Iran nominates Ahmed Quavam to succeed Mossadegh
The Majlis nominated Ahmed Quavam, 77, a former premier and foreign minister, to lead Iran after Mossadegh's resignation. Quavam won 40 votes with 3 abstentions as deputies aligned with nationalists boycotted the session. The premier quit after a royal dispute over war ministerial power.
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Tehran
Iran
Majlis Wylower House of Parliament
Ahmed Quavam
Mohammed Mossadegh
Quavam
Majis
Mossadegh
Quaram
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Majlis
Hussein Alan
Ilossadegh
Rainy Stampede Parade Draws 15000 Spectators in Medicine Hat
A drenched crowd of about 15 000 watched the stampede opening parade in Medicine Hat despite showers. The event featured 200 entries, 54 prize winners, a Miss Esther Mayer float, and bands from multiple towns. Top honors went to Medicine Hat Potteries for its historic display and to Eaton’s gold-tinsel float.
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Canadian Legion
Legion Kittie
Esther Mayer
Blanche Nichol
Joyce Carter
Beverly Kenward
Mines
N. E. Tanner
Presient
Mack Higdon
Ald
Dirk Scholten
Bassano
Cabri, Sask
Havre, Mont
Chamber of Commerce
Alberta
Medicine Hat Potteries
Plum Duff Pete
Granny
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association
T. Eaton
C.P.R
Handcar i
Henry Akers
Superior Motors
Tabor
Victoria Order of Nurses
Handicapped Association
Two Priests Hurt In Plane Crash Near Penticton
Two Roman Catholic priests on an aerial vacation were injured when their plane crashed on a steep mountain slope eight miles from Penticton, eight miles from Vancouver. Father Vincent Myrich of Detroit reported that Father J. Lavoie of Detroit suffered a broken leg and other injuries, while Myrich had facial cuts and bruises. Myrich walked to a Royal Canadian Air Force station at Summerland hours after the crash.
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Penticton
Here
Vincent.Myrich
Detroit
Mich
RCAF
Summerland
Father J. Lavoie
Vancouver
Father Myrich
Canadian officer earns George Medal for bravery in fire
L/Cpl. Sterling Sinott of Saint John New Brunswick becomes the first Canadian to win the George Medal for rescuing two companions from a Seoul building fire on March 16 despite risking his own life. He suffered second degree burns and a spinal fracture leading to paralysis after leaping to safety.
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Ottawa
New Brunswick
Korea
Army
Sterling Lloyd Siott
Saint. John
Montreal Military Hospital
Cpl
Sinott
Beatrice Burns
Saint John
George VI
L/Cpl
No. 25
Seoul
Canadian Rail Open Negotiations Seek Wage Boost
Negotiations between 17 unions and 125,000 non-operating railway workers resume in Montreal on July 22 under federal conciliator Arthur Mac Namara. Unions seek 46 cents an hour rise, living allowance, union shop and dues check off, while railways say the demands could cost $150 to $167 million annually.
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Montreal
Canadian Railways
Arthur MacNamara
Man Confesses New York Slaying on Columbia Campus
Boston police Capt. Francis Wilson said 29 year old Bayard Peaks of Boston confessed to the killing of Eileen Fahey, a New York bookkeeper for the American Physical Society, on the Columbia University office desk scene. He claimed he planned to shoot someone at the society after his thesis rejection, then fired six shots at Miss Fahey before fleeing and was to be turned over to New York authorities.
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Boston
Francis Wilson
Back Bay
Eileen Fahey
New York
Columbia University
Wilson
Peaks
Miss Fahey
Society
Vancouver court hears details of juvenile drug ring
In a Vancouver police court two teen girls described buying narcotics from 28 year old decorator William Ainsworth. Ainsworth was committed for trial on a charge of selling a substance presented as a drug. The girls spoke of scores fix outfits and drug use dating back to age 15.
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Vancouver
Mackenzie Metheson
William Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Ringworth
Patricia Findlay
Calcutta Strike Clashes Leave Fire Damaged Transport
Police detained more than 100 people after clashes triggered by a strike called by the United Famine Resistance committee protesting Bengal government food subsidy removal. One streetcar and a bus were set on fire during the protests.
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Calcutta
India
Reuters
United Famine Resistance Committee
Bengal
Argentine Golfer Takes Over Lead Canadian Open
Roberto De Vicenzo moved into a temporary lead at the Canadian Open with a 36 hole total of 136 after a 67 in round two. Tommy Bolt matched the round with a 67 for a 139 two day total. Pat Fletcher starred with a 30 at the turn and a hole in one on the 129 yard sixth. Lou Cumming also had a hole in one in 1946.
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Winnipeg
Roberto de Vicenzo
de Vicenzo
Tommy Bolt
Durham
N.C
Eagle
Bolt
Pat Fletcher
Saskatoon
Dick Borthwick
Hamilton Ancaster
Lou Cumming
Toronto
Smilestones Exchange Life Policy Request
In a domestic exchange a husband offers his wife a $10,000 life policy, promising security if harm befalls him. She responds with affection, noting it removes constant doctor visits for her pains. The exchange highlights financial planning and personal assurances within a marriage.
Duplessis Wins Third Term Amid Large Liberal Gain
Quebec voters produced a volatile general election with violence in Montreal and Levis. Police and troops quelled mobs as Liberals, led by Reynold Belanger and Alcide Montpetit, gained seats from the Union Nationale. Riots disrupted committees, ballots were mishandled, and fights erupted in St. Ann and St. Louis.
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Quebec
Montreal
Levis
Que
Reynold Belanger
Liberals
Union Nationale
Belanger
Three Rivers
Duplessis
J. A. Mongrain
Montreal Maisonneuve
Alcide Montpetit
J. F. A. Gatien
A. St. Michel
Leo Plante
St. Ann
St. Louis
Dave Rochon
Rochon
G. P. Noel
Duplessis Begins Third Term as Bloc Wins Quebec Vote
Premier Duplessis leads Union Nationale to a 44 seat majority in the Quebec legislature amid election violence including revolver fire in Montreal and bat conflicts in Verdun. Liberal leader Georges Lapalme defeated in Joliette. party figures Gro ix and Caron also defeated. Libs suffer significant losses.
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Quebec
Confederation
Oe UN
Onpecnoe
Duplessis
Montreal
Verdun
Liberals
Georges Lapalme
Joliette
Antonio Barrette
George Marler
Westmount-St. Georges
Henri Groulx
Montreal-Outremont
Therese Casgrain
CCF
Gui Caron
Labor Progressive Party
Lapalme
Commons
Quebec Liberals
Trud slams union leaders over costly production stance
The Moscow newspaper Trud criticized union leaders for not convincing workers to cut production costs. It said union chiefs showed an impatient and bureaucratic attitude and failed to publish regular performance reports from competitive industries, which could help reduce costs.
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Moscow
Trud
Jasper Park Lodge Still Functioning
Jasper Park Lodge remains open after a fire gutted the main administration building in the Canadian Rockies. Guests lined up for basic meals while CNR investigators probe the blaze origin near the bellboys closet. Managers weigh whether to keep services running as salvage continues.
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Jasper
Park Lodge
Fesort
Rocky Mountains
Edmonton
CNR
Vianne Devorkin
Robert Sommerville
Ottawa
CNR ‘Hotels System
Montreal
Chamber of Commerce
J. J. Gunning
James O’connel
Navy Claims Speed Record For Skyrocket Flight
Navy records credit the D558-2 skyrocket with a speed of 1238 miles per hour and an altitude of 79494 feet. Douglas test pilot Bill Bridgeman reportedly reached near twice the speed of sound on August 7 1951 near Edwards Air Force Base California. A second record attempt on August 15 in the same Mojave area followed but was not finalized.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Dan A. Kimball
Kimball
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Bridgeman
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Mojave Desert
Rockingham Aims to Be Paratrooper Amid Busy Schedule
Brig. John M. Rockingham, 42, head of military training, plans paratrooper training before leaving in late November for a year at Britain's imperial defence college. He travels weekly to visit units and training schools across Canada, aiming to maximize training time and spread lessons from Korea.
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Ottawa
Rocky
John M. Rockingham
Korea
Britain
Imperial Defence College
Army Headquarters
Camp Borden
Ont
Borden
Maritimes
Quebec
Army
Weather Outlook for Alberta and Saskatchewan
Weather shows cool, showery conditions across Alberta with brighter spells in western Saskatchewan and developing showers or thunderstorms this afternoon. Nicely sunny periods expected in northwestern Alberta Friday with little change elsewhere. temperatures steady in the 60s to 70s. Medicine Hat remains cloudy and cool with showers today, sunnier Friday, and a cooler night with highs around 65 tomorrow.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Chage
Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan Plans Resistance to Rail Freight Increase
Saskatchewan will oppose any further railway freight rate hike, with municipal affairs minister L. F. McIntosh saying Ottawa must curb a proposed 16 percent rise. He warned that higher rates would hurt western economies and push more freight onto highways, while Premier T. C. Douglas called it Western discrimination.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
L. F. McIntosh
Maritimes
Manitoba
Alberta
McIntosh
Canada
T.C. Douglas
Medicine Hat Stampede Opens Amid Weather Threats
Medicine Hat’s sixth annual stampede opened after noon with speeches by Ald. Dirk Scholten riding a mule and Lee Haynes of Taber as the first rider in bareback bronc. Rain earlier dampened attendance to about 4,500, in a grandstand of 5,500. Minister N. E. Tanner opened the event praising livestock and Alberta. 69 cowboys entered, including four from Medicine Hat and 43 from the United States.
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Medicine Hat
Ald
Dirk Scholten
Lee Haynes
Taber
Claxton
N. E. Tanner
United States
Medicine’ Hat
Stan Walker
Clarence. Jacobsen
Phil Weisbeck
Harold Mock
Frank Duce
Cardston
John’ W. Bonner
Montana
Scholten
Slim Pickens
Stinky
Alberta
Tanner
Steel Strike Stalemate Persists Between CIO and Industry
Pittsburgh reports the 46 day steel strike with no clear White House or industry settlement. Philip Murray leads the CIO United Steelworkers as talks stall over compulsory vs voluntary union membership and wage policy. The halt idles 1,500 workers and costs the US about 40 million dollars daily in lost production and related furloughs.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steely Workers
White House
Acosre Ward
John‘ R.’ Stellin
Murry
Iron Age Magazine
Murray
Age
Steelworkers
United States
Social Credit to Nominate Candidate in Devon Effort
Party officials announced a Devon convention will nominate an official Social Credit candidate to contest the Leduc riding in the August provincial election. R. E. Ansley, expelled from the party, is running as an independent Social Crediter.
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Edmonton
Social Credit Party
Devon
Social Credit
Leduc
At -Party
Devon Groupe
R.E. Ansley
Ansley
Social
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Calgary
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US Navy
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David Ure Berta
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