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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1950
Page
1
Ottawa reports the army special force in training for possible action in Korea will be taught only essential duties. No frills in the program with minimal lecture, indoctrination on UN aims and Communism. The aim is to make every man understand what he fights for and against.
Canada’s leaders urged united action by free nations to strengthen armed forces against any aggressor. Prime Minister St Laurent defended the defence program while urging UN unity to deter war. George Drew voiced hope that free nations will resist aggression through swift, coordinated action. Coldwell also backed united action as key to avoiding future conflict.
The Winnipeg Free Press notes reflections from Prof. Chester Martin on the 1826 flood in Selkirk Canada. A harsh winter dumped heavy snow driving buffalo from the plain and killing over thirty rangers from exposure. In spring the river rose nine feet in one day and soon overflowed banks, burying the left bank corner area as reported in the historical study.
The government moves to Parliament in the current special session to approve 442 million dollars for Canada’s defence program. The package raises the defence budget to 567 million dollars for 1950-51, with 142 million for a Korea brigade and permanent forces, and 300 million for arms for allies in Western Europe. An extra 5.31 million is sought for defence research and 2 million for RCMP land services costs. Tax measures may be proposed later in Ways and Means.
Edmonton September 2 Carl Berg general vice president of the Trades and Labor Congress said a general strike could have occurred in Canada over the National railway disruption. He noted provocation in recent weeks and warned some in labor sought a gauntlet, but asserted labor has used its force wisely for its own and society’s interests.
Los Angeles police booked Frank T. Miller aged 23 on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of 78 year old Helen Edmunds and jailed his wife Jean 24 on the same charge. Miller known in Toronto as Stanley Buckoski is wanted there for the 1949 slaying of Albert Layng during a robbery.
A Canadian Press survey shows World War II veterans will be largely absent from campuses this fall, likely shrinking overall university enrolment from last year. Housing for single students should be easier, though married couples may struggle. Toronto expects about 12,200 registrations, Laval projects 2,400, and Guelph anticipates a 5 to 10 percent rise.
Trade Minister Howe plans to ask parliament for emergency powers to divert essential materials to defence production. He will seek authority to prioritize scarce inputs, regulate allocation, and possibly fix prices on essentials, with powers to appoint commodity controllers from relevant industries if needed.
In Ottawa on September 2, Alberta opposition MPs argued the beef producers face ruin from price drops, while A L Smith countered that producers were earning more than ever. Blackmore warned the government must subsidize to balance costs and prices amid widespread hardship and fear of war.
Police seized narcotics worth 20000 dollars and 960 in counterfeit US currency during a raid on a West End house in Toronto. Five men and a woman were arrested. Investigators linked the operation to a three way ring with Toronto Montreal and the United States. It was Toronto's largest narcotics seizure of the year. The counterfeit money consisted of ten and twenty dollar bills.
Prime Minister St Laurent told the commons that anti inflation measures would be announced soon but would not involve a general price and wage control system. A "little budget" may pair higher taxes with defence costs. Tax boosts and luxury levies, possibly a dollar revaluation to par with the U S, are among expected moves.
Vancouver BC Sept 2 coast shipping ties ended after Seafarers International Union and three big lines agreed on a four cent hourly increase and eight hour decks. 850 seamen return to work on Canadian National Canadian Pacific and Union Steamship vessels. Settlement paves Labor Day travel rush with resumed services on seaports within the 100 mile Vancouver area.
Last weekend of summer prompts Canadians to join parades picnics meetings and sports as Labor Day marks its 57th celebration on the first Monday in September. Organized labor drives events with about one million union members across Canada. The holiday emphasizes family spirit unlike Europe May Day riots. The Knights of Labor sparked early North American efforts to create a statutory holiday amid 1880s demonstrations in New York Toronto and Montreal.
American units drove back North Korean divisions across the Nam River, halting a major assault and inflicting heavy casualties. U S Navy air support bombed Kim concentration points as UN forces pressed the Naktong line and recaptured Yongsan plus key hills near Waegwan. The front stretched 120 miles as South Koreans closed on Taegu and northern defenses regrouped.
Imperial Oil Limited raised furnace fuel prices in eastern Canada by one to 1 ½ cents per gallon with similar boosts on stove and diesel oils. Rates rose to 16.6 cents in Montreal 16.1 in Halifax and 17.6 in Toronto. The move follows several monthly increases due to higher import and marine costs.
New York dispatch reports General Electric faces a nationwide walkout by the CIO affiliated International Union of Electrical Workers and allied unions. Up to 23,080 workers in New York and Massachusetts areas plus 35,000 others coast to coast threaten to strike over pay and pensions. On site plants include jet engine and Schenectady atomic energy facilities.
Washington, Sept. 2. The Senate on Friday killed a proposal to suspend the two cent a pound tariff on copper. The motion by Senator Brien McMahon and William Benton to table it failed 52 to 22, offered as a companion to the $4,508,000,000 tax measure.
Milwaukee crash kills at least five people and injures about 50 as two electrified inter-urban trains collide head on. The forward car telescoped into the other, trapping passengers. second cars remained upright on the tracks. Some 228 enthusiasts were aboard.
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