U.N. imposes arms embargo on Communist China
The United Nations assembly voted 47 to 0 to impose an arms embargo on Communist China to halt strategic materials reaching the Reds. Canada supported the embargo while the Soviet bloc did not participate. Abstentions included Afghanistan, Burma, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sweden and Syria. India’s Sir Benegal N. Rau warned of a psychological hurdle to peace in Korea and urged a gesture toward Peiping by pledging not to advance north of the 38th parallel.
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New York
United Nations Assembly Today
China
Free World
Canada
Afghanistan
Burma
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Pakistan
Sweden
Syria
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Peiping
U.N
Assembly
Red China
North Korea
Korea
Russia
Security Council
Sven Grafstrom
U.N. Good Offices
Lions Park plays on and civic notes rise at meeting
The article lists ongoing local projects at Lions International Park including fence erection and tree watering. It notes ground work for Athletic Park bleachers, new dugouts, a refreshment booth, a second dressing room, and sewer work under the grand stand. It also mentions the civic tax rate delay, upcoming council sessions, and UN embargo discussions on Red China and North Korea.
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Lions International Park
Second St
Projete
Harry Leinweber
Athletic Park
Rush for Free Dentures as Britain Ends Free Glasses
Britain enters a last-minute rush for free dentures and spectacles before a Sunday deadline. The national health service announces half-price costs effective Monday, diverting funds to defense. Dentures will cost up to £4 4s and monocles 10 shillings under the new program.
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London
Britain
National Health Service
Manitoba reports general spring seeding with delays in the west
Manitoba seeding is general with progress ranging from 50 percent to near complete in southern wheat areas and rapid coarse grain planting. Saskatchewan and Alberta show moisture above normal, delaying Alberta seeding by about a week, while Manitoba’s rainfall is near normal and Saskatchewan has above average moisture this year.
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Winnipeg CP
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
C.N.R
C.P.R
Abbott Seeks Advice From Ex-Servicemen on Taxation
Ottawa Finance Minister Abbott asks former servicemen for ideas to aid Canadians in Korea and elsewhere while denying any blanket income tax exemption. He cites Captain George Hees’s combat pay idea and notes high corporate tax rates could fuel inflation as budget debates focus on taxation.
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Ottawa
Abbott
Commons
Canada
Korea
George Hees
P.C
Toronto Broadview
H. W. Herridge
C.C.F
Kootenay West
Explosion kills fifty French troops aboard Adour off Nhatrang
An explosion aboard the French navy tank landing ship Adour near Nhatrang killed fifty soldiers and wounded about 130 as the vessel loaded 900 troops and ammunition for operations against Viet Minh. French army sources ruled out sabotage and said the blast likely started by an accidental fire in the hold reaching ammunition.
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Saigon
Nhatrang
Communist Drive Expands Across Korea Threatening Seoul
Communist forces push deep on both eastern and central fronts as UN troops retreat across more than 50 miles. Red spearheads threaten Seoul as Chinese infantry overrun units and a major artillery barrage aids American crews attempting to fall back. The fourth and fifth offensives converge with aims to expel allied forces by the June 25 anniversary of the invasion.
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Tokyo
Reds
United Nations
North Korea
Seoul
William C. Barnard
Korea
Claxton Announces New Supply Depot in Cobourg
Defence Minister Claxton announced a $3.5 million army ordnance supply depot to be built on a 105 acre Cobourg Ontario site. The three-building facility will store 18 000 items and may serve as an overseas supply point when the St Lawrence Seaway is completed. Cobourg lies on Lake Ontario about 80 miles east of Toronto with rail and dock access aiding potential ocean shipping. Construction starts within months after Cobourg town turned over 72 acres for $1.
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Ottawa
Claxton
Cobourg
Ont
St. Lawrence Seaway
Lake Ontario
Toronto
St. Lawrence
Italians Set to Vote as Reds Face Municipal Test
In Rome the Italian communist party faces its first ballot box test in three years as municipal elections on May 27 and June 10 span 5,000 cities with 27.6 million people. The contest pits Premier Alcide De Gasperi’s Christian Democrats against Palmiro Togliatti’s Communist Party and Pietro Nenni’s PSI, amid fears of communist influence in local government during wartime.
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Italy
Communist Party
Russia
Alecide de Gasperi
Christian Democrat
Moscow
Palmiro Togliatti
Italian Socialist Party
PSI
Pietro Nenni
de Gasperi
Mario Scelba
Truman Faces Fresh Criticism Over MacArthur Dismissal
President Truman said he considered removing General MacArthur for a year, stunning the commander and provoking Republican critics. MacArthur protested, saying his removal would contradict his UN command appointment and questioned the president’s policy. Senate committees upheld Bradley’s right not to disclose White House talks, delaying further MacArthur hearings.
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Washington
Truman
Gen. MacArthur
Bourke Hickenlooper
MacArthur
New York
United Nations Command
Korea
United States
Owen Brewster
Rep
Foreign Relations Committee
Far East
Red
Senate Armed Forces and Foreign - Relations Committees
Omar Bradley
White House
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Missing airman found in Dawson Creek after plane recovered
A northern airman reported missing on a Peace River to Dawson Creek flight was located in Dawson Creek with his Piper Cub safely in its hangar, per the RCAF. Other items note a prison sentence for Louis Weber, pension talks, a deadly East Bengal tornado, a baby hurricane death, loyalty board inquiries, CN rail reroute denial, a river rescue by a fisherman in Pittsburgh.
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Edmonton
Peace River
Alta
Dawson Creek
B.C
R.C.A.F
Trains Crash Near Bryn Mawr Kills 11, Injures 60
A collision between the Red Arrow from Detroit to New York and the Philadelphia Express from Pittsburgh to New York near Bryn Mawr Pa leaves 11 dead and about 60 injured. The crash occurred at 4 38 a m as both trains traveled on one of the East’s busiest lines. The Red Arrow rear ended the Philadelphia Express and eyewitnesses report severe wreckage as priests aided the injured. Authorities say Bryn Mawr Hospital received over 50 injured with varied conditions.
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Bryn Mawr
G. A. McLaughlin
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Philadelphia Express
Pittsburgh
Red Arrow
Detroit
New York
P.R.A
Pittsburg
P.R.R
Philadelphia
Love Thyself Says Nobel Prize Winner
Nobel laureate Earl Russell, age 79, advocates self love over neighbor love as a path to inner peace. He argues historical beliefs hinder progress and urges youth of 1951 to discard old Testament and medieval ideas. He compares mind furniture to the Black Death and Atom Bomb in a reflective interview.
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London
Earl Russell
Ee Russell
Tony
Russell
Minks Use Physiology to Stay Warm in Cold Climates
UW zoologists led by Prof. Peter Morrison study mink heat regulation to explain cold tolerance. Findings note blue fox and lemming adaptations, heat sensitivity, and body shapes that reduce exposed surface area. Researchers use metal casts and electric heaters to test fur insulation efficiency.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Peter R. Morrison
Arctic
Morrison
Smilestones Woman Quips On Mood At Cocktail Party
At a social gathering a Smilestones Woman quips she feels more herself now than when she arrived, signaling a playful moment toward the event’s end. The remark reflects a lighthearted mood among guests as conversations wind down.
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