Freshmen in disguise spark city initiation day at Alexandra Composite
The tale notes the new Alexandra Composite High School initiation day with comic costumes and freshmen carrying books for sophomores. A tomato battle epidemic then erupts in the hill area with green fruit causing window damage as frost-bitten plants invite pranks. A Ninth Street tourist campsite is planned with lots sold for 2500 dollars and sewer work at 1500 dollars. Mr Heinrich aims for cabins and a trailer grounds costing 20000 to 25000 dollars. Crabapple trees at Mrs Geddes home bloom in an early spring-like 1950 crop.
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Alexandra Composite High School
Ninth St
Lethbridge
Geo. Heinrich
Second St
H. C. Geddes
Queen Street
Fire Surrounds Alberta Village in Muskeg Blaze
In northern Alberta near Altay the muskeg fire spread across three sides of a village, blurring visibility with smoke. About 200 residents stood watch as flames within 50 yards threatened spruce groves, with 2,000 acres burned nearby and all hands mobilized to defend Newbrook.
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Altay
Alberta
Frederick Pollard
Newbrook
Major Red Attack Seen in Indo China Frontier
AP dispatch reports renewed guerrilla offensives and troop movements in north Indo China as Viet Minh forces attack Thatkhe near China's border and Pakha westward. Dongkhe frontier post fell after paratroopers landed and fought guerrillas foot by foot. French claims Viet Minh now concentrate from coast to 300 miles inland along the red China frontier.
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Saigon
Indo-China
France
Far East
Ho Chi
Minhweer
Thatkhe
China
Pakha
Dongwhe
Thaike
Dongkhe
Red China
Nehru Policy Approved By All-India Congress Committee
The All-India Congress Committee at Nasik approved Prime Minister Nehru's policy of treating the differences with Pakistan as political rather than religious. It condemned the suggestion that India declare war on Pakistan.
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Nehru
Bombay
all-India Congress Committee
Nasik
Pakistan
India
Labor triumph slim in Commons as steel plan faces challenge
Britain’s Labor government kept control in a razor edge vote 306 to 300 fending off a Conservative bid to unseat it over steel nationalization. The Times and others urged new elections amid wartime tensions as Attlee plans moves after steel nationalization and rearmament programs.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Labor
Attlee
Labor Chieftain
Canada Year Book Reveals Odd Yet Notable Canadian Facts
The 1950 Canada Year Book, a 1,238 page reference edited by Herbert Marshall, covers animal births, weather, industry, and government statistics from 1871 onward. Sections include agriculture, aviation, forest industry, and legislation on trade restraints with contributions by notable figures such as G. S. T. Barton and F. A. McGregor.
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Canada
Ottawa
Yukon- and -North
Newfoundland
Pas
Man
Arctic Ocean
Confederation
G. S. T. "Barton
W.A. Buchanan
Lethbridge Herald
Canadian Press
R. A. Gibson
Lands, Parks and Forests Division
The
Resources Department
F. A. McGregor
Herbert Marshall
Dominion Statistician
Marines Cross Han River To Press Seoul Front
U S Marines advance from the Han River as Gen MacArthur reports armored units converging on Seoul amid heavy enemy casualties. Marines carved a 400 yard beachhead and tanks move toward the capital while B 29s target lines to isolate the city. Red forces defend fiercely as truck columns head north from the beachhead.
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Tokyo
U.S
Hur
Han River
Seoul
MacArthur
Yanghwa
Hongdongpo
Korea
U.N. Opens as Red China Question Remains Unsettled
United Nations delegates begin organizing the assembly with plans to seat Communist China only temporarily. Nasrollah Entezam of Iran was elected president and outlines steps to form main committees, elect officers, and set agenda. Debates on China's seating and key issues loom as the session starts.
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New York
United Nations
China
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Tatezam
India
Russia
U.N
Carlos P. Romulo
Entezam
Assembly
United States
Britain
France
Brazil
Douk Terrorists Get Jail Release Want to Cooperate
Justice Minister Garson announced the release of 395 Doukhobor prisoners serving up to three years for nude parading. The plea to release followed a provincial committee's findings that many acts were not criminally intended and that offenders wished to cooperate. Probation conditions may be imposed by both provinces and the federal government.
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Ottawa
Garson
Radical Sons of * Freedom Sect
British Columbia
Yale
Kootenay
Gordon Wismer
Sons of Freedom
Smilestones Teacher and Pupil Exchange Morning Excuse
In a humorous classroom exchange a pupil explains eight in the family caused lateness because the alarm was set for seven. The quip highlights a chaos of household numbers and a missed woke for school.
West Germans near own rule after foreign talks
The New York foreign ministers conference signals a shift as West Germany moves toward self rule and allied troops remain a shadow. Adenauer urges restraint while Britain warns workers of communist influence and possible industrial unrest amid tensions.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Bern
Rhine
Europe
New York
United States
Siam coffee shop rumors and red propaganda centers
Reuters reports Thai coffee shops become nodes for communist propaganda through casual gossip. Rumors spread in simple language without dogma, targeting educated readers while most of the population remains skeptical. Western materials contrast with locally pitched rumors, labeling outsiders as foreigners and defining Russia and satellites as peoples’ governments.
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Bangkok
Reuters
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Asia
Russia
Gover
Rains Delay Harvests in Manitoba and Saskatchewan Alberta Sees Favorable Conditions
Weather and crop data from the Bureau of Statistics show rainfall in Manitoba and Saskatchewan delaying harvests, while Alberta reports favorable conditions. Cereals likely yield above average though wheat quality remains poor with many crops grading No 5 or lower due to frost. Threshing and cutting progress vary by province, with Alberta near completion and BC reports strong harvest economy in southern regions.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Buredir of Statistics
Bureau
Western
Canada
British Columbia
Okanagan Valley
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Currie Barracks
Calgary
Alta
P. A. Lynch
Lachute
Que
the Times
Lord ‘Beay
Sehpgb
Labor Evening Standard
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Francis É ‘Winspear
Edmonton
Robert Bryce
C. of C
Banff
Han
U. S
George C. Marshall
Leesburg
Truman
Louis Johnson
Marshall
West Germany
Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
George Isaacs
House of’Commons
Isaacs
Anthony Eden
Crown
Arthur Deakin
Tranport and General Workers’ Union
Deakin
Manchester
Liverpool
Siam
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