Toledos Rebels Form New Union Amid NY Central Strike
Toledo workers quit their unions and vote to form the Model Railroad Club while 500 toledo strikers reject orders to return to work. Elkhart and Cleveland picket lines persist as federal judge frees army to restrain the walkout amid talks on ending the nationwide slowdown.
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Toledo
Elkhart
Ind
New York Central
Chicago
New York Central Lines
Buffalo
St. Louis
Rairoad Club
Nyc
Canada
Niles
Mich
Emerich B. Freed
Army
Eisenhower Defeats Taft Kefauver Upsets Truman
Snowbound roads hamper Medicine Hat area with 13 percent inch snowfall since Monday. Edmonton predicts the storm ends tomorrow morning though highways 1 3 and 48 face closures. Plows clear main routes while AMA warns of glare and ditch risks amid continuing cold and light snow.
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Medicine Hat
Edmonton Weather Office
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Maple Creek
Swift Current
Hilda- Schuler
Taber
Bassano
City Works Department
Tobacco Chief Denies Budget Influence Charge
Imperial Tobacco President Edward C. Wood rejected claims the firm tried to sway Canada's budget by withholding cigar deliveries. In a March 9 letter to Finance Minister Abbott, Wood said the accusation has no basis, amid distribution issues tied to a strike last fall and inventory adjustments.
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Ottawa
Edward C. Wood
Imperial Tobacco Company
Abbott
Wood
Commons
George B. Slaven
Sydney
N.S
Slaven
Lems
Allies Reject Plan to Allow Russia to Inspect Secret Weapons
United Nations negotiators in Munsan rejected a Communist proposal to let Russia join neutral inspection teams to examine US secret weapons in Korea. They also dismissed a prisoner exchange plan as a potential trap and noted a modest improvement in tone after tense talks. Col. Chang Chun San proposed broad access to inspect any equipment, while the Allies insisted inspections cover only replacement gear.
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Korea
Russia
United States
United Nations
R. E. Libby
U.N
China
Andrew J. Kinney
Chang Chun San
Ousted Cuban President Accuses Batista of Treason
Carlos Prio Socarras charged Fulgencio Batista with treason as he sought exile after Batista seized control through a swift coup. Prio said Cuba would not endure a military boot and fled to the Mexican embassy while Batista prepared to meet his cabinet and pledge repression of communism and gangsterism.
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Havana
Cuba
Carlos Prio Socarras
Fulgencio Batista
Prio
Batista
Mexico
Piio
Matanzas
Store Proprietor Repels Robbers in New York
Lorenzo Bacener faced two bandits during a robbery at his grocery store last night. He ducked behind a counter and fired twice, killing one robber and possibly wounding the other as they fled the scene. Police confirm one death and an injured assailant.
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New York
Lorenzo Bacener
Bacener
Britons Back Mild Austerity Budget Amid Market Slump
Britain unveiled a 4.15 billion pound budget aimed at restoring confidence and halting gold reserves decline. With income tax cuts and a higher bank rate, the plan drew praise from some papers and criticism from Labour and socialist outlets, while brokers warned of a stock market dip due to tighter credit.
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London
Britain
Treasury
House of Commons
Richard A. Butler
Daily
Herald
Daily Worker
Bank of England
Butler
Bus strike disrupts Kent area with mass travel disruptions
Thousands of people in Kent and areas east of London hiked or walked to work after a lightning bus strike. Drivers voted at a midnight meeting to quit in support of new wage and hours demands.
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Chatham
England
Reuters
Kent County Couth
London
Alberta Budget Sets Record Per Capita Expenditure
The Social Credit government projects 1952 53 spending of 116,576,970 dollars, about 124 dollars per resident for 939,501 people, the highest per capita outlay among five provinces. Revenue is 116,856,270 with a 279,300 surplus.
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Social Credit
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Parliament At a Glance Defence ministers report on Europe service delays
Defence Minister Claxton said delays in supplying cigarettes to troops in Europe have been overcome. Labour Minister Gregg reported 821 packing-house workers unemployed due to foot‑and‑mouth disease. Maj. Gen. G. R. Pearkes noted Germany’s surprising comeback. Fisheries Minister Mayhew cited maximum protection in a fisheries pact with Japan.
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Claxton
Europe
Gregg
G. R. Pearkes
V.C
Nanaimo
Germany
Mayhew
Canada
Japan
Military Space Station To Keep World In View
Prof. Wernher von Braun proposes a military space station orbiting every two hours to view the earth from 1 075 miles up. The satellite would map every inhabited area by daylight, provide radar night views, and carry a telescope enabling a 1000 mile wide earth strip view from 5 000 feet. Von Braun is seeking U.S. citizenship.
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Military Space Station
Huntsville
Ala
Wernher von Braun
United States
New York City
Denver
West Coast
Montreal gun battle ends with capture of Leonard Jackson
Leonard Jackson, the second of a Toronto trio sought for a $24,000 bank holdup, surrendered after a 15 minute exchange of bullets and tear gas on Lincoln Ave near the Montreal Forum. A woman, identified as Ann Roberts, also surrendered. Jackson and Roberts had been cornered in a basement apartment after police used tear gas. Jackson was wounded in the stomach and arms, while no officers were injured. Police traced the tip to the building janitor and intensified the 16 man homicide squad operation.
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Leonard Jackson
Steve Snehan
Lincoln Ave
Montreal Forum
Jackson
Edwin Alonzo Boyd
Toronto
Suchan
Boyd
St. Lawrence River
South Shore
Jacskon
Ann Roberts
Andre Wilson
Bourdon
John Gillespie
Leo Murray
Patches of Blood Are All Jackson's, Police Boss Happy
Montreal police chief says detectives hunted Jackson at all costs and would not hesitate to shoot to kill. He cites a firefight, violent confrontations, and the presence of Jackson’s blood as proof of a decisive and grim pursuit. Toronto detectives aided the operation.
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Jackson
Wilfrid Bourdon
Canadian Press Montreal
Montreal
Boyd
Toronto
Shipyard Christening Nerves Over Bottle Blow
The shipyard superintendent asks a nervous christening sponsor how hard to strike the bottle to launch her first ship. She replies that the procedure isn’t clear and seeks guidance on the hit required to break the bottle and send the vessel into the water.
Eisenhower Wipes Taft in New Hampshire Primary
In Manchester Eisenhower captures 59 to 39 percent over Taft and MacArthur Stassen in the Republican vote and wins all 14 delegate races. Kefauver defeats Truman by a wide margin 54 percent while sweeping Democratic delegate races and 12 delegates. With most precincts reported Eisenhower leads Taft 39 533 to 30 115 and Kefauver 19 347 to Truman 15 122.
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Manchester
N.H
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
New Hampshire
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
Truman
United States
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Taft
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen
Tennessean
Frankfurt
Germany
Hisenhower
Minnesota
Stassen
MacArthur
Manitoba looks to lift embargo on prairie cattle shipments
Manitoba Agriculture Minister F C Bell discussed with federal authorities a possible end to Manitoba's embargo on Saskatchewan and Alberta cattle. The Free Press notes a federal ban lift could prompt Manitoba to drop its own restrictions if Quebec ends its embargo, while Regina authorities ease slaughter regulations within the quarantine area.
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Winnipeg
Free Press
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Gardiner
F. C. Bell
St. Boniface Union
Quebec
Area Regina
Regina
Woman loses $9000 purse after phone call
Mrs. Daniel J. Freese spent 9000 dollars on a nickel call from a Phoenix public booth. She forgot her purse containing the money, returned 15 minutes later to find it missing.
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Phoenix
Dniel J. Freese
Explorer Alexander Mackenzie Traces Mackenzie River
The Mackenzie River was discovered and traced to the Arctic Ocean by explorer Alexander Mackenzie in 1789.
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Arctic Ocean
Alexander Mackenzie
U S Plans to Lift Ban on Mexican Cattle and Livestock
The United States says it will lift the ban on cattle sheep swine and other ruminants from Mexico by September 1 pending no new foot and mouth disease outbreak. The decision was announced in a joint statement by Agriculture Secretary Brannan and Mexican President Aleman.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Charles F. Brannan
Miguel Aleman
Table Compares Income Taxes of Three Nations
London report notes new British income tax rates and shows comparative figures for Britain Canada and the United States. The table outlines how much income tax each country levies at various income levels and highlights relative burden on earners in each nation.
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London
Britain
Canada
United States
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