Nelson Hotel Fire Claims Many Lives
A Nelson British Columbia fire at the Strathcona Hotel killed at least two adults and left five missing believed dead among 60 residents and guests. Three storeys burned, with two survivors found clinging to a second floor ledge. many elderly guests suffered injuries and were hospitalized.
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Nelson
B.C
Strathcona
A. Symington
Sherry
David MacDonald
Owen
R. D. Anderson
Rev. D. Cullen
Medicine Hat party nominations set for June 29 election
Liberal candidate J W McLane and Social Credit hopeful Mrs E G (Davey) Robinson secured their party nominations at a crowded convention in Medicine Hat. Robinson, former MLA and widow of ex minister J L Robinson, won the Socred tion. McLane, a retired U S C N E S official and former Canada Land & Irrigation executive, sought Liberal nomination against Ald Lloyd C Craig with strong local support.
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Medicine Hat
E. G
Davey) Robinson
M.L.A
Socreds
J. W
Jack)McLane
Robinson
J. L. Robinson
Labor
Manning
Social Credit
Assiniboia
McLane
Ald
Lloyd C Craig
Ethel Currie
Eagle’s Hall
Old Canada Land & Irrigation Co. Empire
Vauxhall
Eden Says Young People Swung It
London reports Sir Anthony Eden capped a Conservative victory with a pledge to fulfill the country’s trust. The party won a solid majority in the 630 seat Commons as Labour conceded after a divided opposition and rising youth support. Attlee acknowledged Labour's split while Morrison urged unity and a fighting opposition despite the gain.
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London
Anthony Eden
Labor
Eden
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Herbert Morrison
Labor Party
United Labor Party
Attlee
Morrison
Bevan
Winston Churchill
U S Sets New Standards for Salk Polio Vaccine
U S Surgeon General announces all Salk vaccine makers will adopt revised safety standards. Six firms confirm, with Cutter Laboratories returning to the program under the new rules. Canada continues cautious supply checks as Dr. Scheele notes 60 to 90 percent effectiveness and ongoing presence of risk.
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Washington
United States
Leonard Scheele
U.S. Public Health Service
Pitman- Moore
Zionsville
Ind
Wyeth, Inc
Marietta
Scheele
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
U. S
Jonas E. Salk
Canada
Connaught Laboratories
Toronto
Federal Health Department
Ottawa
Alberta Faces Widespread Showers Throughout the Day
Continuous rain blankets Alberta today with western Saskatchewan seeing showers tonight. Most regions expect more showers Saturday afternoon.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Two West Virginia inmates escape during pregame practice
West Virginia penitentiary players Charles Hooks and Herbert Sewell fled the bus area in Beech Bottom while awaiting batting practice. Hooks, 35, a center fielder for the Red Sox, and Sewell, 32, a first baseman serving 20 years for robbery, were later located near the team’s uniforms found away from the bus.
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Beech Bottom
W. VA
West Virginia Penitentiary
Ohio River
Moundsville Penitentiary
Orel J. Sheen
Charles Hooks
Herbert Sewell
Hooks
Red Sox
Sewell
Liberal slate named in Edmonton for June provincial vote
Seven Liberals led by J Harper Prowse were nominated to contest Edmonton in the June 29 provincial general election. Prowse pledged a royal commission to probe Social Credit government transactions if elected, with candidates including Harold Tanner Rev Edgar Bailey Andre Dechene A W Miller Laurier Payment and Lois E Grant.
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Edmonton
J. Harper Prowse
Edmonton City
Andre Dechene
A. W. Miller
Laurier Payment
Lois E. Grant
Red Cross
Adrian Berry
Donald Jardine
A. O. Ackroyd
Prowse
Bailey
Secred Member Foresees Mud-Slinging Campaign
At a Social Credit nominating convention Mrs. E G Davey Robinson warned delegates of a fierce mud slinging campaign like that seen in 1940. She cited Premier Manning and Liberal leader Mr Prowse over Treasury Branch controversy and related penalties.
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Aberhart
E. G
Davey) Robinson
Social Credit
Manning
Prowse
Treasury
Treasury Branch
Lucien Maynard
Treasury Branches
Maynard
Calgary mothers receive Salk vaccine amid polio scare
Calgary reports 654 expectant mothers vaccinated this week as city hall notes vaccine stock dwindling. Dr. L. C. Allan says Friday will see 344 more doses available, with Calgary potentially the only Canadian city to inoculate expectant mothers in this program.
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Calgary
Canada
L. C. Allan
Tornado Toll Rises in Six Statesas Flood Fears Grow
Rubble piles in a tornado wrecked town yield more bodies as death toll climbs to at least 115 with 700 injured. Blackwell Oklahoma braces for possible flood as the Chikaskia river rises. authorities fear continued storms across Kansas Oklahoma Texas Missouri and Arkansas.
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Aday
Kan
Oxford
Kaw
Blackwell
Okla
Here
National Guard
Jimmy Costlow
Calgary Lawyer Demands Probing Treasury Loans
Calgary barrister and Liberal MLA Hugh John Macdonald urged public scrutiny of Treasury Branch loans and overdrafts, accusing Manning of avoiding accountability. He framed government borrowing by ministers as a contract with private interest, opposing autocratic rule and defending two party oversight.
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Manning
Treasury
Alberta
Hugh John Macdonald
Calgary
Macdonald
Liberal Party
Social Credit
Legislative Assembly
ASKBOOST IN GRANTS HOSPITAL
Medicine Hat Liberal Association urged the Alberta government to boost hospital grants nine resolutions at a nominating convention. They argued for a $1000 per bed basis rather than the present $750, noting the Dominion government provides matching funds up to $1000 per bed.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat Liberal Association
Dominion
Uwhat
Ee Ge
Crime Sex Censors Ban Sale 15 Mags
Fifteen magazines have been declared objectionable and will be withdrawn from Alberta newsstands by the Alberta advisory committee on objectionable publications. Distributors agreed to pull the titles after committee meetings with wholesalers. The panel also plans a comic book guide for parents to indicate least objectionable material for children.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Bob Block
Medicine Hat
Ottawa hosts talks on formula for federal relief funds
Federal and provincial welfare authorities meet under Kenneth Taylor to round up figures for relief contributions. The closed discussions aimed to shape the formula guiding federal relief funding.
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Ottawa
Kenneth Taylor
Election sidelights from Gravesend to Manchester
Sir Richard Acland finished last in Gravesend as the Labour and Bevan faction suffered losses. Winston Churchill won re election with a larger majority. Ronni Zilliacus and Aneirin Bev an aides fell short, while Labour faces an inquest at its late September conference.
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London
Reuters
Richard Acland
Britain
Gravesend
Acland
Labor Party
Labor
Spinach and Love Clash in City Short Story
Darling asks for love while the girl replies she learned to eat spinach. The dialogue hints at quirky romance and a playful twist on affection.
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Jack) McLane
Dark-Horse
Baptist Minister Liberal
Secred
Socred
Wichita
Mona Wagner
Texas
Ohio
Johnny Walker
Treas
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Askboost
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Michael Foot
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Ronni Zilliacus
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