Attlee Attacks Churchill as Election Campaign Heats Up
In London Labour leader Clement Attlee called Churchill a "funny little animal" amid a lively exchange before Britain's May 26 general election. Attlee mocked Churchill's past as he warned apathy could lead to dictatorship, while Prime Minister Eden and other Conservatives prepared for a televised program.
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London
Reuters
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
Attlee
Port Seton
Sir Winston
Hoodley Hanged After Appeal Rejected in Vancouver
Robert Alexander Hoodley, 21, was executed in Vancouver for the pistol slaying of John Tonick, stepfather of his girlfriend Pat Wallace. A bid for commutation was urged in Parliament but denied by Prime Minister St Laurent.
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Vancouver
Robert Alexander Hoodley
House of Commons
Hoodley
John Tonick
Pat Wallace
St. Laurent
Danny Brent
Robert Hopkins
Edmonton
Hoadley
Oakalla
Harold Winch
CCF
Vancouver East
Ottawa
Mr. Winch
Tonick
Pat
Alberta Man to Fly The English Channel
Edmonton pilot Jean de la Bruyere will fly a Calgary built replica of the Bleriot monoplane across the English Channel this summer on July 25 to mark the 46th anniversary of Louis Bleriot’s historic crossing. The flight is financed by de la Bruyere and Sandy Auld McTaggart. the plane is owned by Frank McTavish and Stan Green.
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Louis Bleriot
Jean de la Bruyere
Paris
France
Edmonton
de la Bruyere
Louis Breguet
Breguet Aircraft
Bleriot
Provincial Institute of Technology and Art
Calgary
Sandy Auld McTaggart
Frank McTavish
Chinook Flying Service
Stan Green
Provincial Institute
McTavish
Mr. Green
Germany Eyes Canadian Oil and Gas Pipeline Work
German firms Thyssen Gas and Water Works and United Pipeline Construction Company seek to enter Canada's Alberta oil and gas sector. Dr. Willy Speidel and Dr. Ed Boehner, visiting Calgary, discuss German capital investment and design and construction of pipelines. They cite a link to Rheinische Boehrenwerke and note a prior project with Canadian Western Pipe Mills at Port Moody after World War II.
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Calgary
Germany
Willy Speidel
Thyssen Gas and Water Works
Ed Boehner
United Pipeline Construction Company
Alberta
Boehner
Europe
Thyssen
Rheinische Boehrenwerke
Muchlheim-Ruhr
Canada
Port Moody
D.C
Medicine Hat Rejects Edmonton Dinner Subsidy Plan
Medicine Hat officials voted against subsidizing part of an Alberta cities dinner for Edmonton visitors at the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities convention. The proposal from the Union of Alberta Municipalities would cost 1080 dollars, with Medicine Hat’s share about 82.82. Mayor Weiner and aldermen urged Edmonton to pay, while the finance chair warned against subsidies and moved to table the letter.
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Edmonton
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Union of Alberta
Weiner
Calgary
Finance Committee
Ed McCombs
Seek Appointee As Welfare Head
The civic welfare department seeks a temporary head as illness hit acting director George L. A. McIntosh III after a heart seizure. Magistrate A. C. Wade is asked to assist during a limited period as the welfare committee reviews applications for a qualified social service worker director.
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Civic Welfare Department
George L. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
A. C. Wade
Ald
L. E. Gust
Nora Rowe
Police Department
Warm Return Ends Alberta Cold Spell
Edmonton report states normal temperatures return to southern Alberta after a three day cold spell. Wednesday will be not quite as warm as today and skies stay clear across the region.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Plane Crashes Near Churchill In North Flight Search Underway
A Winnipeg based RCAF Dakota with nine aboard landed about 120 miles north of Churchill Man on a 500 mile flight from Coral Harbor to Churchill. Officials said the downed plane location was unknown but radio contact indicated all aboard were well. Five planes were over the area and three Winnipeg Dakotas plus para rescue personnel joined the search.
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Winnipeg
Churchill
Man
Coral Harbor
Southampton Island
Here
RCAF
Wheat quota up one bushel for Medicine Hat district
Mayor Weiner announced the wheat quota for Medicine Hat district farmers will rise from four to five bushels this week. The increase frees up marketing for about 200000 bushels, enabling farmers on delivery quotas to earn that much additional income.
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Medicine Hat
Weiner
River Level Highest In Over Thirty Years
Brandon report shows Assiniboine River rising toward a 30 year peak with dike reinforcement under way near Warren's Corner 35 miles west of Winnipeg. Residents warned to be ready for possible evacuations as water threatens land behind earthen dikes.
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Brandon
Assiniboine
Warren’s Corner
Winnipeg
Brandon Civil Defence
Ottawa backs government on irrigation project delay vote
The Commons approved the government stance not to proceed immediately with a large irrigation and power project on the South Saskatchewan River. The 82 to 58 vote defeated a Progressive Conservative motion seeking an immediate start on the Outlook, Saskatchewan development north west of Regina. A separate briefing discussed a death ray using ultrasonic sound to kill lampreys attacking Great Lakes trout, with Dr. W N Sprules explaining a projector could delay or kill them.
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South Saskatchewan Rive
Oullook
Sask
Regina
Great Lakes
W. N. Sprules
Fisheries Department
Commons Fisheries Committee
Sprules
Drug addicts in UK 1954 include medical pros
Seventy two of the 317 known drug addicts in the United Kingdom in 1954 were members of the medical and para medical professions. Engineers and Department of Transport officials probe a Trans Canada Air Lines Vickers Viscount crash at Winnipeg. Russian Premier Bulganin restructures economic planners. Alberta Historical exhibits tour from Edmonton to provincial centers. Arnprior mayor seeks new Conservative nominating convention for Renfrew South in Ontario elections. Alberta wheat sowing reached just over one third by May 14.
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United Kingdom
Department of Transport
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Winnipeg
Robert Simpson
Arnprior
Ontario
Frost
Renfrew South
James Dempsey
Lennie Corrects Lennie on What a Pig Is
A father asks Lennie to define a pig and Lennie answers that a pig is a hog's little boy. The exchange reflects a simple, playful moment between father and son.
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Lennie
Calgary Mother Jaycees Woman of the Year
Mrs N S Symons a Calgary mother of four and grandmother of eight was named Junior Chamber of Commerce citizen of the year for her cancer dressing services national reach since 1949 her roles with the Canadian Cancer Society and four years heading the cancer crusade for central Alberta all in Calgary.
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Calgary
Chamber of Commerce
N. S. Symons
Canadian Cancer Society
Central
Alberta
NATO Chiefs Visit Canada On North Atlantic Defense Tour
The NATO council visits Montreal after a Washington stop to review Canada’s air defense role. The tour emphasizes radar lines in the north and integration with SACLANT operations. Canadair Sabre production at the Montreal plant is also on the agenda for the visiting chiefs.
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Lloyd McDonald
Norfolk, Va
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North America
Montreal
Canada
NATO Council
Western Defence Alliance
United States
Ning Group
NATO
Atlantic
Washington
L. Dana Wilgress
Moscow
Saclant
RCAF
RCN
East Coast Command
Canadair
France
West Germany
Inato
Prosperity Through Wider World Trade
At the ICC congress in Tokyo delegates push broader world trade. Warren Pierson of Transworld Airlines warns Asia risks loss from trade restrictions while R G Saraiya of Bombay urges long term credits to underdeveloped nations. Canadian delegates await Friday’s general meeting on freer trade and tariff policy.
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Tokyo
Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce
Warren Pierson
New York
Transworld Airlines
Asia
Pierson
R. G. Saraiya
Bombay
R. C. Berkinshaw
The
ICC
85 Lots in New Southwest Sector Plan
A sketch plan for 85 serviced residential lots between Trans-Canada highway and Gershaw drive near Hillside Cemetery was prepared by Town Planner Ron Thompson. Cypress Crescent will wind through the block with mainly 50 by 120 foot lots and some irregular corner lots. The city will blueprint a plan for the old Connaught golf land development east of the coulee with lanes for services and garbage collection and a minimum home cost.
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Gershaw Drive
Connaught Golf Land
Coulee
Ostriches or Horses No Odds Mayor Ready Race
Winnipeg plan features Mayor Harry Weiner to race Mayor George Sharpe of Winnipeg in an ostrich sulky at the city exhibition. Weiner notes a shift from foot races to rodeo styled events and wild cow milking with Calgary Stampede interest if Don Mackay joins.
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Winnipeg
Harry Weiner
Don Mackay
Calgary
George Sharpe
Gateway City
Alberta
Weiner
Prairies
Taber
Hardisty
Mackay
Calgary Stampede
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Cuba
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