Pearson flies plane in election jaunt headlines tough grind
External Affairs Minister Mike Pearson briefly piloted a tiny Regina to Melfort flight after a mechanical issue. He later road travelled to Saskatoon due to headwinds and faced competing events from a wrestling match to a carnival. The piece notes the grueling schedule of Canadian political figures and bustling coverage by reporters.
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Dick Sanburn
Southam
Ottawa
Moose Jaw
Sask
West
Mike Pearson
Pearson
Regina
Melfort
Mr. Pearson
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Barbara Ann Scott
Alexis Smith
John Diefenbaker
Lake Centre
Ontario
Stuart Garson
Canada
Saskatchewan
Social Credit
Yank Found Guilty of Army Desertion
Arthur W. Short, 28, was convicted by a United States army court martial in Frankfurt Germany of desertion. He received one year confinement and a dishonorable discharge. Short alleged he was held incommunicado for six months and subjected to interrogation and torture during early confinement in Czechoslovakia while seeking personal contact with representatives behind the iron curtain.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Army
Stars and Stripes
Arthur W. Short
Czechoslovakia
Tim Buck Campaign Battle For Parliament Seat In Trinity
In Toronto’s Trinity riding, Communist leader Tim Buck runs the campaign billed as the party’s largest effort in Canada. Buckbands in $50,000 to $80,000 spend with Red workers rallying from Toronto and Ontario. Larry Skead faces Liberal and CCF votes. Buck hold air time thrice weekly, with street rallies and puppet shows, while workers doorbell and spread rumors Massey Harris plant will lay off workers.
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Toronto
Canada
Trinity
Tim ‘Buck
Ontario
Buck
Reds
Lionel Conacher
House of Commons
Larry Skey
P.c.’S
D.E.C
R.C.A.F
Iceland
Africa
Ske
CCF
Red
Massey Harris
Belugas Out of Season Warned by Fisheries Dept
Southam Ottawa Bureau reports belugas are off limits this season with the department of fisheries warning of severe penalties for catches. If encountered in Lake Winnipeg Lake Ontario or English Bay notify authorities. Belugas are milky colored sea mammals with mature males about 13 feet long and nearly 3,000 pounds, females smaller and the largest males up to 4,000 pounds.
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Reg Hardy
Southam
Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
Department of Fisheries
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Ontario
English Bay
Vancouver
Hudson Bay
James Bay
Ungava Bay
Hudson Strait
City Council to consider ending special water rights
The public works committee recommended eliminating special privileges for water users and placing all commercial services on meters. Domestic and school water rules would align with meter restrictions, while exemptions remain for new lawns, four weekly watering days for schools, and garden allowances with limits. A guard rail safer back hill road was also proposed after a fatal Stampede-area accident.
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Oither
Public Works Committee
Back Hill
Michael Taylor
City and Stampede Company
Cupid Invades Transport Board
London bus drivers who marry ticket collectors may work on the same routes. The London transport board has run a successful experiment allowing couples to serve together for years and will extend the policy to all married couples on London bus routes.
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London
Reuters
London Transport Board
Monster Air Show Planned For Medicine Hat
A combined military civilian air meet is planned for Medicine Hat on Saturday July 2 sponsored by No 15 Air Cadet Squadron with Royal Canadian Air Force help. Organizers expect over 10 000 people at the municipal airport for the event featuring RCAF helicopter displays stunts by RACAF acrobatic team smoke screen Mitchell bombers parachute jumps and free aircraft rides for ticket holders. Admission is 50 cents for adults and free for children. The event marks the reactivation of the youth group with a volunteer grounds committee and extensive crowd management planning.
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Medicine Hat
No. 15 Air Cadet Squadron
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Cadets
RCAF
Frt
Eric Smith
Jack Cuthbertson
Gerald Grant
Horace Mann
Dirk Schotten
Charlie Pattison
Ald. Scholten
RACAF
Mitchell
Strike settlement talks eyed by Quebec asbestos firms
Thetford Mines three asbestos firms Asbestos Corporation Johnson Mines and Flintkote Limited discuss a strike settlement with about 2,000 workers on a 15 cent per hour wage dispute. Union leader Gerard Picard says talks proceed and no major moves expected before Monday while court actions may be debated openly.
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Quebec
Thetford Mines
Quc
Gerard Picard
Canadian Catholic Confederation of Labor
Asbestos Corporation
Johnson Mines
Flintkote Limited
Picard
Liberals Win Nova Scotia Vote as P C Prospects Rise
Halifax report details Liberal Premier Macdonald securing a strong majority while the Progressive Conservatives gain eight seats to become official opposition. Stanfield tops Colchester, CCF leader Cunningham holds Cape Breton East. overall shifts suggest federal implications for both parties.
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C.C.F
Mr. MacDonald
MacDonald
Halifax South
Robert L. Stanfield
Colchester
Russell Cunningham
Cape Breton East
Progressive Conservatives
Clare
Digby
Hants East
Hants West
C.cf
Ross Munro Southam
Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
Liberal
Nova Scotia
P.C
Robert Stanfield
Liberals
N.B
P.E.I
Cabinet Meets to Decide on Britain Rail Strike Action
Prime Minister Attlee convened an emergency cabinet to respond to a nationwide railway strike crisis. The National Union of Railwaymen appeals for intervention as talks with the National Railway Executive fail over weekend stoppages threatening train service for weeks. Workers seek a general 10s weekly pay rise while the executive refuses wage talks until the stoppage issue is resolved.
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London
Attlee
Britain
National Union of Railwaymen
National Railway Executive
Seatiti
Canada
Hong Kong Defense Question Raised By British minister
Singapore Reuters reports Defence Minister A V Alexander, en route home from a Southeast Asia tour, says Hong Kong will be defended and expresses optimism about the position. He notes circumstances are different from 1941 and pledges resolute defense of the territory. London Reuters notes Britain will not discuss recognizing the Chinese Communist regime as no government has been formed yet.
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Singapore
Reuters
A. V. Alexander
Britain
Southeast Asia
Hong Kong
Alexander
London
Foreign Office
CCF Decline Seen in Maritime Political Support
Observers note a drop in CCF votes in the Maritimes, aligning with broader estimates of waning provincial seats in Nova Scotia and surrounding areas. The shift suggests reduced popularity for the party in the region.
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Vincial
Nova Scotia
C.C.F
Maritimes
Seeding Progress Mostly Done Across Prairies
The weekly crop review from the Canadian Pacific Railway reports seeding nearly complete across the prairies with oats and barley lightly remaining and some flax unsowed. Weather ranges from cool to hot with frost at night in Manitoba and Alberta. Moisture remains adequate in Manitoba but Saskatchewan and Alberta need more rain, grasshopper damage is noted in parts of Saskatchewan, soil drift in Alberta, and Peace River grains show rapid growth with a need for moisture north of Edmonton.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Canadian Pacific Railway
Agricultural Department
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Shaunavon
Maple Creek
C.P.R
S Langdon
Leduc
Peace River District
Edmonton
Margadida Brazilian treason convict freed after commutation
Margadida, a 26 year old blond Brazilian of German descent dubbed Brazil's Axis Sally, leaves jail after a 20 year treason sentence was commuted by President Eurico Gaspar Dutra on appeal by 96 senators and deputies. Her colleagues who worked on the Portuguese Nazi broadcast remain imprisoned.
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Brazil
Sally
Margadida
Montreal Mayor Houde Seeks Independent Seat in Parliament
Montreal Mayor Camillien Houde announces as an independent candidate for the June 27 federal election in Montreal Papineau. A veteran figure and former Quebec Conservative leader, he cites impelling reasons for entering the campaign and follows a night of broad party activity across Canada.
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Montreal
Houde
Camillien Houde
Montreal-Papineau
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
Liberals
Nova Scotia
St. Laurent
Quebec
George Drew
Ontario
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
British Columbia
Montreal St. Mary
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Marshall
Ogopogos Up
Cupid
Transport Board
N.S
Mr. Drew
Sudbury
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