Canada woos full employment as quake strikes Pacific Northwest
Prime Minister St Laurent touted a $50,000,000 unemployment fund and measures toward full employment in an address before 3,000 Canadians, while a major earthquake rattled the Pacific Northwest. The tremor killed none in BC, but damaged buildings from Vancouver to Olympia, Washington, with Seattle reporting dozens of damaged sites and a need for aid.
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Space ship to reach 600 miles up discussed by Captain McGowan
AN from South Australia notes scientist AN volunteers for a first space ship launch from earth. Captain McGowan in charge of rocket trials at Wo0o mera says a space station in sync with earth rotation may be feasible in the near future. He cites thrust of five miles per second at 600 miles altitude and the ship looping Earth without power, with rockets needed to slow descent and a parachute to aid recovery.
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ERP May Bring Prosperity To Western Europe Says Report
Paris reports optimistic but cautious outlook for the European Recovery Program ERP now claims a 40 to 16 percent chance of long range success up from 20 percent a year ago The program has cost the United States about 5 billion dollars since April 1945 and could total 17 billion by mid 1953 Its aim is to foster self supporting European unity and virile democracy through the Atlantic Alliance While ERP is a gamble it has achieved several stated tasks month by month and acts as an investment that multiplies each dollar spent The immediate aim was to check Communism with limited success in France and Italy while reducing Moscow aligned factions in other nations such as Norway and Denmark
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No Herald on Friday Good Friday Statutory Holiday
The Herald will not publish on Friday April 15 as it is a statutory holiday and Good Friday. No edition will be issued tomorrow.
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Six Injured In Fist Fights At Vancouver
Canadian press report of violent clashes on Vancouver waterfront amid a 14 day old deep sea shipping strike. Police stopped bare fist fights between Seamen's Union pickets and CSU supporters aboard the Seaside. Six injured. two men charged with weapon offenses and held for April hearings. More unrest and legal actions linked to the wider international strike action.
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Birth in hotel ante room during Tacoma quake
Mrs Pred Farmer, wife of an army sergeant, delivered a baby in an ante room of a Tacoma hotel during yesterday's earthquake. She stated the birth was not expected for a month and she had no labor pains, remaining in front of the hotel when the emergency occurred.
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Social Credit plans sweeping changes to world trade
LOMONTON April 4 Social Credit outlines major election plank adjustments to Dominion trade with foreign countries and national economy. Proposals call to scrap gold exchange basis, adopt a power-based money system, fund education uniformly, cancel IMF and IBRD membership, permit imports at controlled prices, and establish a federal parliamentary control on Canada’s debts in trade.
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Funds Voted For Western Irrigation To Help Settlers
Ottawa outlined four major irrigation projects with federal funding exceeding 3100,000,000 to aid prairie settlers. Agriculture Minister James Gardiner told 300 South Alberta farmers that every federal dollar will directly benefit landowners, prompting applause and a lack of questions after his 75 minute remarks at Vauxhall community hall.
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Prairie farm wealth outshines oil boom to Gardiner
April 14 in Vauxhall Canada minister of agriculture James Gardiner told 300 farmer members that prairie farms yield far more value than Alberta oil when he recalled a Commons moment. He estimated Alberta oil outputs at 160000 daily while western farms produce about 6 million dollars daily in agricultural goods.
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China Breaks Up as Nationalist Forces Lose Ground
April 14 report from Nanking says government troops recaptured Kaochiao east of Nanking while losing Yanyangchow to Communists. Observers see Nationalist China fracturing into regional pockets with talks in Peiping signaling surrender on eight Communist points.
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Farm prices drop again in February Ottawa
Farm prices continued down in February according to the bureau of statistics. The index fell 4.7 points to 262.5, the lowest since May of last year, with declines blamed on grains wheat livestock poultry and PRBS. The February index remained above the 240.3 level of February 1948.
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Seven Hundred Mourners Bid Adieu To Kathy Fiscus
Seven hundred mourners gathered in Alhambra to bid farewell to three year old Kathy Fiscus who died after a 92 foot fall. The service honored her gentle life as relatives and workers who tried to save her recalled the tragedy. Kathy rested in a small casket beside her doll while parents David and Mrs. Fiscus requested donations to Los Angeles Children’s Hospital in lieu of flowers.
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Appeal Dismissed in Alberta Murder Case
The Alberta appeal court dismissed Anton Saxle of Lethbridge’s appeal of a 10 year penitentiary sentence for two charges of attempting to murder Helen Sobuliak by shooting on December 16. The court allowed his appeal against a two year concurrent sentence for unlawful wounding of Helen Tillack the same night.
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