Egypt Names New Premier Moves Toward Reform Push
Egypt’s new prime minister Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha suspended parliament for 30 days and began forming a reform regime to purge government corruption. He prepared for talks with Britain on the Suez canal zone and Sudan while parliament remained in limbo. Fuad University shut indefinitely after a student sit-down strike protesting martial law and Western ties. Maher Pasha resigned after initial parliament suspension, and Britain’s Sir Ralph Stevenson postponed talks citing a cold.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
Aly Maher Pasha
Fuad University
Maher Pasha
Farouk
Hilaly
Ralph Stevenson
Ralph
Rumors of Royal Expansion Delay London Coronation
London newspapers hint the queen may be expecting a third child delaying the coronation to late summer 1953. Reports tie the delay to a possible royal family expansion discussed after a visit by Sir William Gilliatt to Clarence House. Buckingham Palace stayed silent.
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London
The
Sunday Pictorial
Commonwealth
William Gilliatt
Clarence House
William
Africa
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Sunday Express
Buckingham Palace
Fear Russia May Wreck Peace Talks To Gain Her Role
U S officials warn Moscow may sabotage Panmunjom truce talks to force a role in Korean peace efforts. The unease centers on Russia insisting a neutral Soviet role in supervising any ceasefire, with U.N. and United States exploring a joint commission of belligerents as the possible solution.
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Russia
Washington
Panmunjom
Kremlin
Korea
Soviet Union
Chang Chung San
United States
United Nations
U.N
Right of Centre Man Will Try to Form Government
Antoine Pinay a 60 year old moderate Conservative accepted President Vincent Auriol’s invitation to form a new French government. He said his first impulse was to refuse but agreed after consultation with friends and the president’s urging. Pinay, a former transport minister, is a right of centre Independent Republican.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
Vincent Auriol
Pinay
Mién
Reynaud
Edgar Faure
Auriol
Rene Pleven
French National Assembly
Pin-ay
Independent Republican Party
Freight Derailed At Seven Persons
A CPR eastbound freight derailed 22 of 46 cars in Seven Persons Alberta within the Medicine Hat yards. Five crewmen were uninjured and most cars stayed upright. A broken arch bar behind the locomotive is blamed. a second train was delayed. Cleanup expected by tonight.
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Alta
C.P.R
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Coat bought for five dollars at pawnbrokers
A man noticed a coat tagged $14 outside a pawnbroker, rode it in tagless, and asked its worth. The seller offered five dollars, and the man agreed, thinking he was selling it.
38 Die In Air France Crash At Nice
The four engined Air France airliner crashed after takeoff at Nice killing 38 people including American ballet dancer Joan Katzman 21 of Brooklyn who performed as Harriet Toby with the Marquis De Cevas company. Wing debris found in engine air intakes suggested a seagull collision though officials could not confirm.
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Nice
France
Air France
Joan Katzman
Brooklyn
Harriet Toby
Marquis
Five of Nine Children Die in Remote Newfoundland Fire
A log cabin at Nicholsville near Dear Lake in Newfoundland burned Saturday killing five of nine Cross children while parents were away. The eldest son carried the baby and two others to safety but died returning for the remaining five. The family had a history of fire tragedy.
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ST. John’s
Nfld
Nicholsville
Dear Lake
Jack Cross
Cross’ Brother
Upper Humber
Beekeepers Avoid Fuzzy Clothing For Hive Work
Beekeepers typically wear smooth clothing to prevent bees from tangling their legs and bodies in fuzzy fabrics while tending hives.
Gardiner Announces New Measures In F-M Fight
Ottawa announces emergency steps to contain foot and mouth disease in south Saskatchewan. Canada bans imports of livestock and meats except under permit and boosts compensation for destroyed animals while creating a 50 mile buffer zone around Regina. A special Regina board will decide fair payments and report back to Agriculture Minister Gardiner.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Agriculture
Gardiner
CBC trans-Canada
United States
South Saskatchewan
Quebec
Regina
Mr. Gardiner
George W. Robertson
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Raymond Youngman
G. W. Stead
Finance Department
Canada
Ure Disappointed In Ban Prohibition On Prairie Meats
Agriculture Minister David Ure of Alberta expressed extreme disappointment that Agriculture Minister Gardiner did not call for ending provincial bans on live animals and meat from the prairie provinces. He said Gardiner avoided specifics and noted the federal ban on meat imports blocks other provinces from sourcing meat, rendering bans ridiculous and harmful.
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British Columbia
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Edmonton
David Ure
Gardiner
Prairie
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Ure
Canada
Prairies
Approval of New Meat Regulations in Winnipeg
Packers stockmen and retailers welcomed Agriculture Minister Gardiner’s ban on livestock imports. They expect it to offset losses from the U S embargo on live stock and meat after the foot and mouth outbreak near Regina.
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Winnipeg
Gardiner
United States
Regina
Communists Seize Control At U N Prison Camp In Korea
At Compound 62 on KOJ Island United Nations camp, communists gain de facto control amid rising violence. Inmates attacked U S soldiers two weeks ago leaving 75 dead and 159 wounded. 23 wounded since died. Education programs were abandoned and mock courts used against anti communist inmates. Officials offer no clear explanation.
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Koj Island
Korea
United Nations
United States
Independent Group Ends 12-Year Life In Asia
EDMONTON CP The independent movement once a major factor in Alberta politics has disappeared. H B Macdonald of Calgary announced he will support the Social Credit government in the legislature. The group formed before 1940 elections. 17 of 57 seats initially, later dwindled to three independents and ended with Macdonald as the lone survivor in 1948.
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Edmonton
Independent Movement
Alberta
Social Credit
H. B. Macdonald
Calgary
United Farmers of Alberta
Mr. Macdonald
State finds cause of delay on Fresnillo to Platéros highway
Mexico City AP reports the Zacatecas state roads department believes crushed rock laid by graders is behind persistent construction problems on the Fresnillo to Platéros highway segment in the mining region, hindering progress.
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Mexico City
State Roads Department
Fresnillo
Platéros
Zacatecas
Canadian Education Week Faces Three Major System Problems
Ottawa reports Education Week opens amid shortages of teachers with an expected rise to 25 000 by 1955, overcrowded classrooms needing 1000 new schools, and high drop out rates. Bureau of statistics says 55 percent have only elementary or public schooling. Sponsored by 12 organizations with over 3 million members.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia Faces Meat Famine
Vancouver dealers warn of a meat famine in ten days after Agriculture Minister Gardiner bans foreign meats except by permit. Local packers say eastern imports are embargoed and stock will run out by week’s end, with shortages likely at retail. Bowmen says border decisions await cabinet review of Gardiner's offer.
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Vancouver
Gardiner
B.C
Alberta
Shipmenits
Harry Bowman
Cold spell lingers over western prairies with light Alberta snow
Weather summary notes a frigid weekend across western prairies with temperatures 25 to 30 degrees below normal for early March. The cold air mass shifts south on Tuesday, light snow expected tonight in western Alberta, otherwise clear skies in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Medicine Hat sees sun today, turning cloudy with very light snow tonight and milder tomorrow.
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Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Silver and Lead Deposit Stolen by Night
A daytime discovery was stolen at night with an assay showing rich silver and lead. authorities investigate to recover the ore and identify suspects.
Sub-Surface Power Struggle Roils Canadian Labor Congress
Cannadian Congress of Labor battles surface tensions as Pat Conroy resigns after a clash with Charles Millard. Editorial in CBRE journal accuses Millard of amassing power with backing from major unions, while rivals fear consolidation of influence within the 350000 member federation.
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Ottawa
Cp)—Welfare
Canadian Congress of Labor
United Steel Workers of America
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees
CCL
A. R. Mosher
Pat Conroy
Congress
Conroy
Vancouver
CBRE
Charles Millard
Toronto
Steel Union
Millard
Emaker
UK Shop Stewards Rally Against Rearming Plan
About 250 shop stewards representing more than 250,000 British workers pledged to resist rearmament and protest social service cuts. The Sheffield Action Committee and National Council of Engineering and Allied Shop Stewards hosted the meeting. resolutions called for 30s weekly raise for enginering and shipbuilding workers, banning overtime in areas with short time, and opposing social service cuts. The group lacks official trade union backing and will rely on regional support.
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Sheffield
England
Sheffield Action Committee
National Council of Engineering and Allied
X Ray Merry-Go-Round Offers Hope Against Cancer
At a national cancer conference in Cincinnati researchers report 283 patients treated with a 2 000 000 volt rotating x ray beam aimed at hidden tumors. In 27 months 157 show no signs of cancer and some remain clear for one to two years, though cure is not yet established.
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Cincinnati
John G. Trump
Mass slaughters hit Canada cattle disease outbreak
Regina hosts the second mass killing as 164 diseased animals are shot and buried, part of a drive to stamp out foot and mouth disease. Total fatalities rise to 370 with a third slaughter planned and two more grave sites to be dug.
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Regina
Prairies
R.C.M.P. Rifles
Canada
Konstantine Haun
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
S.P.C.A
N. D. Christie
Saskatchewan
Injured Captain Commands Stricken Ship From Bed
Captain William R. Thom as, wounded in a storm, directed the 7100 ton freighter Rachel Jackson toward New York from his bunk aboard the damaged ship. The Mendota escorted the vessel as it rode out the voyage with 37 crew members unharmed and the captain in pain and fever.
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New York
Rachel Jackson
Coast Guard
Mendota
William R. Thomas
New York City
Thomas
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