Eisenhower Seen As Conservative On Civil Rights And States' Rights
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Abilene remarks frame him as part of the conservative Republican camp. He urged states to decide on fair employment practices and backed states’ rights, limited federal powers, and a balanced budget while opposing socialized medicine and central government. Carlson said Abilene shifts national sentiment toward Ike and won over some Taft delegates.
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Kas
Prince D. Eisenhower
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Richard Russell
Georgia
Truman
FEPC
Eisenhawer
Robert Taft
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Taft
MacArthur
New York
Frank Carlson
Ike
Carlson
Tigers Advertise For New Coach
Medicine Hat Tigers place ads in four western papers including the Medicine Hat News seeking applicants for a junior hockey coaching role. A committee led by Jim Carswell will select from locals and outsiders, with a June 18 deadline.
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Medicine Hat News
Hockey Tigers
Regina
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Calgary
Jim
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Jim Carswell
Desert mouse delays eighth atomic blast plan
A desert mouse hid in a sensitive camera at Yucca Flat nearly postponed the spring test of the eighth atomic blast. Scientists and army brass coaxed it out with cheese, preventing a delay in the test schedule.
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Las Vegas
Yucca Flat
Social Credit Makes Big Bid In Saskatchewan Election
Regina reports a multi party race as Social Credit fields 24 candidates and eyes eight to twelve seats amid Liberal and CCF competition. Progressive Conservatives seek foothold with five candidates across seven ridings led by Alvin Hamilton in Lumsden. Communist and Labor-Progressive parties field a couple each as campaigns stress monetary reform, resource development, and rural concerns.
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Regina
C.C.F
Liberal
Saskatchewan
Social Crediters
Progressive Conservatives
Liberals
Social Credit Party
Social Credit
British Columbia
Alberta
Joe Thauberger
Humboldt
Thauberger
Aberhart
Saskatchewan Social Credit League
National Credit
H Party
Saskatoon
J. T. M. Anderson
Jimmy Gardiner
Alvin Hamilton
Hamilton
Europe
Burma
Lums
Labor-Progressive Party
Communist Party
East German scare backfires driving thousands to west
East German authorities warned of a red scare but thousands of Russians in East Berlin fled west over three days. West Berlin refugee stations absorbed more than 1,510 people while Coburg frontier station logged 300 to 400 East Germans crossing toward the west. Reports say East German police abducted a 67 year old man in the British sector and border patrols tightened along the 600 mile frontier.
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Coburg
West Berlin
Exitioe
Radio Berin
Richard Kleins
West
Berlin
East West
East Germany
Photographer Frank Noel Said to Have Escaped Korean Camp
Peiping radio quoted by AP reported veteran photographer Frank Noel once attempted an escape from a North Korean prison camp. The broadcast offered no details and gave no corroboration of the incident. Noel, 53, was captured in November 1950 while covering Marine front-line operations in northeast Korea.
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San Francisco
Peiping
Frank Noel
Associated Press
Northeast
Korea
Manitoba Lifts Cattle Embargo From Alberta and Saskatchewan
Manitoba announces midnight lifting of the cattle embargo from Alberta and Saskatchewan imposed March 4 to curb foot and mouth disease. Ban ends for cattle and related products with new movement rules back to farms, and ongoing federal quarantines remain. Public disease precautions continue, with stockers urged to hold cattle on farms to avoid market overload.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Agriculture
F. C. Bell
Bell
Mr. Bell
Federal
Agricultural Prices Support Board
French Reds Stir Trying to Whip Up New Strike Moves
Paris reports say French Communist labor leaders ordered new strikes and demonstrations to link wage claims with freeing imprisoned officials. The CGT urged work stoppages among nonparticipants for Jacques Duclos and others arrested after Paris riots. A Romilly mayor suspended for anti Ridgway graffiti faced police at Renault as tensions rose. work at the factory started normally.
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Paris
Reuters
General Confederation of Labor
Communist Party
Jacques Duclos
Rommilly Sur Seine
Matthew B. Ridgway
Renault Automobile Works
Paper Box and Bag Production in Canada Near 141 Million
Canada produces almost 141 million dollars worth of paper boxes and bags annually. The figure reflects a robust domestic industry and its contribution to packaging and related sectors.
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Canada
Hopeful Talks Resume In Steel Strike Diplomacy
Three man teams for union and industry resume intensive bargaining at the White House on a day when the Senate urged delaying unrelated legislation. John Steelman notes real negotiations and wage issues dominate talks as Detroit Steel Corp reaches a separate contract with United States Workers of America for 4500 employees.
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APY
White House
Senate
Ernest’ ‘McFarland
John R. ‘Steelman
Truman
Steelman
Suspreme
Stee ‘l
Detroit Steel ‘Corp
United Statesworkers of America
Pittsburgh
Wage Stabilization Board
Uni Nm
Wage Board
Philip Murray
C.I.O. Union
Ridgway Warns as D-Day Remembrance Marks Anniversary
General Ridgway, at Utah Beach, marks the Normandy D-day anniversary with a warning to communism. He vows peace and stresses NATO unity while wreaths are laid at Omaha Beach and other sites. Allied and French officials join the commemoration in a ceremony honoring those who fell.
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France
Matthew Ridgway
Ridgway
Utah Beach
Nazi Germany
Sainte Mere Eglise
Europe
1St
Germany
Omaha
Andre Lemmonier
Rain Needed to Sustain Prairie Crop Growth Across Regions
Prairie crop prospects improved by recent precipitation but more rain is needed to maintain satisfactory growth. Cutworms damaging Manitoba, wireworms in southwestern Alberta, and scattered areas in Saskatchewan. Seeding near completion with oats and barley largely finished in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. flax seeding resumes with high completion in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Weather turned warm after a brief frost in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Pacific Railway Agriculture Department
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Battle Over Spuds By Consumers in Canada and U.S.
Canada and the United States face a potato pricing clash as U S price controls end. Experts say American buyers may outbid Canadian requests, driving prices higher for both nations with scarce supplies likely into next August when maritime Canadian harvests begin.
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Oftawa
Canada
United States
U.S
Canaa
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Senate
India says top bandit captured in Pakistan Karachi nabbed by Pakistan police
India's most wanted bandit chief Makawana Bhupat aged 35, accused of about 100 killings, was arrested in Karachi after posing as a Muslim mendicant. He operated mainly in Kathiawar, raiding 27 villages, and reportedly shared loot with the poor. India had offered 100000 rupees for his capture.
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Karachi
Pakistan
India
Makawana Bhupat
Bhupat
Kathiawar
Smilestones Girls Shape Like Figures Amid Patterns
A fragment notes many girls with shapes described as figures. Urban readers might debate fashion and body ideals as the piece hints at social norms and aesthetic judgments.
Five Charges Filed Against Civilian Over Army Thefts
Winnipeg CP reports Robert Frank Martin, a former construction firm employee on defence projects, faces five charges for theft of army and civilian goods from Fort Churchill Manitoba. Items include ammunition, a gasoline motor, snowmobile parts, wireless sets, nails, cement and building materials totaling $5,300. Martin released on recognizance to appear June 17 before Magistrate Neil MacKay.
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Winnipeg
Churchill
Man
Robert Frank Martin
Army
Martin
Neil MacKay
Churchilli’s
H.C. M.P
W. D. Diamond
Col. H. Millen
Fort Churchill
Ordinance Corps
Fate of Jordan Throne in Doubt
Paris reports King Talal of Jordan, ill with a nervous breakdown, has postponed a hurried return as intrigue in the Middle East casts doubt on his throne. A three man regency council was named to act during his illness and a health trip was cut short with a return expected in days.
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Paris
Reuters
Talal
Jordan
Middle East
Abdullahi
Weather Summary for Prairie Regions
Overnight cloudiness across the prairies brought several light showers with falls under a tenth of an inch. A high level disturbance will pass Saturday, bringing pleasant conditions for the week in Alberta and western Saskatchewan. Lows tonight near 60, highs tomorrow around 80.
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Prairies
Alberta
Sayon Ite
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