Four Killed In Elevator Blast At Saskatchewan Pool
At least four dead and 14 wounded in an explosion at Saskatchewan Pool elevator No. 4 on the Port Arthur waterfront. One body identified as Philip Dorzek, 28, of Port Arthur, as the Red Cross prepared blood plasma flights and hospitals treated burns and injuries.
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Port Arthur
Saskatchewan
Philip Dorzek
General Hospital
Cancer
Winnipeg
Red Cross
R.C.A.F
Lakehead
Allied Infantry battles for Kelly Hill on Korea front
Allied infantry attacked the crest of Kelly Hill on Korea's western front but were repelled after fierce hand to hand fighting with entrenched Chinese forces. An artillery and mortar duel followed as U S Eighth Army noted Puerto Rican troops in the lead.
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Seoul
Korea
Kelly Hill
Fred Waters
United States Eighth Army
U.S
Kosong
Allard
Kelly
Old
Money All Over Too Much for Me
St Louis AP Georgia Theodore a bookkeeper had an eventful lunch hour yesterday. She found a $2066 cheque on the street made out to an investment firm and returned it. She also retrieved a wallet from a car owner and a purse left on a newsstand, saying that was too much for her.
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ST. Louis
Georgia Theodore
Miss Theodore
Travellers' Group Taping Bicycles Citywide Safety Campaign
Members of the United Commercial Travellers taped bicycles at four city school grounds to improve safety. Under Oscar Springer the group has already treated about 1200 bicycles with tape on mudguards fenders and crossbars. The service will continue at the fire hall but only in dry weather.
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United Commercial Travellers
Oscar Springer
Catholics Adoptions Shortage Faces Alberta Welfare
Premier Manning said Alberta’s child welfare branch cannot find Catholic families to adopt Catholic children under five. About 250 Catholic children await adoption while Protestant families are plentiful. American adoptive families are used only when Canadian options run out.
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Edmonton
E. C. Manning
Alberta
Manning
W. W. Cross
United States
Crown
Businessmen Plan Motorcade to Hays for Good Neighbors
Chamber of Commerce members endorsed a motorcade visit by local businessmen to the Bow river irrigation project near Hays. The plan, led by Dave Broadfoot of Redcliff, aims to promote neighborliness with Bow river settlers and may include a blade over the Redcliff to Ronaldane lease trail. A date of October 1 was tentatively selected, with all costs to be shared.
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Bow River
Chamber of Commerce
Redcliff
Ronalane
Dave Broadfoot
T. R. Osborne
Howard R. Moore
J. C. Kent
Board of Trade
Vauxhall
Hays
Three of Twelve Rescued From Greenland Ice Cap
Nine marooned explorers on a Greenland ice cap await possible air rescue as U S planes two arrival weather permitting. Three rescued yesterday from the same crash site were injured. If air rescue fails the group may trek 200 miles to a British base at Lake Britannia.
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London
Reuters
U.S
Greenland
Air Ministry
Thule
Arctic
Lake Britannia
North England
Bri
Tish Admiralty
Charles Stover
Portland
D. S. Barker Simson
F. Burke
RAF
Seven for Aldermanic and a Three-Way Mayor Race
Nominations closed at noon for October 15 civic elections in Medicine Hat. A three way mayoralty contest forms with incumbent Wilson Riley and challengers S J Cooper and William W Oliver, while four candidates seek three school board seats. Also listed are eight aldermanic nominees including A Ward incumbents and newcomers, with two board seats to be filled by acclamation.
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Ron McAffer
William W. Oliver
M. L. Moore
Harry Grant
J. L. Wyatt
Joe Lyon Levinson
J. Elliot
I. J. Haysom
A. E. Stanley
J. W.losie
C. Schofield
Louis Grabowski
J. J. Muza
Muza
Harry Hutchings
Medicine Hat
Leinweber
McCombs
Riley
Lethbridge
James Helwig
Edward Castles
Reg Turner
Civic Labor Organization
Ald
G. S. Lakie
Clifford Black
Civic Government Association
A. G. Virtue
F. Ray Whittick
Andrew Mihalik
J. W. Waley
Horace Barrett
Andrew C. Anderson
E. J. Kipp
CGA
L. S. Turcotte
Edmonton (Cp
Citizens’ Committee
Edmonton
Public School Board
Carl O. Berg
Prairie
Trades and Labor Congress
Mack Lyle
Tom Graham
E. I. Clarke
C.C
R. F. I. Hanna
Fred J. Mitchell
J. C
McDonald
Ethel Welson
Korea Casualties Rise in Korean War List
Ottawa reports the 137th Korean war casualty list from the Army listing one dead of wounds and four wounded. It brings Canadian casualties to 1,037 with 187 dead, 767 wounded, 72 injured in action, 10 missing and one captured.
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Ottawa
Army Today
Dodgers Clinch National League Pennant In 1940s Style Mark
Brooklyn Dodgers clinched the National League pennant with a strong finish as New York and Cleveland won their games. The Yankees narrowed the American League gap by beating the Red Sox 3-2 in a tense doubleheader opener. Bob Lemon pitched Cleveland to a 6-0 win over Chicago. Mickey Mantle delivered a 10th inning triple to score Irv Noren as New York pulled ahead in the opener amid a disputed call at first base. Sain earned the win in relief of Vic Raschi.
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Cleveland
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Bob Lemon
Mickey Mantle
Irv Noren
Red Sox
Sain
Vic Raschi
Asat
Boston
Detective Tells Court How Partner Was Killed
Toronto detective recounted the fatal shooting of his partner Det. Sgt. Edmund Tong during a car stop. He described approaching gunfire from the driver and a second assailant, and being wounded himself. The testimony came at the murder trial of Steve Suchan and Leonard Jackson.
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Court
Toronto
Roy Perry
Edmund Tong
Local Youths Take Solo Flights In Training Program
Two teenage boys Ben Wittke 17 and Eugene Wittke 18 cousins completed solo flights under a local aviation training plan. A Canuck aircraft was used and examiner Y Lemoyne of Lethbridge reported marked proficiency after two hour flights. Three more students are expected to solo soon under Lemoyne supervision before solo adventure.
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Ben Wittke
Eugene “Wittke
Y. Lemoyne
Lethbridge
Lemoyne
Nixon Appeals Nationwide on Stay or Cut From Ticket
Senator Richard Nixon urged the nation to vote on whether he should remain on the Republican presidential ticket, pledging to accept the committee's decision. He spoke from Los Angeles in a live TV radio appeal and planned a meeting with Gen. Eisenhower in West Virginia as telegrams and calls flooded in. Nixon defended the $18,000 expense fund as political, not personal, costs and said all funds were used for political purposes. Patricia Nixon joined him on the broadcast.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Montana
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Nixon
Eisenhower
West Virginia
National Committee
Republican National Committee
Patricia
California
Summerfield
Washington
Western Union
Rey
Rita
Judy Holliday Investigated Over Communist Ties
Actress Judy Holliday told Senate investigators she unwittingly allowed her name to be used by Communist front organizations and later pledged to uncover her past. She said she was naive and took steps to learn what she had done, confirming she hired people to investigate herself.
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Washington
Judy Holliday
Senate
Senate Internal Security
Miss Holliday
Sam Levinson
Philip Loeb
Burl Ives
Levinson
Ives
Nixon to remain Eisenhower running mate amid controversy
Arthur Summerfield said Nixon will likely stay as vice president candidate after defense of his political expense fund. Eisenhower signaled readiness to keep Nixon, as 16 000 supporters heard him praise Nixon's courage. A Wheeling meeting was planned for final decision with the Republican National Committee weighing the case.
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Washington
Arthur Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Richard Nixon
California
Nixon
Summerfield
Dwight Hisenhower
Wheeling
W. Va
Eisenhower
Committee
Weather Outlook For Northern Alberta And Saskatchewan
A weak disturbance caused variable cloudiness overnight over northern Alberta and central Saskatchewan. The forecast remains warm and dry today and Thursday with light winds. Low tonight around 45 and high tomorrow around 85.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Judy’s Engaged to X-Ray Specialist in Smilestones
A fragment from Smilestones notes a character named Judy becoming engaged to a X-ray specialist. The line hints at skepticism about others appreciating Judy’s qualities. No further context or people identified.
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Judy
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