Three Canadians Ordered To Leave Czechoslovakia
John A. Irwin announced that Sgt Pearsald Dansky and J. G Vanier of the Canadian legation staff were ordered out of Czechoslovakia on Thursday. The two, Royal Canadian Air Force veterans who had served about three years, left the country the same day. Irwin said he could not disclose the Czech government’s reason for the expulsion.
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Czechoslovakia
Bengal Opposition Leader Urges Rejection of New Constitution
Calcutta January 16 Sarat Chandra Bose, Bengal opposition leader, urged the people of India to reject the new constitution that makes India a republic within the commonwealth starting January 26.
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Calcutta
Reuters
Sarat Chandra Bose
Bengal
Jeader
India
UN to ship Canadian food surpluses to European children
A. B. Mac Donald, Canadian chairman of the United Nations children’s emergency fund, announced that the United Nations has adopted a policy of buying Canadian food surpluses and shipping them to sick and hungry European children.
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Toronto
A. B. MacDonald
United Nations International Childrens’ Emergency Fund
United Nations
Europe
Three Children Die in Cabin Fire at Masardis Maine
A rural cabin fire in Masardis Maine killed Cyrus Hafford Jr five Davis four and Sarah three early today. Cyrus Hafford his wife and the couple's four other children escaped unharmed.
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Cyrus Hafford
Cyrus Hafford, Jr
Davis
Sarah
Haford
Winnipeg Appeals To Court For Rail Property Assessment
Winnipeg seeks court permission to assess Canadian Pacific railway property in the city. Justice EK Williams had ruled against the city and the motion to delay hinges on the railway’s request for more time before the hearing. Chief Justice BO McPherson will preside as arguments proceed Wednesday in Manitoba court.
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Winnipeg
Ge Rees
Canadian Pacific Railway
Riy
Frozen man found dead near Winnipeg home
The body of 35 year old Marion Scherbin was found frozen to death yesterday two blocks from his Winnipeg home. Police found no marks of violence on the body and offered no immediate estimate of how long it had lain there.
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Winnipeg
Marion Scherbin
Vancouver Sees Record Low Temperature Shattering Refuge Image
Vancouver residents faced a brutal cold spell as the thermometer plunged to zero, the coldest on record locally. Forecasters warned relief was unlikely soon, following a history of milder winters and a sharp reversal from recent norms.
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Vancouver
Record Cold Sets Wind Chill Peak in Churchill
A Manitoba report records a new wind chill peak in Churchill on Monday as temperatures fell 35 to 38 below zero. The high wind velocity produced a wind chill greater than the previous 2400 benchmark, illustrating the intensified effect of cold and wind on the human body.
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Churchill, Man
Siamese Twins at Home Now Delighted Mother Says
Alta Upfield January reports Canada’s only Siamese twins Brenda and Beverley Townsend are expected to be separated in six months. Doctors found no vital organs joined and foresee a completely successful operation. The babies, now two months old, have returned home on the mother’s 20th birthday, marking a memorable milestone.
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Alta
CPI
E. A. Townsend
Canada
Brenda
Beverley
Convicted of Abducting Her Own Son in Calgary
Mrs. Jessie M. Williams was found guilty of abducting her 18 month old son and remanded for sentence for one year by Mr Justice C C McLaurin. The judge noted custody had been awarded to Albert Williams in a March divorce decree nisi and that Mrs Williams had visitation under court order. The abduction, last July, followed Williams’s refusal to disclose the child’s location. Williams testified he placed the child with Mrs C V Gibb of Calgary ten months before the incident. He said he offered to take the child to the mother at her request but did not reveal the residence.
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Jessie M. Williams
C. C. McLaurin
Albert Williams
Willams
Nine Young Hoodlums Arrested in Winnipeg Drive
In Winnipeg on January 16, police cracked down on youth violence arresting five teens after they allegedly assaulted a middle aged man saying they were in a dirty mood to fight. Four more youths were later rounded up for pushing people and two teenage girls were detained then released as officers found a crude home made knuckle duster amid the crowd.
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Ighim
Worthwhile Living quotes on time and happiness
The Guelph Mercury argues men should avoid constant quarrels and petty disputes. Life is short, it praises being agreeable and neighborly, urging focus on meaningful actions that yield results and happiness rather than empty, unproductive living.
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Guelph Mercury
Butter Milk Advocated Over Fruit Juices in Windsor Star
Dairy producers should shift advertising from fruit juices to butter milk the writer argues. Natural butter milk, not synthetic variants, offers a wholesome beverage option that could expand the dairy market if promoted with similar effort.
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Windsor Star
Canada News Briefs and Accidents From 1950 Era
A roundup of brief reports from across Canada and the U.S. notes wage policy in Toronto, a Canmore dynamite storehouse blast injuring Fred Logan, and a plan to hunt wolves from aircraft in Ontario. It covers a Rochester murder sentence, a Queensboro bridge crash, a Watc hman’s death with savings, cremations in San Mateo, a Boston bank raid, a sinking vessel off Hokkaido, a fatal train crash near Penola Virginia, and fires in West Springfield. Also mentions selective marriage talks, derailments in Alberta, UK lumber orders, wheat sales to Franco Spain, and multiple vehicle crashes in Ontario and beyond.
Diaper Shortage Causes Headache for British Mothers
London January 4 Diapers a major worry as government subsidy ended leading to shortages and rising costs. Most absorbent products are fixed price utilities with cotton price hikes squeezing profits. Wholesalers cut production. export efforts fail as imports blocked and surplus dollars mishandled. Mrs. Jay Norris of Uford Essex ran a diaper service in the United States and faces import restrictions. Labor MP E Davies plans to approach Harold Wilson to aid Mrs Norris and resolve the shortage.
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D. Paget
Severe U.S. Storm Leaves Dozens Dead Across Regions
A powerful early winter storm sweeping the northern plains Rocky Mountain region and Northwest states caused at least 42 deaths across the U.S. The fatalities included nine in the Northwest blizzard seven in small plane crashes and a mother and her three daughters in a Michigan car crash. Temperatures plummeted well below normal from the Great Lakes to the Pacific while livestock losses and power outages were reported.
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Manitoba issues big block debentures for power projects
Winnipeg January 17 Manitoba treasurer J C Dryden announced sale of eleven million dollars in province debentures at 98 633 The 8 7 million matures in 1967 bearing 3 percent while the rest are 0 year serial bonds at 2 3 4 percent Interest Proceeds fund Manitoba power development and road building programs Four bids from thirty seven investment firms were tendered
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J. C. Dryden
Province of Manitoba
Manitoba
Imperial Oil to Build 10000 Bpd Refinery in Winnipeg
Imperial Oil will construct a Winnipeg refinery with a capacity around 10 000 barrels per day at an estimated cost of 10 000 600 dollars. G L Stewart company president announced the plan in Toronto on January 18.
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Toronto
Imperial Oil
Winnipeg
G. L. Stewart
Thunder Bay District Bird Shortage Tied to Diet
Port Arthur reports diet troubles shrink Thunder Bay district bird numbers this winter. A berry shortage and lack of evergreen cones reduce food for the local avifauna, impacting populations.
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Port Arthur
Thunder Bay
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