Airmen Relate Ordeal After Alaska Plane Crash
Airmen describe being marooned in Alaska snow after a C 47 crash 75 miles from Curry. Six were rescued after parachuting into a blizzard with three dead and three survivors found at the wreckage. Alaska pilots Clif Hudson and Don Sheldon aided the rescue.
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Alaska
W. West-Watson
British
Joint Military Services Mission
U.S. Army
Washington
Curry
Here
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Elmendorf
Fairbanks
Edward J. Fox
Clif Hudson
Don Sheldon
Hudson
Sheldon
Fire Precaution Urged as Canadian Fire Deaths Rise
Regina report cites 1951 fire deaths 235 in homes 120 rural 115 urban. Smokers cause over 21 thousand fires. per capita losses vary by city with Regina at 188 dollars. Switzer calls for urgent public vigilance to prevent fires across Canada.
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Regina
R. A. W. Switzer
Canada
Dominion Fire Commissioner's Office
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Moosemin
Eston
Tisdale
Yorkton
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Estevan
Melville
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Swift Current
Weyburn
Nipawin
Grenfell
Humboldt
Wadena
Watrous
Switzer
Busy Retirement Plan Aims to ward off boredom after work
Medical authorities urge retirees to pursue a hobby or occupation to replace work and keep the mind and body healthy. Having an engaging pursuit can prevent listless apathy and sustain a happier life after retirement.
Old Trouble With New Name
Years ago people with rashes asthma or sneezing had many names for their trouble. Today the解决 is allergy a reaction to inhaled eaten or touched substances. Modern methods identify the offending substance and provide treatment to ease the condition.
Seed of an Epidemic Warns on Immunization
A single contagious child can pass disease to many. Immunization against smallpox, whooping cough, and diphtheria protects children. In most of Canada, immunization is freely available if needed.
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Canada
Spokesmen Claim Territories Can Run Own Affairs
In Ottawa, Yukon and Northwest Territories spokesmen urged the Senate natural resources committee to reject transferring territorial control to four western provinces. Aubrey Simmons and Mervyn Hardie stressed the territories’ desire to govern themselves and warned boundary-expansion talks as a sore issue. They also urged federal support for northern development and noted the north’s potential mineral and strategic material significance.
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Ottawa
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Aubrey Simmons
L— Yukon
Mervyn Hardie
L— Mackenzie
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Northwest Territories Council
Simmons
Senate
W. M. Aseltine
Saskatchewan
Aseltine
Territories
Hardie
Northwest
North
Shocked to Learn He Inherited English Baron Title
The Rev. Thomas G. Heneage, 77, a retired Canadian cleric in Vancouver, said it was a shock to learn he had inherited the Baron title after his brother Lord Heneage died in Lincolnshire. He may travel to England to claim the estate, a title created in 1896. The note adds Norway’s per capita electricity use and the average male lion weight.
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Vancouver
B.C
Thomas G. Heneage
Lincolnshire
England
Heneage
Lord Heneage
Baby overcomes moccasin in biting battle
In Shreveport Louisiana a 17 month old boy named Gregory Townsend fought a moccasin snake. The doctor found only a small wound on his right hand. The moccasin died and was missing its tail.
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Shreveport
Mary Townsend
Gregory
Spare Parts for Bodies Built by Science
The article explores early ideas about organ and tissue transplants, noting existing blood, bone, artery, and cornea transfers and the limits of alien tissue in a body. It discusses the unknown "X" factor that causes rejection, skin grafts, and twin skin compatibility, and surveys a future where blood types and matching might unlock transplant possibilities.
Tested her fear of being held up in Pittsburg
A man entered Oswald Werner Cleaning Co in Pittsburg and asked clerk Marion Wadsworth if she fears a holdup. She replied she would surrender the money. The man demanded cash and she handed over 32 dollars.
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Pittsburg
Oswald Werner Cleaning Company
Marion Wadsworth
Save The Tails Of Little Pigs
Observations from the Dominion Experimental Farm at Indian Head Saskatchewan report that many pig tails are lost in the first month due to an external infection. Tightly curled tails indicate health while straight tails signal poor thrift. Early iodine treatment can prevent tail loss.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Indian Head
Sask
W. W. Cram
Saliva tests faulty and wonder cures eyed in old magazine
A satirical column notes saliva tests for gender are often wrong, discusses a fashion minded shift in cosmetic procedures in London and Paris, including glandular treatments and leg falsies amid questions about their truth. It also covers Italy’s strict public kissing laws with a policeman's cut of fines, and Beverly Hills couple sleeping outdoors for health and youth.
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Italy
Jacques Bergerac
Beverly Hills
Calif
Bergerac
Ginger Rogers
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Pacife Northwest
Wilma Starnes
Shedd
Ore
Baby
Press Canadian
Central Press Canadian
Science
M. Harrison-Gray
South
Nant Iedge
West
South Shed
Jamond
Wepetesappe
West H
London
Paris
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