02 Aug 1951
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1951
Page
1
In Medicine Hat and Empress areas farmers anticipate a 20 bushel per acre crop despite two weeks of heat reducing yields by 5 to 10 bushels per acre. Soils retain moisture but shallow root systems limit moisture access.
An AN meeting at city hall chambers will present Calvary Power Ltd information to club and group reps. Mayor Wilson Riley Alderman Douglas N O Davis power plant chief ALT Legge and others will take floor questions about the plant extension. Renovations at Fifth Ave United Church near completion with weekend finish. Light Horse Show set for Aug 15 at Maple Creek.
Reports warn of shortages and rising prices next winter as dairy industry calls on Ottawa to authorize butter imports soon. An unrelated incident notes a glacier mistaken for a silver aircraft near the Alaska highway.
A high UN source suggested the North Koreans might concede the allied demand for a cease fire line on the current front north of the 38th parallel. The talks stalled over a buffer zone near the parallel as US forces report advances and Kaesong negotiations resume for another session.
London reports Britain ordered a cabinet mission plane for Iran oil talks then postponed the flight. Tehran protests over British destroyers at Abadan and air activity threaten to derail negotiations. Harriman expresses concern over force displays as Basra bases stay on alert.
Washington reports that the United States Canada and Britain have agreed on a new family of four basic bomb sizes. Col W F Fairfax of the U S Air Force said the bombs are interchangeable among the three countries. The four sizes are 10000 pound high performance 3000 pound high performance 750 pound general purpose and 1000 pound special low drag for external carriage by jet fighter bombers.
An officer confronts a recruit who points a gun, claiming it is loaded while the recruit insists it is not. The brief exchange highlights tension and questions of safety during the encounter.
Viscount Alexander and Lady Alexander end Canada Governor General duties to settle in England. They buy an 18th century Queen Anne mansion near London, plan private life, rent it when they return in 1952, and endure a busy, laborious transition with no staff.
The army ordered general courts martial for three Canadian soldiers of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry charged with murder in Korea. They will be tried separately this month. next of kin have been notified. The incident concerns Ee Chong Sun's death March 17 in Chung Woon Myon, 35 miles south of the 38th Parallel, with additional counts of criminal and common assault.
The western coal federation of Canada says Alberta holds 100 times more known coal energy than oil with Alberta oil reserves about 1.4 billion barrels and coal energy equivalent to 140 billion barrels. The release notes ongoing coal research and the healthy but growing oil industry.
Winnipeg traders offer beluga whale meat in cellophane one pound steaks marking the first large city sale in Canada. Churchill plant processes whole whales into steak oil and sausage. Eskimos harvest in Madson Bay June to September for a dollar per foot.
Canada’s cost of living index rose 3.5 points in June to 187.5 from 184.1, driven by higher food costs. Meat eggs and vegetables rose with pork showing an unusually large advance. fuel and light hit a record 147.2. miscellaneous items also climbed. Since August 1939, living costs are up 86.1 percent.
In Buenos Aires the government rushed emergency crews to run strike bound railways after blasts damaged tracks and shops. The Brotherhood of Engineers and Firemen refused to report for work, while police guarded stations as only two main lines remained operating.
Pakistan Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan rejects Indian Premier Nehru's invitation for talks in Delhi on Kashmir. He reiterates a five point peace plan demanding troop withdrawal and UN supervised plebiscite, pledging arbitration for unresolved disputes and adherence to the Delhi agreement.
Carl Anderson of Brooks Eastern Irrigation District argues irrigation farmers can use large tracts, not just quarter sections, if they have the land, equipment, and labor. He spoke to about 600 Saskatchewan farmers urging federal action on the proposed South Saskatchewan river dam for irrigation and power. The project could irrigate up to 500000 acres and generate 120000 to 150000 horsepower, about 400 million kilowatt hours, aiding rural electrification and new industry.
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