Steel wage talks show first hopeful sign before strike
In New York Nathan P. Feinsinger said he has offered settlement ideas to steel industry leaders and will present them to United Steelworkers officials. Commerce department officials report seizure orders drafted if President Truman acts, as the steel industry faces a nationwide shutdown by midnight. American Steel Industry inches toward a full stoppage with 100000 idle workers and Allied lines cutting output. In Mobile Alabama Captain Kurt Carlsen prepares Flying Enterprise II for return to service after Korea transport duty.
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New York
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
United Steelworkers
C.S.U
Washington
Commerce Department
Truman
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Pittsburgh
CSO
Allied Industries
Lone Star Steel Company
Texas
W. R. Bond
Philip Murray
NBC
Flying Enterprise
Mobile
Ala
Kurt Carlsen
Tisbrandtsen Co., Inc
Military Sea Transportation Service
Korea
Isbrandtsen
Waterman Steamship Corp
Bus Service In Jeopardy As Talks Stall Over Contracts
Seven weeks remain with no progress on new contract talks between the city and bus operators Blair line or the Moose Jaw line run by George Conner. Alderman Cocks leads a special committee seeking a deal to keep Blair buses running past April 15 as insurance and licence renewal loom. The council notes 45 cents per mile operating cost and plebiscite constraints on subsidies, with meetings planned to press negotiations despite firm opposition from both operators.
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Ald
Jack Cocks
Blair
Moose Jaw
George Conner
Blair Line
S. F. Scott
Alberta
Council
Lorne A. Walker
J. G. Kidd
Ald. Walker
G. M. Blackstock
Ald. Cocks
J. W. Douglas
Conner Line
Lillian E. Gust
Moose Law Firm
Wilson Riley
Conner
Ottawa
F. W. Gershaw
Sen. Gershaw
Howe Announces 1952 Wheat Price At $1.40 A Bushel
Trade Minister Howe revealed initial prices for western crops for 1952-53: 1.40 a bushel for wheat 65 cents for oats and 96 cents for barley. Prices assume No. 1 Northern wheat No. 2 c w oats and No. 3 c w six row barley at Fort William Port Arthur or Vancouver. The government hopes the Canadian Wheat Board can raise surpluses to permit later increases. Deliveries were late and drying damp grain may raise carryovers at year end July 31. The board believes it can pay the same initial prices despite larger supplies.
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Ottawa
Howe
C.w
Fort William
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Canadian Wheat Board
Wheat Board
Taxi Cabs Adopt Meter System in City
City council approves meter based taxi fares starting July 1 with 50 cents for the first mile and 10 cents for each additional quarter mile. A five cent per minute wait time is set. Eleven of thirteen licensed operators back the move, with one willing to abide. Comparable western cities show similar scales.
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A. R. Bull
Fred Sturgess
BBC Plans TV Program Exchange With Britain and United States
Mary Adams of the BBC talks department announced at a UNESCO conference in Paris a plan for an exchange of television programs between Britain and the United States. The session opened a week-long meeting with TV experts from eight countries attending.
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Paris
Reuters
Britain
United States
BBC
Mary Adams
U.N. Economic, Social and Cultural Organization
North Pole Weatherman Reports Harsh Start to Expedition
Dr. Kaare Rodahl and two other scientists landed near the North Pole to establish a semi permanent weather station. They faced 60 below zero conditions as kerosene froze and whisky bottle solidified. A 70 mph gale with 100 mph gusts hit after four days, zero visibility from blowing snow.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
North Pole
Kaare Rodahl
Pole
Rodahl
Postpone Study of Pipe Line from Hat to Winnipeg
Ottawa reports the Boundary Pipeline Corporation bill to build a Medicine Hat to Winnipeg gas line was postponed to April 22. The railway committee adjourned after Liberal MPs blocked Solon Lows adjournment motion, with debate over Canada only construction and clause-by-clause review.
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Hat
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Boundary Pipeline Corporation
Medicine Hat
Parliamentary Committee On
Henry McCulloch
L—Pictou
N.S
Solon Low
Social Credit
CCF
Low
Joseph Noseworthy
York South
Davie Fulton
Kamloops
Mr. Low
Daniel McIvor
Fort William
Canada
Parliament At a Glance Shows Budget Surplus and Death Penalty Debate
Finance Minister Abbott released a white paper showing a budget surplus of 355,737,000 dollars. Justice Minister Garson presented a royal commission report recommending abolition of the death penalty for rape. Prime Minister St. Laurent opposed a CCF proposal to relieve Parliament from handling divorce petitions from Quebec and Newfoundland. The Commons debated a rules change motion.
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Abbott
Garson
Royal Commission
St. Laurent
CCF
Quebec
Newfoundland
Commons
Winter frost grips prairies with unseasonable chill
Morning frost ranges from 10 to 20 degrees across districts with continuing cold through today and Wednesday. Afternoon highs reach 30 to 35 today and 35 to 40 tomorrow as clouds thin and skies clear. Medicine Hat reports snowshowers clearing to sun and milder conditions tomorrow with light winds.
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Medicine Hat
Commission urges easier prosecution for auto deaths in revised code
Ottawa report from the royal commission on criminal code revision calls for defining criminal negligence to cover motor manslaughter dangerous driving and speeding. The draft bill sets life imprisonment for death by criminal negligence and ten years for bodily injury. The panel also urges replacing rape death penalty with life and lash and removing minimum sentences to allow only maximum penalties.
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Ottawa
Commons
Garson
Commission
Justice Department
Red Cross Closes Flood Relief Depot At City Hall
Ross Creek area flood update notes creeks held near flood stage as snowmelt from Cypress hills continues. Red Cross closes its flood relief depot at city hall with Nora Rowe handling future needs. donations exceed 10 000 led by a 5 000 Medicine Hat Rotary Club gift. Mayors urged to seek provincial grant of 45 000 toward a 200 000 objective for relief and flood control costs.
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Seven Persons
Cypress Hills
Red Cross Society
Nora Rowe
Citizens’ Flood Relief Committee
Canadian Cancer Society Organization
Medicine Hat Rotary Club
Wilson Riley
Smilestones Contest Sparks Cozy Living Room Banter
In a playful exchange two speakers compare seating in a room noting love seats by the fireplace. The banter pivots on what counts as living space with a witty, domestic tone. The scene centers on domestic setting and humorous mislabeling.
Budget speech in Ottawa aims for modest relief this year
Ottawa report on the 1952 53 federal budget notes small tax relief expectations from Finance Minister Abbott. He will open the Commons speech about 6 p.m. MST detailing last year’s operations, with possible tax changes including cigarette excise, income tax structure tweaks, and expanded medical expense deductions.
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Ottawa
Abbott
St. Laurent
Commons
Mr. Abbott
Ottawa to trial new wonder drug for infant life
A U S Ottawa report says rimifon will be used this week on six month old Joanne Lanouette in a bid to save her life from tuberculous meningitis. Dr D A Stewart requests the US developed drug for clinical research in Canada with cautious expectations and safety checks before wider sale.
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Ottawa
Rimifon
D. A. Stewart
Paul Lanouette
United States
Joanne Lanouette
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Martin
Canada
Alberta Considers Gas Export Permit for Peace River
The Alberta legislature weighed a resolution to allow exporting gas from the Peace River area to Vancouver and the northwest United States. The proposal covers a 22 year permit with initial limits, requires a Peace River pipeline by end of 1953, and envisions Westcoast Transmission Co. Ltd building a $100 million pipeline to Vancouver with Alberta and Dominion incorporation.
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Edmonton
Alberta
E. C. Manning
Peace River
Pacific Coast
House
Westcoast Transmission Co. Ltd
The
Conservation Board
Vancouver
United States
Montana
Westcoast
Alberta Incorporation
Dominion Incorporation
British Columbia
Washington
Police Commission Formed To Run City Police
The police department shifted from the council to a new five member police commission. The lineup includes the mayor, Walter D. Gow Q C, R B Pratt, R S Boyd, and E Heckbert. Commissioners will serve continuously and council must approve all expenditures. The city solicitor confirmed council could alter the commission or its members.
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Walter D. Gow
Q.C
R. B. Pratt
R. S. Boyd
E. Heckbert
John Howard Society
Ald
Lorne’Aalker
J. G. Kidd
Council
Brooklyn Youth Salvatore Cetta Shot Dead in Street
A 17 year old Salvatore Cetta was found beside a parked car after being shot in the heart. Passersby who thought he fainted earlier rushed him to a hospital, where he died. Police investigated reports of gunfire six blocks away and speculated the victim was shot nearby and transported.
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New York
Brooklyn
Salvatore Cetta
Cetta
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