Master Criminal Edwin Boyd Sought Across Ontario After Jail Break
Police launched a wide search for Edwin Alonzo Boyd and three accomplices after their Monday jailbreak from Con Jail. The Ontario government ordered a royal commission to investigate the sensational bank robbery and murder charges tied to the four men as tips arrive from towns hundreds of miles away.
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Toronto
Edwin Alonzo Boyd
Con
Ontario
Royal Commission
Boyd
Steve Suchan
Leonard Jackson
William Russell Jackson
Jacksons
Burwash Industrial Farm
Sudbury
Col
Hedley Basher
Reform Institutions
Frost
Ian Macdonnell
Suchan
Edmond Tong
Quebec
Ottawa
Hawkesbury
Masson
Que
Grenville
McCarthy Scores Sweeping Primary Victory Across States
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, amid a broad primary showing, led in Wisconsin with 332,883 votes to 130,486 for Schmitt as he claimed endorsement of his anti communist campaign. Seven other states held primaries and Eisenhower and Stevenson clashed on the campaign trail as security and crime stories dominated Ontario and Quebec police actions following the Ontario jail break.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
United States
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Schmitt
Eisenhower
New York
Midwest
Stevenson
San Francisco
Truman
Asia
U.S
Illinois
Los Angeles
Weather Glaze Delays Frost Across Alberta and Saskatchewan
Extensive fog and cloud layers blocked frost in Alberta and western Saskatchewan this morning. Overnight southerly winds bring partial clearing this afternoon and spread brighter skies to Saskatchewan tomorrow. Light frost may occur in Lloydminster Coronation and Red Deer low areas. temperatures Thursday 50 to 60. Medicine Hat forecast calls for clearing tonight and sunny tomorrow with a high near 60.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Lloydminster
Coronation
Red Deer
Medicine Hat
Smilestones Old bankers never die they just lose interest
A lighthearted quip notes bankers aging with humor about losing interest rather than dying, implying a financial pun on the term. The line reflects a steadying joke about careers and finance in a vintage newspaper voice.
Baseball pennant races and Caribbean health push
The schedule lists New York at St Louis and other matches while Guatemala's health minister Jorge Arriola announced a large yellow fever inoculation drive along the Caribbean coast as Nicaragua faces an epidemic.
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New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Guatemala City
Reuters
Jorge Arriola
Nicaragua
Sask Irrigation Project Favored by Commission
A royal commission hearing near Outlook Saskatchewan signaled support for irrigation and a dam on the South Saskatchewan river while leaving final site timing undecided. Speakers urged project completion to stabilize the province’s economy and unlock irrigation, hydro power and new industry.
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Outlook, Sask
Royal
South Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
John A. Widthoe
Salt Lake City
Utah
Outlook
Widthoe
Regina
Provincial Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Chambers of Commerce and
Boards of Trade
Regina Chamber of Commerce
Commission
George Spence
Federal
Royal Commission
South Saskatchewan River
Spence
Wheat shipments lift five percent cap at Medicine Hat mills
The grain commissioners remove the five per cent ceiling on wheat shipments from Medicine Hat mills prompting relief to a stretched local market. Mills will now accept all wheat offered, with low protein grain blended with higher protein stock to meet baking standards, while the five bushel per acre farmer quota remains unchanged.
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Board of Grain Commissioners
Medicine Hat
F. W. Gershaw
John Vallance
Harry Weiner
Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Grain Commission
Sen. Gershaw
Korean Infantry Recaptures Capitol Hill in Bayonet Charge
Korean infantrymen recaptured Capitol Hill in a night bayonet assault and repelled Chinese counterattacks at dawn. The Eighth Army estimates at least 2,300 Chinese killed or wounded in five days of close combat as bombardment and air sorties supported the push.
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Seoul
Korea
Capitol Hill
United States
Eighth Army
R.o.k.s
Republic of Korea
James A. van Fleet
U.S
Fifth Air Force
First Hydrogen Bomb Test May Be Held in Pacific
Washington reports the United States plans a hydrogen bomb test at Enewetak in the mid Pacific within autumn. A joint Atomic Energy Commission Defence Department task force will oversee the experiments with only official US observers invited. Earlier statements indicated progress toward a hydrogen device potentially far more powerful than the A bomb.
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Washington
United States
mid-Pacific
Joint Atomic Energy Commission-Defence Department
Eniwetok
Marshall Island
U.S
Hydrogen Bomb Test Possibilities Eyed for Tower Shot
The article states the first hydrogen bomb test would likely be from a tower due to device size and aircraft limits. Observers may not stay on nearby Eniwetok islands, with blast area and heat vastly increasing. Additional concerns include air turbulence, potential hurricane-force winds, and the risk of island destruction and submarine landslides triggering a tsunami.
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Eniwetok Atoll
No Fastball Game Amid Chilly Weather Cancelation
The scheduled fastball game between RCAF Flyers and Cantalini Hotelmen is canceled due to cold weather. It is the senior final series with each team tied at one victory. next game moves to Friday at 7:30 p.m.
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Rcaf Flyers
Cantalini
US educators discuss deeper BBC cooperation in sound and TV
Delegates from the American Association of Educational Broadcasters met BBC officials in London to plan expanded cooperation in sound broadcasting and television. The group arrived for a ten day stay.
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London
American Association of Educational Broadcasters
BBC
United States
Little Hope for Big Tax Cut Says St. Laurent
Prime Minister St. Laurent warned against expecting large defence or tax cuts while threats remain. Speaking to 1,700 in Portage la Prairie, he said most Canadians favor lower taxes but insist defence needs justify current public spending. defence waste was found minimal by investigations.
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Portage LA Prairie
Man
St. Laurent
Winnipeg
Portage Arena
Defence
Defence Expenditure Committee
War bride Ekubo arrives home to Canadian soldier in Medicine Hat
A 23 year old Japanese war bride Ekubo mother of one reunites with her army husband Pte. Earl MacMillan in Medicine Hat after a 30 hour trip from Vancouver. The couple receive a warm welcome from 200 to 300 onlookers and officials including Mayor Don Mackay while Marnie MacMillan and family join the celebration.
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Canada
CPR
Medicine Hat
Hollywood
Ekubo
Pte
Earl
Sonny) MacMillan
Vancouver
Leo Venne
Yuill St
No. 4
Marnie MacMillan
Japan
Calgary
Pullman
MacMillan
Harold
Oshawa
West
Don Mackay
M. L. de Rome
PPCLI
Korea
Toasaka Matsuno
Welcome Home Feast for Canadian War Bride
Japanese war bride Mrs MacMillan and Private Earl MacMillan were guests of honor at a welcome home supper hosted by Mr and Mrs John Hashizume. About 15 guests from both cultures attended, sharing osushi, chow mein and western fare. Gifts included roses, a gardenia, a gold compact, and a bedspread set. The couple marked their first anniversary in Tokyo before returning home.
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Canada
Earl MacMillan
Toasako Matsuno
Kure
Japan
MacMillan
John Hashizume
Hashizume
Leo Venne
Yuill St
Pté
Pte
Mrs. MacMillan
Pte. .MacMillan
Korea
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Far East
Charles Miller
Venne
Charlotte Miller
MacMillan’s
Tokyo
Charlotte
Dorothy Sept
Bill Chamberlain
Roger Jaegar
Jean
Shirley Mori
Progress Elevator Dispute Heads Toward Settlement
Winnipeg report deputy labor minister Arthur J. MacNamara said progress was made in talks for 1 500 Lakehead grain handlers contract as the union votes to strike next Monday. Negotiations with 15 terminal elevator operators continue after a rejected compromise from a federal board. Operators offered a new compromise yesterday with details undisclosed.
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Winnipeg
Arthur J. MacNamara
Lakehead
MacNamara
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
A.F.S.T.S.C
Federal Conciliation Board
Chamber endorses anti export gas stance and seed fair plan
Chamber of Commerce directors at a special lunch backed a proposal to oppose exporting natural gas from townships 15 and 16 near Medicine Hat and to support a Junior 4-H seed fair exhibit later in fall. Black outlined regional gas prospects. municipality could drill 39 wells for up to 24.8 million cubic feet daily, with current plus Calgary Power demand totaling about 13 to 14 million cubic feet daily. A brief for representations against export will be prepared. fair would involve 95 clubs across Bow Island Foremost Conquerville Irvine Hilda Schuler and feature grain exhibits and a soil conservation project. The note also cites Chile’s 1940 swordfish record of 860 pounds as context.
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Dominion Board of Transport Commissioners
Medicine Hat
Chamber of Commerce
Cecil Hotel
R. C. Black
Britalta Petroleum Co
Black
Calgary Power Ltd
Jack Anderson
Department of Agriculture
Chamber
Bow Island
Foremost
Conquerville
Irvine
Hilda
Schuler
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Panmunjom
United Nations
Senator McCarthy
Hogg
PFRA
Pacific
Depot
Dimples
Mac mi
Pte. MacMillan
Chile
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