P C Leader Seeks Quebec Backing On Autonomy Promise
George Drew pledges a Progressive Conservative government will restore provincial and municipal autonomy if elected August 10. Prime Minister St Laurent accuses Drew of empty promises on Canada’s foreign trade during a Ontario tour. Drew stresses provincial rights as key campaign issue in Quebec to win 75 seats.
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George Drew
Quebec
St. Laurent
Ontario
Mr. Drew
Owen Sound
Canada
Drew
Quebec City
Pcs
United States
United Kingdom
Europe
Britain
West
CCF
M. J. Coldwell
Whitewood
Sask
Howe
Regina
Prairie Round-Up Highlights Flood Talks and Politics
Tabloid round up reports Winnipeg flood conditions with dams opened for storage while Regina seeks funds for Taylor Field floodlights and night rugby. Montreal talks feature lightweight railcars and city politics with party manifestos and economic debate across several provinces.
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Regina
Taylor Field
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Coldwell criticizes Liberals on health plan promises
In Whitewood Saskatchewan CCF leader M J Coldwell accuses the Liberal government of making empty health insurance promises before the election. He pledges a comprehensive national plan covering medical care with free doctor choice, saying the Liberals have not seriously pursued reform.
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Ottawa
M. Coldwell
CCF
Exeter
Somerset
England
Coldwell
Smiley
Sask
Regina
John Major Coldwell
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Dorval
Que
Douglas Cameron
Whitewood, Sask
C.C.F
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.I
Gov
Colwell
Liberal Party
Canada
Nehru presses UN session on Korean truce crisis
India urged an immediate UN General Assembly session to handle the Korean stalemate. Nehru told Cairo reporters the UN must be master, while U S opponents warned the move could derail armistice talks. Dag Hammarskjold traveled to Ottawa to discuss Nehru's cable with Pearson.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
India
UN General Assembly
Nehru
Men
Cairo
Syngman Rhee
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
U.S
Washington
Britain
Mohammed Napuib
Rhee
Hammarskjold Optimistic on Korea Truce Hope in Ottawa
Dag Hammarskjold arrived in Ottawa for talks with External Affairs Minister Pearson as UN Assembly session preparations loom. He refused to commit on a pre-armistice emergency session but said hopes for a Korea truce have not been abandoned. He noted any emergency session decision would rest with a majority of UN members.
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Ottawa
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Korea
Hammarskjold
Pearson
UN Assembly
India
Alberta Sets Beer Parlor Rules and Price Hikes
Calgary regulators announce July 1 effective beer parlor rules including 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. hours, mandatory sandwiches at 30 cents, and beer sold only in one dozen or half-dozen cartons at set prices. Vendors keep lower rates. mixed drinking not planned for Calgary Edmonton parlors.
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Calgary
Alberta
A. J. Mason
Alberta Liquor Control Board
Edmonton
Mason
United States
Lands Minister surveys Elkwater Lake for future development
Alberta Lands Minister Hon. Ivan Casey visits Elkwater Lake with parks officials to review a provincial survey for park development. A new five thousand dollar pier 100 by 20 feet and a winter-built dam and spillway raise lake levels and aid fishing with large pike catches reported including a 9 pound 14 ounce fish by Jimmy Weeks of Orion.
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Ivan Casey
Alberta
Jimmy Weeks
Orion
Elkwater
Casey
Korean Armistice Talks Drift Amid Rhee Demands
In Seoul President Syngman Rhee and U.S. envoy Walter S. Robertson pressed for progress on armistice terms. Rhee demanded withdrawal of foreign troops and a mutual security pact as minimum conditions while protests and battlefield clashes flared around Pusan and elsewhere. Robertson and Rhee met after a 23 hour session as both sides weighed potential understandings to ease the crisis.
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Seoul
Lisenhower
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Walter S. Robertson
U.S
Rhee
Korean Public Information Office
United States
Mark Clark
U. S
Pusan
Robertson
Laniel Chosen Premier to Lead France in Bermuda Talks
Joseph Laniel won 389 votes to become France’s premier ending a 37 day crisis and clearing the way for the Big Three Bermuda conference with Churchill Eisenhower. The leaders plan a July 8 Bermuda meeting after Laniel’s brief mid May program and the quick vote followed sparse questioning.
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Bermuda
Mid-Ocean Club
Eisenhower
Paris
Joseph Laniel
France
Laniel
Independent Party
Churchill
Rene Mayer
Ieaders
Stormy periods sweep Alberta with unsettled weekend forecast
Thunderstorms expected in northern and central Alberta Friday afternoon and evening, spreading to the south later. Unsettled conditions persist Sunday. Medicine Hat reports cloudy skies today, sun tomorrow with a few clear spells, then a thunderstorm in the evening, warmer temperatures and high winds.
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Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Wreckage Found As Missing American Fliers Sought
An RCAF report from Fort Nelson says a search plane spotted the red four passenger Stinson wreckage on a 4000 foot plateau northeast of Fort Nelson British Columbia. No signs of life were seen though a ground panel pointed toward Smith River suggesting survivors. Relief aircraft and supplies were sent to aid a possible rescue.
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Edmonton
British Columbia
RCAF
Fort Nelson
B. C
Flt
S. N. E. Beauchamp
James Kelly
Vancouver
Wash
Norval Foster
D. L. Dutton
Portland
Ore
Fort
Nelson
Smith River
Alaska Higway
Rcaf Dako
Whitehorse
Yukon
Sce
Rivers
Man
Namao
Lethbridge Woman Wins Major Kinsmen Car Raffl e
Mrs J R Firth of Lethbridge won first prize in the Kinsmen club car raffle at the annual fair after a day of bingo. She previously collected two lamps a roaster three serving platters a blanket and a set of dishes from the fair stalls before the car draw. Mayor A W Shackleford drew ticket No 1 from the tumbler.
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Lethbridge, Alta
J. R. Firth
Lethbridge
Kinsmen Club
Two More Alberta Polio Cases Reported
The Alberta health department announced two new polio cases, a five year old girl from Edmonton and a 20 year old man from Consort, bringing the total locally reported cases to five.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Health Department
Sask Co operative Creamery reports lower egg and poultry earnings
Regina CP The Saskatchewan Co operative Creamery Association said last year milk producer returns fell slightly while egg and poultry earnings were decidedly lower. General Manager J S Turnby cited earnings of 2.8 cents per dollar of sales with dairy and poultry sales totaling $17,030,700. Returns to members rose 42.3 percent from 1939 figures, exceeding 1951 by far.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Co-operative ‘Creamery Assocation
J. S. Turnby
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