Light Wreck Missing Plane Near Carolina Brazil
Wreckage of a missing Pan American World Airways luxury stratocruiser was sighted near Carolina Brazil with no signs of survivors. The April 29 disappearance involved 50 aboard including 19 Americans. Officials said aircraft split in halves and burned. wreckage spotted by a cargo plane near Carolina about 400 miles southeast of Belem. Transport officials noted Carolina has a large airfield and riverport.
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Miami
Fla
Pan-American World Airways
Carolina
Brazil
PAA
Belem
BC Parties Clash Over Separate School Funding Issue
British Columbia political parties differ on public funding for separate schools. Progressive Conservatives and CCF oppose funding, Liberals seek to remove apparent discriminations, while Social Credit remains silent. election set for June 12 amid Catholic education association push for integration with safeguards.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Social Credit
Progressive Conservatives
CCF
B.C
B. C. Catholic Education Association
United ‘Church of ‘Canada Conference
The
Education Association
Marines Train Under Atom Blast in Nevada Exercise
Las Vegas witnesses a 9:30 a.m. air dropped atomic blast over Yucca Flat as U S marines conduct first bar warfare maneuvers. The flash was seen 75 miles away with no sound or shock felt in Las Vegas. The small blast compared with the April event, observers noted.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada Ieort
United States
Ines
United States Air Force
Atomic” Energy , Commission
Yucca Flat
Renegade Jesuit Priest Alighiero Toni labeled duplicity master
Vatican paper L Osservatore Romano denounces Alighiero Toni as a duplicitous priest who claims conversion to Communism after an interview with IL Paese. The article cites his lack of depth and culture despite his persuasive words.
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Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Alighiero Tondi
Tondi
Rome
IL Paese
Government Can Up Steel Workers' Wages Says Court
In a 5 to 4 decision the US court of appeals refused to bar raising steel workers' wages while mills are seized. The ruling allows government plan to pursue wage negotiations and seeks Congressional action to provide legal basis for govt control amid the ongoing steel strike.
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Washington
US. Court of Appeals
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Steel Workers Union
Congress
Court of Appeals
Britain proposes roundtable to resolve Egypt Sudan dispute
Sir Ralph Stevenson travels to Cairo with new British proposals for settling Britain Egypt and the Sudan dispute. He aims for a round-table conference this summer with Britain Egypt and Sudan and suggests the Sundanese decide their own future.
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London
Reuters
Ralph Stevenson
Egypt
Air
Cairo
Britain
Sudan
Hilaly Pasha
Canada Mining Output Reaches Record 1951 High
Canada’s mining production climbed to a record 1.288 billion dollars in 1951, signaling a peak in metals and minerals output. Strong gains occurred across key sectors with elevated demand supporting the increase.
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Canada
Packers Advise Govt to Back Alberta Meat Prices
Calgary reports say Ottawa will take surplus 600 pound dressed carcasses to prop up meat prices. News follows telegrams from the Marketing Service and Agriculture Ministry, with Alberta cattle market activity surging as 1 300 head sold. Backlog prompts Alberta focus. 60 000 cattle expected to reach market by July. Robert McCubbin, aide to Agriculture Minister Gardiner, heads to Ottawa after Calgary talks.
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Calgary
Alberta
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Robert McCubbin
J. G. Gardiner
Eight Reporters Attacked During Tokyo Riots
Reuters reports at least eight foreign correspondents were assaulted while covering riots in Tokyo. Victims include reporters from Reuters Sydney Brookes Rowland Gould Warren White and Life photographer Mike Rougier. others from Time Gene Zenner Warner-Pathe Mutual News Ray Steinberg and International News Service Ray Steinberg took refuge as stones and bottles were hurled.
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Tokyo
Reuters
Reuters News Agency
Sydney Brookes
Rowland Gould
Warren White
Brookes
Imperial Plaza
Gould
White
Radio Tokyo
Life
Mike Rougier
Time
Dwight Martin
Gene Zenner
Warner-Pathe
Mutual Broadcasting
Richard Kallsen
International News Service
Ray Steinberg
Haddock Catch in Canadian Waters Mostly Under 10 Pounds
The report notes that most haddock landed in Canadian waters weigh under ten pounds, indicating a lighter average size for the fishery.
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Canadian
Weyburn region reports second foot and mouth outbreak
In Weyburn area southern Saskatchewan a new foot and mouth outbreak appears on a neighbor farm to the first Weyburn case. Initial counts indicate 29 cattle plus a contact herd of 38 cattle and 18 hogs. Federal vets say the situation looks favorable though spread remains unclear.
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Regina
Weyburn
Saskatchewan
Gas Shortages Rise as Nationwide Oil Strike Enters Day Two
Denver AP reports a two day oil industry strike causing gasoline shortages across the Midwest with Gary Hammond and East Chicago stations already out and others expected to run dry. Union negotiators in San Francisco seek compromises with Shell Oil including wage boosts and shift differentials while US officials estimate about 45 days of gasoline on hand.
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Denver
Gary
Hammond
Chicago
Ind
Midwest
Oil Workers International ‘Union
CIO
AFL
Independent Oil
San Francisco
Shell Oil
Washington
Riots erupt as communists clash with police in Tokyo
About 20 000 anti American rioters led by communists fought police around the imperial palace in Tokyo and in Kyoto. American troops used machine guns tear gas and clubs to protect lives and property. Reports say 51 officers were seriously injured and one rioter killed. several Americans were assaulted.
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Tokyo
Imperial Palace
United States
Japan
Kyoto
U.S
Stalin
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Mao Tze-tung
Meiji Park
Norman Thomas
Foreign Office
Kim Il Sung
World wide protests flare as Cold War shows colors
The report describes May demonstrations across Tokyo Berlin Singapore and New York with clashes between police and rioters. It notes 3 million Japanese attending over 400 rallies and 300 000 non red protesters in Singapore facing rocks and clubs.
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Singapore
Japan
Leace
Tokyo
Stalin Sily
Red Air Force
Red Square
der Republik
Reichstag
Creston Wheat Queen's Orchard Feat Ties To Reclaimed Flats
Creston BC locals recall Amy Kelsey who bred a bushel of wheat in an orchard and won world titles. The tale links her trial plots to the 23 000 acre reclamation flats with high dikes and private funding. Medicine Hat's goodwill tour visited Creston and regional irrigation works.
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Creston
B.C
Amy
Kelsey
Canada
Victoria
Medicine Hat
Prairies
Kootenays
Thos. E. Brown
Creson
Crestonians
Creston Reclamation Co
Creston Reclamation Farmers’ Association
Creston Dyke Dis
No Bus Service For Three Months In Blair City
Blair residents face at least three months without public transport after city hall talks. Blair Line ceases service at 8 p.m. Saturday with June 25 likely date for a new franchise vote. The plan calls for 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. operation, Riverside and hill routes, 20 to 30 minute services, and airports trips. Medicine Hat Transit Co. would run new vehicles with fares three for 25 cents and city subsidies up to 10 cents per mile.
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Trict Organization
Nick’s Island District Dyke Co
Creston
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Gordon Black
Taber
Macleod
Pincher Creek
Claresholm
Picture Butte
Milk River Raymond
Cardston
Magrath
CPR
No. 67
Gas City
Nelson
the Kootenays
H. R. Hutchings
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Dempster
A. G
Finch
H.J
Yuill
Don S. ‘Hawthorne
Stan’ Fabbi
G. R. ‘Taylor
Colin Moyer
Chuck” Beny
Don Lefever
Bob Buss
Bill Hogle
City Hall
Blair Line
City Council
George Connor
Moose Jaw
Riverside
Hill and Flats
Connor
Contention Grows Over Mediterranean Naval Command
The United States and Britain clash over who should head allied naval forces in the Mediterranean. Admiral Fechteler seeks French Italian and allied leaders opinions amid pessimism. The US argues to keep Mediterranean power within SHAPE and under existing command structures.
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Rome
Britain
United States
Mediterranean
William B. Fechteler
Europe
Italy
Greece
Turkey
US Navy
Robert B. Carney
6Th Fleet
May Day in Korea Firepower Rules Front Lines
Artillery, planes, and naval guns clash along the western front near Munsan as Communist infantry stay near bunkers. The battleship Iowa targets Red positions 16 miles inland. The Fifth Air Force reports 41 Russian type jets shot down in April with probable destruction of nine and damage to 44. 38 Allied planes lost overall.
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Korea
Seoul
Munsan
Fifth Air Force
Prairie Weather Clears With Sun Across Regions
Winds return to normal on the prairies as central and eastern districts report overnight cloudiness and light rain showers. Slow clearing today and Friday brings sunny skies in all areas with temperatures near 70. Medicine Hat forecasts sun on today and Friday with little temperature change. west winds of 15 mph. Low tonight and high tomorrow around 40 and 70.
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Prairies
Medicine Hat
Outlook Practical Prospects for Outlook Saskatchewan Project
Agriculture official I C Nollet of Baastetto investigates a proposed project at Outlook Saskatchewan aimed at a $125,000 creation plan. Authorities review feasibility and potential local impact on farming and industry.
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Regina
I. C. Nollet
Baastetto
Outlook
Sask. Re
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