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Rupert,
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Key
to
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AUGUST
17,
1950
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Prince
For
New
Canadian
Brigade
rince
Ruiici
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men
left
last
night
bv
train
Premier's
Postponement
Appeal
Is
Rejected
By
Heads
Of
Two
Unions
J
Lver
to
Canada's
special
brigade
for
ith
the
United
Nations.
They
have
passed
ical
examinations
here
and
will
be
processed
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a
liver
Deiore
irng
anouua
10
inier
regiments.
then
po
on
to
basic
training,
probably
with
,
sailed
last
night
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Montreal
id"
The
railway
strike
crisis
deepened
today
when
representatives
of
fifteen
international
unions
in
the
wage
and
hours
dispute
with
the
Canadian
railways
today
rejected
the
government's
suggestion
that
their
strike
scheduled
for
August
22
be
postponed
for
thirty
days
during
which
time
special
medtation
operations
would
be
conchictel.
The
announcements
of
rejection
of
the-postponement
proposal
came
from
both
A.
R.
lusher,
presi-
'
dent
of
the
Canadi-m
Conjress
Labor,
and
Frank
Hall
of
the
International
Brotherhood
;
of
Railway
Workers.
.
K.
Mosher
said
that
the
government's
offer
of
mediation
was
welcome
but
he
saw
no
necessity
of
a
postponement
of
the
strike.
There
was
time
between
now
and
the
strike
deadline
fox-mediation.
Mr.
Mosher
added
injrr,
812
Secjnd
ti.
1133
Eighth
ron
and
E.
J.
Mont-
ia
Oilulo'C
the
week
Joseph
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CRUISE
SHIP
BURNS
Tied
to
the
dock
at
i
ddoussac,
Que.,
approximatley
150'
miles
down
the
St.
Lawrence
River
from
Quebec,
flames
swe
cp
through
the
s.s.
Quebec,
white-hulled
Canada
Steamship
Lines
cruise
ship
of
the
Saguenay
-3t.
Lawrence
routes.
Fire
broke
out
Monday
half
an
hour
upstream
from
Tadoussac.
She
was
rushed
to
the
,
passengers
and
irew
oi
ixo
were
,
removed.
Five
passengers
were
discovered
in
the
ship,
which
is
a
complete
loss.
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cruise
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"FAILURE"
JUMPS
VANCOUVER.
Freeman
Forbes,
49,
plunged
off
Bur-
rard
Street
bridge
and
was
i
picked
out
of
the
water
8
i
feet
below
fishing
boat.
When
rescued,
Forbes
was
mumbling:
"I'm
a
failure."
His
condition
in
hosp.tal
is
reported
fair
SABOTAGE
IN
BLAST
SAN
CARLOS,
CaL
Sabo-
I
tage
is
suspected
in
an
cxplo-
I
sion
whirh
did
$250,000
damage
to
a
chemical
plant
here.
The
!
plant
was
turning
out
material
for
nse
in
the
war
in
Korea.
SECRET
SESSION
LAKE
SUCCKSS
The
Security
Coumil
of
the
United
Nations
was
in
secret
session
this
afternoon
at
the
request
of
Jakob
Malik,
chief
of
the
Russian
delegation..
FARMERS
AND
STRIKE
OTTAWA
Canadian
Federation
of
Agriculture,
representing
400,000
farmers,
today
declared
the
governm-vY.
should
take
over
operation
of
the
railways
as
a
national
emergency
if
the
strike
threatened
for
August
22
materializes.
The
Association
is
critical
of
the
uncompromising
attitude
of
both
sides
and
points
out
to
the
Unions
.hat
farmers
have
to
work
a
60-hour
week.
,
.
P.G.E.
AFFECTED
VANCOUVER
I.
A.
Kennedy,
general
manager
of
the
Pacific,
Great
Eastern
Railway,
said
today
that
a
limited
number
of
passengers
could
be
handled
oa
Jfiis
lineHn
spiUvrsf
a
railway
strike.
However,
no
freight
wuld
be
handled.
BIG
FLOOD
IN
CHINA
HONG
KONG
:
Nearly
18.000
peoplu
in
east
Central
China
are
suffering
from
the
country's
worst
flood
in
a
century.
The
crop
loss,
so
vital
to
China's
agricultural
economy,
is
reported
incalculable.
Thousr.'ds
of
homes
have
been
washed
away,
leaving
more
than
a
million
people
homeless.
were
reporteu
wimm
x&
uinca
the
provisional
capital
Later
In
the
day
Communist
artillery
shelled
the
outskirts
of
TV
Ann
ened
today
with
a
pincers
move
ment
of
the
enemy.
BASEBALL
SCOKES
TODAY
(National)
Cincinnati,
2;
Chicago,
1.
Brooklyn,
8;
New
York,
6.
:
American
.
Washington,
2;
New
York,
1.
WEDNESDAY
-National
New
York
16,
Brooklyn
7
Chicago
4,
Cincinnati
3
(12
innings)
Pittsburgh
5,
St.
Louis'
3
Philadelphia
5,
Boston
1
American
Cleveland
2-2,
St.
Louis
0-1
Boston
11-12,
Philadelphia
3-7
New
York
9,
Washington
4
-Detroit
6.
Chicago
2
Pacific
Coast
Oakland
11,
San
Francisco
4
Sacramento
2,
Seattle
1
Los
Angeles
6,
Hollywood
1
San
Diego
7,
Portland
2
Western
International
Yakima
5,-Tri-City
2
k
Salem
7-5,
Tacoma
6-1
Spokane
8,
Wenatchee
3
Victoria
3-3,
Vancouver
2-1
Big
Nazis
Are
Being
Freed
FRANKFURT,
Germany
(H
Friedrlch
Flick,
steel
baron
and
seven
other
prominent
Nazis,
convicted
of
war.
crimes,
will
be
freed
in
nin,e
days
for
good
conduct.
Otto
Dietrich,?
Adolf
Hitler's
former
press
chief,
and
Walter
Darre,
former
food
and
agriculture
minister,
are
among
those
of
who
will
receive
their
freedom
August
25.
Labor
Fights
Europe
Army
STRASBOURG
O)
Delegates
representing
Britain's
ruling
Labor
.
party
battled
yesterday
to
block
European
Assembly
action
on
Winston
Churchill's
proposal
for
a
European
army.
Led
by
James
Callaghan,
Labor
Member
of
Parliament,
they
en-
li
:ted
Scandinavian
support
in
tv,
m..
,k
u
;Th
rarA
6
6
.'S
T
f8
,liht
aUeK
u
1
VMed
;
seven
to
six,
with
one
abstention.
.
ta
take
action
on
the
armv
nro-
posal.
Identification
Of
Burnt
Bodies
Hard
TADOUSSAC,
Que.
R
With
i
nve
passengers
nsiea
as
aeaa,
Quebec
provincial
'
police
stilt
stood
guard
over
the
burned
out
'-
hull
of
the
river
erulse
ship
Quebec,
tied
up
at
a
wharf
In
this
Lower
St.
Lawrence
port.
!
Because
of
the
charred
condition
of
the
bodies,
positive
identification
of
the
dead
posed
a
'
problem
for
the
Investigators.
But
'
Canada
Stea'mship
Lines,
owners
of
the
7,000-ton
Quebec,
listed
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Norman
Shapiro
as
missing.,
A
second
son
escaped.
Ine
remains
of
a
fourth
and
fifth
victims
were
found
yesterday
on
the
opposite
side
of
the
ship
from
where
the
other
three
bodies
were
located.
The
bodies
are
those
of
a
South
Carolina
doctor
and
his
wife.
lavage
Storm
On
West
Coast
VICTORIA
i(R
Reports
re-
rfvvprt
tnrinv
from
rpmnt.A
Van.
rouver
Island
points
indicated
:hrt
cne
man
was
drowned
and
!
reveraLfiPhlng
boats
were
driven
aground
in
a
savage
gale
striking
at
the
west
coast
of
the
Island.
1
The
grounded
vessels,
possibly
nine,
were
caught
off
Sea
Otter
"ove,
only
a
short
distance
from
!
Cape
Scott
"
on
the
extreme
1
northern
tip
of
Vancouver
Island.
TIE
CP
STEAMSHIPS
VANCOUVER
The
railway
strike,
should
it
materialize
next
week,
would
cause
the
tyvn
up
of
coastal
steamships,
it
was
announced
today.
DEMAND
REJECTED
"MONTREAL
Prime
Minister
C.
R.
Attlee
tonight
rejected
the
formal
demand
of
former
Prime
Minister
Winston
Chucrhill
to
convene
Parliament
before
September
12
for
urgent
consideration
of
defence
against
Communism.
,
LORD
HAILSIIAM
DIES
HURSTMONCEAUX,
Sussex,
Eng.
Lord
Hailsham,
78,
outstandJ
ig
British'
lawyer,
who
was
twice
attorney
general
and
twice
Lord
Chancellor,
died
at
'ii
shome
here
today
after
a
brief
illness.
Odof
Hanson,
who
arrived
In
the
city
earlier
this
week,
will
sail
for
Vancouver
this
evening
on
the
Prince
Ruoert.
Speaking
of
the
Skeena
highway,
Mr.
Hanson
remarked
he
has
never
seen
It
In
better
condition
than
it
is
now.
He
has
been
here
and
in
Smithers
in
connection
with
the
annual
pole
drive
of
the
Hanson
Timber
&
Lumber
Co.
down
the
Skeena
River.
Reds
Advancing
On
Taegu
former
w.irrant
cf
RCA.,
will
s.til
for
,
,
Strike
Rupert
pnifnls
From
Here
Ton
it
M
yet
In
effect,
the
nil
sink;
has
al
I
ii
In
Prinre
Rupert,
oads
of
fish
from
rave
been
detained
I
in
agreement
be-and
companies.
:e
house
here
arc
aD'ut
the
situation
ken
precautions
to
ritional
demands
on
fpac.
Barring
an
:kt,
the
situation
is
9f
fish
from
Alaska
unent
by
rail
have
ffl.
ntsof
fi?h
and1
other
torn
Prince
Rupert
nhht
when
the
em-
into
effect.
rs
Out
.Ik
titled
te
Reseued
Man
"!
Crash,
Not
1
rue
to
the
fate
of
Pn
fliers,
mlssln?
per
crash
off
Princess!
and
In
February
today.
i
wwdlan
Mounted
'hat
coveralls
framd
eh
near
the
scene
of
N
crash
beloiiRed
to
K
one
of
the
twelve
f,n
the
B-36
crashed.
Rs
found
on
a
leath-N
clothing.
Pi's
and
other
bits
of
found
by
the
crew
fre
"
Irene
May
earlier
r
?re
seventeen
men
B-36
when
it
came
to
Jumped
with
eleven
n
on
the
isl-and
about
southwest
of
Prince
ed
In
the
water
but
al"re.
No
trao
nf
"Ve
Was
ever
fnnnrl
Canadian
Air
Force
us
right
back
to
that
we
held
at
the
"11
t
in
flw.
men
ne
sea
and
were
drai?-"y
current."
.
At
9K
ong
snore.
f.Mi
...
Koneorri
,,.'c"lmsn
P-minuu.;,
"J?"".
'afternoon
while
the
vessel
was
norm
snore
port
where
her
400
are
known
dead.
These
bodies
"7
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R
l
BEFORE
FIRE
STRUCK
This
taken
during
an
earlier
cruise.
30,000
Food
Shortage
Not
Expected
Prince
Rupert
meat
and
grocery
wholesalers
are
well
stock
ed
In
case
the
impending
rail
and
j
steamrhip
strike
next
Tuosaay
becomes
a
reality,
It
was
learned
today.
Those
checked
have
.made'
provision
for
such
an
emergency
should
it
occur.
Frank
Waterhouio
&
uo.
oi
Canada
Ltd..
freight
ships
will
not
be
affected
by
the
strike
If
it
comes
on.
Storage
of
perishable
products
Presents
the
bluest
goods
to
replace
them
will
be
obtainable
as
usual
unless
tne
strike
goes
to
extreme
length.
Most
wholesalers
have
prepared
for
the
worst
and
advise
against
ill-considered
buying
by
the
public.
It
is
only
through
such
action,
they
feel,
that
any
danger
might
occur.
More
Americans
HANDS
TltD.
BEHIND
i
ATHENS
0
Sophocles
Venl-zelos
announced
today
that
five
Liberal
pvty
ministers
will
resign
from
the
government,
action
that
means
collapse
of
the
'
coalition
cabinet
that
was
formed
last
April
under
Premier
Nicholas
Plastiras.
.
Vcnizclos,
Liberal
party
lead-
er,
has
demanded
resignation
of
Plastiras.
,
Plastiras
had
been
under
fire
because
of
his
insistence
that
Communists
convicted
of
treason
be
granted
amnesty.
Indian
'Quake
IDamage
Heavy
GAUIIAll.
India
O.
Tues
'day's
e-arthquake
did
about
2,150,000
damage
In
upper
.
.
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A
r
i
r
i
!
ques
indicated
today.
Mst
of'
the
damace
occurred
In
North
Lakhlmpur
Jorhat
and
Paslgat.
More
than
2.000
government
and
priate
buildings
were
des-t:c;.eu.
Five
persons
are
reported
killed.
'
TODAY'S
ST
CXIKS
(Courtciy
B
D.
Johnston
Co
Ltd
)
Bayonne
Hralrrne
BR.'
Con.
.021,'
Cariboo
Quartz
1.02
i
Hedley
Mascot
25
Pend
Oreille
7
JO
Pioneer
2
35
Premier
Border
.02-',i
Privateer
.09
Reeves
McDonald
3
30
Sheep
Creek
1.12
Sllbak
Premier
.30
Taku
River
..
.0
Vananda
.12
Vz
Salmon
Oold
..
.05
Sliver
Standard
2.05
Western
Uranium
.70
Oils
Anglo
Canadian
5.10
A
P.
Con
48
Atlantic
:
2.70
Calmont
55
C.
&
E
7.75
Central
Leduc
,.
1.85
Home
Oil
15.85
Mercury
.12
Okalta
1.62
Pacific
Pete
6.10
Princess
60
Royal
Canadian
.073,.
Royalite
12.H
Toronto
Athona
.DO
Aumaque
.13
Beattle
'.42'2
Bevcourt
.36
Bobjo
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.10
V2
Buffalo
Canadian
.15
Consol.
Smelters
110.50
Conwset
'
1.54
Do'nalda
.40
Eldona
.
...
.25
East
Sullivan
6.85
Giant
Yellowknlfe
6.55
God's
Lake
.31
Hard
rock
.31
Harricana
.08
Heva
.0614
Hosco
06
V4
Jaeknlfe
04
V2
Jollet
Quebec
....
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Lake
Rowan
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V4
Lapaska
03
V2
Little
Long
Lac
35
,
Lynx
22
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.05
McKenzle
Red
Lake
.39
McLeod
Cockshutt
1.97
Mnneta
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Negus
.
1.01
Noranda
69.15
16
Crow
1.75
Regcour,t
.05
V
San
Antonio
249
Senator
Rouyn
.21l?
Sherrit
'Gordon
2.20
Steep
Rock
3
40
Sturgeon
River
15
Silver
Miller
82
Upper
Canada
183
United
States
Forces
Under
Serious
Threat
TOKYO
(CP)
Three
divisions
of
North
Koreans
25,000
to
30,000
men
started
a
heavy
attack
today
on
the
Korean
central
iront.
Drive
was
made
down
the
line
between
Waegwan
and
Kunmui,
fifteen
miles
north
of
Taegu,
the
South
Korean
emergency
capital,
fted
invaders
poured
through
mountain
passes
and
that
it
had
been
fourteen
months
since
the
unions
had
made
their
requests
of
the
railways.
,
Two
Canadian
unions,
representing
34,000
of
124,000
workers
in
the
railway
dispute,
told
the
government
today
that
they
would
give
no
"encouragemirat".
"Jl
uu-uay
uj-
ej
oi
thelr
neral
strike
11
there
18
no
settlement
by
y
the
AU!:t
22
deadline.
,
The
Unions
sakl
the
question
upon
progress
made
towards
establishing
a
basis
for
settlement
before
the
time
set
for
the
gen
eral
waiK-out
At
the
same
time
the
Unions
told
the
government
that
they
would
-
accede
'to,
the
request,
from
Prime
Minister
L.
S.
St.
Laurent
last
night
for
a
resump-
.
tion
of
negotiations
broken
off
last
Thursday
with
a
view
to
settlement.
The
Unions
the
Canadian
Brotherhood
of
Railway.
Employees
and
Brotherhood
of
Express
Employees
also
accepted
the
government's
Idea
'Of
special
government
mediator
although
not
on
the
terms
proposed
by
Mr.
St,
Laurent.
y
In
an
appeal
to
the
disputants
last
night,
Mr.
St.
Laurent
said
he
asked
that
they
get.,
together
again
and
that
30'
day
extension
be
granted
on
the
strike
call
if
there
was
no
settlement
by
August
22.
In
the
event
of
such
a
postponement
the'
government
would
name
a
special
commissioner
and
mediator.
A.
R.
Moshe.
president
f
thw-Canadian
Brotherhood
of
.Rail-;
way
Employees,
and
spokesman
for
the
two
unions,
said,
in'replyt
that
a
mediator
would
be
wel-
iu,"e"
"
,le
was
appointed
De-
fore
the
deadline
ana
wrtnout
postponement.
"It
is
our
firm
conviction,"
said
Mr.
Mosher
"that
a
competent
mediator
could
either
establish
a
basis
for
settlement
or
determine
the
unlikelihood
of
being
able
to
do
so
before
the
strike
deadline."
RAILWAYS
CHIEFS
ACCEPT
Donald
Gordon,
chairman
and
president
Canadian
National
Railways,
said:
"Speaking
on
behalf
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
I
readily
accept
'
the
suggestion
or
the
government.
I
continue
ready
to
meet
the
representatives
of
the
unions
at
any
time
for
further
discussions-and.
moreover,
if
the
strike
is
postponed
and
a
mediator,
is
appointed,
I
will
be
prepared
to
place
our
railways
case,,
fully
before
him.
4,,
The
following
statement
was
made
by
W.
A.
Mather,
president
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
Company:
"The
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
is
prepared
to
do
its
part
to
comply
with
the
request
made
by
the
Prime
Minister
to
resume
discussion
with
the
organizations."
Friday,
August
18,
1950
High
4:08
19.2
feet
16:30
20.4
feet
I-ow
,
10:15
4.5
feet
22:53
4.Tfeet
Miss
Margaret
McLeod
left
by
air
yesterday
for
Vancouver
for
a
week's
.vacation.
Vancouver
Shoe
.
Repair
Prices
Up
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Frost
struck
the
prairies
laH
niht
and
several
points
In
southern
Saskatchewan
reported
freezing
temperatures.
Lowes
temperature
was
at
Whitccourt,
northwest
of
Edmonton,
where
the
mercury
fell
to
28.
It
wa".
cold
near
Prince
George
too,
but
th3
lowest
reading
reported
vu
34.
Skies
promise
to
be
most'.y
clear
in
B.C.
for
the
next
tv.i
rinys
as
the
only
storm
In
t'io
Pacific
remains
well
off
shore.
However,
a
minor
surge
of
Arctic
air
Will
bring
cool
showery
weather
to
the
northeastern
corner
of
the
province.
Elsewhere
temperatures
will
reach
nxrnul
valuestor
higher.
Forecast
North
Coast
Region
Sunny
with
occasional
cloudy
periods
today
and
Friday.
Little
change
in
temperature.
Light
winds.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomor-,
row
At
Port
Hardy
and
Sanri-j
spit,
52
and
65;
Prince
Rupert,)
50
and
70.
i
Are
"Massacred
BACKS.
SHOT
BY
REDS
VANCOUVERIt
is
going
to
united
States
forces
which
more
to
have
your
shoes
vanf.PH
vesterdav
In
a
bulce
Jf
repaired,
it
was
made
known
intne
Naktong
River
were
threat-
Vancouver
Wednesday.
The
increase
is
twenty
percent.
It
is
explained
by
the
increase
in
the
cost
of
material.
Uranium
Near
Stewart
Found
STEWART.
Queen
Charlotte
Air
Lines'
plane
took
two
prospectors,
the
brothers
Phillips;
Lang
Bay,
to
the
interior
in
a
search
for
uranium
ore.
Uranium
in
commercial
quantities
has
been
found
even
close
to
town.
It
Is
the
topic
of
the
day
here.
New
Works
Clerk
Reaches
Stewart
STEWART.
J.
H.
Storrie
arrived
In
town
to
take
up
duties
as
Department
of
Public
Works
clerk
in
place
of
W.
S.
Orr,
who
is
still
In
Shaughnessy
Military
Hospital.
Mr.
Orr
is
due
for
superannuation
this
fall.
'
Tonight's
train,
due
from
the
East
at
11:15,
was
reported
today
to
be
running
on
time.
F
approaches
1
Louvlcourt
of
Honj
1
"on
to
Con
Cnn.,
.
i
pirn,,
Pickle
WITH
"UNITED
STATES
FIRST
CAVALRY
IN
KOREA
Thirty-two
American
prisoners,
with
arms
tied
behind
their
backs,
were
shoo
dead
today
by
Red
Koreans
on
a
hill
west
of
Waegwan
just
before
a
United
States
patrol
reached
the
spot.
The
Reds
tried
to
kill
thirty-seven
prisoners
In
all.
but
five
lived
to
tell
the
stoffc
They
said
the
Communists
also
massacred
the
wounded
as
they
lay
moaning
on
the
ground.
,'
This
was
In
the
area
bombed
yesterday
by
ninety-eight
B-2D's
in
the
heaviest
air
raid
of
the
war.
Execution
of
the
prisoners
occurred
on
a
hill
which
was
cap
,V"u
is
said
to
""'-ucience
after
,""iaml,
AHlIQMil
Puntin!
P
Wands
had
opened
FY
Offing.
......
Siua
tnere'
finm-
th
Jly
and
no!
K'Pasltsteamedl
tured
by
the
Reds
this
morning.