Athletic Park Disagreement Clouds Local Baseball Plans
The Medicine Hat Mercurys threaten to move home games to an out of town park over a $25 per game minimum or 10 percent of gross gate fee. Recreation board backs manager and plans to take dispute to city council, while the club seeks a lower fee to avoid deficits. If unresolved, baseball in the city could be jeopardized.
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Athletic Park
Medicine Hat Mercurys
City Recreation
Frank ‘Wilson
Recreation Board
al Brackman
Brackman
Mercurys
Atom Blast Flash Seen From Yucca Flat Test
An atomic blast from Yucca Flat lit the pre dawn sky in Las Vegas 75 miles away at 5 15 a m PDT. Witnesses on rooftops and lawns watched the flash and a brief atomic cloud above the mountains before fading. No shock or sound was reported and nearby areas were warned to expect possible shocks from earlier tests. Dr Alvin Graves noted dawn explosions aid photographic recording for science.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat
Los Angeles
Here
Atomic Energy Commission
St. George Utah
Caliente
AEC
Nevada
Alvin C. Graves
San Francisco
Seven Die in Commuter Train Crash at Berala
Seven people died and at least 100 injured when a packed electric train rear-ended a stationary service in thick fog at Berala station near Sydney. Eyewitnesses described a mangled scene as passengers, many severely injured, were cleared by doctors and emergency crews.
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Sydney
Australia
Reuters
Berala Station
Saskatchewan Premier Announces June 11 Election Date
Premier T C Douglas announced Saskatchewan will hold provincial elections on June 11, with the CCF seeking a third term. The dissolved 11th legislature has 31 CCF, 19 Liberals, 2 independents. 53 seats in the new body after redistribution. Writs issued. nominations begin May 26.
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Regina
T. C. Douglas
Saskatchewan
C.C.F
Douglas
Liberals
British Columbia
Alberta
W. J. Patterson
C.C F
Social Credit
Progressive Conservatives
Labor- Progressive
Last Mountain
British Socialists Gain Ground in Local Elections Start
London AP reports socialists score strong gains in early small town and rural council elections running through Saturday. Conservatives concede losses as Labor shows momentum with a claimed net gain of 90 seats against 68 for Conservatives and independents losses amid 8,612 seats being filled.
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London
Labor
Mexican Clubs Plan Mt McKinley Ascent From Alaska
Two Mexican mountaineering clubs formed of printing and railroad workers join forces to climb Mt McKinley in Alaska in June. They plan to reach the summit and fly a Mexican flag at the top.
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Mexico City
Mt. McKinley
Alaska
Red general warns Soviets will reach long-range attack capability in two years
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg told senators that by 1954 the Soviet Union could launch long-range atomic strikes against the United States. He warned such an attack could cripple key industrial centers unless opposed. He noted U S defense cuts delay delivery of about 3000 modern aircraft through mid 1954 as the nation faces mounting Soviet air power and the general's hospitalization for surgery.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
U.S
Russia
Air Force
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Vandenberg
Nathan T
Truce talks plunge to new low in Korea as package rejected
Korean truce negotiations collapsed after the communists spurned the three point UN plan. Gen Ridgway warned the offer must be accepted as a whole and an indefinite recess loomed though full delegations planned to reconvene Thursday. The dispute centers on prisoner repatriation and airfield repairs for North Korea.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Red
Tokyo
Mathew B. Ridgway
Russia
Ridgway
Armistice proposals labeled fair final by U S officials
U S deputy secretary of defence William C Foster called the Korea armistice proposal final and fair with UN backing and no further concessions, while open to discussing details. Dean Acheson and Foreign Secretary Eden also weighed in on negotiations and prisoner repatriation. Pearson in Ottawa said forcing POWs home is unthinkable and no full-scale fighting is needed.
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United States
Korea
William C. Foster
United Nations
Ets
Foster
China
Dean Acheson
Gen
Ridgway
Nyone
Fahdred
London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
United Nations Command
Ottawa
Pearson
Commotis
What a Mess Describes Livestock Regulation Chaos
In Edmonton a regulatory muddle hinders livestock shipping from Alberta to British Columbia with conflicting embargo orders from CNR and CPR. Canada’s railways receive notices banning meat products while allowing fresh meat, creating confusion over approved Alberta feed lot shipments and stockyard routes in Edmonton Calgary and Lethbridge. Ottawa awaits clarification as Telegrams request policy details and price sales slip to individual buyers.
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Edmonton
Alberta
British Columbia
National Railways
Montreal
Dominion
Pacific’ Railways
CNR
B.C
Calgary
Lethbridge
Ottawa
Taft Delegates Sweep Ohio Primary
Delegates pledged to Sen. Robert Taft were winning across Ohio as the state’s GOP primary continued. With one third of precincts reported, eight Taft delegates were unopposed and 46 led in contested races, giving Taft a potential 330 convention votes from Ohio in July. Eisenhower and Stassen supporters trailed, and no write-ins or polls were allowed.
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Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Chicago
Eisenhower
Stassen
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Dwight Hisenhower
Associated Press
Warns' Heating Rash: of Strikes May Break Out
Nathan Feinsinger told Congress that a rash of serious strikes and industrial chaos may result if Congress strips the wage stabilization board of power to recommend settlements in labor disputes. Feinsinger, chair of the WSB, testified amid a controversy over the steel decision and plans to quit by June 30 as the Supreme Court hears arguments on President Truman's seizure of the mills.
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Nathan Feinsinger
Congress
Wage Stabilization Board
Feinsinger
W.S.B
House of Representatives Labor Committee
Charles Wilson
Wilson
Truman
Supreme Court
Weather Outlook For Prairie Provinces This Week
Clear skies will prevail over most of Alberta and western Saskatchewan with overnight temperatures dipping below freezing. A developing system in eastern Oregon will bring clouds and a few showers to southern Alberta and Saskatchewan tonight, with tomorrow’s highs around 65. Medicine Hat expects sunny spells then clouds and showers tonight, then clearing Thursday with temperatures near 45 to 70.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Oregon
Medicine Hat
Smilestones Best Man Reflects on Overseas Vows
Fragmentary quoted dialogue recalls a best man speech touching on vows and a bride named Joan. The garbled excerpt hints at personal sentiment shared during a wedding-related moment.
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Joe
Joan
Huge B C Industrial Plans Stir Canada Backcountry
Ottawa reports Transport Minister Chevrier described a vast project in northwestern British Columbia to build a aluminum plant producing 550000 tons yearly and a 46 mile railway to Terrace to support it. A 600000 hp hydro development and timber expansion would follow with cost detailing 10000000 for the rail line. PROVINCIAL leaders praised the plan as transformative for BC and wider Canada, noting regional growth and transport benefits.
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Minister Chevrier
Northwestern
Columbia
Sear Kimat
B. BC
National ‘Railways
Terrace
B.C
Lynn Lake Evelopment
Mani
Uency
CNR
Canada
Kimberley
British Columbia
E. D. Fulton
Kamloops
Bookstore Owner Jailed for Advertising Russian Books
Vienna reports a Bratislava bookstore owner was arrested after displaying posters with titles including We Went To Live Far from Moscow In the Shadows of the Sky Scrapers Under a Foreign Flag. Police action followed quickly as the ads drew authorities' scrutiny.
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Vienna
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
Wiener Kurier
Moscow
Korea Casualties Reported in New Wounded List
Ottawa dispatch reports the army issued its 107th casualty list. The latest tally shows 78 injured, four killed, one captured, with the previous list issued April 29. The announcement details wartime losses from ongoing action.
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Ottawa
Alberta plan eyes diverting western rivers to North Saskatchewan
The Alberta Water Resources Board drafts a survey to divert waters from Lobstick, Wolf, and two other western rivers into the North Saskatchewan to boost irrigation and power potential. Board chairman Ben Russell says no immediate action or funding beyond tens of millions is planned, but feasibility could exist if prairie needs grow.
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Edmonton
Arctic Ocean
Hudson’s Bay
Alberta Water Resources Board
North Saskatchewan River
Ben Russell
North Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Dallas I
Lobstick
Wolf
Calgary Livestock Yard Sale Notices
Livestock office reports SP&E officials. Company representatives appeared at the yards seeking shipments. Officials say the concession terms were valid for ongoing purchases.
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Calgary
Spe
Toda
Russia Hails Popov as Radio Pioneer in Izvestia
Izvestia lauds Russian scientist Alexander Popov as the inventor behind key radio branches. The paper claims Russia is the birthplace of radio location navigation television acoustics and high frequency current use in industry.
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Russia
Mosco
Izvestia
Alexander Popov
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