Walsh Wins Manitoba in Canadian Curling Championship Match
Billy Walsh 35 of Winnipeg Fort Rouge triumphed over Art Simpson of Alberta 10 7 in round ten to extend his winning streak to nine as Manitoba pursues a record 13th title. Newfoundland joined dominion finals last year. Other results show British Columbia, Ontario, Northern Ontario, and Nova Scotia advancing or finishing rounds.
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Winnipeg
Billy Walsh
Winnipeg Fort Rouge
Manitba
Walsh
Art Simpson
Alberta
Don Oyler
Kentville
N.S
Ontario
Newfoundland
Oyler
Saskatchewan
Northern Ontario
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Simpson
Manitoba
Skip Walsh
Skip Simpson
Two Toronto detectives shot in major city manhunt
Toronto police pursue two gunmen after detectives Tong and Perry were wounded during a stop near Dundas Street. Warrants issued for Steve Suchan and Leonard Jackson while three women held as witnesses or for vagrancy. Tong, in fair condition, whispered Suchan’s name before losing consciousness.
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Toronto
Edmund Tong
Roy Perry
Toronto General Hospital
Perry
Souht
Steve Suchan
Valino Lesso
Leonard Jackson
Don
Anna Camero
Jane Blahut
Betty Huluk
Tong
Suchan
Bank of Montreal
College and Manning Avenue
Dundas Street
Tony
John Chisholm
Alex McCathie
Allan Laport
Police Commission
Jackson
Edwin Boyd
Sgt. Tong
Ontario
Ottawa parliament opens with three main divisions on living costs and NATO ties
Four party leaders faced the throne speech as Parliament reopened. The PCs and CCF attacked government action on inflation and waste while warning against losing dominion status and increasing American influence in NATO. Prime Minister St Laurent defended taxation levels and urged caution on tax cuts amid global tensions.
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Ottawa
Drew
Mr. Drew
Canada
Crown
Commonwealth
Dominion
Foot Mouth Danger Nears End for Alberta Stock
Agriculture Minister D A Ure said the foot and mouth disease threat to Alberta livestock will soon be eradicated. No new Saskatchewan cases and no spread to Manitoba or Alberta reported. He praised cattle producers for handling the outbreak and urged continued alertness and rapid reporting of suspected cases. Federal officials are actively reducing the threat and show signs of success.
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Edmonton
D. A. Ure
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ure
Farm Federation Seeks Pre-FM Price Floor For Meat
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture urged the government to set a price floor for beef and lamb at pre outbreak levels to share the burden of losses from foot and mouth disease. The debate followed passage of the aid program with officials citing February indications and testing on stomatitis.
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Senate
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Federation
C.F.A
Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Burns and Co. Ltd
Regina
A. R. Pearson
Weather outlook for western prairies amid rising temperatures
A sunny day across the western prairies with temperatures climbing. Afternoon highs range from 40 in southern Alberta to the mid-twenties in Saskatchewan, then near 40 in Alberta and low 30s in Saskatchewan on Saturday. Medicine Hat reports clear skies today and Saturday with light winds and mild temperature changes.
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Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Parliament at a Glance in Canada
Prime Minister St Laurent signaled no major tax cuts until the world situation improves. Opposition leader George Drew moved a non confidence vote over taxation. M J Coldwell attacked the government for not backing a national health insurance plan. Solon Low urged policy changes. Senate gave royal assent to a bill allowing the government to cover losses from foot and mouth disease.
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CCF
NATO
United Nations
M. J. Coldwell
Canada
Far East
St. Laurent
Drew
Lisbon
Beyanites
George Drew
Progressive Conservative
Solon Low
Social Credit
Senate
Alberta Health Minister Sees Plan as Best Anywhere
Alberta health minister Dr. W. W. Cross condemned Saskatchewan and British Columbia hospital plans as financially unsound and likely to ruin those provinces, calling Alberta’s the fairest and most democratic. He spoke during a legislature debate on substituting Alberta’s hospital plan for Saskatchewan’s, as members pressed private member motions and debated throne speech timing and budget scheduling.
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Edmonton
W. W. Cross
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Cross
CCF
Peter Dawson
Hugh John MacDonald
Lib
Calgary
Dawson
Social Credit
Picards file eleventh divorce suit in Worcester
Ralph Picard and Mrs Edith Picard filed their 11th divorce suit in Worcester. Edith seeks a divorce on cruelty grounds, claiming six requests previously, while five prior suits each ended without action and reconciliation followed. The couple married December 9, 1944.
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Worcester
Mass
Ralph Picard
Edith Picard
Truman Portrays Free World Fight Against Soviet Rule
President Truman urged Congress to approve the 7.9 billion mutual security program saying the ultimate decay of the Soviet slave world hinges on free nations building strength with continued US aid. He noted Europe’s growing armed forces and warned neutrality has fallen as communism wanes yet remains a threat in France and Italy.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Europe
Administration
Free World
France
Italy
More Lay offs at Alberta Packing Plants Amid Embargoes
Alberta Industries Minister J L Robinson warned of more layoffs at packing plants unless embargoes by Ontario and British Columbia on cattle are lifted. He spoke as the foot and mouth outbreak in Saskatchewan prompted plant curtailments. Union officials said about 200 of Edmonton's 1,500 workers would be off by Tuesday.
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Edmonton
J. L. Robinson
Alberta
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Robinson
Elmer Roper
CCF
United Packinghouse Workers Union
Cio-Ccl
Ottawa Eyes Expanded Pork Canning to Boost Meat Market
Ottawa reports cabinet approved widening the pork price support to include canned products as U S embargo on Canadian meat hits pork still in cold storage. Officials say canned pork could help exports and relieve storage pressures amid the foot and mouth disease outbreak in Saskatchewan. Details to follow.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Saskatchewan
U.S
Determine Sex By Saliva Test
Two Chicago biochemists report preliminary evidence that a substance in a mother's saliva may reveal the sex of an unborn baby. Loyola University researchers Gustav W. Rapp and Garwood C. Richardson published in Science that a male pregnancy may leave a marker absent in female pregnancies, suggesting a factor akin to a male hormone.
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Chicago
Gustav W. Rapp
Garwood C. Richardson
Loyola University
School of Dentistry
Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
No Easy Market For Alberta Oil
Vancouver report says completion of the Edmonton Vancouver pipeline will not instantly open a US market for Alberta oil. Standard Oil of California says 45,000 barrels daily will move initially with costs near 60 cents per barrel and a tariff removal would help but is unlikely unless domestic supply runs low. California oil would compete with BC oil in Washington Oregon and Idaho.
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Vancouver
Alberta
United States
T. S. Peterson
Standard Oil of California
Standard of British Columbia
Edmonton- Vancouver
Pacific Northwest
Peterson
California
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
British Columbia
Burns Plant Holds Proven Foot Mouth Disease Case
Regina Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Gardiner confirmed that the Burns and Co. Ltd feed lot in Regina had the only proven foot and mouth disease cases in southern Saskatchewan. He noted three to four cattle tested by the government were positive and that officials cannot trace the diseased cattle origins.
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Regina (Cp
Gardiner
Saskatchewan
Regina
Burns and Co. Ltd
A. R. Pearson
Burns Regina
Regina Burns
Stefansson Island Named After Arctic Explorer Stefansson
Ottawa announces Stefansson island in the Arctic named for Canadian explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson. The 8000 square mile island lies at the tip of a Victoria island peninsula near Milville sound, with Hadley bay to the west and M C linetock channel to the east. Stefansson will visit Toronto and other Ontario cities for luncheon talks starting Monday.
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Toronto
Arctic Circle
Stefansson
Viljhalmur Stefansson
North Pole
Ottawa
Ontario
Hamilton
London
Port Hope
Belleville
Montreal
Milville Sound
Hadley Bay
Armes
Man
Manitoba Soldier Awarded British Empire Medal for Korea Service
L Cpl Herbert J McCreary of Treherne Manitoba received the British Empire Medal for outstanding service in Korea. While clearing a mined area on August 25 1951 he ignored his wounds to reach and save a wounded sapper, demonstrating calm courage under fire. His wife resides in Portage la Prairie Sask.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Korea
L.cpl
Herbert J. Mee- Creary
Treherne
Man
25Th Brigade
Port Reev
Sask
Cpl
McCreary
Smilestones Girls Bake It Outshine Dish It
A playful caption highlights a group of girls who take on a cooking challenge, showcasing competitive spirit and resilience as they battle it out in a bake off format.
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Smilestones
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