Ottawa Rejects Defence Theft Probe In Park Control
City council reassigns Athletic Park management to the finance committee after the recreation board relinquished control amid controversy since 1944. No concrete plan emerged as Alderman Smith was absent, with merchants, the Mercurys club, and a park manager weighing options. The bylaw amendment moved to remove park control from recreation hands was debated as council cut the manager’s $500 salary for the season.
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Ald. E. W. Smith
Wilson Riley
Ald. Smith
Finance Committee
Recreation Board
Medicine Hat Mercurys Baseball Club
Recreation
Coun
R. M Affer
al Brackman
Mercurys Ball Club
Frank Wilson
Council
Wilson
Recreation Commission
Recreation Board and Recreation Advisory Board
Prayer Session Murder Case Opens In Winnipeg
Gavin McCullough, 52, pleads not guilty to murder in the January death of his seven year old foster daughter Martha Louise Meullough. Trial focuses on alleged bludgeoning and strangling at the McCulloughs Elmwood home. evidence includes cleaning fluid bottle and hair fragments. Mrs Lillian McCullough initially charged, later declared insane and confined. States neighbor accounts of hours kneeling in sub zero weather before arrest.
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Winnipeg
Martha Louise Meullough
Lively Amphibian, Swamp Rabbit of Mississippi River Valley
The swamp rabbit in the lower Mississippi river valley is a familiar amphibian with webbed feet and strong swimming abilities. The creature thrives in wet habitats and is noted for its agile movement through marshy terrain and shallow waterways.
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Mississippi River
Two Canadian Nuns Sentenced To China Prisons
Reuters reports two Canadian Roman Catholic nuns, Sister Raymond Marie Rose Alma Larose and Sister Veronique Jean Dionne, were sentenced to three and two years respectively by a Kweichow people's court. Arrested September 12, they faced public display of belongings used as evidence of alleged orphanage mistreatment.
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Hong Kong
Reuters
China
Raymond Marie
Rose Alma Larose
Hamford
Que
Veronique
Jean Dionne
Coaticook
Raymond
People’s Court
Kweichow
Kweiyang
Sister Raymond
Sister Vernique
Alphonse du Redempteur
Antoinette Couvrette
Ste. Dorothee
Quebec
Marie Germaine
Germaine Gravel
Ste. Pasteur
Canton
No Big Demand For Bank Loans
Leonard G. Gillett of Toronto, head of the Canadian Bankers Association, said in Vancouver that no large rise in bank lending is expected after federal loan restrictions were lifted. Banks see loan volumes similar to 15 months ago as business activity remains flat. He noted possible demand from finance companies and that banks cooperated with government to curb inflation through these measures.
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Vancouver
Leonard G. Gillett
Toronto
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Gillett
Eva Peron Reported Treated in Canada
London Ontario officials denied Toronto reports that Eva Peron wife of Juan Peron was flown to Victoria hospital for cobalt bomb cancer treatment. The Telegram claimed secrecy surrounded her arrival stay and treatments with few knowing her identity.
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London
Ont
Victoria Hospital
Toronto
Eva Peron
Juan Peron
Argentina
Ontario
Senora Peron
Victoria ‘Hospital
Canada
Western Hemisphere
Opposition Calls for Judicial Inquiry Into Defence Dept
In Ottawa the combined opposition seeks a royal commission style inquiry into defence department administration and thefts. The 92 to 2 vote against the Progressive Conservative motion showed Liberal resistance and government opposition.
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Ottawa
Commons
Defence Department
Royal Commission
Defence Establishment
George Drew
Defence
Claxton
Committee of Supply
CCF
Drew
Shipload of Food Reaches Tel Aviv Amid Blockade Doubt
A shipload of food for Israel arrived in Tel Aviv after reportedly passing through the Egyptian blockade. Observers cautioned it was premature to say whether Egypt has ended the blockade it has enforced since the Palestine war on Israel-bound cargoes at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Riots Erupt at Koje Island and Pusan Camp in Korea
Communist prisoners rioted at Koje Island and Pusan in recent clashes. One Red prisoner was killed and 85 injured at Pusan. a U.S. guard was lightly hurt. Brig. Gen. Haydon Boatner settled two Koje flare-ups without injuries. The incidents followed earlier February-March Koje riots in which 90 Red POWs and one U.S. soldier died.
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Pusan
Korea
Koje Island
No. L
United States
No. 10
United Nations
Koje
Haydon -Boater
Mark Clark
Far East
Tokyo
P.o.w.’S
U.S
Pussan
U.N. Command
Oo Boatner
Seoul
James. van Fleet
U.S. Eighth Army
City council grapples with town planning issues and a $100,000 terminal
The council debated interim control, hired a Calgary planner as consultant, and considered a $100,000 transport terminal for Robertson Transport on the Trans-Canada Highway. The Town Planning Commission criticized how recommendations were used and urged faster zoning and area planning.
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City Council
Town Planning Commission
Robertson Transport Company
A. G. Martin
Calgary
Ald
Dirk Scholten
Council
North Railway St
J. G. Kidd
Riley
Commission
Planning Commission
Jack Cocks
W. Douglas
Climber's Father Performs Last Rites For Son
On Mount St Helens the body of 20 year old Arthur Jessett was recovered from an icy crevasse after a rescue attempt by ski patrols. The University of Washington student died of exposure, his father the Rev Thomas E Jessett officiated at the somber recovery above Spirit Lake in Washington.
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Spirit Lake
Wash
Mount St. Helens
Arthur Jessett
University of Washington
Thomas E. Jessett
Washington
Weather Outlook Canada Wide Cloudy With Showers
Cooler air from the Pacific enters British Columbia bringing widespread cloudiness and rain. It edges into Alberta by evening. today and Wednesday will be cloudy with spotty showers. Tomorrow will be slightly cooler with mid 60s afternoons. Medicine Hat: cloudy today, sunny Wednesday with afternoon clouds, cooler tomorrow. Winds west 15. low 45, high 65.
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British Columbia
Pacific
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Smilestones Exchange Quip About Exercise and a Phone Call
Dialogue snippets show a character dismissing a chase for exercise with a quip about a revolving door and another noting a needed phone call. The lines suggest humor and social banter in a casual scene.
Commons appoints committee to fix royal household funding
The House of Commons named a 22 member committee to determine government support for the royal household. Richard Butler chairs the group with Clement Attlee as Socialist leader. The panel will set incomes and royal expenses ahead of a civil list submission within six months of a new reign. The Queen sought provisions for herself, the Duke of Edinburgh, their daughter and future wife of her son. Prince Charles already receives about £100,000 yearly as Duke of Cornwall.
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London
Reuters
House of Commons
Richard Butler
Clement ‘Attlee
Commons
Duke of Edinburgh
Annes
Margaret
Prince Charles
Duke of Cornwall
Smallpox Epidemic Hits Yulchin Coast in Korea
Ten people have died in a smallpox outbreak in the coastal town of Yulchin in southeast Korea, according to the United Nations civil assistance command. The report notes the epidemic spread amid UN medical efforts in the region.
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Pusan
Korea
Yulchin
United Nations Civil Assistance Command
End of Strike Reached for Pacific Greyhound Workers
Pacific Greyhound buses rolled today across seven western states ending a 79 day strike. The negotiated contract grants a 4 percent immediate raise to about 3,000 drivers and station employees. It phases a six day 48 hour week to five days 40 hours with no pay loss and includes cost of living increases if the federal index rises.
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San. Francisco
Pacific Greyhound
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Masonic Temple
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George S. Currie
Montreal
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Petawawa
M. J. Coldwell
Solon Low
Social Credit
Department of National Defence
Churchill
Man
Prairie Command
Fort Churchill
H. A. ‘Millen
RCMP
Army
Armed Forces
Suan
Pyongyang
U.N
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Louis Whittaker
Seattle
Otto Trott
Optometrist
Second’ Street
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