Tornado Devastation Hits Flint and Surrounding Areas
The Flint area endures a severe tornado outbreak with a rising death toll nearing 100 in Flint and 118 regionwide in Michigan and Ohio. National guard and state police convert armory to morgue as rescues continue and relief efforts mobilize across Michigan, with dozens of homes leveled and millions in damage reported.
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Manitoba election signals shifts after Social Credit setback
Manitoba voters return Premier Campbell and cabinet ministers, while Lloyd Stinson's CCF race remains tight in Winnipeg South. Social Credit head W. J. Tinkler loses Morris to Harry Shewman as parties face a coalition legacy and prospects for upcoming federal ballots.
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Winnipeg
W. J. Tinkler
Manitoba Social Credit League
Social Credit Forces
Morris
Harry Shewman
Progressive Conservatives
Liberal-Progressives
John Bracken
Social Crediters
Social Credit
Alberta
Campbell
Manitoba
Willis
Edmonton Signs Special Agreement on Bow River Project
A special agreement between Alberta and Canadian governments was signed to cover the Redcliff RoweLane phase of Bow river irrigation development east of the Bow. The move completes the entire ten million dollar project.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Bow River
Bow
Redcliff
W A Church resigns from Medicine Hat School Board
W A Church resigns after 21 years on the Medicine Hat School Board effective July 2 to take a Calgary firm post as representative overseeing the new high school construction. He says ethical concerns prevent him from serving both roles as the board continues with four members to the October municipal election.
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W. A. Church
Medicine Hat
Church
Calgary
Stevenson and Dewar
Ow High
Morris Kerr
Alberta Linseed Oil Company
George Davison
Department of Education
Edmonton
Wooard
Heavy turnout eyed as British Columbia votes in provincial election
Vancouver voters flock to polls as BC conducts the second general election in under a year. Social Credit and Liberals field full slates for 48 seats amid protests, campaign issues, and the use of alternative voting first tested in 1952.
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Social Credit
British Columbia
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Liberal-Progressives
Progressive Conservatives
CCF
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Labor-Progressive
Vancouver
Bennett
Liberals
C.C.F
Labor
Vancouver Point Grey
John Perdue
B.C. Social Credit League
W. N. Kemp
Perdue
Weather Look for near normal temps and scattered showers
Cloudy conditions bring scattered showers and possible thundershowers across Medicine Hat. A clearing night gives way to a mainly cloudy Wednesday with later rain possible. temperatures warm slightly with light winds, while Lethbridge gauges reach around 40 to 70.
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Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Blair Fraser libel suit postponed to fall
Vancouver CP report says proceedings under Justice A M Manson’s tell all order against Blair Fraser and Maclean’s are paused until fall. Wismer seeks to compel Fraser to answer further questions after a two hour York examination and to recover damages for alleged libel as attorney general in the BC coalition government defeated in June 12 elections.
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A. M. Manson
Tell All
Blair Fraser
Maclean's Magazine
Gordon
Wismer
Court of Appeal
J. W. Deb. Farris
Supreme Court
Fraser
Toronto
B.C
Maclean-Hunter Publications Co
Boy’s Weight Grows Despite Illness in Kentucky
In Clermont Kentucky Billy Greenwell, 15, weighs 402 pounds after whooping cough disrupted his growth. doctors declined costly injections and Billy continues to grow at about 80 pounds a year, though he struggles with movement and school. He enjoys reading and television, and his meals center on potatoes beans macaroni biscuits cake and pie.
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Clermont
Billy Greenwell
Billy
Gray Grandeur in London in a Fog
London is described as a city of bold contrasts where foggy days outshine sunny towns. The piece paints London as a polite, enduring metropolis with a deep rhythm of time. It praises its historic streets, famous haunts, and persistent spirit, a place both loved and never fully left behind.
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London
Paris
Robert Browning
Elizabeth Barrett
Fleet Street
Samuel Johnson
Oil From Sands In Ten Years Delayed Export Permits
Alberta researchers project commercial oil from the eastern Alberta sands within five to ten years led by Dr. Karl A. Clark of the University of Alberta. The 250 billion barrels in reserve is eyed as the world’s largest untapped source. Government pilots cost over 750000, with private firms holding thirteen permits to explore.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Karl A. Clark
University of Alberta
Dr. Clark
Oil Company
Canada
New York
Alberta Natural Gas Co. and Associates
Pacific Northwest
United States Federal Power Commission
West Coast Transmission Co
Rabies Case Reported Near Edmonton In Alberta
Federal veterinarians confirmed the first Alberta rabies case in over a week. A lamb in the La La Biche area was infected after a coyote bite near Grassland, about 95 miles northeast of Edmonton.
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la la Biche
Grassland
Smilestones on old roads blamed for fewer wrecks
A brief remark notes that in horse and buggy days fewer accidents occurred because drivers relied less on personal judgment and more on simple hazards and routine travel, reflecting a lighter view of early road safety.
South Korea Moves to Fight On Alone If Armistice Fails
The South Korean assembly unanimously called for all necessary measures to prevent another Communist aggression and prepare for a northward advance. It rejected any cease-fire unless Chinese troops are withdrawn and the North Korean army dissolved, signaling readiness to fight on without U S aid if needed.
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Pusan
Korea
National Assembly
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Eisenhower
Rhee
U.S
14 000 Shipyard Workers End Strike in Bremen
In Bremen, Germany, a six week shipyard strike involving about 14,000 workers ended after a vote. About 60 percent rejected employers’ offer of two cents an hour versus one cent, with union rules requiring a 75 percent vote to continue the stoppage.
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Bremen
Germany
Reuters
Italy Faces Delicate Senate Vote After Hairline Majority
In Rome the four party pro Western coalition claims a slim Senate lead with 1,672,767 extreme left votes challenging de Gasperi backers at 1,651,68. Final Deputies results remain uncertain as officials warn of possible crisis periods and shifting coalitions ahead of a decisive Wednesday result.
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Senate
Mario Scelba
Chamber of Deputies
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Centre
de Gasperi
France
Rain pushes flood risk as Alberta rivers rise
More than two inches of rain fell in southern Alberta delaying seeding and raising flood danger along the Oldman and Crow's Nest rivers. Lethbridge river level climbs to danger, Blairmore and Pass residents brace for floods as crews place watchers and build breakwaters. CPR says gravel trains keep traffic moving despite rising streams.
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Crow’s Nest
Blairmore
Frank
CPR
Cowley
Pincher Creek
Knife-throwing mechanic kills 200-lb bear near Flin Flon
John Neilson, a local mechanic, used a hunting knife learned in self defense to kill a 200-pound bear. He was filleting a fish on a lakeshore near Flin Flon when the bear appeared about 12 feet away. Neilson drove the knife into the bear’s throat and felled it, then ended the struggle with a blunt blow to the head.
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Flin Flon
John Neilson
Neilson
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