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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
3
A turbulent protest erupted in Glencoe Ontario over the Herd tax rate. Reeve Nelson Reveredt spoke on the disruption caused during the dissent, noting aggressive actions by a group opposed to the new levy. Local authorities urged restraint as tensions rose.
A 3,212 foot waterfall discovered from the air in Venezuela near the Brazilian border has the longest unbroken drop of 2,648 feet. Measured by Perry Lowrey of Socony Vacuum Oil, the feature is said to be nineteen feet higher than Niagara. Reports from multiple newspapers accompany the note.
A collage of brief items covers a fatal crash near North Battleford, a minor injury from a truck collision, and a Saskatoon government employee's death. Other reports note Canadian wheat exports, a Windsor coal fire caused by sparks, and a contempt ruling in Edmonton. International items include press leaders, union unity talk, CPSR trials, Polish consulate resignations, and British Columbia relief aid. Local color cites Tito’s portraits aboard a Yugoslav freighter and Kangaroo-era housing woes in the Doukhobor community.
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