Military Pact Expands US Canada Arctic Defense Ties
The United States and Canada exchange officers to bolster mutual defense against northern threats. A reaffirmation of a 1940 defense agreement accompanies the North Atlantic Pact, with joint efforts focusing on radar, weather stations, and a northern radar net. Canada’s small ground forces rely on mobile units, reconnaissance, and elite patrols to defend vast frontiers.
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Canada
United States
Ment Sala
Polar
North Atlantic
Pacific
Russia
United States Army
Navy
Air Force
Army
Ottawa
Washington
North American
Canadian Mounted Police
Dominion
Canadian Rangers
English Teacher Wins Best Instructor Award
Miss Phyllis Haag, 38, of Burdick Vocational High School Washington DC, named best teacher of 1949 for promoting Shakespeare. She will receive 2500 dollars for study, appear on Quiz Kids April 10, and enjoy an all expenses paid Miami Beach trip.
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Chicago
Phyllis Haag
Burdick Vocational High School
Washington, D. C
Phyllys Lee Steinberg
Miss Haag
Miami Beach
Fla
Radar Use Reversed In West Springfield Story
Radar will be used in West Springfield Massachusetts to trap speeders and support a scientific traffic survey. Results will guide recommendations for traffic sign placement to curb speeding.
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West Springfield
Mass
Argentina Buys Alaskan Dogs for Andes Duty
Thirty eight Alaska husky dogs weighing about 80 pounds each were shipped by rail to Philadelphia and then flown to Seattle. Chosen by Col. Hernan Pujato the Argentine Army officer the dogs will be trained for mountain duty with troops in the Andes. The shipment was approved by the Argentine embassy in Washington.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Hernan Pujato
Alaska
Seattle
Sourdough Air Transport Co
Andes
Washington
Barberton Engineer Dies After Long City Service
Barberton city engineer Harry W. Alcorn, 80, who began work in 1893 to help lay out the city and retired in 1940, died. He served as city engineer from 1893 to 1940 after moving to Barberton to aid in its development.
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Barberton
Harry W. Alcorn
Hirohito Shovels Dirt At Tree Planting Rites
In Tokyo on April 4, Emperor Hirohito personally shoveled dirt around three cypress trees planted in Hakone National Forest near Mount Fuji. After the ceremony he rode in a maroon Mercedes to the imperial villa at Numazu for a rest.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Hakone
Fujiyama
Numazu
Hillsboro man dies by dynamite discharge
Elmer Reed about 50 killed himself by dis charging dynamite under his shirt Deputy Coroner W M Hoyt reported Reed apparently set off the charge with a dry cell battery and a dynamite cap in Hillsboro Ohio
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Hillsboro
Elmer Reed
W. M. Hoyt
Hoyt
Reed
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America
New Hudson
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