Flanders proposes neutral zone to end Korean war
Sen Ralph E Flanders urged a Northwestern Korea neutral zone and a North South Korea union with post reconstruction elections. He spoke at a closed session of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference as part of a plan to settle the Korean conflict.
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Ottawa
Vermont
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Ralph E. Flanders
Korea
North
South Korea
Sen. Flanders
Association
China
Manchuria
United States Congress
Republic of Ireland
Reland
Ireland
Canada
Claxton
Russia
Superforts Strike Key Red Targets Near Siberia in Korea
U S B 29s hammered the Susho power plant near Manchuria and Russian Siberia in the first wave of raids. Navy planes from Bonhomme Richard and Princeton hit a troop center at Hoeryong near the Siberian frontier. Over Suiho, 350 tons of explosives targeted generators supplying North Korea and parts of Manchuria.
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Seoul
Korea
Susho
Asia
Manchuria
Russian
Siberia
Bonhomme Richard
Princeton
Hoeryong
Okinawa
Japan
Suiho
North Korea
U S Allies Surpass Russia in Armed Forces Totals
Washington reports Europe’s NATO partners exceed 8 million combat-ready troops while Russia has 4 million in a new 50 page assessment. The document notes additional forces and mentions 3.5 million U S personnel among friendly nations.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Russia
Europe
U.S
War Games Open Off Gourock In North Seas Exercise
Exercise Mainbrace begins with 160 ships from eight nations sailing from the Clyde as Atlantic treaty ships take action stations in the North Seas. The manoeuvres involve 85,000 personnel, including Canadian forces.
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Gourock
Scotland
Must Share Riches Says St Laurent in Ontario Tour
Prime Minister St Laurent urged Canada to share its wealth with poorer regions after a 16 day Ontario and Western Canada tour. He opened with a bible quotation stressing that those who have much shall be given more responsibility.
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Hamilton
Canada
St. Laurent
Ontario
Truman Campaign Focus Shifts After Eisenhower Stevenson Spotlight
Washington AP report notes the spotlight moves to President Truman and other contenders as campaign coverage centers on Truman Taft and Dewey. The piece highlights Truman receiving the Democratic stamp of approval and the shifting political dynamics in the race.
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Truman
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Taft
Dewey
Pronunciation decision makes Los Angeles softer on G
A civic jury voted 19 to 1 to pronounce Los Angeles with a soft G. The ruling places the accent on the first syllable and Mayor Bowron issued an official proclamation despite his preference for a hard G.
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City of the Angels
Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Indian Relics Hint at Asiatic Origin for Native Americans
Dr. Douglas Leechman of the National Museum of Canada spoke to the Medicine Hat Canadian Club detailing evidence that North and South American Indians descended from Asiatic tribes crossing the Bering Strait. Arrowhead patterns across Alaska, Yukon, and the prairie regions support ancient migrations, while language links remain elusive.
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Asia
Douglas Leechman
Medicine Hat
Bering Straits
Siberia
Alaska
Leechman
Mackenzie River
Prairie
Yukon
British Columbia Dry Belt
Prairies
Orient
Canada
United Church council approves higher admin salaries
In Hamilton, the United Church of Canada council advanced a salary scale raising admin officers by at least 1,000 to 7,000 for secretaries 6,400 for associate secretaries and 5,800 for assistants, impacting 41 administrators across nine boards. Ministers' pay also drew calls for increases with a ministerial minimum of 2,600 cited. Report on ministers' salaries expected next week before 400 commissioners.
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Hamilton
General Council of the United Church of Canada
Board of Finance
United Church General Councils
Justice H. E. Thompson
Regina
Finance Board
W. N. McLeod
Toronto
Stocks Recover From Sharp Selloff After Deflation Fears
The Toronto market steadied after a steep slide as Western oils, base metals, and industrials posted three day declines. Traders blame US politics for the rout, noting bets on a Dwight Eisenhower victory could trigger deflation and weigh on Canadian prices.
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Toronto
United States
Dwight Hisenhower
Urban population tops rural in Alberta census for first time
Alberta's 1951 census shows urban residents 488,188 or 51.96 percent, surpassing rural 451,313 or 48.04 percent. Total population 939,501, up 136,170 since 1941. Urban centers account for 36.40 percent of urban population in seven cities, 10.49 percent in 65 towns, and 5.7 percent in 137 villages.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa Femme Mayor Leads Sunday Sport Petition Fight
Ottawa mayor Charlotte Whitton accuses signatories of Sunday sport petition of irregularities and forgery. She says employers coerce employees and some signatures are made for others. Petition aims to put commercial sport on the ballot in December civic elections. 12 000 signatures required by Oct 1. organizers previously claimed 4 900 names.
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Ottawa (Cp
Charlotte Whitton
Nelson Ogilvie
Weather Break in Alberta Rain Expected by Noon
The weather bureau reported a retreat of rain across Alberta with sun predicted by tomorrow. Snow flurries were sighted around Elkwater and Calgary and Lethbridge were forecast for snow but not locally. Skies clear for Medicine Hat with frost tonight and warmth returning Sunday.
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Alberta
Elkwater Lake
Elkwater
Calgary
Lethbridge
Weather Bureau
Swift Current
Medicine Hat
Kenneth G. Southam 43 Dies at Toronto Home
Kenneth Gordon Southam the general manager of Southam Press Toronto and a director of Southam Publishing Co Montreal died after a brief illness at his Big Bay Point summer home near Toronto. He served as a wing commander in the RCAF during World War II and received the Air Force Cross. He is survived by his wife Joyce Mary Lyon and children Ann and Christopher. Funeral services will be held September 15, 1952 at Grace Church on the Hill Toronto, with interment at Mount Pleasant cemetery. Flowers omitted.
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Toronto (Cp
Kenneth Gordon
Bud) Southam
Big Bay Point
Here
Southam Press
Toronto
Southam Publishing Co
Montreal
Southam
Richard Southam
RCAF
Kenneth Gordon Southam
Joyce Mary Lyon
Ann
Christopher
William Walker
Grace Church
Russell Hill
Lonsdale Road
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Smilestones Ant Hill Crisis Spurs Urgent Action
Readable lines describe two ants discussing danger from a golf ball toppling their hill and the need to move workers to survive. The dialogue hints at a threat test and mobilization to protect the colony.
Church of England in Canada Urges Unity Amid Divisions
In its final synod meeting the church deplored religious division and urged reunion with Christendom and the United Church. It kept its ban on remarriage after divorce, studied a revised communion service, and called for stronger anti narcotic laws and greater aid to the needy.
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London CP
Church of England In
Canada
United Church
Walter Barfoot
All Canada
Anglican Church of Canada
Sugar Beet Crop Nears Peak in South Alberta
Southern Alberta expects the 1952 sugar beet harvest to set province records with 1,593 growers on 36,778 acres. Production may reach 460000 tons yielding about 130000000 pounds of sugar, as harvesting begins next Wednesday near Lethbridge.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Police Say No Special Alert For Edwin Boyd Gang
Cpl D Williams of the local RCMP detachment said no special alert has been issued here to hunt the Edwin Boyd gang. He noted patrols remain regular and no extra firearms issued. acting chief Harold Wat said pictures are posted at the station and a sharp lookout will be kept for suspicious characters.
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D. Williams
RCMP
Edwin ‘Boyd
Williams
Harold Wat
Canada’s most wanted runaways flee toward prairies
Four Toronto jail escapees Edwin Boyd Steve Suchan Leonard Jackson and William Jackson are believed on the western prairies. Police nationwide sent alerts as tips persist though details remain guarded. A $26,000 reward hangs over their heads and a railway sighting sparked a citizen posse in Saskatchewan near Grenfell.
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Don Jailin
Toronto
Boyd
Leonard
William Jackson
Steve Suchan
William Alonzo Boyd
Ontario
Canada
Edwin
Alonzg Boyd
Con
Prairies
Pacific Coast
Steve
Suehhan
Leonard’Jackson
Willliam Jackson
Suchan
Leonard Jackeson
Saskatchewan
Grenfell
Regina
RCMP
Ott- to-Bea
Quebec
Pennant Races At A Glance
Baseball standings show Brooklyn and New York leading with games remaining against Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia and Chicago St Louis and Detroit also in play. The American League gathers New York Cleveland and Boston in pursuit with several upcoming home and away games outlined.
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New York
Bostoty
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
Beh Pees
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
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