Quebec Campaign Clashes Mark Second Last Day of Race
More than 200 candidates staged vigorous pre election campaigning as 92 seats head toward Wednesday voting. Fist fights and chair throwing disrupted nominations in several ridings as unions of Liberals and Union Nationale tout their platforms.
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Quebec
CEC
Montreal
Labor-Progressive
Gui Caron
Union Des Electeurs
Social Credit
Union Nationale
Union Na
Tionale
Gidlings
Liberal Union
Crop Outlook Promising Across Medicine Hat District
Crop conditions in the Medicine Hat area show their best moisture and lush foliage this summer. Wheat stands about 28 inches high with heads filling. rye turning ripe and haying underway. Gardens do well, but some hail damage north of town and frost in July affected low lying gardens near coulees. subsoil moisture remains good yet topsoil is dry.
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Medcine Hat
Bow Island
Eagle Butte
Cypress Hills
Coulee
Irvine
Medicine Hat
Hilda
Schuler
New York Plans Colorful Welcome for Record Smashing S S United States
The S S United States sails toward a westbound speed record with Commodore Harry Manning at the helm. New York prepared a historic harbor welcome for the maiden voyage crew and 7,650 passengers with a Broadway ticker tape parade planned after docking at 10 a m. tomorrow.
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S.S. United States
Atlantic
Ambrose Light
United States
New York
Harry Manning
Manning
Sought By Both Sides In Canadian Rail Wage Talks
Ottawa reports Arthur Mac Namara deputy labor minister named federal conciliator in the wage dispute between Canada’s railways and 17 non operating unions. M. M. Maclean and other labor officials assist. Railways and unions sought conciliation after failing to agree on a new contract amid wage demands pegged near 150 million dollars annually for about 125,000 workers.
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Ottawa
Arthur MacNamara
Canada
M. M. Maclean
Labor Department
MacNamara
Gregg
Alberta Crude Production Dips in Early July
Alberta crude output for the week ending July 7 averaged 158 978 barrels daily, down 4 703 from the prior week and below June 30 levels. Leduc led declines, Redwater rose, and 3 168 wells produced or were capable of production as officials expect higher output later in July.
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Calgary
Alberta
Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
Leduc
Redwater
Eisenhower Seeks New Campaign Manager
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican nominee, seeks a new campaign manager after Henry Cabot Lodge resigns from active directing. Eisenhower plans a Denver vacation and adds James C. Hagerty as press secretary, while Lodge concentrates on Massachusetts Senate race where John Kennedy runs.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Denver
Lodge
Hisenhower
Senate
Eisenhower
Massachusets
John Kennedy
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Two Quebec by elections likely before session opens
Ottawa reports at least two federal by elections probable before Parliament resumes on November 20. Vacancies occur in Outremont St Jean and Richelieu Vercheres. Aug. 12 is the deadline to set Outremont St Jean election date after Edouard Rinfret moved to the Quebec bench. Gerard Cournoyer resigns to seek Liberal nomination in Richelieu.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Outremont- St. Jean
Richelieu-Vercherées
Outremont-St.Jean
Edouard Rinfret
Gerard Cournoyer
Richelieu
Boost Arms Aid For Yugoslavia
U S army officials told Premier Tito at his Bled villa that Yugoslavia will receive greatly strengthened military aid over the next 12 months. The dinner for Frank C. Nash and Robert Lovett's external security chief was the setting for the disclosure.
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Bled
Yugoslavia
United States Army
Tito
U.S
Frank C. Nash
Defence
Robert Lorvett
Navy lays keel of world's largest carrier Forrestal
Newport News Virginia AP reports the United States Navy ceremonies for keel laying of the 60,000 ton aircraft carrier Forrestal. The ship will cost about 218 million dollars and host 100 or more planes. Completion is targeted for late 1954.
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Newport News
United States Navy
Defence
William C. Foster
Forrestal
Congress
Navy
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock’ Co
United States
Europe
Foster
Torrestal
Russia
Steel unions deem industry peace offer unsatisfactory
Washington AP reports John R. Steelman says negotiations will resume in Pittsburgh to settle the 43 day old steel walkout. United Steelworkers leaders call the industry proposal unsatisfactory while industry negotiators push a modified union shop plan and a government approved price rise to offsets wage gains.
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Washington (Ap
John R. Steelman
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers (C.I.0
U.S.W
Sayin
Murray
Entries Open for Ladies Section at Stampede Exhibition
Entries pour into the market square office from 1 pm for the ladies section of the Exhibition and Stampede. Miss Althea Lokier and Mrs L E Anderson oversee entries to be shown in the agricultural building. deadlines set for sewing and handiwork at 11 am Wednesday July 16 and cooking until 5 pm Wednesday. horticultural until 6 pm Wednesday and 8 to 9 am Thursday. Pick up Monday after the last day from 9 am to 6 pm at the market square office.
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Market Square
Althea Lokier
L. E. Anderson
Arabs Sought for Rodeo Parade Volunteer Appeal
Arab stunt chairman Bob Buss urged citizens to join the Thursday parade segment during stampede week. Registration is with Bob Lacey at the chamber office 2327 and headgear will be provided.
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Burning
Sands
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Buss
Bob Lacey
Weather Outlook for Alberta and Saskatchewan
Sunny and warm across Alberta and western Saskatchewan today. A new weather system from northern British Columbia moves southeast, bringing early afternoon effects to northern Alberta. Tomorrow starts sunny then clouds reform with possible afternoon showers across most regions except southern Alberta. Tonight cloudy with showers or thunder storms. Winds light today, southwest tomorrow. Low tonight and high tomorrow around 60 and 85.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Mackenzie Valley
Medicine Hat Bank Clearings Show Local Growth
Medicine Hat reports a strong economy with an excellent rating by fiscal experts. For the first six months of 1952, bank clearings reached a record of 28,835,276, up 28.2 percent from 1951, and each month surpassed the previous year’s figures. June totals rose to 5,299,712 with a 27.2 percent year over year gain, and weekly clearings for the week ending July 5 totaled 1,117,309, up 20 percent from the prior year.
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Medicine Hat
Canada
Son Charged in Father's Death in Calgary Court
Jack Johnsen 22 a Calgary fireman appeared in police court on a charge of manslaughter in the death of his father Sigurd Johnsen 48. He was remanded to July 17 and bail set at 1000 dollars. An inquest was ordered.
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Calgary (Cp
Jack Johnsen
Calgary
Sigurd Johnsen
Jack Johnson
Social Crediters Pick B C Premier Candidate
Vancouver BC Social Credit party to choose its new premier as 19th seat secures a majority. Bennett, 51, South Okanagan member, leads contenders with Wicks and Sommers as rivals. Mrs Tillie Rolston wins Vancouver Point Grey seat and may gain a cabinet post as recounts loom in multiple ridings.
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Vancouver
Social
British Columbia
Social Credit
Byron Johnson
William
Andrew Cecil ‘Bennett
South Okanagan
Bennett
Lyle Wicks
Dewdney
R. E. Sommers
Rossland Trail
Tillie Rolston
Progressive Conservatives
Vancouver Point
Grey
Rolston
Nancy ‘Hodges
Victoria
Ccfs
Laura Jamieson
Liberals
CCF
Roper Criticizes Rural Electrification Pace In Alberta
CCF leader Elmer Roper told a Athabasca riding nominating convention that private electrification slows access and would be halted by a CCF government. He pledged a public power commission to run a provincial system and to share oil revenues to cut municipal taxes.
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Colinton
Alta
CCF
Elmer Roper
Alberta
Athabasca
Roper
Public Power Commission
Alberta Cowboy Defeats U S Rider For Top Title
Calgary crowd watches Frank Duce of Cardston win the North American bronc riding championship at the Stampede finals as Wilf Gerlitz of Black Diamond earns North American and Canadian all round titles. Casey Tibbs trails by six points. Jim Shoulders adds bareback bronc to his record. other winners include F C Stover calf roping and Jim Jones steer decorating. Commodore Allen outfit from Vulcan wins chuckwagon trophy with 1.11 time.
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Calgary
Black Diamond
Casey Tibbs
Fort.Pierre
S.D
Duce
Jim Shoulders
Tulsa
Okla
F. C. Stover
Tularosa
N.M
Jim Jones
Jonesboro
Ark
Jim Gray
Bob Chalmers
Millarville
Alta
Edmonton Exhibition Opens with Two Mile Parade
A two mile parade signalled the start of Edmonton Exhibition featuring live stock and agricultural judging along with a week of horse racing chuckwagon events and midway entertainment. About 17 bands participated along with units from the three armed services in Edmonton. Local merchants competed for top prize winning floats.
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Edmonton
Armed Services
Democratic congressmen urge nationwide presidential primaries
Fifty three Democratic representatives push a party platform plank calling for a law to have voters name presidential candidates via nationwide primaries instead of national convention delegates. The measure would apply to candidates from all parties.
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People’s Choice
Washington
Democratic Party
Smilestones and a Hair Loss Legend
A fragmented note describes a tomahawk and sudden sleep as a sign of a mysterious Indian figure, amid unclear folklore. The text hints at a haunting superstition linking waking hair loss to a spectral presence.
Reds Seek Recess as Prisoner Exchange Deadlock Persists
In Munsan Korea secret armistice talks paused at Communist request delaying meetings at Panmunjom. The halt came 23% hours before the 11th secret session. The Reds previously sought a recess on July 2 and proposed a new plan to resolve the prisoner dispute in subsequent talks.
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Munsan
Korea
Red
Panmunjom
U.N
Reds
Saskatchewan river dam project urged by government
The Saskatchewan government will push rapid construction of the proposed South Saskatchewan River dam while the royal commission investigates the project. Readings set for Regina on September 10 and 11.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
South Saskatchewan
Royal Commission
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