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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
2
The report tallies 167 fatalities from accidents in the province over the last year. It notes traffic crashes, industrial mishaps, and other incidents, highlighting the regional safety crisis and calls for action from authorities and public institutions. The piece also references a British Columbia context with protests over school admissions affecting Indigenous students.
A top advisor to the local military government was killed in his house last Wednesday when burglars opened fire. The crime prompted a manhunt as authorities offered rewards. Meanwhile reports note a quarantine extension in Arctic territories and upcoming provincial drama events in Brandon with participation from Winnipeg Carman and Swan River.
Joann Urquhart, born February 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Urquhart of Belmont, weighed two pounds one ounce at birth. After three months in an incubator she now weighs four pounds and will remain in hospital about another month.
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