eisenhower Gains Momentum As Delegates Back Bid
In Chicago the Republican convention heads into day four with Eisenhower supporters celebrating seating of pro Eisenhower Georgia and Texas delegates. Taft pledges an early ballot challenge as Eisenhower leads in delegate votes 514 to 486 with 110 others and 96 uncommitted. The platform targets corruption in the Democratic administration, vows to wage peace, while Harold Stassen with 25 pledged votes and Earl Warren with 76 keep the nomination question alive.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Georgia
Texas
Taft
British Columbia election outcome still unclear four weeks on
Vancouver area ballots from the June 12 vote linger as counting continues under the alternative system. Social Credit leads in several key seats, with 19 seats to 18 for the CCF, Liberals holding the balance with six of 48, amid a Vancouver Burrard shift and a long absentee tally period.
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Vancouver
Social Credit
CCF
Liberals
Progressive Conservatives
B.C
Vancouver Burrard
Eecid
Liberal
Republican Platform Attacks Administration Secrecy and Corruption
The Republican campaign platform blasts the Democratic administration as corrupt and traitorous, accusing leaders of fraud and graft and alleging ties to underworld figures. It urges swift convention approval and pledges bold foreign policy, defense buildup, and civil rights measures aimed at unifying North and South.
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Chicago
National Defence
Iti Il
Eugene, D. Millikin
Colrado
Hubert A. Taf
Ohio
Dwight D
Taft
Eisenhower
Eeyn
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Anary
R.c.af
J. P Davignon
A.T. Littlewood
Canucks
Charles Nichols
Southam
Washington
Robert Taft
Resolutions Committee
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Earl Warren
Warren
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