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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1948
Page
1
Arab leaders reported planning a campaign for U.N. action following a Lake Success meeting on February 20 as part of broader push for partition repeal and regional stability.
Ottawa reports the Justice Department drafts a criminal code amendment to protect where libel was published. It follows the trial of Jack Kent Gooke and Harold Dingman over a defamatory tale about child welfare in Alberta. Separately, UN partition debates see U.S. hints on enforcement, China abstentions, and Iraq boycotts.
Judge Cemille Kelly of Memphis Juvenile Court decries glamorized crime in media and urges making virtue as attractive as vice. He argues youth cannot choose crime freely and calls for appealing good behavior to compete with sensational packaging of wrongdoing. The column continues on page 13.
Ontario cities enter their fifth day of power cut offs and voluntary energy saving as low water at generating plants reduces output. Hydro officials say reducing use is the only way to store water and raise reservoir levels. Some municipalities consider fast time. clergymen urged pulpit sermons for power economy. Several centers report unsatisfactory public response to saving requests.
The Canadian dollar closed down by 0.02 of a cent, quoted at 38.33 cents US as of Thursday in New York. The British pound hovered around 4.6514, with the day’s small shifts reflecting a quiet foreign exchange session.
Edmonton February 23 John Landeryou SC Lethbridge told the Alberta legislature that Lethbridge may become the Pittsburg of Western Canada and will play a growing role in the region's future economic development He urged a complete overhaul of the present wartime financial system and said provinces have faced constitutional responsibilities they could not fully meet The debate was joined by W F Gilland Peace River who called for lower land lease prices The session adjourned with Mor Gay leading the opposition into continuation.
Ottawa February 24 The Dominion coal board received a 71 page memorandum from District 26 United Mine Workers urging a Maritime core industry rehabilitation and social reform in coal towns. The plan calls for social surveys health studies gas gasoline research and public funding for town reconstruction plus a push to operate the industry as a public utility to raise wages and productivity.
President Truman urged Congress that Russia and its satellites block UN decisions yet the United Nations still makes headway. The 1947 report notes Soviet Poland balked at Greece watch commission and Ukraine refused to join Korea unity panel, amid broader east west clashes including veto battles.
Chicago reports price trends on the American economic front suggest a temporary leveling after steep declines. Community markets show restraint amid cautious sentiment following sharp drops, with volatile but narrow shifts in commodities. Federal officials warn against over-optimism while some industry leaders call price moves normal adjustments rather than a depression as steel and related items rise slightly.
The Canadian Press reports Sir Stafford Cripps’s grim forecast for Britain’s trade and finances, warning Canada that a UK crisis would ripple through its triangular trade with the United States. Analysts note potential Marshall Plan backing, but reserve depletion could endanger sterling by mid year as US grains and Toronto markets show mixed moves.
Cairo reports say Yemen's 82-year-old ruler Yelis Hamid El Din and three of his 16 sons plus a chief adviser are dead in a suspected coup d etat. An Imam was reportedly elected to replace him, while Seif El Hak Ibrahim was named head of a constitutional government. The whereabouts of the eldest son remain unknown. Dispatches from Aden indicated crown prince Saif Islam Ahmad moved toward Anas but the capital post was seized by Imam loyalists. Nezam Ravi Pasha noted the imam's election followed a religious chiefs and prominent leaders assembly.
Ottawa reports discussion planned at Montebello Quebec for an Air Cadet League of Canada meeting. Delegates from 22 parts of Canada consider continuing exchanges with the United Kingdom and explore six exchanges with the Civil Air Patrol of the United States. The agenda includes scholarships for cadet colleges at Royal Roads and Kingston and extending the Royal Canadian Air Force flying scholarship program to include at least one cadet from each active squadron.
Non Communist leaders in Czechoslovakia resign from Gottwald cabinet amid a widening crisis over Communist attempts to dominate the coalition government. Social Democrats vote to oppose one party rule and join forces with the National Socialist and Catholic groups to oppose purges in security police. Ambassador Stemmardt says hope remains for Marshall Plan participation as internal tension grows.
Mrs Arthur Louekin of Victoria British Columbia inherits 32 060 000 dollars under her late brother s will of a U S textile magnate She plans to use the funds to pay expenses of her invalid husband who is in hospital ailing at present
Winnipeg reports mid February blizzard easing after a harsh sweep from British Columbia to Ontario leaving at least five dead. Victims include a Japanese fisherman near Vancouver, three Indigenous people near Prince Rupert, and Donald McKay of Marwayne, Alberta. A Regina pensioner and a Winnipeg locomotive collision victim also suffer exposure and shock. Snow plows clear roads as Manitoba and Saskatchewan warn continued closures.
Prague dispatch reports eight cabinet ministers from three parties and six non Communists resigned, signaling the imminent fall of Premis Klement Gottwald's coalition government. Turkish floods devastate south central region. hundreds reportedly drown as villages vanish. Paris premier Robert Schuman asks for vote of confidence. date set for Tuesday. In Haifa street fighting, Jews use mortars, four dead, over 59 wounded.
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