03 May 1950
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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 03, 1950
Page
1
Army and civilian crews fought the bloated Red River as it waned at Morris while Winnipeg braced for a crest Thursday. Emerson reported a steady drop after a week of frightening rises and Letellier saw water at a standstill expected to ease.
Ottawa report on March 31 describes a Commons debate led by George Drew who calls Communism an anti Christ doctrine and urges outlawing it under the criminal code. Prime Minister St Laurent and Foreign Minister Pearson caution against curbing civil liberties, while noting declines in Canada but rising Soviet influence abroad. Other items include senate prorogation talk and the Alberta Natural Gas pipeline study.
Ottawa reports the March cost-of-living index with February showing a 2.1 point rise to 163.7 The food index increased 2.7 points in February as meat prices climbed The bureau notes no repeat of the large jump in the reins sub group and the next change won’t appear for three months
A quirky telegram recounts Franklin D Roosevelt catching Winston Churchill mid call from Florida. Churchill thought he spoke to Wendell Willkie, prompting a humorous misfire before Hopkins reassured the president no offense was taken. The exchange underscores wartime diplomacy and Churchill’s haste.
Toronto report shows Canadians spend roughly 630 million dollars on liquor and about 301 million on tobacco in the year to April 1949. Charitable giving to health and welfare causes totaled 35.6 million. Red Cross sessions covered blood transfusion progress, junior members rose to 881,050 in 3,058 branches, with major funds allocated to flood and international relief.
Cambridge May 3 A New Jersey pair offers Harvard meteorologist E Howell $260 a day to quit producing rain for New York City reservoirs. The Rosenthals claim Palisades Amusement Park operations since April 22 have yielded no sunny days and insist the offer is in good faith.
Hon. George S. Pearson resigns from the B C cabinet due to ill health. Alexander Turnbull to become minister of health and welfare, W T Straith to assume provincial secretary post. Premier Byron Johnson to swear in new ministers this afternoon. Pearson served as labor minister before health tenure starting in 1948 and helped create compulsory hospital care.
A plane with 12 aboard including the French high commissioner for the Cameroons and six children, reported missing between Kano Nigeria and Goa French West Africa, was found safe after last night reports from Algiers. Film producer J Arthur Rank plans to convert movie houses into theatres to escape entertainment taxes. his first stage show is Annie Get Your Gun.
Commdore Wallace B. Creery, 50, of Vancouver and Ottawa, chief of personnel at naval headquarters, is promoted to rear admiral as announced.
PORT ARTHUR May 13 CP A woman unknowingly carries a $2000 armful of groceries on a trolley bus. She left parcels on a seat, then found at home that one contained $2600 in cash and cheques. A deposit slip identified the owner as A. A. Mahon of Fort William. the parcel was left by one of his employees.
Miami May 3 7 Claude Pepper veteran New Deal leader conceded today to George Smathers in Florida Democratic primary with 1412 of 1595 precincts reporting Pepper 283084 Smathers 349211 Smathers 36 a former Marine now in US House. victory virtually seals Senate seat. Smathers backed Taft Hartley and opposes Truman health insurance plan. Republican opponent John P Booth unknown Miami lawyer.
UN secretary general Trygve Lie announced plans to fly to Moscow May 10 to urge Russia to agree to a UN security council conference with heads of state and cabinet members from all nations. He will meet Attlee in London and has consulted authorities in Paris before finalizing travel.
Hong Kong sentiment shifts against the Chinese Communist government as Britain’s Peiping recognition offer provokes resentment. Britons here feel snubbed by the Chinese Communists and question London’s decision, with opinion hardening in the colony.
In Glen Cove New York a Moscow diplomat Morozov rents the J P Morgan mansion for the summer at 3650 dollars a season prompting local concern over beds and zoning. Residents count beds chairs and tables while officials debate diplomatic immunity and health rules. Another diplomat Malik rents a nearby estate as the town weighs how many beds would be needed to keep the place quiet.
Nick Cooper, wanted for questioning in a bank hold up and gun battle, turns himself in to Montreal Herald officials after meeting his lover Elaine Masters. He plans to marry before sentencing, while police uncover links to the Royal Bank robbery and a fatal shooting.
The International Court faced by Hungary Romania and Buia over alleged peace treaty violations. Byron Price acting secretary-general of the United Nations sent the notice to prep for court action on questions from the assembly last fall. The dispute centers on the arrest of Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary and other clerics in Romania and Bulgaria.
Flood waters along the Red River in North Dakota show steady decline. Grand Forks recorded 15.9 feet yesterday, down from the late crest of 44 feet last week, marking improving conditions across the region.
Premier Douglas Campbell received flood aid offers from Saskatchewan and Ontario. Provinces pledged heavy equipment including pumps bulldozers air ambulances and supplies. Ontario premier Frost will send a deputy to reach Winnipeg tonight, while Saskatchewan expressed readiness to help and coordinate with Manitoba officials.
The town of Morris, with only about 1,100 residents and a deserted business district, struggles to hold back floodwaters around a new hospital. Thirty Canadian army personnel from Winnipeg and other near exhausted volunteers reinforce a sandbag wall, keeping the water at bay as Red River flooding continues.
Victoria B C May 2 Attorney General Gordon Wismer denied notice of a plan to house Doukhobor children at Patricia Bay hospital saying Ottawa had discussed the issue earlier and he cannot confirm the department’s request. Observers warned the move could signal imprisoning adult Doukhobor offenders on Piers Island with visits possible, recalling postwar containment on the island. Several hundred Doukhobors languished behind barbed wire on Piers Island after Kootenays terrorism.
Life imprisonment was imposed on Hubert Young 55 after pleading guilty to procuring an abortion in Edmonton police court. It is believed to be the first life sentence in that court. The girl involved remains hospitalized but safe.
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